El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-07
HUGHES REBUKES
CANADIAN FEAR
Minister of Militia Tells
Country Not to "Stam-
pede" Because of Fires.

Ottawa. Canada, Feb. General Sir
/ Sam Hughes, minister Of militia, has
issued a statement rebuking those
Canadians who, ne says. seem about
to be stampeded because of fears Of
German aggression.
Referring to the fires in munition
plants and in parliament buildings, he
says there would be fewer alarmist
. reports as well as fewer fires if people
would be more careful of their cigar
and cigaret stumps.
Praises Recommendations.
Some time ago Gen. Hughes an
nounced that his chief intelligence Of
ficer was OF German birth and this
statement had occasioned protests.
Discussing the subject Sunday night
Gen. Hughes said:
The intelligence officer TO whom 1
referred is not in Canada but at the
front. He is only one of hundreds
of German Canadians who are fight
ing for the British flag. He has won
the distinguished service order for gall
| lantry in the trenches. 1t would be
well If those who are inclined to crit
icize loyal German Canadians would
follow their example and go to the
front to fight instead of staying at
home 10 criticize brave men who are
risking their lives"
Towns Are PanieSy.
Several towns in western Ontario
were thrown into a panic late Satur-
day night by a hurried call to arms of
the home guard. Buglers hurried
Ont, sounding the alarm and I'M
founded rumors that one of the bridges
there had been blown up added to the
excitement
Troops Ordered Out.
At Saint Catharines. theater aud
fences were dismissed when the men
began TO leave in response to bugle
calls. Guards were doubled at mu-
milton plant there. No official at Saint
GATHERINGS would say who ordered out
the guard, but II was understood there
TO have been a general order through
out the province.
No orders were received to strength
en- the guard on the bridges along the
Niagara frontier. They have been I'M
der heavy guard since September,
1914. Telephone messages from points
along the Welland canal reported that
nothing unusual happened during the
day and that no precautionary orders
had been received.
Explosion, Austrian Held.
Hespeler, ont, Feb. An explosion
was responsible for the fire which
destroyed the she'll department of the
y V. Jardine foundry Saturday, ac-
cOrding to the statement of chief of
police Thomas Wilson. a man be-
lieved to be an Austrian. who gave the
name Of John Schmidt is under arrest
on suspicion Of having been impli-
Gated in starting the fire. The police
say they have learned that he has
been employed recently in munition
plants in Gait, Berlin and Hamilton.
At each of these places he is reported
TO have given different name.
Alleged Spy Arrested.
Wingham, Ont. Feb. by order OF
Col. Sherwood, head Of the Dominion
police, AdOlphe Senate, aged 20.
member of the Wingham band, was
arrested Sunday night 1t is reported
he is suspected of espionage Draw
ings of buildings and bridges in various
parts of western Ontario are said to
have been found among his personal
An investigation has been ordered
in connection with the finding of box
Of cordite in car of goods which ar
rived here over the Grand Trunk rail-
way