Notice Have Your Bicycles Cleaned and Repaired For the Summer's Use wy We have all kinds of repairs, including motorcycle tires and heavy motor oil. Hyslop and Cleveland Bicycles HARVEY MILNE 272 Bagot St. Bicycle Repairing of all kinds FH li mobilized at Examined as soon as yon suspect eye trouble. Headaches, nausea and many nervous derangements are caused through defective eyesight. Our examinations are a lit tle different and more thorough than usually, which assures you satisfaction, 3 . J. STEWART, OPT. D ro. Specialise' Opp. Post Kingston "The: House of Better. Glasses." WHICH WENT T FROM KINGSTON AT START OF WAR. Lieut.- of the Hl1¢t is Now Commanded by Col. Yorne T. McLaughlin, Port Hope-+~A History of Unit. The Canadian Battalion y Valcartier on Augus! 12th, 1914, and js one of the veier- arr battalions of the original expe- ditionary force. As a matter of fact, this unit was numerically the first battalion at Valcartier, before the reorganization gave it Hs pre- sent number. It was recruited fH 1argely from Eastern Ontario, but in the eourse of its fighting career has. received reinforcements from every province in the dominion Latterly, however, when the terr!- fltorial idea was developed within ithe Canadian Corps, the 2nd Bat- fi talion regained its original identity fiwith the eastern counties, as a bat- talion of the Eastern Ontario Regi- _{ ment. 2nd Fancy Shaped Bracelet Watches The latest designs in. ladies' bracelet watches, oct ag.on, tommeau, square, with silk ribbon bracelets. These are fitted with high-grade, ac- curaté movements, and, of course, guar- anteed, and range in price from $25 up to $100. Kinnear & d'Esterre Jewelers. | Automobile Insurance Five, Colliglon . an Liability, Get rates. and ans from . S. kpatrick '36 Clarence Street. Telephone $68w At the end of September, 1914, the unit sailed for England, aboard the SS. Cassandra, and wen! under canvas at Salisbury Plains. After three and a half months ef miserable soldieripg im the quag- mires of the plains, t battalion galled for France and landed at St. Nazaire in February,i1915. Eu- tering the trenches at Armentieres, it was broken in to the 'routine of trench warfare by the North Staf- ford Regiment, prior to holding its own sector at Bois Grenier. Marching north in April 1915, it was heavily engaged at Ypres, in the fighting around Langemarck and Poelcappelle, and suffered heavy losses. Withdrawn to Baill- eul, it was reorganized, and seat south to Festubert, where it sup- ported its sister battalions in the famous attack on the-6rchard. A month later saw it once more in action at Givenchy. From Given- chy the battalion proceeded north again,; and took : over a sector at "Plug Street." In October of 1915 it side-slipped and held the line throughout the winter of 1915 at Waulverghem, in front of Messines Ridge. Fighting broke out in the Ypres Salient ip March of 1916, and the 2nd Battalion was with- drawn again to proceed north. At 'the end of April, 1916, it was in aétion at Hill 60, and was also deeply committed in the fighting at Ypres six weeks later. The next engagoment of the bat- talion was on the Somme in Sep- tember, 1916, in which it greatly distinguished itself, and was the first Canadian unit to attack dur- ing that great battle. Six | weeks werp spent on the Somme, and se- vere casualties were suffered in the various operations in which the unit participated. ° OLD TIRES | By the latest method in . TIRE RE-B -AND SAV It 'makes no di tire or car you drive. - SEE SAMPLES IN ING MONEY ererfce the size of your W ROOM Moving by route 'march, the 2nd Battalion next took over a section of Vimy Ridge, in' front of Souchez, in October, and passed the winter in this vicinity. In April, 1917, it played a large part in the capture of this famous Yidge, and a, month later again attacked at Fresnoy, north-east: of Oppy. WihdFaws for' & brief rest, it then became in- volved in the fighting at Hill '70, and was the battalion which bore the brunt of tha heavy counter-at- tacks by the 4th Prussian sGuards. The grimneéss and stubbornness of its resistance earned for it great praise from the Army and Corps commanders. In October of 1917, the 2nd Bat- talion marched north again to Ypres, and took a large pait in the attack on Passchendaele. It re- turned to its old sector in the vicin- dy of Lens and was shortly after- wards sent back for rest and re- organization ¢e Camblain Chateau, January, 1918, saw the battalion again ut Hill 70, and fighting with great = determination during the focal -attacks which the Germans staged in accompaniment to their great offensive against the Fifth Army. in a few days it wgs hur ried south with the prospect of be- ing thrown in against the 'heavy attack of the enemy south of Al- bert, but on March 28th, the Ger- mans commenced their offensive Mgainst the Third Army east of Without Fure Blood ' Health Is Impossible Owing to faulty action of the kid- @ Blood becomes Att orms hat imperil 4 Spring Pumps and Orford 'We invite you to view the favored mo- dels ey -, el summer of 1919, and Oxfords for the spring The, first warnings are backache; dizziness, che and lack of en- ergy. Act quickly if you would avoid the terrible ravages of chromic kid- ney complaint. Get Dr. Hamilton's ; they cure kidney and | the | Arras. The battalion was diverted, FAMOUS SECOND BATTALION 27%, i': sisi jarcied up to Teleg: aph Hill to} aren the wearied troops who had | withdrawn from Monchy that morn- jing. For a few weeks the baitalion held the line in the 'vicinity of the Scarpe river, before being again sent back for a rest, which lasted nearly ten weeks. On August 8th and Sth, 1918, the battalion attacked on successive days at Amiens, taking part in the great Allied. counter-offensive. Two weeks later it returned to Arras and attacked at Upton Wood north of Hendercourt. On September 2nd and 3rd, it took part In the break- ing of the Drocourt-Queant line, and advanced as 'far as the Canal du Nord, near Inchy. In Septem- ber 27th it was again prominent in the fighting at Bourbon Wood, west of Cambrai, where it captured four- teen guns. This was- the last big engagement of the 2nd Battalion. The pursuit of the enemy from the Sensee Canal to north of Valan- ciennes did not call so much _ for fighting as for endurance. When the armistice was signed the bat- talion was in rest at Rieulay, be- tween Denain and Douai. It was however, one of the original bat- talions of the army of occupation, and was the first infantry to cross the German frontier at Poteau, ber 4th, 1918. Nine days later saw it marching through the streets of Cologne and across the Rhine, to hold the bridgehead north of Sieg- burg. It was withdrawn from Ger- many on January 10th, 1919, and retyined to England - twg months later, to arrive in Kingston to-day. The battalion had a splendid re- cord of decorations, as follows: 2 Victoria Crosses, 1 K.C.B.,, 1 C.'M G., 1 DS.O., with two bars, 6 D. 5.0%s., 1 M.C. with two bars, 1 M.C. with bar and M.M., 2 MC's. and L.C.M's. with bar, 1 M.C. and M.M., 37 MC's, 1 DCM. and M.M. with bar, 1 D.CM. and M.M., 4 M.M's, with: bar, 87 Military Medals, 7 Croix de Guerre gnd I Legion of Honor. The battalion has taken part in every engagement in which Canadians were engaged during the war. It arrives home to-day to be disbanded, but its record wiil live forever in huasdreds of homes in Eastern Ontario. BRITISH WAR SURTAX ON CANADA'S CLOTH But Semi-Ready Suits Are No Dearer and Splendidly Tailored. "For the first time since Canada' whs a country clothes were for a time cheaper here than jn England-- and this would have heen true to- day had the British War Beard mot intervened and issued wool to the weavers for home consumption at a 50 per vent. discount on the price they charged wedivers for export," said David J. Will, of the Semi-ready Stose on Princess street. "This was hardly a fair way to appreciate Canada's: preferential. It wasa surtax on Canada'and the oth- Fer-rolonies, and now that the war is over it will be an injustice which must be explained. "Even to-day a suf which we sell for $60 costs 12 guineas on Bond Street or Saville Row--and the suits are not as well tailored, or at least not any better thah our genuine Semi-ready tailoring,' '~----Advt, COL. A. MACPHAIL COMING. Rose From Captaincy in Engineers, Won D.S.O. A cable: has been received an- pouncing that Colonel Alexander Maephatl. C.M.G., D.8.0., command- ing 1st Brigade, Canadian Engin- eers, is returning to. Canada. ' Col Macphail sailed with the 1st Divi- sion as a captain in a field company, having reverted from the rank of major to proceed overseas. Of all the officers who went with the 1st Division only four remain who have served continuously with that division, dnd Col. Macphail is one of these. After the battle of Ypres he attained his majority and then became lieutenant-colonel in com- mand of three field companies, When the establishment was en- larged to a brigade he was given the rank of colonel, which is the highest rank given {fo a brigadier of engineers. He received the D. 0. at Ypres and the C.M.G. dfter the last series of battles, in which the Canadians were engaged. in addition he received the Croix de Guerre ' and was mentioned Tive times in despatches. Colonel Macphail was professor of civil engineering in Ouneen's Uni- versity. From his own students he formed a field company which went overseas with him. Col. Macphail intends to resume the practice of his profession as consulting engin- eer, and may make his headquart- ers du Montreal. MESSAGE TO KINGSTON From the 4th Battery, Which Has Overseas. Arrived From The officers, N.C.O's. and men of #th Battéry, Canadian Field Artillery, whick arrived mo Kings ton to-day, address the following message to the citizens who gave thém. so hearty a welcome: "in returning to our homes, though they - may south-west of Malmedy, on Decem-}_ ie ques calf and Oxfords and 'Pumps Ladies' Oxfords in patents, high heels, low heels, at prices, 4.00 to 7.50. Pumps i in greatest variety, with low, medium or high heels. vici kid--brown black velour calf, medium heels, Best grades, 5.00 to 7.50. 6.00 Ladies' brown lid: laced boots, with low heels, medium ahd high toe heels, imitation 'caps -- the smartest 'footwear ever offered at this price. 0: ©: = i Made in Italy. 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