88, NO. 183 ' COUNTIES NOT ABLE TO RECRUIT FULL BATTALIONS. Company. Cong Likely To Be Authorized Thre Canada--Six Weeks Farm Furlough. There seems to be a great deal of hesitation 'about authorizing new battalions to take the place of those which have Jone overseas, Those at present at Valcartier are, according to a recent order, to be supplied with recruits from the home areas, but to date the strength has not been run Up to such an extent that they are being overburdened with recruits. According to the best information available, because of the fact that the final plans have not yet been mad A there seems to. be a great possibility of each county being allotted a com- pany of a battalion. This county company will be recruited during the winter months, and at the opening 8 "of the camps four counties win art avn % battalion. In where counties can supply men for more than a com and a third company will then be authorized, but in the majority of cases the commands will only be for pany, a second companies of 260 men each. These Will be treated as battalions at head- Quarters for the time being, but eventually they will be united into battalions. > The scheme Will be on something the same principle as worked out last year with small groups situated in Places that raise dt least twenty men. The selection of a battalion head- quarters in ease would prove to be a difficult matter, and to secure the earnest co-operation of all con- cerned the headquarters for each unit will 3% diteetty at the district headquarte The headquarters for each company will be selected by a committee of representative men act- Ing in conjunction with the chief re- cruiting officer at Ottawa.. >» Wanted, Shorty Grant. Capt. B. H. MacConnell, on the staff of the chief recruiting qfftcer, was in camp on Monday and tried to secure Sergt. (Shorty) Grant, of the Special Service Battalion, for work in the Ottawa office. The popular mascot and stenographer is undecid- ed whether to accept. No. 1909 Free Bulletin Service at Press Headquarters, Next Y.M.C.A. wi / OFFICERS ANXIOUS TO GO WITH DRAFT. COLORS ON AUGUST ITH -- : Only Nineteen Are To Be Cho=|156TH BATTALION TO RECEIVE sen To Go Overseas THEM ON THAT DATE, Shortly. After Weeks of Debating, Final Date | and Place Have Been Set--IKe- Among the applications being re- ceived by headquarters for officers| turning From Farm Furlough to to go overseas with the draft of | Make Battalion Better for the nineteen officers which will be leav- Ceremony: : ing in a few 'Weeks are officers hold- ing ranks as high as majors. Some have volunteered to go "holding the rank of lieutenant but 'the following order implies that others wish to gO over and hold their rank. The order is as follows: It is published, for the information of all concerned, to the 156th Battalion has been de- cided by having the ceremony take place in Brockville on Thursday, August 17th. This is definite and final. The officers at the camp have taken very little interest in the pro- ceedings, and most of it was confined that a number of letters and tele-[to efforts by members of the Com- grams are being sent by officers and {mercial Travellers' Association of others, to headquarters, asking for | Brogkvill major, 3rd In command, assistant|drawing card fof its piemic on Mon. adjutants, etc., to be taken overseas, aay b-Col..: Bedell as a special case, and 'to point out, eut.-Col, . Bede that it has been decided some |range to have the excursion to Broeck- ment of ali Canadian Diviesone i |eoliod abtenemaiier, ond, renew 4 can ment of a 'anadian visions 'in ! - the field, uniform, and that 1gttue- [viblsly. Fhe steamer wil) leave early tions were issued accordingly, and on ursday morning and will arrive therefore, it is quite impossible to lin Brockville in time to allow a few make any exceptions in individual hours' freedom for the boys with cases, because the authorities have, their tends. spe Seremony Js to i a ace a ".d mm. on e ex- Joon potted, That intaiirs betty | Mbition grounds, ie there is a cannot exceed 32, which includes a {large grand stand for the accommo- Chaplain, if one is authorized. There Yatiog nf the public; how To tungt would, therefore, be no means of nN Ohe way it is rather fortunate paying additional officers, even if it |that the date has been advanced un- were permitted to send them over. |til August 17th, as by that time it is Furthermore, when battalions are {hoped to have many of the men now broken up in "England, no officers (on furlough back. These men have above the rank of Lieutenant are | been going out, and have almost de- sent over to France, and there wanMi | pleted, She Lattalion . of lis best . & > a lar met if 4 Major, third. in Sele returning 3 much better As above stated, therefore, it is Showing can be made at Brockville. quite impossible to make any ex- | ceptions whatever, i If this matter is thoroughly under- | Capt. stood by all concerned, it will save] a great deal of time and trouble in| Headquarters, asking for cases to be considered. New Artillery Officers Grierson, formerly com- manding officer of the 53rd Battery, has reported for duty in command or special | the 74th Battery at Barriefield. j Lieut. Mac Dougall and Lieut. Mec- {Curdy, formerly with the 13th School 'of Signalling | Brigade at Petawawa. have reported The School of Signaling will re-!for duty with the 74th Battery. open for the new course on August! 15th and already hundreds of ap- VF plications have poured in for per-| mission to attend. The new wire-| less course will open on August Sth. Now a Grandfather, Lieut,-Col. Cammon, sanitary officer jat the camp, received a telegram on { Monday from Herbert, Sask., which Ri ussite F | stated that his son, Dr. Gordon Mec- A number of men of the 154th | Cammon, graduate of Queen's Uni- Lieut. McLean, 6th Battery, is in Ottawa. FOR THE DOMINION TO BE ISSUED of interest. 4+ «By purchasing a bond you will help to WIN THE 'WAR and obtain for yourself an investment of the highest | : class yielding a most attractive rate Battalion who were on farm fur- versity, had presented him with a lough are returning to the battalion grandson. He is the proudest offi- for duty. 5 J°er at the camp. THE WORLD'S NEWS IN BRIEF FORM. Tidings From All Over Told. In a Pithy and Pointed ~ Way. Mrs. Edward Englan Bridgeburg, was drowned in the Niagara River. Hon. G. Howard Ferguson stated at North Bay that the site for the International Nickel Coifipany's Can- adian refinery had not yet been de- termined, and that lte would not be surprised if the Government estab- lishtd custom smelters for the bene- fit of the small miners. The U.S. State Departmen made inquiries as to the ¢ against a Mr. Fulton, Canadian man- ager of the Electric Light and Pow- er Company in Mexico City. who has been thrown into prisoner, ac- cordi to reports to the British Em 3 has WAR LOAN IN SEPTEMBER. $ GERMANY LEVIED TAX ON DENMARK. Seem Forced Scandinavian Country At last the presentation. of colors] °F € to use the battalion as a* will likely ar- GO TO LEMOINE'S POINT For Field Manoeuvres--To Remain For A Day On Thursday and Friday the sold- fers of Barriefield camp will be on {one of the most extensive field | manoeuvres yet carried out here. The infantry men will leave the camp on Thursday morning and | march through the city to Lemoine's | point where by the kind permission Dr. D. A. Black the boys will | Pitch their camp. On Thursday even- ing some night manoeuvres will be carried out and on Friday the units | win march back to Barriefield, ar- riving in the afternoon. It is about | seven miles from the camp to the | point, , f THE 39TH BATTALION. Two Full Battalions Have Passed Through the Ronks, Many months ago the Whig, in an article dealing with the surplus of officers, unintentionally cast a Shad- OW on the 39th Belleville Battalion now in reserve in England. Lieut.- Col. J. A. V. Preston, commanding the Battalion, in a letter shows that the battalion is doing a splendid work there and explained the cause of the misunderstanding. Already two full battalions of officers, N. C. O's and men have passed throggh this battalion and every one repre- senting Military District No. 3 had given a good account of himself. The Question of the Hour. Chorus of new draft: "Were you ever in as heavy a bombardment as that before?" Chorus of the old fifth: "Sure. That ' wasn't nothing, why, when we were at Ypres (or Festubert, or Givenchy or the counter-attack) -- Oh, well, what's the use, you all know the rest." N Major Pettit, paymaster, and Capt. C. A. Publow, Medial officer, 16th Regiment, visited Lieut.-Col. M. K. Adams, commanding the 155th Bat- talion, at the camp on Monday. Both are from Picton, but Capt. Publow is a former Kingstonian, being a son of G. G. Publiw, Dairy Inspector: There are now sufficient men at Tete de Pont Barracks to allow for a guard to be placed on the gates, ete., for the instruction of the men. Lieut. Kennedy, 73rd Battery, left on Monday night for Toronto. Lite Saver Breaks His Neck Rochester, N.Y., Aug. 5. Two brothers, Abe Levin, 16. and Lesser -«evin, 14, were drowned while bath- ing at Sea Breeze, a summer resort on Lake Ontario, James Knapp, a laborer, 40, in an effort to rescue the bodies, dived from a railroad bridge which spans the outlet and broke his neck. He was taken to a Lospital in a serious condition. Ce -- Exchange Seat at $15,250, New York, .Aug. 7.--J. A. Hart- corn has sold a second membership in the New York Cotton Exchange to Elwood McEnany for $15,250. The last previous sale was $15,000. A man will invariably smile at your jokes if invited to "smile" at your expense. o "Woodstock police, who jumped"bn an auto, were given a wild ride. a a = CAMP NOTICE ! * To Pay for Breach of . ¥ 2 ee tg Sel | DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE - ~--TOTHE -- Men of Barriefield j that the accused {s an absentee with- OF ALL THE DAILY BY OUR SHOW NO MORE LENIENCY MILITIA DEPARTMENT HAS ACT- RD ON MATTER OF ABSENTEES Greater' Authority To Justices of The Peace And Accused Persons May Be Tried By ithe, Civil or Mili. tary Authorities. N\ The following Ordeér-in-Council regarding this subject has been pas- sed, and will appear in Military Orders at an early date: Every man of the Active Militia of Canada and every soldier of the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force, who, without leave of his Commanding Officer, absents him- self from his Unit is guilty of an ®f- fence under the Criminal Code, and on summary convietion thereof under the provisions of Part 15 of. that Code is liable to imprisonment, with or without hard labor, for a term not exceeding two years. Notwithstanding anything that ap- pears in the said Code,' any Justice or Justices . shall pe competent to hear, try and determine every com- plaint and information respecting the offense of absence without leave, although such offense may have been committed outside the territorial di- vision in which such Justice or Justices usually have jurisdiction. The production of a service roll or attendance paper purporting to be signed by the accused and purport- ing to be an engagement by him to serve in the corps: or i from which he is charged ° Jo being absent shall be sufficient proof that the accused -was duly enlisted into such corps or unit; and a writen Statement purporting to be signed by the officer commanding of the officer administering a military dis- trict in Canada and stating that the accused is an absentee from his corps or unit shall be prima facie proof out leave from such corps or unit, and, shall be sufficient to cast upon the accused the onus of proving that his absence from the corps or unit was not illegal. Nothing herein shall be in way limit or effect the power of the military aathorities to proceed against and punish an absentee with- ut leave according to the rules of ilitary law; but an accused person shall not be liable to be tried both by 4 military Tribunal and by a civil court, but may be tried by . ANY FINANCIAL MATTERS, "Statist" Expects Big Things From C.P.R. London, Aug. 7.--~Commenting on the Canadian Pa earnings, the Statist anticipates that the accounts will show a rate of profit not far short of the highest figures ever attainéd. The directors respon- sible for the remarkable recovery in up- cific's improved crops, and the increased traffic re- sulting from good prices and war in- dustries. Reémarking that no Jn: crease in the rate of dividend is an- ticipated the Statis says that any in- crease would be impolitic in view of the swing-back likely to oeceur after the war, » o -- Studebaker Dividend. New York, Aug. 7.--Studebaker has declared the regular dividend on the preferred stock and 2 1-2 per B that on June 30, 1916, the | [5 cent. on the common, pla g the common stock on a straight 10 per cent. basis. Heretofore the dividend was. 1 1-2 and 1 per cent extra. Maxwell Motors also declared 2 1-2 per cent. on the common stock. $25,700,000 Cash on Hand. New York, Aug. 7.The report of the General Motors Company for eleven months ended June 30, 1916, co' y had approximately $25,700,- 000 in cash in bank ae he sight drafts with document attac yc is equal to 155 per cent. on ¥he amount of common stock outstand- ing. : 4 40 Ten Million Film Merger. Fim © to of trgffic and earnings are the 1915) New York, Aug. 7.--Plans are ; ALL THE NEWS CAMP SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE eith®r of them as may be prescribed, The military pay and allowance of every one who has been convicted of absence without leave from his Corps or from the Unit to which he belongs shall be held liable to be stopped to make good any loss or damage or destruction done or per- mitted by him to any arms, am- munition, equipment, clothing, in- struments or regimental necessaries the value of which the Minister of Militia and Defenéd has directed him to pay. This order shall apply to and in- clude all oifences of absence com- mitted after the 6th day of August, 1914, THE HALT. "Mark time in front! Rear cover! Company---halt! Stand at--ease, Stand easy." sudden and magic hush: And then the talk began with a mighty. rush-- "You weren't ever in step--The ser- geant--It wisn't my fault-- Well---the Lord be praised at least for a ten minutes' halt." We sat on a gate and watched them easing and shifting; Out of the distance a faint, keen breath came drifting, From the sea behind the hills, and the hedges were salt. four A Where do you halt now? Under what hedge do you lie? Where the tall populars are fring- ing the white French roads And smoke I have not seen discolors the foreign sky? is the company resting there as we rested 'together, Stamping its feet and readjusting its loads R And looking with wary eyes at the drooping weather! Edward Shanks, in Westminster Gazette. MAJOR WAS BURNED. While Handling An Oil-Stove At His Camp. While working with an oil-stove at his cottage by the water, Major W. H. Magwood, 154th Battalion, on Monday had the misfortune to be se- verely burned by the flame "flaring up." He was uable to be on duty following the accident but is now progressing satisfactorily. The oil 'ville, the 154th members 'will AN ORCHESTRA OF 154TH SCOTCH BATTALION HAS FINE ORCHESTRA OF 15 PIRCES. ---- Capt. W. G. Robinson, Adjutant, Is Leader, and Hopes to Have It in Shape for Colors' Presentation Ceremony and Alse Concerts in Battalion Tent. The 154th Battalion has a splen- did orchestra, which, though it has not made its oficial appearance at the camp on many occasions, should prove to he a very attractive feature of the Béoteh unit, Capt. W. GQ. Robinson, adjutant of the-battalion, is the leader and its members are all 'enlisted in the 154th. There are fifteen players, including violins, eornets, etc. 'The orchestra was of great assistance while the battal- fon was recruiting, but work has hindered much progress since com- ing under canvas. In the spare time, however, Capt. 'Robinson hopes to again bring it together and has called for a practice for Muesday evening. It will likely be used as an entertainment to be given in the big tent of the battalion on Thurs- day evening. The orchestra is really being put into shape for the big colors pre- sentation ceremony which is to take place soon. The date was origjnally set for August 18th but the' arrangements were never made 'definitely. Owing to the faet that the 155th had the ceremony in Belle- ville and the 156th is to be in Broek- 2 likely ask for it to take place in Cornwall. The camp authorities however de- sire that it be held here owing to the fact that it interferes to a certain extent ™ the training of the men. Two New Battalions t Capt. J. J. Glass. formerly pay- master of the 109th Battalion, is making the necessary arrangements for a battalion to be in Lind- say and Haliburton. It is under- stood that he has beefi unofficially informed that a battalion will be authorized in the near future. FKx- Mayor Duffus of Peterboro is, accord- ing to rumor, billed for the command of a battalion to be formed in the stove was in use by Majok Magwood's family who are occupying cottages on the waterfront wright's residence, of the ten motion picture concerns controlled by Harry E. Aitken, pre- sident of the Triangle Film, Capital is to be $10,000,000. > Reduction is Authorized. Ottawa, Aug. 7.--The Western Canada Power Company has, been permitted to reduce its capital stock is SPO! Fon HOWARD S. will be authorized to York v _ and will deliver below Cart- | be STAND OF CANADA wp KINGSTON BR for the DOMINION WAR LOAN counties surrounding that eity. Retreat for the ensuing week will sounded at 7.45 p.m. from ten million to six million dol- lars, New Motor, Co. Baltimore, Aug. 7.---With a tal stock of 324,389,500, ihe Nash - ors Company, which wi e § the plant of the Thomas B. Jeffery Co., Wisconsin, has applied' for in- corporation. ---- THE ARD BANK ~ eg 'OFFICE - TORONTO MONEY ORDERS issued for any amount, payahle throughout | vads Great Britain, and all foreign countries. GS 'BANK DEPARTMENT SAVIN AT ALL BRANCHES. ANCH, ir receive