--_---- FRIDAY'S RAIN WELCOMED AT THE MILITARY CAMP *> - The Downpour Did the Ground enced men at the business. Great at Good. SOLDIERS ARE HEALTHY AND ARE ENJOYING THE AT BARRIEFIELD LIFE Major-General Hughes Will Not Vi- sit the Camp At Present--Over Two Tons Of Bread Was Baked On Friday. The rain on Friday was a God- send not only to the country but to Barriefield camp, and though it in- conveénlenced those who had to walk through the mud, the results general- ly were good. The camp this year has been so well laid out that little] or no trouble is experienced after | heavy rains, Great care was taken - when the camp was planned to have the ground so plotted out that with the help of the drains, which have | been since constructed, a heavy rain would not inconvenience the men's sleeping quarters. * The rain on Fri-| day was the first heavy one since the camp opened, and the excellent re- sults could be sée, ' The men in the last week have) settled down to their chosen military | life and even the rawest recruit has had a chance to adopt himself to the | conditions. In other times the word "militia" impl'ed hardships in| more or less degree, but outside of a strict discipline, which is absolutely! necessary if the work is to be done, there is no hardship connecfed with the life in Barriefield camp. The first few days were rather hard on the recsuits, .who were not used to the'plan on which things were done. Most of the men have been in private | getting' up and going to bed when they liked, and not adhering to re- | gular hours. Although twenty-five | per cent. of the men of each unit are | allowed passes at the discretion of | their commanding officer to visit the city up to midnight, the most of the men are sound asleep at "lights out." Regularity of hours and also of meals was found a little trying at first, but now the boys are used to it, and many would not change to the old life under and consideration. The men are simply. growing fat under their training and they are also get- ting bronzed up into the bargain. It is quite safe to say that the health of the average soldier is much bet- ter than that of the average civilian, and the men, or "boys" as the offi- cers always speak of them, are en- Joying their work. 'I'he exact quality or vreaa issued from thé Army Service Corps bakery on Friday amounted to 4,192 pounds made from 3,038 rounds of flour. For every 100 Ibs. of flour used 127 pounds of -bread is turned out. The staff of bakers on the work are Staff- Sergt.-baker Pollitt. Sergt. Williams A A DOWN RED eh -- Down red rose lane. Copyright by Leo Feist, N. x A pretty ballad from the musical comedy "The Newlyweds FREE With Tuesday's issue of this paper. Wateh for the next SE er) i and Corpl. Pound, who are all experi- | The 8th C.M.R., took an exercise ride as far as Grass Creek on the Gananoque road on Friday afternoon. A number of the men of the 8th C. M.R., were being given bayonet work on Friday afternoon. Rifles with out bayonets are used in this work. The men parry and thrust in unison. | The use of bayonet is being given a great amount of atten{ion at Barrie- | field camp owing to so\many reports having arrived as to successes on tn part of the Allies by - being better | than their opponents with this wea-| pon. The men. of the 8th C.M.R., | should they have a close' encounter | with the enemy when they reach the | front, would be able to give a good | account of themselves, judging by | the way they are able te go through | their bayonet exercises. ! -_-- } A telegram has been received from | Lieut. Clemmens, 'who is in command | of the reinforcements from the 8th| C.M.R., which states that the com- pany reached Montreal and was pro- ceeding on to Halifax, Capt. McGrath, adjutant of the | 7th Artillery Brigade, arrived in the| camp on Friday and took up his du-| ties, i The 7th Artillery Brigade was en- | gaged in exercise rides on Friday | under the instruction of Sergt-Major | Inst. Jordan. The batteries are rouniding into shape in a way that is| highly satisfactory to the 'officer| commanding. { Driver Revoy, 7th Brigade, met with a painful accident on Friday. | While leading his horse, the animal | stepped on his ankle and badly] crushed some of the small bones of | the foot. He was sent to hospital, Pte. Simmons, 38th Battalion, who injured his side on Thursday by fall- ing on a tent-peg, is progressing sat- isfactory. There were no accidents with the exception of the Driver Revoy case on Friday. Five men were removed to the Military Hospital from the De- tentton Hospital. A new five-bed tent is being erect- ed #8 an addition to the Detension Hospital. 5 Fifty-three men arrived in 'camp from Belleville on Friday morning andiwere taken on the strength of the Base Battalion. o ee The Y. M. C. A. tent was crowded to capacity on Friday afternoon with men writing . letters and reading per- fodicals. - The Y. M. C. A,, is doing everything possible to induce the men to keep up writing to their friends at home, Major R. C. Gardiner, ADMS,, made a bacteriological examination of the milk used in the camp and al- so that supplied by the canteens, and found it all highly satisfactory. If ROSE LANE and their baby" one, THE DAILY BRITISH WHIG, SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1915. la canteen is not using the very high- | est grade of milk, the order wonld | immediately be issued to put it out- ! of-bounds. ----- i 8. 8. Baker Pollitt has received | letters and cards from several A. S.C men at the front and in England. Sergi. W. Good, with the 8th Field Bakéry of the. first contingent, now in France, speaks of the types of ovens in use, and also says that "Jack" O'Donnell is cook with the C.A8.C., and only fisg minutes walk from where the 8th Bakery is situat- ed. He aléo mentions S. S. Hoskins, Corpl. Curry, W. Matier and B. New- ale as being in good health and work- ing hard. The 38th Battalion was engaged in battalion, company and platoon drill on Friday afternoon until rain came down in such quantities that the work was called off for a time. | The men are becoming. accustomed to the uneven ground and drilling as well as they did on Parliament hill where they drilled all winter. Lieut.- Col. Edwards is well satisfied with the work they are doing. Owing to the wet weather ranges were not used on Friday, the A rumor was in circulation that the Minister of Militia would visit {the camp after being in Belleville | Friday afternoon at the presentation | of the colors to the 39th Battaloin,| to the | A telephone message received from | by a Commission. {Col. T. D. R. Hemming stated that | the Minister was returning to Ot- tawa after the presentation. An extra large number of visitors are expected in camp Sunday. { Sunday the public did not know that | by the City Council and there were the civic authorities: had suddenly | thought, of watering the roads and | are now. so were afraid to face the dust. The soldiers in camp were given a half-holiday on Saturday afternoon. It is expected that the men brought | down from Lindsay on Wednesday | will be drilled with the remainder of the Base Battalion about Tuesday next. They have yet to be outfitted in khaki. Capt. R. F. Parkington, 38th Bat- talion, will be officer of the day on Sunday. Lieut. J. G. Wallace, and Lieut. R. E. Greene, 38th Battalion, have been granted leave of absence. A Provisional School of Infantry opened on Saturday for the qualify- ing of officers of the 38th Battalion and others up to the rank of captain. | Also Passed, The following have also passed for admission to the Royal Military Col: lege: Philip Elias Durnford, Montreal; George Basil rowne, Montreal; Geoffrey Edgar Cushing, Westmount; John Herbert Price, Lennoxville; Barford Carl Booker, St. Mary's Fer- ry, N.B.; Frederick Lawton Foster, Rothesay; Harry Christie. Barker, Rothesay; Tom Oswdld Cloughton, Vancouver, B.C.; Reginald Hodson, Victoria; William Montague Holmes, Victoria; Frederic Howden Jones, Stanley, Victoria; Robert John Stu- art, Vancouver. Firms Get War Contracts Contracts for the manufacture of shrapnel shells have been awarded to Hepburn Bros., Picton and J. C. Wilson Company, Glenora, and work is to be begun at once to prepare for their manufacture. It is the intention of Hepburn Bros. ,to refit and equip their mill at the dock for this purpose, while the J. C. Wilson plant at 'Glenora will be utilized by that firm. Hepburn Bros. con- tract provides that the machining of 50,000 4.5 shrapnel shells. The con- tract dur the Wilson Company is ' ' To Speak Here. Dr. Julius J. Price, Rabbi of the University Avenue Synagogue, To- ronto, who will lecture in the Syna- gogue next Sunday evening at 7 o'clock, received his degree of B.A. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1908, his M.A. at Johns Hopkins Uni. versity, and his Doctor of Philosophy degree at Columbia University. Al- though Rabbi Price is only twenty- eight years of age, yet he has writ- ten several hooks, and has addressed many scholarly gatherings in the Stateg and in Canada. His District Enlarged. A communication was read at the Napanee Council from the Hydro- Electric Power Commiission of Ontar- io, stating that T. A. Hanley, King- ston, has been appointed electrical inspector with authority over King> ston, and all municipalities between Belleville and Brockville, but not in: cluding the latter two cities. No elec- t wiring shall be done until a certificate of inspection shall have been issued by Mr. «.anley. ' Railway Earnings. ; ontreal, June 12.--Canadian Pa- Railway, traffic earnings for thé eek June 1st to June 7th were $1,- 5,000. The earnings for the same Juried last year were $2,171,000, leaving a decrease of $586,u00. G. T. R., statement is relati- le, the decline amouni- $37,083, or 3.9 per cent. or 'the week were $958;- 96,040 - Last | WHY ALDERMEN OPPOSE | THE CONTINUANCE OF THE Un | ILITIES "COMMISSION | Alds. Graham and Kent Want the! Water, Gas and Electrical Depart. ments Controlled Again By City | Council, The Whig is endeavoring to find out what led the City Council to put a by-law to the ratepayers, to be vot- {ed upon on June 21st, on the ques- § tion of whether the Utilities Commis- | sion should be retained or whether the city should go back to the mana-| gement of the water, gas and elec- tric departments by committee of Council. | i Mayor Sutherland, when asked for | his views, stated that he preferred to! | make no statement. He was a | member of the Utilities Commission { by virtue of his office, and while] | he had very decided opinions re-! garding the matter, he did not care! | to state them just now. He had brought the matter before the Coun- | cil at the request of a number of ei- | tizens who were very much dissatis- | led with the way the Utilities were | being managed, and the by-law was § | being put to the people to give them | | a chance to express their will. Ald. Graham, when approached, | stated that he was certainly opposed management of the Utilities "This city is too small for two separate bodies to le- | gislate, he said. "We should have ne- | ver given over the Utilities to a Com- mission. It was a big mistake and | | should now be rectified. The three! | departments were well conducted | far fewer complaints then than there The Commission and the | Council are too far apart,. The elec- | trical rates are too high; the street | excavations are not attended to as they should be, and furthérmore, the Commission does: not furnish the re- ports to Council that it should with | regard to the finance of the Utilities. | | These are some of the chief com-| | plaints against the Commission." { { Ald, R. E. Kent, when asked to! | give Ris reasons for not wanting the | business of .the Civie Utilities to be! | conducted by a2 Commission said: *I| { have nothing to say about it good, | | bad, or indifferent. I am opposed | to government by Comm! ssion apd| | will vote against it. I have always! | been opposed to it. I think the] | Council is big enough to handle the business, and" I also thing the Coun-! | ¢il should receive more support from | | the press." | CIRCLES, | IN BASE BA - i Public School Game Scheduled For! Friday Postponed. On account of the rainy weather on Friday, the scheduled game be-| tween O. C. I. and Frontenac teams | in the Public School Baseball League | had to be postpoped. If the match| had been played, it would have placed O. C. 1. one game in the lead over Vietoria throughout the entire schedule. However, the latter has still one more chance to make good by defeating Louise, whieh is almost a certainty. 0. C. 1. and Victoria teams will be tied for honors. Al sudden-death game will then have to be played to decide the championship. According to the schedule, this league should iminate on June 16th. Altheugh' the public schools] closed earlier than was expected, the pschedule will be carried out. i From all accounts theré is going to-be no Sunday School League Base- ball League this summer. No move in this direction has yet been made. | An exciting conclusion marked last | year's schedule, but it seems the war | has played its part and frustrated] all attempts to re-organize i league this season. In same cases| many of, the last summer's players] have gone to the front, while others | are about ready to make their de-| parture. { STOLE PLANTS FROM PARK | The Thief At His Work Right Under | An Arc Lamp. Parks Superintendent Phillips is! very wrathy at the person who, dur-; ing Thursday night, carried off a number of geranium plants from the beds at the Stuart street entrance of the City Park, which is well lighted by an arc lamp. ut this is not to be wondered at after thieves visiting the property of a :penitentiary offi- cial, digging up a tree in front of his house, filling in the excavation and levelling it off nicely. However, Mr. Phillips, is hopeful of catching the party who took away plants that had only been put in on Thursday. He thinks it a pity that such vandal- ism should oecur, and hopes that the! citizens will aid Rim in protecting the! parks from thieves, for the parks be- long te the people. LOW FARES, -- To California Expositions Via. Chi- | cago & North Western Railway. Four splendid daily trains fro the new passenger terminal, Chi- cago to Sam Los hi £ i fs i i i =a - Barefoot Sandals Barefoot Sandals are more popular this year than ever. Barefoot Sandals for Children Barefoot Sandals for Boys and Girls Barefoot Sandals for Women. Barefoot Sandals for men--just the thing for camping. ' | wt | Aermethy's [ose | $1.25 $1.50 - mf , THE LAST WORD Straw Ha As usual, the smartest styles in "Men's Hats" 5! Are here, and if you are not already among the hundreds of pleased customers who have purchased summer headgear at our store within the last few days, we advise you to call and try on some of our pew and becoming styles. Thee world's best makes are here, including Christy's, for which we are sole agents in ningston, Straw Sailors, $1.50, $2, $2.50. Fine Panamas, from $4 up. Soft Straws, from 25¢ up. Campbell Bros. Kingston's Largest Hat Dealers THE COUNTY COUNCIL ; Will be Here Next Week For Its une| Session g The June session of the Frontenac |" County Ccuncil will open on Tuesday | afternoon. One of the most imper- tant matters ungpr consideration, and which may be brought up in the; Council meetings, i€ a proposal to pe- | tition the Ontario Government to re-| arrange the limits of Frontenac by] placing the back townships in with | the County of Addington. The reeves of the front townsh'ps have] long complained that the back town-| ships, which are small and poor,| benefit at the expense of their mu- | nicipalities by reason of their num-} ter and equal representation with] the bigger ones. One County Coun-| cillor said that he would at least pro-| pose that the representation of the! Frontenac townships be re-arranged | according to population and assess- ment. , | Foxes Penned Up. The Perth Courier says: James Bowes, Balderson, has had his eye on two or three fox holes all spring. He dug one out and captured a couple of young red foxes, and taking his rifle with him one day last week he headed for another fox hole which he knew occupjed more than the or- dinary red fox for he had seen the mother prowling round. When he! arrived there he could have shot the lady herself, but as he said, "she was! too handsome to shoot and the fur] is no good now, so I will take chan- ces later on." However, he dug out one handsome female and three male foxes, which he claims are of the high priced species. He has now, all penned up together, hope Mr. Bowes has something worth while. ; Doing Good Service. The proceeds of the recital given by Miss Willlams and her pupils at Camden East on May 24th, amounted | Special Rates for all Kinds of Drives. ! Sakell's Pure Ice Cream Our Tee Cream is the best and finest in Kingston. by Government Test. We deliver to all parts of-the city in bulk or bricks. 1 AKELL'S | Next Opera House. Phone 640 TETTTYET Automobile For Hire (1915 REGAL) WEDDINGS A SPeCiALTy. { Prompt Attention to Boat and Train | Calls, Service and Efficiency Guaranteed R. J. Allen, Phone 300: 340 Johnson Street | AUTO LIVERY Bibby's Garage A-1 Auto Mechanics Agents, Dodge Bros. Phones: 201, Garage; 917, Residence. NO PLACE LIKE HOME--IF YOU OWN IT. $ix room brick veneer house on the west side of city, for $2,150 fon pT eke ale. ravie house on good stable, suitable for earter, must be sold by May 1 91,200, Rough east six rooms, oa very efay terms, $1,300, an RE Pi. HORACE F. NORMAN Real Estate and Insurance Office 177 Wellington St. owe. many Period Dining § RoomFurniture he Colonial or Jacobeah designs In Fum. or Quartered Oak, PARLOR FURNITURE. Three plece solid mahogany Parlor Settn, uphbolsterefl In Silk Tapestry,. Fancy Japanese Furniture, in Arm Chairs and Rockers and Tea Tables. JAMES REID, The Leading Undertaker. Phone 147. BINDING ALL KINDS THE BRITISH WHIG KINGSTON, ONT. OUR FRESH GROUND OOF. FEE AT 40c. OAN'T BE BEAT. ", a_ sample order and be convinced. NOLAN'S GROCERY Princess St, Phome 720. Prompt Delivery a -- il | Barriefield Camp | Military Tailoring, Military to YMC Supplies | On the Grounds Next| A Tent.