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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-15

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-15

Norfolk & Western Railway

B Carries baggage ''Sunday only.
sDaily excel Sunday
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08
MUNDELEN SAYS GoOD.BY.
VIII He Consrcrntcd Archbishop OF
chicago Tomorrow.

Ar,hb.Shop-lcsiEnate George W. Nun
dele!n OF Chicago, formerly rector OF
the Queen Of All Saints Church. La
fayctte and Vanderbilt avenues. Brook
lyu. left Grand Central station AT 2 80
O'Clock Yesterday afternoon on n special
train for Chicago, accompanied by
bishop Mcdonnell and $50 priests and
twenty-five laymcu. The conservation
of the new Archbishop will take place
tomorrow morning in the Holy Name
cathedral. Chicago. with Archbishop
Bonzano. papal Delegate. officiating. II
Is expected that Cardinal Gibbons will
be present The address OF welcome will
be made By Mgr. FitZsimmons.
Among the escortiug priests on the
train were fifty Clergvmen who came
from Chicago last week, The laity IN
Guided County Judge John r. Hylan. MIR.
and Mrs. John Water. Mr.. and Mrs. Ru-
dolfo Correa and Dr. and Mrs. FIegura
!. :. M~rAndrcw, representing the New
York Central Railroad, was in charge
of transportation.
Bishop Mcdonnell announced yester-
day the appointment OF Mgr. James J.
Coan, chancellor Of the diocese and rec
tor Of the Sacred Heart Church. TO sue
coed Mgr, Mundelcin as rector Of the
Queen Of All Saints Church. Mgr. Coan
was born In Ireland forty-eight years
ago and was ordained by Bishop McFaul
Of Trenton I'm 1895.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08
HALTS NAN AT BRIDGE.
suspect In ROwbOat-Guard n,
Niagara span Increased.

BRrpi rBrRG, ont, Feb, a man was
seen to-day approaching in a rowhoat
one OF the piers of the international
bridge spanning the Niagara River be
tween Bridgeburg and Buffalo. Promptly
rumor- spread OF another development, in
the alleged pro-'icrman plots against
bridges, public buildings and munition
plants in Canada.
The man was seen AZ about ! 30 4 NJ.
lie was zoo yards from shore when a
soldier of the guard hailed him. When
he gave no answer the soldier fired.
Then the officer in command rushed TO
the shore front and stopped the soldier
from firing again. The rowboat went
back TO the American side and its occu-
pant landed,
The size of tho guard ~ the hridg,
and the transmission towers OF the
Canadian Niagara Power Compay has
been Increased.
OTTAWA, Feb, THE Ninth Ovcrsca
Battalion Of 1.1b6 men arrived at Well
land to-day to reonfprcr two other regi-
mcnts guarding the Wclland Canal aud
the mun,tion plants OF the vicinity.
Stories Of the discovery of new plots
filled the air.
One Of the reported plots T. tina, tho
GERMANS have plann"d To destroy the
cin,l, through which millions of huslcls
of wheat pass ON the way to Europp.
Soldier guards have replaced "ivil'au
guards at In" mnnition plants Mt s..
tatharfne's, ont. A statement may bee
given out in "A day or W explaining
the reason for the change. according to
Lieut. Col. Burleigh. who IL in charge.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08
MILITIA TO DISCARD MULES.
Gen. O'R>Ru VIII Get IS Motor
TrucLs for Trnnsports

Major-i'n. John i. O"Ryan 81 the
Nationa! Guard has authorized a plan.
II was announced yesterday. to raise
funds to equip four motor truck COM
panics. Thcs" VIII require tw~cnty-eigh,
motor trucks, costing from $500 Ia
$4,000 each,
Lieut., ! W oMah0ncy OF the Coast
Ariill'rF Corps, assistant adjutant OF
IL" Ninth Coast Command. said tha, a
moving picture company has agreed tn
lend tn" National Guard some cduc,-
'ional pictures These pictures Will be
shown aud the funds will lie used to got
the motor trucks . Lieut.. O'Mahoncy
SAYS that four motor truck COMPANIES
can transport II regiment at from ten :.
tultN miles an hour. Will" infantry ear
''dN"l ouly from we and onc-haIf ro
tutce niles an hour. and u mule train Of
supplies can do little hcttcr.
Much depends upon the mobility o..
troops said Lieut., DMahoncy. "as n,
European wa shows"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08

The Minister OF Militia points out That
thirty-eight former citizens of German!
have fallen in the ranks OF the Canadian
army. To this the Ottawa journal re-
plies that str SANS statement only
shows there were at least thirty eight
Germans too many In tn" Canadian
forces. II calls for "A thorough house
cleaning 10 rid the public service OF
all Germans. other influential papers
voice the same demand.
lunumerable heories continue TO be
put forward as to the origin of the Par
lament fire, and II may be some weeks
before the commission concludes its
work.
Alarmist rumors and reports are being
promptly investigated and denied by the
secret service. and everything is being
done To reassure the public. Meanwhile
recruiting has had Il great stimulus.
1850 men enlisting in Toronto alone last
week.
\ strong agitation has been begun to
prevent the New York symphony Or
Chestra. under the direction of Walter
namrosch. playing in Ottawa on t'ebru-
arg II. on the ground hat many Of ~
members are alien enemies who should
not be above to enter canadiL Most
of the protests come from persons prom
incnt in musical circles.
The orchestra was to have performed
under the patronage Of and before the
Duke of Connaught, and IL is understood
that the hous has been practically sold
puf
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08
FLEET 1000 MEN SHORT.
Brittcn Offers FIctchcr's Radio
ara 10 Contradict Daniels.

WAsHiNGTo~. Feb. 1.-Tecont state-
ments made by Secretary Daniels that
there Is no appreciable shortage in the
number of men come ted with the At
lantic feet were challenged to-day by
Representative Britten OF Illinois. a Re
publican. AZ "a hearing hefur" III" House
Committee on N,tval Afairs.
Mr.. Britten quoted a statement made
by Secretary Daniels last month To- the
effect that the Atlantic fleet had its ful
complement Of men, and followed this up
by reading "A radiogram from Admiral
Fletcher addressed To the Navy Depart
inent. setting forth that the fleet was
short of approximately 1000 men on
December 80.
Rear Admiral E'ue was on the stand
when NJ. Eritt"u brought up In" qucs-
ton Of mon IN IN" Atlantic fleet. Mr..
Britten asked Admiral Blu" II . w.ro-
less message had not been received from
admiral Fletcher dealing with the
shortage Of men IN the tiiutic fleet.
The witness waS not Disposed Z" rptu-
meut ou his question.
Well. III read YOU ~" rtiiocrnm
observed Mr.. Rritteu. who did not dis
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08
CHAIN Of SPIES
IN DOMINION,
SAY CANADIANS
DESPITE Government De.
nial> People Lay Fires
to Enemy Plots.
If FOR PIBLIC
WORKS AND BORDER

y,>ut,t. quebec. Feb. IF there
.., ore thing which would give tho
.,,,,, of canada particular pleas
ii, tg,-c days Of stress AMI Stcri-
g.. and itial II would he to escort TO
or,,'l.r some thousands of Innocent
.i Trutlns. now very much at large.
tt.u h,rty push into Uncle SANS
.,,,, and then slam the frontier to
tel.'i t'"n.
4. I'D. rrt Tat Canada which means
o.. r,n,,.i;y 81 level headed business
a., ffn,.-,ionaI men and h rcspon-
60. oo.,rum,at officials fears that the
,.,u. r., u'ons are GryG To- cripple her
.,.N "a help the empire or can inst'-
.i. ..s II, .u OF irisntfuiu"ss or terror.
II merely that they distract her at
.. ,.ou from the supreme business OF
,.trns ont help to the Allies.
..,r,t., IS too busy to- keep glancinS
g.. every now and then. wonder
a., q .,mc lively German or Austrian
..n,rts up on her to stab hcr In the
., ~. rcr,ls al OF her powers OF
nj. ,r,rttion 200 administration to make
r-.i s,r proud promise to the British
ut. r. l. utterly diSagrecable 10
,.I shat she must take time To- combat
.r.,Ia Internal enemies while she Is
.,rauins every nerve to fight the enc
r..> abroad.
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II - absolutely certain that the recent
disasters are going to cause a fine comb
Ing OF the employees O' manufacturing
jiauts OF all sorts and a much more
careful scrutiny of persons having bust
n"sa IN and around Government property.
II viii mean also "A moro rigid inspection
os persons coming so blithely across the
DO order.
It IL almost astonishing how casually
one enters this warning country. Gus
toms examination is ~perfunctory. ono
makes out II formal paper. or rather
enters certain answers In a form OF
questiors-name. address. nationality.
b~usiness in canada. length OF stay. ad-
dress while In Canada, n no on but
these things seem to be accepted at face
value. Perhaps. as a very distinguished
-a!lroal Official remarked this afternoon.
IL IL true that tho Canadian border
agents arc "yc-y shr"wd Judges of char
acter." 1t "a q mighty good thing for
Canada II they are,
The SPY situation has its amusing
aspects. and to none more amusing than
to the same generality Of level headed
Canadians who make up public opinion.
Ever 10 often the Canadian ~pcrs
receive from New York Q thrilling plot
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08

close how he got a copy of II. The
MESSAGE was dated Guhntiuamo and
bore the date Of December 80. II was
as follows:
After receiving the men available
by reducing the ou~Wpirm"nts ~ tn"
New Iianpshir" and Minnesota. and
after receiving all men from the re-
cciving ship ~ New Nork aud the
training atiuu at Newport and
Great Lakes. there vii he vacancies
in the bureau of ua~Nigatiune allowed
compliments in tho fifteen active sHlps
of the hattleship squadron As follows:
$40 coal psSSer-. 80 mdchinist's mates.
- uar~tcrinasters, 32 gunner's mates.
~ ships cooks. 20 boatswsins. 81
electricians. 80 women total va
carc.cs. about 1000. Detailed state
meut forwarded b. mail
MIR. Britton charged that despite tbs
alarming statements made In President
Wilson's speeches not a single ciner-
gercy measure for preparedness had
been submitted 70 the House Committee
on Naval Affairs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08
PARLIAMENT FIRE
INQUIRY ON TO-DAY
Canada Press Demands Ger
mans Be OuStcd-DamrOscll
Concert Opposed.
TOWNS ASK FOR TROOPS

OTTAWA. Ont, Feb. THE commas
sion which II 10 probe the origin or the
Parliament buildings tire begins WORK
tomorrow. the second member, Judge
McTayish Of Ottawa having been named
to-day by Sir Wilfrid Iauricr. The COM
mission will have the widest powers and
the active aid Of the Dominion secret
service. There ars official intimations
that preliminary Investigations have
shown the blaze to have been accidental.
The Newspapers from coast to coast
irrespective of politics. have begun an
agitation for dismissal Of Germans from
Government positions. municipalities
and munitions factories are p~etitioninR
the Government, for military protection
Gen. Hughes refuses to take any action
holding that this is not the duty OF
the militia.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08

ter tho war on the side OF tho Allies. or
stay out Of it,"
That is u topic I would rather not
20 into" said Lord ~Shaughncssy. "The
attitude Of the United states liz a mat e
ter too exclusively for the determination
AZ your Government to make the com
ments Of outsiders discreet or pertinent.
However. may say that throughout
canada there is the feeling that the
I nit"d States has n perfect right to do
as She plcases and therc liz no apprcci-
able resentment against your continued
neutrality.
There Is n very strong current Of
opinion. indeed. that II Is much better
for the United States to stay out than
\" 90 in. that she helps the great cause
more. Against this might he placed the
view that Intervention on our side would
have II tremendous moral effect. par
ti"tlarly on the other neutral countries.
ana :" might bring about an earlier end
'hg OF the war. Hut. az a whole. the
people OF Canada. 7 feet sure. recognize.
without any irritation. the right Of the
! hlted states to keep house ~ she
p'"ases for what shc feels to be the best
interests Of American people.
One Of the great facts already 70.
,caled by the progress of the war" con-
tinued Lord Sh%aughnessy. ''is that the
| hited states is to nave q majestic fu-
thro IN finance and commer'c. Existing
conditions are fast making your country
INC great financial centre Of the world
You are accommodating Europe's ready
c"sh very rapidly. Your business is in
Sreasing by leaps and bounds. You must
be ready and prepared to play n great
part IN the world"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08

story. a story Of a projected invasion
of Canada by arned Germans. Germans
armed with hundreds OF thousands OF
rifles and having knowledge Of secret
stores Of munitions.
The Canadian papers print the VAN
as often az II ~reapp.ars. and the editors
laugh when they do IT,. and the readers
laugh when they read the story. The
latest account of this sort was Smi.iugly
denied to-day hv a man who knows more
about what, is gong on IN the Dominion
than some OF the Ministers AZ ottawa.
No country. II seems. can be At war
without getting q bit jumpy AT times
without nerves tv'tchine q bit. Tired
sentinels fancy they see ~shaduwy figures
creeping with criminal intent toward
bridge ahutmentS, rs when "A sentry on
duty At the Victoria rid early sat
lirdiy morning saw. or fancicd no saw,
somebody stealing along the shore ice
toward an abu'ment and banged away
at him. He didn't bag any game. and
the reality OF the vision ~ seriously
doubted.
OCCASIONALLY. too. an habi,ant at ste.
Resale or ste. Hyacinthe or polvcarpe
perhaps looks aioft in tn" dusN and
g..mpses an enemy ]acruplarc ONE
lines A "rCk o. them. a. wh'. 81 was
reported Ia col. Sherwood last Friday
that three planes had been sighted ~
they flew over a village near ottawa.
There j. always an investigation. of
course. but never q little wing OF a
wicked plan" has been spotted by col.
Sherwood activ" agents.
stories OF projected and forthcoming
outrages are cafe ak In St. Catharine
street-COod, hot. exciting table talk,
and that's about all they have amounted
TO so far, II you except Parliament
House aid the two hig muuitions plants
and the international bridge and a very
few other quec" performances covering
eighteen months.
The average sensible Canadian who
IL irritated. not frightened. mind YOU.
by Teutonic manifestations ~ very quick
to point out how little Canada has suf-
fered from spy activities in tho eighteen
months as compared 10 what has taken
place in the United States. lie will tell
you, ~ he speaks frankly. that a great
deal more trouble was anticipated, and
that Canada has nothing as yet 20 get
excited about.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08
GORGAS SEES HUGE ARMY
Urges Medical Reserve u 10000
for I.OOa.OOO Men,

CHICAGO. Feb. 7.--Surrenn General
GorgT,s, L. s 4. told 200 physical; :
and surgeons here to-day AZ the twelfth
annual congress a. Medical t~.du-ttiou
that the United states in all pvoha hility
would haN" an army "f LOCO, u0N mcn
I'm "a fcw years, and that the medical
profession must conduct "A preparedness
campaign - keep pto" with the ~ ,",h
o' events The Suyg"uu-t;cncrtl urged
~" formation Of an American Army
Med cal Corps Reserve OF $4,000 physi-
,Idrs and surgeons.
II wa pointed " that nj thc hc-
ginning OF the "iyil war there were but,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08
CenSOrshi p Not Marrow.

Perhaps the true situation IL best rc-
Elected in the workings OF the censor
ship. A. censorships go, II is a pretty
liberal affair. Lieut. Col. Ernest i.
Chambers Is The chief censor. with his
Office and staff Al ottawa, hut he con-
trolls newspapers and correspondents by
means of agents in every city.
N" telegraph companies act auto
matically ~ censor agents. They know
what must be put on the wire and what
must not he, and the regulations are ret
sonable and fair. II is Forbidden 10 pub
iish or disseminate the news Of trorp
movements or military mobilization or
the departure Of troop ships.
II ~ forbidden 10 print or send out
news of the awarding of munitions con-
tracts. Spreading news of tn. meas
ureS taken TO guard publir buildings IL
frowiled on. There are a few oth",
butts and "don'ts.' hut not many. II
England had the Canadian form Of cen.
sorship there are IA lot az English edi-
tors who would get up and cheer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08
BRYAN WON'T TRAIL.
Thinks President VIII Chanyc on
Defence.

BosToN, Feb. 7.-WNltfcld Tuck NJ
Winchester received the following letter
to-day from william Jennings Bryan:
II thank 10Y or your letter and for
your on"r 10 arrange a meeting in Bog
ton. hut ] have not thought II wise to
tran the President. as the papers de-
scribe =.
Il am glad n have him get ont among
tho people, and am rot afraid Of the
effect Of his arguments.
Relieving his position il an erroneous
ore, I think that discussion vii die.,o-r
those errors and that h." viii como back
instructed as I" IN" sentiment or the
people rather than arouse a sentiment
favorable 10 preparing for an Imaginary
war"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08

Tn" International Nickel Company Of
New Jersey has definitely decided To
establish a big nickel refining plant in
Canada. In Parliament to-day Sir
Robert Borden brought down a return Of
correspondence hetween the Canadian
Government and the company, which In
cluded the following letter from Ambrose
Mcneil, It's president, TO the Prime Mill
!Stsr
we will grant your request and erect
in the Dominion at such point as seems
IN our Judgment most economical for
OPERATION "A plant for the refining Of
nickel Of such initial capacity ~ VIII
secure 20 Great Britain n Canada
within themselves a production Of finished
nickel TO the extent OF their require
menfs.
The letter = dat-l January :. 1916.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08
started with Underwood.

Lord Shaughnessy adverted then 10
more personal matters, recalling that u
WAS forty-seven years ago that 10 started
~railroading on the Chicago. Milwaukee
and st. Paul. starting from the bottom
too. along with Frederick Il. Underwood.
now president Of the Erie Railroad lie
succeeded SIR William Van Horne In the
presidency Of the Canadian Pacific in
1899. He has not had "A thought of re-
firing He loves the job. He Is in
tensely proud Of his road. lie IS doing
n great work for the British Empire
Just now.
THE news Of your elevation to the
peerage was received in the United
States with great interest and pleasure
said the representative Of THE SuS. In
parting.
That's fine" he said. quickly. THE
honor which has come to me proves that
there Is n solid. underlying stratum of
democracy in the British Empire" Which
probably was Lord ~Shaughnessy's way
OF saying that q man who gets out and
hustles and delivers the best that Is In
him can 90 about as far as he likes In
the empire as in America.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08
Man, ..WiI Rear Watcbiux...

Lord S~haughncssy was asked to give
his rank estimate OF the reported DER
man menace IN canada He paused for
half q minute before replying. seeming
To weigh his words with precision.
There are IN this country. unques
~tionobly. a good many men who will
near Watching he said finally. But
they are being watched. and watched
more carefully. Personally, I do not
believe that the fire which injured the
House OF Parliament was incendiary. |
have been in that firetrap 40 often that
! know what fire pcrils are.
III they had desired 60 have n bonfire
there they could have gone about It more
effectually. There was shellacked wood
work everywhere, chairs piled high with
old newspapers. %littcrs OF infiammablc
material. The more recent occurrences
at ottawa and Hespeler have a more
suspicious look, but there has been no
proof vet that these destructive affairs
were Of enemy origin.
We are a little lax. II may be, in
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08
Waits far overt Acts.

n 'i.. r,id'r affirmation TO Ger
rsu ..,,, II, ,ha I-u.,ed states. they
CRY lei. a,rkful ia their heads. They
g., an .,r. ,t.r AVID IL dlst!rb,r Of rest.
- g.. ,,.,n. .r VIII not do auy-
, ~ ...I M,..l,s. 81 ,ho'r ar,c-,-
,.. ,tg.,..n S1, hasn't anv Droof
''.' ... ,r. actively in!n',al. She
,... - r,tse an" ,es,,. with
-'t.n;r-t.- she inst waits. ready TO
s.. p. .. .... IF ,lusc SUSPECTED ac,s
o',,'' tr,l...i,.
',, .., dd ut l,..,itc vc-v long In
i"r.d .',r U~,v,rum.ut maintained
qt-',. ..,b Germans and Aus
ta'. ,.Ha a few TurNs) who still
= .i formal a.. ..ar.ce to their
, .".'. ht.sc.s. cnraAa pumped
''n i', thousands INTO the intern
,'i' ,f..'. .' S'Irit lnl.'. r.G'o"n Port,
~ " ''.f. ontario aId Fort -,
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un>,I, I. :. citizens.

r. ~ flo dominion could
.'or., .n,nehow Il every
,,,.,r.,r decided 10 move
49,. nv further But
~ T,. ,,o. ,bat matter most.
a 1905 rrc,,v much ali OF
-, ST.. Ian 's,id cling 10 their
.r .r,.r business and their re-
w., ono SOW, or another and
..,r, ,I,,k looks and muttere,l
....
.,. .-o some c2uad.ans-not
q. .. ,.,., nqnt. bu, sober clti-
..-, for all nt--who insist tina,
an o., thousands Of still
80. ..,. n the hIg cities " the Dominion,
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killed members OF Parliament and at
taches To- throw some measure of doubt
over assertions that the great fire which
destroyed the shell manufacturing plant
of A.. b Jardine a co. at II. speler on
saturday afternoon was the work Of
German spies. or that spies were re-
sponsible for the destruction By fire OF
the Ottawa factory ~ Grant. Holden a.
90. which made clothing for tho British
army to doubt that the fog alarm sta
ton and oil warehouse at Cape Spencer
was a sample ~ spy enterprise or tina.
n number Of queer happenings recently
were spy work.
Most OF the Government officials NJ
Ottawa have corne out strongly with IN.
opinion that the Parliament House FIRE
was purely accidental.
Major-Gen. sam Hughes is positive the
House fire was accidental He takes oc-
casion at the same time to say that there
loyal TO the British Empire and that
there are many Germans shooting bullets
from British trenches at their blood kin
IN the German trenches.
Col. Sherwood. head Of the Dominion
secret service. thinks the Parliament fire
wa accidental. Others agree n they
are now selecting a commission OF three
at ottawa To- try to clear up the matter.
Bu the Canadian people don't believe
that fir. was an accident. They have
been speaking u pretty loudly within
the past twenty-four hours. Several Of
the newspapers have fairly hammered
the Government.