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in 1854 (in Beriin presum )}, which publishes weekly a reâ€" nt column headed "Forty years "*â€"etc. â€" â€" Your mistake is that, . while you tion Pennsylvanians who went to lagara and elsewhere, you overlook the much larger number who peneâ€" trated far inland, to what is Waterloo County, and made what was the first Anterior _ settlement of appreciable magnitude in Upper Canada. This early settlement, begun _ in 1800, was from the beginning and . is still little known in _ Canadian hisâ€" tory. As early as 1804 a company of Pennsylvania German farmers _ purâ€" ‘ehued 60,000 acres, almost the whole ‘of what became Waterloo Township, in Waterloo County, and apportioned it among themselves. _ An excellent paper "The Pennsylvania Germans of Waterloo County" appears in Vol. VII of the publications of the Ontario Hisâ€" torical Society. The author, Rev. A. B. Sherk, is a grandson of one of the first two settlers, who located early in 1800, after reconaissance the year beâ€" fore. i :â€"My admiration of the poise of and general soundness of inâ€" of the Weekly Sun has, for received a jolt. In your article ~:"The Germans of rieo" in this week‘s issue you , in contradiction of a writer in London Times who gives, correctâ€" .,!,le Penneylvania origin of the first " RSm es Cboscareg 22 the Pennsylvania origin of the first rs, that the Germans of Waterloo or are descendants of, Germans came to Canada from Germany, that proof may be found in the Up to about 1820 the set wimost wholly composed « wania Germans. About th tive Germans began to con larger numbers from abou Since then there has been from Germany at various that now the City of Ber surrounding district is we the most important Germ{ Canada. Whether the aescendents . eriginal settlersâ€"the Penn Germans continued to come 2 the sixties, so that some of t! originals are still among usâ€"â€"( Germans and descendants of : ponderate: on this there are 1 tics; the balance is, I think, l« the side of the Ponnsylvania ( and in this opinion I am supjp Mr. Motz, one of the two prc sons respectively of the two of the Berliner Journal. The from Germany and their des bave, however, somewhat th manufactures and trade * There is Kolonist ar Berlin. Tt dssue in D« most flour Canada, an the Koloni blatt, origi other Gerk: Volksblart look baci but n alist vania don t comii THE GERMANS OF WATERLOO addition they were shrewd, and keenl alive to the importance of selection « good Iands for _ settlement. I hay never heard any of their descenden claim distinction as U. E. Loyalists but one spring of action they .ce tainly had in common with the U. J Loyalists, and that was their desin to return to British dominion, _ el: why did they not go to Ohio, or other territiries within easier reac where exeellent lands for settleme: were at that time easily to be had? W. H. BREITHAUEPT, President Waterloo Historical Soc Berlin, March 25th. THREE CASUALTIES REPORTED FROM HEADQUARTERS Ottawa, April 6.â€"The latest casuâ€" alties given _ out by the departinent are as follows :â€" Seriously ward James ( Wales. Woundedâ€"Pri1 Cork, Ireland. 15th Woundedâ€"Lance _ Corpor Matches, Stenners, Orknev Boston, April 6.â€"Curti mer ambassador to Russ *%wo | years _ Governot « getts, died this morning. EXâ€"GOVERNOR CURTIS GUILD . DIED IN BOSTON ih.!hf you suffer from bleeding, Atching, blind ‘or protruding Piles, send me your address, and I will Aell you how to cure yourself at home by the new absorption treatâ€" ment; and will also send some of this home treatment free for Arial, with references from your own locality if requested. Imâ€" maediate relief and permanent cure "mssured. Send no money, but tell others of this offer. Write toâ€" d@ay to Mrs. M. Summers, Box ’cm‘ W'md:or, Ont. # PILES CURED at HOME by New Absorption Method d nist and â€" Volksblatt of : following communication | bas forwarded to The Weekly Sun ito, for publication :â€"â€" commMUNICATION â€"RR[T/SH AVIATORS BESTROYED The Sun is no paper known and Volksblatt publ The Berliner Journ: December. 1859, hbee lith Battali Battali ite undedâ€"Private _ Ed mbes of Pontypridd arious _ times s0o of Berlin with the is well known as German centre in about 18 known tt of _ Berlin, erlin _ presumâ€" weekly a reâ€" d "Forty years wichael ttlement was of â€" Pennsylâ€" la a and . Mas oprie{Ors, founders, Germans cendants e lead in 1 Williar Island. ru and ction 0 I hav endent. valists n native h pre >d be on. nflux 1d d 1 rl th th t on as uld in to ~ TEETOTALISM WILL B4 0 x THE ROYAL HOUSE:i Paris, April 5.â€"The French War Office gave out the following statement toâ€"day: **The military authorities have rcecived precise information of the results of the bombardment earvied out by the British aviators in Belâ€" gium on March 26th. 'I‘h‘iri‘-.:ihh- hangar at Berghen Ste. Agathe was duinaged with the dirigible _ airship sheltered therein. ~At Hoboken, the naval construction shipyards were gutted, two â€" German _ submarines deâ€" stroyed and the third damaged. Forty German workâ€" men %vere killed and eightyâ€"two wounded. TRENCHES ARD PRISON ERS TAKEN BY ALLIES Paris, April 13.â€"The War Office statement Somme la Boisselle and Dompiertre mining w iceable advantages for the French. The total number of prisoners taken at t north went of Pont A Moussen March 30th, t 200 including six officers. German a ping bombs 0 Two aviators London, April 6.â€"Teetotalism will holds, beginning Wednesday. An offic toâ€"day (Tuesday), says: â€" "By the King‘s command, no wines or spirits will be consumed in any of his Majesty‘s houses after toâ€"day. The Chronicle says:â€""We are enabled to state that the members of the Government have decided to follow the King‘s example and banish alcoâ€" holic beverages from their tables. Mr. Lioyd George has the hearties* support of his colleagues in the course he has taken with reference to the necessity of limiting the consumption of alcohol. _ hiis mail bag during the last two duys contained 70,000 letters, some of them with many signatures, p‘edging their writers to abstain from alcohol during the war." ITALIAN STEAMER W AS SUNK BY ©CERMANS . work ti Genoa, Italy, April 5.â€"News was received here toâ€"day that a German submarine had sunk the Italian s.camer Luigi Parodi, which left Baitimore on Januory 22, with a cargo of coa‘ for Genoa. The report has caused a proâ€" found impression here, and there are many expressions of resentment. Great excitement prevails, and the authorities have taken strong measures to proâ€" tect the Garman colony and German shops from the possible exaction of reâ€" prisals. Nothing is known as to the fate of the crew of the Luigi Parodi, aves NU s SaENLISTED _ | .our Or t JOnl‘s C ncuoncnre TRANSPORTING _ GERMAN SOLOIERG T0 AUSTRIA which was made up entirely of Genoese been delay porting _ Austria vi that large have been ian frontic referred to and adh>ren listed with at the front. This n to a complete _ regain The roports of the ments were favoraple ial statement _ prese neat surplus. The ve approciation of the c of the rector by vof â€"ap â€" pue suapiIra aif legates to the Syno« as follows :â€" Wardensâ€"D.S. Bowl lin and D.S.Bowlby, alternates P. Lamprey and W.IFWilians. Pari TWO GERMAN SUBMARINES AND THIRD DAMAGED AT HOBOKEN l1 is, April 6 that traffic GERMAN PRISON EFS WERE TAKEN the t e \pr ilread aeroplane on Rheims b th Ops Mun SiI hdt t th tre reximental â€" compahy he _ vatious depart raple, and the financ presented _ showed _ he vestry showed it the excellent sey viee e was brought d« ms. When fired < were unhurt, were VaL t c Geneva de ith German Friday, the from _ Flan .. t is ns { Austrian sn from th 11 iguos w ti xd 1t iting hi LL CO81$ th chine gun t1 nod (Canadian Press Service.) al M tate t F.F. Mack WB Wil { tr CUlironicleâ€"Telegraph, Water loo, Thursday ‘April 8, 191 P al Ll t1 its d be enforced in all the King‘s houseâ€" al announcement just issued, dated BSERVED BY 3u,DS AND CABINET Dr. Andrew Wilson, Dr. Gorâ€" don Stables and Dr. Lascelles Scott, the famous English anâ€" alyst, have all personally tried Zamâ€"Buk end expressed themselves convinced of its great healing value. Nrs. St. Denis, of Thompson St.. Weston. Winnipeg. suffered long with cczema; and finally her doctor said only Zamâ€"Buk could cure herâ€" another fine tribute of a scientific st tik t ark me . con net In the regior e â€" continued A pr let rthe L .o ele 00000000 arcnconcmenas In eale t {f the th notâ€" Pretre,t e thunl’ t« Th drop arth LINDSAY EXPRESS / MESSENGER CAVGKHT Toronto, . April _ 3.â€"Greater part word was received here bm Proâ€" vincial polige that Howard Oty;‘urt the express . messenger . W in Lindsay for ‘the theft of & money package containing $3,000 has bulu apprehended in Edmonton, where had been spending Home Bank billy, which formed part of the contents 0& the package. Inspector Boyd leavd® immediately to bring bim back. . SMALL BRITISH STEAMERS ARE: . . > SUBMARINED London, _ April _ 3.â€"The _ Britigk steamer Lockwood was torpedoe® by a German submarine Friday night. off Start Point in _ Devonshire. _ (The crew was saved. The Lockwood °. is small and rather an old boat. London, _ April 3.â€"It was learned today that the British steamer i Esâ€" ton was torpedoed off the Devonshire coast and not near Cape Finister as previously reported. KING ALBERT‘S NEPHEW HAS ENLISTED l London,, _ April . 6.â€"The â€" British stcamer , Northland, two _ thousand ltons laden with iron was sunk y 66â€" |terday‘ by a â€" German submarine off ‘Beachey Head. The crew rescued, D: Bra FRESH GERMAN ATTACKS ARE â€" REPULSED Alt TRAWLER SUNK BY SUBMARINME STEAMER LOADED WITH IRON SUNK Miss Dora Rec: Toronto after __ holidays in town nkirk, _ April 6.â€"The Duke | ol ibak, the oldest nephew of King ‘tt has enlisted in the _ Belgian v.o He is only fourteen yearsaold. n( the he The Bell Telephone Co. April 6.â€"A Minister ittacks have Erery Bell Telephone is a Long Distance Statiom The telephone increases . personal efficiency and enlarges the volume of business by extending the field of the merchant‘s activity. power If the modern business man had to travel cvery time it was necessary to have a personal talk with a customer or business associate, he would be in the position of a builder without a crane. shouldâ€" systematically applying it _ to the needs of your business and with it a greater, not a lower, efficiency. A careful study of the subject will repay you Wpril sunk b It Multiplies Power. IN EDMONTON ne cflr\lir‘P‘ makes pnssible rtal Cmnothy. The telephone, like the crane, multiplies Are you using the telephone as you The telephone, especially. the long,.disâ€" sor has returned . o spending the Easter of Canada. rep i Germany subâ€" Longstone. Whe by a Swedish bed I‘l rt to :~the that iresh n repulsed. trawker C sad and untimely death of one Merlin‘s bestâ€"known : and popular g men took place Tugsday a.m. Mr. Herbert Steen, son of Mr. Mrs. Isaac Steen, Frederick St. away aftek an illness of only a,few hours. Early last evening deâ€" {Réased was apparontly in good health t while _ going home sumra.?an s of paralysis which "fi'é , im WMnfi,t 210q‘ ciock, Th¢ .404 , demise. qi the . young. man WÂ¥8 4 Isevere shock to the family and hosts Of friends throughout the city. SUODEN DEATH OF . NERRERT STEE . The dec:ased was in his 39th year and after receiving his education in the schools of this city he assisted ‘hi- father in building up a large and suce:ssful market _ garden business. His courteous and ;oodnulyed dispoâ€" sition and his upright business relaâ€" tions made him popular with all classes of citizens. He wili te greatâ€" ly missed in social and musical cirâ€" cles in the Twinâ€"‘ t/;, and especially by the congregaticn _ of Mt. Carmel i(‘hurcb. He was a member of Phoenâ€" ix Lodge, K. of P. He is sarvived by his parents, three brothers and three sisters, Mcs rs. Lambert, Detroit, and Alfred and Fred at home, MNrs. C. Peppler, and Mrs. P. Barber, of thit city, and Miss Daisy, recently of Detroit. The funeral will be I at 2 o‘clock p.m., from on Fredcrick strmet to cemetery,â€" followed | by NONâ€"JURY alTTINGS OF GOUNTY COURT The nonâ€"jury ‘sitting ty Court opened morning, with Judge tench. The only case was that of Valentin The | Berlin _ Gasoline Threskr Co. Ltd., b for account. Both the lor accoun! counterclain costs and : en in whic MeBride fo Scellen for MeBride for the _ Plaintiff and J. A. Scellen for the defendant. The case of Gourlay and Vogelberg gnd L.J . Brerthaupti s CH.LCJinceny has peen slated for toâ€"morrow meornâ€" ing at ten o‘cleck. The other five cases on the list have teen pcestponâ€" ed . The complete uniform of a private soldier was found in a corner on Ross street in St. Thomas on Saturday. . It is supposed to have been discarded by a deserter from London. _ only case gone on with Valentine & Martin \s. Gasoline _ Engine â€" and Ltd., being an aclion Both the action and the were dismissed _ with stavy of twenty days aitâ€" to ent*r an appeal. A.B. the _ plaintiff and J. A. NEWS ld on Friday the residence Mount Hope s rvices at on _ ‘Tuc Reade on the on on n n tennnntt i 1 Te mnnnnUnRRAAHRININHIT BERLIN CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO SIGN CONTRACT FOR FIRE ALARM SYSTEM It took the city fathers three and a half hours to dispose of the city‘s business. The eleven o‘clock closing byâ€"law was suspended for the meetâ€" ing â€" just before the postoflice clock chimed _ out the ~hour, and it was 11.3% _ when adjournment was made. The matters which caused the. larke part: of the discussion were the _ reâ€" port of the Fire and Light Commitâ€" tee, the request for a grant from the Berlin Civic Association, the _ comâ€" munications, and a few other items thrown in to make a full night‘s proâ€" gramme. Mayor Hett presided, and the members round the Council board were â€" Alderman _ Gallagher, Gross, Master, _ Hahn, _ Schwartz, Bucher, Huehnergard, _ Dunke, Rudell, Trask, Cleghorn, McCutcheon, and Hallman. | It was stated that the song birds s are becoming almost extinet, and, if ; they are not‘ proteeted immediatecly a there will be nothing but The black C bird and sparrows left. i Mr. A\. Merner spoke on behalf _ of the petitioners, saying that they had made a study of it. The petition asked lthnt permits be given to petitioners s to _ shoot birds by Chief of Police. <] t offer o lower on the the A petition Wwasâ€"recerver rranm sevel al citizens asking that they be . pet mitted to organize the Berlin | Gam Protective Association, in order .t protect the â€" song birds in the city It was stated that the song bird are becoming almost extinct, and, : in The mish system. Granted permission for the. orâ€" ganization of a Berlin CGame Protective Association for the protection of song birds from the blackbirds and sparrows. Received the report of Chairâ€" man Schwartz of the Board of Works and ~Assistant Engineer Pequegnat on the Good Roads‘ Convention. Passed a resolution to be forâ€" wardedâ€"to the | Legisleture in connection with the. deputation on Hydro Radials which waited on the Premier last week., Awarded tenders for the conâ€" struction of tile, concrete founâ€" dations and sidewalks. Voted down a byâ€"Jlaw to reâ€" gulate the boundaries of livery stables. Government that publicl WI WHAT â€" BERLIN _ COUNCIL DID. + â€" After a calling of the ayes and nays, voted a $100 grant to the Berlin Civic Association. it pe i _ presenting the ~report of the ; e and _ Light Committee to _ the‘ incil, Chairman C. C. Hahn of! t committee outlined the steps | ding _ up to _ the awarding of the tract to the Star Electric Co the first place tenders were asked . and _ two tenders were received,| \from the Notthern Electric ( ’ i the other from the Star Electric . the first a Canadian concern, “Mi latter an American firm. The j structed the Mayor to sign contract with the Star Elecâ€" Star El the c s can 1 of r f the St than the Extermir on tract Wage Blffe.A warded I for the new fire alarm it it ctr esolution aski~g the to amend the act sc ~owned street rail taxed, . @ payers on th 131 at §3 1x That Mr. U. B: Shantz be teferred to the City Engineer, e That â€" the request of the Bérlin Civic Association, asking for a grant and also the . petition .in conmection therewith, be referred to the . City Council. That the accounts . amounting to $571.11, be passed for payment. _ â€"That tenders be received, for ‘the $6000.00 debentures, _ for, completing the Tuberculosis Sanitarium. That the letter from the City Solâ€" icitors regarding Williams Claim, be referred back to them, â€" _ with a . reâ€" quest for their opinion s to the citâ€" ies legal indemnity in this matter. That the next _ regular meeting of Council be hbeld on Monday, the 5th inst. ghun J â€"% That â€"â€" the accounts and payâ€"shéet amounting to $376.69 be passed .for pay ment. & .. That the â€" request of ‘Mr. H. Hamâ€" brecht, for permission ‘to erect a gasâ€" oline pump _ in front of his premises at 106 King Street East be granted, provided that the pump is erected so as not to project over the curb onto King â€" street, and _ further, provided that he agrees to execute an agrce» ment or bond, indemnifying the City against any damages that may be occasioned by such pump being there. That the tender of D. H. Clemens & Co., for the concrete foundations for the pavements on Strange . and Peter Streets, at 44}c. pet . Square yard, be accepted. That the â€" tender of The Canadian Bulflalo Forge Company Limited, for supplying cast iron catch basin covâ€" ers and _ manhole castings, at $2.45 per 100 pounds, be accepted. _ That the tender of Mr. Paul Bergâ€" mann, for supplying concrete tile, 8, 10; 12, 16, 20, 24, 30 and 36 inches iin diameter, by 2} feet long, at 40c. 52ic., 65c., $1.20, $1.70, $2.30, $3.37 and $4.25 respectively, be accepted. |â€" That the tender of Mr.â€"A. B. Millâ€" ‘er, of 12¢. per foot for 4 in. . curb irons, be accepted. â€" Clause Â¥ive was struck out of the report and the tender awarded to Pieper and Morris for the supplying of the _ concrete tile. Chairman Schwartzâ€" said _ that while Bergman was about a cent higher the contract had been _ awarded _ to him because they were not assured that _ Pieper and Morris would be able to supply them, and : were not anxious, Mr. Morris was presented and explained that they would supply the tile when needed. It was also urged that the contract should _ go to a local firm, Ald. Gallagher pointing out that it would thus employ Berlin labor. as follows :â€" That the contract for the construcâ€" tion of cement walks for the season of 1915 be awarded to D. Christrer at 10} cents per square foot. Bull: hole The seoretary Health _ forw a reconrmend ing Av The Board of Works beg to report I‘l Phat â€" the tender of the Canadian iffalo Forge Co., for sewer _ manâ€" le covers, delivered whete required, $2.45 per 100 pounds, be accepted. That the tender of R. Bochmet & »., for sewer pipe and cement, . be d He it _ the â€" accounts and payshcet inting to $3143.74 be passed for ient. at the tendet of the Canadian t d Berlin Civie Association _ preâ€" a petition signed by 232 of the ratepavers _ of the city asking, $200 grant, . . Finance Committee Additional ‘Report. Sewer Committee Board of Works Construct Sewers Request Grant tary _ of the Board _ of rwarded a communication ng that sewers be _ conâ€" m Ahrens St., Bietwagen caster St., Victoria St., Place. Referred to Sewetr Hose d the er_of _ the Canadian Rubber Co., Limited, se, be referred to the ie Chairman. hbout $200.