Daily British Whig (1850), 12 Jun 1916, p. 10

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i i | | HH | Hi HI 1 ro snien SPIRITUALLY AS WELL AS PHYS- ICALLY FOR THE WAR The Great Work Béing Domne by the YM.C.A--~Ladles Serve at the As- sociation Canteen Counter, The National Council of the Y.M. C.A. realizes that a soldier besides being prepared to meet the Germans on the battle-fleld must also be pre- pared to meet his God, To aid him in this preparation at Barriefield camp the National Coun- cil bas assigned E. R. Wilson, Gen- eral Secretary of the London Y.M.C. A., and a very large staff. To accomplish their work the Y. M.C.A. men realize that they must meet the men from two angles. They must furnish a place where a man can get refreshments and where he can sit down and write letters to his home, and also ténts to attend to re- ligious services during the evenings. When a Whig representative paid a visit to the camp he was very much surprised at the great work be- ing carried on by Mr. Wilson and his staff. The first large tent the Whig man visited was where the ser- vices were carried on each evening under the direction of Messrs. Mains, McCullough, Hudson and Keeling. here there is seiting accomodation for at least six hundred. On many occasions there have been as many as a couple of thousand soldiers gather- ed around the tent to hear the gospel message. The .outstanding feature is the singing conducted under the direction |, df Reg. Hudson. Although Mr. Hud- | son was the organist of Christ] Chureh, London, he thought that his place was in camp helping the sol- diers to sing. Since coming he has been a great favorite with the men. He is arranging for numerous pro- grammes to be put on in the large chase tickets Things are so arranged that every cent is accounted for. {Adjutant 156th Brockville Hn | | considerable difficulty in getting suitable men to wait on tlhe counter, When the Daughters of the Empire heard of his difficulty they offered to furnish six ladies each day. The ladies come over at four o'clock and return to the city not later than 9.45 o'clock. The ladies ar: very glad that they can be of such assist- ance, Before soldiers can purchese any thing at the "Y" tents he must pur- from the cashier. Oscar Pearson of St. Thomas and "Duke" White of West End as;ocia- tion of Toronto carry on the Y M.C, A. physical work. CAPT. ROBERT. J. GILL Battalion at Barriefield Camp THERE ARE 125 AUTOS tent, During the spare hours of the Carrying Soldiers To and From the day he makes a visit to the different tents in the camp for the purpose of finding as many musicians as pos- sible to help. Up to the present time stationed Camp If a portion of the troops now at Barriefield camp are be has located many men 'who would | moved to a new training camp, it not Have been brought to the front | Will be a sore touch to many King- had it not been for his endeavors. | stonians who have been making a The second tent visited, the Whig | business of carrying the soldiers to map found hundreds of soldiers|and from the camp in their auto- writing Jetiers and learned i yas six' thousEfid Tatrers that as! mobiles. Since the camp o the & have | number of automobile licenses have been 'written in the "Y" tent or on | increased so rapidly that at the pres- "Y*" writing paper in one day. (ent time there are 125 men in the The "Y"" authorities sell as niany | business. as $100 worth of postage stamps a | day. In the third tent he found Before a man can obtain a license | to drive soldiers he must be exam- Mr, | ined by C. J. Graham, the provincial Fletcher, of Peterboro, selling post- | inspector, who says whether or not socks, puttees, niirrors, shaving age stamps, shaving brushes, towels, canned articles such as sar-|J. Hamilton for a camp license. i soldiers are forbidden fo ride in auto- dines, salmon and pork and beaux, and many other things including the |T | number. Daily British Whig. The busiest place is the large can- | teen which is kept open from early he soap, | passing the test he applies to Major is entitled to a license. After The mobiles which do not bear the camp The Field Ambulance Corps, at the morning until the men "crawl in" for | camp, has secured a new horse drawn the night. The canteen is during ;parade hours. wonderful the amount of ice cream | cones, pie, soft drinks and milk so'd months ago has not over this counter. Mr. Wilson has NADIAN It is simply | disabled soldiers. closed | ambulance for the work of conveying A .motor ambu- asked for many yet arrived lance that was though urgently needed. KINGSTON, 11H nH HHH KEEPING CANP NOTHING ALLOWED TO BE SCAT- TERED OVER GROUND Lieut.-Col. Fee Having Road in Front of His Unit Repaired-----The 130th Lines Are Also to be Improved. Lient.-Col. McCammon, Sanitary Officer of Barriefield camp, is keep- ing the camp in good condition in spite of the weather conditions. He is very stringent in his method of keeping papers and all disfiguring ob- jects from being strewed on the grounds. The soldiers themselves are co-operating in a satisfactory way. Along the camp roads may be seen the mounds that have been built up by the men. These bear suitable. in- seriptions designating the number and name of the different units. The white washed stones, that form the boundaries for the several areas, add to the appearance, and continual improvement in this way is expected. Rather than wait until ments could be completed by the Engineérs, Lieut.-Col. J, J. H. Fee is having the road in front of his camp fixed. A gang of men, under a sergeant who was for many years engaged in road construction, has been doing the work. A wide ditch has been constructed on either side and as soon as warm weather dries out the mud, this should be a good piece of road. The 130th Battalion lines will also "be improved in the same way. This roadway has never been built and heavy traffic has cut it up, It has been suggested that either the county or the city should loan the authorities a roller for a few days and a permanent highway be built. arrange- COMMENCE RECRUITING Through the District for the Depot Artillery Brigade The Depot Artillery. Brigade here composed of the 72nd (Queen's), 73rd, 74th and 75th Batteries have commenced recruiting tlireoughout Military District No. 3. Capt. D. G. Robertson, 73rd, is now on a tour through his district--the Ottawa west--and Capt. MacDougall, 74th, is in command of the brigade in his absence. The officers are eonfident I'that the required Humber of men will be secured in a very short while and i are in hopes that the brigade, at full HEHE strength, will be given a number and erary. sent to Petawawa camp before the summer ends. | The Busy Pay Staff The headquarters pay department | at Barriefield camp is doing an im- mense amount of work, which is con-| stantly increasing. tem for carrying on the work a com-| paratively small staff is able to] care for all details. The staff how- annex to the Administration build- ing. W. E. Edwards has been taken on | the strength of the 136th Battalien. | 1 (3) A Banff - | parts of the world, may be seen in the meses ---- Polar Bear. {Tater (or mountain lion), badgers pied mariens, porcuploes, mountain gopher, albino gophers, marmots, fo squirrels, ssquirreis, . Cagade fede, hawks, golden eagles, black headed espicr, Owls, I The following alitie, from distant Zoo: X singtasl monkey, rheses menkeym pir bear, raccoons, orange squirrel, stiver pheasants, golden pheasants i RE ONTARIO, MONDAY, JUNE HHH RHR THE 235TH BATTALION IS TO COME HERE. As Soon As It 'Has Reached the Strength of 600. Hon which ig now being recruited 'Lieut.-Col. Scobell in Northumberisn and Durham counties will be Brought to Barrie- field camp as S00D as it has reach- ed the strength of over 600. The recruiting campaign has been an active one and it likely that this new battalion will soon be under the canvas here. The 240th under Major Watt has commenced its campaign but is not expected. that ft will be up to the 600 mérk for some time yet, The 235th Bath CAPT. C. A. DONALDSON, Commanding "B" Company, 156th Brockville Battalign, Barriefield Camp. A MERITED PROMOTION Allan Short Now a Lieutenant in the | 0 59th Sergt. Allan Short, 59th Battalion, who has been granted a commission as - lieutenant, b+ Barriefield camp last year. 4s an of the 59th. Owing to the fact that there were no vacancies on the staff he had to be carried as a supernum- When the battalion went overseas Lieut.-Col. H. J. Dawson, being loath to lose sueh a good man, | persuaded him to go into the ranks. | Rather than wait for other battalions'| to be formed he put on the private's| uniform and soon rose to the rank | of sergeant. Many friends in this form which he so much deserves, | | | * | + OFFICERS SHOULD GET + + MAPS FROM WHIG. +| - a. *| + It is expected that as soon ag the'troops at Barriefield are sufficiently well traiped, 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. " * 4 FEE e Bebe bee PPP ep rE PERN Toronto and Montreal daily papers are now on sale at the Military Book Store, at the camp (next to Y.M.C.A. tent), at regular city prices of 2¢ per copy. Hi ago when the cadets were in camp. 12, 1916. Hm PTE HTH CAPABLE OF PUMPING 12,0000 GALLONS AN HOUR ------ Camp Water Treated With Chlorine --shower to be Put in Every Battalion Lines. The militia authorities evidently beliave that '"'cleanliness is next* to godliness." For this reason, they have arranged that every soldier in training at Barriefield camp will be afforded the privildge of a daily shower-bath. The engineering department has arranged to put shower-baths in every battalion lines. "There will be nine showers for each battalion. These showers will be enclosed in a wooden structure. Although this matter has been in the hands of the Engineering Department for some time, it 'was found impossible to do anything on account of the shortage of water, due to insufficient water be- ing produced from the artesian wells. Now that the electric water pump, which was erected along the shore of; Cartwwright's Point property, has been put in working order, there is an abundant supply. This pump, which is run by electric power furnished by the city, is cap- able of pumping 12,000 gallons of water an hour, To furnish the troops with sufficient drinking water it only requires the pump to be kept running for a period of about six hours, which means there is lots of time to pump the water for other purposes, It is thought that the water which was formerly pumped from the artes- ian wells will be used to supply a portion of the drinking water. The Engineering Department will likely install a series of drinking fountains throughout the 'camp. The material to be used was purchased two years The water being pumped is said to be first class. The intake pipe has been placed 125 feet from shore and is lying in thirteen feet of water. All water is treated with chlorine in the same manner as the water used Kingston, CAMP NOTES Lieut.-Col. J. deHertel, command- ing 130th Battalion, spent the week- end in Perth. Capt. W. J. Moffat was in command Tn his absence. a ! Major E. J. Watt, commanding the | and will now direct the work of re- cruiting his battalion from the coun-| ties of Renfrew, Lanark and district. Capt. W, J. McManus, Instruction- al Cadre, gave a lecture to the N.C. Through the in-| district will be pleased fo hear that |g of the 156th Battalien in the troduction of the most efficient sys-| he is again wearing the officer's uni- | gergeants' Mess on Saturday ave- ning, Lieut. William Thwaite and Lieut. ever use the greater part of the NeW | 4aspd dds dtdbdtstsssddbsdd (Duncan J. McDonald have been ap- pointed to the 154th Battalion, The pastor of St. Mark's church, Barriefleld, extends an invitation to all ranks in camp to attend service in that church. F. Lotulope, 130th Battalion, sprained his ankle when he slipped in the mud on Saturday. He is re- covering from the effects in the Ho- tel Dieu. A i The following ibvalided members | of the 38th Battalion arrived from | Bermuda on Saturday and left on| Mondsy for their homes In Ottawa: | Privates R. Claxton, F. Moreau, F. -- | Barrett, J. Friend, H. Hussick, W. Reilly., The party was in charge of | Corpl. Savard, 146 Ledu¢ street, | Hull," who has returned from the front. Pte," G. BH. Backs another member of the party left for his home in Letrine, Ont. | Lieut.-Col. Johnston and Major {camp has already dried out wonder {soldiers under canvas | 240th Battalion, has left Barcisn>14 | edges the contribution of periodicals | operated on for acute rheumatism on | talion, is the proud possessor of an Ti ELECTRIC WATER PUMP Watt, 93rd Battalion, spent the week- end in Petreboro. Lieut. Hopewell, Army Service Corps, is in Hotel Dieu recovering from the effects of an operation. Ensign Smith was at Barriefield camp on Saturday looking after the interests of the Salvationists in uni- form. The ensign will carry on these duties throughout the summer. On Saturday evening the soldiers put on a splendid entertainment in the Military Y.M.C.A. tent. The high frequency machine is now doing good service at the Elm- A AAA AAA ANG PTE. TERENCE McGUIRE Who was awarded the Digrdnguished Conduct Meda! for service at the front with the 2nd Battalion He has re-enlisted in the 156th Brock- ville Battalion at Barriefield Camp, hyrst Convalescent Home where mas- s#ging is being done for some of the invalided soldiers. The musical director of the Mil- itary Y.M.C.A. is anxious to secure the services of some of the choirs of the city churches. With - two days of sunshine the fully 'and a continuance for a Téw more days would bring joy to the The Military Y.M.C.A. acknow- and magazines from the Kingston Yacht Club. Sergt. Fey, 155th Battalion was Saturday, in the General Hospital He is progressing satisfactorily. Lieut.<Col. C. A. Low, 146th Bat- automobile presented to him by friends in Frontenac county. The united counties of Lennox and Addington . will present a motor truck to the 146th Battalion. "It is understood that men are wearing the white canvas rest shoes about the camp duripg thé rainy weather. These shoes are not in- tended to be wogp other than has al- ready stated for rest purposes and the practice as above must be stop- ped at once/--Orders, 146th Bat- talion, The largest and most complete line of military text books in Can- ada is pow on sale at the Military Bobk Store, next to the Y. M. CG. A. tent, at the camp grounds. New edi- tions, amendments, and new publi- cations written by officers now at the front are constantly being received. ! A full line of stationery supplies, of- | fice requisites, etc., magazines and! daily newspapers. i 3,400 VEHICLES PASS OVER IT IN Few citizens realize the amount of trafic there is on the temporary bridge going to and from Barriefield camp. During certain hours of the day it is very dangerous for a citizen to attempt to walk across the struc- ture on account of the number of automobiles carrying soldiers. The men in charge of the bridge have great difficulty in controlling the traffic during the busy hours, During the past week or ten days they have been assisted by a number of military police who are stationed at different places along the struc- ture. The men report that they have counted as many as 3,400 vehicles in twenty-four hours. One of the busi- est places on the bridge is at the swing bridge. To make sure that every man who passes over the bridge gets a square deal the patrolmen nave arranged that a certain number going in the same direction shall pass over before the traffic is opened for those going in the opposite dir- ection, 1A Whig representative, who pass- es over the bridge In an automobile tour or five times each day, once counted sixty-four automobiles be- tween the top of Barriefield hill and the city side of the bridge all going 10 the camp, . " The authorities are determined if possible to prevent accidents on thy bridge and are arranging to place a piece of steel track down the centre of the bridge so as to keep vehicles from passing one another. An Enjoyable Ooncert On Friday evening an enjoyable entertainment was put on in the Y. M.C.A. tent. J. L. Fagzani, "A" Company, 130th Battalion; Ernest Catle, **D"" Company, 136th Bat- talion; Harry Lenngx, "D" Company 3ignaller, 154th Battalion; Sergt. F. Davies, M.G.8., 130th Battalion, and BN Ain, gin Company 130 3attalion, provided a . ing Lion, provide the "boy singer, Thomas LaPlante, was greeted with a storm of applause after rendering the song, "Silver Threads Among the Gold." G. R. Hudson was the ac- companist, Lo, the Poor Private! Non-commissioned officers and men will no longer be permitted to wear raincoats, -but must appear in the regular greatcoat when extra cloth- ing is necessary. They are also for- pidden to wear slacks without put- tées. This will do: away with the difficulty of distinguishing men of the ranks from full commissioned Officers. Granted a Commission Henry Richardson, jr., son of H. W. Richardson, who went overseas last year as a private in the P.P.C. L.1. reinforcements, has been grant- od a commission. He has completed nine months of service at the front and is now training in Bngland to take over his new duties, 154th Prombtions The following promotions in the 164th Battalion are noted: in onder: Lieut. Frederick Robinson to be captain and adjutant. Lieuts. Lloyd B., Irwin, F, 8. Broder, R. W. Porteous and W. J. Prof. Lanos who volunteered his | service to help officers in the study of the French language conducted a test examination on Monday after- neon and selected two officers from each battalion for the work, Chicago, June '12.--At the very moment when it was flashed to the ve convention at the audi- torium that Justice Hughes had been nominated at the. Coliseum as the standard bearer of the Republican party Chairman Robins of the Pro- gressive convention was amhouncing that Col. Roosevelt had unani- mously nominated as the Tess ives' leader. : Col. Roosevelt is now trying to de- cide what he deems .perhaps the momentous question of his career-- whether he shall consider it his duty to head a third party for what he calls straight-forward. Americanism in a three-cornered fight. He has not yet given the Progressives a final ans- wer. Qutenst Rocsavsiv's telegram sug- gesting Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts as a second choice THE GERMAN-AMERICANS FAVOR JUSTICE HUGHES | Arthur Hawkes Says That Woodrow Wilson Will Be Hard Entering 4 Three-Comered Fight. to offer to the Republicans as a com- promise candidate was greeted with shouts of "No, no." The nomination of Roosevelt by the 'Progressives was quickly made by acclamation, there being no ballot and no nonilnation speeches. John M. Parker, of Louisiana, was nominated by acclamation for Vice- President by the Progressive party. Fairbanks was nominated for the Vice-Presidency by the Republicans on the first ballot. Hughes The German Candidate Toronto, Jupe 12. -- Arthur Hawkes, Toronto Star correspondent, wires from Chicago: With marvelous docility the Re- publican . machine unanimously no- minated the . Presidential candidate favored by the German-American Al- lance, That does not N ---- Hughes is pro-German. That the nomination is agreeable to the hy- phenates who protested against Roosevelt has a peculiar significance which the Coliseum concourse seem- ed to recognize when the job was ac- complished. The delegates marched perfunctorily, but 'gave nothing lke the demonstration accorded any one of the favored sons proposed yester- day. The galleries, after a scattered most indifferently. A neighbor who was presént said everything was tame as dishwater in comparison, even 4 with what followed thé great split in: 1912, Wilson Hard to Beat ~Make no mistake, Wilson will be hard to beat whatever be against His friends here count on his loom- ing larger as a possible peace arbiter as November approaches. Canadians must recognize the strength of the cards in German hands here, and St. Louis next week. When you see a big German flag over the entrance of a restaurant and understand that the appearance of the Union Jack would provoke a disturbance, you realize what Canada's fight for lib- erty ought-to mean to this continent ~--and doesn't, -------- W. T. Gregory of Leamington sub- mitted a proposition to raise com- plete equipment for the battalion band of the American Legion. x Newfoundland took. immediate steps to fill up the gaps in their naval 'reserves caused by thé North Sea fight, hand-clapping, watched the scene al- | 16 le All over the Pusity name Sunlight stands for purity in Our $5,000 guarantee of Purity is something more than an adver- tiscment. It marks the high we have GG SE a Ns

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