SPECIALISTS OF TRENCHES. ~THE MACHINE CUNNER. By AM. i + dn the early days of the war machine gun section was the somewhat "Suicide Chub." has been usurped special sections, but the gunners, being the first to earn still claim it as their own, and proud of i. ways heen of .thes bath in defence and attaek: ' portanes of the machine early apparent. then this title by some Since are dangerous type, "The im- gun f . the : i awarded gruesome title of the othe?! many i machine it, gun For their work has al-| was | The preponderance] held bythe Germans in this kind of} ites their position, few salvoes shells makes life mw tincomfortable for them. Sometimes they have ch their position time to avoid. B the enemy loc of to nge loss -of their night sees them on. duty, and every night the bgys in front Hue can hear their bullets g overhead to a billet =somie- tite her side of no man's alties> or ery t still e the On ma- tows] . of of The other general class chine gunners is made up weapon was a great liandieap to the abltached to their battalions er com-| But, special first British armies. was soon realized, and tention was devoted: to its valua| panies as mac hine gunners, at furnishing' they "large numbers of 'the weapons, and | Lewis gun. Instead | of the heavier type of machine gun, use the lighter, more portable] It has become a very 10 training-the men in large numbers | valnable weapon during this- war, al-| to use them. A machine gun is a delcate wea- pon, aand requires skilful) handling. 80 the men of machine gnn compan-| /4esy corps and sections have to under« £0 a thorough training in the use of their guns. before they are allowed to use them in action. Most of our soldiers know how to use a Lewis gun in an emergéncy, but only specialist can keep one in constant working ofder. He has to learn not only how to fire his weapon, but also how to strip and assemble it ot lightning speed. He has to learn the causes of stoppages, and how to remedy the fault in a few seconds. For when machine guns are in action their value depends upon the con- tinuous stream of fire they can pour upon the enemy. Should a stoppage occur, the stream of bullets ceases, and the gun is out of action, so the machine gunners must be able to bring their gun into play with as lit- tle delay as possible. The machine gunners are divided roughly, into -classes., The biggest class is made up of divisional brigade machine gun: companies. Their. weapons are the heavier type of-machine guns, usually the Colt or the Vickers-Maxim. They are seldom séen in the front line trenches, but take up positions in the support or reserve lines, and in maehine gun posts in rear of the front Sines. Most of the firing they do is what is known as indirect fire. They fire by map and compass at targets which they themselves cannot see, but of which they know the map location. In their work they fire over the heads of their own comrades in the front lines just as the artillery do.. There is po limit to the variety of targeats which they have. They may have to sweep the parapets of the enemy trenches so as to keep down obser- vation, Sométimes they may send'a showér of bullets into a elump of .teees which may conceal sniping or olservation Posty, Every night they sweep the roads and light railways behind the enemy lines on the chance of catching bodies of troops en their way to and from the trenches, Cross roads bebind the trenches come in for their special attention, especially when it has been reported that the trench garrisons on the opposing side are being relieved. 'They cause Mang Atsusitigs, if one judges by the damage done by the ¢nemy's indir- eet fire amongst our own troops. Although they are not in the front lines, their work is risking, When and a reelves have a dangerous job. | though the invention was refused by many governments before it was ac-| cepted. It isa deadly weapon; firing at the rate of 700 bullets g minute. it weighs only 26 pounds, can bel carried around easily, and has a butt the shoulder while the barrel on the parapet. The gunners them- A ma- chine gun in the trenches is looked on by the enemy-as a deadly - pest, and the gunners come in for a great deal of attention from artillery and bombers. In defence, the Lewis gunners are the 'mainstay of the line. Before their fire, attackifig waves melt away and the attacks break down. Providing that there are no stoppages," which may be caused by| defective ammunition, dirt in the! gun, or breakage of parts, the Lewis | gunnerg can easily repulse any at- tack, if safficient numbers of them | survive the preliminary ment. But the enemy always pay special attenjion to any machine gun attacks, * In an advince, the Lewis gunners form part of the garrisons of, the ad- vance posts, They are strung out in old trenches, shell-holes or in any place where a little cover can be ob-! tained. And to them usually belongs most of the credit of the failure of enemy counter attacks. As an ex- perienced gunner once . gaid, 'The thicker they come, the better we like | it,"" for a few machine guns van put | up an impassabiP¥ hari 'r ACTOsSs no man's land, During great spells on the line, machine guns are. always There are always enémy parties to be dispersed. A sudden burst of machine gun fire wil al-| ways catch a few heads which have been raised above the parapet, caught ir time, a raiding panty H soon wiped out by a Lewis gunner. But their chief value is in defence. Strong points and villages ean made impregnable to Infantry at- tack by the judicious use of machine guns. And so it is that the men be- hind the guns are exposed to great storms of shells. Nothing else will move them, and so the artillery are turned upon the positions, As the Wir goes on, the machine gun is vhe- ing given a greater place in the oper- ations. And now the 'Suicide Club" once only a small section in each battalion, has increased in size until it has now become a corps by itself, Thus the machine gunners now form perhaps the largest body of the specialists in the irenches. the active. working ben, HOME AND BARNS BURNED A Disastrous Fire at Stewart Cra- ven's, Hawley. {From Our Own Correspondent) Napanee; March. 30.---0On "Wednes- day evening last fire destroyed the barns and home of Stewart Craven, Hawley. The fire started .in_the barn and this, with a large qu ntity of hay and grain, also five horses and a valuable thoroughbred bull, were destroyed. The most of the contents of the house werd sived. The lows 'will 'be cdiderable. - The i te --- Fs Are prepared to give the quick est results -- lasting, too. Sulphur and molasses . . 25¢ Sarsaparilla Compound . Blood Purifier, 56c and $1. 00 Beef, Iron and Wine, 75¢ and $1. 00 Emulsion Cod, Liver . Oly > : ¢ B50c and $1.00 ' Developin 'and Printing. Phone 59. ud Hranch 2018 ¢anse of the fire is unknown. John Craven was in Ottawa at the time. W. P. Deroche, Mrs. Costigan, Master Hamel and Miss Mary Costi- gan are spending', Baster in Ottawa the guests of Col. A. P. Deroche. Mr, and Mrs. L. M. Brooks of Mont- real are spending Easter with her father, George Grieve Albert Bart- lett, of Rochester, N.Y, is spending a few days in Napanee. George H. Crabbe of Belleville, is spending Eas- teg with his daughter, Mrs. Cline. Miss Bessie Sherwood is spending Easter with her parents, Mr, and Mrs, H. B. Sherwood. 3 J. M. Graham has purchased R. J. Wales' blacksmith. shop and the building next to .t;-a¢ present occu- A pied by the Gibbard Furniture Co. W. G. 'Schell has sold a portion of his fruit farm at Kelowna, B.C., for $11,000. Mr. Schell egpec ts to settle this locality. Allan Simpson has moved into the house lately occupied by Garrett Taylor. * * GIRL: MOTHER FACES TRIAL. Christina McKay Committed on Charge of Murdering Baby, Perth, Ont, March 30.-~The pre- liminary "hearing took place before Magistrate Taylor in the . case: of Christa McKay, aged Bwenty-seven years, whose thirteen ' months old child was fouqd dead in bed an' the 13th of March at the resillence of Rev. D. Clayton, where the girl was employed as a domestic. ner's jury previously had brought in a verdict of "suffocation from causes unknown. The child's mother said she overlay it during sleep, The accused was conimitted for trial on a charge of 'murder, I Unless people swallow flattery it is lable to make thea sick, -- INTHE aE. l i g the night in order attached so that it can be fired from ! rests | bombard- | 'suspected | The coro-| LARGE COCONGREGATIONS AT- LE NDED THE St NDAY SERVICES i The Musie Was a Special Feature An Eastern Cantata Was Given in | the First Bapeist Church. St. Luke's chureh was profusely decorated with ¥ lilies" and oth- {or flowers for great gueen fdstivaly on Sunday. Holy Com- mumion 'was celebrated hy the rector at. 8 am e attendance at this service was the largest on record. After matins at 11 ain. the second celebration of the Holy Communion followed." The musi part of the service: was of a high order. Miss 1cer was soloist in the antheu, 1g of Kings." During the offer- tory Mrs. T. Morris sang. '*O Easter Morn." At 3 p.m. a special child- iren's service. was held. The mite { boxes were presented by the child- ren and Amounted to over $40: The ehurch was erowded to | doors at the Jovening service, The | rec tor preached at 'both services, The anthem, '*Await" Thou That ,Sleep- test," was well rendered hy dhe choir, | 48 'was. Mrs. H. Horton's solo, "Hos- {amnah," during the offertory. The { proceads for the day were about | $250. - } ster the of i the In Sydenham Street Church. The musical programme provided | by Miss Shaw and the splendid choir | of Sydenham street Methodist church fon Sunday was one of the best éver given in the city. at both services were large. The | programme of both services were: Anthems, 'The Day of Resurrec- tion," "They Have Taken Away My Lord," postiude, "Hallelujah {Chorus and "March - Cortege" by. | Ernest Madvand; solos by Miss { Woddman, Mrs. Good, Miss Bell, W. | Mack, H. Angrove; violin selection {by Arthur Locke; reello selection by | Rrof. Eaton > At Queen Street Methodist Church. The Easter music in Qu 'en street | Methodist church on Sunday was ess pecially fine and appropriate and ssplendidly rendered. The anthems were execuated in a decidedly effee- tive way; the one "Awake Thou That | Sleapest,"" with the SOPTANO solo "My | Hope Is In the Everlasting," by Mrs. |J. Evans was highly appreciated. The | solos of Josaph Hodge and Alan Haff- | ner were choice" The male quartettda jalso sang well together. Rev, Mr, Ellis' sermons were apt and interesting. The Sunday school had an open session with review of the | quarter's lessons by Rev, Mr. Ellis, Messrs, W. G. Anderson, G. R. Smith, {and R. M. Allen. Mr. Meek also took | part in the proceedings." An interest- {ing event was the baptism of three | Infants by the pastor. is. First Baptist Church. {At the First Baptist ¢hurch on Sunday night a beautPul cantata en- | titled, '"The First Easter," was given by an augmented choir under Sydney Salsbury, and with fine effect singing of the different parts. was excellent. [Mhose who took part in solos and duets were Mrs. 'Mathers, Miss Muriel Braithwaite, Miss Edna Singleton, Sergt. Nayer, Rupert iIClaxten and Archibald Pejtigrew. The Sunday evening service mark- the First 'Baptist ana Cot gregational churches. Yesterday morning Capt J. 'K. Fairfull spoke and in the even- ing Rev. /T. [De Courecy 'Raynor offi- ciated. Miss Margaret Fearne sang in good voice at the morning servige and Miss 'Winnired Woolgar took the sole part of the anthem. Princess Street Church, The choir of Princess street Meth- odist church, of- which Miss. Wilder is leader, assisted by M. James, an Ottawa soloist, attending Queen's university, gave a very inspiring pro- gramme of Easter music on Sunday. Rev. H. E. Curry officiated at both services. Miss S. Parrott and Mrs. Patterson took the solo parts of the anthems; "King of Kings," "Thanks be to God," and "Christ is Rigen.' Mr. Jones sang in good voice, several solos. St. Mary's Cathedral. La: je congregations attended the mornlig and afternoon services in St. Mary's cathedral. Inder the direc- tion of Prof. Nourry the musical pro- gramme was oxcellengt and great cre- dit is due to the chpir for the very able manner in lh the very diffi- calt music was rendered: The pro- granime for the pontifical high mass was as follows: ,OLon March, Guil- mant; Vidi Aquam and Psalms; Mass. of- St. John the Baptist, com- position of Rev, B.; Kyrie, choir; Gloria, choir; Do- mino Deus, solo,. Sergt. G. Staley; Coedo, choir; Et Incarnatus EB&t, soloists Sergt. T, Lapointe and J. P. Kara; " Grande Offertoire,- Melvil's Regina Cael," solo by Prof. . A. Nourry; Sautus, cholr; Benedictus, quartette: composed of Messrs, Milo, Bryson, Norriss 'and - Prof. A. Nourry; Agues Dei, duet, Milo and Bryson; Miserere, _duet, 'Kane and MeFarlane; Agues, choir; God Save the King: Qounod's Marche Militaire, organ. et Bt. 4 3 At the mofning' drew's church, the a ladies trio "Lift ° Thine Eyes," from "Elijah," ant oe antheni, 1, Am He That Liveth." In the ever ng | Arthur Craig sang the solo, "of an- nah" (Granier). Two anthems were. Bak by the choir, "Chris Is Risen "| From the Dead," and "Satiour Thy @hlldren Keep," the latter heing es- pecially well rendered. The solo parts during the day were taken by Mrs, Cralg, Miss Jean Craig, Miss | Poster, Cyril-Archer teher and Mr. Craig. on st, CGoarge™s ¢ 'Cathedral. 5 A large. on Cather Assembled in St. George's I moriing to The congregations | | vice Angus Orr The' Riven Christ" ed the dast of the Arion. services old Father Turner, O.8.} ra } | + hundred 1% fighting men fully Senin are Lilles decorated 'fhe altar, pulpit. From the first sslonal hymn; "Jesus to-day," the service to convey the resurrectipn yreached from the text "and stood in the midst and said » be unto vou.'" 'The anthem, ter Trinmmph," was sung during offertory, the solos being sung Howard and Péter Fair and C, vey Between. 500 and 609 communicants atiended at the 5.006 a.m. and am. celebrations. The Bishop of Ontario preached in the exer ¢ 4nd dealt with the signi ance ye resurrection and shows ed that erything for the ultimate good ¢ sacrificb---we can have nothing Ww orth havibg that is aot won as Clprist won He also poly t- #d out the. comfort to mourners that the Easter 1¥ssage conveys, C evening service was exceptionally well rendered, C, B. 8. Harvey sing- ing the solo in the Nune Dimittis. During the offertory Mr. Harvey sang in good voice the solo in "1 Am He That Liveth.' Buster ehe ll and line of Ohirist the proe is Risén nkated of 'the ¥ ie the by B Ar St, Paul's Church, Beautiful Easter music marked both the services at St. Pdul's church on Sunday. Special apthenl bearing on Easter were rendered with fine effect, At the evening service, Mrs. Hill, wife of the organist and choif- master sang in a fine solo. - From the pulpit the rector; Canon W. F. FitzGerald, spoke of the large attendance of communicants and stated that those who were present at 8 o'clock service would never for- get the sight. He thought this was due to the fact that intercession services had been held during the week for the troops at the front, A Soldiers' Service. At 10 g.m. Sunday Dean Starr held an open alr service in front of the Court House for the part of the 1st Depot Battalion under The men 'joined heartily in the ser- At the. conclusion, the Dean administered the communion to 'large number of the men who ap- appreciated the opportunity afforded. Brock and Cooke's Churches, Cooke's and Brook street congre-| gations held a united service in Brock street church, and the music of the day was in special keeping with Eas- torside. The programme was one of very high merit, The anthems and solos were rendered with fine effect. The antirems included "Awake Up My Glory"; "God So Loved the World" (from. Stainer's Crucifixion), sang, "How Lovely Are Dwellings"; and Dr./P. L. Nes. bitt rendered "I Come to Thee." Mrs. Crawford sang "Christ Is Risen Teo- day." Miss Nesbitt presided at the organ and also rendered a very beau- tiful number Thy St. James' Church, The Easter musicéal service at St. James was exceptionally well chosen. In Neldlinger's Te Deum the solo was sung by Mrs. L. Foster, Noble's was sung dyring the offertory, Corporal Lightheart took the tenor solo in good voice. 'In the evening "Chambers Evening Ser- vice," and the anthemi, "Christ Our Passover," by Tours, were well ren dered. in the latter'Miss Ofive Derry sang the solo awd - Misses Derry, Bureau and Messrs, Bradley and Nel- sOn sang the Susstette; CHILDREN ARE IN DANCER DRIVER HAD A NARROW ReoAPY FROM AN ACCIDEN/ In Trying to Avoid Running Down a Child--Parents Should See: That Their Children Keep to the Walks. With the opening of the roads to} automobile traffie, the, Whig has been asked to volee a protest against chil- dren playing on the roads. This practice has become so widespread on Kingston streets that accidents are bound to occur. this year unless the 'main off the highway. On Sunday afterncon a driver al most wrécked his car in an attempt to save a child on Alfred street, He avoided an aceident but only at great risk to himself. It will be re- membered: that last year a doctor met with an accident on upper, Prin- cess street: undey the same circum= stances. No driver wands to strike a child with "his macifne and no mother wants her child Bit, but with this loose way of alowing ehildren to 'use the streets as a playcround, someone's little boy or little sis Is bountd to Be injured, THE WORLD'S NEWS . IN N_ BRIEF FORM Tidings From: AH ¢ Over Told in a Pithy and Pointed Way. xa Lady missionaries were appointed by the Presbyterian Home Mission Hoard for the first time in its his tory. The complete abolition of wheat and wheat products from the menus of all first class hotels in the United States to help the Allies is promis ed. The workinen in the New York Afr Brake Co, Watertown, N.Y., are-in- sisting: on thé removal of the man: lager on the ground that he is a Ger- man. 'Sensational documents 'showing how Germany early in the war en- deavored to: break the enemy's mor- ale iby inspiring Sabojage: strikes and Lanarchy, have falled into the hands. of the French state. * ' x 100,000 AMERICANS ENFRRING THE BATTLE + § (Canadian Press teh.) # - With the American Army in # L#% France, April 1.--All American # # troops have heen turned over to ¢ 3 the Allies and there is activity # parents insist that their children re-¥ tarred only to -- Prob: Tuesday, seatinred showers; ently fair, AA. § Easter eek is Week at Stacy's Our special display of new spring modes continues throughout the week with many late novelties that arrived too late for Easter, SUITS AND COATS ord A large and distinctive showing of the newest spring modes awaits your inspection here -- never. were the styles so attractive nor the valyes quite so all 'Suits from $1 uring as the ones now 6.50 to $42.50. Coats from $9.98 to $35.00. MILLINERY op display. The hundreds of shoppers who visited our millinery salon on Eas- ter Saturday. were loud in their praises of the beauty of our new spring hats and many were the' exclamations of amazement at the smallness of pr ice. Have you seen our new showing? Its beauty i ¥! truly indescribable; one must see it to be appreciative! NEW NECKWEAR NEW BLOUSES NEW GLOVES NEW HOSIERY on Mar. Funnel, At SwitzerviMe, «and Mrs, W. J a daughter, nosk In Pletan, March 19th, and Mrs. C.D. Rose, a sda born) > SPRAGUE 13th, t to Mr (stitl- At Big Istand, Maveh| Sand Mra I BE. Sprague, a in. ¢ x PARKS---In Sophiasburg, March 21st, to Mr. and,Mrs. Oscar Barks, a son. STEINBURGH In__Piotoh, March « 29th, te Mr. and Ms OC, H, Stein. burgh, a daughter DIED, CLARK InPicton, Mar, 25th, Ann 'Palmatéer, wife of the John Clark, in. her 56th. year, NORTON--In Hallowell, Me rah' - 25th, Smith V. Norton, ag#éd 73 years PRECK---At Big Island, March 1918, William (Ferguson Peck, fant son of Mr. ahd Mrs. Charles Peck, aged three days VANBLARICOM -- At Centreville, on Mar. 23ed, William Henry Vanblari- com, aged 72 years. YOUNG-«In Picton, March 25th, jamin Young, aged 63 years: Giant of High Explosives, Futius Stieglitz in April Yale Review. The 'best of all the modern ¢x- plosiv.: trinitrotoluene or T. N. T., ix being manufactured from 'toluene wide the aid of nitric and sulphuric a@ Margaret late Ben- ds at the rate of many tons per day. The power of this explosive fwas never shown in a mere tragic and overwhelming manner than in 'the recent destrustion of Halifax, -which was brought about by the explosion of a cargo of T.N.T., in the harbor. Other high power ex- plosives, picnic acid or trinitrophenol, £un cotton or nit, lulose, mnitro- glycerin, the éxplosive ingredient of dynamite, and mitrogelatin, are be- ing manufactured on a colossal scale | under 'the direction of expert chem-| ists. Let the compounding go a bit' (X00 fast-and tempewdture control be' lost, then the giant powers inevitably | pass from the control of man, whose only safety Hes mn flight from the ap- preaching volcanic upheaval. - For the scientist 411 of these high explosives are substances whose ulti- mate molecules are extraordinarily unstable, because they contain in closest proximity within each mole- cule the "combustible component re- presented in black powder by the nitre. Or, in more modern terms, these explosives contain huge quan-! {tien ol 'electricity, in She form of dy to leap within each. ny ny oa i ¢ Mikes 4 flash from atém to, when they do let go, pro- ae. gases that can" haise cities and remove 'hills by the enesgy of hele re a "that Is Ao have re- emphasize that jr is hrough our haz and control » this gliimate structure of matter lat chemistry cau transform at will the sare crude material toluene. into a destructive giant, ET. NT. ox into the hist of 'realism seat ang other ie a Sgents, : he + ran zone. thousand eg : x available at onde. & yunder way in ihe whole Amer. +} 'Peierboro ing in France; Miss nurse in training at Clifton . ternoon tea. Would You Like C= We have a number of up-to-date designs. Nothing is more conveniént for serving af- Bedroom furniture in a great valiety of designs. We save money for you by mak- ing our purchases 'months ago. VICTROLAS AND VICTOR RECORDS A Complete Stock on Hand. = ---- ne -- nd 17 -~ i | ] .T. F. 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