dhe Daily British 2 Whig p {2 PAGES oY: : 7 PAGES 9-12 SN LIED YEAR 82, NO. 245 SECOND SECTION 1918 Hail Canada. A a ------ (Song of The Canadian Legions. ) By T. R. E. Mclnnes, From the oldest of our cities From her ramparts worn and grey, " Proudly we behold the foremost Of our comrades sail away, For they heard the voices calling Of the kinsman o'er the sea: "Lend a hand, O brother Britons For a Briton's liberty!" r- (These lines' were written by Rev. H, J. Fair, Arkona, Ont. His youngest son, Lance-Corporal Roy Nichols Fair, after fighting in the battle of Lange- marek, was killed in action on June 15. Another son of Mr. Fair's is in one of the battalions that recently "crossed the The eldest. son is a. lieutenant in the force that is now preparing in London, Ont.) sea, Havé you heard the calb from the 'heights above Which has come to you to-day? A call made pure by the hearts of love In the homes of humble clay. Chorus: Mother England, we are going Where are comrades went before, For the bugles they are blowing, And they summons thousands more, Where the old red flag is flying Foes and freedom still defying, As it did in days of yore Your noblest sons have paid the price Of highest devotion known-- The price of life as a sacrifice, And love placed in the home. At the rumor of dfsaster, At the tidings of retreat, At the cry of fallen cities And the clamor of defeat, Brief the prayer we made to heaven For the heroes that were gone, Then from dea {0 sea we answer'd: "Keep our Legions wandering on!" Your name is now enrollell on high In nation's immortal fame Of those whosé sons do bleed and die, Its honor to sustain, 8 No braver sons have ever lived, Or graced a nation's name; LIEUT. DOUGLAS NEIL Who went overseas in the 34th Bagery draft Kingston's popular boys of Mrs Neil MeCalum, University Avenue, and was born at Glenburnie, later coming to Kingston to reside, so that 'he might complete Wis education at Queen's University. He began his military 'career at Queen's Univergity, taking the O.T.C., qualfying as a leu. tenant, then he joined the 5th Field Battery, Kingston, taking the fourth short course in the Royal School of Artillery in April. Then again in Au- gust he took the captain's course in the RSA, qualifying as captain He then transferred to the 34th Battery C/E.F. and has gone overseas in com- mand of the 34th Battery draft His many friends both in Kingston and surrounding country wish him every success and a safe return MCALLUM, command of was one of He Is a son No trues Its glory to proclaim, The world, alast To you a new-made place; hearts have ever stirred is slow to give But the bravery of your sdns shall live In each succeeding race Your children's children yet shall tell, With hearts made all aglow, The wond'rous story how they fell With. faces to the foe. Their silent memory still shall "live Within the nation's life, Their deathless spirits do we give To wear the crown of life. O, Canada, my native land! To you the call is made, With nations high to take your stand, Nor ever be afraid Maintain the now exalted place Your sons to you have given; Made radiant by the priceless grace Of Liberty and Heaven. FORCE OF HABIT. - Private Mike Paterson, on meeting the army surgeon, absent-minded- ly puts his tongue out, instead of saluting That war has its humorous side no less than its sterner duties is evidenced from the above scenes, which are typical of everyday to entertain and amuse for the one who looks at the bright side. Some Scenes From LIGHTS OUT! Chorus: Mother England, if you need us That is all we care to know! Onward into battle lead us Where the foremost bugles blow! Onward where the shells are crashing Where the rifle-fire is flashing, / And the b ayonets are dashing O'er the trenches of the foe! Let the skies grow dark and darker! Let there come a sterner fate! While the Hurl on u From the From demons of the Kaiser s with hellish hate! hearts of all our women, the rifles. of our men, For the honor of the Empire We shall give our answer then: Chorus: Mother England, we are, heady, As our comrades were before! We are true and we are steady, We are Britons to the core! Give the s ignal, and we'll sally Forth from every hill and valley, Round the old red flag to rally, Win or die for evermore! Sergeant--Now then, how many times do you chaps want telling to put that light out? Voice Ty ge IT'S TIME CANADA SENT MORE SOLDIERS This Is Canada's War And There Is a Duty Nane Must Shirk----We Have Lagged Be-, "hind Long Enough in Doing Our TR Part. - But whatever may have been ne- glected in the past, this is now an- other day. We can see at last the vivid and even startling clearness that the British Empire is going to need every' man that she can gét to win this war. y The fifteenth month of the strug- gle is closing and yet the allied na- tions have not heen able to turn the Germanic hordes out of Belgium, have not been able to wrench from their grasp séme of the fairest pro- vinces of France, have not been able to keep them from crushing Russian Poland under their brutal beel, have not been able to hold that portion of East Prussia which the Russians have so pluckily invaded on several occasions, have not been able to de- stroy the miain German fleet or t establish & "decisive military rs ority at any point, For months Russia has been pour ing out her blood like water. The reckless daring and self ifice of that great Empire has the mai vel and admiration of mauking. For long, long weary month after month, voor France has been holding her A own battle line at a tr cost. We are now told that her "re- serves" have been abolished -- that is have been incorporated with her army and are all now in the trench- es, For many months Britain has been hurrying her troops into the breach; and no man dare think of what inight have happened had she béen perfunciory im her efforts or tardy in her preparations. = Surely it is time for Canada to come up with contributions worthy of her high spirits and her great abilities--with efforts that will p (that she appreciates how compl - thi' catastrophe if the forces of freedom and democracy fail. It begins to look as if we had lagged behind the British' Islanders long enough. We have permitted the British-born in our midst to vicariously our burden to an ex which we will not like to when the war is over. Let us throw ourselves heartily 'and loyally into the fray at last; and It seems years since we tasted a . stew, numbers that the Canadian Govern- ment will be genuinely embarrassed in. preparing them for the front-- and the hard pressed men of the old motherland tremendously cheered by our native-born enthusiasm and de- termination. . The man who says it isn't his war is mistaken, it is Canada's war and whether we go or stay at home there ds a duty that none must shirk. Let us be up and doing for the Hun is at the gate, and he seems to be ter- ribly in earnest. Lord Kitchener says 'Men, materials and money are the immediate necessities" and that | if the call of duty finds no response that it will be superseded by compul- sion, and that means compulsion in Canada as well as Great. Britain, 1 Here's the latest "trench song," as subg by our gallant soldier boys in o It is to the tune of "My Grey Home In the West." It runs as follows: I've & little wet home in the trench Where the rain storms unceasingly There's a sky ovérhead, Clay and mud for a bed, And a stone that we use for a bench. Bully beef and hard biscuits we chew-- : . home" in the The Re in that trench o'er the way Seen Tb know that we've come here to stay, : They shoot and they shout, can't get us out, "there's ao dirty trick they let the now flock to the colors us a few nights ago, from Tent-- It ain't a 'light, sergeant; it's 'the_moon. Sergeant--I don't care a tinker's clank blash what it is, put it out! 3 A KINGSTON CAPTIVE. Bryce Davidson, meinber of the First Canadian Contingent, from a photo taken while sojourning in Germany as a prisoner-of-war. Somebody must be good to him, as It will be noted that he is enjoring a ar. A -- But we dcn't like intruders, and so Some departed quite sore; re Others stayed evermore. Near my little wet home trench, in - the So Hurrah! for the mud and the clay. Which leads to the day When we enter Berlin That City of Sin, had a "Der Tag"---that's And we'll 'make the black-hearted | read print ones pay. Yes, we'll think*=of the cold, slush and stench, . While from Huns our just payment Thor th them, 1 1 1 i ear, * Redder stuff than a tear For my little wet howe in the trénch. |WHERE WERE THE MEN? Officer--~What the dooce is the Recruit (nervously)--Sure STARTED ALL RIGHT. » matter? Where are your shots goi I. duano, sor; they left 'ere all right! - occurrences at the Barriefield War Camp. There is always plenty THEY DO. NOT ATTEND THE RE- CRUITING MEPTINGS, It Looks As If the Men Do Not Want To Know the Facts Concerning the War, / fw Brockville Times. From various parts of Canada, from widely separated points, comes the ery that the men do not attend the recruiting meetings which are composed to a great extent of women and boys and girle under recruiting age, In the press of towns in western and eastern Ontario and in| Qu the Maritime Provimtes the question is asked, "Where Were the Men?" At the big patriotic meeting in Brockville a short' ti ago a great portion of the audi was com- posed of women. For some time past we have been comforting ourselves with the belief that tlie tardiness of the native-born ns in enlisting was due to the fact that they did not realize the real gravity of the war situation or the grim facts of the case, and that when they did realize the facts they wodld enlist in numbers quivkly. But it is beginning to look as if the men didn't want to know the facts and were keeping away from the recruiting meetings purposely for that reason. Otherwise, why don't they attend the which are held for the express pur- pose of presenting the facts and im- Pressing upon the men the supposed to hold dear deserve to lose their democratic freedom and to be held in subjection by an iron despot- ism. BRITISH NEARING BAGDAD. Home of Eastern Romance Expected To Fall. London, Oct. 21.--Unofficial news from Mesopotamia is to the effect that the British are within a few miles of Bagdad. According these advices the troops are enca: near the famous Arch of Giesiphon, the only remains of Ctesiphon, the town built by Alexander the Great on his conquering march from. Babylon ite close to the present British headquarters is a spot dear to the hearts of the Mohammedans,to which they make frequent pilgrimages--the tombs of the chief barber and gard- €éner of Mohammed. "D0 YOUR DUTY BY ME," _ SAYS LORD KITCHENER "Me Must Hava More Men at Once," Says War Minis: ten London, Oct. 22.--The Birmingham Post has received the following from Lord Kitchener to the people of Bir- pingham, with reference to the re- cruiting campaign in that eity: "I need more men and still more if the armies now in the fleld and arniies which will in their turn pro- ceed abroad ure to be kept at proper ith. I appeal earnestly to all ied and can be respond to the call, unless PTE. ALLEN FORSYTHE, PORTS- MOU OUTH, Kingston with Mounted Rifles on Wha left Canadian Sth the Sth October NG MEN ARE WARNED TOTO COLORS Will Be Given Few Days to Adlu London, Oct. 21.-~Lord Derby, whom the Government bas intrust- ed with the task of solving the re- cruiting problem, In addressing a mass meeting at the Mansion House gave the gist of the plan with which he hopes to meet the situation, "I suggest," he sald, "that every man who recognizes that the state a right to call on his services for er protection should enlist at once, All thobe found physically Mt and wishing to join the colors at once could do so, and the remainder con- tinue at their usual voeations, sub- ject to call when needed." . Unmarried and married men, Lord Derby explained would be put into respective groups, and the bachelors called first. Married men would be called later, according to age. Under such a system, he pointed out, there would be no sudden, unmanageable number of recruits, but a steady sup- ply as needed by Earl Kitchener, Some one had asked the speaker, he said, why recrufting was an wr. gent necessity, to which he replied: "Look at the map." . Lord Derby said that a fortnight would be allowed men who were call- ed to adjust their private' affairs. He hoped that with a proper response it would be unnecessary to ¢all the old- er married men} in any event these elder men would so far ss practice able be placed in the medical and units, ; "This is an honest attempt," de- clared Lord