, 1916-02-09

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south of The front line. 1t resulted in two
of the French troopers being wounded. The
Bulgarian casualties are not known. This
was the first clash since the Entente Allies
retired to their new lines.
London, Feby. 7th.--Tbe tension between
Roumania and the Central Powers appears to
be approaching the breaking point, accord
ing to dispatches from Italy and Roumania
appearing in to-day's morning papers. The
Daily Chronicles Marmornitz correspondent
says Vienna and Berlin are adopting a
threatening attitude to wards Bucharest,
aud there hes been q sudden concentration
of men aud guns on the Bulgarian side of
Danube while Roumaninn troops are en-
ttenched on the western frontier within ff
ty yards Of the Austro-H Hungarian lines. 1t
is also stated, the correspondent says
that the %cntral Powers have demand
ed a neutrality favourable TO The Cen
trai Powers rs well as the demobili-
z.tion Of the Roumaniou Army.
New York, Feby, 7lh.-The Herald this
morning prints n lengthy story to the effect
that The Canadian Secret Service had uncov-
cred a plot Of enormous proportions, the OBJ
iect of which was the invasion of Canada
and the destruction Of the Welland Canal.
Tho Canadian Secret Service agents working
on this side Of the border are reported by
the "Hefald" to have submitte those find
.ings to the Government.
Petro rad, Feby. 6th-The Germans have
established a branch of the Krupp gun
works at Shawl in Koyno ut which a large
part OF the male population as we'll as a num-
Der of French prisoners are forced to work,
according to statements made by German
soldiers who have been taken prisoners by
The Russians. The movements of the Ger
man military forces in tine Oginsk region
seem TO be disorgapjzed and 10 lack all
method, says the Russky Inyalide, and this is
ascribed by the newspaper to an insuficiency
Of German forces and to the state of the
roads.
Hespeler, Ontario, Feby. 9Th Al Austrian,
giving his name as John Schmidt, is under
arrest Mt Hespeler on suspicion of being i'm
plicated in the fire which yesterday destroyed
the shell department of the A. B. Jurdiue
foundry. It is learned he hes been recently
employed in m~unition plants in Gait, Berlin
and Hamilton and in each case gave a name
different from Schmidt.
Geneva, Feby. 6th-Fire has virtually de
stroyed the Johannisthal Aerodrome just
outside Berlin, according to private telo-
grams from Munich and Stuttgart received
al Basel to-day. Six or nine new aeroplanes
are reported to have been destroyed in the
blaze which is said to have been the work of
spies. No lives lost.
Berlin, Feby. 6th.-King Ferdinand of
Bulgaria is coming to Germany, it was learn
ed here to-day, to return the visit paid by
Emperor William to the King at Nish, Ser
Eia. on January 18th.
Bordeaux, Feby. 6th.-A small metal tube,
supposed to be a bomb, has been found on
the British steamer "Hannington" which ar
rived here last Friday laden with -four from
New York. The tube was concealed among
some sacks of flour, where it is thought to
have been placed after the steamer left for
New York. An investigation is being made.
London, Feby, 7th-Changes of great i'm
portance in the direction of the war are CON
templated, says the"Daily Sketch. 1t asserts
that Earl Kitchener probably will leave the
War Office. The sketch" also says Sir
William Robertson, now Chief of Staff, pro-