OLD OFFERS. DO REGRET SEPARATION OF CANADIAN MILI. TIA AND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE -- No Connection Between the Two and Years of Labor Wasted By One Act of Poor Management--Re- cruiting Would Have Been Strong. er--No Ideal For Militia Regi- ments To Live For. dn connection with the many pres- entations of colors that have taken place throughout the country to the battalions apd brigades that have | and raised at regu- g since the war broke out, the Militia Department is being severely criticised for what. is now proved to be a mistake, > The Canadian Expeditionary Force | is a force which according to theory was to have been made through the flitia, This Militia with as the 47th Frontenac 14th Kingston Regiment, Field Battery and 4th Hussars is the base of all military organization for Canada. £ When the war was declared and fie decision that Canada should participate was made the Minister of Militia bought Valcartier Camp fo¥ the Government, hurriedly raised 30,000 overseas volunteers and organized that body to battalions and batteries of the anadian Expeditionary Force. The only connection that this force has with the Militia that so many real officers have worked for years to build up is the word "seconded" used when officers werp taken from the Militia and seconded to the C.E.F. At first the men were enlisted through the agencies of these militia units but that connection nas long since been broken. The case of the 68th Battalion js a good example. . The question has been asked 'What about the $500 subscribed as colors to that and other regiments." Thro- ugh no fault of Lieut-Col. J. H. Dawson the commanding officer one might say that no 59th Battalion now exists, It was absorbed into nine other reserve units. The colors now decorate--not a barracks or chapel in the home town of that regiment but a famous old Cathed- ral in England where Canadians "nay visit when fortune smiles and allows them to make the long journey. The colors that were ideal 'throughout the training of the fYth have been practically buried. If when the Ex- Deditionary Force had been author- colors would have a proper setting. The 14th and 47th Regiment have now no memento that it was even in existence when this great war was on, I the men who have enlisted Frontenac county---and there have been gore than two battalions had been formed into two overseas regiments that carried overseas the glorious record of the old 14th and th those units would always have able to boast of their record. t is a case of 'we sent 200 men or that battalion." This should hd 8a No. 1909 Free Bulletin Service at Press Headquarters, Next Y.M.C.A. A be 'we sent our own overseas bat-p talion without outside assistance and the officers of this old militia regi- ment went through the fights in France and today the colors hang in our Armouries as an ideal for the continuance of the life of the local militia unit." : The plea has been advanced time and again to have a re-organization bringing in the Canadian Militia but so far nothing has been done. It has not however been merely the colors idea but the whole scheme ac- cording to the best authorities would have been infinitely better. The re- cruiting for Kingston and Frontenac battalions would have been carried on with more active assistance from every resident. This practical aid to recruiting should have been taken into account. Thousands of officers now too old for active service who spent time and money for years and years in trying to build up the Canadian Militia sincerely regret the influnece of a Government that hy poor manage- ment and lack of foresight tore down in one blow all that had been built up In years and years of work. A GOLD STRIPE FOR EACH CASUALTY Much interest' was displayed on Saturday in a gold stripe won by Lieut. BE. A, Adams, just returned from the front. The stripe was on lis left sleeve and about half an inch above the cuff. It indicates that the wearer has once been on the casualty list. There are sev- eral officers at the camp who are entitled to wear these de- corations, and with the issuing of the order for Canada the practice will become more pre- yalent. At present it is an army order, PEPER PEP PPR TRE Peers FEF PEF 4 bP eRe Bere | | | TOD MANY ENQUIRIES About Casualties Being Made To Militia Headquarters Numerous enquiries and applica- tions-are being made to Militia Head- gqudrters, at Ottawa, which ought to be made elsewhere. A great deal of | unnecessary work and delay is there- by caused, and the following instruct- fons are issued. Enquiries relating to.casualties are to be made direct to Records Office, Ottawa. ; Other enquiries or any applica- tions for leave, transfer or otherwise, relating to members of the C.EF, whe have proceeded overseas must be made to: Canadian Headquarters, Cleveland House, St. James Square, London, England. Any application or enquiry relat- ing to a member of the C.E.F., in Canada, must be made through the regular channels, i.e, to the officer commanding the unit to which the member of the C.E.F., belongs, who will deal with the matter himself or forward it after prompt investigation with his recommendation, to the of- ficer commanding Military District in which the unit is situated. Gi * Applications or enquiries concern- ing members of the C.E.F. units in Canada, which cannot be made to an officer commanding a unit, should be made to the officer commanding the Military District concerned. Officers commanding units and all officers concerned are to see that all enquiries and correspondence Tre- ceive immediate acknowledgement aud prompt attention. --------ei omits No Certificates Granted No certificates are granted for graduates of the Bombing and Gren- ade School at the camp, but. the names are being published in orders. Miny requests have been received at headquarters for certificates of quali= fication but owing to no 'authority being granted as yet, a record will 'be kept of the names so that gradu- ates may at any time prove their qualifications on this course. A long list of the graduates of the last course has just appeared in orders. The first six platoons of the 156th been Battalion md d to take a course in engineering this week under | camp engineer, GERMAN EAST AFRICA BEI 4 new \ ~ I En The Allies are quickly overrunning German East Africa, | the sole Rem ny enemy colony. of the Allies' lines. NG QUICKLY. OCCUPIED. ALL THE NEWS OF ALL THE CAMP DAILY BY OUR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE LEUT. E. A. ADANS BACK | FATHER AND SON NOW AT BAR- | RINFIELD CAMP | Son of Lieut.-Col. M. K. Adams, Com- | manding 155th Battalion Returns | . To Canada on Two Months Sick- | Leave. On Saturday morning Lieut.-Col. | M. K. Adams, commanding the 155th | Battalion appeared at headquarters | with his face wreathed in smiles and | walking a few steps in front of a slightly built but clean-cut active young officer. With another smile land a proud look in his eye Col. | Adams introduced the visitor as | "My kid, just back from the front." Lieut. E. A. Adams is a true soldier 'as his father and will doubtless be- | come just as popular, { On his left sleeve he wears a piece | of gold braid the first seen at the | camp since the recent order authoriz- {ing it . The stripe means that the | wearer was once invalided from the front. Last year Lieut. Adams was ap- pointed to the 39th Battalion at Belleville and went overseas with Map shows the position THE GANP WATER SUPA TO BE INCREASED TO 50,000 GAL- LONS BY NEW TANK Lieut. Scott, No. 5 F. C, C. F.,, In Charge of Transfer And Erection Of Four Ton Tank--Has To Be Raised Forty Feet Onto Pedestal. Lieut. T. Scott, in charge of the erection of the 6000 gallon water- tank (which was moved last week from its old location near the Y.M. C.A., to a site near-the Ordnance Building) has a big contract on hand. The tank weighs four tons and has to be raised on top of its pedestal about forty feet. To do the work, Lieut. Scott had two masts erected and with pulleys, etc., expects to have the work completed in a few days. To take its place near the Y.M.C.A. tank cdpalile of holding thirty thousand gallons has been ordered from S. Anglin & Co., and will be delivered in the near future. There are now two other 5,000 gal- lon tanks in use and with the new one and the one moved the' total capacity of storage for the camp will be almost 50,000 gallons. This will greatly save the pumps. The water being obtained now is much better than at first. The ar- tesian wells used last year were con- demned and now all the water comes from the lake. Owing to the short length of intake used the water at first was not safe without a large amount of "chlorine, but lately the supply has been cut down to below ualf, and the temperance drink for the soldiers is much better as a result. Come Out of the Kitchen. It is the closed season for the' bake-oven. Banish kitchen worry and work. Forget ks, ser- vants and gas bills. Solve your Summer problem by serving Shredded Wheat Biscuit, the ready-cooked whole. wheat food. A food that restores the digestive organs to their natural vigor, supplies all the nutriment needed for a half-day's work, and 'keeps the bowels healthy and active. We have done the baking for. you. Eat it 'for with milk or cream; serve.it for luncheon | with berries or other fresh ( A CONCERT GIVEN | By Philharmonic Society of Utica on | Saturday | On Saturday afternoon dt 1.30 p.m., the first automobile load of members of the Utica Philharmonic Society arrived at Barriefield camp, and to music by the pipe band of the 154th Battalion walked to the big recreation tent of the 156th Bat- talion. Load after - load followed until by 2.36 p.m., when a program | me was started. The Tent was filled | to capacity. The platform was oc-| cupied by fifty or more members of | the society. 2 i The meeting was opened by al chorus by the society. Quartettes, | septettes, solos and duets of different kinds gave one of the best enter-| tainments ever heard at the camp and every individual effort was loud- | ly encored by the soldiers. A solo was also given by R. Hudson, of the | Y.M.C.A, staff. | After the programme the members | of the society and the soldiers pres-| ent followed in procession to the] road, led by the 156th band, As the visitors went away in their cars loud] cheers for them were given by the boys in khaki. { rari CAMP NOTES. --- The examinations of those attend- ing the Machine Gun School will likely be held on.Friday. There are twenty-one in attendance and the course has been going on for a month, The officers mess and canteen for the men of the Special Service Bat- talion has been started. Lieut.-Col. M. K. Adams, manding 155th Battalion, and his son Lieut. E. A. Adams left on Sun- day for a few days visit in Picton. 1* "All N.C.O's and men of this unit must wear white whistle cords. These can be obtained at the battalion can- tedh and the design as sold there must be worn." Orders Special Service Battalion. 5 ~~ Kilts to Come : Officers and men of the 154th Battalion are patiently awaiing the necessary authority to make.the bat- talion a Highland one. It téfelt that if permission is given to wear the kilt that there ill be little difficulty in recruiting. the 150 men require: to bring the battalion up to st Before Sir Sam Hughes left for Eng- land, it is said, he favored the change and now we are looking for the Militia authorities at Ottaga to. grant the necessary permissio exand- | tia News. ry . Not Afraid of Dead Ones Bgt. Microbe: "Don't take water | out of that shell hole, there's dead Germans in it." Stiff: "Oh, 1 don't fruits. % - mind the dead Germans; it's the live omes* what get my goat." 1 com- | ° Lieut.<Col. J. A. V. Preston in that unit. When he reached England his value as an instructor was go well known that he was appointed to the permanent instructional staff of the 39th and for many months had to carry on that work, in the meantime being refused permission to go to the front because of his value to the bat- talion. Finally he was allowed to go after making such strenuous ef- forts and he was appointed to the 14th Royal Montreal Regiment. * On June 17th after he had .only been under fire for a short time he was put out of businéss. In a dug-out on -that day a shell burst near-by and he was partially buried. Karta got in his eyes and for two days he was completely blind. He was removed to the Daughters of the Empire Hospital for Officers in Lon- don and given treatment. On June 22nd he was recommended for two months'leave and arrived last week on the Empress of Britain more than glad to once again reach Canada. 'He will remain with his father at the camp until it is time-to go back and join his regiment. He is pro- gressing satisfactorily as the sight of the eye has not been injured. | : PETAWAWA SOLDIER MAKES COMPLAINT The Toronto Mail and Empire says: A number of complaifits have been received at the City Hall with respect to the cost at- tached to a week-end leave from Petawawa camp. The re- turn second-class fare costs the men $10.86, and many consider this excessive. One soldier wrote the Mayor complaining that Col. J. "Wesley Allison could have a special train whenever he wanted to travel while a private must pay $10.85 for.a farewell' visit to Toronto before departure for overseas. FEF PP EPFL 202 Erbe b NEW REGULATIONS ] Will Not Effect The Guard At Fort Henry Major P. G. C. Campbell, com- mandant of Fort Henry and in com- mand of the 14th Regiment Guard does mot think that the new reg- ulations governing recruits for héme PEPE EIE 2242000500000 4 WILL OCONSECRATE COLORS TO 154TH BATTALION Ss 4 Request Made By St. Lawrence Chap- ter, I. O. D, E., By Miss Una K. Stewart, Regent, to Have Bishop Bidwell Officiate on August 24th. Lieut.-Col. A. G. MacDonald, com- manding 154th Battalion is in receipt of a letter from the St. Lawrence Chapter, Junior Branch, Daughters of the Empire of Cornwall some of the arrangements for the presentation of colors to his battal- fon. The letter states that it is the wish of the committee in the ceremony to have Bishop Bi officiate at the presentation. | The event will probably be at camp and on Thursday, August 24th, On Tuesday the 164th Battalion will begin the work of rehearsing for the big ceremony men are anxious to be in it: interest is being taken 4 presentation to the mount * and Gle! " be equal if not better held in Military District N Ar immense excursion wil to the city for the purpose bring visitors from as far as wall and district and will also up a large number from Brock and vicinity. The event has heralded in all of the papers of eastern counties and from reports Hs EPH if service, that were published in the Whig last week, will havé a material | effect on the Guard. The physical | requirements for recruits for the | Guard are not:as strict as for over- seas volunteers by a special order is- sued some time ago and now every! man who cares to join is taken on if he can stand the work. The work however is strenuous as it means | eight hours a day standing up. { As recruits come in, Major Camp- | bell is able to release others for over- | Seas service and at regular intervals men are allowed to transfer to the | Expeditionary Forde unit. { ceived the whole population will make an effort to be on hand. Hadn't Seen a Newspaper Civilian: "Hullo, old man, home on leave? How are things going Li with us out there?" / iE Soldier: "I couldft tell you, haven't seen & newspaper for months!" * 80 that the men of the 156th Bat- talion will not be. "broke" while on the trip to kville, it has been decided to issh® their cheques on Wednesday. " EE -- v "hard pulledesy ¥. Fox C bh. in -- insisted on his sweetheart r ie "ow Aaa? fe