PAGE TWO ET -- Furs OF QUALITY Made to Special Order A tlt Cit Fe cn, -- -- Seee------ DIARY OF OCEAN TRIP - BY MEMBER OF QUEEN'S { REINFORCEMENTS. | Bluejac kets and Soldiers Watched In War Zone With Loaded Rifles --Met By British Torpedo Boat Destroyer. A young Kingstonian, who went overseas with Queén"s Hospital re- inforcements, has written his par- ents the following description = of their trip across the Atlantic "We are now in the middle At- lautic and are having excellent wea- The unit left Montreal on the | morning of Wednesday, July 21st, {and proceeded down the river to J h M K {Quebec where we picked up some blue-jackets and soldiers. The sol- | | mem | ther, diers came from Valcartier and the blue-Jackets from Halifax. We pull- ed into Quebec at 5 p.m. and left just as the lights in the citadel were {lit. The following morning we were jout at 5.15 and had physical drill, { breakfast, and a lecture on obedi- ence. "The boys were talking to some of the tars who came on board. They had some wanderful stories to relate. Some had seen action in the Dardanelles and some in other min- or battles. We have 2,500 tons of munitions aboard, so if a torpeda hits us it is 'all night with us.' "The whole bunch were inocula- ted on Friday and we had some sore arms for a while. We had nothin to do for forty-eight hours except sleep and nurse dur arms. 1 saw a flying fish on Sunday. "We had an escort until out of sight of the Canadian shores of a gunboat, The Canada. We ought to pick up another escort shortly as we are about to enter the war zone. We | have had po rough weather since | leaving: Canada and for that reason there are no sea-gick soldiers aboard. No war news has been received since we left Quebec. "July 28th---We are still having fine weather and are now in the war zone but have not picked up an es- cort. Last night a ship passed us in war paint, She had the name painted in large letters and was fly- ing + large flag." "July 29th--On account of not picking up our escore we are now changing our course but are still in the war zope. There are picked men with loaded rifles on the deck, The tars are good shots so that if a submarine should show itself there will be trouble. The other day .one of the officers with one shot picked off a flying fish while the boat was going at full speed. Our .escort came up at 3.15. She Just tdok fifteen minutes from the time that she appeared on the horiz- op. vaul she was at the side of us. She was the torpedo befit destroyer Lenox No. 2, We land at Devon- port to-morrow morning. Limited, 149-157 Brock 8t,, Kingston. Ontario. "Wanted", The name and address of any person who is desirous of using a CHEAP, CLEAN, and CONVENIENT method of COOKING. Call 197, or drop a card to the Office of Works, on Queen Street, and have the GAS installed in in your home, Light, Heat, Power and Water Depts. C. ©. Folger, General Mgr. ~------ Auto Tires, No.1 $12, Ford Size BIBBY'S GARAGE Phone 210.917, TT IT ---- Major Britten Writes. tery, 2nd Brigade, writes from the front: 5 "While there is no actual fighting Just now, that does not make it very much easier for the gunners or driv- ers. They have always got to be on the job continually in case they are needed and they are never more than three or four minutes, yes, two mia- utes run from their guns. The driv- ers have the horses to groom, feed, water and exercise whether fighting or not. 'We fire now three or four times # week with aeroplane. This is quite interesting. The aeroplane picks out targets that can't be seen any other way and directs our fire on it by means of wireless telegraph. It is done hy means of a clock system and I would like to explain it fully, but am afraid it would be giving some- thing away if the information got in- to possession of some German sym- pathizers. "This is a fearfully windy coun- try. It blows half! a gale all the time,and has been very cold. There has only been a week of hot weath- er. We are told that August is the hot month. 1 hope it Is warmer than we have had. "The troops both on our side and the German side of tite line are tak- ing in the crops mow and a few days ago we had the pleasure of landing a few shells in the midst of the German troops and they went Hmping away, at least the ones that went away were Mmping; several were left on the ground dead. They were eventually dragged away from view by the troops. "The war loan was taken up yery satisfactory in the battery, The boys subscribed $6,259 and considering the very large amount the battery is sending home, I consider this re- s Major Russell H. Britton, Gan- [ ---- ----, anoque, tommanding the 3rd Bat- "WE Must have room for new goods. Our rug stock has assumed such large proportions that we simply have to sell Car- pets at astonishingly low prices. See them in our windows, T0e, T5¢ and 85¢ Tapes- try Carpets .50¢ yard Other qualities up 'to $1.15 yard, for 70c yd Lengths of 25 to 45 yards in Velvet, Brus- sels and Axminster for exactly half price. markable." B. 8S. M. I. Carruthers Recovered. B. '8S. M. I. Kenneth Carruthers, 6th Battery, 2nd Brigade, has writ- ten a very interesting letter to Q. M. 8. I. Brown, R. €. H. A., which tells of his wounds and his work in France. Hg states that he has ful- ly recovered from wounds which ne- Attractive Personalit eo Bn make you pop we wil uk ghia Lo | A Few From Our List: X Alfred St., 33x165 ....$525 - Earl St, 383x132 ...... 750 Johnson St., 33x87 .... 300 Albert St., 33x165 ...,." 350 Fronténae St., 33x165 . 350 Nelson St., 32x90 ..... 400 Livingston Ave., 33x132 425 Garrett St., 27x120 .... 700 Homes in all parts of City on reasonable terms. THE PTT TE _DAILY BRITISH WHIG, MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 1915. -- 0 cessitated -his detention in hospital! for seven weeks. At Ypres he had! a close shave with a bullet over his | heart, which was defected by a nom-| et. His whole battery was nearly caught by machineguns and rifles of | the Huns only 600 yards away, and | they continued to blaze away as the battery retreated down the road. He says that he is now quite O.K.| and "looking for the gink who shot} the bullet." Owing te a shortage, of officers, was necessary for] 'Sergt.-Major Carruthers to do sub-/ altern"s work for a while and the | letter was written at the forward ob-| servation point within 400 yards of | the German trenches, it RECEIVED SEVERE BURNS While Lighting Gas Range in Col-| lender Hotel, While, attempting to light the| burners of a gas range In the kitch-| en of the Collender Hotel, 312 King| street, on Sunday morning, Mrs. Nel. | lie McConnell was badly burned | about the face and shoulders. From | what can be learned of the accident, | Mrs. McConnell must have unthink-| ingly turned the gas jet on before she opened the door of the range. | Before the gas had all escaped from | the oven, Mrs, MeConnell applied the lighted . match. In an instant the 'flame shot*forth and enveloped her head," singing ber eyebrows and a| considerable portion of her hair and | causing some painful burns upon her face. ' Assistance was sent for and W. W. Gibson, druggist, responded with | some ointment that relieved the pain somewhat. Mrs. McConnell in spite of the burns was able to be around | on Monday, | | | | | BITUARY | | , ey | "he Late Mrs. Thomas Galloway. | At moon on Saturday, Mrs. Thom- | as Galloway, corner of Pine and] Jowdy streets, was called to rest af-| ter an illness extending over two] years. Seventy-six years ago the deceased was born in Scotland and came to Canada with her husband | twenty-six years ago. For ten years] Mrs. Galloway conducted a grocery. Many friends will miss her greatly. Besides her husband, there is left te, mourn one son and one daughter. FARMERS ON LOW LAND. Cannot Cut Their Grain Till Ground | » Is Drier. "The farmers of Frontenac who happen to live on low land are hop-| ing and praying for a week of dry] weather so that they can start to| farmer to the Whig. Upon making enquiries, the Whig finds that farmers living on low land are compelled to wait until the ground dries up before a binder cau be used. In places the ground is so soft, due to the constant rain, that the binder wheels sink so far into the mud that it is impossible for the farmer to use the machinery. In many places the grain is very much discolored due to the wet wea- ther. The discoloring of the grain reduces the value. A Cataraqui resident, speaking to the Whig, remarked that the rain was doing great damage to potatoes, tomatoes, celery and lettuce. In some'of the gardens the vegetables are almost flooded out, Farmers who live on high: ground have commenced fo cut their grain, and report the crop to be very large. Ont -------- PRISONERS OF WAR. Pte. W. H. Swan In a Hospital At Elbefeld. United States Consul F. 8. 8. Johnson received two messages on Monday from his Government refer- ring to Canadians who were miss- ing after the battle of Langemarcke. Pte. David Kidd, "C"" Company, drd Battalion, seconded from the Royal Grenadiers, is now a prisoner of war at Glessen, Germany. Pte. W. H. Swan, 7th Battalion, Son of Mrs. Ovens, Johnson street, {a In the 1st Reserve Lazaret (hos- pital) at Elbefeld. He received a wound in his right shoulder at Langemarcke but is recovering, ------ Everybody Sings It. The soldiers at Barriefield Camp have recently learned a new song. It is entitled "Keep the Home Fires Burning." The copy of this song was sent to the city by an officer of ly Battalion, t Mr, Sweetman, the social and religion work at the camp, threw the words of the song on the lamtern screen, to allow the men to learn them. Church Notes. Rev. D. H, Marshall, Huntsville, was the preacher at both services in Cooke's Church on Sunday. charge in charge of gd he oul : gui preached al bork Services "la on Sunday. At the i Mice it the evening service Olive Woodman sang a solo. Se Ll for Picton, . America Aug. 18th, 11.30 a.m. cut the grain," stated a prominent] On Saturday || IN. THE POLICE. COURT, inal roll he was carrying in his pock-| WILLIAM JACKSON GIVEN NINE| { MONTHS IN JAIL. For Stealing a Bicycle Owned By a Soldier--HNe Was Before Nine months in jail was the sen- tence imposed on William Jackson, | aged twenty-one years, who pleaded | guilty to the gharge of stealing a Massey-Harris bicycle, the property of Allan Davis, a soldier at Barrie- field Camp, by Police Farrell in Police Court onfMonday | morning. Jackson, it appears, has a mania for stealing. Magistrate Farrell, in pronouncing sentence, said: "Jack- son, your record is not in your favor, You appeared before in this Court on thé charge of- theft, but 1 gave you a chance, thinking that you might improve your ways, but you did not." The accused has already served time in the county jail. One day last week he called at the house where Allan Davis lived, and stated that he had been given per- mission to take the bicycle. The lady of the house thinking that his story was true, gave him the wheel. When Davis discovered the bicycle missing, he swore out a warrant for the accused. On Saturday morn- ing Police Constable Marshall Arm- strong placed him under arrest. William Smith pleaded guilty to being drunk, and was taxed $1 and costs or ten days. : Another drunk, who had not been before the Court for three and one half years, was given a chance, A Splendid Result. On Monday morning Stanley Trot- ter, president of the City Baseball League handed over te J. G. Elliott, honorary secretary-treasurer of the Mowat Memorial Hospital, the sum [of $212.30 the receipts of the bene- fit baseball game played last week in aid of the hospital. The directors of the hospital appreciate what the Young men have done. The great- est part of the credit is due to Stan- ley Trotter who worked day and night to make the game such a suc- cess. Weather Notes. Local thunder storms have occur- red in Ontario, while showers have been fairly general in Quebec and the Maritinte provinces. In the west, |, the weather has been fine except that rain is now falling at Swift Current. | The West India hurricane is now an || proaching the Texas coast, To Join Russian Army. Two Russians, formerly employed at the Davis Tannery, leave to-night for Montreal and sail on Tuesday for England. A recent order from the Russian Consulate, Montreal, re- calle all Russian reservists directly! the Russian army and not by way | Canadian Expeditionary to of the Force. En -- Asked For . Protection. A woman who comes from New Brunswick applied at police head- Quarters for protection on Sunday. She was "detained until Monday af- ternoon when the Mayor will give her .a pass back to Brockville from where she came. Beautifur New Stock To Choose. Prevost, Brock street, has this year an extra fine assortment of tweeds, cheviots and serges for his order clothing department. His ready-made clothing and gents' fur- nishing departments are well assort- ed with new goods. Farm Laborer's Excursions To Western Canada via the Can- adian Pacific Railway Co., will leave Kingston, August 18th and 26th. Full particulars at City "Picket Of- fice, corner Princess and Wellington streets, Phone 1,197. Joins University Of Utah. Prof. Bonner has severed his con- nection with Queen's University, where he has been for the last six years, and left on Sunday for Salt Lake City where he will take a posi- tion in the University of Utah, Take the Bay of Quinte trip per America, Wednesday, 11.30 a.m., before the season closes. "THE HAT STOREM PANAM AS Half Price. the ! Court Some Time Ago For Theft. | Magistrate | Postum Says "There's a Reason" Here's our réason for stating that we carry the most complete line of latest and up-to-date music in Eastern Ontario. America's leading theatrical: publication, publishes cach week a list York's Feature Songs, those which ha re made good and are strong suceesses in the theatres and at the summer resorts. Clipper the following list of 14 numbers is given, all of which we stock: Down in Bob-Bombay. My Little Girl To Lou Sweet Kentucky Lady My Little Dream Girl In the Goldfields of Nev vown' Among the Sheltering Palms A Cwittle Bit of Heaven them 'while thev are new Bit of Heaven.' The College Book Store 160 Princess Street i. hearts Pigeon Walk Somebody Knows You For Me'in the Summer Time. Bveryvbody Rag With Me. All the abave will be specially featured for the next nine months. ada, . Price 18c¢. per copy with the exception of **Little Open Nights FALL FASHIONS !! 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The . steamer Thousand Islander, which carried 900 of the employees and their friends, arrived in the city about 12.30 o'clock. When the boat ar- ved, H. C. Nickle, of the Street lway Company, had street cars waiting to take the visitors to Lake Ontario Park where they spent part of. the afternoon, One of the officials of the company stated that the employees always ant to come to Kingston. © When the ballot was taken where the pie- nie would be held more of the em- ployees voted for Kingston than all the other places put together. Sows ion is an annual affair. he company pays a expenses fro time the excursionists leave un- il they get back. There were al- most 1,800 street car fares collected from the excursionists. The steam- er left here at five o'clock. and dirt reaching the water. And the cost is low. Get your Cement from Anglin's properly kept #laok--no hard or gi Fw cak S. Anglin & Co. 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A A Ft Cooked Meats We have the very best in Cooked Hams, Jellied Tongue, Jellied Hocks, Pressed Ham and Veal, Bologna and Head Cheese, P.S.--All our meats are kept ice cold in our modern refrigerator coun ter away from flies and dust. No mussing -- no bandling. Orders sent to any part of city. J.R.B. GAGE, Phone Ba Montreal Street. eT To-Let Seven-roomed house, King St.; in good econdi- tion, yard, shed. im- provements. Rent $8.00, including water. W. H. GODWIN & SON Real Estate and Insurance. 424 '- . 89 Broc St Hey ANE