wes | The Daily SHES A SHP a4 OF MYSTERY The German Raider , Pan ga Launched | in December CAN STEAM 25 KNOTS AT THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS OTTAWA. IN Minister Of Justice In Washington-- Some Light Is Expected The Present Week, Ottawa, Feb. 7 Charles Strony at Windsor vester day in connection with the Parlia ment Hill outrage is regarded by Ot- tawa as an extraordinary blunder At the very outset, Col. A. P. Sher. wood announced his certainty that the fire was of accidestal origin Some explained this on the ground that Col. Sherwood's police, being responsible for prevention of an outrages, would not readily mit that one had occurred regarded the announceme "blind" to give the erimir a false zense of security The temporary arrest of Strony let the cat out, Col. Sherwood's office made the following statement: "The arrest at Windsor was purely a pre cautionary measure Nothing found on the man to impli him. He was reledsed almost once." 4 But that the promptly advertises the the somewhat mythical vice Las no innocent ews origin Of the fire The difficulty therefore, of rounding up the Ger man conspirators in the States, which is the natural field for that operation is enhanced It is declared, on the | best authority that not only Strony but-a number of other people who have departed from Ottawa since the fire, are being followed by secret ser vice mea from Canada and agents of the British Embassy in the United States. As a matter of fact, when the fire first broke out Col. Sher wood's nien were detailed outgo During The arrest of ad Others if any wa ate at arrest was 80 that ecret 'ser made fact on the to ' BRAND COFFEE Recognized in all professions and walks of life, as the leading coffee in the best grocery stores of Canada. In %, 1 and 2 pound cans Whole -- ground -- pulverized -- also Fine Ground for Percolators. CHASE & SANBORN, MONTREAL. 162 ! EEE ing trains. The high roads were | covered for outgoing motor cars. Inflanimable Chemicals, + The possibility . of the German | agents having sprinkled some inflan- mable chemical in powder form among the thousands of newspapers in the shelves of the reading room, where the fire originated," is being looked into by the police. The reading room was directly over the boiler room, and was al- ways unbearably hot. The dust of the thousands of papers, with which the air was always thick, was dry And dust is extremely explosive No further chances are being taken to-day. Guards are every- where in Ottawa If one succeeds in passing the armed sentries of the 77th Battalion and the sterner con- stables of the Dominion police, there is always a quiet man in plain cloth es to enquire gently but firmly of one's business Parliament Hill is triply guarded. The Archives and the Mint are triply guarded. And it is impossible to get withid bomb- throwing distance of Rideau Hall, where the Duke of Cennaught and the Royal party are staying.- The fire which destroyed the mu nitions factory of Grant, Holden and Graham, Ltd., Friday night, as yet, un-explained, is accepted quite quiet ly by Ottawa as "just another" Gey- man act Hon. C. J. Doherty, the Minister Justice, absent, and has been in Washington during the past week. He was expected home on Monday but may now remain possibly in Washington for a while owing to the likelghood of some activity in the States, If anyone is apprehended iu the States on charges Arising out of the Pariiament Hill outrage, would be, of gourse, immediately ex- traditable It is altogether, unlike ly that any more arrests will be made in Canada The great success | of the British Embassy at Washing ton in exposing the Von Papen con spiracy, the Welland Canal conspir- aey, the 3 rille wireless case, and other German activities, guarantees | some sort of success in this latest German: exploit. Captain Guy Gaunt, the naval attache of that embassy, is! credited with being the head of the British secret service in.America. F. J. Rathom, editor of the Provid ence Journal, the paper that has, first exposed these cases, is an Eng-| lishman, it was thg Journal that forewarned the U. S. Department of Justice of the plang against Canada Captain Gaunt's assistance are known to be in Ottawa Consider ing these things in the necessary «il- ence and secretiveness of Col. Sher- wood, Ottawa, official and unofficial, expects some light by the beginning of the week. 5 emia ¥ READS LIKE ONE OF CAPT. KIDD'S FIGHTS. British Crew Fought Hun Sub- marines With Knives Three Hours. of he New. York, Feb, 5 A news agency despatch from London says Survivors of the British steamer Woodfield, sunk by a submarine off the Moroccan coast, arrived here to day with a story of a bloody fight with the U-boat's crew. The sub- marine, one of the newest and speed- | lest of the German undeér-sea boats, | overhauled the Woodfield after a short chase and sent out .a boarding party. The Woodfield's crew at- tacked the submariners 'as 'they clambered on the deck and_engaged them in a knife and pistol duel. The U-boat was unable to bring her guns into play for fear of killing her own men The hand-to-hand combat on the Woodfield's decks lasted for three hours The steainer's crew, poorly armed, was finally overcome after | eight sailors had been killed and fourteen wounded They were put into small boats and. pulled for the Moroccan coast. " Their troubles did not end when they reached land, they said A party of bandit Moors noticed their approach and made them prisoners They were released after the Wood- field Shipping Company of London, the vessels owners, paid ransom There's never any trouble when fairness is in good working order on both sides of the line fenee A A A A A Nt tN NNN NNN Back! Back Where? Back to the Front I Wou Lbs STAY iA ANOTHER Dav & YS TERRIBLE, RATS, THE \C hk > ; = RoR A THEY a0 \ THOSE TR ENINEG AT TH MILL 10N Dotuaes, BRANES and { it appear | mons Sv" KINGSTON, ONTARIO, MONDAY. SI ---- - tish Whig FEBRUARY 7. 1916 This is the ** Appam," photographed as she boarding cutter; THE SEAT OF THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT. History Of Struggle Culminating In Queen Victoria's Choice Of Ottawa For 1866 Capital--First Session In Tae first steps toward the erection of the massive Gothic pile that crowned Parliament Hill, were tak en in 1859 under the Macdonald- Cartier administration and the Gov efnor-Generalship of Sir Edmund Head, after the decision of the late Queen Victoria that the seat of gov- ernment should be permanently lo cated in Ottawa had finally pre valled against bitter opposition from a section of parliament Tae design of Messrs. Fuller and Jones was selected and the contract awarded to Thomas McGreevy $348,500, this amount being later deemed inadequate and increased Work was begun on Dec. 20th, 1859, and in September of the following year, the corner stone was well and truly laid by the then Prince of Wales (the later King Edward VII 3s the whole population of the new cap- at ital being en fete for the historic | t head, a bill being brought before the Occasion. Although complefion was expected by 1862 it was.not until 1366 that 'the building was far emough advanced for occupation. The architecture Gothic style, was of pointed extremely picturesque and at the same time massives and imposing: in appearance. Indeed, the House of Commons building was conceded to be one of the most beau tiful of its kind in any of the world capitals. The outer facing of the walls was of local sandstone, while the dressings were in grey Ohio freestone. The front facade of the commons building was 472 feet in length and three stories in height. The central tower 160 feet in height, surmounted by crown - and flagstaff. The ele vated position of the structure made much higher and lent to the imposing nature of the hand some buildings. Ten years ago extensive additions were made to the Western wing by the Laurier Government. The com chamber was in the western wing of the building and the senate chamber in the eastern extension The building was roughly oblong in form, with the brary. of parliament connected by a vaulted passage to the center ot the block. The library was one of the show places of the Dominion, holding on its shelves and in its vaults scores of thoifSands of books of all kinds, many of them « inestimable value The fire, thoukn starting in the reading room im mediateiy - adjoining the library, burned in the opposite direction Hundreds of volumes which were stacked above the reading room were destroyed The remainder of the building was occupied by offices, press-rooms, res taurant, etc., all of which were. des- troyed or gutted Tae first session of parliament freA. ~~ n o---- "RL - TD a vear prior to Confederation session opened on June Sth, in the midst of the first "Fenian" invasion This----the first sitying of parliament n the new oapital---was the last the old regime On the first of July, 1867, the confederation of Bri- tish North America was loyally cele rated in Ottawa, The of How Ottawa Was Chosen. esters, of how Ottawa came to be chofen as Canada's Capital of great interest to the present genera- tion. After the riots at Montreal in 1849 and the wilful destruction of the Parliament House there, it was decided that the seat of Government should alternate between Toronto and Quebec and for a number of years this plan was carried out 1 compromise to allay the rivalry be tween Upper and Lower Canada A fixed center of legation was, howe ever, ultimately found to, be abso lutely essential and the question be came a lively feature of Canadian politics Quebec, Montreal, Kings- ton and Toronto all clamored for the honor with such a degree of warmth that reference to a high arbitratoi became necessary and with befitting respect Queen Victoria was request ed to act, to the last honor of the ministry of the of - which Sir John Macdonald Ww the real | House leaving the decision to Her Majesty. There was strong objection. from those who feared the move would endanger responsible Government but the minister was sustained by a majority of '9 and the request was formally submitted to the queen. 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I conld not sleep eat {ould scarcely count the nights that I passed with it sleep, and if I did eat, had sick headaches and vomiting spells: My limbs would swell so badly« that it 'hurt me to walk I would jump up ¢ of system and accompanying misery new is 8&0 of that voi receiving it what a ot re AaNT I KN LUING CU Tg Sw DESERNING BUT oT DEATH AY THE _ THOUSAND ME Tie BE Snel ERO ONLY TWENTY A SLAavGNTER TM @OING To WHOA Y SAY MTT DQ TERRIBLE AT THE ErROAT) - J NN THE. REAR 7. 7 WHAT'S | with, | floor. | upon experiments made by is told once more! *Chase's ---- PAGES 9-12 Fai ard tar io ine THIRD SECTION dropped anchor off Old Point Comfort, ving the Germa in which some of the erew of the ship tried to a picture of LieuntDBerge, taken as he landed to pay his respects HOW OTTAWA BECAME to the Port Collector Dec. 3lst, 1837, the. colmial secre tary informed the Governor General that Oitawa had been sBlected A storm of violent opposition im mediately arose and a motion by Mr. Piche, member for Berthier "that Outawa ought not to be adopted by a majority of 14 Government resigned but the leager® of the opposition were unaple to cominand a majority and the Gover- nor General again placed office at the disposal of Macdofiald and Car tier During 1859 the subject again came up in the House and was fi- nally settled. Mr. Macdonald and' his colleagues insisting on acceptance of the Queen's choice The Strength of the Fly. x Plateau a Belgian, is an ad- of the physical qualities of the which he has studied during the course of his work as a naturalist The fly .is a wonderful creature, though a menace and a nuisance. His muscles. are as strong as steel; his nerve action is as quick as lightning If vou were proportionately as strong as a fly you could seize a beam over vour head with your hands, and, with two tons of iron fastened to your feet, easily raise yourself, together the attached weight from the This calculation is based Plateau, who harnessed insects and small ani- mals in ingenious ways, {0 ascertain their strength Likewise, if-a fly were as big as a man, and retained his relative strength, he could kill tigers with his hands and split asunder the jaws of lions ------ Pia in bed, awakened by bad dreams: in fact, I was so bad I thought I could not live, and started to use Dr Nerve Food without much hope "It was not long before I began to improve under this treatment, and I can truthfully say it has done me a world of good. It took some time to get the nervous system restored, but I kept right on using the Nerve Food regularly, and gradually gained in health and strength I have a fine baby Boy now He weig birth,'and though my anxious after the condition T was in, I got over that fine, and now weigh 120 lbs Before using the Food I was a mere skeleton." You asked expect mir- acles from Dr. Chase's Nerve Food But if you are willing to feed back your exhausted nerves to health and strength vou 'can depend absolutely reat food cuve to produce results 50c a box, § for dealers, or Ltd., Toronto. rp Amer fmm at Nerve are not to Bates the | permanent seat of Government," was Hn ens escape when the German raider first made its appearance, is shown, | CRE ED FOR EVERY BRITISH SUBJECT. Unique Suggestion From Sgt. Major George C. Fellowes, Ninth Battery. Sergt.-Major George of the 9th Battery, C.F.A.; R.S.A., course Fete de Pout, has written "A Creed For Every Brit Soldier." It is a "spirited creed" an as he puts it himself without en thusiasm, loyalty lies inactive Foi lowing is the creed 'I believe my country for a justfause, that I should enlis 48 soon as possifile and believe in my ability to become an efficient soidic? I believe 10 my country; that every fit Canadian or to enlist I believe I should as my country possibie within my power Is in trouble, thereby upright governutent, ar free country I believe in taking a deligh being a soldier in times like the pre ent, and in making personal sacrific to assist, and avoid grumbling when asked to do so or when to enlist "1 expect-to meet with hardship s | but will fight my way through and will turn hard knocks into capital '0 , use in overcoming future difficulties | "I believe every British subje should realize he is needed "I will use my brains in mv effort to assist recruiting and to figure the best way of doing my bit it | impossible for me to go to the front, instead of going about my duty work In a listless don't-care-about manner "I believe in bog cause to the fellows should enlist and not cruiting through or indiscretion in rection "I believe I can assistance by, enli ng regiment and drilling one evening every week country's success li subject's personal effort in my their ambition, courage and deter nation to overcome the elie my I believe I am a m to do my bit I'm ready right now I am going to help win the war and stick till it over? Fellowes taking an I d hghting in being loyal and t the duty Britis] S of subject to sist recog to asked if 8 the-way ing great who and n knocking re own slackness manner or oul can iy my di- be of invaluab in the a few hour and that my within, ey 1011:€ Miss nur but McCourt, a Watertown . came to Kingston was refused as she hér training inthe Unit none but graduates of « pitals would be allowed Cross duty She has Watertown It seems almost impossible for the average man to reach that stage when he has enough and to spare The man who claims to be the boss { of his home may get some valuable . hints on bossism from his wife | That man has much tha N.Y. enlist received d States gpd anadian hos- do Red returned to to wad to k- to be him thrice a day at eating times lnm The Inset is ign from her stern. A A A A All PA Pt tN DEMAND MADE FOR ACTION The Kaiser's Bottled Fieet Should Arouse Itself AND QUIT SECLUSION THIS IS THE DEMAND OF GERMAN PAPERS. HE Fo Keep Asleep Is To Make The Fleet Look culous--The Sea Dogs Cannot Afford To Amuse Themsel- ves Much Longer By Merely Shows ing Their Teeth. ndon, Feb. 7 Simultaneously, th the reports of German warcraft al large in the North Sea comes evi- dence of dissatisfaction in Germany with the inactivity of the Kaiser's fleet The Appam incident has serve ed to ravive enthusiasm. The news- papers are exhorting Grand Admiral von Tirpitz not to hesitate longer to go into battle with the British navy, and to prove German superiority on ' sea as well as on land : | The Tageblatt says lull ourselves into a security The British fleet is as formidable a menace to-day as ever Its realliness for attack or defense is perfect, its power is imposing. The { vital thing for us to know is whether this fleet will seek to attain its ob- ject and take the offensive, or will leave it to time to do its work The veil which masks its designs future alone can lift, unless Great Britain's naval power is over- whelmingly exaggerated However, our own sea dogs cannot afford to amuse themselves much longer by merely showing their teeth To re- main any longer in seclusion of the Kiel Canal is to be ridiculous To- day, to-morrow, may invite defeat and humiliation he Munich Neueste Nachrichten Fays 'Between' the methods of the Quadruple Eutente ard the Quadrup- ¢ Alliance there is a marked differ- ence 1e latter acts while the for. wer play acts Nof a day passés on which the agencies and newspapers of the Quadruple Entente do not talk about new conferences, new de-~ liberatious, -proposed new decisions, which each time are of greater im- portance," and which _infallibly will determine the course of the war "There is only one thing that can put a stop discussions among the Entente Allies--the roar of Ger- man guns at the gate of Paris and Petersburgh, and the shells from German warships on the docks that , Hine the Thames, both of which sur- prises we are silently 'preparing for "Let us not state' of false the St Edmanson, | ful for whose children are glad to see! them while they talk each other into slumber en A i enn By Bud Fisher Pe es. = . . 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