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m Bank, aged 41 years, 4 months ahd 24 days. Zungral will be held Wednesday January 1l7th, at 2 o‘clock fom fhe résidence, E‘ira, to the Elâ€" Students valeigh load of Waterloo _ young isâ€" went to Preston .4 _ evening Wt a most enjoyable evening She home of. Mr. and Mrs. J. Â¥s. Norman Peppler of Hanover â€"geturned home after spending #al weeks with her parents, Mr. ‘Mrs. G. F. Yungblug. ..' Mflolls are certain. "‘Aily â€" months prepa Eh" to their home in Wilkie, , after spending several days ) his uncle, Mr. J. S. Staufier, ‘bfher relatives mumber,â€"of young . people from go, Erbsville and St. Agatha <m Pleasant oevening at the of Mr,, William Reichest, Rumâ€" @rdt, on Wednesday night. $. Win. Hastings attended the tun.| CURLERS WERE Of her aunt, Mrs. Bundy, at Linâ€"| _ ENTERTAINED ON Thursday afternoon the memâ€" of the Home Department of . the mud Mrs. W. J. Flyun of Winniâ€" fe visiting his parents, Chief and . Thomas Ovens left Saturday for _ ek‘s visit with her sister, Mrs. . The , Waterloo _ Curlers _ returned ‘other friends in Toronto. me on Sunday after their four day on tour taking in London, Sarnia, Windâ€" ‘;‘" 5 sor and Detroit. They report that peg are :i {::vn “:isi: e t:‘e they were royally entertained everyâ€" T‘$ father‘ Police Chietmfi‘lynn where and had some splendid sport. o mrapitmmene *| The London Thistles were the only / (Capt.) L. L. Staufiee and|ttam which defeated the localsâ€" on 'l'(Wu:tl )are spending _ several their fourâ€"day trip. At Detroit the ~With Mr. and Mrs. J. s.|Watertloo Cuuei were tendered seyâ€" "Whig it eral luncheons @rA a theatre party. ;uul Church were most hosâ€" ly entertained at the home of ©O. M. Umbach. Delectable reâ€" nents were served during the i6on and a very pleasart few _ were spent by those present. aud Mrs. Herbert Willson are We cannot impress E. Burn has been assisting in Rervices in Hespeler this week. er.â€" ‘The evenir; was spent in and musiq after which refreshâ€" day. The firemen had, . no in extinguishing the blaze b Aamage was trivial. The was rung in from Box 34 and partuient gespoidcd to the call immey fire at a house belongâ€" Mr. Ufielman, on Eri Street, e the Seagram Distillery, callâ€" the Fire Department at 11.50 »~ln Elmira, Saturday, January David D. Ratz, manager of the m@#gly upon parents and ers that business trainâ€" OfKers greater opportuâ€" back if not satisfied. ery Week ial, and new students at all times. than ever before. Phone 217 rug Store ESS COLLEGE goode at this Prug ||C. W. Schiedel" Receive Unique Knife From Pto, J. P. Farrell, * Oe ndte n ernnenntnntt oo P. Farrell of Kitchener, who is on the battle front with ~the Second Canadian Pioneers. The souvenit is « paper knife evidently© made ©by some of the boys. The brass blade is made from metal taken from a shell fired from one of the .Aamous Frerch seventyâ€"fives, the handle is the shel# of a French sniper‘s bullet, UHC EVY CV ECCC CY EHETY 1 is set is the nose of a French copâ€"| Th® Ledies‘ Auxiliary of the Freeâ€" by Mrs. Hodgins, leaves cariy. in ie per bullet and the blade is rivetted|port Sanitarium are giving a Military week for a well earned holiday at San to the base by aluminum rivets, the| Euchre (informal)® At the Masonic}Antonio, Texas, and other parts, Miks aluminum from which the rivets were |Hall on Thursday evening, January| Minnie Snyder will also \or of the :'u:G being h:‘; :‘::;“t‘: n:;l cap|25th, from 8 o‘clock,~in aid of~ the|party, and we wish . for all a very German 1 » f The Hutle is very rycoly Hmghioned Sanl‘tlrlum. beneficial and enjoyable trip. > . and shows considerable work on the part of the maker. The handle is weighted so that the knife is wellâ€" balanced and the blade is well shapâ€" ed and has a nice cutting edge. NEW TRAIN SCHEDULE WILL NOT AFFECT MAIL into efect Monuay, win maxke. itc difference to the mail service in Watâ€" erloo according to Postmaster Diepel. He pointed out to ~the _ Telegraph this morning that the 6.20 train goâ€" ing east in the morning does not afâ€" fect Wateploo and neither does the 6.18 goinghwest in the evening. The 11.32 in the morning is the only train cut off from the service which affects this town in the least,. On BOLDIERS WERE GIVEN SENDâ€"OFF On Monday afternoon, members of the 118th Battalion, who passed the medical examination ard have left for the Eaet, were given a sendâ€"off at the Red Cross rooms. Lieut.â€" Col. Lochead was presented with a check for $100 for comforts for the boys. The Waterloo boys to the number of about 30 were also given m â€"box of comforts by the ladies. | BMALL ATTENDANCE \ AT THE MARKX The party report this year‘s trip to have been the best thet they have ever held, both from the point of victories and royal entertainment. greater part and even this has heen very light lately, Mr. Di¢bel stated. Water and Light Commission, is in this train the mail wasâ€"light. The attendance at the Waterloo marâ€" ket on Saturday morning was quite small. There was a drop in the price of eggs which sold at 45 cents per dozâ€" en and some at 50 cents and were quite plentiful. Butter sold at 45 cents per Ib., apples at 55 cents large basket, and carrots 25 cents per basket. Little fowl was offered. WATERLOO IN HEALTHY CONDITION Sneezing Colds Bad Coughs, Trritable Throat all Cured Dr. Baumann, M.O.11. (€ Waterloo, reports that health conditions here were never better. He states that at the present time there is not a single case of contagious disease in the town. Ths rbport shows that the water supply and _ the â€" general vleanliness of the town are the hest. ‘ Juat think of itâ€"a cold cured in ten: minutesâ€"that‘s what hbappens when you use "CATARRHOZONE." You inâ€" hale its soothing balsams and out goes: the coldâ€"sniffies are cured, headache is curedâ€"symptoms of €atarrh and grippe disappear at once. It‘s the healing pine essences and powerful anâ€" tiseptics in Catarrhozone that enable it to act so quickly. in disease of the nose, for irritable throat, bronchitis, coughs and Catarrh it‘s marvellous. Safe even for children. Beware of dangerous substitutes offered under misleading names and meant to deâ€" céive you for genuine CATARRHOâ€" ZONE which is sold everywhere, large glze containing two montbhs‘treatment (zs::u $1.00; small size §0¢c, trial size $,000 men from that <ity, who have enâ€" Moted. A year‘s residence in the city before enlisting was necessary to make the soidier cligible for the city insurâ€" Tha now +rain cohadnin mhich want Loapdon, Ont., is paying insurance on into which the â€" blade ‘% w» . __:___ | week‘s holiday in New York City. the ~Mr. A.‘R, Milne of Kingston is visitâ€" ing his son, Mr. A. C. Milne and Mrs. Mrs. A. C. Milne, Frederick street. ; Llflt.J.D.WdM: gmgguf’uxmm’ Mrs. W. H |Gregory and son â€" Wilâ€" frid.are spending a few days at her home in Stratford. The Waterloo Women‘s Patriotic and Red Cross Society gave the Watâ€" erloo members of thi 118th Battalion some thirty in all, a pleasant little send off at their rooms on Monday afâ€" ternoon, when each one was presentâ€" ed with a parcel containing socks and handkerchiefs, with a cheque of $100 to Colonel Lochead for Sql®ters‘ cont forts on their jourhey overseay s _ â€"The lure of Southegn climes is mal ing itself felt, and many people of t social world are making preparatio Tor an extended holiday. # Mr. and ‘Mrs. E. A. Sauder left last| Mrs. week to spend the winter months in | been a Florida. s . J son, : Companions During Training Period Wept Bitterly at Rectory Street Station as Men Accepted for , Overâ€" seas Duty Board the Spe cial Train for East. =‘â€" â€" "You can tell the readers of the Telâ€"}left unturned by those who were left egraph," said a proud father of one of behind"that they would get oversens be the soldiers of the 118th Battalion who | fore the war wasy over; + left London for the East on Tuesday| â€" The G.Tâ€"R. provided a fully equipped fternoon, "that for every tear that was|train of ten coaches and baggage car, shed by the fathers, mothers, sisters|and instead of Jeaving at 2.30. o‘clock and brothers whoâ€" went to London to|as scheduled, did not pull ‘out wntil bid farewell to the officers and men of|3.3% o‘clock. During this hour thers the Battalion, there were ten tenr&lwu cheering and singing on the part shed by the 250 or more officers and of the crowd, but there was a sadnesk men who were rejocted last week and that was heartâ€"rending when the men remained behind. No Battalion has in khaki were bidding farewell to their. left Canada under more pathetic cirâ€" parents and relatives and companions .cumstances." ~ _ lin #halkd. * T , PARTING BETWEEN DFFIGERS AND MEN OF 1187X BATTALION AT LIEUT.â€"COL LOCHEAD RECEIYVES $300.00 Between thirtyâ€"five and forty friends ‘ of the Battalion from Kflglmer mdi Waterloo went to London on Tueuday' morning and proceeded immediately after their arrival to Queen‘s Park . where everything was astir in preparâ€" ation for the départure of the 263 ofiâ€" cers and men to were fortunatee in passing the severe medical examinaâ€" tion of eight physicians who formed the Board. The Twiwâ€"City visitors were given a rousing reception and "ere royally entertained during their \-uy at the camp. Commander of the 263 men of the 118th Battaffon, which teft London for the East on Wednesday. Shortly after two o‘clock the 118th Battalion was lined up for the march to the . Rectoryâ€"Street Station about two blotks away from the camp.â€" The unit was escorted by the 149th Battaâ€" lion and a cheering crowd of people,. The menâ€"of the 118th Battalion who were "thrown down" by the. medical Col: Hanson of LOs Angeles, Cal., is board, walked alongside of their comâ€" rmdes, carrying their bage and vowing with each other that no ‘stone would be Miss Marjorie Carthew, daughter of LIEUT..COL. W. M. 0. LOCHEAD, LOMPON WAS PATICHC AMD HABQ Cae* > 8 erl fore the war was overy ;( The G.TR. provided a fully eqiipped. train of ten coaches and baggage car, and instead of Jraving at 2.30: 0‘clock as scheduled, did not pull ‘out wntil 8.3v o‘clock. During this hour ther. lwu cheering and singing on the part of the crowd, but there was a sadnest that was heartâ€"rending when the men in khaki were bidding farewell to their. parents and relatives and companions ;in khaki. * T 1 ‘SURMOUNTED MANY OBSTACLES. I‘ London, OQnt., Jan. 9.â€"After sur 'mountlns more obstacles than probabâ€" ly were found in the way of raising ‘any other battalion in the country, the ‘officers and men of the 118th (North iWaterloo) Battalion have left London, !just about fourteenp months after the ‘unit was authorized. ‘toria College, Toronto, â€"Receptably occupied ‘the pulpit in the Waterloo Methodist Church or, Sunday mornâ€" ing.â€" Rev. Chancellor Bowles, who it little party, quite "sans ceremonie," and much c«:joyed by -u-h-uuui old friends, w always greatly appreâ€"" clate the kind â€" bhospitality at. this home. Migs Hughes, who was the forâ€" tunate winner of the guessing e.‘ test, found herself the pleased ‘posâ€" sessor of a hangsome book as . A souvenir of the happy gccasion, ‘ Mrs. W. Davidson and . daughter mm i forse Ne 7" Miss Bernice returned to her home in |° w we Belleville toâ€"day, after a visit of sevâ€" 1 m eral weeks at the home of her broâ€" ATTENDEL ther, Mr. W. H. Williams, Queén St: 8. *\ woureitmiere sc ¢ Mr. Frank 8. Hodgins, accompani¢ed}â€"â€"After the annual reports. by Mrs. Hodgins, leaves early in the|commitices the clection of week for a well earned holiday at San | for 1917>was as fellows : Antonio, Tekas, and other parts. Miss] Presidentâ€"B. Knauf. _ _ was annqunced would speak at the evening service was unable to . be present, owing to illness. The pastor, in his There is a larger percentage of Canâ€" adianâ€"born in the corps than in most of the other C.E.F. regiments. in Deâ€" cember the percentage was between sixtyâ€"five and seventy. Despite much opposition, the 118th, under Lieut.â€"Col. m M. O. Lochead and his fellowâ€"officâ€" , recruited in Kitchneer (then Berâ€" lin) about 750 men. Between the time that the unit was ordered to London last May and a period in December, the parade state dropped by nearly two hundred, owing to transfers, phyâ€" sical â€" unfits, and general causes of shrinkage. During the past fortnight an examination by an exceptionally seâ€" vere medical board resulted in the transfer of a large number of men to the No. 1 Special "Service Company, 'and the battalion is much reduced â€" in strength. & A roll call of almost any platoon sounds as if it might be occurring on "l‘eutonlc territory. "Here, sir," is the response from m# â€" with Germanâ€" sounding names similar to Rosenberg, Kuts, Ratz, Franz, Shuilts, Schmidt, Shemkewski, Rockwalskiâ€"the last two being Austrian Poles. â€" But they drill like good Britishers, they act like good Canadians, and there hasâ€" never been a whisper of disloyalty since the beâ€" ginning. ‘The officers with the battalion inâ€" clude: _ Lieut.Col. ~Lochead, Omser‘ Commanding; Major W. H. Gregory, Captains F. 8. Routley, T. W. Seagram, H. A. Fraser, and F.C. Snyder, and Lionts. H. A. Somervilie, J. H. Barkloy, Carl J. Heimrich, . V. McKenzie, N. G. Chariton, G. L. Ziegler, E. G. Barrie, H. A. Mowat and B. E.â€"Gilbert. oum-‘ are being held in Canada for a short time or are Lieut. W. R. Bricker hvm m post in the Navai Air as a student in the opinion in*regards to ‘the devotional: services that they <~were most imâ€" pressive,. ‘The members (were urged lmi-hmuphrn fi‘lle meetâ€" ~ After the annual reports. 6f the committees were also appointed. j At the close of the annual meeting mmmmwwim mmw monthi]y meeting The League decided to have ar; other ‘sleigh ride party as they had in the provious year. The Blues invincible spirit_showed itself when they challenged the Reds to a hockâ€" ev match. The Reds, cager for comâ€" ey match." The Reds, cager for comâ€" petition, accepted it. ‘ The definite date of the game will appear‘ later. After the usual business the meeting The funeral of â€" Charles !-lufi:. who died mddul{om Friday » while proceeding a hockey gamg in New Hamburg was held on Wedâ€" nesday from the. family â€"residence, King Street, at 2.30 o‘clock to NMount Hope cemetery. The services will dap o F Fhed U Weririoy and kss aibltee. Mrs. . R; Pal. of â€"New "Hamburk,5Mrs. F. McEvoy of Waterloo and Miss T. Hueglin at home, | ! *‘ were Keracher of ?w Waterloo ‘Presby terâ€" ian Church at 2.:00 o‘clock.v _ The late Chatles Hueglin was very uT. O Peestied m sports, anld wes in qhu: of _ the _ New l}tmblltg !t;n?j e Nell while on his way to the irink to sipe his charges play and DAVID D. RATZ ‘ DIES SUDDENLY â€"Mr. Hueglin is survived by â€" his MFW Hueglin;fige mfig ers, Jacob and Ferdinand of Detroit, wéllâ€"known manager of the Royal Bank hete died suddenly at his home at nine o‘clock this morning. ° Deceased who had been in his customary good health, had just reâ€"entered jhe house after J slearing the walk in front of his house! of snow, when he was overcome by a, fainting spell and expired in a few minutes. Heart failure was the cause, of death. ealre . Deceastd was .wellâ€"known throughâ€" out the County, being a son of the late John Ratz, one of the Elmira pioneérs. He entered the employ. of the Traders® Bank as a clerk over twenty years ago, wirining rapid promotion up to his apâ€" ‘Traders was taken over by the Royal Bank‘a few years n‘v};e was retained as manager. He was connected with several societies and various lpcal orâ€" ganizations of a public or semiâ€"public character and was‘deservedly. popular. Among the survivors are a wife (nee Otto), and threeâ€"yearâ€"old son David, his aged mother, Mrs. John Ratz, two brothers, Major J. H. Ratz of Preston, at.present with the Canadian Overseas Medical unit, Gco. Ratz of Elmira, and one sister, Mrs. McMurtry of London. The wife of a soldier â€" telephoned to the Telegrath today that some of the families of soldiers who are fighting overseas are finding it difMâ€" cult to secure c al, The dealers, it is elaimed, only have a limited supâ€" ply. & Floral, social â€"devotional ard other :.. stomach sour, breath. bad; has throat, diarthtea, full of cold, give GIvE "sYRUP OF F1IG8" . ° :â€" _ TO CONSTIPATED OHILD ~Look at the tongnus, mother! If coated, your little one‘s stomach, liver and bowels need cleansing at once. When pesvish, cross, listless, doesn‘t sleep, eat or act naturally, or is feverâ€" ish, stomach sour, breath. bad; has shnpooflulof"cnnmlflihd Figs," and in a few hours all the foul, constipated waste, undigeste? food Mmrbmmmmlo“u little bowels mudxm a well, playful child ‘again Ask ;@iraggist for a §0â€"cent bottle of Delicious "Fruilt Laxative" can‘t harm tender tittle Stomach, liver and bowe‘s. v4 rmnadihin Abp cofiiag s + ns g me n on agi : Reds and the nes, â€"was Te proved to hbe one of: the most usfu} evyerâ€" held since the league otganized. An increase in memâ€" hip of about sixty members, as "'3" Luther fim/- the of los aoowhugs Lord‘s ," which 1 ‘County Town‘s Best Gro« 1t According to the repo to General Registrar, thesvital statistics of last three months & marriages and 46 d !lll“llllllulllllllllllllll’llllllllllll.’ll.lll_l_l â€"W. B. BECHTEL RIO ( ”-,."":‘ w n n n n en mm wnln n n on min angn n l .06’;‘ GOLDEN GEM TEA per IU» ..T...... .0. â€"se is2 se +ssn +o+ ae PRUNES, good quality; 2 the fOF .. ..... ... =.. â€">« +>>>see anan DRIED APPLES, good, per Ib...5.. ....e «> jaBusce sor moe! GVSTO, CORN FLAKES, MALTA VITA, POST TOASTIES, . $ RKGB TOF ....~â€" ... ... .«»/.««+ Aecras ar* ars+1srs ~«@b@8 TOILET §OAP, box 3 pleces fOP ....... ...... ... ... ++ ‘ape ¢“‘-. M BaKs TQF: ...« «11118 sa* * asr« oultl:t RNRCH, best quality, 8 Uop fOF .. .» ==â€"»« «»» »»=a+« +pe+»=â€"em» CDRN STARCH, best, 3 boxés #OF .....s .....» «... »«» saeese AMMONIA for washing, Star, 3 pkgs fOP ,..... ....» »«..+ +«w» DUTCH CLEANSER 3 boxes fOF ...... â€"...». «»» »«» a*» »»sme IJELLY POWDERS, all figvwors, 3â€"pkgs fOF .....) .... .+« »»« »a» BAKING POWDER, goiden gem, at old price, 1 Jb tin ... .. .15 BAKING POWDER, goiden gem, 6 oz tins for ...... ... ...".. ‘Thanks for past favore. ‘Will try our utmost to please all customers in 1917. 4 We buy Dressed Fow!, Chickens, Ducks, Geese. 1 repre Warm Robes and Blankett Below is a partial list of farms 1 have for sate, a numbe Wwhich are for exchange on town property. Munt me up if you and not blended. Its use assures you of the most Order a sack toâ€"day. Come to us for Warm Robes and Blankets, Driving $ Mitts, etc. â€" Prices to suit all purses.â€" . ie 16 acres 7 miles from Waterloo ...... ...... ... 5 acres near MespeleP......su. ..oees yreesk a¢+ 10 acres 6 miles from Waterioo ...... ...... ... 63 acres 7 miles from Waterioo !.... ....... â€".» +> 40 acres 7 miles from Waterloo ... ... ... .....> 60 acres, Wellesicy Township .... s .....« »««» «> 16 acres, near Hanower ....... ....02 sh.see «o+ §0 acres, 7 miles from Waterloo ..... ...... »+>.+> 50 acres, 9 miles from Waterlo® ....>...... ..« *> 86 acres, 8 miles from Waterlo® /.....\...â€">« »«« â€" B0 acres, near Hanover ....... ....ss ecee>s se 78 acres, 4 miles from Elmira ...... ...â€"+....0 }.+ ,flf acres, 8 miles from Kitchener ...... ...... +2 83 acres, 4!/, miles from Kitchener ..... .....» ... 88 acres, 4 miles from Baden ...... ...... ... «.+ 82 acres, 7 miles from KitcRhener, ..... ...... ... . 100 acres, 6 miles from Linwood ...+>. ,+«1+» »>> 120 acres, 7 miles from Kitchener ...., ns »ardr 100 acres, in Wellesiey Township ...... 2.siJ.ia6 100 acres, in Welesiey ‘Township ...... ......... 142 aqfn. T miles from Kitchener ..... ,.«. +â€". < 136 acres, 7. miles. from Kitchener ... .ssr.0.... » 200 acres, 3 miles from Linwood ....... ».../. .. °_ 255 KWING ST., W., KITCHENER, ONT. PHONE 925. _ List jyour farms foreale with me, . I have buycre:â€"waiting. Use OCEAN FLOUR on baking day. It is wholeso VITAL STATISTIC Safe Investments .\ _ FARMSâ€" FOR SALE BARGAINS W IL H EL M‘S THE TWIN.CITY‘5 BIG HARNESS SHOP KING STREET, WATERLDO Phone 666. _ 23 f A + 6A M w : go4% NS EVERY DAY â€"â€" P leww a n wb in e on non naln s nn‘h dn i w n hn in n t U U .x. .« «.n * 216 n +« ‘ns x Keponl s en n n n i hn en n t cauP nin uns P n --A;f.i‘ As *4 B . .T ..0ssa0e 5k san sak A%+ on a+s maq I06 AOF .. .« .« ++«*«3 11~"*!1Â¥4e ooR BB Mn . . . x+ esn ATK B snkcx s +) sn n Doh s viee e en e es lne s -----..”“". oob ny c 4ssns n +s es . ++ 2500 oik n menien epy ie e heaie n .('~_¢.,‘ ue en 9e nM0 £ 1 tol Puve s e 4+ 0OE is U VY 3. .‘.‘..."-1 & . ho 6 brc We? 19 s N I have buyers â€"waiting. â€"|< <>| Al the t s y ces 2# I 12g9 a 2e