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t\ till "is poot. cuppressed in Germanmy, but recently prINnTCU| . e 3+ + ~~~ 1 vid, Admira} von Tirpitz plainly fastens upon B Comiiiny the vespcnsibility for the war.. The time has passed | & e e presents the case with startling fr P A% Hiir critical i our. he complains, when Germany had the opporâ€"| p " Y «nd $ e ~~~«~ to prevent the final break that turned all a Rpwgre ‘nto a batcâ€"field, it deliberately forced Austria into takâ€" W 8 Aug 1te n evocgab.c step that ended all hopes of peace. t \_** "Â¥it carnot be denied," Tirpitz says, "that the repiy of Serbia| h 3 " owed .an unexpected compliance" with the demands of the!? i”);7 strian ultimatum. The diplematic suceess achieved by Austria“ ) Y its Lonor, but the Austrian Government supported by CGeriany, declared the Serbian reply unacceptable as a basis , ; m fther negotiations, In the light of the facts, Tirpitz bluntlyi i' ces "the who‘le affair could have been given the appearance, ‘ ef the humiliation of Serbia accomplished with England‘s conâ€" L ssent, CGermany‘s diplomatic vietory would have been complete : rawaad tre world war would have been averted." g A‘on ‘Fi~pitz makes Chancellor von Bethmannâ€"Hollweg the lÂ¥ Bempegoat. He charges him and Count Berchtold of Austria with \me' unable to conceive that sufficient reparation might be .\ btained from Serbia otherwise than by military force on the ""pred the Austrians. He concedes that although the Chancellor t handled the situation badly, his sincere desire was for peace," / but he convicts him of failing to recognize the opportunity offered U\ _.> through Sir Edward Grey‘s suggestion that Great Britain, Gerâ€" WS, France and Italy combine to undertake mediation of the‘ 2 ~Serbian question, just as he had failed to recognize the value of ‘\ . Serbia‘s answer to the Austrian ultimation. | .: And after reviewing all the German blunders and bluffing, * as e describes them, Tirpitz concludes: "When we avoided an E: oppuatunity to avoid war, at the same time declaring our desire i . for. perce and persisting in our invasion policy, we gave them 6 t>e Fntente statesmen) the opportunity to accuse us of forcing 5~ _ the war"â€"a charge that Tirpitz proves was absolutely true. The London Observer discusses a certain disillusion that has| :« followe.l the war. "The masses anticipetad the new heaven and | 9 the now carth. They thougit that the armistice meant "peace i# on carth and goodâ€"will towards men." Well if it had. But the al hapginess and tranquility o fthe world are still postponed beâ€" a cause too many have never entered into the meaning of the angelic| b message.‘" Now there are some who wonder whether the war ‘: was worth while, whether its sacrifices were not in vain. t Some explanations are offered by the Observer. The armâ€" ‘; is‘iee, it says, could not work a miracle. The world was left so v lacoveted, shattered, and desolate, that nothing but years of reâ€" “3 cuporative endeavor would restore to a large part i it the}], elenientory conditions of peace as it â€" prevailed â€" before 1 Augr‘s‘, 1914. The political conesion of the vanquished nations|, was at an end, and there commenced a desperate struggle between j c+der and anarchy. The armistice did not influence Russia or the| Tussian dominions, which form oneâ€"sixth of the globe. In central| Furone more than a hundred millions of people lack food and the| raw. material of industry. "There is, it says, a universal revolt of labor "profoundly inâ€"| f‘~miced for ill by the rejection of the greater vision of reconcilâ€" stion at Paris." The action of the American Senate in regard to {t*e :veaty is discouraging. The Observer, however, does not desâ€" psir. The world is free from the menace of German military | pov ev, a power which is not annihilated. Perhaps we do rot attach‘l sr‘fwient importance to this. It is true that the world is still filled wi hâ€"strife and disorder, but the experience of Germany is a severe Ja5<@n for dreamers of world conquest. The future lies with the ~ nat‘ons which most quickly return to the normal conditions of =»â€"ge and constructive effort. A good deal of the unrest is due io the continuance of the mood and temper of war. There were {ew sanre miserable periods in English history than the years folâ€" low‘ng the Napoleonic wars, although those wars ended in a comâ€" plete trtumph for the allied armies and France was reduced to impo‘once. Canadian bacon during the war so established its superiority | over competitors in the British market that it has become chiefly a question of how much this country can produce: that is the only limit to the field. Export values have increased sixteen times over preâ€"war figures. Canadian Wiltshire side became a favorite on the British breakfast table. The quality was severely tested rcceni)y, when owing to vast congestion at the British ports, large quantities of American bacon products, unable to stand the unâ€" favorable conditions, became unfit for food. Canadian bacon under thc same conditions because of its better curing process came t!:rough with very little loss. Ds o al c CE cE 4Ls Haxods Eaond h 4 CWromicte â€" FelegraPhR > |RMNX mizs Efl, ‘z“\ 'I!'-"‘If 'A wvety ".:'* ‘h her Il:bln{i t rougn wiwM VOTY IMWEIE MIITCY Mr. Henry B. Thomson, lately Chairman of the Canada Food Doard, while in England, made a canvass of importers of bacon, all of whom enthusiastically praised the Dominion product and Secinred that there will be a demand for it only limited by the‘ supply. Regularity of production to keep up a steady market they considered requisite and agreed that everything should be done to chpourage a steady supply of hogs. Canadian packers, imâ€" prossed with the national opportunity in the export market reâ€" vealed in the last two years, and convinced that in many lines tanadian farmers can compete with other sources of meat-food' supplies, have formed the Industrial and Development Council of ‘ Meat Packers with headquarters in Toronto, to foster and extend‘ live stock farming. As progressive business men they are conâ€" vihced that live stock farming and meat packing are industries ao in{"mitoly bound together as to be vital to the growth of agriâ€" & "‘ura‘ Canoa â€" The one finds the best markets on the largest CONTINUANCE OF MOOD AND TEMPER OF WAR. h" ofm whai the other can produce. va> TIRPITZ ON WAR RESPONSIBILITY. «ce 'Am‘LDO-M- nAVIND EEAN & SONS, LIMITED, . .. of changes must be left at this office not later than CANADIAN BACON PROVES ITS SUPERIORITY. TH I ies ioi * * * * C C h â€" concrete toad pdMcy as eHidenced _.? would gladly give some other girl $10 a week to cook and wash m& ‘.:her Il:lnn{!â€"â€"-if:borflomflfinm l._‘_.‘._._.”_ ad t :; _ _.Kitehener is looking for a leader with the‘faculty to initiate progressive movements, to occupy the Mayor‘s chair next year, Conditions in Ireland indicate that an fron hand is required ‘ismnimdwwtasmutherm-dwmw of the Sinn Feiners. ___ "Sir Robert Borden is the y Prime Minister," says the Brantford Expositor, *who was in of when the great war beâ€" gan an’d was in office when it e » > e P & «â€"â€"â€"â€"= ‘The {ragic fatality which befell Sir John Alcock, the heroic aviator who made the first transatlantic flight across the Atlantic, will cause worldâ€"wide regret. The heroic fiyer did not live long lw enjoy the honors that belonged to him, but the memory of his feat will ever live. c REPORTS OF House of Refuge Manage ment Emphasize Need ot Accommodation. SUPPORT GOOD ‘The reports of the various commitâ€" tees adopted by the County Council at the final session included recomâ€" mendations respecting increased acâ€" commiodation at the House of Refuge, and memoriaMzing the Department to continue the Good Roads system of: the previous Government . especially in regard to the Provincial County Road System. They are as follows:â€"â€" The Board of Management of the House of Refuge reported:â€" | They have examined and passed the accounts for balf year ending this idale‘ November 30th, amounting to They have accounts for date, Novem $7,01967. en ol ‘That the usual contract for bread and meat have been let for the ensuâ€" ing half year at the following prices beef. fore quarter, 16 cents, hind quarâ€" ter 18 cents, pork 26 cents a pound, bread, white 5% cents a pound, rye and graham 5%4 cents a pound. ‘The Board takes pleasure in preâ€" venting the fifty second annual report of this institution which under the care of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert W. Marâ€" tin, has been efficiently and economicâ€" ally managed under conditions which your Board considers . very adverse and inadequate to what they should be from the standpoint â€"of _ convenâ€" ience and facility for control by . the management and staff and also from the standpoint of actual comfort and safety of the inmates at present _ acâ€" commodated in the cramped quarters which afford only one half the area to each inmate that is required by Proâ€" vincial regulations governing instituâ€" tions conducted under the Prisons and | Public Charities Act.. The average number _ of inmates during the year was 101. The total cost of maintenance to the _ County was $20,016.51. The actual amount expended for the support of inmates oo on old the County but which failed to receive \ the necessary support of your honor-l able body when previously presented.( Your Board further desires to place | itself on record as being nnanimouslyl of the opinion that the present locaâ€" tion of the institution should be mainâ€"/ tained and that in the interest of the safety and comfor( of the inmates and | staff many of the former being cripâ€") pled and helpless from 1d age, thel protection of the city fire brigade with in accessible distance is an ahsolute-i necessity that cannot wisely be sacri-l (Continued from page one) ficed, while the diversion and enterâ€" tainment afforded by the activities of a city is of real advantage to those. of the inmates who are able to move, about and also to the staff and man-‘ agement who have otherwise . little opportunity to get any respite _ from their work which even under the most favorable conditions is of a most monâ€" otomous and exacting character. Finance Committee. _â€"That the following â€" municipalities | _ It‘s all too true that many children have a ‘ dislile for animal fats yet the same children will readily take and relish T FATS FOR ENERGY SCOTTS EMULSION This choice is instinctive and is linked up with the fact that Scott‘s is assimilated when other forms of fat are a disturbing element. Give . ~ your boy and girl COMMITTEES L NA l your boy and girl plenty of _e‘."li!!'_'t 1} bâ€" reimbursed the amounts paid to beneficiaries under Byâ€"la; No. iu¢:â€" Township of Waterloo, payâ€" _ ments to beneficiaries ..... $180.00 Township of Wilmot, do ..... 250.00 ‘Township of North Dumfries, Town of Waterloo, do.. ..... Town of Preston, do. ........ Town of Hespeler, do. ....... Do., premiums on Ins. Policies Village of New Hamburg payâ€" | 4 ... .. ic onia® Aollt 7. ce out i on ments on beneficiaries ..... 480.00 Village of Ayr, do. ..... ..>>> 120.00 Village of Elmira, do ........ 210.00 That an increase of $100 for travelâ€" ling allowances be made to each . of the Public School Inspectors. ETY S Om en e t ed ‘That a grant of $60 be made to the Waterloo Historical SogletyA ‘That the grant to the . Waterio0 County Teachers‘ Assoc‘n. be the sum of $54.00. That the usual grant of _ $100 be made to the County Board of Agricul ture. County _ Property. The Committee on County Property recommended : That the following accounts amâ€" ounting to $776.80, be paid. MAKE SALARY _ ANCREASES System School Ins;éctors Granted L $100 Each and Road Inâ€" spector $500. At the concluding session of the : County â€" Council Friday afternoon the salaries of the county School Inâ€" spectors were raised $100 each. The report of the Finance Committee reâ€" commended a raise of $300 each but s®me of the members of the Council were of the opinion that the Inspecâ€" tors were receiving a sufficient salary 1 to carry on. The $300 increase was to be an addition to their expense allowâ€" ance. Reeve Reidel of Wellesley obâ€" jected to the $300 increase pointing out that the Inspectors were averagâ€" ing $2,800 a year in their pay from the Government and the County. Reeve Oaks made a plea on beâ€" half of the teaching profession. He jdeclsred that the Inspectors were the: backbone of education as they kept alive enthusiasm and efficiency in the lteaohera of the County and he thoughi | that since there was a tendency to strike out the clause recommending $300 fncreases, he would favor a comâ€" [prormise. He moved that the increase be $100 as a mark of appreciation of lthn County for theâ€" work the Inspecâ€" i tors are accomplishing. This was lagreed to and the Finance Report ladopted in that form. C Reeve Janzen. Waterloo Tp. stated that the Inspector was presiding over a work that was no boy‘s job. He deâ€" clared that he knew the Inspector had worn out three sets of tires during the year. He referred to the fact that Inspector Lichty was capable of deâ€" stenin# brid#es and had saved . the JUDGE‘S CHAIR ed to 220.00 190.00 1400.00 720.00 vesut * ign. qpiiy + °/ going to be more money spent . 0n roads in the future. The old roads are not up to what they should be and he thought that the concrste road would be the solution of sit County road problems. _‘ +o2 L ghoacs Wawdt 1# k Warden CANED WARDEN * PANABAKRR mOM EMGINOCTOCC d a t t d ton stated that some years ago he had the experience of teaching a small boy in the Hespeler School and was glad to see that that sinall boy had turned out to be the Warden of the County # Waterloo in the person of Warden Pan baker. Reeve Armstrong expre®s sed his admiration of Warden Panâ€" abakér and declared that when he came to the County Council he was a stranger to all but was quickly welâ€" comed into the fold by Warden Panâ€" abaker whose kindress he would nayâ€" er forget. He also complimented the other members of the, Council on the fine courtesy with which they recefved hm and ended by declaring that tharée could, have been no better man picked from the County for the ofl‘lcb.Man- den Dyed Her Faded _ Skirt, Also a Coat "Diamond Dyes" Make Shabhy Apparel Just Like Newâ€"8o Easy! °_ than Warden Panabaker:. Reeve and he | stumpf of Elmira offered a IDDUIe IQ l.‘"r’.;'.‘i aiinirstion of the manner in whi f brought about the good r0ad ; Mr. | the provincialCounty Roads § ©700 to Reeve Reide} In addition to & th any* « tribute to Warden Ts ts conply Olerk "Cabsel, % CY $ O o nad always found bim hbe had always stumpf of Elmira offered a t the retiring Warden express} admiration of.the manneor in brought about the good r0oad the provincialâ€"County Roads s that he had always found him faithful to duty and willing at all times 10 a# s Oe ine SE on C SEE A2 Shck Sirinanrey noonts Clerd Cignt: antng of the best Connty Clerks in t.e Proyâ€" m“d m.lmn;‘;: the a comp! Council ended its term by singing of the National Anthem, ‘"Ar SALE OF PAPERS Santa Claus Will Arrive at Market Square at 7 Tuesday Evening. CHOIRS WILL The success of the subscription campaign on Saturday when % a score of young men dressed as ta Clauses invaded the streets of the city selling local papers for the purpose of swelling the Christmas cheer fund,l was of such a nature as to wWarrant old Santa Clause send‘ing a telegram to the committee that he would Iqave the North Pole on Tuesday and _ arâ€" }rive at the Market Square Kitchener ‘at 7 o‘clock _ Tuesday night. The funds realized as a result of the sale | of papers brought over $500. 30 LOST WHEN TANKER SNKS â€" N PACFIC (Canadiin Press.) Bardon, Oregor, Dec. 20.â€"At least thirty lives were lost when oil tanker J. A. Chanseler bound in ballast from Portland, Oregon to San Francisco was wrecked off Cape Blanco, Thursâ€" day night, according to a report of Earl Doolry, member of _ the crew, who was washed ashore from one of the Chanseler‘s life boats near here? early today. Besides Dooly another 1unidel:mfiecl man was saved. Accordâ€" ing to Dooly the ship struck a reef at |6.40 p.m. Thursday night and broke FARMERS THE ROYAL BANK OF U & money OrdE MapleLogs Want The Canada Last Co., Li Phone 342 â€" Preston, Or §5 and under .... .... .... 3¢ Over $10, Over $5, not exceeding $10, 6c. Over $30, amounts up to $50. Payable without charge at any branch of in Canada (Â¥ukon excepted) and NeW! Itthener Branch. We will purchase Maple Logs _ ;13 in large or small lots, 14 inch ,{ and larger. Also limited quanâ€"~ “ tities of smaller Maple, Birch a\; and Beech, all sizes, on the cars *é or at our Factory. : d,g Attention ! n ww ald w whe w i 9e s e + 4/ i se ePAAAE Ei uy TN economical method of Officer, 338 King St., lessness. overwork. was short of breath ment of Dr. Food, e medk:i:o'}&'xtl me symp}f:oml. I am wa one hundred per than I was, and have_ Dr. Chase‘s Nerve :1 the good health I am joying." > Dr. Chase‘s Nerve Food, 50 6 for $2.75, all dealers, 0% Bates & Cé, Ltd in two a few minutes afterwi of the vessel sinking taking men down with it, a score of of fifty one were still unaccot today. Increase of $200. T ‘The Board of Education At meeting dealt with the potiti the public school teachers, of for a $300 increase in salary. promised by giving them & " all round. This makes the .1 salary for lady teachers w been on the local staff tweB or more, who receive honoro $100 a year extra. The Assint cipals also shared in the incré petition from the Collegint | tute staff to have their salari a par with those of the Lot [!egiate wasn‘t considered. 1M land will undoubtedly be left | til the 1920 board is organize "For three years NC e