Show Canada Takes Measures To Cope With Situation OTTAWA Ontario Aug 4 The Cana dlan governmen has decided to summon pariameni o dea 1th the ar s tua t on The da e for the mee n or par a n ent Is Tuesday August 18 The government dec ded that in me gra e emergency the rep ese tat ves or he peop e shou d be assen b ed to dec de by rep esenta e voice on measures for the defense of the count y As Canada s revenue has been la ing and as bor on n In In and Is Impose be it Is e pected the government nu 1 b ng In a measure Impos ng spec al war axes to ra se money o prov de for the expenses of the Canad an contingent The news that a s ate of war exls s between Eng and and Germany was re ce e 1 at t e cap tal out a s gn of popu a exc temen P em er Bo den summoned a mee ng of the cab net to ake the adm n strat ve steps made neo essary by the war condit onB For two veeks the m ary autl orl t es have been prepa ng fo the an nouncement made ton g t Defense ar angemen s have been qu et y perfec ed and th s e ening orders were sent out wh ch resu ted In armed guards from the Canad an permanent force and the m 1 tary be ng p aced over strategic po nts such as cana locks important ral way b dges and ti mlna s ml tary posts and cab e stat ons There are some 4000 men under arms at Esqu ma t Quebec t Johns Sydney and Ha fax The guards have orde s to shoot anyone ho attempts to Interfere with the fac t es at any of these po nts The t oops w be assembled at Va cart er tern itary train ng grounds near Quebec and be drl ed there for 'some t me befo e embark ng A message was rece ved th s afternoon f om K ng Geo ge It came to the Duke of Connaught th ough the co on al secre tary and ead I desire to express to the peop e of the overseas dom n ons w th what apprec a ton and pr de I-Jia e rece ved the mes sages from the r respective governments dur ng the last few dass These spon taneous assu ances of the r fu est sup port recalled to me the generous se f sacr fic ng help g ven by them in the past to the mother conn ry I shall be strengthened in the disc arge of the g eat responslb it es which rest upon me by the confident be ef that in th s t me of tr al my emp re will stand united calm resolute trusting In God GEORGE R I The orders for mobl izatlon of a Cana d an army d vis on of 28 000 mer .at Que bee w 1 be Issued tomorrow after de a is have been flna y passed upon by the cab net t was s ated tonight An offca memo andum says The na al vo unteer force has also been ca ed Into active service Tl ere has been a rumor that Aus tr an steamships presumab y merchant ships are med tat ng an attack on one of he Marconi s a ons and the neces sary precautions 1 ave been taken |