Arizona republican., 1916-02-06
Another Blaze Near Ottawa So Alarms Village Author ities Application is Made for Ordering Out of an Overseas Regiment
NO DOUBT OF
 INCENDIARY ORIGIN
Flash of Flames from Ruins of Parliament Building Results in Alarm Which Brings Out Fire Depart ment and Troops
Republican A. p. Leased wire1

OTTAWA, Feb. 5.--A fire today in the Jardine Munitions factory at Hes peler, Waterloo county, Ontario, so alarmed the management and village at horities that theT applied to Ot:a. WE to have o."tered out an overseas regiment stationed in the neighbor- hood. The blaze, however, was got un- der control after it had destroyed the shell manufacturing building and dam aged several other structures.
 Two Austrians and one German were arrested on suspicion. But for a quick response of the fire department the authorities said tonight that the en- tire plant would probably have been destroyed.
 The fire, which broke out in the ma : chine shop, spread rapidly.
 Company officials said there was no doubt that it was of incendiary origin,
 Authority was given by the militia department to call out a militia guard at Hespeler to protect the Jardine property.
 Hespeler is situated in remote part of Waterloo county and the militia department has been unable thus far to obtain details regarding the reported explosion. The town is 12 miles south east of Berlin, which is 62 miles west of Toronto. The population is about 5000 and there are several factories in the place.
 flash of flames from the ruins of the parliament building and the alarm Of fire which quickly followed. caused apprehension throughout the city to- night but the blaze was quickly ey- tnguished. Little additional damage was caused
 The alarm was turned in from the block in which are located the offices of Premier Borden, the state depart- ment, the Canadian secret box and the vaults of the Dominion government It called out not only the firemen but the overseas military forces and a great crowd of spectators. When the fire was out the troops were returned to thelr quarters but the strength of the cordon of armed guards about the buildings on parliament hill was dou- bled.
 Secret service men opened trunl, today left in lieu of a board bill at 2 ANiN JuSN Dtloit lHe outbreak Oi the war by a man who registered as Carl Schybert. The hotel received T remittance yesterday for the amoun, "t the bill with the request that the trunk be forwarded to San Francisco ln the trunk were found carefully drawn sketches of the chief Canadian cites and of many portions of the boundary line between the Dominion and the United States There als, were maps with note books containine descriptions written in German.
 Colonel Sherwood, head of the SC. cret service, was informed by telephon, tonight that three aeroplanes had beer seen on the Canadian side of the St Lawrence river apparently following the line of the Grand Trunk railwa, which connects Mossena Springs. N Y, with Montreal. They were reporte, to have been observed some distanc north of the Canadian boundary lin headed in the direction of Montreal.
 Colonel Sherwood said he was in cllned to believe his informants. al though considered reliable person. were mistaken. as was the case whe the mayor of Brockville a year ago re ported aeroplanes crossed that towr in the direction of Ottawa.