© OHANGES IN PAY FOR DOCTORS, ENGINEERS AND DENTISTS Ottawa Taking Up Important Matter =-Skilled Officers Who Have Spent Years In Qualifying Receive Same Remunération Those Taking Six Weeks Course. The question of pay for Officers of the Canadian Expeditionary Force on duty in Canada is now receiving attention, - That is a matter thatihas long bean a troublesome one with the officers concerned. The case of medical officers in Canada is a typical one, although the dentists and engin- | eers are in exactly the same class. | _ The Militia' Department is now being severely criticised for having #0 many men discharged on the final examination that takes place before wny unit proceeds overseas, It is estimated that an average of fifty men are turned down by the medical board that -on each battalion Wal for 'overseas sérvice. Those A "are now belfig- drafted into Special Service Battalions but before this organization was started only a few weeks , thousands of men were turned back into the country. The cause of so many men being carried for weeks and weeks and being trained as soldiers, only to be rejected on the completion of the term of Canadian training, can be traced to the one fact that the pay Whig Phone BARRIEFIELD CAMP No. Free Bulletin Service at Press Headquarters, Next Y.M.C.A. of officers of the Army Medical Corps is not high enough in comparison with the cost of living and the average doctor's salary. Throughout Canada civilian practitioners are paid fifty cents for each man who passes his examination and is taken into the militia service: Officers of the Army Medical Corps while on duty receive the pay of the rank. In neither case is the question of remuneration properly met. In some cases the civilian practitioner falls for a great temptation, and allows many men medically unfit to pass because of the money that will "be in it for him." The money in this case is not only the fifty cents but his bread and butter money that comes from the municipality in which he lives, The effect of turning a prominent citizen down when he tries to enlist comes not on the citizen as much as on the doctor who is blamed if he adheres to regu- lations. The appointed medical officer is given duty only when there are sufficient men to require a great amount of his attention. In that case he draws the pay of his rank, usually a captain. A captain's pay is $3, a day which, when one con- siders that doctors have usually one of the best homes in a community and have appearances to keep up, does not go very far. Another point to be considered is the fact that this rate is exactly the same as that paid to all other of- ficers of the service of the same rank. Therefore a civilian qualify- ing as a military officer attends a school for six weeks and then re- celves the same pay as a doctor who has spent a life-time with at least four years in a university at his own expense to secure the knowledge necessary. for his position. Changes in this regard are expect- ed to come from Ottawa in the near future, as the question. is now re- celving the attention of those authorities. KERRY 18 / CCEPTED By The 118th Battalion After Two Years' Try John Kerry, former quarter-mile swimming champion of Canada, was {accepted last week as a member of the 148th Battalion after trying to | enlist for two years. Kerry was refused at the very out- break of the war because of*defective eyesight. Despite this he went to France unattached, and for two years did 'hospital work in France and England. Recently ~he returned to Montreal, and made her- clilean efforts to join. This time he has been successful. Kerry was well-known in inter- collegiate athletics while at McGill Pan Gilmour, formerly captain of the McGill football team, is also with the 148th. A 1909 TRENCH WARFARE SCHOOL ELABORATE SCHEME OF TREN- CHES BEING CARRIED OUT Site Is Opposite Headquarters on the Gananoque Road--Construction \ Now Including Doug-outs Of All Kinds. The work of the school of bomb- ing and trench warfare at the camp is progressing splendidly and now a large section of the trenches that are exact in every particular to those in use at the front have been built. After making even a casual in- spection of the trenches at the camp one recognizes the vast amount of energy that has been put into these elaborate works at the front. To think that these like immense snakes wind across France from one border to the ocean. The little section at only after an immense amount of work and time on the part of those attending 'the school and where there are miles and miles it certainly m be an extensive plan The front line area of the trenches at Barriefield is probably half a mile but in tite rear of this is a second and the two are joined by comunicat- ing trenches just as elaborately built. * In the place of sand-bags sods have been used to good advantage but in the various buildings or rather dug-outs the sand-bags have been used to show exact con- struction as used overseas. "sap" running out to a barbed wire entanglement protecting a listening post. In the rear trenches there 'are the officers' and men's dug-outs, ammunition dug-out and even a trench kitchen where the food is cooked. It is-- planned to have a machine gun emplacement, in the immediate vicinity. The whole scheme as carried out by the school is to make the section an exact duplicate of what has been done overseas. So far the results have heen excellent. The location is just south of the Gananoque road almost opposite cellent for the purpose. On Saturday a two-weeks course for six officers, twelve N.C.0's. and eighty men finished and on Monday a similar course was started. nearly | Capt. I. S. Wotherspoon, who qualified as a paymaster here, left ! on Bunday for Cornwall to take over the duties as paymaster of the St. | Lawrence Canal Patrol. Talk less and think more. This is good advice to give but hard to i take." Nothing worries some wives like | absence of worry in their husband. fs Ata Mile a Day They Should Reach Chicago About June FOR COM PAN { HAVE To wor. | IW YAKE You GUY 15 A NuT. SAY, MUTT,-T WAS . JUST THINKING, THE ' <R lwno DRAWS vs 4 ' { Barriefield has been made possible] ' There is now in the front line a| headquarters and the ground is ex-| pr SENDING us To CHicaco By Boar. GEN.T.D.R.HEMMING camp Notes. Capt. (Dr.) Kenneth McKinnon, a Queen's graduate, who has seen one year of active service in an Im- perial Army Medical Unit, this week received notification of his transfer to the medical staff of the 13th Can- adian Artillery Brigade, now at Peta- Wawa. The band of the 155th Battalion played a splendid programme at the headquarters mess on Sunday even- ing. Two officers, two sergeants, two corporals and twenty-eight privates have been detailed from each of the three battalions at the camp to at- tend the School of Bombing for the next two weeks. Many officers, N.C.0.'s and men of the 146th Battalion at ' Valcartier are arriving daily on their last leave before going overseas. Lieut.'G. F. Newlands arrived on Saturday, and Lieuts.. Campion -and Strachan . ar- rived on Sunday. Capt. H. A. Boyce, AM.C., inocu- lated fifty men of "C" Battery, R.C.H.A., last week. The examinations for those at- | tending the School of Bombing and | Grenading at the camp were held jon Saturday. | --- | A route-march will likely be taken | this week through the. country and | {all of the soldiers at the camp will | be engaged in carrying out a tacti- | cal scheme. | There is an aquatic meet being | | planned for the soldiers of Barrie- | field although no arrangements have {yet been made definitely. - | 1deut.-Col. Putman's son of the | 156th Battalion is in the Field Hos- pital recovering from the effects of inoculation. ! The big water tank near the Y.M. C.A., was moved to a new location {at the Ordnance Building on Satur- day. | Percy Bongard Killed. Picton, Aug. 5.--Mrs. Percy Bon- gard received a t ram from Otta- | wa stating that herhusband had { been killed in action./ Percy Bon- gard went over with the 39th Battal- ion, and had been in France for some | time. His brother, Lee Bongard, | | was reported killed last spring. They | were both Picton boys®' Percy Bon-| gard was married to a daughter of | Mr. and Mrs. William Carey after he! enlisted. He was just twenty-one] years of age. BEEAUSE This STRIP IS ALL WwRong <1 go " i H ~ ri iMmwmmw DAILY BY OUR ALL THE NEWS OF ALL THE CAMP SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE THE DRAFT OF NINETEEN MILITIA DEPARTMENT (CRAWL- ING.OUT OF A BAD HOLE Trying to Rectify Mistake of Having Surplus of Officers in Units--Con- tradiction of Minister's Statement Of Shortage of O Eng- land. The announcement that nineteen officers would be going 'overseas in the near future as a draft to the front is explained in the fact that the demands on the Militia Depart- cers In ment for something to be done for the signalling officers, transport of- ficers, assistant adjutants, etc., of the units in Canada was an neces- sary move. Since the militia of Canada wis first organized every regiment car- ried a surplus of officers and the three positions above" named are usually alloted to subalterus. The conditions at the front, however, has evidently altered the establish- ment and taken away the need for these officers. .A short-time ago an order came out that the. three official positions mentioned and also that of the junior major had been abolished and the officers' holding these positions were to be either absorbed into the unit. by giving them platoons Hr putting them on the street. The. order came as an entire sur- prise, Ao tew thought that these positions were not necessary. The result was consternation and a sud- den raid on the Militia Department for explanatio None were forth- coming but the supposition that something had to be 'done to stop the clamour was the cause of the order issued Saturday for a draft of nineteen tg go to England. he statement by the Minister of Militia that there is a shortage of officers in England is ridiculed by every officer that the Whig has inter- viewed after they had returned from overseas. The fallacy of the state- ment is also proven by letters and other messages that heve been re- ceived in every part of Canada. These officers who will be going overseas in the near future will un- doubtedly get to the front event- ually but they will have to wait their turn with others already in England who went overseas with units that have since been broken up. Lieut. V. Lanos, 14th Regiment, who qualified at the School of Signalling, has been attached to the headquarters staff at Bariefield camp. ' Ng wonder a yacht juinps up and down when it is forced to get on an- other tack. * All things come to those who stop waiting and go after them. R. C. HA, BAND Members Coming to City on Tuesday On Leave The band of the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery will be coming to the city on Tuesday on leave of a| weel:. This is the first time that the| members of the band have had an opportunity of visiting their friends since going into camp at Petawawa. The Royal Canadian Garrison Band |of Quebec has completed its leave of a week. Kingstonians In 77th The Whig has been informed that when the 77th Battalion left Ottawa for the front it took away the fol- lowing Kingstonians as members of the medical officer's etaff under Capt. Halkett also of. this city: F. Leronge, A. Cockburn, A. Harvey, J. Harvey, A. Halkett, W. McLoughlin," J. Brough. The latter is a Queen's graduate who was in Vancouver after qualifying. Ottawa Examinations Lieut.-Col. W. J. Brown, G.8.0. Major A. P. Allen, 155th 'Battalion, and an officer of the 230th Battalion form a board of officers for conduct: ing examinations in connection with the School of Infantry, 230th Bat- talion, Ottawa. The examinations will be held on Tuesday. U. 8. Army ? Corporal (to Private just arriv- ed): "Clean up all tin cans and paper around the forts and environ- ments." Private (some time later): "I've cleaned up all around the forts, corporal, but I can't find the environ- ments." smn Benes en F. G. Craig, Kingston, has enlist- ed with Queen's Field Ambulance Corps. TITY CAMP NOTICE ! Men of Bariefield The Whig Job Department and » See our representative wt Whig Headquarters, Har- riefleld, next Y.M.C.A, NO MORE CAMP ATHLETS CAMP SEEMS TO BE DEAD ---- Lack Of Co-operation Of Officers And Men To Carry Out Athletic Meets Given As Reason For Resig- nation From Presidency Of Lieut. Col. §. A. Thompson. ee Lieut.-Col. 8. A. Thompson, Gen- | eral Staff Officer, has resigned as president of the Barriefield Camp Athletic Association as a result of the lack of interest taken by the officers and men of the camp. On Civic Holiday, Col. T. D. R. Hemming, Camp Commandant, was kind enough to grant a half holiday for the soldiers to permit of a pro- gramme of sports being carried out. With his usual energy Col, Thomp- son made every effort to carry the plan to a successful conclusion. The results, however, were not satis- factory to him as the soldiers interest. why the soldiers would not compete but in reality it seemed as If they would not co-operate in it an event worth while since a holiday had been granted them. This Helfish desire will not be al- change comes over the camp stead of a half holiday next time it looks like a route- instead Under the circumstances Colonel Thompson cannot be criticised. for his action. He has done * possible to stimulate interest but the officers of the battalions have not lent their support. In justice to the artillery it might be mention- ed, however, that they - are doing their part and by themselves are 'working up the interest. The in- fantrymen, however, aré not doing this and unless so! immediately there is little chance of another athletic meet for the camp. The conditions are to be regretted. The talent is here and the best organizers in the country are ready and willing to help in carrying out athletic meets to a successful conclusion. The lack of co-operation, however, makes it im- possible and unless there is & re- juvenation the association is a dead issue. Saves Food Chatty Neighbor--"1 suppose you don't stand for any war-arguments among vour bogders?" , Boarding House Mistress--"Oh, yes. You see our biggest eater gets so interested that he forgets to eat and our next biggest eater gets so mad that he leaves before the meal is half over." / BUT BOATS DON'T RUN FROM TEXAS To CHICASO. MN, ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION AT THE