ta y | Th Baily British AT BARRIEFIELD CAMP ARE EX- CEPTIONALLY GOOD Lieat.-Col. C. J. Burritt, Command- ing Royal Canadian Engineers is Camp Engineer and has an Ef- cient Stafl--1,500 Men Going to France From Canada Soon. The reputation that the Canadian Engineers have made for themselves will go down in history as one of the brightest places in the story of what Canadians have done in . the war. The call to the rank of the Engineers has been answered by the best of Canadian manhood and that <all is still beckoning young men of good intelligence ond of high patrio- tic ideals to don the uniform of the Engineers and go overseas. Fed The work at Barriefield camp &lves one some idea of the work that this popular corps does after reach- ing France. The camp engineering comes under the able direc- 1 =Col. C. J. Burritt one of the most highly qualified of Can- adian Engineers. He is ably assisted by Lieut. Slinn, a graduate of Queen's University who is also doing good work. Col. Burritt has his staff which includes two draughts- men, D. Bews and W. Noonan, who draw up the plans for all the work that the engineers are doing. There is also a number of permanent force men on hig staff, BARRIEFIELD CAMP . No. 1909 Free Bulletin Service at Press Headquarters, Next Y.M.C.A. | Canada is being asked for and No. {| 5 Field Company will be sending some overseas with this contingent. | The engineering work at Barrie- | field is varied emough to suit any| | taste. This is one of the many at- tractions. Instead of "forming | fours" and doing other such stunts the engineers soon develop into | much more valuable men. The tele- | phones at Barriefield camp were in-| stalled from the central to every one | of the individual telephones by the engineers under Lieut, Martin. He is an officer who 'came up tiarough the ranks. He knows electrical work and | under his direction every pole was | erected and every phone installed. | Even now one of the members of No. 5 Company is at Central. The road work at Barriefield pre- sented and even yet presents an im- portant problem. In charge of this work is Lieut. Scott who was city engineer of the City of Toronto. He hase had a wide experience in engineering work particularly on road work. There have Leen buildings erect- ed, electric lights and wires for dif- ferent purposes put in, die hun- dreds of other kThds of work that appeals to would-be recruits. 5 The novelty of military life adds to the. fact that one is doing his duty for his country. The fact that the en- gineering companies are more in- dividual than other units brings out the intimate relationship between the men. The officers few in number are all highly qualified. For the actual construction work | at the camp Capt. E. W. Henderson | commands No. 5 Field Company, Canadian Engineers, and he has as | his officers Lieuts. Martin, Scott and | Parrott. No. § Company originated | at Queen's University and the! original company was made up of Queen's students and graduates. | With the sending of drafts to every overseas contingent the ranks of the company were cleaned out. When | the camp opened however more men saw the attraction of an engineer's | life and the wonderful assistance the | | i training will be to them in after lite. The company soon secured fifty- | three new men although owing to the | fact that the college was closed a great many were Kingstonians and | others who knew the reputation that | the Engineers have built up but were | not of Queen's. With so many other | calls particularly for infantrymen and artillerymen the engineers have not been having the usual flow of | new men into the ranks. Though this may be the case now the condi- tions will certainly change in the| next few weeks. In the meantime this company offers an exceptional opportunity to any would-be re- cruits. A draft of 1,500 men from HE'D LOST HIS TicWEY Lie' Bums RUSH Bur a woma NOW YOU SHAVE AND D \_ AWOMAN anD - rc Eun JEFF AS I SAID BE FORE IF ON A TRAIN AND TOLD THE CONDUCTOR | Julian NOTHING ON Mg This, the highest branch of the service, needs 1,500 men, and it should not be a difficult proposition for Canada to supply that number. MILITARY DIVINE SERVICE VERY IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY ON SUNDAY MORNING. When 4,000 Soldiers Gather To- gether for Their Hour of Prayer Sermon Delivered by Capt. Dodds on Sunday With Capt. Hagar As- sisting, The Divine service at the camp on Sunday morning was the first to be! atended by the men of the Depot | Artillery Brigade which came under canvas last week. The service was most impressive being conducted by Capt. T. Dodds, chaplain of the 156th Battalion. Capt, Hagar, chaplain 156th Battalion assisted in the service. The bands were out in force playing sacred music and add- ing greatly to the beauty and sim- plicity of the scldiers' sacred hour. As usual the number of visitors pre- sent was large and as a considera-| tion a number of benches were in A MAN {Got | { TICKETS ?- Wi FUNMNIEST TIMING D GETrarug ! } I HAD NOAM 7 | Ress (we | [ul K Nol Ta NGE WH "AVE 'N RUNNING Fok tiie Nr PIT You HAVE Y pe | ARs | | -~ Lore, SECOND SECTION ALL THE NEWS of ALL THE CAMP DAILY BY OUR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE (BOMB AND GRENADE SCHOOL {AT BARRIEFIELD CAMP IS DO- ING GOOD WORK Planned to Have Progressive System | in Which eventually Every Officer, N.C.O., and Man will Know both | Bayonet Fighting and Trench War. | fare--Class of 100 Always in At- tendance, dm The bomb and grenade course is really proving itself to. be one of general trench warfare as the in- Structors incidentally gave many hints to the men in attendance of the kind of work they will be called fon to do at the front, The trenches that the classes are constructing are being made exactly as at the front with the only excep- tion that sod takes the place of fille- ed sand-bags. The bags and con- necting trenches are regulation in pattern and are now quite extensive. The place where the work is bei conducted is below the Ganan road almost on the site @f-the: butts which for years decorat Barriefield commons. From now until the close of the | camp in all probability the course at | the bombing school will be of a pro- gressive nature which has proven to i be so successful with the School of | Infantry. There will be a constant | attendance of at least 100 officers, { N.C.O.'s and men who will be at the | school for a week or two. If the | battalions are not called overseas {too soon every man in camp will | eventually be made acquainted with the actual work in the trenches as | well as knowing the nature and con- | struction of bombs and grenades. In | any case the men after attending the | school cdn return to their units and THE MYSTERIES OF FRENCH MONEY. "You owes me two francsand I owes vou one that's gol in the lining of me coat; that makes it right, don't London Bystander. place for the use of the many ladies | who motored over for the event. | The services are conducted on the parade grounds near the Y.M.C.A the parade being at 9 a.m. They are attended by every man in the camp as Divine service is considered one of the most important of par- ades, 154th Battalion, from Alex- Major Cameron, returned on Sunday andria. Capt. N Battalion, tawa, Bawlf, paymaster 154th spent the week-end in Ot- The Women Certainly Have All the Best of It Yes Indeed 81 cord HapPPENED Ulouen ) TICKETS 3 oy TRAIN the camp has +| the transfer of the 130th, 136th and | soon as the recruits begin to come in, the camp grounds will out more in the rear as at preseant the line is only at the front. solid line from the 109th to the Y. appearance of this part of the camp l officer to the 109th Battalion. OUY ON Tid CONNY, ~ | spread the knowledge they have gained through the ranks. On Monday night the 109th Bat- talion will parade to the school- grounds and a scheme of an attack {90 jon trenches will be carried out. By 1d {using flares and other war-like equipment the result will be likened as much as possible to actual ser- Artillery Lines an Improvement | Vice conditions, The presence of the artillery at| ? filled a gap caused by | Hon. Andrew Broder, M.P., in Camp Hon, Andrew Broder, M.P. for 139th Dundas, whose home is in Morris- Battalions to Valcartier. As be filled | ing his sons in the 154th Battalion. One son is a captain and the other is a sergeant in the signalling sec- tion of the Dundas, Stormont and Glengarry unit. The M.C.A. adds greatly to the general in Morrisburg with Canals Patrol on of Accounts, was the St. Lawrence Saturday. AA NA AA AA AAs Capt. H, 0. Boyd, Army Medical Corps, has been detailed as medical TUAT WAS FINE err I ty HE FELL LIKE a PUCK ~ WHE RE ARE YOU GOING ? NE LL AND you a7 | YER T WC our You Kip burg, was in camp on Sunday visit-| SMOK ING ROOM | AND SMokEe A Cigar FARM FURLOUGKS OF 154TH LIEUT.-«COL. A. G. F. MacDONALD RECEIVING APPLICATIONS. Particular Shortage of Help in Dun- das, Stormont and Glengarry Dis- | tricts in Which This Battalion was Being | Recruited--High Wages Paid and Soldiers W ante to Help Out. The applications for farm fur lough from farmers of Dundas, Stor- mont and Glengarry are beginning to pour into the office of Lieut.-Col A. G, F. MacDonald, commanding {the 154th Battalion. In certain cases the men before joining the colors were given the promise that they would be allowed to work on their farms for a couple of weeks during the harvest time and now with such a shortage of help the promise is be- ing kept. Particular attention however is paid to who the farmer is that the men are to work for and in this way it is hoped that there will be no cases of overstaying of leave result. The farm wages throughout the dis: trict in which the 154th Battalio was «recruited are now very high running up to $2 a day and board. This condition has been brought about by the number of men who are already overseas or now in training in Canada for the front. Even Col. MacDonald has a boy overseas amd every one else in the district seems to be in the same position MAJOR WATT AT CAMP The Prospects Are Brilliant For the 240th Battalion Lt.-Col, E.J, Watt, commanding the 240th Battalion and Capt. W. G. Fer- guson, "quartermaster ot the same battalion who were in the city for the recruiting meeting on Friday visited the the camp on Saturday morning. Although only a few re- cruits have so far been taken on the prespects for many more are brilliant and the popular 0.C. has no doubts but that the complement of his battalion will be secured rap- idly. So far the only appointments made beside the two officers at the camp on Saturday are Capt. W. E. Maloney, Paymaster; Capt. Malone, Medical Officer; Capt. D. C. Mec- Crosty, adjutant The flower-beds at the Ongwanada Military Hospital Hospital are being very much improved and add great- -------- - . {ly to the general appearance of this Lieut.-Col. J. R. Stuart, Inspector | place. The soldiers who have been treated there seem to be more than délighted with the excellent service and the efficiency of the staff, Ee ees. ere] A PLEASANT ROUTEMARCH HELD ON SATURDAY MORNING AROUND THE CITY Good Weather and Men Showed Themselves . to be in Good Condi- tion--Headquarters Satisfied with the Physical Fitness of the Sol- diers as Proven by Their March. The route-march on Saturday ex- emplified the splendid effects that camp life and systematic training have on the soldier. Although the | march was longer than usual the | men came through even better than before. This time it was not bull- dog courage and determination to go through with it that made the men make such a good showing. It was their condition and that condition with some improvement is all really that the Canadian Militia authorities want to give the men who are re- cruited here. Everything aims at having the men, physically fit for their work overseas and in building up, of course, military training is introducéd. Nevertheless the mak- ing of the recruits into men who will be able to withstand even the most strenuous work in whet is being planned and Col. T. D. R, Hemming has certainly shown his usual good judgment in having these route marches. As an example of the spirit of the soldiers at the camp the songs they were singing and the shouts and yells that fill the air through the | country when the bands are not playing showed what a pleasure the | soldiers took from this form of work. { In one end the cry would break out, {Aro we tired?--No!" or "Are we down-hearted--No!" but when that shout of "Are we hungry?" went up | and down the line with one accord it | would bring a "Yes" which showed | most emphatically that the soldiers | wanted their dinner, The headquarters staff are more | than pleased with the splendid con- | duct of the mén on the march and delighted with the way that the training is bringing the men into good physical condition. Cottages on Water-front { The lake front is very popular this | year for small camps for the fam- | ilies of officers of the overseas bat- | talions at the camp. From Mac- | Donald Cove for some distance {down the river at pretty places the are tents and buildings that are used | by these cottagers. The visitors are | more than delighted with the pretty | scenery of the river-front, | H. Bowers has enlisted 155th Battalion. in the To THE