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THURSDA1~, JUNEI 12, 1941 THE CANADIAN STATESMA ~.NVILLE, ONTARIO PAGE THBEE A~SIeet. Dy Capt. Elmore Philot ARMY 0F 1941 i Je Canadiar n rns adnalmo~ 1Wbnt do yau kmow of Canadn'à army cf 1941? Do you thlnk of Il ta terms cf Klitg's Barraci ltoom Ballads, wlfl th. men hougiemtag thernielves for the ideal of baIlle by emptytag in- numéable bottles of beer' or bmething harder each nlght? Or aeyou equally astray ta think- Ing of this army of today in ternis athe war of 1914-19187 *1 was on. of" a group of mews- ipapermen r.cently invlled by Ma- 3or-General Alexander ta loak aver some of the higi-spots of' the activities of the Pacifie Command. I snw a marked improvemnent ini tegenerni set-up, and especiaily fie earnestmess of fie training, as compgred wif h whnt I had seen in variaus camps nerosa Canada lasI year. But the moal important conclusion, which was again dri- yen home with overwhelming force, was twofold: 1. That il is true that is a i5sa different fron itis predeceasor tht iti laimpossible ta Ihink of them in the sanie ternis. 2. ThaI the man himaelf is stll the. moal important factor in thia army and this war; and thal the increased empiasis of meci- anization has inereaaed and mot lessened lie importance of the man hiseif; tintthle greatesl imme- dm1,e need of th. Canadian active nnniy is more men - mol oniy ta 41 fil1h. 32,000 vacancies tint fiere are in lhe variaus unita right now but ta enable tougi, hard as mails twenly-lo-thirly year olds to replace lhe farn 100 mumeroua much aider men mow ta fie ranke. TRET DRINK - BUT I1T'S DMLK In the army of 1941 lie chromic sous. la out. Il is a far try from th. dnys of Salisbury Plains in 1914, or aid Rosa Barracka, at Fokeston, in 1.915 wien. the hard soldiers used ta came rolllng in pickled ta lie eyebrows. These boys drink pop or milk in lhe pro- portioni of seven ta one ns measur-, ed by themr beer coniaumption. This la mot my guess, but 1h. figures as shown by lie actuel sales in lie canteas. And the Sergeant-Majors - ley toc have gone cultured in a big way. In fact, outside of George Formby's films, I doubt fiat t4pe la one hard boiled aid bully d[Mg his stuff in the. aid way. I remem- ber aId regimental sengeant major Jack Depledge who could baose an umbroken streak of ciaice pro- famity, combining lie most pun- gent idionis cuiled from Billings- gale fishwives, norlieru Canada lumberjacks, pre-wa style, and prairie cowboys used la moving catlle by force of language alone. The othen day, while, waiting for the general's palty la corne up; I was an umwiling but iteresled enveadropper While one up-ta- lie-minute instructor wns putting n squad throughitis paces. Not once did he roar 111<. a bell, bark like a dog, nor howl in, anguish at lie shorlcomings of lhe men. He tld them usuaily finI they were doumg better. When they dld mat his comment wouîd have made an aid- lime iding'.master faint. He once said "imy good- ness." <Tuis whole question cf the con- Àduct of the. amy - ils eating, dinking habits is fa more fhan a laughing malter. As everyone knows, venereai disease has been lie scourge of armies since lime imniemonial. There were limes in1 the lasI war when some units inc 'NINT A I Y a Corne to Jaip.r, blggam National Park on te. Cou. inenel Seo ail th.e ockl.s -withjauper Park Lodg4s yonç hadquaraoea.Thael pleiay tu, do. Corne via the amaxa pacoadtloned Co>a danes lIUml:ed. J.OW Summer Rail Farea. Tour local Agent il giadly luniah you wth daacrwptve bëoo Mda mndaf informiation a tg feza, uIhalaetc. twenty percent of 1heir nunibers suffering from somne form of yen- ereal disease. The actuai figures for s'uch disenses in the Canadian armyý now in Canada show thnt fie rate is less flan 3 per thous- and. TREY GO TO-SCHOOL When youug Canadians.. loin this amy cf 1941 they of course, go lirough a few weeks of inten- sive foot-drili. But wheu fiey have finlshcd that short period of basic training thousanda of them go to lie trade schools in order tint fie arniy may net run out of a supply of skiiled crafîsmen needed for modern war. With th. wiole army moving on wheels il is mol surpnisirag tint hhousanda of men are needed wio know everytiing tiere is ta know about gasoline engines, and inoton vehicles. But what is mord sur- pnising is thaI civil life in Canada a mot produced enaugi men wilh tuis particular type 0f kmow- ledg,. But the Great Depression cf the thirfues hefI an appallimg shorlage of nien who were train- ed in carpemtry, concrete work, blacksmitiing, and so forth. I was astonished ta lean tint the anniy requires mo les han a humdred and lifty types, of spe- cialiats.. Most of these are sougit and handpicked from civil 1f,. But the army cannot gel eougi artizans froni civil 1f. ta do lie ordnanry skifled cr41t work fiat lie army must do. Hence lie army tanches ils owu men. And what la more important, the army aI leat on fie Pacii Coast, teaches tiese men by tie most progressive mefhodÉ knowm ta the taching profession. In Victoria,"for instance, fhe army trades sehool ià now coni- plettag construction of n two- story tecinical. achool, buill froni the baseenu up by the men being tnained for amy work. The mew thecry is that the, men laice more intereat if what they are doing hàs real value. Imcldentally, this whole army policy of filting large umbers of men for what are pence finie ns well as war lime.tnades spenka for itself. INFANTRY F TO-DAY In cantrast wih aur work ta fie artiilery in fie last wa fie gun- miers of to-day seern ta me fa have a. lead-ýpipe cihch, 0f course lie disappearance0ffihanhose - mol even ta meéntion fie mule' - mas sixnplified tiings for fie aIl- lery. Butnew. wnys of commnun!- cal$pn, suci as by radio, have dame likewlse. 1'Te ifanlny, an the olier iand, seeni ta me lp have a. fa harder training ta undergo. As. every- body knows lie*modern infantry batalion i hn ny finies lie fire power a f ils.,predecessors. Ail of wbhichtmeans more intensive train- ing in new tactýcs made, neces- sary by thaee new wenatoms, .W W wtched a $cotflsh ballalion learnitag how ta takec cver frani dive bamubers Who tasisted an droppiuig thein t Itle baga of flour wifl ail laq Uttle regald for fie dignity c f the press, with accani- panyng -staff officers, whose red tabs seeinila attract tie flaur bamnbs witb- lie ,same magmetie power ned la supposed ta exercise aven -buls. FAR FR01! AàLEEP IERE Tic militany ,activty,.ou lie Pacifie Coast la lu one respect different tram *litaI carrled on anywhere elae%lm Canada. Tiere s, as everybody knaws, réal dan- ger cf real war ln lhe Pacifie. If tint occurs mnobady expecta fie Japanese la tny to invade Canada. But if' is reésonable ta expeel liaI fie japamese mighf be in- duced by Hliller la, create enough speclacular diversions la the Paci- fie, area to stnmppde Unitedi States public opWnoýu la wiliiaid nast cf ils support;trcin Enitain in arder ta protect Apierica againt Japan. Henc ee. fa Iangqr of raids cm lhe Pacifiec cuat seh ai fie Germens stage& ,aiialmu tie ast coanalof .Eitalu lin, fie hast war. I canct, of, course, say very muci about, fie çcual defensîve arrçLngemienfs here -.. allicugi lie .apanèoe, probably kncw far more about.them flan I do. But regders who know fiat I have mct hesitated 10 eiici0e fie govern- ment whe4j.tought il had balci- ed its znlltary Job mnay believe me hen 1tel ýhex tah we are ln far. be l~shap6 to demi wlli anllglcl e hiappe than lei general, pîTbhlielmrmg$es. - 'Thé reaponsJbtblis intareaffly capable handa, In nll'but one or lwo respects 1 hie utipl~t'Is adéquate. Prcizsloi.%basine&d been madee fa 'reinedy lie short- ages in certali evehiaItes.. We neèd-niore b1gckoats, more caniufIae 1 nh oepublic eduahln. ailthi l> try part cf fhipiclure a o t bad. SLETTERSI ost 1 Tram PI. A. Bennett C5890, (wih fie Midlands): Dear Mrs. Spencer: You dcn't know hàw muci I appreciafe your, weicome letter and fie parcel ns I amrn t le.hod- pitl just now. I dou't know if you are any relation ta my plat- oaa O.C. Lieut. Spencer but juaf the anme I'm glad ta gel same- ftaig from sameone in Bowman- vile for il shows fie women are trytag fa cheer their boys ahomg. Tram Gnr. E. Liness, B9162, 53rd Bfy. L.A.A., 3rd Can Reff. R.C.A. I thougit Il was rigit you should know whnt happ.ned tà lie parcel you sent toi Gnr. I Fln- negan. Joinny is no longer wili us ime, owing ta unforseen cir- cumatances h. was left behtad when lie Balt'y. mov.d off. Be- ing mail orderly posîman your parcel came ta me and I knew fiat la send il back ta Canada ta ftad ils owner was pnetly nearhy impassible therefore I suggeated ta ou*major we splif itUp.among. a few fellows, r kn.w' had ziot ne- ceived amy mail lu 1h. past mcmli. So I amrn lng you ou beinlf of the feilaws wio recèived Il. Tram Pt.. Gilbert Wurzu, C6352, St. John, N.B. Dear Friend: I ami witing to flank you and fié rest of lie towmanville people who remembered uq wifl the parcel. I neyer had a better time in my 1f. fin ewien I was iu Bownianviile. Tram Gnr. J. L. Kimble, 14fh Fid. BatI'y., 4li F.D. RegI, R.C.A., Can. Anmy Overseas. Dean Ladies: I talc. great pleasure inanc- knowledglng lie box sa genen- ously fcrwarded to me. 1 se. lie "'Malier's iTôWuc" in fie varied aud uecessary contents. Il r.- minds me that each moher la hcping ta canvey in a personal way la her son sainiecf fie tligs he craved aI home. It's tokeas suci as fies. lie fellaws notice and apprecinle. W. are fantunate ta be mear' sa many cf lie boys froni tawm. One cf lie ehaps an ofler is continually passing an fie latest mews and everybody likes ta discuss il. Meanwhile w.. find f ime for day drenniing and seiemimg cf a fufler life and happier existing future when fie fine and sword have been laid dcwn and freedoni reigas again. None of us have ex- penieneed warfare yel. We are like competitors walching frani the great arena, impatiemitly awaitimg the. cail ta bath. and lien plumgtag forward on fie wtags cf destny for freedom. I have seen horrible alghts tfaf makes me prcud of lie courage cf lie Euglsi race, Il la impas- sible ta descnibe lie civilian suf- fering but they bear up staunchIl andi under adverse conditions kunowag fiat their suffering wifl mot have been lu vain.. Again I wauld like ta thank ecd lady'tadivldually -for her Iindnesa. Al lie boys anc wel ,.adba happy as oan be expecled away froni home. Froai Driver C. G. Rood, B 89672. No. 1 Transport Company R.C.A.S.C., C.AS.F. Canadian Army Overseas. Englamd, May 151h, 1941. Dean Bob: Since supper 1 have been le a free movie at tle capteen andi doue up part of my geumulated washlng. The discouraglng part of lie wash la that fie cli I wlpe mny meos tins and cutleny wlfl, comes cleaner lhau fie hantikerchiefa, penhapa because l la, a linen table napkin frcm lie Duciess of York. Yeterday w. heard Hesa' landi- lng. Hope it means a big point ln our favan. Tia la really n backwad coun- try jutigeti by cur standards of living. The wealtiy are veny ii \andth fe pon very paon. *Plumb- ing and heatlng are antlquated, bafinooms are luxurlesannd heat- ta, la pinclpally lu fineplaces. ejoyed my 5 days leave in Lonudon. Tiee 1 walked for miles Excerpts from Soldiers' Lelters received by the Wonien's Auxili- ary of "ID" Co'y and Bowmanviile Boys on Active Service: Tram C 6019, Pte. P. Bathgafe, No. 1 Can. Inf. Holding Unit, Hast. & P.E. Regt., Can. Army Over- sens. Dca Ladies: Just a Uine in ap- preciation for the lovely parcel I received today. The things you sent are very hard ta .get over here, especiaily cigarettes and razor blades. We have a good lime here only you don't like ta go and stay with anyone for they give you ment for dinner and tien have fa do without il for the rest of the week ns rations are small. The people in Canada don't know 1here la a war on for il is terrible> here wiat the peo- pie have ta go through. Thanks again and M'l be glad la hear from nnyone who wants to write. Tram Pte. VL. Connors, C65181 «'D" Co'y., isI Midland Regt. Bar- rack, Green, St. John, N.B. T6 Women's Auxiliary: I thank you very much for the box and the trouble you toak in sending il 50 far awny from home. Teil Mrs. Clarence Bell fiat 1he socks ah. sent me fit O.K. From Pte. . F. Ireland, C65545, <wih the Midlands>- * Tianka for fie box. It lets the boys know fiat th. ladies of Bowmanviile are *sîil l tking of them. Heilo Bob:JueaI Here I am. robbing the gaveru- ment of a few minutes of fiat 24 haurs a day I signed aver ta them. Il la now 3.15 a.m. and as I have one of fi. igit patrols I decided il was n good lime ta and miles every day-saw much damage, of course but the pro- Portion la smail. The tube here is a remarkable means of travel. Electric engines and four ta six coaches dash out of a dank tun- nel, tear up past you and stop dead. They barely wail for pas- sengers and then tear off again just as fast. If il la nightime every lower station has its rows of double decked bunks and peopfe sleeping there amid aIl the com- motion and fusa just as if they were home in bed but Il la bright- ly lighled and warni. The Jerrys pans ovenhead on theIZ raids but w. pay little at- tention bo them. In fact, they fly s0 high they are invisible but are very noisy in the exhaust. The blackouts are very effect- ive. In London I walked for haurs trying ta find a place la sleep and finally had ta take a taxi. I paid a hurried trip ta Lon- don tower. What a history that aId building has seen!, What n crude, massive place - towers, moats, dungeans and al ane as- sociates with medieval casties. How rich this country is in his- tory and romance, war and pence! But I would give it ail ta have my job completed and be back home.. . Lights are gaing out so, that's ail for tamight. Cecil Hood. Tram CpI. Gea. W. Grahanm C65186 with the Midlands in Eastern Canada. catch up on my correspondence. Pirst 1 want to thank the boss fo ending me The Statesman 'wblh I receive regularly every ,weék with open arma. Now I know haw people out of tawn feel about receiving their home town familY journal. We are ail sa, Iûterested w. scan every page f&S news of our friends back in the home town. We ail thank hlmn especiaily for this week's edton with pictures of our boys on the front page. They sure ap- preciate it ta think the editor AI remembers "D" Co'y. enaugh te run pictures and publish the. news of their activity on the east Ioat. The good aid Statesman is tireated as something preciaus unltil it has made th. rounds. 1 find il hard to picture to you the situation and aur work here as you understand we can't teil zùuch but you probably can guess thle type of duty il is. Our bat- talion is divided in hall ... but iU'e keep up with our training 100. The work keeps us busy and is verY înteresting. You can be sure the Midlands wili do their damn- deat ta make a good job of it. Last Thursdny evening the bat- talion took part in a parade -,yith Arniy, Navy and Air Farce in connection with the Victory Bond Cnxnpaign and the lawnspeople spoke of it as being one of the biggest and besI parades ever oponsored in St. John. It wouid b. impossible for me ta tel youi of aIl those taking part but some of theni were: R.C.E., R.C.A., St. John Fuseliers and of course the àdlands who are nated for their smnartness on parade. J1 sure makes us long for homet ad Ontario when we read thei Social and Persanal colunin in the1 paper and se. where 'Sa and so' are holidaying at their cottagei Today our country must arm. No ine a be lest. W. must build the greatest war machine the world ha ever known. We must accomplish in two years more than the enemy has accomplished ia seven. That is why Canada needs your savings - net as a g ift, but only as a loan. Canada's- army must be maintained and equipped with the mest modern Oighting machines. Scoresof warships and meiechant vessels must be built. Thousands of planes, thousands of pilots must b. rushed te the scene of coahlict. NEP FINISH fo TNE,0 or areamn some trip when down here we sîiil have to wear aur greatcoats when on duty at night. I'm glad ta hear thal Bill James la carrying on hla military studies give hum my regards, also t the rest of The. Statesman office. Well I haven't given you much news, but il is the best I can do withaut g.ttlng my neck in a sling. Sincereiy, George Graham, MIDLAND MAN IMPRESSED BY SAINT JOHN An interesttag description of Saint John, New Brunswick, where Midland Regt. is situat.d, cames in a letter froni Lieutenant Stuart Ryan ta his mother, Mrs. H. M. Ryan, Port Hope.t Excerpts from, which foilow: "We are at the south end of the main city. The drydock is in eat Saint John and lhe docks in west Saint John. The main cily nîses froni the bay fainly steepiy toaa hîil with a peak. There is a hiil in west Saint John; and then an- other bill or ridg, along the south shore of the Kennebecasis and the west shore of Saint John, with a high promontory betwe.n them. The R.versing Falla Bridge la high above the water; and, look- ing norti you have a magnificent view of the river, broad and im- pressive in itseif, and iemmed in by steep high banks af stone, partiy covered by timber. The saine is true of the west bank of the Kennebecasis. Near the bridge, which is the only connection be- tween west Saint John and the main city except a ferry and a railwny bridge, at the higiesl point for some distance and dom- inating the river, is the site of old Fart Howe, formerly Fart Lat- aur.'I "I have seen the drydock, and it is most impressive. Il holdsaa 20,000 tonr vessel and has roam for a destroyer and a corvette ns well. It seema ta be over 1000 feet long. They say it wiii hoid amytiing fiat floata, and la the second or third largest in fhe world." "I have now flown for th, first time. Il was wonderful ex- penience. We rose from the ground almost imperceptibly. Soon we were at the tops of the trees. The view of the harbour and city was magnificent. We couid see the bore coming in and the water stirred up by the turbulence of the tide." ME KNEW THE BRITSH Early in the Great Wnr n Ger- man squadron under Admirai van Spee sank a squadron of ligiter British ships off the Chilean caast. A few days Inter, in n Chilean part, n graup of German women presented the Admirai witi n uic- tory bouquet. Von Spee tiankd the donors and then, surveying the flowers, made the disconcerting reply, "They wili do for my fumerai." "But, admirai, you've had 'n great triumph," one of the ladies answered. "Yes," responded the admiraI, "but when did Britain ever leave an enemy ta his triumph?"' A litIle inter von Spee and his ships were sunk by the British just as he hd'd forseen. Tests have indicated tint dogs are immune from the effects of tear-gas says th. National Canine Defence League. So Canada needs the use of you.r money now. Later on, Canada wiil repay you in full. In the meanÛme, you wiil receive regular interest on your joan. Whea you buy Victory Bonds, ail Canada is your security. These Bonds are more readily turned into cash than any other. HOW TO- BUY-Give your order te the cmnvsserwho cmlii on you. Or place it in the handa of any brandi of any batik, or give it te amy trust company. Or uend it to your local Victory Loan Headquarters. Bonds may b. bought in denominadions of $50, $100, $500, $1,000 mnd larger. Canvasser, batik, trust company or your local Victory Loan Headquarters will be glad tc' give you every assistance in making eut your order form. National Commit.., Vicfory Loun 1941 Ottawa, Canada Why Use A "SUe" Laxative?. baoMt* i ta do pimoe odto il.~a0 intestine. 'hose w o ' r.ha' ougly, ed 1oa time ho value oarel 1 dl which cornme aviotim Of m ueâizy ela thruela - chronia conatiaton and poiéonlgIng f b.coon oe lare o=e u of te sstei wlch ay emi inalio arouas the liver aüd kidneyu coliis o ohiW irioudiieie. to activity in fillterng poiSons from Mfild or "lms?'laaith e ely ,blood. cause a movûent of the bwes Once y ou have pmvon the merite without efectnga thorough olean- of Dr. Chwa i'. ey *ver PlUs ing out of lB. colon or large borl prou wufl nover retura to the use of For tbis resion you aremialed mb 'slssy"' laxatives. KMep regular by thinking that you are doing ail you usina Dr. Cham eaKdney-Liver man tao vereme a eointipated and Pilla once or lyo a week. JUNE 12,1941 . UM CANADIAN STATESMAJ ANVILL E. ONTARIO Junior is of the opinion that "what this country needs" in the interests 0f true economy la an anti-overflow device for ice cream sundaes. PAGE TEMM