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..‘ EARTHQUAKE " _ IN VANCOUVER fls AND VICTIRIA $Â¥4 + lc + 24 + It is beginning to dawn on our cous.ns in the United States that the British . neet saved Amorica trom German domination while the Americans were = keeping out of the war. Toronto, Dec. 6. â€"Word was receivâ€"‘ ¢d here this morning via New York oi;’ + vus earthquakes in British Columâ€"| b.1. Rfound about wires from Vanâ€"| cowver and Victoria say those cities} wire thaken violently for two minutes | and that occupants of tall buildingsj felt the shocks particularly heavy.‘ Many miles of telegraph wires are , down. â€"_ It is‘ announced that one of Great Britain‘s demands at the coming peace conference will be the abolition of conscription throughout Europe. Creat Britain. the United States and Canada were forced into the adop tion of conscription in order to fight militarism, based on conscription. Novw that they have triumphed, and the offending nations have been disarmed, the need for conscription has vanished and the long sun'crihg peoples of Europ« are about to be delivered from this form of military bondage. Those who feared that the allied victory might lead to the adoption of a permanent policy of conscription in this country ard be the thin end of the wedge of militarism here will be greatly relieved by the announcement of Winston Spencer Churchill on behalf of the British Cabinet. â€"â€"/â€"Norâ€"areâ€"you Hiketyâ€"toâ€"getâ€"your hbatâ€"knocked off._your coat ‘torn half off y6ar back, your feet.trampled on. your temper rumpled and ret back home so tired out that you‘ll wish Christmas never wou‘d come to you again. ._ So ghop earlyâ€"toâ€"day:? Bneed Early shoppers are favorites of the clerks and the dealers. Thet‘s brcause the earlier in the season you 4o your shopping the better the assortment and the bigger the stock of goods to offer you and more time there is to devote to filling your individual wants and needs. Besides, when you shop early you are mnot distracted by any great jam of excited, eager buvers into forgeiting what you came after or driven in desper atlo}h"?d’hu_v ‘something you don‘t really want. "2. To communicate with the government of Canada. pointing out the facts cited above, and respectfully suggesting that the government of Canade favorably consider the advisability of using he roamil building knowledge and facilities of the provinces by making grants for highways which may be built by the provinces, in consideration of certain expenditures by the provinces plemselves. and that the government of Canada cail into counsel representa glves of the various provinces at the earliest possible date to give effect to so much of this reso ution as may be agreeable to it." "1. To communicate with the governments of the spectfully suggesting that they offer to carry out such as may be arranged on a basts as to cost between the ial governments to be agreed upon. "Appreciating the efforts of the Dominion government in reconstruction work, and the call which has gone from Oltawa for assistance in such work on the part of all bodies, governmental or otherwise, in the manner in which each is best fitted to assist, and realizing the acvantages of avoiding duplica tion of effort, this board unanimously resolves as follows: "This association is aware that various provinces already have wellâ€"or panized highways departments, equipped as to personnel with men of engl meering and executive ability and possessing a vast amount of information about the conditions and requirements in their respective provinces. _ â€" _ /In this connection, it isâ€"to be recalled that the Canadian Good Roads‘ Asâ€" EM&)II mt a recent meeting made the following recommendations: â€"~The directors of the Canadian Good Roads‘ Association have vubserved with Whn the announcement that the building of modern highways will b an important part of the reconstruction program of the Dominion govâ€" 7 nt, believing as they do that no other public works aré more urgeptly ¥équired in connection with the improvement of conditions in agriculture. in® dustry, and of the people generally, or will afford so much ‘abor in proportion to the money cost. + \ The Union J Buy a War Stamp book On‘y 10 more shopping days to Christmas Early buyers are getting firss and best choice ofi gifts. Early buying is the new habit. Jt is preparedness in giftâ€"buying Every merchant and dealer is ready for you. > Every clerk is ready to give you a smiling welcome ard all the hints you They are always fresh, crisp clean and appetizing. T elfers Packed in air tight packages. Sold by all grocers. "T*e Buy Soda Crackers £ C Saturday noon. a _High tlass printing, English and German, in all branches. ieR erentetntatene e esmm ces unc naanamentcameoeenemancncn css e ce rcnammenn en en eemame en cmmememane : "HWIGHWAY IMPROVEMENTS IN CANADA. The Dominion government has committed itselfl to highway improveâ€" t As part of its recomstruction plans. It has placed the working out eof under the charge of Mr. A. W. Campbell, formerly the "apostle of good s" in Ontario, adequate assurance being thus given that taugible resuits be realized, and the Dominion given, at an early date, a pystem of public ways in keeping with the age in which we live. At present highway conâ€" ction is under the control of the various provinces and municipalities, this control it is not p: to disturb such aid as the Dominion gives, ig the form of subsidies to trunk lines which are interâ€"provincial in their bomail CC CB WATERLOO, ONT. ‘~~mge=« + a mma ”.l run:m '"L “[u u +234 AbvertiseRs. fi'fll Wrecked by Accident â€" on rrane en in saniangs of changes must be left at thisoffice not later than as Afraid to Go in a Crowd |Leader of Spartacus Party in Germany Staged Nee« Lo -.As.‘.“y."“" s _ or to Stay Aloneâ€"Tells taommler Aman Aiw Miastins» as Bi_. M 3__ i Fine {lourâ€"â€"â€"expert mixingâ€"â€"â€"careful baking and hygienic packing make Telfer‘s Soda Crackers twice as tasty as ordinary crackers. + l ts 0 ounpiis i oi s on REMOVING MILITARISM® MENACE.â€" =~ ack was JV, EARLY CERISTMAS SHOPPING. DAVID BERAN & SON8, Or NOTE AND.COMMENT. d for Biscuits" i popul: (Mi ar Th d flag across the line on Saturday | Lordon, Dec. 9.â€"Maximilien Marc !cn. editor of Zukunft, of Berlin, saic | to a correspondent of the Express, at ‘cording to the despatch from the Ger f"":" capital that the impression abroad concerning the former Emper ‘lor Wittiam is a fatse one. He said i | was a fact that William Hohenzollerr ;hnd no personal part in willing th« war but was merely a tool in the hands ‘ of the military party by which he wa: regarded as a coward. |HARDEN DENIES _ THAT EXâ€"KAISER | WILLED THE WAP U various provinces, . re highway building plan: Dominton and Provine At this afternoon‘s session a denut ation consisting of Rev. Dr. MeDonâ€" ald of Kintore, Rev. Mr. Galbraith of Thamesford. exâ€"warden 8. Wal lace of Burgeaville and Geo. A. Munâ€" roe of Embro, waited on the Council asking that a grant be made to the public libraries of the countv. Last year, owing to the war, this gran‘ was not made. and the denutation n=* forward manvt rogent resope why the members of the (aunet! shonld etva the public hrarles every enconrage ment, elaiming that they did gonl to the young peopla of the commuanâ€" Ity. % Wooadtock, â€" Dec. 4 Of the five claims for damages against the Oxâ€" ford Council as the result of aceiâ€" dents _ which occurred on certain parts of the county roads, only two were racognized at toflay‘s session Albert Bell of West Zorra was awart ed $13%5 for injuries sustained by his wife when thrown out of a buggy on a portion of the county roads, a quarter of a mile east of the village of Harrington in West Zorra. James Murphy. a South Oxford man. was awarded $700. the amount of damage sustained to his waggon while movâ€" ing. TWO DAMAGE CLAIMS ALLOWED BY OXFORD COUNCIL Ald. W. Newman remains charge) with the original offence, that he conâ€" Hinued to he a member of the Social Democrat Party, and that at various times he spoke as the professed re presentative of the party. The coun turned a deaf ear to the plea to have Newman discnareed vnder the amendâ€" ment to the orderâ€"inâ€"Council. Stratford, _ Dec. 5.. Another ad journment for two weeks was mad« in the Police Court toâ€"day of the tharges against local Socialists. Ow ing to the amendment to the orderâ€"in Council under which the original m formations were laid, new charges were laid this morning. charging that they had in their possession objec tionable literature as defined by the Consolidateo Order respecting cen sorship. . Those against whom this charge was laid were E. Rossiter, W Skidmore and Harry Cook. @wing to the fact that no previous intimation had been given of the new charge an adjonrnment | was granted for two> weeks. hm m EXâ€"KAISER‘S THIRD SON JOiNS NEW GOVERNMENT London, Dec. 6.â€"Prince Adaibert, ‘hird son of the German Emperor, has oined the present Government, acâ€" cording to a Beriin despatch. He is now at Potsdam, it is said. DOCTORS FOR KAISER COME FROM BERLI! Dr. Chase‘s Nerve Fpod,.50 cents a box, a full treatment of 6 boxes for $2.75, mt all dealers or Edmanson. Bates & Co., Limited, Toronto. Do not be talked into accepting a subst!â€" tute. Imitations only disappoint. ! Mr. Laurence E. Dorsey, 39 Stanley street, London, Ont, writes : "About three years ago I got my foot smashed In an elevator in Detroit, which comâ€" pletely wrecked my nerves. 1 docâ€" tored with the doctors there, but they did not seem to be a‘le to help me. My nerves were in such a state that l could not go doÂ¥n town alone or go any place where there was a crowd. ’Bomeumu my mother would have to sit and watch over me at night, and sometimes I could not get any sleep at all. But one day last winter I comâ€" menced using Dr. Chase‘s Nerve Food. and before I had completely used the first box I could see a difference in my condition. I continued using these pills for some time. The result was splendid. I feel so much better, can sleep well at night, can go out on the street and attend gatherings like the rest of people. I am so pleased to be able to tell you what Dr. Chase‘s Nerve Food has done for me, and to recomâ€" mend it to other people." i0CIALISTS‘ CASES ARE AGAIN __ It is no mere accident that Dr. Chase‘s Nerve Food proves to be exâ€" actly what is needed in so many cases of exhausted nerves. It is composed of the ingredients which nature reâ€" quires to form new biood and create new nerve foice. For this reason it cannot fail and for this reason it sueâ€" ceeds when ordinary medicines fail / Detroit doctors did what they could for him, but he could not get back his strength and vigor until he fortunateâ€" ly heard of Dr. Chase‘s Nerve Food. The shock to the nervous -ym-" was so great that Mr. Dorsey was im & pitiable condition for a long time. | He was like a child in that he reâ€" quired his mother‘s care nearly l | tre time. He feared a crowd. eould] not stay alone and could not sleep ‘ because of the weakened and excited ‘ condition of his nerves. l Three members of the former Emperor‘s staff, the despatch adds, have left Amecrongen for Berlin. )%hey are carrying many documents concerning the former Emperor‘s private property.~~~~ Much sympathy was felt in this city for Mr. Dorsey, who met with a disâ€" treasing accident when his foot, was smashed in an elevator. London, Dec. 5. â€"â€" A German physician summoned from â€" Berâ€" lin on Tuesday by the former German Emperor _ arrived in Holland _ toâ€"day on a special train, according to an Exchange Telegraph despatch from Amâ€" sterdam. Of His Oure. ADJOURNE No House. School No. House Moved by Joseph 8. Snider, seconded ng accounts be paid and the Reeve isaye umounts : 1Ou86 South. No. 1.â€"Dep. R. 0. Isaigh Cressman, P. Clerk Neil Waener, place Mrs lartholomew‘s house. No louse. No. 1â€"Dep. R. 0. Anthony Frank, Polf Clerk Ed. Haiter, place, Anthony ‘rank‘s house. No. 2 â€"Dep. R. 0. John J. Strong, Poll Cerk Joseph Rellinger, place iummel‘s Hotel. No. iâ€"Lep. R. . Clayton Shub, Poll Clerk Noah Shirk, place school The Council.met at the Tp. Hall on November 30th, 1918, pursuaut to djournment. Members all present. The Reeve in the chair. Minutes of the preceding «ession were read and approved. Moved by A. M. Groff. seconded by Simon Kinsie, that Byâ€"law No. 82 A, to ix the place for the nomination and to appoint Deputy Returning Officers nd Poll Clerks and places for holding the efection for 1919, be read the first nd second time. _ Carried. Moved by Menno 8. Snider, seconced by A. M..Groff, that Byâ€"law No. 82 .. as now filled in, be read the third time and passed. Carried. The nominations to be held at Tp. Hall. North. No. 1â€"Dep. R. 0. Anthony Frank, Polf Clerk Ed. Haiter, place, Anthony No. 4 â€"D. R. 0. John Bierman, P. Clerk Eldon Hallman, place, Casper Irhiman‘s house. No..5â€"â€"Dep. K. 0. George Latsch Sr., P. Clerk, Daniel E. Shantz, place ‘p. Hall. Paris, Dec. 10.â€"According to a wireless despatch from the U. ©.8. George WasHington, says Marcel Huntin in the Echo De Paris. President Wilson has been informad that Premier Ebert of the Berlin Government was about to make an effort to get him to visit uermany. The President replied : "Only by long years of repentenc: can Germany Lato_ng _for _her crimes and show sincerity. No true merican could think of visiting Germany unless forced to do se oy strictly official obligations. That is to say I decline in advane t0 eoncider anv gneenctian nf the Find " Premier Ebert and his cabinet held a secret session with the executive committee of the Workmen‘s and Soldiers‘ Council disâ€" cussing Friday‘s rioting. Over thirty mass meetings of the conâ€" flicting parties were announced for toâ€"day. EBERT NEEDS MORE TROOPS. Paris, Dec. 9.â€"The Ebert Government has brought additional troops to Berlin to crush Liebknecht‘s Spartacus revolters who are now in control of the northern suburbs of the city, including some Government buildings. General Dupont of French army, has arâ€" rived in Berlin to arrange the repatriation and transport of French prisoners. Berlin, Sunday, Dec. 9.â€"(By the Associated Press)â€"Eage to make the most of the Spartacus party martyrs as the result o Friday‘s rioting Dr. Karl Liebknecht, the leader of this faction. lost no time in staging a spectacular open air meeting at the Tie Garten last night. His call for the meeting brought forth 4,00¢ munition workers who had responded to the demand for a general walkout. Dr. Liebknecht harangued the crowd in familiar stvic indicting Freidrich Ebert, premier, Philip Schiedmann, and othe "Kaiser socialists," of complicity in the Friday rioting. He called on the masses to organize the Red Guards. WASs PROTECTED BY MACHINE GUNS. Liebknecht was escorted and protected by machine guns on motor trucks. _ At a late hour tonight Berlin was absolutely quiet. It is estimated by the Tageblatt that the number of soldier deâ€" serters that Berlin is feeding exceeds 60,000. The British claim, says The Daily Mail, has been preâ€" pared by a committee under Mr. Hughes, the Australian Preâ€" mier, and Baron Cunliffe, former Governor of the Bank of England, who is one of the principat members of the commitâ€" tee. : It adds that it is expected the report will be published Saturday: â€"â€"â€"_â€"â€" marriages and deaths $11.60 ... Ed. Kloepfer, building bridge on road Ji. Fehrenbach, building bridge .. .. The Daily Mail says the French claim for reparation will be infinitely larger than that of Great Britain. London, Saturday, Dec. 7.â€"Great Britain will demand of Germany £8,000,000,000 (Approximately $10,000,000,000) sterling for Great Britain and her Dominions as reparation for the war, according to The Daily Mail. The newspaper says it understands that David Lioyd George, the Premier, will make this announcement in a speech at Leeds toâ€"day. This, The Daily Mail adds, is what the war cost Great Briâ€" tain and her Dominions, and British taxpayers will be reâ€" lieved of £100,000,000 per annum by the German payment. Gravel 222022222 .022 m ba Lk# ce ppeaks Fesies »sul Frank Kiine, Inbor ANO AIMILEF ... 00 ... ols tnee mnrrantnp en Frank Kline, shovelling smow ...... ...... ..l....... 2.202.l Herbert Kline, one sheep killed ... .2... 22222022 22222z lull Frank Zetrel. Inhor on Tp: Hie : cuuus sls e es anen puineceaman‘e Ars. Hamm. Pat. Insurance ..... Mrs. D. Brown, Pat. Insurmnce ..... 222222222 yetvlll lll. dithf KHSCK. RTAVOD souco uns uooe cnmanseenen meveny venrebnce J.; N. SAFACF, LOARHNME szzsrsercucy ceerce wieer cenmenesenurs Wim. Knell & Co., PPOM @b6. 2022 .222 22c ul kess es B; E. Shants, bontts Wite fAACE ; .ouuuls sc secle nessaras cues E. G. Martin, balance COMWOL .2 2o s mia coamaran c r rraes Wm. Blaske, gravel T eemeee e ou en h citiem e n Bp beiee areipenigle as Harvey Kingey, ETAYEL . , 022 ; 0000 ons ce man enarraransey Oscar Trua«ler, gravel .......00... Inlys: pbaeiaee enuness Eden Rechiel, 1 day labar ........4 0202222222 222222220 I‘. A. Snidet, postage and telephoning $8.00, registering birtha J. 1. Rosebrugh, bonus wire fence Christian Martin. bonus wire fence J. A. Henderson, bonus wire fence . W. E. Wing, bonus wire fence ..... Paul Martin. filling at Jessie Shantz No THE TWELFTH SES§ION OF THE WATERLOO TP. COUNCIL. g4er of Bpartacus Party in Germany Staged a Specâ€" tacular Open Air Meeting at Tier Gardenâ€" Premier Ebert and Schiedmann Blamed for Rioting. RLIN FEEDING 60,000 SOLDIER DESERTERS 3â€"Dep. R. O. Josiah Oberholizer, I House. 4 â€"Dep. R. 0. Orval Groh,â€" P. Clerk BRITAIN FIXES INDEMNITY DEMANDS FROM GERMANY 5â€"Dep. R. 0. Levi Snider, P. Clerk Aarron Baet, place, School House. t â€"~Dep. It. O. Benj. Shirk, JF. Clerk Menno Mader, place School MASSES TD FOR Dep. R. 0. John N. Sipes. P. Clerk bridge by Sifmon cheques in A THE RED GUARDS Aaron Hagey, place, Schoo Clerk Menno Shiry, | place Christ Groh Kingie, t payment that t of place _ School the the . 80.07 12.00 830.00 10.50 10 65 4.50 3.00 19.60 12.40 11.10 $8.10 20.00 30.40 1.80 76.71 28.20 6.60 20,00 28.50 10.00 10.00 9.90 27.00 4.50 followâ€" several When a child‘s tongue is white, breath fouetish, stomach sour, always depend upon good, safe "Cascarets" to gently but w the cloggedâ€"up places. Children love ro take Cascarets, the M tic which never gripes, mever injures, never disappoints... Kagh box contains directions and dose for children aged one year old and . Children drogp and wither like tender flowers it you permit b fermentations and constipation poison to be absorbod into the - * Moved by Simon Kinsie, seconded by Jos. S, Snider, that this Qt uow adjourn fo meet again on Monday, Dec. 16th, at 9.30 a. m. at mg‘.. pursuant to Statue. _ Carried. f25 _ shirk & Snyder, is C dao TCpaly . ....u0cl csmcacrin csnls 10000 Geo. W. Latsch, Se(?%’%mrfi A. W. Kinsie, service as Herd Inspector ...... ....s2lll..... li.‘ <â€"_ Jo§simh S&UdeT, @FAVCL ...... .2ll.l2.2 202 lllll luvk rla k. C.T,M’ A deputation from the Kitchener City Council appeared before tbe‘\:" Council at 2.30 p. m. It appears they have brought greater condam wpon themselves thanâ€" they are able to bear by the utter disregard Of . appeals made by the Tp. Board of Health regarding the nuisance of mi bage dump, and consequently appealed to the ‘Tp. Council to offer %pm@‘ restion whereby their punishment might be modified. The Tp. Cou.n‘el‘f,‘i ever. had no sugzestion to offer. * *) Apl sil did not think it wise to enter upon any new enterprise at time They were accompanied 1 ; gentleman who was introducoq_él‘l ver of the Resource Commitc~ . Orario, who zave an elaborate M how sarbage wes being utilized lor various purposes in some patts world, and intimated that there was a splendid opportunity for w raunicipalitics to coâ€"operate and experiment along this line, but '.he’;lp.‘f Geo. Schmaltz, building bridge .,.... ..... A. L. Shantz, to 1 binder pole ........ ... Allen Shoemaker, concrete file .;.. .... Dr.. Thompson, service Board of Health . Dr. Henhoeffer, service Board of Health .. Josiah Stauf®er, service Loard of Health .. August Jansen, ®ervice Board of Health ,.. D. A. Snider, service Board of Health®. .. ... Dr. Henhoefer, telephoning account ... ... Town of Hespeler, Board of Heailth account J. H. Schmidt, disinfectants . ... n e e k0 A. J. Roos, disinfectant® Si... s2..l. ... Shirk & Envdor is cast hrides remain _ _ 5) Hurry, mother! Relieve the little stomach, liver and <*; < bowels of souring food, bile and poisons. Look at the > tongue! Children love to take harmless ‘‘Cascarets" be 6 4i cause Cascarets taste like candyâ€"only 10 cents tool ¢ "When a Child Droops" C a" s & j P | ty ~ . . < ,fi) Cagk fi’ \ 7 v\‘s“' lg < § _ 2e# C J B2 y# " c Ne \" 4 14 5 f \__] "Why Robty, it you weit a tit for it yvou‘ll Love it to enâ€" loy Ieorgert" *""Give it to me,. plecse, Grandâ€" daddy." **Pooâ€"vce! That‘s to argument wih WRGLEY‘S ‘cause the flavour â€"BRfier every meal + GLiywWLZ U Sealed tigh:â€"kert right ~ In Canada °. A. SNIDER; P. A. To appetite. . Cigestion. t C SEOIm 75:10 // 11 #