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Show H AEROPLANES HEADED B FOR CANADA CAPITAL B ' Airships Sighted Sixty Miles From Bj Ottawa; Cause Much H i Excitement B Ottawa, Out., Feb. 14 I'rcmlor Sir B Hubert llorden, received n telegram B from lirockvtllo stating that nt 10 B " o'clock tonight three nreop'anes were K seen Hying over that placo hoadlng H l In tho direction of Ottawa. B ! Brotkvlllo Is about sixty mllos j duo south of Ottawa, where tlio mes- iLiR i I sago cnusod cousldcralilo excitement. B j Tho military authorities wero Inform- H ed nnd directed to tuKo what procau- B' tions Uiey could, B Tho Brockvlllo mcBsago carao from Bi the chief ot police ot that town and Hj stated that threo or four aeroplanos Jj had been observed to cross tho St. V Lawrence rivor from a point In Now K York stato near Morrlstown and at K tor dropping light balls, had licadod B ' north In tho diroctlon of Ottawa. V At 11 o'clock tho autnorutos had B the street lights of Ottawa turned out BV and at tlio same tlmo tho lights on B tho par'.iamcnt buildings wero ob- B scurcd by tho drawing of window B shades. Lights at llidcau hall, tho B resldenco or tho governor general, B woro also turned out. Tlio Duke of H i Connauglit, tho govomor general of H K ' Canada Is an an otlicial trip to Win- B j nipog to inspon tlio garrison troops fl but tho Duchoss and the Princess B Patricia aro at homo. ' For tho llnH nlght '" "'' lllstory pBBB'' I tho royal mint was nUo In darhue:i. B, Hero tho gold ot tho Domln'on Is |