DAY, JUNE 10, 1916. To-night" made them at once pro- nounced favorites. Another old favorite, Q. M. Sgt. Addison, B.S.M. EDWARDS, 46TH ---- > was heard in a good rendering of - pods "Hearts of Oak" and "Annie Lau-{IS ONE OF FIVE BROTHERS IN rie." It must be pleasing to the KHAKL 3 officer commanding that these even- ing concerts are taken up and put| yn. pour Brothers Are Serving With on by the officers and men with such British Uni B.S. M. Bd i First Joined the 80th. hearty co-operation, and he is de- serving of great commendation for The 146th Battalion has a very - experienced man as battalion ser mas 17 panes. SHOCK 10 SIR SAwm| Military Hospital On Queen |TO LEARN WHERE LIQUOR WAS BEING SUPPLIED. : Street Being Used For ne Isolation Purposes. To Convalescent Soldiers--Cat Came Out of the Bag In An Unexpected The Ongwanada Military Hospital recently opened for the reception of| Manner, soldier patients has already started| ' There was a point raised with the LIGHTING OF THe CAP ELECTRIC LAMPS WILL SOON BE IN OPERATION. At Present There Are Only Three Arc Lamps To Show the Way Over Two Miles of Road. Barriefield camp will be most completely equipped with electric FOR A WHILE. It Has Been Raining Since the Camp Opened--Many Parades Have Had two weeks of almost con- The taxi bus to Barriefield camp is very . heavy now, and though pay day Is again far distant there is no apparest let up in the the kind-heartedness which he ever exhibits for the welfare of those un- With tinual wet weather there now seems to be a prospect for an improvement in the weather conditions at Barrie- field camp, so that the grounds will dry up 254. leave Joad roads and u n place of the pres- holes. There is a peculiar ground. It 'goes into "liquidation" very rapid- ly, but on the principle of a sponge dries out even more quickly. With warm weather for a day the grounds lose all traces of dampness and be- come hard and firm. If thé warm spell continues for more than a day or two the lower strata of earth and rock es dried out and makes ideal conditions for a camp. One point that should be men- tioned, however, is the wonderful spirit of optimism that prevails through the camp. it was raining most of the time the battalions were arriving, and it has been raining al-|. most constantly ever since. It has been, near some of the tents, and particulgrly those on the roads lead- ing through the camp, a case of pad- dle your way through the mud and water to the nearest grass. Every man had to pay either directly or in- directly for having a board floor put into- his tent home. Parade after parade has had to be postponed, The rain has been miserable, and the ef- fect would on most people be dis- heartening, but the soldiers do not seem to care. They swing through the mud on their drill and slip and slide until they come to the canteen or Y. M. C. A, and there gather in a crowd to discuss why the other| platoons of their battalion are not as good as theirs and why all the rest of the nine battalions seem to be standing still in the training while the one they are in is due for the] firing line within a few days or weeks | at the most. These boys are sen- sible in their views, and know that no human er can brighten their lot any more than has been done, and they are willing to wait patient- iy oe brighter. weather. It is a ) d= ers will not notice the conditions un- der which they are working. The town of Renfrew is to have the honor of being the headquarters of the to-be-formed 240th Battalion which Major E. J. Watt will raise in 'Lanark and Renfrew townships. In- formation from Renfrew is that the citizens promise the most earnest support in the recruiting campaign of the 240th Battalion. The military police of Barriefield camp are always on duty, and line the road from the extreme end of the camp to the city. The many auto- mobiles are kept in place without crowding each other or exceeding the speed. limit. ; : in earnest, and though no opera- tions are in order yet, a number of patients are being taken care of. On Friday Lieut-Col. R. J. Gardi- ner, A. D.M.S., stated that-there are now seventeen patients in the hos- pital and all are receiving splendid treatment. 4 The Hotel Dieu and General Hos- pital are filled to capacity, and the surplus patients have to either stay in the camp or go to Ongwanada. The Military Hospital on Queen street is being used more and more as an Isolation Hospital, and as soon as all of the regular patients are dis- charged no more will be taken in. MAJOR 'A. M. PATTERSON, Paymaster of the 156th Brockville ttalion. Kilts For te 1330. It is understood that certain wealthy residents of Cornwall dis- trict are still considering bearing the extra expense involved in putting their soldiers of the 154th Battal- ion into kilts. It will be remem- bered that the application was made some time ago, but the plan has since been in abeyance. It will likely be ta- ken up again immediately, and itis hoped that Col. Macdonald will be at the head of the only real Scotch battalion at the camp. For some unknown reason the steel rail which it was planned would be used for the centre of Cataraqui bridge has never been laid. It now lies on the side of the road occupy- ing a foot of very valuable roadway should one car crowd another in passing. Minister of Militia on Friday after- noon which should be 'of particular interest to invalided soldiers. He was asked if it was proper to send soldiers, who were "misfits" in Eng- land, to cells if they did not have the intelligence to conduct them- selves right while in the convalescent homes, Generally the discharge of teh so-called soldier should be effect- ed rather than put them in cells, was the opinion of the General. It was declared that liquor was being supplied some of the men in a place on Wellington street, that caused quite a shock to Sir Sam, who re- marked that the matter would war- rant enquiry. "SAY YOUR PRAYERS." What Officer Would Say If Retreat Is Cut Off. A Burnley mill-owner's son had been granted a commisison in the Regiment. He was down in Aldershot for his training, and after a month was leaving to go to his re- giment, On arriving at his new quarters to take up his duties he was met by a biuff old colonel, who, seeing his youth, thought he would try and puzzle him. He said, "What would be your next order, sir, if you were in command of a regiment passing over a plain in a hostile country and you found your of cavalry on left flank, and a morass on your right, while your retreat was cut off by a bedy of infantry?" "Halt! Order arms, ground arms, kneel down, say your prayers," re- plied the young offjcer. THE SCALE OF RATIONS. Has Been Amended--Some A#icles Are Increased. Article 249; Pay and Allowance Regulations, is amended as follows: Meat. 1 pound or 1-2 1b. beef and 1-2 Ib. fish. Bacon. 3 oz. instead of 2 oz White sugar. 3 oz. instead of oz. Milk powder. 11-2 oz. Add canned vegetables. 4 oz. To Article 250 add new sub para: (e) Canned vegetables may be is- sued when fresh vegetables become expensive or difficult to obtain. Supply officers may issue the equiv- alent in value of any grocery ration of the following: " Macaroni, sago, raisins or baking powder when contracts have been made for them. er] 2 1 oz. instead of x] | SOME OTTAWA GLIMPSES Special Correspondence by H. F. Gadsby. Sir Sam And His Pets. L Ottawa, June 10.--After display- ing a loss of memory almost equal to that described in some of the more alarming patent medicine ad- vertisements, Colonel John Wesley Allison stepped down out of the wit- ness box to give - place to his dis- coverer. benefactor and inexugnable friend and admirer, Major-General Sir Sam Hughes. Colonel John Wesley Allison took before the Commission the role of a ted a meek, mild, mis- ted lamb; led to the Siaugh, ter by cruel lawyers, yet opening not his mouth when ordered to do so by the court. Even when his mouth was thus opened he did not reveal much except the gold furni- ture in his dining room. Whenever the' questions touched on commis- on his Canadian business, the pel was either too tired to re- to answer in this 8 for Great Britain and Canada f be disclosed before the Commission, but it be released at the pro- J per time before the tribunal of pub- lic opinion Most of this informa- tion comes from the editor and pro- prietor of the Providence Journal. Sometimes it almost seemed that Colonel John Wesley Allison was on the verge of tears. particularly when Carvell, K.C., hinted at future re- velations. Major General Sam seems to have been aware of this trait in his protege's character, for at one plice in his evidence he alluded to him» as "a sloppy sentimentalist" over the war. This is perfectly true. The Colonel's tatics in the witness box indicate that he knows when to slop--that is say, when to spill his melancholy forgetfulness over the too, too glaring facts. Not so Major-General Sam. He wore his usual armor of brusque honesty, robust denial, strident con- tradiction Sir Sam's nature is to kick the facts in the face, which is a better manoeuvre than running away from them. Sir Sam's slap- 'em-on-the-back manner went on doing business at the old stand. His nerve was magnificent. His daunt- {less composure had mever a hole in Having been backed up .ihto a corner and surrounded by Carvell, M.P;, Sam stuck to his guns. From the toppy red band of his general's cap down to his glittering gaiters, Sam presented a shining and impen- etrable surface to the enemy. It was only his evidence that had weak points. This evidence was old stuff, a precis. carefully edited by his lawyers, of three of four of his pish-tush Shell Committee speeches in the House of Commons. Sir Sam's evidence is chiefly in- teresting for the faith he displayed in his own selections Take his fav- orite Colonel John Wesley Allison for example. Sam first thought of him as a resident of an island in the St. Lawrence River, half way between the United States and Can- ada, a sort of reliable fence who could smuggle American-made war munitions via Canada to Great Bri- tain and other belligerent countries. The Colonel seems to have done this very well indeed. According to Sir Sam, the Colonel went into the war supply business on a purely altruis- tic. basis, thought that war muni- tions should be provided at cost, and acted on that principle. It was only when a cruel world, including the British War Office, began to suspect the Colonel's motives that Sam told him "to scratch gravel for himself." How slong Allison's altruistic mood lasted Sir Sam did not reveal, but the evidence goes to show that the Col- onel didn't have much to about scratching gravel. Once given the word he soon caught up with the arrears of profit cdused by his form- er philanthrophy. Sir Sam was sur- prised, but, not horrified. when the Kyte charges apprised him that Al- lison had split a million dollar com- mission on A nadian war business with Yoakum and Cadwell. Still he thought it was all right. The Colonel, poor man, had a long way to catch up before he broke even with his previously gratuitous patriotism. According to Sir Sam prices were reduced by Colonel John Wesley Al- lison to such an extent that he would have saved the British War Office $100,000,000 if the British front blocked by artillery, a brigade: learn | trade.. Every who owns a car and has the is on the road making lots of money, Already many of the o L have paid for The soldiers ta excellent service: tep car filled tO | camp between 4. every day. ANOTHER BATTALION. The Military Department has + 4 been asked for authority to es- + + tablish another battalion for + 4+ overseas service, which could be # # raised in Lennox and Addington + + and Frontenac counties. J + * FREER R RRR RRR Rb A good suggestiofl invoked by an article in Thursday's issue of the Whig is to the effeét that the high fence which now encloses the stable yard of Tete de Pont Barracks should be lowered. There is a sharp corner which is one of the most dangerous places on the road be- tween the city and the camp. It is caused by the height of the fence which blocks the view of car-drivers in their attempt to watch for cars coming in an opposite direction. It wquld take only a very few dollars to rebuild the fence when the oth- er bridge is finished, and the ex- pense would be off-set by the lessen- ing of the danger at this point, OFHICERS SHOULD GBT - It is expected that as soon ag the troops at Barriefield are sufficiently well trained, the brigades will be engaged in ex- tensive field operations. In anticpiation of this the Whig on May 27th and June 3rd published full page maps of this district and city as part of the regular. issue. Both are exceptionally clear and well drawn for military purposes. There are a few of these left, which can be purchased if ap- plied for at the Whig office immediately: PEP ab srt beberle bie PEPE F PREPS IEE erat She fly to others that they wotted not of. Thus it happened that Colonel Al- lison and General Drain--Sam's own purchasing committee in the United States--got the go-by from the big fellows at Whitehall. They probably felt that General Drain was an om- inous name for a buyer when the British treasury was already suffer- ing from so many drains of one kind | and another. Colonel Morgan was anothér name associated with Can-| adian' war business, and no doubt the British War Office distrusted it, too, as Having a piratical sound. Colonel Morgan, by the way, did nothing to corpect the impression. He was known to the British War Office as a Colonel who was travelling on his brother's initials and South African medals, and that didn't in- spire confidence. Moreover Colonel Morgan had recently distinguished himself by boosting the price of belts a dollar each on the dear old Mother Country. On the whole Colonel Allison and his friends seem to have become quite "expert profit-takers in a re- markably short time. Nobody had anything on them when it came. to "scratching gravel." Their motives were pure, but the British War Of- fice considered them too expensive. No matter whom you do, if your heart be true, and the heart was true to Poll---so runs the old song. But the British War Office doesn't buy supplies on that plan. Another point brought o 8 that all Sir Sam's pets ht at hoi aniums and all their business tivals plunderers and bri . According to him Sir Courtney Bennett and his crowd in New York were "a Ting." The Militia Department Purchasing Committee, nominated by Premier Borden, had shown themselves bung- lers, and there was none good in Israel save Sam's selections. Al- though he attended only the first and last meeting of the old Shell Com- mittee and kept away from it as much as possible and knew as little of what it was doing as a Minister of Millia well could, Sir. Sam insist- ed that it was the best ever because he chose it. Still he didn't want to get mixed up with it too mneh, so he refused to handle the British War Ofice credit personally and thus washed his hands of responsibility for its subsequent doings and for the forty million dollar melon which it accumulated . and Messrs, #| The Government will likely put in lights, and the plans that have been made for a long time will soon be put into practical form by the installa- tion of the necessary apparatus. 'The power line to the water pump on the river front is of 2,200 volts, and the transformer is located some distanee from the road. It is like- ly that an additional transformer will be located near headquarters and the lead wires run from that. The leads will run down the vari- 'ous roads of the camp so that each battalion can be served. The volt- age will be low enough to prevent danger from high tension wires, the power being stepped down before going through the camp lines. There are at present only three arc lights on over two miles of road. more, giving special attention to the landing places which are used by the soldiers in boarding automobiles for the city. FINE CONCERT GIVEN BY THE 146TH BATT. Assisted By Men of the 154th ---A Splendid Programme Rendered. That the 146th Battalion is bless- ed with exceptionally fine musical talent was again in evidence on Thursday evening, when an exceed- ingly fine concert was staged in its large tent, Major F. 8S. Ferguson occupied the chair, The "bon cam- eradie" between the 154th and the 146th is becoming more noticeable every day, and thel boys were de- lighted to have the services of Piper McDonald and the Montgomery bro-| thers, who contributed very accept- able pipe selections, the former also rendering the Highland fling. Lieut. D. L. Bennett sang 'Asleep -in the Deep" and "Drinking," these afford- ing good scope for his deep bari- tone voice. A violin solo by Pte Vanvolkinburg was greatly appreci- ated, The tit bit of the evening was the officers' chorus, which brought forth vociferous applause, Pte. Tozer contributed "On the Banks of the Sweet Dundee" in pleasing style. Lieut. W. D. Brom- wich, to his own accompaniment, gave "The Holy City," and during the evening played the various selec- tions in a very accomplished man- ner. An officers' quartette was given by Capt. S. Robinson, Capt. Morgan, Lieut.-Wilson and Lieut. Doran, and the admirable manner in which they gave volce to "Tenting 0 d nice scruples 'of his about butting in on the Bertram Shell Committee that he didn't even know what price they paid for fuses, or whether it was time fuses or graze fuses that they were buying. They came to him and said "sign here and he did it and that was all he knew about their precious contracts. Thus does Sir Sam prove that where ignorance is bliss in a Minister of Militia it is folly for a khaki hero to be wise, % H. F. Gadsby COMMENTS BY ZACCHEUS Who Says Cain Must Feel Cheap Compared to Kaiser AAs we read, we reason. B--Bagdad, it is said, is only 250 miles from where Adam and Eve kept house and raised C--Cain who must feel cheap com- pared to a Kaiser as a D-----Death dealer. E---Bligibility of a woman, any- time, F--For President of U.S, is G---QGiven a serious blow when her ladyship must declare her rightful age, H---How ungracious the demand! I--Irascibility of Churchill not particularly commendable. J---Just imagine his finding K--Kitchener's salary too big for what he does. But methinks Kerry glory will survive, L--Ldoyd-George, the wise little Welshman and Asquith, the able Scot, are the real rulers of Downing Street. : M----Mintmaster John Bull seems simply the "Cashier." % N---No man can understand w man. If he did, no woman could understand him, O---Osler's deadline was forty (we saw in & paper.) Most generals at the front are long past that, and who will impugn their work and wisdom? P----""Painchaud" was afraid he'd lose his job on account of his Nor- man name; so now he calls himself Mister "Hotbread." Note the fm- provement, Q---Quite impossible for girls to do more than they do now to encourage recruiting. Oh! if only they them- selves could embrace the profession of arms as they can the the profes- sor! i policemen. host may scare the criminal but to track and catch him it takes the 8--Sodium chloride hob » iE ing. be endangered by too close associa- tion with Hull's chief industry. accepted ciple.) crue from the novel entente. faith, color, tongue, nationality what it may, are we not all the children of God, and hence brothers? F orced t der his command. School of Signalling. The school of signalling has now three tents erected om a knoll on the main parade grounds at Barrie- field camp, and is carrying on its work with flag and all kinds of visual and telephonic communication. The wireless apparatus is on the ground, and will be set up as soon as certain adjustments can be made. rial has been erected, and in a few days the wireless for the advanced class will be in operation and giving the instruction that is so badly need- ed at the front. The ae- ---------------------- CAPTAIN P. B. WHITBLEY, Quartermaster of the 156th Battal- fon, Barriefield Camp. Awarded Decoration. Lieut.-Col. A. T. Thompson, editor f the Military Gazette, and in com- mand of a battalion in the London istrict, has been awarded the Colo- nial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Deco- ration. conduct medal has been awarded to Capts F. R. McNeil, 43rd Regiment, who was at year with the 38th Battalion. The long service and good Barriefield camp las! The results of ability are often styled by the ignorant as luck. geant major, and he has also the rec- ord of being one of five brothers all of whom are in khaki ; Battalion Sergt.\Major Edwards, of the 146th, served for twelve years in His Majesty's Foot Guards. In September of last year he joined the 80th Battalion at Barriefield as a private. In October a promo- tion to the rank of sergeant came, and later this was furthered by a promotion to the rank of company sergeant-major. He was chosen by Lieut.-Col. C. A. Low as B. 8. M. of the 146th last December, and came to Kingston. Though a thorough disciplinarian he takes a personal interest in the welfare of every N. C. O. and man in the battalion. : His four brothers are Capt. J. A. Edwards, Welsh Guards; Corps Ma- jor G. Edwards, Royal Horse Guards; Sergt. N. Edwards, Coldstream Guards, and Sergt. F. A. Edwards, . South Wales Borderers. Military Notes. ty A certain staff officer at the camp was complimented by the Minister of Militia on Friday as being referred to as the camp chaplain. He is not. The new course in bayonet fight- ing and physical drill seemed to be particularly interesting to the Minis- ter of Militia on Friday. A squad from the 109th Battalion was on par- ade, and the inspecting party watch- ed the parade with interest for some minutes, j The brigade system of training the attalions at Barriefield is proving very advantageous. In the inspec- tion on Friday the three brigadiers for the training took charge and greatly assisted in the moving of the 10,000 men into and out of very dif- ficult positions. Attention has been called to the fact that certain units being mobil- ized in Canada are using brass letter- ing on the men's shoulder straps, which has not been authorized by militia - headquarters. No groups of letters are to be used in this con- nection without the authority of mili- tia headquarters. The pipe band of the 154th Battal- ion is certainly bringing credit to the battalion by its splendid work while the troops are drilling or on parade. On the parade before the Minister of Militia on Friday the band was par- ticularly good, and brotight a com- Plimentary remark from the Minis- er. > TT A A then persist in calling for "Gin and Soda?" T---Tax on '"'matches" is mislead- Conjugal possibilities must not U---DUlster is reported as having "Home Rule" (in prin- V---Vast is the import of the rum- or, and if confirmed W---We will stake our all that no part_of Ireland will be treated with more generosity, consideration, de- ference by the new government than the heretofore dissenting Northern Province, X-----Xcellent results for all will ac- Be our Y---Yes, 10 be sure. And with unity, concord, amity, what is to pre- vent that chivalrous race, the Irish nation, from again rising to its form- er splendor and fame, occupying its proud position of old as the land for soldiers, scholars, orators, saints? ZACCHEUS MAJOR GAULT'S COMMENT When He Heard Report of His Own Death * London, June 10.--Major A, Ham- flton Gauit, who is In hospites ot Boulogne, Yoard his fellow-officers there refer to the rumors of his death, which were current in don on Monday. Al 1y wounded, he raised exclaimed: "Oh, I'm not dead yet." Capt. Melville Greenshields, who is reported killed, was standing be- side two of his fellow-officers when a shell fell close by them, killing him and wounding one of his companions, Captain Greenshields was manager of the London office of his firm. He was wounded at Ypres last year, and was recently mentioned in one of the Eye-witness dispatches, You may rest assured that the Lord will not accept proxy service. 'There's such a thing as healing a reputation, but the scars show. Take patronage away from a poli- tician and what have you left? o Leave School, Had St. Vitus" Dance Astonishing Cure of This Nervous Trouble Effected by Use of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. Ap «Here is a case where life-long gratitude will be feit for Dr. Chase's Nerve Food. in later life Dr. Chase's Nerve Food came to the rescue when the nerves gave out. woman happily gives the credit to this great food. cure for restoring her\to health and strength. As a school girl and Now, a healthy, robust Miss Sadie M. White, 38 Water- loo street, Fredericton, N. B,, writes: "When ten years of age a friend of mine had St. Vitus' Dance and she had to leave school and go um- der a doctor's care. benefiting by the treatment she ap- peared to get worse. and tongue became so swollen that . {she could scarcely take any nour- ishment. For two weeks she was ) this way and then took convulsions|cure presents the and nearly choked to death. She|dients in 1 was similated wot. Dr. Chase's Instead of Her tonsils ered to the hospital and soon again, 1 reco ing better. Three years later a sev- ere fright brought on the nervous trouble again, and she suffered everything a human: being could en dure. Her mother bought a dozen boxes of the Nerve Food, and with a strong, healthy, robust with two lovely babies. She uses the Nerve Food when she feels out of sorts, but has had no return of the old nervous trouble." For weak, puny, nervous children there is nothing like Dr. Nerve Food to her and|for § #he used nine boxes, steadily grow-|Bates