Daily British Whig (1850), 27 Jun 1916, p. 5

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__/ lending his name to "petty politics" WAR CAP IN BY UAC AND BARRACKS | OT BREED AT NT sons. | Be im PRERENTS Wow MOST INTEREST. The Merchants Are To : ING SIGHT | Asked To Contribute the Entertaining Description of Tented | Prizes. City After Dark--It is a Spectacle The Barriefield Camp Athletic As- Veell Worth Seeing. sociation met in the office of Lieut.- Did you ever. visit Barriefielc camp | Col. 8. A. Thompson, G. 8.0., on Mon- after dark? It presents one of the day afternoon. It was decided that swedrdest and most interesting of (an invitation would be extended to sights as the long stretches of can- all friends of the soldiers who care vas tents shine out of the darkness |t0 come over on Monday *flernoon with the glow of a light in them. jaext for o big Jrogramme o Sports The average eltizen While he may em be requested from Kingston mer- seeasionally Sy the Samp during | chants for the various events, as the fxd while in training for the association has no finances to pur {chase these. great struggle in Prance, very sel-| oy the goldiers will be in camp dom bothers to come after darkness ¢,. the big event, which means that has set in, imagining that little or|gyer 600 soldiers will be taking part. nothing can be seen It is a lonesome sight ohg the road from the camp grounds and see the the sun has retired for the along the bridge, up the along the dusty road may the men trudging home in pairs or in small crowds, while at times one fellow walks alone. They keep | ory men in training there. Capt. to the grass along the rodd™ well py "gy Wwijgon, now on the Barrie-| out of the way Af automobiles With [go14 camp staff, and Captains Wright | their brilliant headlights, and walk | s "Ottawa and Baird of Carleton quietly and orderly to their | place, have been detailed for that "home. Home nay work and will take over their new be the third tent pla- | quties immediately. The same sys toon of some but outltem used at Barriefield will be of the masses of finds the |yge at Petawa i right one, -- The camp grounds themselves Telephone System Ready sent the same peculiar appearance resting after. a hard day's work un der the broiling sun. In the dim lights of the stars the outline of the peaks of the canvas homes may seen in straight though hazily defin ed rows. Occasionally the line is abruptly broken by some marquee or bigger tent which seems out of place among the lines of the usual Bell variety. Though Barriefield as big as Kingston, there is as few, if any, lights which would Justify the name of city being given to it during the evening or night hours. There is one light at the turn of the road into headquarters, and though others will come as soon as the engineers have finished their work, the only lights at present are! those from the men's tents, as they read or talk until the, buglers blow that last signal of "lights out." It da wonderful sight for not acquainted with the camp life see, and people would spend time to advantage by taking ening visit to this camp after ne come, to pass al- A DENTAL CLINIC city to the} : men after | Has day. All hill and he seen Been Established at Petawawa for the Artillery. Capt. J. H. Wilson, A ector of Dental Services, ed from Petawawa where he estab- lished a dental clinic for the artil- stant Dir- 1as return- thi the case third in of battajion, tents he pre exchange for] camp [with twenty-six telephones in connection will be | ready either today or tomorrow for The exchange equipment which] will be building bavk of headquarte Monday | and is now by the | engineers camp telephone in each battalion quarters office and in each departmental officer. 93rd Band Concert. The 93rd Battalion band, under Bandmaster Hughes, will give the fol-| lowing programme this evening at/| the headquarters mess: March, "Sol-| diers-of the King"; overture, "Poet| and Peasant'; cornet solo by Bands-| man Walno, "Perfect Day'; alized "September"; selections, *"'Faust" | selection, "Maritana"; "Mazurka,' "La Cxarine'; march, "Dragoon | Guards'; finale, "O Canada." The Barriafield private branch of be use. ted in a arrived on being intsalled There will be a loca of the half yet is a city those hema to their a Signalling Class to Remain There are about 250 attending the] School of Signalling at Barriefield | (camp and probably fifty of these will} 'be leaving in the next few days with 4 their units for 'Valeartieg Thé jun-| Army Gyn will remain until the eon-| and is co the course, as a break in mes 'Bew now would probably ne-| Bayonet sitate a new at the east-| The Lern camp, ' v on at ------ { main class Lieut.-Col. Johnston, commanding the 93rd Battalion, has returned] it Paterboro. 1 an ey dark- #8 has Pte nastie Worrell, Canadian clas Corps, i8 in camp operating with Lieut. Ja in conducting the School of Fighting and Physical Training School this week carryi the various units and the near the trenches has been tempor arfly discontinued. ior clusion of the training ces course is rom A VERY VIGOROUS REPLY : TO THE | LETTER ANTI-BILINGUAL forward to receive a certain and been disappointed? that petty politics and the of gain is so strong in certain quarters at such a critical time as this lI am a business man ir the city "and it makes one disgusted to Thinks the Writer is Endeavoring to | be associated with the trade and Stir Up Strife--Resoiting to Petty hear certain men talk of the present war only from a political and money », . ' < 2 . mT v Politics A Soldier's Duty making standpoint. Those who Obey, gloat over the money they are mak- Kingston June 26 (To the Edi- ing do not stop to consider for one tor): 1 was greatly shoc ke d and sur- moment that every dollar they put prised in picking up Saturday's issue in their pocket means the loss of end reading a letter signed "Anti- many lives whom we hold dear and Bilingual." The writer of this ar-/ whom we are proud to call Cana- ticle, from his tone, shows his crass ' dians, and who by their sacrifice and ignorance, not enly regarding mili-' devotion to duty and the Empire tary training, but of events which have written their names high on the have made Canada's brave sons fam-( walls of fame. Instead of hoarding ous throughout thé world. these extra profits we should all be When the writer states endeavoring to see how much we can ders why our side. has not made |eac™ spare tc make life at the front more important successes in this more comfortable for those who are] present war" he simply shows he is defending our mothers, sisters and not a follower of events. In the face homes for us. > of what our brave sons have donejl Efficiency, today is the first con- and the immortal name they have sideration, and to enable a man to! won, such words are not only scand- be efficient he must be taught to alous but almost treasonable, Sure-|ghoot with effect. Unfortunately ovr ly when the writer states "our side" | Barriefield camp does not contain the he dovs mot mean the HUNS, but proper facilities to enable a large from the whole tone of his letter one i number of men to attend the ranges, would imagine he had sprung from | while Valcartier I am told will wile looking contract » hy love MADE SIGNED to "One won- his source, and if not, at least his | several 'battalions daily to rece sympathies were in that direction. | this most important part of soldier and he was endeavoring to stir up training. To my way of thinking, strife where harmony should prevail. { no consideration should enter into Possibly there is another reason! this question but where a mam can underlying this letter, Is some one | receive the quickest and most effici- ent training. Who gets the money or is he one of those who have been | or where it is spent does not effect nesters erry and other Skin Troubles We Guarantee ---- Saxol Salve with Fe ey t EE DE of skin La t Saxol is the only one we guar- dies bit Saxe! Why don't you try it? | MAHOOD DRUG CO., LIMITED | it must effect in some way the writer | of this most unpatriotic andy un- | called for letter. | supplies for the camp either direct of the opposition have not #0 badly. I c¢ould not help but! make a passing remark upon it. | be praised, not condemned in his en- | deavor to assist Sir Sam in keeping | | political arepa, that when the worthy doctor appeals to the electors of Frontenac at the next election they wil be big enough 'and broad enough to repudi- @te the insinuations and . threats Bi line | smoke head 1 ¢ a4 murmur, | Well, | am sick of | the officers { thank the Lord, A AA A AA AAA AAAS, PAA (thrown out in this scrawl. | glorious | the soldier's training, but evidently | Regarding Dr. Edwards, he should ve I : the Militia Departreent out of the | and 1 have nn fear | © of Lieutenant-Colona] w. @Gin-! espie, and a son of Mrs. G. F. Brooks, Barriefield, student at the Ontario Agricultural | College, Guelph when he enlisted | with the first university company here. On arrival in England he was attached to the Princess Patricias Canadian Light Infantry and served through a lot of hard fighting with that unit. He was wounded at Ar- mentieres and then contracted en- téric fever. After a couple of months I A AA AA tt tat pM a. SERGEANT GEORGE BROOKS Sm---- KINGSTON SOLDIER WAS CLOSE TO GENERAL MERCER. He is With the Signalling Corps-- Served First With Princess Patri- clas and Was Wounded. The censor in France used the scis- sors liberally on a letter sent bx a 'Kingston soldier, Sergeant Geos Brooks, from Belgium on June 0 his brother, A. L. Brooks, 322 Bruns- wick avenue, Toronto. The portions of the letter, however, which has just reached Mr, Brooks, contain some thrilling references to the terrific fighting in which so many brave Can- adians fell, in the early days of the month around Hooge, Zillebeke and the Sanctuary wood. Sergt. Brooks was evidently close to General Mer-" cer during the charge made hy the enemy, but portions of the letter | Ji where the general's name is men- tioned have been deleted. The rem- nants of the letter to hand patched together read as follows: "No doubt long before this reaches you, you will have heard about the attack Fritz hurled at the Canadians in this part of the salient. . I feel tough but did my bit. I never had any sleep for three nights and carried. . . . . "General Mercer, General Wik liams and Lieut. Gooderham from these headquarters are prisoners. They immediately went to the front when the attack started and were wounded and captured by the Germans. My old battalion covered itself with glory again. At times I could not see the road for and dirt flying. My ear has gone bad completely. The noise of bursting shells was awful. When General Mercer was A nearby battalion wen through a hell of shell fire all night and all day. The despatch riders never got a minute's rest As soon as they ame in, out they went again without I was proud of the boys, as I know what they had to go through and they never fell down. this is enough of the war. 1 it The sight made me think of the homes in Canada. "Major Galt, although wounded, would hot leave the trenches and cheered the boys on The C. M. R's, fell back on their right and our boys fought old Fritz back to back with cold steel. The 8th of | May last year was not in it, I am proud to have belonged to the old Princess Pats The college com panies fought hand to hand with all the bravery of the men who made the P.P's. famous last year. Major Gault is a hero He told the boys that the regiment would not give an inch and they died fighting > sn reflector "I cannot sleep now My nerves [ground that it will throw are all shot to pieces. The strain was [cle of light, and be of additional hell for a while At time we | value on this account. The lights thought Fritz was coming through as | will make an immense change to the at the front were beg camp, a change that only those who ging for help to hold them But, {live there may understand. we. have retaken It will be an improvement, gained by now, dnd | citizens soon as they what has quieted down ajof $2,800 electrical equipment, wiH probably be prompted to give even more. rt se iT-MAJOR fre nt with in the hospit al he rejoined his regi ment in France Quite recently he was transferred to the 3rd Divisional Signalling Corps. CAMP SOON TO BE LIGHTE MILITARY ENGINEERS ARE MAKING PROGRESS. GEORGE BROORS ithe P. P.C. L. 1 THE Nearly All Poles Have Been Erected, severely and Wires Are Being Strung--Five The camp engineers under Capt. E. W. Henderson will soon have Bar- riefield camp well lighted. The poles have nearly all been erected along the road which passes in front every battalion. The wires are being stretched between the poles, and, beginning with the 93rd Battal- ion, the lights are being installed. Large 500 watt nitrogen lamps are ol Each is so high from the a wide cir- one and the nearly all they as see the situation bit." Sergeant Brooks of a nephew who is i d----c------ us better thaw to have the 146th in our midst till they but the majority of all of us as well the members of the themselves, gnize that in the mil- | itary game. those in charge know best, and .that a soldier's first duty obey. This the members of 146th have demonstrated by their soldierly and gentlemanly con- duct w with us and when they leave the prayers and good wishes of God speed of every citizen will follow them, and from what we have Kingston as well as the county when seen and know of them we know if 1 state that nothing would please any are called upon to make the . i A A Beatrice Redpath LTHOUGH A canada 1s still too young a nation to' have a litera- ture distinctively Canadizn, she 1s producing to-day writers of such merit as. to at tract the atten- tion of the out side world in poetry, particu- larly, she has be- gun to blage aer own trail, such writers as Bliss Carman and C3, LU. Roberts hav- ing "won recognt- tion from all who know true inspir. ation. Different from these and yet even more The resi their sons they can Frontenac wish to have the best training possibly receive so when (hey meet the "Hun" they will be "fit" in every way and be able to gdd many achievements to those al- won by our brave sons who gone before, and bring honor upon themselves dents of as re 18 to the ready have and glory not only but upon the county which they re- present and whose name they bear In conclusion I feel I am: voicing the sentiments of every peitizen of ile | tiioroughly Cana- If one looks into the question of | dian, for she has remained true to | from the government or from the | Montreal is Hea different regimental messes and can-; trice Redpath, teens, it will be seen that our friends | Whose recently fared | published volume | of verse "Drawn Shutters." was described in 'r P. O'Connor's well-known Mt i erary review as "coming like sunshine amid clouds themselves noble and im- The poems of Mrs. Redpath are typical es. below which the world lies spread in a | | mysterious beauty. No name is bother known in Montreal than that of Red- | | path, but the author of "Drawn Shutters" was born to the name of Peterson, daughter of Alexander Peterson, CLE. engineer of the CPR. bridge built | across the St. Lawrence st Lachine ip 188G, and Chief Engineer of the C.P.R. when the Ste. Annes and Vaudreuil bridges were built and the great railway bridge at Sault Ste. Marie. "One of the best railway engineers in the world," Aid the "New York Times" of her father. "One of the Srl poets of our time," Sught val well be said of Beatrice Redpath. . was a | Hundred Lights Will Be Installed. | left for overseas, | | has declared a dividend of 3% per] of tlie quiet dignity of | the present time. | Camp Notes. i -- Pte. R. E, Carr has been transfer- red from the 155th to the 146th Bat- talion. Burns has been pro- paymaster sergeant of vice-Sergt." 1. had to retire through ill- | Sergt. L. M. mnoted to be the - 146th Battalion, | Ferguson, who has ifrom: the battalion health. | Captains Finlayson and Hicks,| | Army Medical Corps, have been de- tailed for duty with the 130th Bat- {talion at Valcartier and left on Mon- battalion mey remain In 13 presert quariers at least for tha present. ine «1; peering work is je ny dene under NMa"or Magwood 1ad Capt. Irwin, both of whom are qualified ecgineers. 130 WILL BEMUCHMISSED MADE MANY FRIENDS 'WHILE AT BARRIEFIELD CAMP ¥ Officers and Men Arve of Superior Type -- Lt.-Col de Hertel is Great Success as Commanding Officer. Barriefield camp has lost the 130th Perth end Lanark Battalion as the first of four--maybe it may | prove to be omly three--infantry {units that will go to Valcartier It will soon be time for straw hate training ground for their final train- ine before going overseas. | The line of five battalions, which The road along the ¥npes of the| begins with the 93rd near the camp 155th Battalion has been outlined | headquarters and ends with the * Lance-Corpl. C. A. Shaw, 153th] Battalion, has been promoted to be] corporal in the signalling section. | The weather has again becom warm and the bright sun is Sind ed at the camp. The grounds are| drying up rapidly. in the amp as well as in the city. {day to take over their new duties. A special address to be given hy| {Rev. H. H. Bingham in the "Y" tent | {tomorrow night will be of interest, the subject being "Sunny Colorado' {or "The Playground of America." The 130th Battalion were the| iguests of the "Y" Monday morning | {to a treat of hot coffee. Nattonai | two days | { Mr McKibbon Council, Torohto, {with the camp here. of the spent | The illustrated songs used (Y. MC {degrée singing. at the| A meetings add to a marked to the improvement of the The meeting conducted by Rev ul Bingham was a banner one. Over | one hundred soldier boys responded | to the invigation to lead the true Christian life. | H. | . and Mrs. G. visited with W.0., 93rd week-end, Mr cago Miller, the W Miller of Chi- Sergt.-Major T. Battalion, over | The colors presented to the 109th | Battalion by Lady Eaton on May 24, { were on display at the Battalion on | Monday | 109th Battalion "D" Com-| pany, with a platoon from "C" Com- pany were on the ranges on Monday and doing exceptionally good work. The | i | "The O. C. 109th Battalion is very | pleased to announce to all ranks of {the 109th Battalion that the camp| commandant has expressed himself as being specially well pleased with the conduct of the N.C.0.'s and men |* while on the route march this morn- ing. He especially remarked the steadiness of the men at the rest periods and the total absence of | being used, backed by a very brilliant Smoking, also that all ranks abstain- | Pte. Clande Leggett Was In the Big ed from any alling out other water or Orders to get purpose for ", 109th The lMnes o! the 154i4 ue teing deained by ditches and tile drains, which wil greutly im- prove the already good lines of Col. Macdonald's battalion. Owing to the splendid condition of the linés, the |lcommandant has decided that the Battaliou A A Ae AAA AA PAA Atl Al No Ot ts em | great sacrifice that it will be made! cheerfully and in a manner which | will .reflect creditably not only upon regiment | the individual but upon the county | Includes Sir George Foster Among whose name they have the honor to| bear. Yours truly.--EFFIC IENCY | FIRST. PAID 50 PER CENT. Third Distribution of Stock in Less "Than Thive Years ! Detroit, June 26.Directors of the | Packard Motor Car Company at their | meeting today elected Henry R. Joy chairman. of the board, and Alvan Foe president, succevding Mr. Joy, and declared a common stock dividend of 50 per cent. i To Develop Plenarium, Toronto, June 26.--The demand! for Plenaurum shares, which has! carrigd them up from around 50 to| 90 in two days, was explained today | by the news that the property has | been sold to the Nipissing Mines of | Cobalt, who will develop it. Nip-| issing has long had an indirect in-| terest in. the property. President | Earl and Manager R. B. Watson both | having a substantial interest im it.: | Plenaurum is capitalized at $2,500,-] 000, value, of which 400,000 were issued. | | | | A Spectacular Find Matheson, June 26.--It has been | learned on good authority that a slab | | of almost solid gold worth $100,000, | | has been taken out of the Croesus | | Mine, Munro, township. The direc-| tors of the company, including Jul- ius Cohen, manager, are at the pro- perty, after a hurried trip from New, York. I i C anadian_Com Connecticut, Montreal, June 26. 1 a Canadian | | Connecticut Cotton Mills Company; | cent, for the current half year, which | | is payable-July 1st. Earnings are; said to be at the rate of 15 per cent. | on the common stock of $600,000 at! The preferred is- sue amount to $150,000, and there | are $350,000 bonds. It is also pro-| posed to double the preferred stock; of the company in the near future. Very Rev. Dean McCall, Peter- boro, will celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of his ordination' on | Capt. {day and {showed a debit of"$744.47; {the road. With 500,000 shares of $5 par| pe by white-washed stones {139th near the ranges, has been bro- ay | ken and a wide space of vacamt The ranges are very busy new ground marks the place that for the with men constantly at work learn-|last month has been occupied by the ing their share of musketry 130th Battalion. During that month no body of Tien has made such a Mrs. F. Munro, Maxwell, wife of host of friends with the headquar- Munro, Medical officer 145th|ters staff or the departmental corps is a guest at the Frontenac |as well as the men who will also be going overseas. The loss is now be- -- {ing felt and while others may eome, Mr. Ross, editor of thes Winchester | there is the feeling that nome will Press; Mr. Ault, Mr. Flett, manager ever replace the 130th. [of the Union Bank at Windenr, and| Lieut.-Col. J. E. de Hertel is a |0. D. Castleton, ex-warden of Ches-{man who instantly impresses even terville, motored to the citv on Sun-|/the stranger favorably and by his were the guests of the of-|/pleasing personality and the great ficers of the 154th Battalion. enthusiasm that he always showed -- for the 130th and the part it as a unit was going to play in the great war, made him a favorite with every person. The officers of the battalion are a fine bunch of real mem who are in the game for the opportunity that it affords of doing something of prac- tical value to the country and Em- pire The N.C.O.'s of the battalion have been carefully selected and are well able to perform their duties. 'he men who were recruited in the counties of Lanark and Renfrew have come "from good homes, and being for the most part from the farms of that district, are well built and intellectual. This has brought the battalion up to a high state of perfection and the inspection by Col. T. D. R. Hemming, Camp Command- ant, last week proved its high stand- -- jard of excellence. The 139th Battalion will likely! receive $200 from six other munici- palities of Northumberland county. which have not already subseribed to the battalion fund. The town- ip of Colborne has sent in its con- tribution. Battalion, |Hotel. The financial statement of the Military Y.M.C,A. from November, 1914, to Jume, 197%, is published in {camp orders. The first period from November, 1914, to * June, 1915, the sec- ond period from June, 1915, to Nov- ember, 1915, showed a credit bal- ance of $948.28, while the third {period from November, 1915 to June, 11916, gave a debit of $411.84. The net deficit of $208.03 was carried by the National Council. Retreat is being sounded this | week at 8 pm Battalions when route marching must keep to the right hand side of Lectures on Sex Dr. A. 8. Warthin, Ann Arbor Uni- versity, a noted scientist and special- ist in pathology, will spend Friday, Saturday and Sunday of this week at Barriefield camp, giving illustrated addresses on the sex problem. Dr. Warthin is in great demand all over the continent to lecture on this eub- ject, and his work at the Barriefield camp will be greatly appreciated. He comes under tie e auspiees of the Mili- tary Y. M, + YARKER MAN AGAIN WOUNDED. Fight. (Special to the Whig) Yarker, June 26.--A telegram {came to Mrs. Claude Leggett Satur- day announcing that her husband had again been wounded, and was in hospital. He was just about to he relieved from duty when word came that the Germans had broken through, and in the engagement that The baz-pipes for the 13th Bat- tglion have arrived and it is hoped that on the inst parade of the bat- talion a pip» band wil augment the muse of the brass band. he bands of the 93rd and 109th Battalions played a farewell to the followed he received a shrapnel 130th when it left camp on Monday wound in the chest and arm. morning. A A A A A AAA AA cists NORTHCLIFFE'S TRIBUTE the principal toast, Lord Northcliffe | said he did not know why a plain | man of affairs should be called upon when there were assembled at the | table probably the five best orators oq ondon, June 27.--Lord North-|of the British Empire, namely Lord liffe paid a neat compliment to| Roseberry, that most eloquent of all Hon. Sir George Foster at the Aus-| Canadians, Sir George E. Foster, tralian dinner -in honor of Premier | Lord Grey, Col. Winston Churchill Hughes, of Australia. 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