é DRAFTING FROM UNITS EE = CAUSES GREAT HANDICAPS vv 'And Creates a Good Deal of Dissatisfaction. NEWMAN'S RESPIRATOR WAS DEMONSTRATED IN CAMP ON MONDAY Prof. BR. Carr-Harris Is Preparing Trenches For His Demonstration This Week, of How To Fight Pols: | onous Gases, The troops at Barriefield camp.are getting down to real hard work and are showing the effects of life under canvas by working better than ever before, Every unit in camp is under. a handi®ap due to 'the reinforcement drafts that have been or are being taken out. The strength of the 38th Battalion was increased by 560 men on Monday. These are from the Base Battalion, and al- though they have received soma drill i* has been unpossible to ieaca then nore than the rudiments. They have been taken out of their "class" (the | Base Battalion which to some extent is composed of recruits) and put among 500 other men who have been | drilling all winter and mnst know quite a bit about their work by this| It is certainly wrong to iin-| time. aginé that the new men can be ex- dected to do the advanced work that the remainder of the Battalion have been doing to date, The 500 veterans | 80 to speak, must start all over again and do the elemntary wark. This scheme demolalizes men and officers. | Exactly the same conditions exist in every one of the overseas units in camp. The 8th C.M.R., has already sent over fifty men as reinforcements and recruits who have never had a! uniform on before are arriving every day to fill up the ranks. On the 7th Artillery Brigade thére is a draft of men waiting to go in a very few days, and recruits gre being taken on to fill their places. In both of these units the effect of taking the drafts has been to more or less to demoral- ize the work of the men. This is the only complaint of the | men and officers in camp and though it is seldom expressed, it is the sin- cere wish that if the authorities want men, let them take the complete unit | without officers and then the officers know that they are to be simply in- structors rather than commanders. Lieut. Wright, 8th C.M.R., report- ed for duty on Monday afternoon af- ter visiting with friends in Ottawa. The 7th Artillery Brigade, if the present arrangements work out, will take a route-march down the Ganan- oque road on Wednesday starting in the. morning and returning late in the evening, meals being furnished from transports. The brigade is working hard and progressing satis- factorily. Every day, mountel par- ades are held and the men and hor-| ses are being broken into the work. The horses which have pret- ty nearly all been secured siige the comp epened, have had to be trained but now answer the signals like ve- terans. If it takes all kinds of people to make a world, it takes all kinds of men to make a qualifying class for officers. There are several King- stonians attending the Provisional School of Infantry at Barriefield camp. There is among the promi- nent ones Rev. 8. J. M. Compton who wants to learn to fight Germans on the field as well as in the pulpit. Next in the lines is James T. Suther- land, the famous James T. manager of the Frantenac Hockey team which has won hockey laurels for many years, Next in line is H. H. Hill, known all over the province as one of the best football players Queen's has ever had. Paul A. Newman, Toronto, demon- strated a respirator, of which.he 1s the inventor, ¥6 the oflicers at Bar- riefield camp on Monday afternoon. The respirator is of metal and fits snugly over the mouth and nose, the peculiar construction making it pos- sible for the wearer to exhale foul air but impossible to inhale any but that which pasfes through a sub- 500 men | | stance that neutralizes the effects. He claims that it will act against any heavier than air gas. In the office of ithe A. D. M. 8, chlorine gas was gen- erated and Mr. Newman entered and remained in the room for some time apparently uneffected by the poison- ous gas. - Prof. R. Carr-Harris is having trenches dug on the parade grounds and will give a demonstration of his method of fighting the poisonous gases of the Germans. This demon- stration will likely take place in a very few days and it is also likely that the Minister of Militia will be on hand for it. The method Prof. Carr- Harris uses, is entirely different from the one demonsirated on Monday af- ternoon. It is likely that a large number, of the Base Battalion will he taken to Ottawa and be the basis Tor the for- mation of the 59th Oversea Battal-| fon, Lieut.-Col. H. J. Dawson's com- THE DAILY 'BRITISH WHIG, TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 1915. ferent sections are one on the plains, from morning until night throwing | their signals through space by means of the heliograph and flags. Every man in the Machine Gune sections! must become acquainted with the semophore methed of signalling, |" There are about fifty signallers in fthe 7th Artillery Brigade. There were twelve eases in the De- ¥ntion Hospital on Monday. i Two patients were transferred from the Detention Hospital to the Base Hospital on Monday afternoon. The 8th C.M.R. was engaged in | mounted and dismounted out-post | work on Monday in the woods across the road from the camp. Out-post work is the establishment of protec- tion to convoys, etc. The work is | very interesting. Lieut. Glass, assistant adjutant of 'the 38the Battalion, returned from {Ottawa on Monday after spending the week-end in that city. J. Webster and A. S. Watson have been taken on as clerks in the head- | quarters paymasters office. The subalterns of the 38th Battal- | ion were given an opportunity of tak- paid; this sum has not been for in the budget. { That an incinerator, building and | equipment committee be appointed! consisting of the following: Ald. G.| C. Wright, the Mayor, Ald. J. W. Lit-| ton. The duties of this Committee] will be to take charge of the con-| struction and purchase of the equip-| ment of the incinerator and also of the equipment necessary in connec-g tion with the collection and disposal of garbage. The first named on the committee to be chairman. That Civic Holiday be July 26th. That the City Solicitor be request- | ed to prepare a by-law regiating | the license and condition of elrcuses| on the same terms as the one which provided | held on | has been recently repealed. { | 'That the City Solicitor be asked to prepare an amendment to the] traffic by-law as follows:--when a| = -------- OXEORDS SANDALS Sporting Shoes motor vehicle meets or overtakes a | street car, which is stationary for the purpose of taken on or discharging | passengers, the motor vehicle shall] not pass the car on the side on' which | | passengers are getting on or off un-1 | til such passengers have got on or] got safely to the side of the street | | as the case may be." | | That a committee consisting of three members to be known as "The | | Sinking Fund Committee" be ap-| | pointed consisting of the following: mand. The list of officers who have ing command of the complete battal- | the Mayor, Ald. Kent and the City been recommended for commissions | ion on Monday for the instruction in | Treasurer. J {the formal approval of the Depart- ment. { included. Fifteen recruits arrived for Several Kingston names are | has been forwarded to Ottawa forthe work. Enlarging the command | and the responsibility in in- structive to the officers. . very | The Machine Gun Section of the That this corporation join the On- | tarto Municipal Association and pay | the annual fee of $25. { 'That the taxes of the Y.M.C.A. be | remitted with the exception of those the | 38th Battalion was engaged in bayo- | in the quarters occupied by the care- | Base Battalion from Trenton on Mon- | net practice on Monday morning and | taker. | day, There is an average of ten on the lery Brigade. morning sick-parade of the Tth Artil-| -ion semaphore gignalling In the af-| | . | ternoon. | Brigadier-General Hodgins, who is As there are about! in the city for the closing exercise | | City Property. These recommendations of the City Property Committee were passe |. That authority be given to call for 500 men in the brigade, this makes | at the Royal Military College, was a | the following tenders: 1st, painting only two per cent. of the men of the visitor at the camp on Tuesday and | the dome and roof of the city build- tribute to the sanitary conditions of the camp: There was not a man from the Ammunition Column on the sick parade on Monday. Men are being received every day for the 8th C.M.R., and are given places vacated by the men sent on the overseas draft. "Phere is not one case of contag- ious disease in the camp. -- A number of the Camp Engineers under Capt. Wilgar are constructing a tank near the 8th C.M.R., lines for the use of the men in their shower baths and the horses for dripking purposes. Three marquees and a cook-house are being erected near the Detention Hospital for a Field Hospiltal. So | many cases have had to be removed { to the city hospitals that the authori- i ties thought it more economical to treat the minor ailments in the cafp. Dogs of all varieties are plentiful in camp. There are some very valu- able dogs and there are also mon- frels of all sizes running around seek- ing adoption, A soldier who was surrounded by four at one time was heard to remark: "A sausage maker could make a fortune here." Never- theless the soldiers treat the dogs well, i Pte. Wasker, 38th Battalion, is in the Detention Hospital with rheuma- tism in the ankle. The men of the 8th C.M.R., are be- ing issued with new blankets by { Major Routh, quartermaster. The blankets are thoroughly "aired all day, and every day and periodically new blankets are given out and the old ones cleaned. Thirty-seven patients who are in the City hospitals (the Military hos- pital, General hospital and Hotel Dieu), will be removed to the newly established Field Hospital in camp. is receiving e down to good y was one of ght on Monday, some ceiving rifles for the hard work. the subjects of the men first time. Sergt. F. T. Hart, 39th Battalion, has been transformed to the "Base Battalion as armourer-sergeant. Prof. W. L. Grant, adjutant of the 14th Regiment, is attending the Pro- visional School of Infantry at the Sap and will qualify for a higher rank. The bright days are taken advan- tage of by the signallers and the dif- | with the arrangements. | 8. 8, W. Boss, C.M.S.C. Ottawa, | has been transferred to the headquar- | ters office here. brigade on the parade, which 1s a| expressed himself as highly pleased | ings; 2nd, coal supply for the year; 3rd, market toll No. 2 | That the application of the Trades | and Labor Council for the use of the | Fair Grounds for Labor Day, Sept. | 6th, be granted free of charge. | W. Duncan, clerk in the Paymas- | | ter's Office at the camp, has resign- | ed, CTY COUNCIL | a-- | { Sat Through Till Midnight on Monday DECIDED UPON TARY | J) ~ | AS PAVEMENT T0 BE PUT ON UNIVERSITY AVENUE The Mayor Wants the Board, Of Works and the Engineering De- partment to Push Street Opera- tions, The City Council sat until mid- night Monday, and then adjourned until this evening to transact fur- ther business. . Two hours and a half were occup- fed in discussing the recommenda- tions of the Board of Works regard- streets. By a vote of 11 to 7 the Council adopted the recommendation that tarvia be used on University avenue. On Aberdeen and William streets, aztec asphalt, the same type between Clergy and Barrie will be used. The Board of Works had mended Burmudez asphalt for Aber- deen and William streets, but after some discussion it was decided to change this recommendation to aztec, streets, which will cost $387 less. There was still a cheaper asphalt offered by the Imperial Oil Company, but it did not appeal fo the Council. Howeyer, Ald. Newman moved that it be taken, asking if there was any- one with "sufficient strength of char- acter "in the Council" to second his motion . No one offered himself, and Ald. Nickle was led to remark: "Now you know why people upheld the Utili- ties Commission, for theré does not seem to be another 'here with strength of character." Ald. Hughes tried hard to get the Coungil to lay sheet asphalt on Uni- versity. avenue, and was backed.up by Aid. Litton. However, Ald. Gra- ham pointed out that sheet asphalt was too costly. The price for a run- ning foot was $3.93 as against $1.78 Alds. Couper and Nickle backed up Ald. Graham as to the good road that tarvia would make. Ald. Hughes moved that the recom- mendation in the Board of Works re- port r ng University avenue be struck out, but this was lost on the following division: : Yeas--Mayor Sutherland and Alds. Fair, Gill ers, ing the type of pavement for certain | of pavement laid on Princess street, | recom- | which is considered fully as good and | To Furnish Personal Bond. | The City Solicitor wrote drawing | the attention of Council to the neces- | sity of securing from Roddy & Monk, | stone contractors, a bond indemnify- | Ing the city against injuries that | might be sustained through blasting | operations in the quarry on Montreal | street. He pointed out that the con- | tractors refused to give a guarantee | company bond for $5,000, as he had | placed in the agreement, as it would | cost $100. In the meantime, the mo- | ney due the contractors, amounting to about $1 300, has been held up. | It was pointed out that last year {there had been carelessness on the | part of the men quarrying, and the | stones from blasts had been hurled {in all directions. People nearby had | entered a complaint to the City En- i Bineer. However, the new contract- | ors have been more careful, and the Council, on motion of Ald. Graham, | decided to accept the personal bond {of Roddy & Monk of $1,000 and two | sureties in $500. each against acci- | dents. | These communications were read: ! Communications. | Patrick Barry re vacating 403 {| King street. { J. J. Donnell, secretary Kingston | Old Boys' Association, Toronto, ask- ing that the Civic Holiday be fixed for Monday, July 26th. John Fairlie, secretary Chrildren's | Ald Society, asking for the enforce- | ment of the curfew by-law. { Nickle & Farrell, solicitors | Mrs. Emma Fay, presenting for damage. R. J. McClelland, | asking for office assistance. City Solicitor re summons and statement of claim Robert McPhee for damages to his house, 7 Pine street. Jane E. Richmond asking for tree removal at 17 Union street. | of gathering refuse from hotels. Hydro-électric Commission notify- ing Council that it has taken over the Inspection Department and ap- | pointed T. A. Hanley, electrical in- | Spector. | a | Other Business. On motion of Ald. Wright, the In- cinerator Committee was given full power to go ahead and award ron- tracts for the erection of the inein- erator and purchase all materials re- quired and not covered by contract. Part of the work will be done by day labor under the direction of the City Engineer and Ald Wright. e latter, as chairman of the committee, is giving a great deal of his time and Jechnuical skill to the incinerator pro- ect. Ald. Nickle asked the Mayor if he could inform Council as to the new electric rates, but His Worship re- plied that as the hour was very late he would pray be excused. Anyway he would require more information before he could, give Council a de- monstration in the matter. On motion of Ald. Nickle, Couneil decided not to put the revised cab license fees into effect until next January. Mayor Sutherland suggested to the Board of Works that Princess street City Engineer, | Frederick Ditrich asking privilege | Sun-| 4he forces at Fredericton, N.B. Men's Oxfords, in Patents, Tans and Bright Velour C#lf . .. $4.00 'Men's Tan Rubber Soléed Oxfords, $4, $4.50, $5 Ladies' Black Calf--Tan Calf and White Buck Oxfords=Juniper Soles wl, S00 Sandals for Boys, Girls and Children-- Sporting Sheds, Boating, Tennis and Bathing Shoes for everybody. TT TT TS Abemethy's Summer Headgear We're showing a large range of styles that will suit every man's '"'parti- cular style of beauty." Sennit and Split Straw Sailors in the correct di- mensions and most popu- lar makes. == Special Values, $1.50, $2, $2.50. Soft Straws from 25¢ up. CAMPBELL BROS. Kingston's Largest Hat | Dealers. | ing. | In attendance at the } meeting were: Mayor Sutherland and Alds. for | Bews, Clugston, Couper, Fair, Gra-| claim | ham, Gillespie, Hughes, Kent, Lit-| Nickle, | Richardson, | | ton, McCann, Newman, "O'Connor, Peters, | Wright and Wormwith. IN MARINE CIRCLES. { Movements of Vessels Along the Harbor: Steamer India due | morning fr Montreal. Steamer %o | day morning, { Steamer St. Joseph is unloading | | coal at Swift's wharf, | Steamer St. i her first trip on Wednesday morn. ing to Alexandria Bay. Steamer Thousand Islander will make her first trip on Sunday afler- noon. Steamer Kingston, which was ex- pected to be runuing by June 22nd, | has-now been detained until July 1st. | Steamer Haddington will have to go into the Kingston Shipbuilding drydock for extensive repairs. it is expected she will enter the dock on Wednesday. The barge Bur. mah, at present in the dock, will leave on Tuesday night. Steam_barge John Reynolds ar- rived from Bay of Quinte ports Mon. | day afternoon. Schooner Bertie Calkins arrived at Crawford's wharf with coal frem Charlotte. Found Him a Kingstonian. Capt. William Smith, of the First Canadian Artillery Brigade, in writ- ing to Kingston friends, said he had a fine young Kingstonian drafted into his company, Joseph MecCand- less, son of W. McCandless, a Prin. cess streetjeweller. He formerly was on the Whig staff, and a stu- dent at Queen's. He joined Reported | ronto, down on Tues- | Lawrence will make | Sakell's Pure Ice : Cream Out Tee Cream is the best and finest in Kingston by Government Test. > We deliver ito all parts of the city in bulk or bricks. | » * | Automobiles for Hire BEST SERVICE IN THE .CITY | MODERN CARS CAREFUL CHAUFFEURS Il $2.25 Per Hour, $1.00 per hour while standing. PORRITT GARAGE CO., Limited | Wellington Street, Kingston. lt ALWAYS OPEN PHONE. 4564 | A .| SPECIAL SALE OF Eats DINING ROOM CHAIRS | and | | | | Coal Keeps | | conditions they said that they could | | not do any more than they were do-) SOWARDS PRINTERS " BOOK-BINDERS LOOSE LEAF DEVICES EMBOSSERS J Quartered Oak or Mahogany Dine ing Room Chairs on sale this week, Five small and one Arm Chair, Quartered Oak, Upholstered Leather Seats. Only ' Quartered Oak Solid Seats, five, and one Arm Chair, only ....$12.00 ' | | | Wednesday | | J EE, COAL The kind you are look- ing for is the kind we sell Bcranton Coal Is good Coal and we guarantee prompt. de-. livery BOOTH & CO. Foot of West St. JAMES REID, The Lending Undertaker. Phone Barrie Military Tailoring, Military Supplies On the Grounds Next ~ to YMCA. Tent. | Repairs, Pressing, Etc Crawford & Walsh AMP. |