Lieut.-Col. C. A. Low has made a second wise provision in the battal- ion's interests by his plan of allowing the men their leave by platoons. These platoons will be going back to the country places, and the appear- ance and spirits of the men should certainly have a telling effect on the number of recruits coming into the ranks. The men are being used "white" in every sense of the word, and they appreciate what is being done for them. When they go back to their homes they will carry the message that the 146th is the best In camp, and that camp life is "the life." This is the spirit that Col. Low wants to spread, and he is making a wise wove by arranging for the installa- tion of this new system. 'WINS PROMOTION. Now Captain in British Royal Army Medical Corps. The many Iriends of Dr. E.G. Fred- erick, Peterboro, will be pleased to learn that he has been promoted and has received the commisison of a cap- tain in the British Royal Army Medi- cal Corps. Dr. Frederick has been at Salonika for some months, and he has signed again for another year. -------------- When Col. T. D. R. Hemming, Camp Commandant, some time ago had the liquor dealers of the city sign an agreement to sell only beer to the soldiers and have the hotels out of bounds until 6 p.m., he did at one sweep what all s of societies and authorities have been trying to do for years--solve the liquor guestion in- asmuch as it relates to soldiers. Kingston and Barriefield have now the name all over Canada of having few, if any, men found drunk. Drunk- enness which was sure to follow any such immense gatherings of men has been almost entirely eliminated. Everything copnected with the question has been solved to the entire satisfaction of every person, and there is now not the slightest grounds for complaint. When the idea was first advanced some who did not see the real advan- tage that it would be, sald that it would never work out. To give the hotelkeepers credit, tliere is little bot- tle selling - going on now, The only trouble now on hand is with the men who sell liquor in bot- tles to the boys in khaki. These peo- ple know what they are doing, and the civil authorities: have taken a good step when they '"'plug'" every one found doing it. A few fines of $100 or $200 soon puts a different aspect on a profit of a few cents on a bottle of liquor. This kind of trade has been pretty nearly all wiped out for the simple reason that people are afraid to take a chance, and this is "as it should be. At present the soldiers--particu- larly the old countrymen--like to have their beer after a hard day's work. No one begrudges them it, and they can now go into the hotels in the evening and get their drink or two. Civilians who attempt to get in usually find the bars so crowded that it is almost impossible to get a drink. At the most, the men only get two or three drinks in the even- ing, and drunk cases at Barriefield are few. and far between. Four Brothers Wear Khaki. Robert Rusell, sub-collector of cus- toms, Pembroke, has his entire family of four sons serving with the colors. The eldest son, Major Cecil B. Rus-| sell, is in the Canadian Engineers. He | is a graduate of the Royal Military, College, and spent two years at Chat- ham training with the Engineers. The | second son, Godfrey Russell, who | threw up a bank managership in| Vancouver, is in the C. F. A. The third son, R. Elmer Russell, is quali- | fying for & position in the 30th Bat-| talion. The youngest son, R. Irving | Russell, Is already at the front, and | is serving with the machine gun sec- tion of a Ploneer Battalion. The el- dest son is thirty years of age and the youngest twenty-three. | 109th Batt. Band Concert, By permision of Lieut.-Col. Fee, 109th Battalion, Barriefield, the bat- talion band will give a concert in the Lindsay armouries on June 19th, to| raise funds-for the payment of the bandsmen"s fares from camp. If the, proceeds of the initial concert meet | that object, the band will return to] Lindsay monthly. : s. |should be slow to adopt revolution- PEOPLE WHO ADVOCATE IT ary changes in method. LACK ACUMEN | "It is true that the voluntary sys- tem is costly and does not ensure equality either of service or saeri- So a Citizen Writes the Whig -- 5.0" what can: be done is to effect Thinks The Government is Wise in 4 better industrial organization and Not Dealing With It. !to establish machinery by which Kingston, June 13.--(To the Edi- tor) -- It seems to me that those who | are advocating Conscription for Can- ada are lacking in both political and strategic acumen. It is a good thing for the domestic peace of this country and for the successful prose- cution of the war that our. govern- ment is wise enough. for the pres- ent at least, to leave conscription out. There is an editorial in Sat- urday"s Toronto Daily News which presents the question well. . With your permission. I will quote from He vo "On the subject of conscription in there AA muth Joushtion writing and ing. 8 y e necessity for conscription has not been established. What may be CAPT, H. H. EDWARDS Commanding "A" Company, Battalion, at Barriefleld. -- LIST OF PROBATIONERS Reporting To 'the Infantry This Week. J. J: Shaughnessy, 236th. J. C. Long, 139th. C. H. Patterson, 139th. G. Winstanley, 139th. K. B. Eddy, 139th. G. K. Fraser, 139th. G. D. Veits, 130th. T. Brace, 130th. . R. Bard, 130th. T. O'Gorman, 130th. L. McKinnon, 130th. Forbes, 207th. E. Andrew, 207th. E. Brown, 207th. . W. Thompson, 207th. . McA. Thomas, 207th. . F. Manning, 109th. C. R. Manning, 109th. J. Dupont, 230th. . Deslaurier, 230th. . A. Djon, 230th, . Anyreault, 230th. 166th School PHOpAR pug vex trians. Considering all the facts {of our situation, amazing results 1 You feel safe i) 'be no light undertak- leaders in Great Britain it is impossibie to bring there would ing. odor. quickly vanish but its benefits ay ALL Grootas $ |claim sympathy with those 11 KINGSTON, ONTARIO, W er eee tt 1H Hn HEL CORPS tate, dt " OFFICERS -------- Staff "Sergts and SBergts Regimental EDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1916. Bess Ps ingston K re Corporals Lance Corporals Privates, Drivers Gunners, Sappers Buglers, Drum- mers and T'p't' Headquarters Staff ... Sub-Staff ... Sub-Staff Det RCE ... 6th F.C. C. E A. MC . ails ... . Bakers C. E. F. . . nonap Pop Renn 0; PP. ~ a Infantry Sehool ... ... ... ... Queen's Field Ambulance . .. C.A. DG... ... ..... 93rd Battalion ... 109th Battalion 130th Battalion ... 136th Battalion 139th Battalion ... ... 146th Battalion ... 164th Battalion ... 155th Battalion . .. 156th Battalion . ©» e 36 26 50 42 20 45 32 8 42 10 109 27 10 17 51 r 95 5 RECRUITING AT STANDSTILL, The Barriefield Battalions All Need More Men. } Recruiting has practically stopped | since the battalions left for Barrie- | field camp, and there are few recruits | only coming in every day. Recruit-| ing officers were left at all the prin-| - | cipal centrés, but with the battalion | '| 80 far away and the prospects for the | summer's prosperity so bright, few | men are coming forward. This is an | opportunity for recruiting workers | to get busy and bring the battalions! {at Barriefield each another 100 or| {200 men, as they can be used to good | advantage. i | WIRELESS INSTRUCTOR [At the Camp Will Be Sergt. Hicks, of | the 14th. | | Sergt. L. L. Hicks, 14th Regiment, | { who will be instructor of the wireless There Will Be Two Trunk Lines To the City--At Present There Is Only One Telephone at Headquarters. Complaint has been made that headquarters and the various battal- ions through the camp have not an efficient telephone service, but this is to be remedied in the very near fu- ture. At present there is only one ' telephone at headquarters, and the other two or three 'phones in the camp grounds are pald for by private parties, in a The headquarters telephone service will be in the nature of a central at the camp, with two trunk lines to the city. There will be about thirty 'phones installed throughout the 12 telegraphy at Barriefield camp, has grounds where they will prove of the 790 747 760 685 772 787 898 934 922 18 32 29 32 24 36 16 790 948 942 1027 1192 1076 29 20 44 22 16 40 23 TOTALS ... CAMP WILL BE ABLAZE WITH ELECTRIC LIGHTS ABOUT TEN DAYS HENCE. Poles Being Placed 250 Feet Apart-- Ordered Yet. In ten days Barriefield camp will be ablaze with electric lights at night. This is the information now given The Engineers are rushing the work ahead as fast as possible, and in that length of time all of the equipment will. be put in. The poles aredeing placed 250 feet apart, and there will be a light on every pole. The $2,800 allowed by the city for equipment is being used, and this amount will lay the foundation of the ome of lighting the camp grounds. € Government will come forward &8 soon as the estimates can be made, and the remainder of the equipment necessary will be purchased. In the Héahwhile that which can be pur- chased by the city's allowance of $2,- 800 is being used to the limit. The battalions themselves will to put in what extra equipment lights they need. ing strung down the front and rear of every battalion lines, and the lights for the marquees, etc., will be install- ed immediately, the cost being borne by the battalions until or unless the Government makes provision for the expenditure, have and Parade of the 146th." The 146th Battalion took a route march to the city on Tuesday after- noon to give the citizens nity of seeing what a beneficial ef- fect camp life has on the soldiers. The battalion never looked better as { it swung along Barriefield road to the music of its splendid band. Lieut.- Col. C. A. Low was in command of the parade. = Prayers will be offered in each bat- talion on the 6 a.m. parade daily. The Equipment Has Not All Been The mains are be-| 9 Z 31 401 6581 THIRTY-FIVE CASES OF BROTHERS JOINING. The 93rd Battalion, Peterboro | =----One Family Enlists Five Brothers. | | | { battalion that has been recruited | from a very small area, and that there | are few, if any, men from outside the | immediate county of Peterboro in the | y This battalion certainly de- | serves credit on this point, as there | are thirty-five distinctive cases where | brothers have enlisted so that they | might go through this game shoulder | to shoulder. In one case five bro- | thars of one family have enlisted and | are now wearing the 93rd uniform at | the camp. The family is Indian de- scent and the name is Taylor. | SEEEPE0040000000 00000004 NO DEATHS OF | ® +* SERIOUS CASES. +> |» -- . | An official denial was made at | + headquarters of the many ru- | % mors now current to the effect % that there was a high death 4 rate at Barriefield camp The # denial was 'there have been no | % deaths and not one serious case | # since the first soldier came into + Barriefield camp this year." + SSPE e PPP Pe { EP EREE PIPE +0 Field Hospital Quiet. { The Field Hospital at Barriefield | an opportu- camp is rather quiet when considera- | tion of that fact is made that there are some 10,000 men under canvas. [On Tuesday 23 wer admitted, 23 | discharged, 651 remaining and 32 treated. There were no accidents {and no serious cases. In fact, that | statement might be broadened to say | that there have been absolutely no serious cases since the camp was fill- ed. those necessary to the effective pur- sult of agriculture, and the opera- | tion of the country's industries, may {not be subject to enlistment. In other words we suggest a system of {exemption rather than a system of | compulsion. | "We must not forget that we can {50 the Empire no greater service than to maintain the production; and supply munitions at the credit of Canada. The time approaches when the Old Country may need cre- dit, even more than she will need men. In all this we do not dis who ETOW angry over some of the re- sults of the voluntary system." Mr. Hebden, general manager of the Merchants Bank, says: "This Patriotism and Production campaign has brought forth a hundredfold. The farmers of Canada are creating a po- sition of strength and purchasing d the heart of the manufacturer and trader when later the sword is beaten into the pruning-hook. "But they are doing more than that. They are helping to win the war by keeping up the food supplies for the Empire and the Allies. It would be 2 mistake in statesmanship and in strategy to weaken our agricultural and industrial position at this time. RBs hh ph e est. e A The farms of Canada should be well supplied with help. There should be a system of exemption for those required on the farm. If the war 'has shown us anything worth it has shown us how very poorly society organized, and the great need of sare intelligent economic organiza- and "co-operation." The position of the farmer in Can- ada to-day is much the same as that | of the farmer {and he is as depicted by gone to to" work fh ol plies He addresses his old horse thus: ] | "Oh, the hoo! an' the horn, the roots LN Rye grass an' clover and barns brim- min' over, x They feed the King's horses an' feed the King's men. 1 Then I looks at my furrows to see the corn spring, Like little green sword-blades drauen for the King, An' 'tis 'get up old Bess, there be plenty to do, For old chaps like me an' old horses lke you.' "Like little green sword-blades all drauen for the King," is a line of in- Spitutivg for the Canadian farmer.-- MANY ANSWERED THE CALL. Too Many Girls Wanted to Be Mrs. John Henderson. 'Watertown, N.Y, June 13.--A great many---far too many--women answered the call of John Henderson, the Cape Vincent Civil War veteran, for a soul mate, and the hero of many a hard-fought field in the days of *61-'65, beat a retreat, im perfect order, of course, back to Cape Vin- cent and quiet. It was 'just one 'phone call after another at the City Hotel, where the wife-seeking 'veteran stopped. The more they "phoned the worse they got, and finally Comrade Henderson announced and took his immediate departure, broken-hearted at the fail- ure of his quest in Watertown. securing a helpmate is shown by an- nouncement of his address at the Union House at the Cape, where mail or fi ms; reach him; but not by 'phone, as the Watertown experi- ence cured the veteran of that habit. Engagament 'Announced, Iroquois, June 14.--Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ro The 93rd Battalion claims to be a | 310 194 7486 127 226 4 2 A At Nt tat SAAN | i That he has not given up hope of | | same is not enough. OFFICERS MUST STAY MORE IN HAVE BEEN DOING. Order Issued at Barriefield States That Col. Hemming Will Not Stand For Officers Wandering About Kingston Streets, A camp order reads as follows: "It has come to the notice of the Camp Commandant that a number of offi- | in| camp are spending a 'great deal of | cers of the different battalions their time in the city of Kingston. A number of officers of certain battal- fons are always to be found wander- ing about the streets of the city. "You will please take immediate | steps to put a stop to this practice. No officer will in future be absent from camp at any time without the consent of his commanding officer. When a half holiday is given, it is not for the purpose of going to the city, but for the promotion of healthy sport among the men. "You will bring the contents of this letter to the attention of all officers under your command and ledge receipt." "Officers acting as battalion or- derly officers and captains of the 'week must better appreciate the meaning of ghis work. Attending the | 'different parades and . recording Irregularities and matters with a view to improv- ing the discipline and interior econ- omy of the battalion must be care- fully noted and reported." Orders 146th Battalion. Capt. C. F. Wilson, A. M. C., has been detailed temporarily as medical officer, 93rd Battalion, 9400 | CAMP THAN THEY | | acknow- | 971 {had extensive experience in the work, | greatest value. 1001 [and promises to be of great assistance [also have a private line to central for 971 {!0 Major D. E. Mundell and his staff {the conduct of confidential business of the school. The wireless appara- | | tus is ready for installation, and al- | | ready the aerial has been put up. | | The equipment is that used by the | Engineers last year, and which did {such splendid service on treks such {as the 8th C. M. R. had. | 109TH BATTALION. | | MAJOR F. I. CAREW LIEUT.-COL. R. H. ANDERSON PAY DAY AGAIN ARRIVES, Bank of Montreal Has Arranged a Systematic Scheme. Again pay day comes to the camp, but there is not the slightest doubt but that the same splendid conduet of the soldiers will be repeated. The Bank of Montreal was opened for the cashing of cheques on Wednesday morning, and a regular schedule for handling the battalions, two or three a day, has been put into effect that should make the paying a systematic matter without delay or trouble for the men. COLONEL OF THE 154TH Holds Officers Responsible For Clean? Company Lines, Orders of the 154th Battalion state that company commanders will be held responsible that their com- .pany, lineg are clean and in good or- der. - Lieut.-Col. A. G. F. Macdonald nas a splendid -battalion under his command, and is determined that the |camp will be made suitable for it. 'Giving credit to the colonel, he has one of the best looking amp sites at | Barriefield. n Col. Hemming will with other important centres, ---- THE 186TH BATTALION A Fine Unit--Col.Smart Wants More Men. The 136th Battalion had a short {route march on Thursday morning, and certainly made a splendid appear- ance, Lieut.-Col. R. 'W. Smart is in command of a splendid body of | men,-and with a little more ussistance | from the battalion's home up in Port Hope, and that district, so that he | might have the remainder of his 1,- 000 men, it will be one of the best in the camp. Through hundreds of difficulties the colonel has been able to build up a unit that is a credit to Barriefield camp, and he deserves the highest consideration from his home residents for what he has done. CAMP NOTES, Railrcad rates for members of the C, E. F. on furlough and trav- elling to their homes will be single fare for the round trip on presen- tation of certificate. Lieut.Col. Anderson, 109th Bat- talion, is in Ottawa, Major Carew was in command of the 109th Battalion in the absence of Lieut.-Col. J. BE. de Hertel in erth over tie week-end. Lieut.-Col. C. G. Williams chief recruiting officer and Capt. G. I. Campbell, chaplain 146th 'Battalion. who attended a huge recruiting meeting in Massey Hall, Toronto, were expected te return to-day, It is published that no soldier will bé allowed to proceed to ue without pass. Any taxi drivers pro- ceeding to that poiut with soldiers will have their licenses cancelled. The following are attending the Infantry School of Instruction from the 130th Battalion: Sergt.-Major A. R. Baird, C: Q. M. Sergt. W. T, Brace, C. Q. M. Sergt J. L. McKinnon, Sergt. G. D. Viets apd Corpl. J. T. O'Gor- nan. Strawberry Short-cake -the old fashioned kind -- easily and quicklyy made at home with the use of ROYAL BAKING POWDER which insures superior quality and wholesomeness. Spread with berries and with cream on top this is a most appetizing dish.