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_ _‘ _â€"â€" Preston Crosshill, spent, Sunday at home of Mr. and Mrs. Danie} zer.â€"Miss Vera Schweitzer a week with her cousin, Miss Hoftman, Crosshill.â€"Mr, and . Charles Plantz, of Waterloo, . and Mrs. Lorne Gooding, . of , spent Sunday with the tter‘s mother, Mrs. William Hahn. Annie Wahl has returned home m a visit with twin city friends. Loyal to Empireâ€"Mr. and Mrs. bade their two sons, A. and N. Hatfeld, both sergeants, who leave for â€" and to reinforce the Princess Pat®, an encouraging _ fareâ€" well on Satiftday. Mrs. Hatfieki ex sfianed herself to her sons that she was willing to sacrifice all her claims upon them in their service to their king and empire and would retain enly a mother‘s love for her children. said if it were necessary . she herself would assist in the making of ¢ or do anything to bring to an ‘end the influences predominating . in Germany which disturbed the peace â€"of the world. Mr. and Mrs. Hatfeld have two sons, one sonâ€"inâ€"law _ and ‘two nephews in the service. "No season of the year is so dangâ€" ==srous to the life of little ones as is wtthe gummer. â€"â€"The excessive heat ‘The employees of the polishing and mickle plating rooms of the Clare foundry on Saturday at noon did honor to a former fellow employe in the person of Pte. Richard P. Gorâ€" ing of the 34th Battalion. Goring was invited to the shop and occasion was taken to present him with ten dollars in gold which was accompanâ€" ied py a nicely worded address. Local and personal:â€"Mr. and Mrs. Llovd Knipfel and little daughter Stella of Berlin, and Misses Carrie and Lizzie Bauer of Waterloo .spent a couple of days at the home of Mr. Peter Dentinger.â€"Misses Lillian Hinsâ€" berger returned to her home at Deâ€" troit after spending a few weeks vaâ€" cation with the Misses Forwell.â€"Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lackner and son Harâ€" old motored to Hamilton on Sunday. â€"Among those that spent Sunday at Mr. John Ottman‘s were Mr. _ C. Heinbuch, â€" Mr. B. Heinbuch, Miss Vera Heinbuch of Linwood, Mr. . and Mrs. Fred Heinbuch of Berlin and Mr "Peter Wagner, Mr.â€"and Mrsâ€" Câ€"F; Ottmann and little daughter Helen, Mrs. Schaub and Mrs. Keiler of Wellâ€" esley.â€"Miss K. Ballard is visiting relatives at Toronto.â€"Mr. and Mrs. Will Forwell, Miss Jennie Forwell of Berlin and Misses Florence and Fay: Forwell of Detroit spent last Tuesâ€" day with the former‘s brother here.â€" Mr. Eugene Scherrer spent Saturday at St. Jacobs.â€"Messrs M. Forwell fln‘l (i. Musselman of Waterloo, and r. H. Huehn of Berlin spent Sunday at the former‘s home here.â€"Mr. Alâ€" bert Martin is sporting a new . Mcâ€" Laugblin touring car.â€"Mr. _ Claude Fowler of Listowel is visiting at his home here.â€"Miss Emma Lackner reâ€" turned to her home here after spendâ€" ing a fow weeks at Guelph.â€" Mr. Leslie â€" Waunklan of New Hamburg spent Saturday in the village.â€"Miss Alma Forwell spent a few days at Berlin â€" last week. â€"Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Vance of New Hamburg visitâ€" ed his mother here over Sunday. â€" Messrs Albert Martin and Lercy Deâ€" Kay made a business trip to Oshawa on Saturday.â€"Lichty Bros of Wellesâ€" ley are building a bridge in the villâ€" age.â€"Miss Beatrice Donald of Presâ€" ton is visiting her grandparents here. â€"â€"Mrs. _ Frank Senior spent a few‘ «ays at Preston last week, and was accompfnied on her return by . her daughter, Miss Doris.â€"Mr. David Ste wart of Elora spent Sunday in our burg. SUMMER HEAT Note. â€"Among those who & U t Sur at the home . of t‘ Ed. Weber and â€" daughter en of Listowel Mr. and Mrs. M. -,L“ of St. Jasobs, Miss . Hedâ€" â€"Lingl brother â€" Paul, â€" of ASundar vith Miss Yors Heoveltâ€" Py with Miss Vers t 8. M. . Engeltet, m-?iun- ith.friends in Elmiga.â€"Mr, . and (§. Albertâ€" Gentz of Elmira called Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Huehn Sunday ening.â€"Mr. Herb Huehn, of Berlin, ent Sunday under the parental roof I Alberta Hehn, of New Hamâ€" Eg is visiting with friends in our tg.â€"â€"Mr. and Mrs. Will Kochler and mily, Petrolia, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. €er"so quickly that uniess prompy erd; is at handrthe bay may be beyond all human help before the mother realizâ€" es he is il1. Summer is the season when diarrhoea, cholera infantum, dyâ€" sentry and colic are most prevalent. Any one of these troubles may prove «#eadly if not promptly treated. Durâ€" ing the summer the mothers best friend is Baby‘s Own Tablets. They regulate the bowels, sweeten the stomach and keep babyâ€" healthy. The Tablets are sold by medicinge dealers Of by mail at 25 cents a box from The Pr. Williams‘ Medicine Co , Brockville, Ont, Â¥heawe tha liffle etamach ont of. Of Hawkesville. HARD ON BABY a short holiday at the parental home here. â€" Miss Lauretta Snider, ol Bloomingdale, spent Sunday with Mry,, Oliver Scheifele.â€"Messrs. Henry and Pet.r Scherer visited friends in Présâ€" ton" on Sunday.â€"Mr. and Mrs. Emâ€" anuel Hemmerich and family, of FXâ€" mira, spent Sunday with friends here, â€"Mr. Arthur Hachborn and _ the Misses Mabel and Edna Bowman were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Scheiféle on Sunday.â€"Mr. and Mrs. David STheifele, of St. Jacobs, spent Sunday at the home of the ‘former‘s brother, Solomon Scheifele, â€"No Bill, that fellow from the north did not say anything that was not }just right and we expect that he never thought of touching somebody‘s Iheart. We douht whether he‘ll ever venture down that hill out west. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Wood and family, of Burlington, who were visiting the former‘s aunt, Mrs. James Taylotr, returned home last week.â€"Miss Maud Fischer spent a day last week in Toronto.â€"Miss Lizzie Brohman spent a day last week with her sister at Breslau.â€"Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Strickâ€" fand of Centreville, spent â€" Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Wm.. G. Taylor.â€"Mr. Wm. Robinson of Guelph took charge of the service held on Sunday evening last.â€"Rev. Mr. Lucas of Guelph will preach next . Sunday evening at the Church at 7.15.â€"Mr. and ‘Mrs. John Wolfe and daughter, Jean, spent Sunday in (Guelph.â€" News of Interest.â€"Farmers â€" are getting quite anxious as to the safeâ€" ty of the â€" grain crops.â€"The recent heavy rains have greatly rétarded the work on the land. Quite a numbet of farmers wili oty finish haying this week while barley and oat cutâ€" ting will be genéral this week.â€" Most of the fall wheat has been out in the recent heavy rains, as a result some has sprdouted. Much of the oats is down so flat that it will be harâ€" vested with difficulty and will require much extra time and labor and willl also not be as good in quality. The roots have been affected in some \parts, especially the potatoes . and Small Savingsâ€"Count The Waterioo County= koan and Savings Company District Waterloa Small deposits trom time to soon accumulate into a nice gized savâ€" ings account. Start an account by deâ€" positing $1.00 at 4 per. cent, interest with * >+ » Conestoge. Mosboro. Wallace. $ is quite . m to predi¢t ‘ w s } be .,.;.'s:t.* oc a g "t for‘a good: crop someâ€"sections at l:ka :.n;:u"_ywfi .~ A dow # Toh ies ret Thitcial hat v to majority [*-'ZL‘* "list "Winthont o Work stock, gave _ his . famous on "The Underlying Canses of !!:f‘"t".’ I Wim TUR (Rudia a 6 ‘ vils . as he knows hfizfigh{hfl fl: land _ of _ birth, .M k 'mothodl carried on by hmm and how itâ€"is made/possible for one M hedrere thele duty Whith Qevaivey his hearers their ‘ whic upon them at this time, emphasizing the need lof recruiÂ¥ling upon‘ . those who can go and the need of giving of money ‘by those . who are able -1 who are enjoying . the liberty . thai prevail# in this fair Dominion at this time.â€"Mrs.. Kemp of Listowel, spoke briefly, also Dr. Jas. Moore, M. D., of Listowel, who has enlisted: in the medical corps and who expeckts . to leave in a short time. The. latter spoke principally on recruiting. . Mr. IM. J. Adolph acted as chairman for the meeting. A campaign for raising funds for the Patriotic Fusd . will shortly be begun in this township and we trust will be loyally supported by all the citizens.â€"Messrs L. Adoiph & Sons have had shipped a Hylo. silo which was purchased from the Gibson Mig. C., Guelph. It is the most come plete silo from point of material and equipment of any wooGen silo in this section. ‘The material being Georgia pheiâ€"-)iesm Wm. King and L. Adoliph & Sons have purchased | a ‘JohAson cotn binder from Mr. Geo. 9 a.huse Audence .in, the Pearce, Masseyâ€"Harris representative at Listowel.â€"Mr. Will Bartman had the misfortune to break his leg while kicking football near Kurtzville last week.â€"Mr. Wm. O. Gilmore has had a kitchen erected during the past week. Mr. Walter Simpson had the contract. & Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Stahle, Mr. and Mrs. W. Dingwall were spending last Sunday with relatives and frieads in (Galt.â€"Mr. Peter â€" Wagngr, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Ottman, Mrs. C. Koehler, Mrs. S. Schopp were making short calls at Hawksville on Sunday afterâ€" noon with friends.â€"Mr. and Mrs. iP. Berdux and family spent a week with relatives in and around Hanover and returned home on Saturday last.â€" Mrs. Jacob Winklerâ€"of Hanover, is at present visiting friends here and her sister, Mrs. P. Berdux.â€"Mr. Eckt Huras underwent an operation for appendicitis â€"a short time ago, and is recovering nicely although havâ€" ing had a very severe attack.â€"Mr. C. D. Koekler is spending his holiâ€" days with relatives and friends . in and around Hanover, Walkerton and other points north.â€"The Messrs. Ferâ€" dinand and Philip Berdux are busiâ€" ness visitors in Hamilton for a few days. to Tate Adam â€" Weglahrt wore surprised on Sunday to heat of his death which }tvook place at ; th6: {home of _ his daughter in‘ "Sebringville, Saturday night. Deceased had been here visitâ€" iing for‘a week or two not long ago and was. only ill a week â€" when . he ’passed away. Until a few months ago he resided in town, formerly he lived at Wegfabrt‘s Corners, a mile south of the village, for upwards of 50 years, and was well and favorably known py almost ecyerybody throughâ€" ‘Inut. the section. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Wm. | Foetter, |:~‘»ebringville, and Mrs. Simon Bowâ€" Iman, Montana, and was in his 86th year. The funeral took place here Tuesday afternoon from the Lutheran Church, Rev. Mr. Strempfer, Elmira officiating, the resident pastor being Girls wanted for dining room work in Dining Hall Dept., Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph. Write for application forms to Miss M. K. Rutherford, Dietitian, Ont. Agricultyural College, Guelph, Ont. _ W A N TE D Wellesley. 78 mnt wir the Methodist Berlin 38â€"2t Parig] Aug. 18.â€"The afternoon statement sayg; ist night gaaged . in """”"""""“"'"“""“"c"“'f”‘" 1 has been | reâ€" ported only artiliery engagements in the sections to the r ot Arras and between the m'rwmmuwoqluq.vmumfflfi the viginity of Lassigny. :. There was fighting yesterday ‘bombs and hand Grenades in Argonne at Haute Chgyauche, at Fontaine Aux Chareme and in the Forest of Cheppy. ~Our bombardment yesterday of German positigqns Hoar Te Cirge cengret ure Teay paltacd$h ard unsl 1*¢ eldiint, â€"@ M‘ 9n the en or on sevaaet Â¥ue Torg id UHJinl teiphes"hutnLe Sogt ’Ing the night against the positipn® taken by us yesterday wore repuised and we made.about fifty prisoners. > 4 London, Aug. 18.â€"A further advance of five hyndred yards by the Alâ€" Nes‘ forces on the Gallipoli Peninsula is announced in a report from au;' lall Hamiiton given out toâ€"day. Sir lan Hamilton reports that in the southern zone the situation was unchanged during the fourteenth and fifteenth. The Turks Kept up the usual artiliery fire without much effect. in the northern zone on the right flank of the Australian and New Zealand Corps the posiâ€" tion was heavily attacked during the nights of the fourteenth and fifteenth but all attacks were repulsed. > f o FURTHEA ADVANGES ON EALUIPOL} : +7 REPORTEO EY sR Mn HAMILTON GERMANS TAKE CITY OF KOVNO FROM RUSSIANS CYCLONE DEVASTATES HAITIEN REPUBLIC Pt. Au Prince, Aug. 17.â€"A violent cyclone has devastaled the entire southern side of the Haitien Republic with numergus victims in . towns along the caast. ‘At Suv La, troops on the left flank made a short advance ‘on the afterâ€" noon of the 15th, with a view to -(rluMph‘ipg out theâ€"ling. They mm forward under considerable gun and rifie fire and gained about §00 pr&, capturing a Turkish trench and taking two officers and twenty other prison. away from home.â€"Miss Armstrong of Brigden, is the guest of Mr, ar Mrs. R. S. Cotter at the Bank Building.â€"Mrs. Reynolds and daughâ€" ter, Ethel Mae, and Miss Eleanor Reynolds, of Brampton, visited . Elâ€" mira friends Tuesday.â€"Mr. Elias W. Snider left Friday on a holiday ttip. Petrograd, Aug. 19.â€"As the war continues the women on the border suffer the horrors of war and _ the mothers and orphans left at home are the ones who suffer most. In America â€" are many mothers _ and daughters, who were left penniless by the war of the Rebellion, put their sufferings are as nothing to the woâ€" men and children left as widows and orphans â€" of the soldiers who have fought and bled for their country in Europe. Many a mother and dauglitor havt teason to ‘:l thankful to Dr. Pierce for relief front suffering and the cute of those weaknesses of their sex, beâ€" cause of his ‘‘Favorite Prescription."‘ This tonic, which is strictly a temâ€" perance medicine, has cured thousandy of those weaknesses, headaches, nervâ€" ousness, _ backaches, which are the outward manifestations of disease in women. Dr. Pierce‘s Favorite Preâ€" scr ption speedily causes all womanly troubles to disappearâ€"removes pain and misery _ and brings back health and strength to _ nervous, irritable and exhausted women. _ It is a wonderful prescription preâ€" pared only from nature‘s roots . and herbs with no alcohol to falsely stimâ€" ulate and no narcotics to. wreck the nerves. It banishes pain, hedadache, backache, . low _ spirits, hot, flashes draggingâ€"down _ sensation, wp_fl:p,m{, fllnpbnneu surely and without loss of time. * vrimen . W\ dwkvore CE ECCLLE AORCT scription has done jor thousands it will do for _ you. It‘s not a secret remedy for its ing@ ‘dients are printâ€" ed on wrapper. Get it this very day at â€"any medicine dealets in _ either liquid or tablet fotm. Doctot Pierce‘s Pleasant Pellets reâ€" gulate and invigorate stomach, liver and bowels. Sugarâ€"coated, tiny grapâ€" ules, easy to take as candy.â€"Adyv, Miss Bertha Devitt of. Bufflalo arâ€" rived Tuesday evening and will spend two weeks at the home of her parâ€" ents Mr, and Mrs, Menno Devitt, (Canadian Press.) Berlin, Aug. 18.â€"Koyno, the Capital of the Russian Provigce of that â€" name, on the right bank of the ‘River Nieman, a fortress of the firstâ€"class, together with all its forts and a quantity of war material has been in, German hands since last night. More than four hundred cannon were taken. The fortress was captured by storm in spitf: of 3 most tenaâ€" cious registance by the Russians, says the headquarters statement issued toâ€"day. WOMEN OF RUSSIA NT AT LINbE THUNDER STORMS <â€" :; DAMAGE CROPS ‘ AT EDMONTON HUN SUBMARINES < AGAIN BUSY RUSSIANS PREPARE TO EVACUATE VILNA NEWS OF INTEREST FROM NEW HAMBURG Miss Beatrice Katzenmeier _ spent Tuesday in Berlin. F5 Mr. Collins of Woodstock . was . a visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chatles Ritz. tloy P Mrs. JInhn Schmidi is spending week with relatives in St. Jacobs Miss Mabel P. Spahr, daughter. of Mr. Hartman Spahr, left for Guelph where she is taking a nurses trainâ€" ing course at the . Homewood Saniâ€" tarium. Mrs. Herman Spring and daughteys left for their home in Ann Harbo Mich., on Wednesday, after a,. pleasâ€" ant visit at the home of Mr. . and Mrs. Lewis Hahn. . Lieut. Gerald Hamilton has . been akpointed signalling officer attached to the 76th Battalion now in Niagâ€" ara Camp, He is the second son of igingagys is MCLAd N O , BRAR, ( vigL a ‘\ Mr. Arthur‘ Buckel spent the "week end at Ins "home here. _ _Mr and NMre V. Ratz are visiting Mrs. Chris. Rau Rau spent several Preston, this week Mr. James Vapce is a pusiness visâ€" itor in London this week. their dndgflxr im CiSmrsoR. M,ss Helma Boullce left Monday to visit her sister, Mrs. Charles Rich ardson in St. Marys. * About one hundred people of St. Peters Lutheran Church, Berlin, atâ€" tended service in St. Peters Lutherâ€" an church here. The sermons, both in English and German, were deliverâ€" ed by Rev. Oberlander of New York City. â€" Mr. and. Mrs, H. H. . Wylie â€"and sons, Willie and Bobbie, of Grimsby , spent Sunday the home of i. hae She. hrovgt Matth. Winnipeg, « Aug. 18.â€" Heavy thunder storms yesterday are reâ€" ported from Edmonton ahd Saskaâ€" toon with a great fall of rain and probably damage to the crops. This was lessened, however, by the abâ€" sence of winds. London,. Aug. 8.â€" The British steamer Bonny of 2702 tons grog, and the Spanish steamer ‘Isidore, 2044 tons, have "been _ sunk. Twentyâ€"one of the crew of the forâ€" mer vessel and cight of the latter were picked up. The _ trawler George also was sunk. Her crew was saved. Two small Nu\rghn steamers, Romulus and Mincral, also have been sunk. Petrograd, _ Aug. 18.â€"German acroplanes are persistently bomâ€" barding the city of Vilna, â€"about fifty miles east of Kovne. The possibility of the capture of Vilna by the Germas is forgséen in Petrograd and operations prelimâ€" inary to its evacuation are in proâ€" gress. The Governer Gergeral of vilha Was ordered ~the removal of equipmenttfl factories and _ of banks, together with supplies of metals, including church belis, leaâ€" ther and everything . else which might be useful to invaders. Horeâ€" es and live stock are being taken away. (Canadian Press}. Local News. and Miss â€" Gussie days in Berlin and ~Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ober, Miss Margaret Peacock and Mr. G. Semple spent Sundgay at the latter‘s home in Milverton, The Misses Minnic and Ella Ruthig have left for a months holidays . to visit relatives, and frends. About twenty .. members ..of Nith Lodge No. 96 I .0. 0. F. were at Stratâ€" ford on Wednesday where the Grand Lodge of that Order is in.session this week. ‘The New Hamburg band _ acâ€" compartied them and furnished music in conjunction with other bands. Mr. Fred L. Peine was ~the delegate ~of the local lodge at the session. Miss Ruth Peacock is spending seyâ€" eral /weeks holidays with friends in Bright. > â€" C F Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hartman ; of Hamilton gpent severalâ€"days with Mr. and Mrs. John Buckel. & Mr. Herman Appel, Miss Edna Ap pel and their guests Mr. and Mrs Lambert Appel of Toronto spent Monâ€" day with the former‘s mother in Wil mot Centre. _ Mrs. Irvine Laschinger of Peters burg is visiting her parents here. . _ Mr. Donald Banting of the Standard Bank staff spent Sunday at his home inâ€"Laucan. t Death of Aged Resident.â€"The death took place here on Tuesday of Miss Catharine Keegan at the ‘anced age of 82 years, 1 month, and A2 days, the infirmities of old age being the cause of his death. He had been a resiâ€" dent of New Hamburg for about seven years, formerly‘ residing on the Huron Road. ‘She was & member of the Cathâ€" olic church. The funeral took »place on Friday forenoon to Holy Family church and interment in the R. C. ceâ€" metery at St. Agatha. One brother, Mr. James Keegg, of this town, surâ€" vives her. Bornâ€"In St. Marys on the 15th inst. to Mr. and Mrs#. Charles Richardson, (nee Miss Florence Boullee of New Hamburg), a son. Respected Citizen Passes Away. â€" Mr. Conrad Wilker died at his home in Wilmot on Monday, August _ 9th, at the age of 55 years, 11 months and 2 2days. He had been a sufferer of cancer in the face for over a _ year, and his death was not unexpected. The late Mr. Wilker was born near Tavisâ€" tock and was married to, Miss Elizaâ€" beth Stock of Rast Zorta. ‘For many years he occupied his farm in | South Wilmot, and about eight years ago he retired and came to New Hamburg, where he resided until he returned to his f;nm hm about s year ago. Besides is w he 10y esâ€"to mourn his:Jace ama ann William on the homeâ€" stead, t orme Geuginveryceis; 4s ovy 2l zel, of East Zora. The funeral took place on Thursday to Trinity Lutheran church and thence to Riverside cemeâ€" tery for interment. Former Citizen Dies at Sarnia.â€"Mr. william J. ‘Wanda, a _ former wellâ€" known citizen of New Hamburg, passâ€" ed away at his home in Sarnia _ on Tuesday, the 10th inst. He is survivâ€" ed by his.wife and one gon, A. ‘I. Ward of Sarnia. _ The funeral took plleem on Friday afternoon in Sebringâ€" v The results of the examinations for entrance to Normal schools have been $3000 stock of Shoes Basement, Hotel Lewis stt :t Th ig | & koR fiwn 228 dline shods, oofees voft 24 10 ang 9 o If you want “*fi come: to our store biggost. m’w ever wa sivq';:t. Good patametta cloth, Ay front, . good high LOT NO. 3.â€"This lot is just the coat for the farmer. heavy wool, mole ‘lined, g .fi water proof, extra value at $12.° Saturda: m $.00 per garment. ‘This --&‘nuc "Ctiné and wegee* > > > es AN OLD SAYING IS : f You can drive a horse to water ; But you can‘t make him drink. I can offter you bargains 1e But I can‘t make you buy. It‘s up to you i‘ you want to pay a big price for shoes â€"that‘s your business. éf you want to save $1 to $2 on a paz:r of shves that‘s my business . Bécause that‘s what 1 can do. s will be sold at and ‘below manufacturing cost. D. BOHLENDER 203 King Street, West, Berlin WaATCH THis sPACE For ouUr sTORZE NEWs. ‘The store that giyes you the hest value for your n INCOAT: BARGAINS i FGR SATURDAYyv & SHANTZ & CORMAN 3.â€"This Tot is a Â¥ery fine lot, all woo!, light guaranteed fiw,?otol, regular $10, Sptulrdt_y issued and we note with pleasure that the New Hamburs pupils madé an excellent showing, six .out of gight candidates â€" being â€" successful. â€" They are Bernice Matty, Hugh Monoghan, Ethel Walton, Thusnelda Manz, Jrene Walton and Eastor: Wilhelm. . > IEPPLING KILL 10 10RA O Loudon suduRes oIXTNLINES _ LOST NFLOOD \. ELETON Londen, _ Aug. ~18.â€"The . outâ€" skirts of London were raided last night by . Zeppelins. 10 persons being killed. The damage to. proâ€" perty was not important. â€". Ome Zeppelin is believed to have been hit. Thirtyâ€"six persons were . inâ€" jured. The aid raid was over the Eastern, counties of England. The statement given out by the official press bureau ‘said:â€"*"Zepâ€" pélins visited the Eastern Coun» ties last night and dropped bombs. Anti aircraft glins were in action and it is believed ghat one Zeppeâ€" lin was hit. Air patrols were acâ€" tive but owiny to the difficulty of ‘hfl lt"l()l[‘ll“rll‘ condivions vde Zeppelins â€" wete able to escape. Some houses and other buildings including a church were damaged. The following casualties have been recorded. Killed, men 7; women, 2;~ children 1. An]ured, men 13; women 18; children 3. All were civilians Dallas, Texas, Aug. 18.â€"Ftomt copies . ofâ€" yesterday‘s newspapers received from:> Houston, Gaivesâ€" ton and Beaumont which are still€ out of from telegraph and: teleâ€" phone cammunication _ and llfl other sources it is now estimatet lost and _ seve property daimna casioned . by . storm which «t t of Te before it Te wete able to rs and other t church were d ing casualties h Killed. men 7: veste than sever aimaAge lobars t al Waterloo® Eastern Counâ€" dropped bombs. / Un e to escape. er buildings re damaged. es have been as over the ngland. out by the ea t ney tropical it coast he day, Jood tfl}: dollar® ta the ht 50