4 oe : S-- . BARRIEFiE..D SOLDIERS ARE UN TIRING LETTER WRITERS. Every Day the 5,000 Soldiers Send and Receive Over 8,000 Letters and Parcels--Registered Mail and Postal Notes Business Very Brisk During June. With 5,000 soldiers gathered to- gether in one camp as at Barrieflield, there is an enormous number of let- ters and papers sent to their homes every day. The branch post office at the camp is as busy as many post offices of municipalities\ throughout the country. Ther are only four on the staff now, including Lieut. Cro- chietiere, who is in charge, Ptes. Du- moulin, Montreal, and Pte. E. Hupp, Ottawa, who were on the staff, have been transferred to Petawawa camp, and the curtailed staff are kept quite busy. "It seems that the soldiers enlist to write letters," said one officer on Thursday, and from the excessive number of letters and papers that go through the mail this statement would seem right. One noticeable 7 feature is the number of men who send papers home to their friends in order that they may learn all that is going on at the camp. During the month of June there were $3,283.90 of stamps sold to the soldiers at Barriefield camp. There were, in addition, 891 money orders dis of, totalling $6,764.96, which shows' the amount of money that the soldiers send to their homes. Postal notes sold amounted to $1,- 172.71 for a total of 233 notes. The registered mail due primarily to the number of registered letters sent by the paymasters when sending HHH] : i e He -------- - coNG SoG i #55 HH : : 88s NY IE A acer Su Whig Phone BARRJEFIELD CAMP | No 21909 "Free Bulletin Service at Press Rp square Next Y.M.C.A. © COL.T.D. R.HEMMING. © LOUVEMONT 221 VERDUN 'MOVLAINVILLE GERMANS GAIN GROUND AT VERDUN. Map shows in detail the recent attacks by the Germans on Verdun, which were specially heavy between Fleury and Damloup Battery and the Fumin wood. where they gained some slight advantages. Wanted "Little Arthur" "Please, Sir, may | have little Ar- thur M.-- tor a couple of weeks to work on my farm," was the surpris- ing request made of Lieut.-Col. M. K. Adams, commanding the 155th Bat- talion, in a letter from a Picton resi- dent. The "little fellow" referred to has grown to be a big,strong, very much alive six-foot sergeant and the writer of the letter evidently did not these carried such searching item as: "Oh, Canada, we stand on guard for thee. How about being a guard?" "Loyal talk alone won't | Kaiser, Krupp, or Kultur. Trained men will. Enlist now." The lettering under the figure of a Canadian soldier read: "Let us be beat ALL THE NEWS OF ALL THE DAILY BY OUR REPRESENTATIVE CAMP SPECIAL DEPOT ARTLERY BRIGADE IT ARRIVED IN CAMP ON THURS- DAY MORNING. Capt. latornell Now Commanding But Major Barrett Will Succeed-- 93rd Battalion Missed From Heights--Capt. FitzGerald Is Now At Camp. With the pulling out of the 93rd Battalion that end of the camp looks deserted with only the tents of the| 109th Battalion to remind one that! he is in a military camp. The battal- jon is sorely missed as Lieut.-Col. T. G. Johnston and his staff of offi- cers made many friends while on the heights. ] The depot artillery brigade at the camp will be engaged at least for some weeks, in recruiting up to strength, and in the meantime little actual artillery work can be carried n, Practically no equipment such as horses or guns is expected until the brigade is up to strength and is sent to Petawawa for work with the rest of the artillery. In the meantime the officers and men will divide their attention between recruiting and elementary artillery training. Capt. the Rev. Canon W. F. Fitz- Gerald, chaplain of the Depot Artil- lery Brigade, was one of the most | welcome visitors at Barriefield Camp | on Thursday afternoon. He came up | to the camp with the artillerymen ar-, riving during the morning and then visited through the camp. Owing to the fact that he was a staff chap- lain at the camp last year he is well known and on Thursday was heartily welcomed. 109TH GOING SOON. The 109th Lindsay Battalion have been warned to be ready for a call overseas. There is the possibility that the Minister of Militia will be going across at the same time as this, his home town battalion, as he has expressed his decision to go to England in the near future. Pedr brbrbeted Saber esbred ret : | ee eee GOOD ROADS BUILT Through the Camp by Lieut. Scott, No. 5 F.C.C.E. Lieut. Scott, No. § F.C.C.E., has done some good work putting the roads of Barriefield Camp into shape. His long experience in this work made it possible for him to have the work done in the best man- ner under the circumstances, and the hard, dry roads for vehicles are appreciated by those who drive vehicles in the lines. The work on the road in front of the lines vachted by the 130th Bat- talion will complete the road from the Army Service Corps to the ranges with a deep on either side to carry off the water before it has the chance to sink in. ------ Inspection of Meat \ Capt. R. B. Richardson, D. A. D. M. 8., Capt. MacGregor, A.M. C., and two officers from the Army Service Corps, made an inspection of the meat used by the soldiers of the camp on Thursday morning. Major J. Hamilton, A.D., of 8., and T. Is responsible that the supplies furnish- ed the soldiers are of the very best quality and this is one of the meth- SECOND SECTION BAYONET FIGHTING CLASSES WORK AT CAMP INSPECTED BY LIEUT. LEMESSIERE. Officer Expressed Himself as Well Pleased With Progress Made-- Trenches for Each Battalion. Lieut. LeMessiere, of the Canadian Gymnastics Corps, arrived in camp on Wednesday, and left on Thursday for Ottawa. He made an inspection of the physical training and bayonet fighting classes at the camp, and was very much pleased with the splendid progress being made by Lieut. Bews in his work of carrying on the instruction for the camp. Lieut. LeMessiere is on the staff of the corps, and was adjutant of the school conducted at Montreal a short while ago, when among others a num- ber from the 146th Battalion took the course. The bayonet fighting and physical training instructors of each battal- jon are now planning to have trenches dug near their battalions, €0 that work| of instructing in this important branch of the work may be done to better advantage. Only one section of trench is planned similar to that used at the fromt, for each unit. This should prove to be sufficient to give the soldiers a gene- ral idea of what they are expected to learn. Please Look! sor three solid hours the ser- geant had been drilling the recruits but they were just as awkward as ever. Mbreever, do what he would, they wouldn't even pay proper attention. They stared round the camp-grounds, whispered to one another and gen- unmilitary erally behaved in a most manner. At last he made a final effort. "Now, look here, you chaps," he said, in a droll voice, "I know I ain't no Billie Burke, but for 'Eaven's sake look at me sometimes." : Like The Warm Weather {ods he uses to see that this is done. { The warm weather prevailing at | Barriefield Camp is more than appre-| Webbed dob dbo Avie bdobd ciated by the men. It hardens the « | parade grounds and makes the work + generally much better than would be the case were a heavy continuous rain to visit' the camp for a few days. Fortunately the weatherman was generous and in the warm spell up to Thursday it was all that could be as proud of you as you are of him." Yet another striking example read: "If you were a German you would be fighting for the Kaiser. What are you doing for the King?' "Thousands have answered the na tion's call. You may be the one to turn the scale at the critical mo ment. Do you realize this?" A happy idea was struck in Guelph, where, underneath the four faces of the city ¢lock at the head of the £ % : out the assigned pay cheques brought the number of registered articles that passed through the office up to 4,716, with 816 being delivered It is estimated that fully 8,000 let- ters and parcels pass through this branch office every day, an equal number coming in from the homes of the boys and being sent from the camp to those homes. ------------------------ 's Course At LSI. take into consideraiton the develop- ing qualities of enlisted life. : im---------- Bible is in Demand Soldiers of all denominations take to the Bibles furnished by the Cana- dian Bible Society. The notice that chaplains could secure Bibles at headquarters brought out the fact that the soldiers seem more than anxious to get a copy of the Good Book for themselves. a-------------- ; J HIGH WAGES PAID. Farmers are offering as high + as $60 a month and board to the soldiers to go and work the farms The soldiers re- i ! & : All regimental officers attended a lecture given by Lieut. Le Messiere on Thursday night in the 154th Bat- talion tent. { | £ F i : There will be some captains come into the Infantry School on Monday as well as the regular N.C. O. and subaltern probationers. It is ex- pected that about twenty-five more will come in for the course starts on Monday as that number will be finishing this week. Sergt. C. H. Wills, 156th. Bat- talion, has been promoted to the rank of company sergeant-major. A pioquet consisting of good swimmers must be posted during In another town there was a dif- Square, the timely words stand out with startling effect: "It's Time to Enlist." while a street car carried a banner with the erisp device: "You said you'd enfist when need- ed; you'ré needed mow." ceive their military pay while at work, and tufrreds are ac- cepting the .offers. Spb bpdbhdbd bbdbbd bode + > + + + * + + + * * The soldiers at the camp are being paid by. their battalion paymasters, and on Saturday the parades to the bmnch of the Bank of Montreal at the camp will be held. Lieut. G. C. Duplie, been taken on the Major R. D. Ponton, instructional cadre, and Capt. Lum, Army Medical Corps, are in Halifax on command. W. Sullivan, W. E. English and W. FP. Marvin have enlisted in the §.0.0., has headquarters' desired. The showers on Thursday afternoon dampened everything but the spirits of the men and took off the sultry condition of the air. New Water Tank. 8. Anglin & Co. are supplying the new tank for Barriefield camp water storage plant. The tank has not yet arrived, but as soon as ready it will be erected near the Y..M. C. A., tak- ing the place of one which is being moved to a site near the Ordnance The headquarters staff tenis are being lighted with electric ligh With characteristic democracy, this work was not done until most of the other work requiring the attention of the engineers was attended to. Lieut.-Col. A. G. F. MacDonald, commanding 164th Batalion, left on Thursday for Ottawa. Major Mag- wood is commanding the battalion in his absence. Telephones have been installed in Four men were transferred from the 93rd Battalion to the Queen's #leld Ambulance Corps. For Infants and Children ~~ in Use For Over 30 Years Always bears the the field hospital and in the post of- Signature of set of striking bills, fice at Barriefield damp. a and | {55th Battalion. staff. building. nid -------- NNN wd By Bud Fisher bathing parades in the river. :. Isn't the Censor Provoking :? 1 £ AMMAN GOT ON A | AND 5410 HE (0SY HIS MONEY | HE WOULD GET THE BUMS RUSH i TRAIN 1 JUST THOUGHT OF A SWELL | SCHEME TO GET To CHICAGO | EVEN PF WE ARE BROKE. YoU KNOW A WOMAN CAN GET AWAY WITH A LOT OF STUFF THAT A MAN CANT. 1 HOPE NO WOMAN | 1S READING THIS PICTURE -- / , | weve GOT TO | POT THIS 1S NOT BUT A WOMAN, AW SHE'S GoT TO DO 15 SMILE AT THE CONDUCTOR AND THE SMP CAVES IN. GO TL-THAT FARM HOUSE AND SWIPE A WOMANS DRESS OFF THE LINE AND You DRE 58 UP LIKE A AVERY PRIVATE PLACE To VUNDRESS | BT -- ,