INVASION OF CANADA

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2301, 7 November 1914, Page 7

INVASION OF CANADA

GERMAN ORGANISATIONS IN UNITED STATES | SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY ' . Quebeo, November 5. The secret service lias discovered great activity in the United States amongst German organisations with-tile object of invading Canada. Farmers in the inaritimo provinces; state that automobiles are used nightly across the frontiers. German townships on the United States side arc receiving an influx of strangers of military appearance. . ■ Ottawa, Novembsr 5. Tho Government announces that full preparations have been made ,to defeat any attempt at an invasion of Canada. All tho railways and porta of entry are guarded by militia. RUMOURED NAVAL' RAIDS. ' 'AND HARBOUR MINE PLOTS. (Rcc. November 6, 10.30 p.m.) Ottawaj November 5. As the result of rumoured German naval raids ponding against Canada, precautions nave been taken to mine tho harbour estuaries' and station' troops along the Atlantic and' Pacific coasts. It is reported that the Government is aware of plots to mino the Bay of Fuudy, with tho object of interfering with tho winter trans-Atlantic services. STERN HINT TO PRO-GERMAN NEWSPAPERS. . (Rcc. November 7, 0.30 a.m.) Ottawa, November 5. Pro-German papers have been warned that they will be summarily suppressed if they print further inciting articles acainst Britain. *