PAGES 8-12 The Daily British Whig {12 PAGES YEAR 82, NO, 239 KINGSTON, ONTARIO, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 135, 1915 Call From The A Att A tt tN a st A a a ta SA RECRUITS ARE WANTED (FOR 14TH REGT. 'An Energetic Campaign Is Proposed And ~ Classes Will Be Inaugurated---Will the Young Men Respond to the Call ? Kingston, as befitting a city named after the King, has set a splendid record in recruiting. Hundreds of her bravest and best have donned the khaki, and now, in France, in Belgium, in the Dardanelles, in Egypt and elsewhere, are nobly fighting and heroically dying in the cause of freedom. The departure of these men has seriously depleted the ranks of our popular city regiment of the old officers remain. ing up to strength, and of having a the 14th Princess of Wales' Own Battalion. They realize the urgent necessity of recruit- Few new set of officers. To devise ways and means to accomplish this purpose, the officers met in consultation on Wednesday evening. the Armouries this winter. ed classes will be at once inaugurated. They have decided to hold instruction classes at An energetic campaign to ensure well-attend- The officers of the "Old Guard" have announced that they will appeal to the press and the pulpit for sup- port and assistance, be cheerfully and readily given. If the few remaining officars--such as Major W. Y. Mills, As far as the Whig is concerned, that support will Capts. Campbell, Mahood, Peters, D'Esterre, and Lieuts. Marshall, Wightman and Emery--are willing to devote their ment and the country, they shouiu possible way. These-officers are © dation for the self-sacrifice they wil the regiment is dear to them, and t movement they have initiated. Here is an opportunity for every time and money In behalf of the regi- be encouragedtand assisted in every busy men, and deserve high commen- 1 make. The honor and standing of hey are to be congratulated upon the young man, who cannot go overseas, to secure military training at home, and, if he desires, to qualify him- self for a commission. In the first quired; in the latter, possibly three nights a week. case, only two nights a week are re- The physical drill and the target practice alone are well worth acquiring, to say nothing of the service they will render the city Young men, you who have neve to do "your hit." you. Your country needs you, and these classes. night the classes are open. classes will be announced later. The 14th, as the city's and the country. r worn a uniform, this is your chance regiment, has claims upon you can serve her at home by joining So, come along, and roll up a big attendance the first Fuller particulars as to the date of mmr THE MAN WHO ou | Don't you feel a little lonesome when you walk the "city" street, And read the signs that's really meant for you, . Don't you feel a little shameful when : at every step you meet A lad that's dressed in khaki eye- ing you; Have you chosen to ignore them? have you stopped to count the cost? In future years you'll figure up the toll, You'll have earned the name of slack- er and the chance that you have lost Will mark the desolation of your soul. Don't you think 'twill be forgotten, no matter where you are, "The question to be answered first of all Will be "What was the battalion that you served with at the war?" Can you tell them that you never hearyl the call, Why, there's some men who are longing to take that trip to France, . Ng But are hampered, age or sickness foil the plan, 1 can bring them by the dozen, who'll go with you on the chance, If 'tis only just to help you play the man. You're at work in store, or office, there are girls to do your job. Another pay-roll's waiting for your name. There are comrades looking for you, there are medals for your fob, There are honors that are waiting for your claim. If it's dying you are scared of, well, you have to die some day, You're bound to live through your allotted span. / | And if old "Death" should claim you' could you find a better way That meeting him a "Soldier and a Man? .'You'll he first to do the shouting at the finish of the war, You'll be standing "mid the women with a flag; You'll be cheering for the Empire as you never cheered before, "And forget the days your knees were on the sag. ; Then you'll go back to the office, the workshop or the store, To find your pay cheque waiting with the "can." The smiling boss will tell you 'You're not wanted any 'more, "The job you held is handed to a ~~Frederick H. Bailey. Saskatoon, Aug. 17th, 1916. ---------------- Martial law 'has been declared throughout Holland to facilitate the man ure military. supplies. Sir Edward Grey assured the Brit- ish Parliament on Thursday that Roumania favored the Allies. E ive--F {TOE a ThE ENCE | "Can you not hear me, young man in the street? Is it nothing to you who pass by? Who down the dim lit ways in thous ands roam. From here I watch you, through the driving sleet, Under the evening sky. Hurrying home. Home! How the word sounds like a bell, I wonder can you know, as I know well i That in this trench Of death and stench 1 stand between your home and hell. - fa ------ 1 am the roof that shields you from the weather I am the gate that keeps the brigand ack, When the pillage, fire and murder come together * I. am the wall that saves your home from sack 2 Man! When you look upon the girl you prize, Can you imagine horror eyes? : in those You have nof seen, you cannot un- derstand ° This trench is ruined land Is where you wander, street or field, or strand Save for God's grace, and for guns that rest Upon this dripping mudbank of the west; Our blood has stained your threshold --will you stain Your soul, give nothing and take all our gain? England, all this the Why did I come? I ask not nor re- pent Something blazed up inside me and 1 went, : 5 The kbaki fringe is frayed and now a rent. { Needs men--needs men, and I am almost speat, Night and the "ready" --so sleep well My friend . The guns again are going I must stick it to the end. ~--James B. Fagan. A POOR EXCUSE. " 'Mother wouldn't let PIPL PPP 00004909 the | | esti tet tat tA tat Pat Stat tis I's What will you do for these? AGNIFICENT soldiers and sailors from every part of the British Empire are laying down their lives for you and yours. Perhaps some of your own blood are amongst them. An urgent appeal has gone forth from the Marquis of Lansdowne, Presi- dent of the British Red Cross, for funds to provide medicines, appliances, comforts, and hospital equipment of all. kinds to alleviate the sufferings from wounds and sickness of sailors and soldiers from all parts of the Em- pire. This appeal is endorsed by their Majesties, the King and Queen, and every British possession is setting aside, by official proclamation Our Day" 2: 0ct 7 as a day of public giving to aid in this splendid cause, which stands in severe need of assistance owing to the tremendous demands upon Red Cross work. Ontario's Quota is set at $500,000 We can and will raise this amount as a token that Ontario feels for our wounded heroes and will not see them languish in their pain and suffer ing for the want of medical and other comforts. Do your part and make "Our Day for Sailors and Soldiers" a tremendous success in your locality. "We shall be truly grateful to "This is the first appeal of the Jou fo) assistance in relicving the Motherland to Canadians -in this erings of our wound ers present war. It calls -upon our and sailors from all parts of the humanity as well as our loyalty." Dominions. Lansdowne, John S. Hendrie, President British Red Cross Society. Lieut.-Governor of Ontario. Give to the Red Cross scription--or make it through your Mayor or Reve, : Further Particulars at the Public Meeting To Be Held in the Council Chamber SPP 00005000000 p0" N SECOND SECTION erland SINGLE MEN FIRST IS THE DEMAND | The Manchester Guardian Criticizes the Present London, Oct. 14.--A strong de- mand for the training of all young unmarried" men 'was made by the leading Liberal paper the Manches- ter Guardian. The following are extracted from this article: "There has, it must be frankly ad- mitted, been too little of force, too little energy, too little of foresight dnd decision in the conduct of public affairs since - the outbreak of war, and; as a consequence, it is perfectly true that, as Mr. Lloyd George de clares we have not up to the present time exerted our full force--can it be alleged that we have exerted even half of it®™--in the decision of the war and of all the tremendous issues bound up with that decision. "The nation, the vast majority at least of all classes and conditions in the nation, is, we believe, conscious of this and asks nothing better than to be told how to remedy past short- comings and how every man and wo- man among us can serve the common cause, "There are no doubt some among PERIL OF INVASION TOLD TO A BIG AUDIENCE AT MADOC. The Canadians At the Front Recog. nize That They Ave Too Few In Numbers, i With' a patrietic appeal to the young men of Hastings County to answer to their own consciences whe- ther they should enlist in the war. Hon. T. W:. "MeQGarry, Provincial Treasurer, made a stirring appeal to a large audience at Madoc. Mr. McGarry declared that the truth had not yet been brought home to the Canadian people that Canada was at war, and few réilized that the security of this country was guaran- teed by the line of troops on the bat- tle front in Belgium. ' In fact he knew that there had been a time when the danger of a German invas- ion of Canada was very real. "The feeling of the Canadian boys as they went into battle was that they were too few. If they had had a superior force at St. Julien they would have been able to have driven home their victory," said Mr. - Me Garry impressively. "England bas answered the ap- peal for men. We in Canada have not answered the appeal as we should have answered it. We should have many more young men at the front. I lay it upon the con- science of those around me to con- sider well the responsibility that y rests upon them if they refuse to go. Capt. Ponton, who is convalescing from wounds, gave an account of the battle of St. Julien, and drew forth loud applause when he referred to Geli. Alderson's famous command: "Canadians, never budge." J. W. Johnston, M.P.P,, said Great Britain was repeating the history of one hundred years ago in resisting a world tyrant. W. B. Northrup, M. P,, showed that in all the great wars of the empire from the time Napol- eon attempted to invade England, Sana had taken a part. | Col. Ketcheson spoke enthusiasti- cally of the recruiting in Hastings P0000 00000000000 ttate County. He has enrolled some 970 men for the 80th Battalion. WHAT A SLACKER Is PPL 0 08030000000 0400 00 Methods of Recruiting and Training Men---Number of Men Need: ed Should Be Announced. us who even yet do not fully realize the greatness of the need, the abso. Hate necessity of effort and of sacri- ce. "We ask to know what exactly it Is that is demanded from us and for a plain and unmistakeable statement of the reasons for the measures re- commended. "Germany by dint of her extraor- dinary energy during the winter, has developed a tremendous and unlook- ed for strength, Russia, despite her LBTeat and sustained efforts and the splendid fighting qualities of her troops, can for months to come no longer give the support she has hi- therto rendered. France and Italy are already exerting almost their maximum effort. "Let Parliament be told how many men per month will be required, and let a formal and official request then be made to the men whom the Na- tional 'Register recently taken shows to be primaily eligible, beginning with the young unmarried men, at pace to present themselves for train- ng." WHO STANDS FORTH Constance Smith, in London Daily Mail. * Forward they- rode from shore and ire; Choicest of England's' ftghting sons; From loom and desk and mine and re Splendidly gone to face the guns! They were pioneers and they fought for the breach, They carved a way where the track ran red, That the rest might £0 where they could not reach With one flag lording it overhead! Who stands forth from those left be- hind Whe is for liberty? Who for life? The victor bugles are on the wind! The dead are calling from lands of strife! And never a connon booms but you Must stir in your ease; and never a Yoar Of regiments thunderihg the battle through But you know they are calling who went before! Who stands forth? And was India aflame! Melbourne and Ottawa rose with a shout! Shoulder to shouider, 10! how they' came! Who stands forth? And the em- pire's out! Who is for victor¥? Whe for right? The Gray Mother's calling - from east and far north! The sea-winds bear it, the stars in the night Cry, "Who is for liberty? stands forth]" A Fair-Time Recruiling At Leamington Leamington, Ont, Oet. 14.--The recruiting campaign during fair-time here closed yesterday. The result exceeded general anticipations. Twenty-six Who Fifteen took the ear for Windsor at one o'clock yeoter- day, on their way to camp at Lon. don. They were given a big send- off by a crowd thousand people w