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+ The tota and impb 000, a yec closely ap Uni St Surprising as it may appear, it is yet true that during the year 1916 Britain exported manufactured _ and â€" Other products to the total value of * $8,460,000,000, _ a total only once exâ€" ceeded in the whole course of the ,nntry'l commercial history, to wit, in 1913, when export values reached $2,500,000,000. That even when it is kept in view that values last year were enh'lnced by the increased cost Of raw materials and of labor, and ‘flnt. therefore, the comparison may mot be so favorable in respect of quar.â€" ities. _ But even after making that s hflvmee. the figure of export attainâ€" & is remarkable when the existing cfroumstances are considered and the _ _In response to the eloquent appeal pf Sir Herbert Ames on Thursday, ably supported by spokesman of locai depuâ€" tations, the Waterloo County Council, voted two mills towards the Patriotic #*und. This is double last year‘s conâ€" tribution and on the assessment of apâ€" proximately $27,500,000 will yield $55,â€" 000. The various municipalities comâ€" prising the County wil}l contribute on the basis of their respective assessâ€" ments, viz.:â€" $ 1 English and e meâ€"â€"â€"~ smm : 4 h‘m A YEAR FOR "RECORDS." . _ ___ Abyertisers io. k of changes must be left at Every business day of the. year & not later than Saturday | 1917 offers an opportunity to the lve _ neon. . |merchant to record of sales. k N"',"””"":m.u:;mummw m"" ements acegpred up o $fignoe |buyâ€"there‘s the knowledge of valuey ecach week. e on the part of readers which they have â€" Advertising rates reasonable and| developed through studying advertise © In the great staple industry of cotâ€"| PUS!! ton, and although less vlilmported fires ipto Britain than in 1915, the exports | °D* of manuflactured goods in _ 1916 . inâ€"|SOm« creased by over 12 per cent. That|th* : British producers are lq{ley alive _ to| °8 " the opportunities _ progided by â€" the| !2"¢° absence of German competition _ is| The shown by the attentign given to the|©@! markets of Central And South Amerâ€"| thOr fca and of India, which have salways|** D been of the greatfst jimportance to| th* © the Lancashire mjils. _ Exports _ of| hresâ€" woollen goods increased by ten per| T" cent. Most astonishing of all is, the| D®in® fact that, notwithstanding the diverâ€"] PAnd sion of many jmore plants to the makâ€"| the 1 ing of mun‘l't'l/:a. Britain exported last | Pavir year fron anfd steel products to an exâ€"| 5@00 tent more /than twenty _ par cont.| °*t°" gréeater tl’u‘n in the _ previous year | Unde! The total value of Britain‘s exports | CO0S! and impborts together was $7,070,000,| > 000, a yecord in British trade _ and|‘°*" closely‘ approaching the total of the| TV Unit@@ States without the handicap| W2° which Britain faces of providing _ at‘ 209 1 the/same time for her own vyast var"““‘ n and those of her Allies. 2s ev Assessment. Grant. Tp. of Waterloo .... 5,583,000 $11,166 Tp. of Wilmot ...... 3,459,000 6,918 Tp of Wellesicy ... 3,590,000 7,180 Tp. of Woolwich ... 3,331,000 6,662 Tp. of N. Dumfries .. 2,197,000 . 4,394 Town of Waterioo .. 3,191,000 6,38% Town of Preston ... 2,694,000 5,388 Town of Hespeler ... â€"1,265,000 2,530 Town of New Hamburg, 733,000 1,466 Town of Ayr ..... .. 208,000 _ 596 Town of Eimi{ra .... 814,000 1,628 fact that it includes no part of / the output supplying military or ngénl reâ€" sonntipation, indigesti abd sluggish bowelsâ€" fl“ with Cascarets ely cleanse and reg , remove the sour, id foul gases; take 10 CENT ‘‘CA8CARETS" © _ _ FOR LIVER AND BOWELL No odds how bad your liver, u:z ach or bowels; kow much your h aches, how miserable you are from ‘“m-u“uuoa. .l::l.l‘:l_:lol. biliousness I*l you _ always fi“ with Cascarets. 1{'., lll.': ely cleanse and regulate the stomâ€" CA ty. + $ e the ex the liver and carry 403: comâ€" stipated . waste < matter and polson fals of commerce up to the measure of the capfcity permitted by war conâ€" ditions. _ Even under that handicap they form an important element~ in the effort required to maintain the stability. of the sovereign in the neu tral egchange markets. mother country is doing in tbe throes of a stupendous and . unpreâ€" cedented crisis. Far from being dead or even dormant, the workshops _ of Britain have been as busy as ever in the production of the ordinary mater have been practically suspended exâ€" gept in so far as they are directed io the supply of military necessities. This is an entirely erroncous notion which tends to minimize what ~ the Many, probably the great majority of peoplc on this side of the Atlantic, are under the impression that the weace industries of the British Isles DOING BUSINESS WHILE AT WAR own of Elmira .... 814,000 1,628 When it is considered that many of THE COUNTY GRANT. the made known op WATERLOO, ONT. Headache, Constipation, , SBour Btomach, Bad â€"Gandy Cathartic. & SONS, LIMITED. 'm’fi-dfiim"&-m' T biishers. eribo County is compared with those Thousands Are Ailing > From Constipation No condition causes so many. disâ€" orders as constipation. 1t not only prevents proper kidney action, but causes Ansemia, Stomach Trouble and In connection with the heflfy’lpsm‘ experienced in the farm branch of the business,â€" the origin of many of the fires remains . undiscovered, about! oneâ€"haif being from unknown causes. Some of the fires were attributed to the activity of the enemy, while othâ€" ‘en; were thought to be due to sponâ€" taneous combustion and other causes. The Government, through the Provinâ€" clal Fire Marshall, is making | a thorough investigation with a view to finding a remedy, if possible, for the conditions which gave rise to these In the tragis death of Mr. Ansom McKim last week, "Canadian advertisâ€" ing has lost one of its most distinâ€" guished figures. The founder and senâ€" jor member of . the firm of _ the advertising _ agency _ of A. McKim & Co.. Montreal, the late Mr. McKim was a ploneer in the field of Canadian newsgpaper aJdvertising and was an important factor in its development. He enjoyed the confidâ€" ence and respect of advertiser and pubâ€" Hsher to a singularly high degree, his name being synonymous with expert service, fair dealing and finagncial reâ€" sponsibility. His well known figure will be greatly missed in the newsâ€" paper and advertising flelds. Canadians must take off their ‘hats to Toronto. Why not use Dr. Hamilton‘s Pills and get cured ° This excellent mediâ€" clne restores normal bowel action in one Mfit; thousands say so. _ Just think of It! Your system will The business of the Company is now being transacted in commodious and handsome quarters on the first flogr of the head office building, the offices having been transferred from the second floor during the year. _ The exterior of the building has also undergone changes which add very considerably to its appearance, makâ€" The war news is most favorable to the Allies. The beginning of the end is looming up. c:xnt Anas Indigestion. The soundness and stability of the Waterloo Mutual continue unimpaired and the Company enjoys in increasing measure the confidence of the public 2s evidenced by its steady growth. The wisdom of the management in building up a strong reserve is being borne out and enables the Company to present a statement of a _ most satisfactory character even Pn a yeat of abnorme] losses , Just think of it : Yp#r system will 'bc :un and clean. oq'u.. tree ro stomac 5‘»-» lcq-m n..l‘{lr have j i apirâ€" : the building an orpament to the town. are now $671,888.86, and with the ‘midua of premium notes of $240, nz.ssmuzmw-mu the Company $912,681.45. â€" ‘The liabilities, made up of $9,488.32 of unpajd â€"losses and $125,926.10 of unearned premiums, are $134,514.42. The 7|_nlu|99 of cash assets jbyer all liabilities is $537,374.44 and if the premium(notes are includâ€" ed there is a substantial net balance of $778,167.03. â€" The total number of policies issued for the year was 13,413, and the total amount of insurance written was $18, $15,684. ‘The total number of policies fow in force is 29,645, and the total amount of insurance covered thereâ€" under $41.897,424, being an increace of $322.153.00. * The total income for the year from all sources was $279,102.73, and the expentitures »202,0480.i2. ; with other pmpfiniu. â€" in Vthewi:rvl; branch of its business, ‘The total cash assets including adcrued interest The annua) report of the Waterloo Mutual Fire Lnsurance Company inâ€" dicates that it closed the year 1916 in a stronger position than ever despite chants makes a sure apeal to people who are loyal to and proud of their homeâ€"city stores. It‘s a year "made to order" for new records in advertising and in sales ! THE WATERLOO HMUTuUAL. other counties, the showing is not NOTES AND COMMENTS. GERMANS HAVE * _ RAISED STEAMER . GNEISENAN London, Jan. 27.â€"A Daily News deâ€" spatch from Amsterdam says: _ The Germans have at last . succeeded in raising the _ North German _ Lioyd steamer, Gneisenau, which the Belâ€" glanss sahk blocking the entrance to Antwerp harbor before the city was evacuated. « year 1917, representing about â€" four and oneâ€"half mills cn the dollar. On Wednesday Northumberland and Durâ€" ham followed, voting, _ amjifist the greatest enthusiesm of the Councilâ€" lors, $120,000, â€" representing â€" more than four mills on the dollar. Last year their vote was $60,000. On Wedresday, Ontario Co, voted $90,â€"; 000 ;. iPeel county, $50,000 ; Wateflool county, $50,000 ; while Kent _ and Wentworth were poth visiteén by dcp-! utations. The former was asked for| $75,000 ard Wentworth asked to rive} $72,000. <There is _ every ‘prospect that the amounts asked will be Vot»' The .grant of one miltion dollars to thr Caradian Patriotic Fund _ for 1917 by thy Quebec Legislature is a most checr‘ng indication of the value placed on the work of thr Fupd by the Government of Sir Lomer Gouin, and may ‘be taken as an _ evidence also of the growing réalization jin the province of what demands {3‘* war is making on our wealth it monsy. ‘The Ontario Legislature is making a grant of the same size, and there is a tendency on th: part of all the Provincial Governments to‘ a l this meritorious work. ° , _Quebec raised more,money in 1916 than was needed to ‘lake provision for her own families, and the surâ€" plus was devoted ,to _ the â€" iWestorn Pro ‘nces, where enlistments were above the averag>. 1t is Probable that a similar condition will . arise in 1917. QUEBEC GIVES A . ~_ MILLION DOLLARS _ Last December the county of Sim:â€" coe led off with a grant of $120,000 for 1917, representing three milis on the dollar. Victoria county followed with a grart of $60,000, répresenting four mills on the dollar. Norfolk and Lanark counties both made their grants to cover two years, ~the former giving $5,000 a month and ‘ the latter $2,000 4 month. grant of $2,000 a month,. and Dufterâ€" in courty has decided to give a Hike amount. On Tuesday, York county voted the sum of $250,000 for the " â€"â€" Countles Give Generously. _ _According to~ Sir Herbert ‘Ames, Hon. Treasurer of the Canadian Paâ€" triotic Fund, who was in the city last night, all the new County Counâ€" eils elected in January have given the appeak of the Patriotic Fund a frut d>al of attention. . Last ycar he Courty Counciis of Ontario sw tributed $1,350,000 to the Patriotic Fund. This year many: of them are increasing their grantsâ€"bome, indecd, are doublinx them. Hence it is anâ€" ticipated ‘that in 1917, ® the war continves, ‘the Pattiotic Fund .will reâ€" ceive from the Cglmty Councils â€" ap proximately one and oneâ€"hall to one and threeâ€"yuarter millions of dollars. 5‘ that rucai"Ontario is not pay~ its share. ~Every county in the Province, mwm Counâ€" The ind Th on in w the The only exception is l% county, and there it was fourt that more could be given by having [tb separate townships make the grants," ard thus the money is rais ed in that way. ‘The farmers of Onâ€" thrio have assuimed in , magnificent manner the obligation, resting upon them to "Serve py Giving." | 8 K 0 W If you tire easily, are subject to cold hands or feetâ€"if you catch colds readily or have rheumatic painsâ€"your blood or circulation is probably at fault and you need . AESPOND T0 CALL REPULSE MAATTACK OM VEROUN oraate masart reee «s( _ [AOMT, SUFFC ANG HEAVY LOSSES Toronto, Jan. 26.â€"While milHions for the Patriotic Fund are rollicg in from the cities, it must not be supâ€" BY OUR BLOOD WE LIVE SCOTT S EMULSION Prince Edward ~county vovet â€"a Lorge Grants This Week. OF THE PUREST COD LIVER OoIL ;Simcoe Led Of which is nature‘s easilyâ€"assimilated food, to increase your red corpuscles and charge the blood with life sustaining richness. Scott‘s creates warmth to throw oft colds }flFF[NSWE AL _ AERDUN RENEWED ‘during the night were of no, avail. | At gawn this morning they could not f i be denied, however. . For a few miâ€" * nutes the. violence of the combat of the night before was exceeded. Then with the struggle at its crest, the Gerâ€" Sounmmmmigs man ranks crumbled up, and . the London, Jan. 26. The most un-'l-‘rench returned to the possession of portant engagement on the Verdun;most of the lost ground. The German front since Nivell‘s second surprise \grip on the remaining portions of the attack last November took place luzinne is precarious,‘and fank assaults nlgfit. when the Teuton troops assailâ€"‘ are weakening it every hour. ed the French lines west of the Meuse! The losses on both sides were terriâ€" and succeeded in capturing a mile of ficâ€"how great it is impossible to gati trenches on Hill 304 and.sweeping in jmate from the incomplete reports now 500 prisoners and ten machine guns. Though Borlin claims the repulse of furious _ French counterâ€"blows that followed, toâ€"night‘s Paris communique ptates that most of the elements into which the enemy had penetrated were recaptured this morning. _ The Gerâ€" man losses are slul?d, to. have been enormous. | +s The veteran Westphalian regiments of yon Borne could not be withstood at Hill 304. They swarmed into the French trenches _ and turned tbei\r own guns on the French troops ana {" with setcre sosses, although they pen étrated advanced trenches near Berlin, Jan. 24.â€"â€"iIn the course of an enterprise undegaken by patrols of our destroyer forces, the German A dmiraity amngqunces, an . en gement oceurred early Tuesday with British N@Yyal forces. ~One enemy g:“"’”' was sunk during the fighting. 7 o faipare Mn <", BERLIN BOASTS SINEKINGONE BRITISH | â€" . _ DESTROYER IN NAVAL ENGAGEMENT After the engagement a second w a% observed by our airplanes to be in a sinking condition. One of our torp edo boats, which was in distress, owâ€" ing to damage sustained, according to ‘news received, has arrived at Â¥muiâ€" den. â€"Alf the other boats returned wi th slight damage. GONSGRIPTION OFâ€" AGGUMULATED _ WEALTH TO LIGHT EN BURDENS OF â€" Paris, Jan. 27.â€"The Dre sden arsenal has been blown up and 1,000 womenâ€"and young girls killed, > according to a letter taken from a German soldier, dated Decemâ€" ber 30th. The letter was written from Dresden and the writer sa'id, "All the windows within 12 miles were broâ€" ken by the explosion.‘"‘ He added that the authorities were keeping the news secret and fo railroad tickets were being issued for Dresden except for urgent reaâ€" sons. _ Manchester, Jan. 25.â€"Immedigte conscription of akcumulated wealith to lighten the financial, burdehs of the war is demanded in a resolution adopt: ed unanimously tofa'y at the annual meetin gof the Labor Party. ~ The resolution calls for not less tha)n fifteen shillings in a pound on unearned incomes, direct taxation of land and the nationalization of the banking sysâ€" tem. in introducing the â€"resolution Ramsay MacDonald, labor member of the House of Commons, from Leicester, said that after the war the country would be left with a debt of twenty b illion dollars, with an annual charge of more than one billion doliars, R DRESDEN ARSENAL BLOWN UP, : 1,600 WOMEN ANO G!ALS KILLED, WINDOWS WITHIN 12 MILES BROKEN to attack, but were checked by French artifiery. & Paris, Jan. 26.â€"An official statem ent, after saying that the Germans who attacked on the Verdun front yesterday were compellied to return to their trenches says:â€" 4 f @Except certain detachments whlo were successful in penetrating some uurmmmuggauunmmanymm attack suffered. very heavy losses ang Jeft numerous gead in front of, our lines, particularty in the Avacqurt Wood. _ . o-wmwflmnuymu French bombing squadrons dropâ€" ped a great qi y of bombs on various stations and barracks behind the with setere Josses, although they penétrated ‘advanced trenches near Hill 304. â€" in the upper Alsace the Germans ieft their trenches at two points Paris, Jan. 26.â€" â€"Ou the‘Verdpn front last night the Germans made an attack at four points between Avacourt Woods and Deadman Hill. To WAR DEMANDE D BY LABOR PARTY saye:â€"The Germans were driven at hand. Paris states that the grouna in front of Avacourt Wood, where the struggle was almost as violent as at Hill 304, was covered with enemy dead when the battle clouds lifted, ‘offensive at two points, but . were %hrust back by the fire of the Freach ;Mtteflu- t > brs as does Berlin. For the small exâ€" ient of ground won the German losses were enormous. It is doubtful if the enemy can afford another such vicâ€" tory in a long time. * London, Jan. 24.â€"The Daily News naval critic comments toâ€"day on the progress of the submarine menage which he holds is three times woree than it was sightsen months ago. Durâ€" ing nincty days, 470 ships were synk, 187 of them British, and the sinking even of neutrals means a ipss of Britâ€" In conjunction with the atiack on the Meuse, the Germans attemptod geveral surprise attacks south of the Somme and between the Oise and M Alsne, none of which were uee'unl. «n Ipper Alsace the Germans took the gerves could bear down on them. SUBMARINES A SERIOUS MENACE TO GOMMERCE but .makes no such claims of prisonâ€" consolidated the position before reâ€" French Attacks Triumph. .. .. i Windsor, Jan. 27.â€"James Stewart, ‘wlm muyrdered Inspector Jackson, of Winnipeg, on the C. P. R. train near ‘hor} Thursday, _ was arrested . this morning. _ He had been hiding in a barn on the outskirts since, but hunâ€" ger and craving for ‘drugs drove him out this morning., went to the Essex hotel and rz;«red as James Emmerson, breakfasted and went to his room, Councilior Lew Smith of Leamington had recognized him and informed the police, who entered the room and took him before he had time to reach his revolver. MURDERER OF DETECTIVE ARRESTED 1 write this letter in praise of you your great work. Words simply fail to express my thankfulness for first learning of your Cascade. Previous to using it I could not go a day withâ€" out a drug of some sort, and since usâ€" ing it I have not, on my word of honor, swallowed five«cents‘ worth of drugs. 1 spent over “Oom in the two years previous to of thel "LBL." Would that all the young men and women 1 seeâ€"in this tf:n with their faces covered with horrid, unsightly pimples would use it. â€"They would soon get rid of them, as 1 did. ‘l mustâ€"stop, or I will be keeping yoy: ice prges af "my" post condilies. of Rmidre ps my past co health, also in praise of the "J.B.L." May you enjoy this life to the full. Sincerely yours, Â¥ Key. William Devoy. If you try the #J. B. L. Cascade" you will find yourself always bright, confident and capableâ€"the poisonous waste makes us bilious, blue, dull and nervous. Internal Baths are Nature‘s own cure for Coqstp}r.tion-jnn warm water properly applied. Drugs force Ntt‘ure-:-che "J.°B. L.‘Cuo‘de" gently boniniice mlibcictâ€"6 C Call and have it ex‘phlnod by us Ask for "Why Man of Today is Only 50 Per Cent. Efficient," a booklet of great interest, which is given on reâ€" quest. If you prefer, write at once to Chas. A. Tyrrelt, M.D., 163 Colle‘q @42as) mal silk 10 GrE mill Street, Toronto, for this Book. ful pationt to S my enthusiasm l Ni blesajhg it has.been to me;Yor cann@l icei ; NSin im atmar to this cause, also uyln{ht‘hlt these poisons afe favorable t developâ€" ment of Cancer and Tuberculosis (as stated in a recent article in ‘he New York Times}, has caused people to become thoroughly ruvm to the im portance of keeping this Lower Intesâ€" ting free from all poisonous waste matter, and over 500,000 are now usâ€" is by no means an exceptional one amongst the hundreds on our file :â€" â€"T03 Tth Ave., South, . Lethbridge, Dear Doctor Tyrrell,â€"After using your "J. ? L. Cascade" for four months, I feel it my duty as a thankâ€" ful patient to express my enthusiasm Lower Intestine in sych serious db«i m@u as ‘Tuberculosis. and attribute h conditions of chronic ilâ€"healith| as Nervous Debility and Rheumatism j Dr. Tyrrell, Toropto : ing in favor. _‘ Recently,‘ however,‘ the startling news which has been covering the country that great surgeons and specâ€" ialists have been operating on ‘ the cade" for cause of their mmendation and those of its users, been steadily growâ€" _ For many years physicians have agreed that 95 per cent. of human ts ’g;:Mmemh er & qur presâ€" mnyuwm“mumn- move all ‘this waste without assistâ€" ance, no miatter how regular we .might be ; and that. the poisons from this waste circulated through the blood pulled us away down below par, and were responsible for many diseases of pEECHAMy| . e ns Tok o s wooh ied pended upon: to right conditions pended to right conditions which cause headâ€" ache, d languor, nausea and tion, At on disait,lanftot, peases a d conatpaton, At enthuw and grateful letter mm&wm-awhnmz esns will not. fail you this time the "J;.°B. L. Casâ€" "Intereat Allowed at Highest Current Rate. Waterioo Branch, Jacob Heapeler, Mgr. gsAVING&S BANK DBERPARTHELT n time of need |â€" CAPITAL and RESERVE 88,000,000 96 Branches in Canada. A A GENERAL BANKING BUSINES§ TRANSACTED Circular Letters/of Credit. , Bank Money Orders, INTERNALLY in a night surprise attack our :@b: tachments . without firing a shot deâ€" stroyed a detachment which was crossâ€" ing, capturing 337 prisoners and 4 maâ€" chine guns with a loss to us ofâ€"enly one killed and 42 wounded. . The statéâ€" ment says:â€"West of the â€"Righ the Russians have been pushed back a miile and a half by German attacks.>> of the Dominion Alliance, had censes cut off by.the Board of Commissiqners. ube, north of Tultcha has again W abandoned on the Macedenian fren § .4 SURPRISE ATTACK | which were opposed by J. H. . (Von MacKensen Front)â€" bank of the gouthern. arm,. Petrograd, Jan. 24.â€"An official ment says:â€"On flu‘bimh op Tultcha, . a cover of a fag. Berlin, Jan. 24.~â€"The war office port says: (Western front)â€"â€"The y bright yesterday.> Over most of Eastern front (Front of Prince Leeâ€"= _ pold)â€"On both sides of the w“;i% and south of ll‘t engagements develâ€" |, . oped which took\a course favorable io % us. F i+ 5+ 5x “~"~"“ Roumanian front, (Front Archduke " / Joseph)â€"During the severe, sold: préâ€" . vailing, there have‘ been qnly mg lively artiieiry and advance guards enâ€" Enemy ALIES LOST S . NIRPLANES SAYS . GERMAN REPORT . WERE HANDED ...‘.. ... $10,000 AT poor Seven of the. eleven firms in Torento, Jan.. 25.â€"When Mr.. * A. Gillespie and Miss Nordheimâ€" * er drew Wellesiey street as their * portion inâ€"the great Patriotic * on Macedonian ; OF "RED GABLES."