A BLEAK AND STIF WD BLEW HARD ACROSS BARBIE- FIELD CAMP ON FRIDAY It Made Preparations For Move Very Difficult But Every One Was Busy With Much To Do. The rain and bleak wind that blew Across Barriefield camp on Friday was appropriate to the feelings of those who had to see the 155th and 156th Battalion members packing up and getting ready for their departure. The camp .will be lacking in soldiers except that the 154th will still be across the road. The boys are both sorry andeglad. They do not want to 80. They ire going because their patriotic spirit demands that they go. They are leaving home friends, and going to the last stage of training and they take with them the remem- brange of a splendid summer. The Whig has taken a ce at the camp that made it feel of the camp itself. The Interests of the boys are the Whig's | 1 hig event-- b mystery ] th os reds of 'papers the hun * ments are packed away for 'officers themselves g Up and attending to ' matters that Just be arranged. are tents to be taken 'down and '$e8ms to be a million details ide: > The whole scheme of things i an abrupt break in the quiet, Bn. conduct of the training for mo back, and it will be quite a le before the military element will adjust itself' to the change =~': ot "WAITING FOR THE KILTS. The 154th Will be in Camp For Only : a Pew Days. There will be Scotch caps and doubles arriving in the camp in a very few days for the 154th Bat. lian, but officers 3 the patialion com: outfy n- ding XD ator Ed unl leaves 3 ral stay- over of She Sattalion, however, =: J allow i t t of t Ating Soot $ Just a east of the Free: Bulletin Service at Press Headquarters, Next T. PEARSON 'IS IN CHARGE WILL TAKE OVER CITY Y.M.CA. WORK FOR SOLDIERS He Is Making Arrangements For the Winter's Social and Moral Welfare Work. The announcement that Thomas Pearson of the Military Y.M.C.A. was to be in charge of the work for the soldiers stationed here during the winter is received with pleasure in military wvircles. "Tom' as he is known by everyone at Barriefield, is a Tipperary boy, who after being social secretary of the Y M.C.A. in York, England, came to Canada and cast his Tot, after aterm of training, with that of the Canadian coldier. At Barriefield he proved his worth as a Y.M.C.A. worker and was always in the centre 5 a group of boys who wert eagerly discussing with him every subject under the sun. His genial personality made him a favor- new friends, who are thus able to bénefit from his Y.M.C.A training. Mr. Pearson trained as a Y.M.C.A. worker at the University of Spring- field, Mass., and the university r, "The Springfield Student," pays him a deep compliment that he has proven by his work at Barriefield to be thoroughly desérved. No arrangements, for the winter's work have been made yet but it will probably be carried on as in the two previous 'winters in such a way that some 'entertainment ' will always be given the soldiers, THE 93RD BATTALION Has Ceased To Exist As a Separate Unit. : That the 93rd Peterborough Bat- talion has ceased to exist as a sep- arate unit of the Canadian Expedit- 'lonary Force is evidenced by a cable- gram received from Capt. J. H. Burn- ham. Vaymaster of the 93rd. Capt. urnham"s message was to the effect that the staff of the battalion are being transferred as the 39th Reserve Battalion. It is generally known that many of the 'officers and the vast majority of the men of the Peterbor- ough Battalion are now in France to take up the work for which they en- listed and now with the transferring of the staff to the 39th the 93rd Bat- talion has passed into history. A short time ago it was announced that the 93rd were to be converted into a meant that the Peterborough unit would have retained its identity and been used to prepare fresh drafts ite, and he is all the time making|. training battalion which would have|the BIG FRENCH ADVANCE ON SOMME. 4 an Sh Je TO elit ard their attacks to the south of the Somme river,! ha captured 3, miles of German trenches, portion shows from Canada for the firing line. This plan has apparently been done away with, The 39th Reserve Battalion haa ever since its arrival in England been the training unit for Eastern Ontario troops and is evidently to remain so. The officers of the 93rd who are transferred to the 39th will be used in the work of putting the final touches on the new soldiers from Canada. It is likely that the fine staff of non-cbmmissioned officers of the 93rd will find that their services will be in England for instruc- tional p and for a time at least not many of sergeants will see the line. '. Letters received by B® ner yesterday show that the 98rd Bugle Band has ceased to exist. The majority of the buglers and drummers have gone to France with [4 the different drafts selected from the battglion, and those left in England are The brass band was still intact ac- cording to the last word received. Bill Knew. An officer lately roturued from Alexandria carried home a-Story of | the British soldier's rumor. A curio- collecting captain had prevailed upon two pricates to move his effects. They managed everything except a weighty packing-case. As they paused to wipe the sweat from dhar? Movs abe ask "What euce n -- ape a a de answered Bill promptly. Two or three recruits a day are coming in to the 154th Battalion tion. 'young to go to the firing line. Sta ALL THE NEWS OF ALL THE CAMP" DAILY by OUR SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE 3 1,100 OFFICERS AND MEN FROM PETAWAWA ARTILLERY CAMP HAVE GONE TO ENGLAND '|The Repot Brigade of Kingston -is Practically Stripped-of Officers and Men By the Draft. rT Lieut. H. L. Sheppard, *'C" Baitery, R/C.H.A. is going overseas in the next fifteen days with a draft of 128 men from the battery. There is 4 movement of 1,100 men from Peta- wawa camp and of . the Kingston Depot Artillery Brigade every officer and man, with the exception of the battery commanders, are going over- seas. Among the officers to go are Lieuts. Hanlon, Livingston, Macpher- son, Elmer, Garrett and Wilkinson. It is expected that about October 27th the Depot 'Brigade which will be only a skeleton and the R.C.H.A. will be feturning to the city for the winter. The "artillery brigade will take over the Drydock Barracks and the R.C.H.A. will of course go back into Tete de Pont Barracks. Because is..expected that some 300 men will he in: "C'" Bats tery most of the tinie, the rs are making extensive repairs to "D" Block which was one time used as a military " hospital, This will make unnecessary the transferring of each draft to quarters in the. Artillery Park as was done last year. In régard to horses for the train- ing of the men there promises to be quite a number. The present stables [near the bridge are being augmented by the erection of one for the capacity of fifty horses. This will be located in the same enclosure and will make the total capacity 150. The N.C.O.'s attending the Royal School of Artillery will again use the Richardson building at the corner of Willlam and King streets, but the building ac: the road from the barracks, whick"s- popularly known as "The Dove-Cot¥ will be dispensed with. The next course at the Royal School of Artillery will commence on November 2nd. 4 of the fact that it x; THE R. OC. H. A. BAND. Interesting Facts Given in Letters to the Press. An "Ex-Captain," as he signs him- self, wrote a letter to a late issue of the Military Gazette suggesting that the bands of the R. C. H. A., about the local R. C. H. A. band, The letter reads: - Ex-Army Captain know from actual facts the number he quotes as being the strength of the bands, because he is away out? The establishment of the R. C. H. A. band being 25, the R. C. G. A. 33, and the R. C. R. 25; this amounts to 83. Also does he not know that the band of the Royal Canadian Regiment of Halifax are with their . battalion 'Somewhere in Fragge,' not as bands- man but as dutymen, also that the remaining bands, viz, the Royal Canadian Horse Artillery and the Royal Canadian Garrison Artillery, ho when war was declared volun- Novel as a whole for active service, but were ruled by Militia Headquar- ters, Ottawa, to stay in Canada to help stimulate recruiting rallys, and performing at Red Cross and other patriotic concerts, they have done so willingly, but at the same time would rather be at the firing lines, not bandsmen but as dutymen, "The R. C. H. A. band of Kings- ton alone has among its members 13 Imperial Army men, 7 of whom are pensioners, and the remainder' men who have done 12 ypars or over, several having seen much active ser- vice in previous wars, and who would only be too willing to do their bit if called upon." : : There are at present nine" men wearing twenty-three medals in this band, . IDENTIFIES THE PICTURE Found On Battlefield and Published In the Whig. | Ernest Walker, Napanee, has sent the Whig a communication dealing with the four pictures which were sent back unidentified from the bat- tlefield. Mr. Walker says: 'They must have beer: left on the battle- field by my son John Earl Walker, 24th Battalion, Signalling Section, who was wounded about that time and twice since. He is at present in a Red Cross Hospital at Northundon, Cheshire, England. The left centre is himself and Miss Trotter. In the right centre is his brother Sergt. Albert and wife. Sergt Albert Wal- 'ker is with the 39th Battalion, Sand- ling, England." - The Whig thanks Mr. Walker for his trouble in giving our readers the atove inforpation. wh The School of Signalling, after a most successful season, closed on Fri- day with examinations. The' wireless "D0 YOU WANT A GOAT?" THE WHIG PASSES THE QUES- TION ON TO ITS READERS Mascot of the 136th Battalion Cannot Be Taken Overseas and It Is Just Now Quite Homeless. : "Do you want a goat?" was the rather surprising question put to a Whig representative on Friday at the 156th Battalion. In # of the fact that long before now Leen things that "got our goat," we did not want another. It is a long- haired goat, with attractive butting powers, and as the owner said: eats anything and is children." The Whig the guestion to anyone had his goat taken and him to hurry to get this hs Perhaps Dr. McCarthy might adopt it > 'The goat, whose name wags found on the streets ville, i Fu 0! PEAHEEE gt Ea gs badal fief wed Ii BS, 7E5 I A and an athletic programme were con- ducted, which proved .to be very in- teresting both to the pupils and pars ents, At four o'clock the hall was thrown open, and everyone was given an op- portunity to see the exhibits and prizes awarded. Later the nanies of o| the prize winners were announced and the prize money awarded. The prize winners were: : Potatoes, best twelve Irish Cob- Sen Ceeil ( k diameter, any fina from home farm ~Oakley Watson, Laverne Kerr, Hénty Babcock, Helen Kerr. Barley, Harold Clark, Harold Barley, best kept plot, inspected in Ee Huis C Vet- | bel jarks, Harry v'e Babcock, Charles Day, Floyd Snider. Poultry, Barred Rock, best cock- Wi Gordon psall. Poultry, Barred Rock, best pullet --Greta Whitty, Loyd Wallace, Ma- Li best colt, led by pupil-- ne Cans ay Harold Wa » * Essay, "Our Three Worst Weeds and How Moore, Lottie Reed. to Control Them"--Lorne ~~ Essay, "My Plot" or "My Chick- ens"--Rhoda Conners, Madeline Gowdy, Helen Reed. . Weed seeds, best collection, bot; tled and named--Vanley Shea, ley, Edna Bauder. Y a eca~VYanley Shea, Edna Bau- Layer cake--Nina Gowdy, Rhoda Conners, Evelyn Conners. Cookies, Section Rhoda Peters, Lottie Reed, Wellington Pix- A, girls under 10} The following convalescent soldiers hate arrived at Quebee City: