s At 10.55 o‘clock the train arrived / the cheers of the enthusiastic 4, and in a few seconds the ' ings above referred io were between the men ond . their â€"relatives. Wives and . childâ€" welcomed their husbands and and mothers, fathers, brothâ€" and sisters greeted thoir brothâ€" a manner that was envied by whose boys are still across the and by those who bad no reâ€" ves fighting in the great cauye. e those who arrived on this were Sergt. W. D. Batley and Pte. Jack Pym, of Waterloo, and Priâ€" vates W. W. Eckles, Locusi #treet; READY FOR OPENING A MUSIG STORE _ OF PRESTIGE Gerhard Heintsman‘s New Enlarged Warerooms Are Most Complete. â€"_ Mr. Gerhard. Heintzman so â€" well known and respected in this communâ€" ity, always maintained that this city, us well as this country, _ has ever been a centre of musical refinement and culture, and a}way#. shown* apâ€" preciationâ€"of his plano, the "Gerhard Heintzman," having extended their patronage to him for nearly 50 {ears, ‘and is proud of the factothat . he is A little over two yéars ago, he deâ€" cided to open & branch store at 151 King St.. W., in city, owing to the solicitations is many friends and patrons, in to make it more convenient for them, as well as beâ€" Ing able to give them better service. mow able to numBer ovét rons in this vicinitys. This decision was much appreciatâ€" ed and one that has proved very sucâ€" cessful, in fact the business accorded him has been far beyond his expectaâ€" tions, so much so that he has been enforced to enlarge his already . exâ€" tensive store. With this in view a large addition was gecured adjoining, in witich extensive alterations have beep made, . which are: now completâ€" ed and. in readiness for the reâ€"openâ€" Jng récéption, which _ will be held from now until Chrilt!nal Eve, (the Usher Kss‘ shan awidll OUA acave av. store bems open until 9.30 every evâ€" ening,) f&nd which every one is corâ€" dially fuvited to attend at their conâ€" venience, to Ihd@pect these beautiful warercoths, s well &s to be enterâ€" ulnef’! ‘the mm(:&l recitals of the wr'}ga mwu artists . interpreted by ~MÂ¥. td Heintsman‘s wonderâ€" ul makical Anétrpftvents, the "Player "‘ and * nogyaph." 3 .mofln{ these complete wareâ€" 5 one confronted with the {whow room, whiché‘ finished in ieut o@k, â€" micelÂ¥> decorated, gsome ru'g' palme and aftistic fixttres, dogntainfng a aplenâ€" ed floï¬ :+ Of :#’rlxht and " pianos Aff@ " phofograps â€" in + styles anfi designs, inished in ifferent varietfes ofâ€"rare and expenâ€" 17. woods. Located in this room, is in upâ€"toâ€"date Cashier‘s . office and mt. also two sound procf demonâ€" ‘@trating roonis nicely furnished for ) selection‘ 6f phonogrgph records By our patrons. Connected _ with %â€"a the dozen or more Kitâ€" Waterioo soldiers who arâ€" Oh the first section of the 9.15 from Toronto this mornâ€" arrhved at 1045 o‘clock, imearly two hours late. al of the soldiers was not until. Wednesday by shortâ€" six @‘clock on Tuesday a was ved by NMr. J. P of the Soldiers‘ Reâ€" Committee, thet the men had in ‘Toronto Tuesday mornâ€" und would reach Kitchener at 9 This information made _ it for the officers of the Reâ€" Committee to get busy and far as it was possible the relatives The men returning were notified, & autamobiles were sent to bring ® mto the w. 'A: flntgb. Joseph St.; A. B. i{elm. e, is the récord roo@ containing isands of the latest and best reâ€" Is. Off this, Js the shipping room the Mandgger‘s â€" office. At . the ‘ of this, is & vestibule leading to new additioh, whore one is agreeâ€" Vllufl)rloed to onter into beautiâ€" y orated . parlors _ containing irfiges furfifture, palms, artistic , ‘pictures and ~statues . of y musicians, and where displayed beautiful sample inâ€" Mg of .Mr. Heéelntzman‘s _ proâ€" t. ~Poâ€"theâ€"right of this room, is amusic . roll _ department, ed for the convenience o of the many patrons to ce selections. Rear‘ of this + #pactous room containing Of slightly used and secâ€" ; mts, and off this is / Bdâ€" repairing _ depart at. Wu and _ additiona 0 with the view of givâ€" t service possible in every 1," "O joy, you look good to similar expressions of welâ€" of Those Who Came Across on the Olympic in at 11 O‘clockâ€"Were Welcomed at the Deâ€" y Their Relatives and Large Crowd of Citizens. Mullin, as Manager of store, Is\a very capable, hau, and . bas _ made Mm and .:cqualntnn& by everyâ€" y, and m the thorough 0 fthe Men. GLAD TO BE BACK llin, as Manager of | After spending ffteen yéars in e, is\a very capable, the Weat, Mr. Mullin moved to the and _ bas _ made state of Florida, returned to Toronâ€" ds and mcquaintancâ€" |to in April, 1916, and :rln associatâ€" rngu‘ by everyâ€" |ed himself with Gerhard Heintzman, nd the thorough | Limited, of that city, and shortly afâ€" Heintzman in every |torwarda received the . @ppointment of Manager to this branch, which he was born at Glen|since has condneted very successfulâ€" 8, IA the colbty of|ly in every way. . to D WATERLOG SOLOIERS SDDNER TRAN EXPEOTED patâ€" E. A. Beese, Waliter street: E. Chap man, Arthur Place; F. Nadrowsky and comrade, Foundry street. _ David street; J. Schroeder, Laneas ter street; David Sim, Heins avenue; Quartermaster Sergeant J. Norris did not arrive until the second Torâ€" onto train reached here at 12.15, and was given a hearty welcome by his friends. Ptes. Jsaac Master, L J. Wey, A. H. Hodgson and several othâ€" er war veterans reacted Kitchener in the afternoon. In addition to the _ members . of the Soldlers‘ Reception _ Committee Mayor Gross and W. D .Euler, MP., and members of the Daughters of the Empire were present to welcome the soldiers. Pte. Ecciecs informed _ the _ Tele: graph that the boys had a delightful trip across the Atlantic on the Olymâ€" pic notwithsianding the three days of rough passage after leaving Engâ€" land. ‘The arrangements for getting the men away from Halifax were all that could be desired. He has been in service in England for _ some months since being invalided . from France where he saw active service. Pte. Beese has been in _ England since last June, having been invalid ced to a convalescent hospital after having sustained wounds in the knee. He is feeling in _ fit shape again. _ Mayor Gross assured the men that Kitchener would give all the soldiers a "big time" when all the soldiers Other soldiers were too anxious to meet their relatives to give any in {ormation regarding their experiene es overseas. get GOMMITTEE: 10 PLAN GAMPAGN Initial Steps Taken to Seâ€" cure Larger Quarters for the G. W. V. A. TO RECEIVE SOLDIERS ‘The initial steps were taken at a well attended _ and _ representative meeting of Kitchener and Waterloo business men on Friday evening toâ€" ward arranging for a campaigm« to provide larger .and. more ‘permencnt quarters ‘for the Great _ War : Veterâ€" ans Association and the returned solâ€" diers of tha two towns. It is proposed to give the residents of Kitchener and Waterloo an opportunity to show their appreciation of the services of the boys who have been overscas durâ€" ing the last four years by | subseribâ€" ing to a fund for a period _ of three years to be used in fitting up and maintaining rooms in Kitchener and. if necessary, rooms in Waterloo, for the bencfit of the returned soldlers. The money to be thus ralsed will be administered by a Board of Truxâ€" tees, to be composed of five fathers of sons who enlisted for service and two imnembers of the GW.V.A. Tt is hoped that suftable quarters can be gecured at an early date and comforâ€" tably equipp d for the bundreds . of soldfers who will return within the next year It was unanfmously _ decided to form the Kitchener _ and Waterioo Returned Soldiers‘ _ Anxiliary, the members of which will be the sub scribers to the Auxiliary Funds. A committee, composed of _ Messrs. 8. J. Williams, W. G. Cleghorn, Dr. J F. Honsborger, of Kitchener _ J. A Harper and P. V. Wilson, of Water loo, was appointed to seeure suitable quarters, prepare an estimate of the cost of equipping the rooms, _ and outline a campaign to raise funds for the maintenance of the rooms, and report «at another meeting of all in terested in the enterprise at an early date. Mr. Willlams was appointed Chairman and G. M. DeBus Secreâ€" tary of the committee pro tem. It wiH afso be the object _ of the Auxiliary to look after the welfare of the returned soldiers and secure suiâ€" table: employment for them as soon as they are prepared to resume work Lisbon, Dec. 17.â€"Admiral Cantoy Castro was elected president of Portuâ€" gal in succession to Dr. Sidonia Paes, who was assassinated last Saturday night. Amterdam, Dec. 17.â€"Another revoâ€" lution has broken out in Bulgaria. Halton. and â€" was educated at the Public and High Schools of that county. He studied music at the Toronto Conservatory of Music, un: der Prof. Steele and immediately afâ€" ter entered a piano factory and atuâ€" fdied tuning as well as the complete construction. of _ planos. After . acâ€" quiring this knowledge, he gave this profession his entire attention for a number of years .and in the early ‘00‘s became a successful salesman in Sarnia and district, with one of the then large and progressive plano houses Afterwards _ hearing _ the "call of the West," he moved to Winâ€" nipeg, securing a position as salos? nipeg, securing a position as salesâ€" there, which firm marketed exclusivâ€" ely the "Gerhard Heintzman" planos. FIXING SALARY OF B0M) SYPT. Matter is Left in Hands of Road Committee by County Countcil. morning and allter & DIVO! AZRMTERUT concerning the applications for the position of Road Superintendent adâ€" journed into committees. in the disâ€" cussion it was pointed out that one of the principal considerations which the Roads and Bridges Committee will have in connection with the ap pointing: of a new Road Superinten dent will be the fixing of the salary. ‘The old question of whether the superintendent should be paid a sufâ€" ficient salary to cover his motor car expenses or whether he should be a} lowed to have a normal salary and send in his bills for motor car ex« penses was the point at issue. The Council left the decision of the matâ€" ter in the hands of the Roads and Bridges Committee. The Council will continue in comâ€" mittee meeting today and convene in regular session tomorrow morning at 10 o‘clock. The following communiâ€" cations were read: From C. H. Mills, M.PP., acknow« ledging receipt of copy of resolution re â€" Conservation, â€" passed | by | this Council. f From the C‘ °: of _ the United Countles of [.__._ambcrland 2nd Dur: ham, stating ihat the Council had endorsed the resolution re economiâ€" cal administration fassed by this Councell in June. From the City Clerk of, Toronto, with copies of resolutions proposing to memorialize the Ontario Legislaâ€" ture to discontinue the levy of the Provinclal War Tax after 1918 From the Waterloo County Teachâ€" ers‘ Assocn. stating that the County‘s portfon of the grant to this Assocn. according to Sec. 89 of Regulations of the Educational Dept. is $55.50. From Herbert R. Ames, Hon. Sec. of the Canadian Patriotic Fund exâ€" pressing the appreciation and thanks of the National Executive _ of _ the Fund for the genezous support f this County. From the Waterloo County Board of Agriculture, . regarding annual grant and with program for annual meeting on December 20th. From the Ont. Dept. of Education stating the County‘s equivalent . to the Lezisintive Gants for Continua:â€" tion Schools. From the Chairman of the Cathoâ€" lic Army Huts Campaign, with stateâ€" ment of receipts and thanking the Council for their grant. Applications for the position . of County Road Superinteadent. London, Dec. 17,â€"â€"Friedrich Ebert, Socialist Premier of Germany, deciarâ€" ed in an interview.yesterday that he did not know of any legal method by which William â€" Hohenzoliern‘s (surâ€" render could be forced. From E. J. Beaumont, calling atâ€" tention to the County Council to the fact that the vault in his office is too small. (Canadian Press.) Halifax, Dec. 17.â€"The steamer Reâ€" gina, which left England December twelfth, expected to arrive here on the 21st with 2,080 officers and men. Onâ€" tario men on board include two officâ€" ers and 336 men from the London disâ€" trict, 3 officers from the Toronto disâ€" trict and four officers and 376 men from the Kingston district. The steamer Essequibo is expected on 19th, with 595 officers and men, including 6 nursing sPsters. Seven officers and 214 men on this steamer are for the Kingston district, others from distant parts in Canada. ..... ..... ..>}. 66# The County Council met (Canadian Press.) Berlin, Dec. 17,~â€"First results of the elections to the Constitutent Asâ€" semblies have been announced. In Anhalt Province there has been electâ€" ed 22 majority socialist, 12 German democrats, and 2 Conservatives. In Macklemberg there were elected 2 socialists, 16 liberals, 3 laborites and 1 peasant. â€"__ 18 REPATRIATED. In toe list of . priconers recently casnalties the name of 19421 _F. Luit, Kitchener, avpears. He is n son of Julius Luft, of 28 Spring @treet. A message has been recelved . by Rev. S. Eby, 62 Chapel street, from his graidcon, Gnnner Glen_Earl Eby, from St. Jobho, N.D. thet ae had ar rived from England and would reach home this week. PTE. G. WILLIAMSON WOUNDED. Pte. G. Williamson, of the 1st Batâ€" talion C.M.G., Is repgrted in _ the Town Hall Military Hospital, Walles: ley, Cheshire, England. He arrived at the hospital from France on Ocâ€" tober 11th suffering from wounds in the left thigh right leg. . head and hand. He is recovering nicely. The City Clerk i# in receipt O M |ang the momey was immediatély communication from the firm of MCâ€"|avajjable. _ Curtain appropriated | It Bride & Mackenzie stating that @0 |put Woif became suspicious and laid action for damages has been placed |a charge. in their hands by Mrs. Allan Seibert,| Wwhen charged with the offence 86 Francis street, south, on behailf Of|this morning in police court Curtam herself and her husband in connecâ€"|admitted his guilt and made full resâ€" tion with the blocking of a sew@er O8 |titntion of the funds. He declared that street. It lpr!ll‘l from the let:|that he had not meant to keep the ter that as a result of careless work | money '31'1.. took it. He wn[y their house was flooddd with sewer | borrowed t mz without Wolf‘s matter because of the blocking of the |consent and Intended to pay it back. sewer. The letter also alleges tl.lz Before his intentions could be put obstruction in the se%er wu'r into ammm Wolf missed the by tallow m. Lang Tanning | money lu%tlo charge. Company. x'c & Mackensle on| â€" Magistrate oir, after lecturing bebhalf of their dlient stato‘ that they |the défefidant on the virtuo of honâ€" tre wiliing tb settle for §75. enty, allowed him to go on suspended SOCIALISBTS HAVE MAJORITY CLAIMS .DAMAGES MORE OVERSEAS MEN DUE P TO ARRIVE ACTION FOR DAMAGES. 18 RETURNING HOME. dis Dr. Sidonio Paes was formally proâ€" claimed President of Portagal on last June 9. He headed a revolt in Porâ€" tugal in December, 1917, and was named President of the Provisfonal Government on December 9, a few days more than a year before‘he was assassinated. Dr. Paes was a proâ€" feasor of mathematics in the Uniâ€" versity of Coinbra when he entered the Portuguese Cabinet in 1911 a« Minister of Public Works. At the outbreak of the war he was Portr guese Minister to Germany, and reâ€" mained in Berlin until early in 1916, when he returned to Lisbon. One of his first acts after being proclaimâ€" ed President was to take active steps for greater participation in the war by Portugal. On December 6, while walking in the streets of Lisbon, Dr. Paes was fired at, but the shot went wild. The President‘s aggressor wa» arrested. PRESIDENT OF PORTUGAL KILLED London, Dec. 15,â€"Dr. Sidonio Paes President of Portugal, was shot dhid killed by an assassin shortly before midnight SIturdEy while he was in the station at Lisbon waiting for ‘a train to Ororto. Advices from Litsâ€" bon reporting the assassination ‘say that he was struck by three bullets. The President‘s assailant, named Jectne, was killed by the crowd, Presâ€" ident Paes died within a few minâ€" utes after he was shot. Tamagnini, Barbos, the Minister of the Interlor, has assumed the Presidency. WAS LET GO oN SsUSPENDED SENTENCE court on Mondgy where he was charged with ® ing $18 from a felâ€" low boarder "in a local boarding boarding house. It appears from the evidence that Curtain wont into the room of his fellow boarder, Roy Wolf for the purpose of getting his ove:â€" coat which he had left there. vÂ¥:|" happened to be asieap at the time and the momey was immediately available. _ Curtain _ appropriated | It but Wolf became suspicious and laid a charge. _ _ s u2 When charged with the offence this morning in police court Curtam sdmitted his guilt and made full resâ€" titution of the funds. He declared that he had not meant to keep the ..Pat Curtain got off ghtly in polic« money who:.ho took it. He wmy borrowed t mx without Wolf‘s consent and Intended to pay it back. Before his intentions could be put into effect, however, Wolf missed the Dodge Brothers refrained, durâ€" ing the progress of the war, from of their cars. ~ of the carAnXCtovernment service. It seemg proper now, however, they are crodxublo fw!_o_â€"inbn- 'lify'ing that good ‘will which owners of Dodge Brothers cars have always manifested. Dodge Brothers car was the only one of its class approved and adopted by the War Departâ€" Good Will Given ment. built especially for the purpose, costing millions of dollars and employing thousands of their skilled motor workmen, Dodge Brothers undertook an importâ€" ant duty designated by the War Department. Without the aid of their great motor _ organization, Dodge Brother‘s could not have fulfilled the heavy obligation which they were asked to assume by the Ordnance Department. ; The other service required of Dodge Brothers motor works, by ‘~‘_ Soll by LOUIS F. DIETRICH Garage, King St., WATERLOO Phone 233 a e ave e en hn EDCE Mvemime mt un i iL ES i in vheirnus Resitserushwe No vaten; PA yAWGs zs H Mostly Wounded and Marâ€" ried Men En Route to © their Homes. sentence after warning him that future offence of any kind against the law. would immediately put tme sentence into operation. MANY KITGRENER MND WATERLOD SQLOIERS ARRIVED ‘The nbove list of names have been received in the city of the safe arrival at irlifax and St. John of at least twentyâ€"two Kitchener and Waterlioo soldiers, who will likely arrive here on Wednesday or later in the week. ‘The definite thme has not been officiâ€" ally learned as yet. Over a Score Coming. ..On Monday Secretary J. P. Sculâ€" ly, of the Patriotic Committes, receivâ€" ed an officicl lict of men who arrived at Halifax from the beadquarters of the Soldters‘ Aid Commission, which contained the names of sixteen men, all of which appear above. There is no intimation given as to the time of their arrival, and Secretary Souk ly is doubtful if it is r-om. for the mien to reach here by Wednesday morning owing to the fact that the mepr will require to undergo an exâ€" amination at either Halifax or Queâ€" It is expected that a message will be received here as to the time of the arrival of the soidiers, and arrangeâ€" ments will be made to have the relaâ€" Q. M. Sergt. J. Morris, Sergt. W. D. Bailey, Waterloo Pte. L. J. Wey, Pte. G. Hardy. Pte. R. A. Plumb, ..... > > Pte, A. B. Heim, Pte. |. H. Master, Pte. E. P. Roeder, Pte. J. Schroeder, Pte. David Sim, Pte. E. A. Beese, Pte. E. Chapman, Pte .A. R, Rickert, Pte. W. W. Eccles, Pte. A. H. Hodgson, Pte. E. Kranter, Pte. R. Pym, Waterioo. Pte. Leslie J. Waci, Pte. Henry Rickeriy, Pte. Stanley Lodizynsky, A. E. Dickford, Waterlo0, Jacob Schaffner, Waterioo. e. E. Chapman, e .A. R, Rickert, e. W. W. Eccles, e. A. H. Hodgson, e. E. Kranter, ARRIVED AT ST. JOHN: to the performance ARRIVE AT HALIFAX: aÂ¥t s the Government, was to continue to furnish their cars as they were a New:Impetus â€" _ GREAT DAMAGE DONE IN 33â€"HOUR STRIKE Montreal, Dec, 13,â€"The strike of the policemen, flremen, aqueduct enâ€" gineers and incineration department employes came to an end toâ€"night at 9 o‘clock, the men agreeing to arâ€" bitrate. Director of Public Safety Joâ€" seph Tremblay; his assistant, Arthur Mann, and Chief of Detectives, J. A. Bellanger, will not continue in their prosent capacities. Members of the Public Setvices affected state that these officérs would not continue in their present posts and that satisâ€" factory assurances to this effect over the signature of E. R. Dreary, chairâ€" man of the City Administrative Comâ€" mission, had been received. Without this assurance the strikers would not have considered arbitration. That the posts of Director of Public Safety and assistant should be abolished was the opinion of aldermen of the city in caucus toâ€"night when by a vote constituting twoâ€"thirds necessary to make such action effective in the City Council, they resolved that the provision for the salaries for these two officials be struck from the city‘s budget for 1919. _ At a Meeting of Aldermen It Was ‘Decided to Dismiss the Heads of the Police Department Whote Removâ€" al the Strikers Have Been Demanding. _ _ | STRIKE 1N MONTREAL ADJUSTED; ALL EMPLOYESs E0 BacK To work The strike lasted 33 hours, but damâ€" age estimated In hundreds of thou: sands of dollars resulted. This was chiefly to fire stations where valuable apparatus was deâ€" stroyed, and to some police stations. Scorea of fire alarm boxes were also damaged. In that time, too, a fire captain was sent to a hospital, having been wounded in a fight with rioters, as were also three private detectives Youths wrecked a fire station and a gang pillaged a store. Some of these later wore arrested by police who forâ€" got they were on strike for the moâ€" ment. At a mooting of aldermen this afâ€" ternoon it was resolved on a majorâ€" ity of 17, or what practically amount: @d to a twoâ€"thirds vote as is required by the city byâ€"law, to be of effect, that the sataries of Director of Public Safety Joseph Tremblay and. his asâ€" sistant, Arthur Mann, be struck from the city‘s budget. These are the heads of the police force for whose dismisâ€" sal the strikers were calling. If the aldermen can control e similar maâ€" jority at the meeting of the City Council on Monday the hotion wl go into effect Definite steps aiming at a conâ€" both for the training camps here and for service in Beelgium, France and Italy. , Their performance justified the compliment implied in their selection by the Government. The record of those thousands of camp and army cars is one in which any owner may feel the utmost pride and satisfaction. The great works in which nearâ€" ly three hundred thousand of their cars have been produced in the past four years furnished a vast storeâ€"house of human enâ€" ergy and equipment for the Naturally, it will take time to adjust the motor works to its full accustomed activity. Gradually Dodge Brothers will resume the grateful task of conâ€" tinuing to deserve the good will of Americaâ€"and indeed of the whole world. Dodge Brothers consider good will their most valuable possesâ€" sion. 2o RALHE They were furnished, not in ‘ P 9 clusion of the, trouble betwee tg civic authorities ~ fnd ‘the st'rllkl police, fire and other unions of civic employes, were arrived at this afterâ€" noon. Despite the disinclination shown at the Board of Trade citizens‘ meeting this morning to have anyâ€" thing to ‘fl’ with the representative of the ‘striki unions, the generat committée -x)lnled at an earlier® meeting decidéd to confer with the union représefitatives. Through the télephone a ‘roundâ€"table conference was arranged ‘to see if a basisâ€" co\:‘)d be arrived at.‘ The union men, after expressing surprise seemed to be in favor of an‘ impartial arbitration board, and agreed to recommend it to their uniong. Capt. Carle, leader of police, r:xcdhtod the statements that they had made any efforts to inâ€" terfere with the work of volunteers in the protection of the property.. 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