| 180TH, 136TH AND 139TH WILL BE MUCH MISSED. i All Three Are in Charge of Most Ff. ficient Commanders, And Are Crack Organizations--Officers and | Men Courteous to Press. Before the 130th, 136th and 139th | Battalions leave Barriefield the Whig | takes this opportunity of sincerely] thanking the officers, N. C. O.'s and | men on their consistent courtesy to| the press. This has been one of the | pleasant features of camp life with | every person so ready and willing to give his assistance in conveying items | of interest to the public to the news-| paper representatives 1 The three battalions mentioned | since their organization have made] continued progress, which has been | eagerly watched by Kingstonians | generally, and the officers and men | who have been responsible for the high state ef efficiency at this early | stage of the battalion's existence cer-| tainly deserve the greatest credit. Lieut.-Col. J. E. de Hertel will be missed from Barriefield, as for the last two years he has been practi- cally always in the line-up by his wonderful ability to get recruits. 'When one considers that he secured over 5,600 men for the Canadian Ex- peditionary Force from the district] of Lanark and Renfrew counties, did reason for his being given the com- | mand of a battalion is clear. Dur] ing the time he was engaged in re-| cruiting work he made a host of) friends, including the men he per- suaded to wear uniform, and no man | will be more missed from Barrie- field. Lieut.-Col. R. W. Smart, of the| 136th, succeeded in the face of diffi-| culties that could not be foreseen, but which Fate often throws in the way of one who is bending every effort to accomplish a big task, and has now | one of the best battalions at Barrie- | field. Col. Smart certainly deserves of the laudatory remarks that people ean say concerning him and | the 136th Battalion,which has Found: ed up Into splendid shape. Before going to Valcartier the battalion on | July 1st is going to Port Hope. Here a presentation of colors will be made and the journey to the eastern camp will be made direct through the city, T Lieut.«Col. W. H. Floyd, who is commanding the 139th Battalion, is an officer who through sheer ability came up through the ranks to his present position. Applying that en- | ergy and efficiency that have always | characterized him in civil life; he has made the 139th a battalion that will | carry the name of Cobourg district] { | ~ into Europe and send back nothing but the best of reports. In adminis- | tration, training, and, in fact, in ev-| ery part of the organization the 139th | had been a leader until now it is one of the best under canvas on the Heights. Officially, the 146th Battalion will move before the first of the month. The result of the movement to cancel the order has not yet been made known, AT HYMEN'S AR. Rees-Redfearn Nuptials Wednesday Morning. The home of Mr. and Mrs. E. Red- fearn, Frontenac street, was the scene of a pretty house wedding on Wednesday mofning, when their eld- est daughter, Wilma Beatrice, was united in marriage to William Har- old Rees, son of Mrs. Rees and the late George Rees, Front Road. The bride looked charming in a gown of ivory satin and shadow lace, wear- ing a veil and carrying white roses nnd lihes of the vaney The couple were attended by the bride's sister and the groom's brother; while the sister of the groom played the wed- ding march. The bridesmaid was gowned in heliotrope satin and sha- on The fn It's Hard to Be a He WAR CAMP TT PETERBORO VISITORS COMING SATURDAY. Over 500 Expected--A Big Time To Be Enjoyed at : Camp. Lieut.-Col. G. T. Johnston, com- manding the 93rd Battalion, is in Peterboro. It is expected that he will return to the camp in time to welcome the people of Peterboro and district who will arrive in the city THE POET OF THE 109TH CAPT. R. B MACCONNE} SPLENDID PRODUCTIONS. The Whig Reprints An Advance Entitled "Belgium." Capt. R. B. MacDonald, adjutant of the 109th Battalion, is known {er as a splendid soldier and officer, on Saturday morning The band [but his talents in a poetical way are will be on the excursion train, being | at present on leave in the western city. Over 500 are expected to take advantage of the cheap rates and come to the camp On Satur- day afternoon a baseball match be- tween the 93rd and 139th Battalion teams will be played, and other at- tractions such as the programme of sports by all of the soldieré at the camp should add materially to The! entertainment for the visitors. 93RD AND 109TH Receives the Military Cross. Lieut. P, F. McGibbon, of the 8th | toyal Berkshire Regiment, has re- | ceived the Military Cross for distin- | guished conduct on the field The lieutenant better known the | sporting world Bracebridge, who to is is a well-known | man, he having managed the Brace-' Are garlanded, and hung, and folded | Plans hold good. bridge lacrosse team for years, dur-| [ ity lin so fast ithe kindness not generally known. Some time ago the captain wrote a poem enti- tled "France," which brought com- plimentary remarks from hundreds {of qualified critics and appealed so {strongly to the authorities that it | was translated into French, and is {now being used for recruiting pur- | poses throughout the eastern pro- vince. Another poem of recognized merit "Belgium," ig one of | entitled a much more prominent way the abhil- of the popular adjutant as a Letters of appreciation came that he was induced to write more, and to satisfy that de- mand a book of his poems will short- ly be offered to the public. Through Og the captain, the able to reprint an advance Have Begun Fixing Their Grounds | Poet. To Make Them Better, | The 93rd and. 109th Battalions, | now that ft is finally decided that | Barriefield will be their location un- til the call comes to go overseas, have | started fixing up their grounds. The | road leading past the 109th lines is being repaired and in the near future should be the equal of the Gananoque | road, although this, after all, is not | saying very much. Deep ditches | have been dug on both sides of the highway, and stone is being spread. | With dry weather this should soon | become a firm, hard, dry surface for | even the heaviest of traffic. Whig is {copy of one part of the poem "Bel- | glum," which shows in a small way | Legion on legion, ever what his book promises to be The book is entitled Duty Leads," which is the motto of {the 109th Battalion, and it is dedi- cated to Lady Eaton, a great friend | of the battalion,and Sir Sam Hughes Minister of Militia, whose birthplace and that of the battalion is at Lind- say. The poem is as follows: VISION. I stand, it were, as if 'twixt heaven and earth suspended; And over vou, a fairy spell, as woven in a dream, as Dr. McGibbon, of { Whose dainty arabesques, with light- | Battalion, and angth ness ethereal to caress you; Copy of Capt. MacDonald's Poem | | from one end of Ontario to the oth-| the | | best ever written, and brings out in "Where | | And as I listen, up are wafted to me {On many scented zephyrd, soft and vo, Sweet, The sounds of "hapnitiite, and, dife oy cOnTeRted, fie, = : f Thé { The childhood, song 'of tolling work, calling voice of mothers at the | dusk, | Whén back to home her brood returns, I hear the creak of carts and wagons | laden, { And song of mating birds, tha | of love. [Full to my ear is borne the song of { life, Strong, clear, and vibrant chord, Struck from your soul viving hand when at night, 1 darkness, | Your mighty sounds of wakened | are stilled, And o'er your plains I tramp of armies long have passed, but turn, Armies of ghosts, | souls awaken From out their last long sleep, be- neath vour breast; { For they who fell, and died in heat { of battle, | Those restless souls of heroes, know | no rest. f peasant at his { The scattered t sing sweet, a mighty by God's re- listen But, in life hear the That now re whose tortured through the night, march, and live, again their battles; While you whose life depended on their death, » Sleep safe beneath their tramping, | ghostly feet | They and fight CORNWALL BATTALION {Is Likely To Receive Its Colors In August. Last year the most impressive ceremony at MBylriefield 'amp was the presentation of"'celoPsito the 59th presentation may take place this VéRE if present The '154th Bat- | talion is to receive a sat of colors | I J n 0 ng. Mich period the team won seve- | A fairy spell, the soul of all enchant- | from the Junior Long Sault Chapter ral championships. He occupied | several offices in the Canadian La-| crosse Association, and was the organizers of the Ontario crosse Association when they broke! away from the C.L.A. several seasons | ago. { Rev. Mr. Latimer, formerly of Ma-| nila, Ont, now in the 109th Battal- ion, have been promoted to the rank | of sergeant, and will in future look | after the spiritual needs of the men | in the battalion. He will also or-| ganize and arrange meetings and en- | tertainments for the men. There | are three ministers in the this battalion Sergt. Latimer will | carry on this work owing to the.fact | that Lieut.-Col. C. G. Williams, | chaplain of the battalion, is busily engaged with his duties as chief re- cruiting officer for Canada, { Capt. "N.- Bawlf, paymaster 154th Battalion, has returned from Ottawa. | Lieut.-Col. H. R. Wilson and Q M.| S. Boss have returned from Halifax. ! dow lace, wearing a' corsage bouquet of sweet peas The rooms were tastefully decorated with ferns and flowers After the ceremony,which was per- formed by Rev. G. 8 Clendinnen, the guests partook of a buffet luncheon, and the happy couple left amid show- ers of rice, confetti and old shoes for a short trip The bride's travelling A A cca sia STORIA For Infants and Children In Use For Over 30 Years ment. For, as 1 lgok, I see the darkened clouds disperse, dome; Again the light, streaming Between the parted cloudrifts, streaming home to earth, tender, warm, and healing light of peace And as I look I see a new life en, And up from out the heart Rise once again, to live + and flourish. long banners softly The quick- ashes of your and grow ranks of || gee the scars of war smoothed from | largest your breast, And covered by a cloak of nature' kindness | New forms; new life, take root with-| in your being. From out the old and dead the new is born. The tures and ripens, A resurrection of the life that died. eA AA oA An el Sig gown was of green silk and black and white hat. The bride received many costly and beautiful presents, includ- ing a quantity of silver and cut glass, showing the high esteem in which she is held by her many friends. Af- ter their return Mr. and Mrs. Rees will reside at 147 Frontenac street. Wedded at Sydenham. A very quiet wedding was solemn- ized on Wednesday, when Miss Anah Griffith, daughter of William Griffith, of Sydenham, was married to A. J. Heynes, of Toronto After the wed- ding breakfast the happy couple mo- tored to Kingston, taking train for Toronto and points west The offi- ciating clergyman was Rev Mr Always beans ZT the Signature of Read. ~ ro, Yes Indeed, Very Hard LISTEN, JUAN, Do You wanT To EARN $10 ? TL KiLLMmyY own) BROTHER For TEN DOLLARS WHEN T SHOOT BACK You wWiTH BLANKS You Faw Ay IE nid am | KILL ANY BODY. ALL YOU TONIGHT AND SHOOT AT ME WnTH BLANK CARTRIDGES AND ME SAVY T { | s| = | that possible? { {of the Daughters of the Empire at | Cornwall. The Duke of Connaught | is now in western Canada, but on his ne of | ' vi p > La- | And see again, the blue of heaven's| return probably in August he will be { asked to make the presentation. This { will be at Barriefield, and an excur- | sion from Cornwall will be conducted { for the big event. | Never Learned to Read. { Medical Officer (pointing to his | test card)----Can you read these let- ters? | Patient--No,. doctor. M. O.--Well, then these? Patient--No, doctor. M. O. (impatiently pointing to the letters)--Well, these, then? No, doctor. Why, hang Patient 0. { M it all, how is Patient--Because I. never learned | to read. The 93rd and Infantry School seed gains life and blooms, ma-| teams will clash in a-game of foot { ball to decide the supremacy of the | northern end of the camp. THE FUTURE OF.CANADA, Miss Barker Is Most Optimistic Con- cerning It. Miss May L. Barker, manager of the Buck Lake Mica Co., of Perth, who is in the city, is very optimistic concerning Canada's future Can- ada, she pointed out to the Whig, was rich in minerals. ° She predicted a great field for the mica industry, and mica was being used extensively for cement, wall paper, lubrication, and for many other purposes. For farming and cattle raising Canada was admirably adapted . For natural scenery the country was unsurpased, and Miss Barer predicted that in a few years hence summer hotels, cottages, and bunga- lows would be built on the lake 1 3 3 Se MUTT wikL THINK: 'Mm A NERO AND Foul T AND KILLED AT THE ENG MY, TTS WORTH Ten DOLLARS TO PUT ONE OVER _ Nin Joyous laugh of careless, happy! the} | | TO TEACHTHE SOLDIERS BEST METHODS. All Are Doing Splendid THE Work -- & few days. Hii lnoped that even more will be taking this course, so that the good work will spread until it will become one of the recognized important branches of Iradning for the C. E. F. Tn all probability the School of {Grenade and Bombing will start in Officers who have re- Grenade and Bombing Instruction turned from the front will then dem. To Start In a Few Days. When the soldiers in attendance at the various courses return to their units the progress of the training of the battalion should be rapid. There is now at Barriefield several) schools, all of whieh are being conducted with the intention of teaching instructors the best methods of training soldiers for their work at the front. The Bayonet Fighting and Physi- cal Training School under Lieut James Bews, takes over 700 men, offi- cers and N. C. O.'s every day. When this course closes this number will be able continue the work until jevery man in uniform will have a thorough grasp of this important branch of his work The bayonet fighting and physical training have combined, although separately the two are very neeessary The former of course teaches the man how best to will 'a hand to hand bat- tle with the Huns This requires brain, cleverness as well as particu- larly "active muscles, The two branches are combined and one part is the foundation for the other. The Infantry School of Instruc- tion, under Lieut.-Col. Barrager, carrying on an immense 'work in its quiet way Almost a hundred men are attending, and under the able { management of highly qualified in- structors, are learning what consti- tutes being a better soldier and what is needed for a higher position in the service The syllabus includes practically every part of the work, and is the foundation for continued progress after the men rejoin their units The Machine Gun School is a "'spe- cialist course Machine gunners must be efficient, clever and reliable, and training cannot be given {outside of a school which devotes the whole time to this particular kind of study and practice. In the field the work of the machine guns is already recognized so much that the ery is to Canada: *'Send out more and bet- ter gunners for the automatic Hun killer." The school as conducted by Lieut. McGie at Barriefleld is an- swering the call, and to been 18 this {work in their section as soon as this course closes, The School { Major D. E large class of these message senders, | The school is situated near headquar- | ters, and there are over 150 in at- {tendance The course qualifies men for advanced work when they rejoin their signalling secvrons of the vari- ous battalions The School -of Cookery, under Sergt-Major Kerrison, WO. al though not as spectacular as the ma- chine gun, is just as necessary. The {words of Napoleon that "soldiers fight on their stomach," is still true, and it is a wise move by the Militia Department in making the schoo] an accomplished - fact It is to of Signalling, shores, and Canada would become a vacation Mecca for the tourists from the States as well as from many oth- €r countrigs. Miss Barker hopes to make Can- ada her summer, if not her winter, home, While American born, Miss Barker is of English descent, her great- gerat-grandfather being Sir Jacob Barker PROTECTING THEIR OWN. National Society Formed to Protect Infants in Germany. Berlin, June , via London, June 23.~--"Germany's foundation for pro tecting infants and small children" is AAA A A A AAA ean. twenty more | { will be ready to take over advanced under | Mundell, is training a! be | jonstrate to the soldiers just what | kind of work is being done in this | way on the firing line and what they {will have to learn before they wih be ready to take thelr places with the men of the 1st and 2nd Canadian | Divisions in France and Belgium. THE 109TH BOASTFUL {Over Its Baseball Ability, and Issues Challenges. The 109th Battalion is vefy en- thuiastic over haseball just now, and {claims to have the best lot of baseball artists in the camp Open chal- lenges to any team of soldiers or. ei- vilians are being put out, and the baseball reputation of the battalion Is in the balance Bets, will not be taken, as the 109th is not looking for | charity. Two teams chosen from the officers had a battle on Wednes- day evening, and a mew rule is that every player talking back to the ref- eree must pay a dollar into the bat- talion fund This rule should eli- minate trouble that has always oc- icurred where baseball has come to [the front as the only sport worth | playing, and the next game of the of- ficers gives promis justifying an excursion from Lindss interested {spectators from home ot of LEAVE BEING GRANTED To the Members of the 186th and 139th Battalions. Leave is being granted the mem- bers of the 136th and 139th Battal- ions so that they will have an oppor- tunity of making a last visit with their friends and relatives at homé before going to Valcartier for the re- mainder of the battalion training Owing to the distance of the Quebec camp from Ontario, the leave offer- ing there will not likely be accepted very often* The railroad fare will be much higher than from Barrie- field, and hundreds of men will probably spend their last leave at home now, and going overseas will tnot see their friends or relatives un- [til "after the war." 93RD DEFEAT 109TH In a Football Game By Score of 60 to 0. The football téam of the 93rd Bat- talion defeated the 109th representa tives on Wednesday evening by a score of 60 to 0 The line-up 93rd Griffin Robinson Marsh Hardie West Norman Hattshorn Stockdale King 109th Williams . « Glodall . Yates Sumner McDonald . Laidlaw Coulton Goggins Shackleford .Beott Birchall Goal ...., Back Back Halt Half Half Farward Forward . Forward Shaw Forward Williams Forward | Refefee~<Pte. S. Kitchen the name of a national society found ed here to-day for combatting infant mortality The Duchess Victoria Louise of Brunswick was present at the meeting as Protectress. The Im perial Chancellor, Dr. von Bethmann- Hollweg, aiid Field Marshal von Hin- denburg were chosen honorary presi- dents Physicians and statesmen of all sections took part in organizing the society. The chairman, Profeesor Carl Behr-Pinnow, in his opening ad- dress, said that Germany would save annually the lives of 200,000 chil- dren Professor, lLangstein, of Ber lin University, outlined comprehen sive plans for the society, indicating | that it proposes to attack the problem irom every possible angle. Nm "IN BIVOUAC AND BARRACKS | 'THE SCHOOLS AT THE CAMP -- Lieut. A. G. Thompson, Corpl. W. J. Wilson, and Lance-Corpl. E. Mar- shail, 139th Battalion, are attending the Infantry Schol of Iustruction. Q. M. Sergt. C. W, King, 93rd Bat- talion, has returned. from Peter- boro. -- The bugle band of the 155th Bat- talion is one of the best in camp. Both the bands of the battalion have been well trained, and splendid music is heard at that part of the camp grounds which rivals that from any of the nine bands under canvas. The quartermaster stores of the 154th Battalion have been floored and the quartermaster is now systematiz- ing the work so that it will be CRP ried oh even more efficiently than be-/ fore. Ligut. Pendergast is acting as as~ sistant adjutant of the 154th Battal- on Major P. E. Prideaux, 8.0.0., de- ' livered a lecture on Interior Economy to the senior officers at the camp in the men's mess of the 136th Batal- ion on Thursday evening. All members of the C. B. F. should weah the title "Canada" on the shoul- der strap of the jacket. Lieut-Col. Thompson, Ottawa, In- Spector of Convalescent Homes, ar- rived in the city at noon on Thurs day, and, acocmpanied by Lieut.~Col. R. J. Gardiner, Assistant Director Medical Services, made an inspection of the convalescent homes in the city Lieut.-Col. W. J. Brown, G.8.0., and Major R. E. Porter, Instruction. al Cadre, were at the School of Cook: ery for lunch on Thursday, and ex: pressed themselves as more than pleased with the splendid exhibit of Sergt.-Major Kerrison in what he is doing to educate the men at Bar riefield to a more efficient coking sys- tem The 136th Battalion fis leaving grounds that, through hard work by the men, have been beautified more than any other inf the camp. The site is now prettily decorated, and ft will make quite a difference to that part of! the "camp when the 136th pull stakes and leaves for Valcar- tier The headquarters staff will now have a building as a mess as sS00n as the erection is complete. It is be- ing built on the site always used for the purpose, and will be an increased convenience to the staff. Bandsman Dark, 109th Battalion," received a™ message on Thursday morning that one of his two sons now on the firing line had made the su- preme sacrifice for the Empire. Their home is at Lindsay. AAA Sag LOW TOURIST FARES To Colorado, California, Yellowstone and North Pacific Coast via Chi. cago and North-Western Railway. Low fare round trip tickets on sale from all points in Canada to Los An- geles, San Framtisco, Portland, Se- attle, Vancouver, Victoria, Edmon- ton, Calgary, Banff, Yellowstone Park, ete., duriig June, July, August and September. Excellent train ser- vice. Ask for free booklet, "Forty Ways and More to California and the North Coast," it will give you just the information you need to Pp an attractive summer trip. Address, B. H. Bennett, G.A., 46 Yonge St., To- ronto, Ont. BLANKS, YOU Foo BLANKS 7 CoPYRIGNT Qt BY wl RiSNER |