KINGSTON, ONTARIO, WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1916. "HEIGHTS: IN BIVOUAC AND IN BARRACKS | | P0000 000400000000 * * Newspapers all over the country are speculating on the probability of new battalions being authorised. The taking away of the battalions that have been raised and trained tarough the winter from the coun- try d ts has left a vacancy in many parts of the country that can only be filled by the Militia Depart- ment authorizing some major or col- onel to "go to it" and get another 1,100 from the same district. There seems to be two schools of thought as to whether new battal- fons should be started at this junc- ture. One side speaks of the splen- did results that have been obtained throughout the winter in the recruit- ing side of the work by offering the men the opportunity of living at home for a great part of their train- ing. Every battalion means a great amount of money to be expended. Then there is the patriofic' effect that a unit located at home has on the community. It makes them re- alize that for doing their share they have 'heen recognized to the extent of having a body of men In their vi- 'cinity for elementary training. The opposition offered to the form- ing of new battalions appears to come from the men who really have the say as to what will or will not be organised. . » The system at present in use is proving that on the highest plane of military organization the draft sys- tem is right. The home battalions, and preferably the militia units, should "feed" the overseas battal- ; .'feom the fireside to ? be 100 or 500 or 1,000 men are needed say in the 12th Battalion that many mon should be drafted from the Ile- serve Battalion in England that is training men fof that uhit at the 'front. . To fll this vacancy a simi- lar number of Canadian trained men should be sent atross the ocean. This cannot be done with the pres- ent system without further increas- ing the immense numbers of officers of all ranks who are now in England "jobless." For these and various other rea- sons there is a feeling In military circles that few more battalions will be organized as new units and the draft system will be used as much as possible. It is hard on officers to . have their men taken away and sent overseas in drafts, and they should receive every consideration. The battalions at Barriefield will likely ~~the Whig sinderdly hopes that this supposition is right--go to England at least as units. In that event a few battalions to be used as reserves would be authorized and raised in this district. oi To avold any trouble that might arise through some unruly soldiers misbehaving " jemselves at night, guard houses st will correspond to our civil police stations will like- ly be opened In the market place and in the Armouriés. For some time past the system In use has been to have a squad of men march up and down Princess street, to prevent any trouble happening. These guards when given the two stations as headquarters need not do this work. It is planned to have a picked 4 | for patrol duty. battalion appointed as military po- licemen. ese men will be distin- guished by red covers on their caps, and will be chosen from the whole battalion strictly on their personal good habits and ability to meet any emergency situation. Every evening, or possibly every afternoon the majority will march either to the Market Place or the Armouries. Some will be detailed In the event of trouble a telephone message or a measenger to either place will bring the large squad. There are several advantages to this plan. A squad of men march- ing up one side of Princess street and down the other arouses a cer- tain warlike instinct in the quiet ones walking along the sidewalks. There is always the possibility that the very fact that a squad of men out on the pavement are charged with keeping the peace might lead them to start a row. This trouble will be done away with, and the po- licemen themselves will have a much better life of it. There will be policemen from the top of Princess street to Cataraqui bridge, on the Gananoque road and throughout the camp lines. Every precaution against trouble with such a large body of men is going to be taken from the very first, so that there will be nothing to regret later. Liguor is the cause of a lot of trouble, and it may lead to much more as soon as 10,000 soldiers are located here. If only one-tenth of that number should become under the influence a great amount of trouble might result. Col. T. D. R. Hemming, Camp Commandant, has ever been willing to do everything possible for the li- quor men, but if such a result is even a probability the most strenuous ef- forts will be made to wipe out the cause of the trouble. There is a proposition now open to have the license holders of the city agree among themselves to sell only beer to the soldiers, How this will work out is not known, but certainly if the privilege is abused the bars will all be put out of bounds. On the whole this drastic action is not thought probable, as the aver- age man at Barriefield is of high morals and . As long as the privilege is extended to there Is little likelihood of it being abused. To-day and to-mororw and for the next week or two the word "fatigue" will enter a great deal into the the issuing of orders for the duties for the day offthe men of the battalions and departmental units at Barriefield camp. ere are tents to be put up--the atcommodation planned is not quite 8 nt in some particu- lar branch--there are floers to be put in the tents and buildings must be erected. Drains have to be en- larged and hundreds of other mat- ters, small* but important, must be dealt with, and labor is the only so- lution of the problem. The roads through the camp are rather muddy, in fact very muddy, in places, but soon with some fatigue parties at work this condition will pass away. The matter reverts to the question of when the engineers will want the work done. The en- gineers now are themselves very busy on the hundreds of things that must be attended to. Where the of- ficers see that a little improvement is needed and they are in a position to do it, labor is brought into use. A drain through the lines is found not to be deep enough, and a small party start. in, and that little incon- venience is put out of existence. There are hundreds of little jobs that require a few hours' work eof from one man to a dozen or more, but the results are beginning to show, and in a very few days every- thing will be ship-shape, and the rou- tine drill work may he started. It takes a visit to Barriefield camp to realize to what an extent the men squad of probably five men from each of Military District No. 3 have been them | deaths. ty minutes. Picture shows The end of a German biplane and ils crew. ordinary picture showing how Lieut. Hannes von Koenig and Sgt. Oscar Berger, of the German Military Aviation Corps, after bombing the French and Capt. Pierre Brettinaire, of the Corps, sent down the German machine after a battle of thir- An extra- British. positions, met their Allied Seouting the pilot and scout falling from the German raider when the engine exploded. answering the call to arms daring the plist winter. There are rows and rows of tents, and every one of those tents, if\not at present occu- pied, will be filled by khaki-clad sol- diers within the next twenty-four hours. A Whig representative spent a very pleasant morning in the camp lines on Tuesday. The impressions gained will forever be remembered. "Immense" is the one word that gives any one any idea of what the words "Barriefield War Camp' real- ly means this year. On those plains not so far from Kingston are or will be 10,000 citizens of this country who have made every conceivable sacrifice to get into uniform and join the army that has made Can- ada"s name famous throughout the ! world. Not thie least part of that great army has been made up by men of this part of Ontario, and the largest number' from this district yet gath- fee ered together are now in camp at Barriefield. These men, who up to a very few weeks ago were wearing civilian clothes, are now attired in khaki. One sees them at the camp in khaki out of all cuts and sizes, but the same color always prevails. On one side are probably fifty men who are busily engaged in making the floors for their tents. The wea- ther man was not any too generous with good weather, and the recep- tion handed them on their arrival in camp is not enough to dampen, the ardour of the most enthusiastic sol- dier. Those effects are not appar- ent, however. With their khaki pants rolled high and the sleeves of their khaki shirts pulled back to the elbows they dig in. There is the sound of the hammer intermingled OOOO * UNIQUE PICTURE OF FINISH OF AN AIR BATTLE. tant Director of Medical Servives, is making arrangements for the medi- cal staff for Petawawa camp. Miss Gallagher, who for some time has been the operating room nurse at St. Luke's Hospital, Ottawa, will be matron. The nursing sisters will be Sister Sheridan, also of St. Luke's Hospital, and Sisters Gill, McDougall and Murphy, of the Kingston Gen- eral Hospital. The doctors have not yet been ap- pointed, but it is understood that Dr. Coon and Dr. Victor Sargent, of Kingston, will be on the staff, with Capt. Jones, who has been sanitary officer at the camp during the past winter. Leut."Col, C. J. Burritt, Com- manding Royal Canadian Engineers, at Barriefleld, and his staff are cer- tainly busy now attending to the many things that are croping up and which must be attended to if the different units are to be satis- fied. The buildings are going up rapidly and satisfaci rily and con- sidering that the wealher has mot been at all what was wanted splen- did progress has been made. The dittle office back of the Administra- tion building seems to be the Mecca of every officer in camp. Their first place to strike out for is the eng- ineers headquarters to try and beg something that' they should not get or to find out why some impossible piece of work has not already been accomplished. There is a great demand for transports throughout Barriefield Camp as every person seems to have something that must be moved by a heavy outfit. The transportation system is under Major J. Hamilton, AD. of 8S. and T., and all is work- ed directly from his service in the Army Service Corps building. The new traffic regulations seem to be working out very satisfactorily and as yet there have been few if any violations. The drivers who are living: up to their agreement protect their own rights by prevent- ing the others from breaking the rules and for this reason what was at first considered a big probem has heen convenienty wipped off the book of troubes. . Retreat for this week is being sounded at 7.50 p.m. Bicyces being ridden to and from camp must carry a headlight. Commanding Officers are requested to satisfy themselves that all officers, N.C.0O.'s and men are properly dress- ed while in the city. Officers must wear belts at. all times. Capt. E. B. Brown who has been learning the system at the pay office at the Headquarters at the camp has been ordered to leave for Ottawa to | take over duties with a new bat- talion to perform there. There are three bank officers now attending the course at the camp pay headquarters. J. M. Thompson, Martinstown; Mr. Maloney of Ottawa and C. Hamilton, Bank of Montreal, Kingston, are taking the course, Lieut.-Col. R. W. Gregory, of St. Catharines, who was appointed com- mandant of Petawawa Camp, has been offered command at Veraon Camp, and will likely accept. Lieut.-Col. R. J. Gardiner, A.D.M. 8., left at noon on Tuesday for Tor- onto. He is expected to return the end of the week. The opening of the series of mov- ing pictures was given in the Mil- with the voices of command. It is an impressive scene, and strange thoughts come of how all thése men in that uniform have been brought together. Jeff Should Have Invented a Pair of Pants to go With the Coat MUTT, Youve aor To You Put «tv oN AND TLL SHOOT Fine? x ( No -no! AT You AND TEST IT WE'LL LEY, Jon HERE, | CUR INDIAN GUIDE PUT IT ON WHILE WE GREAT tpeal | | JOMN, You PUT THAT | COAT ON AND WE'LL SHOOT AND YoULET US KNOW Now (FT WORKS WHEN YOU'RE READY, JONN, JUST YELL "FIRE" itia Y.M.C.A. tent Tuesday evening. The tent was taxed to full capaeity. The seventeen-year-old son of jaior Rev. C. C. Williams, senior Lieut.-Col. R. J. Gardiner, Assis- recruiting officer of the Third Mili tary District and chaplain of the 109th Battalion, is going overseas to | proof that the front with his father, In all Mklihood the organization will begin in Brockville within a month of a new battalion for the Third Divigion to be known as the 236th, Brockville citizens, remarks the Times, entertain the most kindly feeling for the officers and men of the 156th, the home battalion as it is known, and will follow their car- eer with a close and kindly interest. Major Wright is negotiating with the military authorities to have the 156th Battalion visit Brockville for a day probably on Civic Holiday when the Battalion colors will be presented, Capt, Kidd, 2nd Battalion who is orderly to Col, T. D. R. Hemming, Camp Commandant, is a brother of Capt. the Rev. W. E. Kidd who went overseas as' chaplain of the 21st Battalion. The home of the family is at Burritt's Rapids. On Monday evening the staff ser- geants of the 146th Battalion, Bar- riefleld camp, put on what proved to be a very successful impromptu concert, and one which will be the forerunner of many such like, Lieut. Col. Low opened the evening's enter- tainment with a few remarks, after- wards introducing the Battalion Ser- geant Major Edwards as the chair- man, who, in the course of his re- marks, made reference to the mag- nificient showing the battalion was making, and that it compared very favorably with any other battalion he had yet seen. The band opened the concert by playing "0 Canada," which was fol- lowed by Bandsman Pardee render- ing "Keep the Home Fires Burning," the lads in khaki joining in the chorus. This was immediately fol- lowed by the "Harmony Four," Ser- geants Gibson, Baker, Campbell and Quartermaster Sergeant Addison, In a quartette which met with such ap- proval that it necessatiated their re- turn, A cornet solo given by Bands- man Butlin was of the pleasing or der. Private Armstrong sang two comic songs which kept the boys in excellent humor. Bandsman Pardoe again pleased with "Canada 1 Love You" and then that old favorite "Tipperary" was heard to great ad- vantage. A violin solo by Quarter- master Sergeant Addison was mext on the bill, after which Bandsman Strapp sang "Follow Us Along," the chorus being sung with great gusto was a factor in the evening's suc- cess, Queen's University: --Prov, Capt. A. E. Price is seconded; Prov. Lieut. A. J. Wilson is retired; to be lieut- enant (supernumerary) Karl Fred- eric Ettinger, gentleman, 9th Brigade, 5th (Kingston) Bat- tery: --To be provisional lieutenants (supernumerary): John Charles Ross McPherson, George Sleeman, Warren Russell Skey and Sergt. Richard Langford Smith, The athletic and sports are in- creasing in interest as the battalions arrive. Usider the able direction of Oscar Pearson much interest and Banat; will be added 'o the camp life, It was at a send-off to some Can- adian officers, and the speaker want- ed to emphasise that two of the men had recently married. "Two of our friends," he explain- ed, "are leaving 19156 brides be- hind." (Loud applause.) CATCH 125 LB. FISH AT THREE MILE BAY. Simon Failing Gets $93 For Day's Work---S8pawn at $2.50 a Pound. Three Mile Bay, N.Y., May 31.-- The biggest fish yet caught here this season was a sturgeon which weigh- ed 125 pounds and was captured by Simon Failing recently. The fish sold for $93, as there was a large spawn, which sold for $2.50 a pound. The meat brought 18 cents a pound in the New York market, A few weeks ago William Dick, of this place, secured a sturgeon whieh netted him about $60, "There is leds typhoid fever at the front to-day than there is measles," according to Dr. Wilfred Grenfell, head of the Labrador Medical Mis- sions, who has been for three months with the Harvard Surgical Unit and who is now returning to his work in Labrador. He is unboundedly en- thusiastic about the work of the British medical men at the front, Had a Nervous Breakdown, Could Not Sleep or Work Is Now Cured and Attributes His Recovery to Dr. Chase's Medicines. $ Some splendid results have been reported to us from the combined use of Dr. Chase's Kidney-Liver Pills and Nerve Food. 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