a J -------- . . DINNER SERVED ON THE SHORES trees and across the long grass where . down in a Bussell truck of the Army 'Tot © OF MAEDONALD'S COVE. Excellent Meal Provided by Class of | Noo. practical work in the field he instruction of the officers and €.0's. in "e and | the bene- exceedingly valuable teaching these soldiers how best to 'economise and Sauk food properly * The statement that on Wednesday -seven rations - as issued to the . &t the camp were cooked in A way as to provide more than ugh «for forty-two people shows Yul (of (this splendid training At is that 'every In the army should and . piticers paraded t's point where through : dy, wright a whs taken up overlooking the in Se the prettiest spots on "A few miniites after the class ar- rived, a field kitchen previously pre- pared was driven down through the the officers and N.C.O's. had gather- od. Sergt.-M Rolfe, Sergt. Inst. Brown were in charge and Sergt. Robbs, butcher for the camp was | present. "The field kitchen was drawn up at side and the horses were unhitch- and taken a short distance away for their lunch of grass. The class was divided into four units representing companies. Capt. Wright, senior officer, was acting in command and had each company detail a mess orderly. A small table that had been carried Service Corps was put into use, and plates, cups, knives, forks and spoons were issued to each man present. The mess orderlles took charge of the {ssuing and every person received us helping with the word to if more was wanted. The meal was a delicious one and under the woods very much enjoyed. After the meal.a lecture was given | by Sergt.-Major Rolfe in the princi- ples of field cooking. The idea on Wednesday was to de- monstrate how a battalion ceuld be fed when travelling. The field kit- chens or whatever method of cook- ing was in use supplies the food whieh is prepared and cooked pre- viously. that would be adopted on field work should be the same as that used by the class of the school on Wednesday's expedition. Tuesday the class went to No. 1909 Free Bulletin Service Headquarters, Next Y.M.C.A. STILL IN DOUBT AS TO COLORS CEREMONY FOR 150TH. Opinion Generally Expressed Is That the Presentation of Colors Should be at Barriefield »-- Date Not Yet Decided. It has not yet been decided as to when the presentation of the colors to the 156th 'Battalion will be made but efforts are being made to have it at Barriefield Camp. The poeple of Brockville, at least the ladies of Brock Chapter, Daughters of the Em- pire, are anxious that it should take place at Brockville, but this is not considered in the- interests of the battalion by the officers. : The'ten would have least one day's training and also stand the expense of the trip. The ceremony could be conducted at the camp tormuch better advantage a8 the oon are more suitable, The millta back nd of the tents and hundreds sent would also be more for such a cereniony. There are at present over 200 members of the 156th Battalion on farm furlough and if the ceremony should be held now the appearance of the unit would not be satisfactory from a numerical stand-point. The opinion of those interested ic thé affair is that with everything considered it would be much better to have the event held at Barrie- field. The speakers expected for the oc- casion are Sir Thomas White, Minis- ter of Finance, Hon. G. P, Graham, A. C. Hardy, Hon. G. H. Ferguson, Hon. Dr. Reid, Senator Taylor, John Webster, M. P., A. E. Donovan, M. P. P., R. Dargavel, M. P, P. Raisin Pie When 'Reveille' sounds and the gold- en sun Comes out from the Eastern sky, We call the rolls, then the Mess call blows To parade for some raisin pie. to lose at suitable We go out again on the barrack square And drill till the sun is high; Then break for lunch, with a dead sure hunch *Pwill be some more raisin ple. To the plateau next till the day is done Where tis hot as hell and dry; Then home we come to the beat of the drum To our ration of raisin pie. Qur Chinese cook, in his early youth, Lived out in old Shanghai, Where chinks are fed on bread But plenty of RAISIN PIE. Jittle On Kingston Mills and a similar plan was carried otit, a a Io be as instructive as pleasa the. tho on Wednesday. 3 | {ized in the German official reports, "F.J.," 146th Battalion, C.E.F. J. A. Post has enlisted in the 156th Battalion. in Armenia. w the report has re- ceived confirmiation by eye-witness- es. This use of the Ottoman forces is regarded by some experts, who have been consulted, as giving a measure of Austria's dire distress. One military writer said: "What have been the Teuton's losses. in the two years of the war? The Germans admit the loss of about 4,000,000 "men, and a most cautious estimate by Allied statisticans adds about 900,000 to this totals If we add the losses of July and a portion of June which ve not yet. been particular- we have a total well over 5.000 men. "Austria, in the first fourteen months of the war "has casualties of 2,500,000, ter that the Austrian army aicertain Immunity counted for about 45.000 between and probably put another 50,000 out ut action in Ais December Somtre > : 300,000 another soldiers pre- September and the end of November | tl at Press TAKING OVER GUARD WORK THE SPECIAL SERVICE BATTAL- ION ON GUARD DUTY. Field Rather Than by Using For Various Duties, . Soldiers must be trained for their work at the front rather than be employed on fatigue work of vari- ous kinds, and to carry out this ob- ject every effort is being made at the camp. For some time past with guards on the camp at many differ- ent points, at the pump house, at the bridgeand a patrol of men on the streets of the city and the many de- tailed for duty with the camp police, there has been a serious drain on the battalion that 'was '"'duty unit' for that day. Besides this = number, whith' totals probably 100. men, there are always the employed men such as cooks, waiters, batmen, etc. who are excused from one or more parades. ' The work of training, however, must receive more attention than formerly and in every possible case where one or more men can be as- er work, it is being accomplished. | The Special Service Battalion, | according to a recent order, house, and with further duties being increase the talion, it will greatly for number of overseas soldiers training, Barriefield Cam bia, brings the Austrian losses ep- proximately to 3,500,006. "The losses of the Austrians and Germans, therefore, cannot be less than 8,000,000, and probably 8,500, 000, These figures do not, of course. represent the total lossés, except in the case of Austria, of whom 3.500, 000, the greater proportion, are de- finitely out of action. ---- engaged $n the war, made extraord- in : upon her population. She ut 6,000,000 men, that is to say, yu! twelve per cent. of her population available for service if their mobilization were possible. The Russian occupation of Galacia to a great extent with and it is doubtful , Of these a very large hava been absorbed in non- t service, such as munition 'working on the railroads, ung for the young and old present doing garri duty or taining in depots. 'A strength 1s now under. 500, Training of Soldiers to be Confined | Strictly to Actual Work in the | . UN Half is "Anstris; like every other country} GEN.T.D.R. HEMMING *y TROPHIES OF THE MAN HUNT. British victors wearing German helmets they picked up in the German trenches which they won: a thoroughly business-like basis, and gradually the already high state of efficiency is being increased until now it ig considered the best con- ducted training camp in Canada. | Commandant Motoring to Cornwall. Brig.-Gen. T.D.R. Hemming, Camp Commandant, in company with Capt. T. A. Kidd, A. D. C., left on Wednesday morning Th a touring car for an inspection of the St. Law- rence Canals Patrol. "The trip should be a pleasant one and the D, 0. C., will also have the advantage of making a much more thorough inspection with greater convenience and in less time The two officers will return on Friday. For more intensive instruction the three battalions at the camp have been divided between Major R. D. Ponton and Capt. W. J. McManus for training. The major will take over the 154th and 166th, while Capt. Mc- Manus, who is also camp adjutant, will direct his attention to 'the train- ing of the 156th Battalion. Capt: Hagar, chaplain of the 156th { Battalion, has ordered a complete | baseball outfit for the men of his { battalion. The parade grounds are | now In excellent condition, and ev- { erything possible is being done to signed to training and, taken off oth- | make the life of the men of the 156th | happier, Frederick Mains, Y. M. C. A, staff, is to | has left for a summer school course | take over the guarding of the pump {at Lake Conchiching, and E. R. Wil- Bayonet Fighting and Physical Train-| the batteries here." Ison, secretary at the camp institu- {days there. mnnition works, while for the very salvation of the two empires it has been necessary to retaima very large number of men in agricultural em- ployment. The Russian experts say their recent offensive resulted in the enemy losing 66 per cent of efiective- ness, but 1his may be a too hopeful view " Colonel Fevrier, the Swiss strate- sist, puts the German strength in fe west at 1 476 battalions. that is to say, 1.622.600 men. in the east JRL OF ALL THE DAILY BY OUR CAMP SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE COTTAGES ON. LAKE : FRONT A SURVEY BEING MADE OF MAC. DONALD'S COVE LOTS. sw wii | Camp Survey Men Drawing New Plan and Checking Up Lots To See That Cottagers Have Not Encroached! On Too Much Land. The people who have cottages on the shores of MacDonald's Cove should be sure that they have not en- croached on more land than is their due for the camp engineers are to | make a survey of all the property. | W. Noonan and D. Bews, on the Camp Engineer's staff, are at work on this land, and will draw a new plan showing the location of the cot- tages and the property taken in for each one. It is evidently the in- tention of the Militia Department to release all of the land as far as the | military hospital to «those who wish | to build summer homes. 4 | This beautiful site is beeoming {more and more popular every year, {and hundreds of people have made | efforts to get cottages, but were un- | But his step was firm and light, And he passed, too, right enough-- ¢ THE RECRUIT. He was ragged---down at heel, And he hadn't had a meal Or a wash I shouldn't think for quite a year; And his eyes were clear and bright, Though he may have had a drop or two of beer. When I askéd him to enlist, He just shook his dirty fist And said: "Let mé at them German and I'll show What a London lad ean do"-- (He was only nineteen, too) i So I sent him in to pass the P.M.O. He was just as hard and tough As a "pug." who'd been in training for a fight-- He was rough-haired and square-jaw- ed As he said "So 'elp me Gawd," With the Bible in his hand last Fri- day night He was marched off yesterday With his four and threepence pay, And a half-smoked '*"Woodbine" stuck behind his ear; Stepping out, too, square and proud, While an apathetic crowd Of watchers tried to raise a feeble cheer. But he didn't know or care Who these bally, blighters were; He was going to be in the firing line, With his face hard drawn and set He re-lit his cigarette . While the other chaps were singing "Auld Lang Syne." He has gone as oft before Men have gone away to war | With only one great purpose in his} mind-- To go abroad and fight : For his King with all his might And to shame the wasters who have stayed behind. ACKNOWLEDGES GRAMOPHONE From Peterboro LODE. for the 52nd Battery. Acknowledging the gift of a gram- ophone from the Otonabee chapter, 1.O.D.E., Peterboro, Capt. BE. V. Shaw of the 52nd Battery, Petawawa, writes: "The instrument is indeed, a fine one, and its value, in our eyes is greatly enhanced by the good wishes that we know came with it. "The officers and men have made much use of the gramophoné since {successful owing to the limited ac- | commodation. With more land sur- veyed and released some at least cap | now be granted that which they wish. | Lieut.-Col. ° Mayes, Director of] {ing, gave lectures to the B.F. & P.T.,| carried out by the men of this bat- tion, will leave on Friday for a few |instructors of the camp while here. Sergt. J. L. McCartney and Sergt. Q. M. 8. Ryder, R. C. H. A, has re- H. Kelly, 146th Battalion, were in| ing, as three of the tompanies were | turned to Petawawa, having been in| the city on their last leave before go- | inoculated. p is conducted on | the city for some time on sick leave. |ing overseas. | y he puts about half that number, so that on all fronts he caicuiates the fGiernman army, as numbering about 2,600,000 bayonets. At the outset of the Germew offensive the fier mais asserted that they had a suili- cient number of men to hold all the fronts, and in addition had, or wonid have, in the rear six months, a strik- ing farce of 1,500,000 mén a<gilable for service on ary front, $ Estimating the German-Austrian losses as follows: Before WVérdun, 300.000; in' Trentino, 50,000; in Volhynia, 700,000 between Riga and Pripa; 50,000; in the Allied of- ,| fensive of the western front, 100,000, and taking the normal losses on the other parts of the line at the rate 40f two men & mile of each front a day, on the thousand-mile front, since the end of February at 300,000 a total of 1,500,000 is reached. y Defend 1,2500 Miles "The Teutonic powers have about 1,260,000 miles of front to defend reme- in the main theatres of the war. men a mile a da; Ns 250,000 2 month. » the evening of its arrival, and I am sure that it will be a Godsend in the strenuous days to come, "Since coming to camp we have, by close application and hard work, done well, and the acid test has shown that we stand high 'among The 156th Battalion had only one company on parade Wednesday morn- The four companies are now working on the ranges. that even if the German claims be- fore the Verdun attacks begun were true, they are now no longer accur- ate, and that instead of a striking force of 1,600,000 the German head- quarters staff 'mast be hard put to provide one or half a million men not needed for purely defensive pur- poses, and to meet the wastage al- ong the extensive thréatened front. if this conclusion is correct, some military experts say the Kaiser's de- claration at the end of the second year that Germany is 'invincible, will be disproved before the third year is out." Seize German Fu Held in Britain London, Aug: 3.--8ir Henry Dal- ziel intends to follow up his cam- tion of all Ger- not only in Parliament, throughout the country, Jetman, Sir Hong. "We can't, to retaliation shooting omy oT ers in return for the of Capt. It 1s thie only way of dealing with - the only way of dealing w > sald THE S.S. BATTALION ORDERS VALUABLE KNOWLEDGE PRINT ED IN DAILY ORDERS, Various Subjects Taken Up In Inter esting Way For the Instruction of Soldiers of the S. 8. Battalion. Capt. W. J. Thorne, commanding the Special Service Battalion, is very anxious that the men of the. battal- jon be instructed in such # way that it will make the unit one of the best. In the daily orders short paragraphs j dealing with various subjects, such ! as \ discipline, organization, etc., are printed, and which provide not only interesting but Instructive reading. Discipline - is the strict obedience to all orders. If a body of men which extends from the highest officer, and of all ranks fo keep" broken, because if one weak then the strong little use. : ia Soldiers ot all ranks keen desire to carry 1 instructions from a Supariot, Set cause of fear punish] , their own benefit and the B d of their unit, and further it duty of all ranks to see that the cipline is kept at a high standard. Discipline is not a means of keep- ing soldiers tied down, but it is for the purpose of creating harmony and co-operation between all ranks, so that all may be enabled to work to- gether to the end that the system, as laid down, may be properly carried out. In the organization of an infantry battalion the greatest degres of per- fection can only be ob | by the concerted and co-opel of every officer, N.C.O. and man. To make this possible, each and every one is allotted certain duties, which, if he performs them ly, can only result in one thi perfection. By n ties any one so neglecting simply puts on some one else so much extra work, and thus proves his inefficiency. and untrustworthineds, and sooner or later he is bound to fail, and in that case no other course is to be fol- lowed than that he must be removed and another man is'put 0. piace. . This chalg of responsibility be- gine with the private soldier, thet to his section commander, then to the platoon sergeant and' platéon com- mander, then to the company ser- geant-major, the company second in command, and then to the company commanders. = % Company commanders are réspon- gible to the officer commanding bat- talion through the adjutant. | -------------- "No pass will be issued to any man on whose conduct sheet an entry has been made inside of one month."--- Orders 165th Battalion. : Rev. G. F. Assiter, London, is at the camp, and will' give several ad- dresses in the Military ¥Y. M. C. A. , Le, du £ course will coffmend: itself fo the : whole country." * MARRIES AT 70 YEARS Pastor of Batofutod Church Marries New York, Aug. 3.-~Mepibers of the First Reformed Church; of Gar- field, N.J., were surprised to learn that their pastor. the Rev. Eugene Hill, seventy years old, uletly mat Hed on Wednesday Mrs, ¢ Hoover. ' She id a Quakéress. ; heen his hohsckeeper sinfe ti en of his first wife. : Famous Bells New Vienna, Aug. 3--- fam, of the Cathedral of longer in Like An