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?W’le the byâ€"law, which is a generâ€" g measure, and is the same for each ipality, provides _ that _ the, ',; ount of the guarantee does _ not ‘\ have to be paid over to the Hydro 5" v mjssjon, but merely that the byâ€" . law «providing for the issuing of deâ€" bentures be turned over to the Comâ€" wnission, it stipulates that each munâ€" doipality will pay the interest on the debentures for a period of ten years, h hl‘t'hc share of profits that may reâ€" " ult from the operations of the line ¢ W year to year, «_ In Berkin‘s case the protblem has been the cause of a great deal of \ ‘controversy, ‘and the éend is not yet. \ The mibom:y who voted against the â€" submission oi the byâ€"law, the . Teleâ€" ‘ .graph is satisfied, were not opposed z.m Hydro‘ Radial proposition, but . 8 ired to protect the interests . of Pad ratepayers. ‘They requested that .f“; be route through the city should be d in the byâ€"law, but owing "o the byâ€"law being an agreement beâ€" Mngl 4 i i i‘wou the â€"respective municipalities, » Engineer Gaby was not in a position ‘to.comply with the request. ‘The municipal Councils of Berlin, Waterioc and Waterloo Township on 6 decided to submit ,fior' e smm ont Way from Tor *to 2 9": pective amounts of the guarantees Ami in the _ byâ€"law are,: Berlin $179,040, Waterloo $193,000, and Watâ€" ®rloo FPowaship $521,003, a total | of $1,1098, 948. "N‘h’oftyuu of these municipaliâ€" have now befote them one ol the t, if not the biggest, proposiâ€" 4 that has ever peen submitted in Ahe form of a byâ€"law. Its importance the municipalities concerned is Tarâ€" : ng, as it . means that . every % of pmoperty along the proposâ€" | route is called upon to mortgage M prom‘.y pro rata to its _ valuea order to provide a radial . trunk ' between Toronto and London, _Berlin citizens will desire a definite decision | tegarding the route â€" from the Commission, and other perâ€" n“m‘ matters will have to ‘pe clearâ€" ed up betweéen now and the day _ of ling." _ /It is the duty of every elector enâ€" "Witled to vote on the byâ€"law in the municipalities to make himself @onversant with the terms of the py Jaw and | gather all the information that may be given out y the Comâ€" migsion and the press during . the _ campaign, PROUD SPIRITâ€" MUST BE CRUSHED ~‘The New York Tribuve, in discrelâ€" jting ‘the mad proposal ol Henry Ford to send. forth the dove at this time, Aakes the position that peace would not now . mean immediate Prussian supremacy, _ the battle of the Marne having made this an impossibility, but it would _ mean that Germany would take â€" home _ rewards which wouht h but the incentive to _ new wrongs. and {resh efforts to complete j @onquest of Evrope, and the utâ€" destruction of © the liberty and piness _ of : the smaill people, and ; numerically _ weaket races, "A ature peace would be but an inâ€" ption in the progress of a camâ€" ‘and a crusade of Germany t _ all civilization. _ It would an that those who conceived, planâ€" and _ ditected _ the present _ onâ€" ' would have a new opportuniâ€" y to gatherup their strength, profit ‘ their errors, extend their preparâ€" . It would mean that the next tion of ‘men would have to go to. the trenches in which the t have.lived and died for . so y bitter months, It would postâ€" , but it would not abolish _ the 1..........Bo far as it is possible to , the rulers of Germany remain as laithful to _ the doctrine of 1d power as sixteen months ago, they !aunched theit ‘thunderbolt. for the people, not yet is it posâ€" "%o bulleve that they are willing make sacrifices which are essential ‘un enduring ‘peaice.‘" ; _ then, is â€" the moral crisis of ) war, and in that crisis, according 4 of changes must in of changes must be left ROâ€"RADIAL BY.LAW accepted up to Wednes aper, published every P w . d ‘ *Op To Tueainy "recrulliog"© (HAs hw """&411."‘"‘ on Tuesday ‘morning. Indhopp‘ Canadianâ€"born and are young unmaArâ€" My.m sixth, an Englishman, is a widower with his on as next © of kin, ‘This is the clais of â€"men who are wanted. « ARCHIE LAN 24, Berâ€" lin. Born lfi. Koxt ot : uim fls n > _ BAMUEJL, WILBON, age 44, . Eiâ€" mira. l&; Im W..finfi of kin, !:l"ft Wilson, son, Leicester, Engâ€" WILLIAM A. SUTHERLAND, age 24. 44 Foundry Street. Berlin. Born in Bcotland. Next of kin Mrs. Anna Butherland, mother, Se:tlul. _ WALTER NEWTON, . A0, / onto, Born in Canada. ’l\ d“-. COhristina Newton, mother, Toronto. ORVILLE® J. WALKER, age 19, Berlin. Born in Canads, flm ‘of kin, Mrs, G. R. Thair, mother, 64 Weber street, C JACOB RICH, age 17, Berlin. Born in Canada, Next of kin . Eva Rich, mother, 49 Routh Foundry t. JOHN KEHN, age 25, Betlin, Born in Canada, _ Next of kin, Mrs. M. Kehn, mother, , 46 North Cameron street. 4 FLORIN TOMIN, age 28, "Berlin Born in Canada, _ Next of kin Mrs Leah Tomin, mothér, New Dundee, CHARLES _ HY.* GOODING, age 27, Elmira, Born in Canada. EDWARD NOBLE, age 42, Elmira, Born in Ireland. MONTENEGRINS + ARE RETREATING . © UNDER PRESSURE BTANLEY (G. RAMSDEN, age 3?. Elmira, +Born in England. Paris, Dec. 3.â€"Further retreat of Montenégrins under Austrian . presâ€" sure and a retrograde movement inâ€" volving the evacuation ol Plevige is recorded _ in the official statement from Montenegrin headquarters made public here toâ€"day. 8SCATTERED DETACHMENTS / DEFEATED? to The ‘Fribune, the civMized world must depend on the faithfulness to ldeals of the British people. It is beâ€" cauge the _ British are thus faithfal, and know that this war cannot . be settled until it la settled right, that the British government is calling for more men in full determination never to yield until the proud spirit of the Hohenzollerns is thotroughly. crushed. Kultur is a von}) that bas become‘ familiar since the beginning of the war in Europe. Germany defended the war by saying that it was necessary to extend its Kultur to all the world. At ‘first it was adsumed that Kultyr was identical wu“mum&‘{nd m;:% \who admired Getréan Hterature a ‘cholarship were quite 8repm’od to ‘adâ€" mit that the spread of German cultu? :o all peoples might Ne a good think. But it is only now begihning to be unâ€" deratood that Kultur does not mean culturd, but the distinctive German spirit and methods of life. It means the death of democracy and the exâ€" tension of government control to the minutest features of social life, 1t means the abolition of private choice and initiative, and the subjection of all personal aims to participation in a national purgon and the means of executing it. 1t means that order of things which has made Germany the best pn-‘p‘rrrd military nation in the world and enabled the German Govâ€" ernment to include all the private reâ€" sources of the nation in its military operations. German Kultur, as now explained, has no M‘ for free will except the will to conform to _ the apirit and methodsa of the State. belore Christmas, The early shopper gets the best choice, * Berlin, Dec. Sp-lilttond Serâ€" blan detachments in 4he region of the southwest of Mitrovitza, near the Montenegrin border, where deâ€" feated by the Teutonic forces in engagements yesterday and more than 1200 prisoners taken, it was announced toâ€"day ‘by . German headquarters. Prof. W. H. Allison in N. Y. Times.) Henry [ Ford is fording his way across the Atlantic on a mission thal tew others put a Ford could afford to make." The Hydro Radial enterprise is a nonâ€"political enterprise and every inâ€" dividual should be permitted to form his own opiniong withgut being chargâ€" ed with political bias. > With Christmas shopping, the war, the recruiting campaign and the Hyâ€" dro Radial byâ€"law before the people the noxt fow weeks will ne strenuous to say the least, a Only fourteen shopiping days are left NOTES AND COMMENTs Three From Elnora. GERMAN KULTUR ol Door Was‘ Aektroybd by fire Vriduy ‘J“;fi m%i‘% ‘ ue car, which was. oA siding,," W ate vmn% i‘ the nuua". mas ter ot'-lu ‘o‘clock but before he had gone far he was surprised, io, upe the ln-fi.m ing bigh into the aim. There is no Car remainl ul the confagrution brought® Ot" the residents * to/ gether but they could do nothing to combat the fMames and had to stand aside abd ‘watth the goods butn,‘ GREECE I8 i THREATENED 4 . M BY TEUTONS CAPTURE OP > _ > cJ | ADVANCED FRENOK â€" _ TRENCH REPQRTED ||® \\ «« . ‘b(Cahadian Press,) & mmh;'m' J "‘,' A MA . t\‘otfi: pl,gn p]dumo;‘m:'z Sin y .Champagne district, agst Aubarive and sixty prisonars ‘ in .‘ hn« |nnw|t n + ay ‘s .‘.()efl'lum. ajate BOME SPIRITED \ *‘ CANNONADING > 1N CHAMPAGNE FORD OFFERED ' _ __ EDISON BIG ‘ i0 «... JNDUCENENT New, York,". "RDec. ?’.â€"W‘lo‘n‘:mu Edizon was,.sgying good hye 4o ;Henry Ford _ Saturday, the peace prometor pressed the. inventor!s. hand .and. _ teâ€" peated over and> . over again ‘You must come, you * mustâ€"eome;"‘ < and leaning: Cluber s#1d fright ‘into‘ hi# ear "T‘l give yow a miltton dollars it preven is bearing rethark fAirat gfiln“lqmbo_l T was repeated TROOPSHIP he smiled arnd shook his head, {Canadian, Pres®.) . .\ ; * Ottawa, Dec;‘ 7.â€"It ts officlally an nounted that"the troop ship Lapland has arrived safely in England. _ BULGARIANS â€" â€" , / .. DEFEATED BY FRENCH TROOPS TO BLOCK "GERMAN INTRIGUE‘ IN FOREIGN LANDS (Canadian Press.) + *4 London, Dec. 7.â€"Sitr Edward Grey iptimated in the House . otf Commons toâ€"day ««that the British Govnumon‘tfi ehrnestly was considering a means lg blocking "Gerinan intrigue" in Chi# generally and‘ in British Colonie®® in the far east _ and in foeeign concesâ€" sions in China. LARGE FLOUR c MILLS .DESTROYED Paris, D#c. 7.â€"â€" Th" War Office communication this a 1»“ ;&q mndhts Takt Aight thin the exeon. ments n wit exce tioh d'rxhor zleud unnonulg'o in Champagne and a local engageâ€" ment near one of o:r advanced poâ€" |l't.!:m‘ to‘the south of Saint ‘Gouâ€" plét. Mle I t (Canadian Press.) . hSt. Catharines, Dec. 7.â€"Fire u;‘l.y‘ this mornin tomp?el w the four ml“_ of the np‘ 1.3rum- ing â€"Co., with Stahles and ‘cooper shops, at a‘loss estimated three to four hundred thousand dollars, nn night . was calm. or the fire mignt have swept 8t. Hall street clear. ‘The blaze started in the sifting room from an amnamed cause and workmen in mill â€" hadâ€"to makea hurried exit. Boldiers and> * citizens: aided to the cdll brigadia W them. ‘As« sistanté alÂ¥o ‘Camie trom Thorold; f (Cénadian ‘Preas.) |, ; Parie, Deci 7.â€"â€"The defeat of the Butgarians | (n attacks on the French linés at Abozarki Demir, Kapu‘ and Costmorino are report. ed in a ‘do‘x:uh from: Athens to the Havas ency toâ€"day. The Serbian retreat into‘ Albania is hampered by the bad state of the roads and cold weather, also . by the presence in the Serbian:ranks of more than 40,000 Austcian pries ongre. â€" . TN 8T. CATHARNINES "(Carddfan Preas.) ARRIVED SAFELY whatever ns to the apted Washington, Dec. 7.â€"Every recommendation and practically every paraâ€" graph. in President Wileon‘s message to Congress to.day had to do with comâ€" prehensive plans for the strengthening of national defense and providing againgt foreign Intarferghce with the secrecy and libertyâ€"of «American nations. We salt" the natton would W&t maintain a standing TM tor uses which are as necebsary in times of peace as in times of war, but that the country did believe in a body of free citizens ‘ready and sufficient to take care of themselves and of the gqovernment. He presented to the War Department plans for increasing the standing army to 1414843 men, and the establish mant of a supplementary force of four hundred thousand disciplined cltizens. Me <atled fdr patriotic services on the part of the youth of the land and their employers Ih securing this ‘eupplementary force and outlined fnancial proâ€" posiis for providing for the necessary increases in both land and sea forces. PRESIOENT WiILSON WOULO INGAEASE _ â€" TANONG ARMY OF THE UNITED > / OTES 10 1 414.04 MEN . _ ‘The President said "there was reason to hope that no question in contro:â€" versy between this and other governments would lead to ony serious breach of amicable relation@ ~and that he wis sorry to eay that the gravest threats a.:zu national peace and safety had been uttered within the country‘s own hordets." ‘ * t In Blues, Grays, Browns, Blacks, Checks, Stripes, fancy and pl‘uln weaves, solid woel cloths, high ‘élkes fihings ‘did exquisite tailoring; no chance "work, You seg the goods and garments iN the finizshed state. No extras for cuffs and belt loop, Reguiar $18.00 and $20.00 i Sale ,PFIOG, uy e «snn sn n on k en +s $l3w ‘ ‘Thereâ€"ane"%80 of these Sults in worsted and tweeds, alil beautifully"talléred, correct in style to the minute, all sizes for all men,. Very Specâ€" inl vatue at $12.00) and $14,00 Sale Price $8.95 6y it o db t mt a 4 1 _‘ v, men‘s guite aT ¢5.95 The fabrics in theso « Buite: are every‘.one thoroughly good and reliable every little detail of workmatkghiy» and style has been given the " , Peoble "hra‘learning every day that our Shoe ‘ duunmnt gives Bargains that are worth comâ€" Ing, for. The gaods offered are never of the cheap .. shodgy .kind, so often In saies, but models :of Wyle, elegange and com{ort, ‘the best foetwear pessible fan the:money. : ) . l B Â¥p a n M t y ns 4 )t BUY YOUWR sHOES AT BIG: REDUCTION8: ... "> d# pall Women‘s Boots, new sty!‘sh shapes, Ap, Viel )‘ld‘.,w% guil kid tops, patent toes, Cub« an heele, sizes 2% to 7, reqular $3.00 to sl.gs §3.06 per, pair. , Sale price .... <}> <>> ~‘2240 pair Women‘s popular new fall styles, Gunhz‘hl.‘?mm ‘and Vidl Kid, leather, button and blucher l!yl"o&midium or high heels, sizes 24 7, regu 60 it 400 ;s s ifee ++ ‘-,-Ih.nrlr.!.'.‘,y.'...o...‘.-u yir aaas sz‘” ~\ _ rTHERE ARE.TiZENs or THE unitekD sTtaATES, | BLUSH To Ab. MiT," CE DECLARED, ABORN UNDER OTHER FLAGS, BUT WELCOMED UNDER OUR AENEROUS NATURALIZATION LAW$S TO FULL FREEDOM See onur windows. Coimé early on Saturday. Make your selection. . ..*." SÂ¥hall deposit will seoure your outfit and give you the early choice ; $18.00â€" ANDâ€"420,00 MEN‘S:SUITS AT $13.00 :285 Women‘s Patent, . Colt, and button and ‘blucher in mat, calf and alzes 244 to 7, regular uoo and $4,.50 Bate pricos?. Sale price 'l'&t'iec';'l‘ogEi &nirte, and Drawers, all sizes, Sale MGK . . s yn shn sc gess 66 +053 Pohman‘s"65¢ Wed! Fiedte} Shid Price .. J Best $1.00 ‘heavy Wool RTb. ‘Sale Price Cambination tuite at 90¢ and up Te & Meén‘s Suits. Boys‘ Suits, Boys‘ Bloomer Suits and Boys‘ Overcoats 4# wen‘s sUiTs at se.os Colt, and Gun metal, mat, calf and cloth tops, Over Four Tons of Fall and Winter Wear, oo $329 0dds and Ends Left Over) From‘ the 15 Days Saldé) MEN‘S OVERCOATé $13.00 $ t mu-uuom“ .l.m:; “v‘vool mmo'd rtm"flo: o vere, ne! relzers, Wlac O:l.;o,.vmu and Tmr & dmv'l new styles in Overcoats ta ate pailored to order, as high as $18,00 and $20.00, Sale Price sl3m Made from handsome ail woot ftancy ‘Tweeds, cut in accordance withâ€"the very latest styles We have gathered together all the odd lines in every department an !mcl:mh:m out at your own m-.'l.' is just like giving goods :'?(‘ closest attention, 1 These suits can not be equalâ€" led in the city. ‘Reguiar $8.00 and $9.00 ss,s in many caSés less than makers cost. 100 Boy‘s‘Suite, single and double breasted, in light and dark material, bloomer pants in sizes 24 tot 30, regular $4.00 to 6450 . ... ... CI0Q 1000 BOY‘8 SUITS AND QVERCOATs. ll?'l Suits.â€"â€"The world over you would have to pay at idist $5.00 and $6.00, made from imâ€" ported smooth fimish grey and brown tweeds, large fitting strap and‘Buckie, bloomers, sizes 26 to 30, regular $5.00 and $6.00 .... .... ... ... ”98 Sale BNGB ....re «is crirre ririsess I OuUR SPECIAL $5.00 ‘The greatest $5.00 Suit value we have ever produced, in very cholce goods, neat checks, quist 200 pair Misses‘ Gunmetal, Calf Button" and \Blucher Buoots, Mckay. sewn soles, broad toes, low heels; sizes!1 to 2,‘reguiar $2.50. ..... ‘Iss to elear‘at thii ©@LG ...%...... 0.k e 0e o 250 pair Girls‘ Box.Calf Boots and Vic! , Kid, good stylish, comfortable and low heels; sizes 8 to 10%,, regular §1.75 to $2.00. ........ sl49 BM PFIGG ... ..cccirsrcsee sc ns en rsrires 800 pair Children‘s Shoes in a large and varled style and sizes to select from; sizes 2 to 7, regular ISTH $1.00. <.....ciscrerassnesrissers 98c Salt PWc# ....l.il.ree isssiririasiners mEnsovEncoats at g10.% 300 pair Men‘s Box Calf and Vici Kid Boots, blucher cut, medium heavy solid leather 1.98 soles, sizees 6 to 11, reg. $3.00. Sale price 265 pair Men‘s Shoes, winter weights, Box Calf, Patent, Colt, Gun Metal, the very latest 1916 285 pair Men‘s Shoes, all leathers, all styles, heavy and medium soles, high and medium, the latest fashions in fall shoes for men, regâ€" ‘2.98 ular $3.50 to $4.00. Bale Price ......... Boy‘s Wool Fleece Shirts and Drawers 35(: C ie J 1,200 ‘Mén‘s High Grade Shirts, representing the very cream of Canadas leading manufacturers ‘This lot Includes all the new patterns and colors; figures, stripes and bars, Regular $1.00 and 6’. ԤL.25. Sale Prige .. .. 0. .. .2 .6 .e u.ls + . «Children‘s Rubbers, in sizes B to 10%4, Regutar §0c. Sale Price .. .. se s« «> 33 > MEN‘S OVERCOATS AND OPPORTUNITY OF AMERICA, WHO HAVE POURED POISON OF DISLOYALTY INTO THE VERY ARTERIES OF OUR NATIONAL LIFE; WHO HAVE SOUGHT TO BRING THE GOOD NAME OF OUR aoverh. MENT INTO CONTEMPT, TO DESTROY OUR INDUSTRIES WHEREVER THEY THOUGHT IT EFFECTIVE FOR THEIR VINDICATIVE PURPOSESq TO STRIKE AT THEM AND TO DEBASE OUR POLITICS TO THE uses OF FOREIGN INTRGUE." "No Federal laws exist to meat this situation," said Mr. Wilson, "because such a thing would have seemed incredible in the past. SUCH CREATUVRES OF PASSION, DISLOYALTY AND ANARCHY," HE ADDED, "MUsT 8E CRUSHED OUT. THEY ARE NOT MANY, BVT THEY ARE INFINITE_Y MALIGNANT, AND THE HAND OF OUR POWER SHOULD CLOSE 0!“ THEM AT ONCE." FISH DINNERS TWIGE A WEEK : _ +7 FOR CANA DIANG IN TRENGHES Ottawa, Dec. 6.â€"The Canadian so Idier in the trenches is not to ‘x deprived of his favorite brain food. He will be served with fish. 8ir Sam Hughes announced toâ€"night that arrangements had been mhade to provide the iamn men of the Dominion with Canadian fish, which, becaute of the effect. of the war on the English North Sea fishing fleat, can be hand. led in England at lower prices than the English article. Figh will probably form an article of the soidier‘s dist twice a week. Its distribution will , made in Ingmn under the supervision of Major Hugh A. Green, . of toon. Hon. J. A. Hazen, Minister of Marine and Fisheries, has tha coâ€"operation of his department and the Canadian end of the work of fish distribution will be looked after by Mr. J. J. Cowie, of the Naval Service Department. is i .. % shaw! {collar, shape retaining, French . canvas fronts. â€" They would seil ordinarily at $18.00 to $17.00, Sale Price _ MEN‘E OVERCOATS AT $7,05. ; Men‘s Overconts in alljthe season‘s tatebt otyâ€" les and colorings, swelil ‘effects in Cheviets and Tweeds, displaying clever tailoring and superiorâ€" finish in every detail, reguiar §10 and fl’s $12.00. Sale Price .. .. wiQs. 2. .2 2s C stripes and neat patterns, sizes 24 to the students‘ sizes 33. Bring the boys along »»». ..»> ‘5“ ‘This is a great opportunity ... ..« » STUDENTS‘ LARGE SIZE BLOOMER SUiTS. We are specializing in a blg array of Big Boys‘ Blg Bloomer Sults, stitched on beits, pleated sty» les, with patch pockets, the ‘niftlest sults in Canâ€" ada. Very specialifor this Smie ... ... .20 .006k+ BOYS‘ OVERCOATS. Youths‘, all sizes up to. 35. . Very ,5‘” 3 Special $8.00 value. For this Sale .. . JJ JV Another big special Overcoat in fancy ; two way collar, regular price $7,00 .... ss . Sale pri€e ...... ..... .k ak e tÂ¥gÂ¥kes A * Children‘s Russian Overcoats, Regular szn A 6 §$5.00, Sale Price .. .. u. 2. .062 kiers 300 pair Boys‘ Boots, in Box Calf, in m atylish shape BluQuer, tops solid leather out, Mckay sewn soles, all well put togeth@r; sizée 1 to 6, regular price $3.00 and $3.26, qrna Sale PriG@ ...........06k 66666 ++# Men‘s Rubbers, our ‘usual Standard, 7’- $1.00 quality. Sale PriC@ ......ssys®¥+++« Women‘s Rubbers, our regular 800 value; sizes RYyg t0 B2 v.ll. lc ces ecne $ firkpr n es +s Sale PrIGQ....... slsc ee ce ev i v6 skr e snn s sg‘ Blucher and Button lasts, regular $4.50 ‘3” and $5.00, all sizes. Sale Price ...... V Boys Boots in alt substantial solid leather, splendid made weights for school and rough weAr, as well as weights for best and Sunday; sizes 11, 12 and 13, reguliar $2.00 and $2.25. ... sl.’ Sale PMIGG ... ... ... ... vrr sarrk.ecs Girls‘ or Misses‘ Rubbers,‘ in sizes 1 to 2, Standard, regular 60c. Sale Price ... good range of colors. Sale Price ... 20 dozen Men‘s Fine Sweater Coate in hea pure wool and browns, reguiar $1.50 ito . g §2.00, Sale Prig@‘.. ..0.. .. .. 2200000000Â¥ _ Our) full nnig ol .”oy'i Jerseys, Sweaters and Sweater Coats for school wear at very special prices for this sale. &‘Vlm & othes Come SWEATER COATS SPECIAL Penman‘s $3.60 and $4.00 Sweater Coats in a To $12.00 4 4% .