HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Clinton News Record, 1916-02-11, Page 3'ARLIAMEN� BUILDICS
BURNS
Ou break Came Suddenly While House of Commons
Was in Session.
MOST PICTURESQUE PUBLIC: BUILDING IN AMERICA 13 A SI:LAPEL,ESS
RUIN. -TWO WOMEN AND FOUR, MEN PERISHED.
A despatch fte n Ottawa says:- The
Canadian, Parliament Buildings are in
• ruins. Fire which broke out at nine
o'clock on Thursday night in the Com-
"none realling room swept with tre-
mendono fury down the corridor;i, and
leaped to the gsllnies, and in the
spaceof three minutes had filled the
whole wing with an impenetrable vel-
ure of smoke. Itwas followed quickly
by flames.
Two people are known to be dead.
They are Madame Bray, wife of Dr.
Bray, of Quebec, and, Madame Morin,
wife of. Dr. Louis Morin, of Quebec.
They wore guests of Madame Sevigny,
wifc of the speaker, and were cut :off
in their apartments.
Origin of. the Fire a Mystery.
The origin of the fire is a mystery.
It may Hover be known. There were
suspicions of incendiarism, possibly by
a German agent, but as policemen'
Were en guard at both doors of the
room whore the fire started and others
in the room itself, it would have been
dificult for anyone to deliberately set
the fire without being detected. .A.
smouldering cipar butt might have
done it, though smoking in that quart-
er is supposed to be prohibited, Fil-
led With thousands of loose papers,
the flames leaped from stand to stand
with an almost inconceivable rapidity.
At the same time the smoke rolled
birth in dense clouds of suffocating
volume. While an alarm was instantly
raised the escape. of members, of
people in the galleries, and the House
staff, with so small a list of missing,'
is remarkable. -
The Victims.
.made his way to his principal quarters.
in the east block.
Dr. Michael Clark, of Red Deer, one
of the last members to reach the lob-
by, was half choked with smoke and
was very weak. He •declared that
other members were still in the cham-
ber, but appears to have been mis-
taken in this.
The fire soon enveloped the Com-
mons Chamber on all sides and the
historic old theatre was in ruins. It
spread over all the west wing, includ-
ing the addition built on a few years
ago, in which are situated the Speak-
ers' quarters, Premier's office, press
'room, members' rooms and restaurant.
In the latter the staff were just get-
ting things in shape after dinner when
the alarm of . fire was given. They
raced for the exits and so far jos is
known all got away in safety.
'Madame Sevigny, wife of the Speak-
er of the House, was forced to leave
her apartments by one of the windows.
I ' The first effort to stop the rush of
'flames 'was made by the House of-
ficials and the Dominion police, who
are constantly on guard in the cor-
ridors. Fire hoses wer pulled from
their racks and several streams of
1 water were played on the flames.
Simuitaneoutly the automatic sprink-
lers opened, but nothing thatthis
euiqpment could do had any effect on
the on -rushing fire. An automatic fire
alarm brought the city fire brigade
and in a few minutes all Otawa's fire
fighting equipment was on the Hill
and pouring tons of water into the
building.
The case of Madame Morin is par-
ticularly sacl, as she had intented'to
return to her home two days ago. She
had put it off ;from one time to an-
other, however, and finally delayed for
-another day when her departure had
been fixed for this morning. While
a guest of Madame Sevigny Madame
Morin had been -taken ill' and . had
spent some time in the Water Street
Hospital, consequently she was not in
the most rugged of health at the time
the'ftre occurred.
It appears from what could he
learned that when the fire started
Madame Sevigny managed to escape
through the corridors of the building.
Madame Hemi Dassault, of Quebec,
also a guest of Madame Sevigny,
jumped from a window in the second
story and escaped uninjured. The two
young children of Madame Sevigny
were rescued in firemen's nets and al-
so escaped with nothing worse than a
bad fright. Both Madame Bitty and
Madame Morin, however, appeared
to have taken the wrong turning down
the corridor when they left their
rooms and to have beentrapped at one
end of the 'hall. When their bodies
were recovered the smoke had proved
too much and life was extinct as a
result of asphyxiation rather than the
fire itself.
Members of the House of Commons,
in the Chamber and the various Par-
liamentary offices, had to fight their
way to safety. People in the upper
storeys of the building had narrow
escapes, many having to be taken out
by ladders.
The flames started in the reading
room ltetween the Commons Chamber
and the library. This room is sheath-
ed in wood, very old and very dry and
•this, with the hundreds of newspapers,
fed the fire until it was a roaring fur-
nace.
Hon. Martin Burrell, Minister of
Agrienture, was in. his office off the
reading room when he found himself
confronted suddenly with a wall of
flame and a curtain of black, suffocat-
ing smoke. He rushed through the
fire and, in making his escape was bad-
ly burned about the head d. f
He was taken to the basement and
treated by Dr. Degal Stewart, of Lun-
enburg, and other members. I•Iis face
was scorched and singed and his hands
cut and bleeding.
Turned UP Safely.
After the escape of Hon. Martin
Burrell and the appearance of Dr.
Michael Clark, of Red Deer, 'suffering
from the effects of thea moke, a re-
port spread that Messrs, Logie
(Northumberland), E. W. Nesbitt
(North Oxford). 'and Jas. Douglas
(Stratheona) had failed to make good
their escape from the burning chamb-
er. This report, however, was sub-'
sequently conttradicted'and it was said
that the members had been peen and
that Mr. Nesbitt had sustained a
slight briery to his hand. When Hon.
Martin Burrell left his office and made
his way through the burning reading
room his secretary, Mr. He also fled
from the burning building. But while
Mr, Burrell turned to the west and
passedthrough the, Commons side of
the building, Mr. Ide went in the op-
posite direction and got out by the
Senate wing. ,His• hair was singed,
but he was uninjured,
Mr, Edgar N, Rhodes, Deputy
Speaker, who was in the chair, was
the last to leave and he stated that
the chamber as he lett it was empty.
The fire and smoke swept through
the long corors with amazing rapid-
ity', andthemembers, clerks and
visitors ,had the utmost difficulty in
escaping through the dense, sutfocat-.
ing clouds that filled the lobbies and
'''staircases,
Sir Robert Borden's h',scapo.
Sir Robert Borden, whose office is
1. In the far north-east corner of - the
„1 building, escaped without hat or coat
,into the lower lobby and ultimately
Montreal Sends Aid.
A speeoal train brought a detach-
ment of the Montreal fire brigade.
Many members and employes who
were caught in offices upstairs were
assisted, out of the window by the fire-
men. Dr. Cass, of Yukon, was helped
out of a window by Mr. Thos McNutt,
of Saltcoats.
As soon as the seriousness of the
fire was realized fresh detachments of
Dominion police were rushed to the
hill and efforts were made to hold back
the thousands who had assembled to
witness the fire. The police were re-
inforced by troops who formed a cord-
on about the burning building and as-
sisted the firemen.
Two Explosions.
Many seem to take it for granted
that the fire was the work of an in-
cendiary, and in the absence of con-
firmation the stories of Mayor Martin,
Mr. Bradbury and others were eagerly
listened to.
Mayor Martin, of Montreal, who was
one of the first to discover the fire,
says he hoard an explosion, but wheth-
er it was caused by spontaneous com-
bustion or sudden fire among the news-
papers he is unable to say.
W. R. Bradbury, stock broker, was
standing near the post -office in the
main chamber when he heard a crash.
Before going any distance he heard
another explosion of some kind which
knocked hint off his feet. Major Ger-
ald .1Vhite, M.P., also heard two sep-
arate explosinos.
TRAIN WRECK AT PARIS
COSTS LIVES OF 16.
A despatch from Paris says: Latest
reports of the wreck of the
Calais Express at the St. Denis
railway station near Paris show that
the number of casualties is larger
than at first reported. The total
death list probably will not exceed 10.
Nine of the dead were women. A ma-
jority of the passengers was made up
of soldiers returning to their homes
on leaves.
Sunday is a day of rest for, then and
a clay for others to wash their hair::
RAILWAXS CARRIED
OVER 46 MILLIONS.
Records of .Passenger 'Traffic in
Canada.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
The annual report of the Board of
Railway Commissioners for the last
fiscal year shows that out of 46,702,-
280 passengers carried by Canadian
railways during the year, eight were
killed and 239 injured. Out •of'159,142 1
railway employees 99 were killed and
873 injured. Trespassers on rafter
property fo the number of 170 were
killed. The report notes that the
Board is taking up with the Attorney -
General of the various 'Provinces the
question of instituting more rigorous
prosecution fol trespassers on railway
lines with a view to further decreas-
ing the number of casualties.
The Board also recommends furth-
er action by the Government towards
assisting the elimination of grade
crossings, where the question of ex-
pense is so great as to prevent muni-
cipalities from undertaking their
share of the cost. At present Govern-
ment assietanoe towarde eliminating
grade crossings is limited to $5,000
per •crossing.
, During the year the Board issued.
1,897 .orders. The principal case
heard was the application of the rail-
ways to increase rates on eastern
lines. The decision - on this applies
tion is stili pending.
GERMAN ARMY SUPPLIES
• - ARE BECOMING SCARCE.
All Products of Textile Industry
Confiscated by Government.
•
A. despatch from London says:
According to. Berlin newspapers, as :
quoted by Reuter's Amsterdam corre-
spondent, a new order was put in
force. on February 1. under which the'
greater part of all 'products of the
textile industry was confiscated. The
Tageblatt ;says it is highly significant
that on this occasion the Government
does not seize raw material, but fin-
ished articles. Included in the list
are all materials for clothing suit-
able for army. or navy officials, all
goods for under garments, blankets,
inclusive of horse cloths, colored lin-
en goods, linings and saileloths. Ber-
lin newspapers point out that this
measure discloses a scarcity of these
materials, ;and also indicates that
Germany is preparing for a war . of
long duration.
4.
The Fine Canadian Breed.
The Canadians have a right to be
proud of themselves, says the New
York Times. They have shown readi-
ness to enlist, zeal in training, fine
vigor and courage in fighting. Vol-
taire's "few acres of snows" are a
nation full of fire. There are nearly
120,000 Canadian soldiers in Europe,
There have been 212,000 enlistments.
The first 250,000 is almost complete.
There are 50,000 already on the fir-
ing line. The Government calls for
250,000 more, and will get them. A
hardy, rosy, "fit" set of fellows, those
Canadian youngsters. The old breed
in the new environment has improv-
ed.
CANADIAN TRENCHES
IN BETTER SHAPE.
A despatch from London says:
Brigadier -Gen. Leckie, of the third
brigade, who is on leave from the
front, reports satisfactory conditions,
with the trenches in better shape than
for some time, and: so Inc no heavy
casualties.
Markets of the Worid
Breadstuffs.
Toronto, Feb. 8. -Manitoba wheat
-New .crop, No. 1 Northern, $1.251/2;
No. 2 do., $1.23; No. 3, do., $1.20'7x,'
in store, Port William.
Manitoba oats -No. 2 C.W., 45c;
No. 3, do., 42%c; extra No. 11.. feed,
42%c; No. 1 feed, • 41'/c, in Store,
Fort William.
American corn -No. 3 yellow,
82%c, track, Toronto.
Canadian corn -Feed, 76 to 77c,
track, Toronto. •
Ontario oats -No. 3 white, -44 to
45e; commercial, 43 to 44c, according
to freights outside.
Ontario wheat -No. 2 Winter, per
car lot, $1.13 to $1.15; wheat slight-
ly sprouted and tough, according to
sample, $1.09 to $1.13; wheat sprout-
ed, smutty and tough, according to
sample, $1.02 to $1.07; feed wheat,
90 to 95c, according to freights out-
side.
Peas -No. 2, $1,80; do.,according
g
to sample, $1.25 to $1.75, according
to freights outside.
Barley -Malting, 04 to 66c; feed,
57 to 60c, aecording•to freights out-
side.
Buckwheat -78 to 79c, accoidiitg to
freights outside.
Rye -No. 1 commercial, 93 to 95e;
rejected, according to sample, 83 to
85; according to freights outside.
Manitoba flour -First patents, in
jute bags, $7.20; second patents, in
jute bags, $6.70; strong bakers', in,
jute bags, $6.50, Toronto.
Ontario flour -Winter, according to
sample, $4.90 to $5.10, prompt ship-
ment, seaboard, or Toronto freights,
in bags.
Millfeecl.-Car lots, delivered Mont-
real freights -Bran, per ton, $24;
shorts, per ton, $25; middlings, per
ton, $20; good -feed Bour, per bag,
$1.75.
Country Produce.
Butter -Fresh dairy, 27 to 30e; in-
ferior, 23 to 25c; creamery prints, 32
to 84c; solids, 34 to 35c.
Eggs -Storage, 28. to 29e per doz.;
selects,'31 to 32c; new -laid, 33 to 35;
case lots.
Honey -Prices, in 10 to 60 -Ib. tins,
12 to 12%c; combs, No. 1, $3; No, 2,
'$2.40.
Beans -$4.20 to $4.40.
Poultry -Spring chickens, 17 to
180; fowls, 13 to 14e; ducks, 17 to
18e; geese, 15 to 19c; turkeys, 23 to
26c,
Cheese -Large, 19c; twins, 19'%c.
Potatoes -Cat lots of Ontarios
quoted at $1.75 to $1.80, and New
Brunswieks at $1.90 to $2 per bag,
'on track.
Baled Ray and Straw.
Local merchants nre now buying
on track, Toronto, at the following
prices: Baled hay, new, No. 1, ton,
$18 to $18.50; do„ No. 2, ton, $14 to
$14.50; baled, straw, ton, $0.50 to
$7.
Montreal Markets.
Montreal, Feb. 8. -Corn, American
No. 2 yellow, 85 to 86e. Oats, No. 2
local white, 5leee; No. 3 local white,
50c; No. 4 local white, 49e. Barley,
Man. feed, 62 to 63c; malting, 70 to
72e. Buckwheat, No. 2, 80 to 82c.
Flour, Man, Spring wheat patents,.
firsts, $7.30; seconcls, $6.80; strong
bakers', $6.60; Winter patents, choice,
$6.70; straight rollers, $6 to $6.10;
do., bags, $2.85 to $2.95, Rolled
oats, barrel,. $5.25; bags, 90 lbs,,
$2.50. Bran, $24: Shorts, $26. Mid-
dlings, $28 to $80. Mbuillie, $31 to
$33. Hay, No. 2, per ton, car lots,
$20 to $20.50. Cheese, finest west -
erne, 18''4 to 181/2c; finest easterne,
18 to.18°4e. Butter, choicest cream-
ery, 34 to 35c; seconds, 32% to 33c.
Eggs, fresh, 35c; 'selected, 29 to 30c;
No. 1 stock, 27c; No. 2 stock, 24 to
25e. Potatoes, per bag, car lots,
$1,85 to $1.90.
Winnipeg Grain.
Winnipeg, Feb. 8. -Cash quotations
-Wheat-No. 1 Northern, $1.25;
No. 2 Northern, $1.221/2; No. 3 Nor-
thern,'$1.20; No. 4, $1.16; No. 5,
$1.09; No. 6, $1.02; feed, 98c. Oats
-No. 2 C.W., 44%c; No. • 3 C.W.,
417/ec; extra No. 1 feed, 417/sc; No.
1 feed, 401/s; No. 2 feed, 39%. Bar-
ley, No, 3,. 66c; No. 4, 61c; feed, 55c.
Flax -No. 1 N.W.C.,. $2.08; No. 2 C.
W., $2.05.
United States Markets.
Minneapolis, Feb. 8. -Wheat -May,
$1.30%; July, $1.281%x; No. 1 hard,
$1.371/2; No 1. .Northern, $1.311/2;,
No, 2 Northern, $1.271/2 to $1.311/2.
Corn -No. 3 •yellow, 77 to 78c, Oats
No. 3 White, 471/2 to 48e. Flour -
Fancy patents, :$7.15; first clears,
$6.40; other grades unchanged; ship-
ments, 59,305 bhls. Bran, $19.25 to
$19.50.
Duluth, Feb. 8. -Wheat -No. 1
hard, $1.32; No. 1 Northern, $1.31;
No. 2 Northern, $1.28; No. 2 hard
Montana,. $1.29; July, .$1.30'/x. Lin-
seed -Cash; $2'.32; May, $2.341/2;
July, $2.33%.
Live Stock Markets.
Toronto, Feb. 8, -Butchers' cattle,
choice, . $7,50 to $7, 75; do., good,
$7.10 to $7.35; do., medium, $6.15 to
$0.75;• do., :common,'$5 to $5.65;
butchers' bulls, choice, $6.60 to $6.90;
do.,„ good bulls, $5,76 to $6.10; do.,
rough bulls, $4.50' to $5; butchers'
cows, choice, $6.10 to $6.50; ° do.,
good, $5.75 to $6; -do., medium, $5.25
to ,$5.60; do., common, $4.25 to $5;
feeders, good, 916.26 to $6.75; stook -
ere, 700 to 900 lbs., $6.10 to $6.75;
canners and cutters, $3.25' to $4.50;
mincers, choice, each; $75 to $100; do.,
common and medium, each, $35 , to
$60; springers, $50 to $100; light
ewes, $7 to $8.50; sheep, heavy,
$5.25 to $6; tlo., bucks, $3.50 to
$4.50., yearling lambs, $7 to $7.75;
lambs, cwt, $10 to $12•; calves, medi-
um to choice, $6.75 to $10.75; do.,
common, ;$4 to $4.50; hogs, fed and
watered, $10; do., f.o.b., $9.65..
Montreal, Feb. 8: Butchers' steers,
$5,50 to $7.50; canning bulls, $4.25
to $6.50; cows, $4.60 to $6; canning
cows, $3.25 to $4; milkers, $60 to
$80. Sheep, 5 to 7c pound; lambs, 8
to 91c. Hogs, $9.15 to $10.60;
cows, $7.50 to $7.75. Calves, 8 to
91/zc pound. -
POUR NEW PIONEER
BATTALIONS TO RECRUIT.
One to be Attached to Each of the
Canadian ,Divisions.
A despatch from Ottawa says:
Four new "pioneer" battalions are to
be recruited in Canada, according to
an announcement made by Sir Sam
Hughes on Wednesday. Plans are
now being worked out for the organiz-
ation of these battalions. They will
include a considerable number of
practical railway engineers and con-
struction men. Col. Robert Low of
Halifax, a well-known contractor,
will probably have charge of one
battalion. It is the intention to at-
tach at least one "pioneer" battalion
to each Canadian division at the front.
NEW RUSSIAN PREMIER
DEFINES HIS POLICY.
A despatch from London says:
M. Sturmer, the new Premier of Rus-
sia, has declared in an interview in
the Novoe Vrennya, of Petrograd, as
quoted by Reuter's correspondent
there, that his policy would be in-
spired above all else with the one
idea of bringing the war to a success-
ful issue. He said no proposals for
a separate peace would provide a soI-
ution of the problems which con-
front the nations as a result of the
world-wide conflagration, and added:
"Those who speak of financial or
economic exhaustion of Russia appear
ludicrous to me, for the Russian peo-
ple cannot be exhausted or con-
quered."
OTTOMAN HEIR COMMITS
SUICIDE.
A despatch from London says:
The suicide of Yussof Izzedin, heir -
apparent to the Turkish throne, is
reported in a despatch received by
Reuter's Telegram Company . from
Constantinople, by 'way of Berlin.
The message says the Crown Prince
ended his life, by cutting arteries, in
his palace at seven o'clock on Tues-
day morning, ill -health is given as
the reason.
Foe Will Tax All Bachelors.
A despatch from Copenhagen says:
The German Government proposes to
tax all bachelors, according to de-
spatches received here.
As long as .you pay compliments
only you will not be forced to eat
your words.
CANADA'S PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS ARE DESTROYED BY FIRE
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the oiroulilr 1i_ r rY 1.9144141g.
BILLION -DOLLAR• YEAR
ON FARMS OF CANADA.
Aa Increase of, $300,000,000 in Pro-
ducts in 1915.
"The Empire may depend upon the
farmers of Canada doing their full,
duty in this great war if the situation
is fully and frankly put before them,"
declared 'Dr. C. C. James, Commis-
sioner of Agriculture, who organized
the Patriotism and Production cam-
paign last year, speaking to the mem-
bers of the Canadian Ayrshire Breed-
ers' Association at n banquet at the
'Carts -Rite Hotel•, Toronto,
He -pointed out that the farmers
neededno flag-waving and .martial
music to stimulate them to their
patriotic duties. As but one illustra-
tion of the sacrifice of the rural folk
he pointed out that County Councils
were making huge grants to the
Patriotic Funcl-some of them giving
amounts equal to all their other ex-
penditures. "When farmers double
their taxes for war purposes it simply
means that they are giving as they
understand the needs," said Dr.
James.
"Must the farmers give men, too?"
he asked. "If Canada calls for men
from the country they will come.
They have enlisted by the thousand
west of the Great Lakes, and with
thousands more going one wonders
what may become of the farm pro-
duction of the prairies.
"Lumping all the farm products to-
gether, and deducting the food fed to
stock, we estimate that in 1915 the
farms, orchards and gardens of Can-
ada gave a net product of over a bil-
lion dollars. The wheat crop of the.
prairies was worth about $275,000,000.
a big crop, the biggest ever known in
Canada, but, after all, only a little, if
any, over one-quarter of the entire
farm production.
Word for the Dairy Cow.
• "In Ontario the dairy output was
twenty per cent. over 1914, and the
market value was increased ten to
twenty per cent. In 1910, according
to the Dominion Dairy Commissioner,
the milk products of Canada were
worth approximately $110,000,009. It
is n safe estimate to put the dairy
output of Canada for 1915 at $150,-
000,000. While discussing wheat we
should not forget the dairy cow. She
had done more for Canada during the
past ten years tBen have our wheat
fields, and in view " of what is now
'happening the world over, there is a
possibility that the dairy products of
Canada in 1916 may exceed wheat in
value. The wheat fields reached
their maximum yield per acre in 1915.
The dairy cow is only getting into her
stride. Sha is now producing 4,000
lbs. or less a year; 10,000 lbs. a year
is what the dairymen are working for.
Increase of $300,000,000. •
"The farm products of all Canada
in 1915 exceeded in value the farm
products of any previous year by at
least $300,000,000. It is well for our
public mon and our writers to know
that the increase in the value of the
farm products in 1915 was at least
double in value our entire output
of war munitions."
The prospects for 1915 were bright,
and the slogan would be: "Go to it,
all ye dairymen of Canada, and make
the dairy record equal to the wheat
reedrd of 1916."
SPEED AT SEA. •
The Advantage of Fast Ships Has
Been Shown Repeatedly.
In naval warfare the advantages of
high speed is perhaps more marked
than elsewhere. The scouting work
carried out by torpedo boat destroyers
and fast cruisers has been practically
unattended by any casualties, and the
reason is to be found in the great
speed given to the vessels. The ad-
vantage of high speed has been shown
repeatedly by its success in over-
coming the menace of the submarine,
and in fact at present it seems to be
the safest antidote to submarine at -
task. It is almost impossible for a
submarine to come within striking
distance of a fast-moving surface ves-
sel, and even should she do so it is
very difficult to procure the aim for
the torpedo in sufficient time to ren-
der a bit at ail certain. The speed
now possessed by some of the fastest
torpedo boat destroyers, light cruis-
ers, and battle -cruisers in the British
Navy, is not much behind that of the
torpedo boat itself, certainly not
much below the speed possessed by
the torpedo after it has travelled
some distance, and to elm at an ob-
ject -with a missile moving at a speed
not much greater than the object it-
self gives very little prospect of a
hit. Cases are on record of ships
seeing a torpedo Advancing and rniss-
ing it by manoeuvring,
The high speed of a shell from a
gun renders such a course impossible,
and incidentally shows the marked sn-
periority of the gull. over the torpedo
Even in actions between surface ves-
sels the squadron with the 'superior
turn of speed can use it with great ad-
vantage -not by running away, as has
sometimes been assumed' to be the
raison d'etre of speed --but in order to
determine the range Inc gunfire. A
survey of the naval actions of the pre-
sent war shows that in all cases
ships with superior speed 'and gun-
power have always insisted on keep-
ing the battle -range as great as pus-
sible, thus ensuring that, while their
own gunfire would be effective, that
of the enemy would. be nullified, In
the futurewe may look for the:build-.
ing of vessels with ever-increasing
speed, and this will apply to vessels
forming the first line of defence as
well as to mosquito craft. The form-
4r, tutted with large gums, which they
will be able to move rapidly from one
position to another, will form formid-
able weapons of offence, as welt as
rendering' themselves more or less
amnttine. Front sulrinarine attack,
f you are•d ssatisfied with your
tot get areal estate man to sell it.
The fellow who neglects the little
chances that come lip way is just
Wasting bit time wishing for the big
opportunity to show
LITTLE BAKERS
WERE REWARDED
GIRL AND 130Y HONORED BY THE
PRESIDEVT OF FRANCE.
Kept the Bakery Going When Their
Father Was Called to
Fight.
'Daniell, the baker, had to go to the
war to fight for his country. He sup-
plied his little village of Exoudun and
the farmers around with 800 pounds
of good French bread everyday. ,.As
the French eat, that means the bread
of about G00 men, women and child-
ren," says. the Paris 'correspondent of
the London Evening' Post, who charm-
ingly tells the tale,
'There was no, other baker in those
parts, which have had the name of'
Exoudun-more or less Latin -ever
since Julius Caesar. Who should bake
now for all these peaceful people?
And who should keep Daniani's little
business, his only support, going for
him to begin again if he should ever
come back from the war?
"Daniell was a widower with two
children, Madeleine a girl of fourteen,
and a little brother of ten. Like child-
ren of their kind, they had been
brought up to help their father at his
daily task. The call for soldiers came
so suddenly that no time was left to
make arrangements. So the father
marched off with the others and left
his little ones to do the best they
could.
"Madeleine got up at four o'clock
as she had done with her father; and
now she waked her brother to help.
Like her father, she measured out the
flour in the kneeding , rough and work-
ed the dough and lighted the oven. Her
great trouble was to manage the
loaves on the long shovel, back and
forth in the heated oven. But she did
as her father had done and accustom-
ed herself to the hard work; and her
brother did all he could to help her.
-'Their life had- always been passed in
patience and so they kept patiently at
work until the eventide when man
ceases work.
Did It Every Day.
"When the neighbors came for their
bread, the regular 400 loves -one kilo
or 2 1-5 pounds each -were ready,
golden in crust, and dry in crumb as
bread should be. One day followed
another, to -day Iike yesterday, and
like to -morrow, and month followed
month and the children -the fourteen
year-old girl and ten -year-old boy -
went to their work from the morning
until the evening. Then someone spoke
to the head of commune, and, on
market day, he spoke to someone in
the town; until at last the Prefect of
the Department of Deux Sevree, in
which Exoudun is situated, heard of
it. It did not seem to him so every-
day a matter as it did to the neighbors
who found it natural to have their
daily bread given to them as it had
always been. So the Prefect spoke
to someone higher up, and last of all
it came to the ears of the•President
of the Republic. Then letters began
going from above down -and last Sun-
day the event happened.
"All the people of Exoudun and
roundabouts were summoned to the.
great room which serves as their
town hall. There beside the maize of
the commune sat the Prefect in person
-and down among their neighbors
our.ere Madeleine and her brother, very
clean and a little frightened, being
taken away from their work for an
hw
Medals From the President.
"The Prefect explained that M.
Poincare, the President of the French
Republic, had charged him to hand.
two letters with his compliments and
little souvenirs to Madeleine Darden
and her brother. So the girl and boy
were pushed forward to the platform
where babies are presented for civil
registration at their birth and whore
grown men and women stand to be
married by civil law. The Prefect.
pinned a Lorraine cross on Madeleine's
breast and handed the President's gift
to the wonderful ten -year -oil boy.
"President Poincare is from Lor-
raine, where his home and the graves
of his family have boon ravaged in
this war. To Madeleine his secretary
wrote: 'Monsieur le President de la
Republique bide nine present you his
very sincere compliments and send you
from hint this little jewel -this cross
of Lorraine, rt'hich will 'remind the val-
iant child of the Deux-Sevres that she
is just as good a Frenchwoman as her
little sisters of the Meuse.' To the
little boy with the souvenir the Pres-
ident had his secretary write in a,
separate tetter: 'He is slue that so
laborous and courageous a boy as you
cannot help being later a valiant sob.
dice and good helper oil our country.'. -
"The country Mayor found words to
say that these two children had given
them all an example of energy, under-
standing' by their natural feeling that
that the life of the country had to go'
oe."
Von_ Pape,, Laid Welland Caunai Plot.
A despatch from London says:.
According to it statement made by
the authorities hero on Wednesday,
B.riclgman Taylor, detained here on the
charge of having failed to register as
en alien enemy, has made it confes-
sion to the effect that Captain Frani
von Papen, recalled Gernusm Military,
:\llathe at Washington, organized
the plan for blowing up the Welland,
Canal
Larry: "Treshpassing, it ut? Juut,
wait till we git Horne Rule. 'iveryj
man'll do 'aa he likes thin -and thin;
that won't '11 be made tot"
IfO,-,a r•iakcio business the »iakilui
of. Pointed remarks about your neigh..
bats."' "Why!" "!Well, you see, your'
luny liate to swallow theft:."
I.1 ti ntan would put only Ilia ow
property in bis wiles name it would,,1
n't be so bad, but as a rule the moat
of it belongs to other people,