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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Signal, 1912-6-13, Page 2• THCHISDAT JOINS libE! THE SIGNAL; GODERICH, ONTARIO hind GOD iRICH OPT AIM. PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY DT THE SIGNAL aIIW IlwltM Call Torras M sriaar.etlsalf� eLsr s�rtsaissee..la�� dv 1.d.eaieags. tr. to Usha& mats. wlseslkrU. PAS a year etrWy f• advaessi 011sgaltrenevio.t7:Erst carie WA els A/nrafirg sloe..: Loral and asbsr stwOar advertar�oasa Mo oairri wbessrt beertias.M Our Otis: espied .oats, twelve If to es Iasi. Dad's.s stde et di nus and seder. tit P AAvertl.ssata d Ler, Found. lit- asfims V...r, wade', tor o Asada tor dais. is assit usasassafi Lamar advertiso meats to +sevecties. As..easmes•ta V reedfertne M costa pr Sea No aatam ties >��aa Any spsdsi notice. the slyest .t whirl Is W psesaW7 basset of any hadiv1'wt or ama.t- felon. o be .seddsesd as advertissowt and oasr..d soo.rdlsaty. Rates ter dtoplsy and .oatiaet advertise. manta wol M dives o• appYstioa- A direr MI .am.a uniestiees to THK SIONL Vltllfl1NU O . Lta.lt.4 " dsgsrtee oat. r)UDERIt'H. THUR+DAY. JUNK ILL 1111 FROM OUR CONTEMPORARIES. Now, What Were Yes Doing, Boys'f Hamilton Sp sower. Tbo,e visiting dentists seem capable of extrar•tiog unite .• lot of tun out of their visit, and without the use of e "laughing gas," either. Italy to Celebrate Her "Joe Green." chtcsae evening post. The centenary of the birth of Joe Breen is soon to be celebrated in Italy. Ile is not known by that name either in Italy or over here, but Joe Green is a perfect) good translation of Gius- eppe Verdi. Taxation. Wei:Ado k Review. A Toronto paper calls attention to the fact that a mss la that city had llhti taxation socreerd because be lilts provedbls MIA-. Why tali anent k in TWO WEEKS IN CAMP. How the Militia than Spends His Time Within the Lines—Some Articles Which It is Well Not to Leave at Home—The Recruit Has a Few Chings to Learn for His Own Comfort—An Inside View of Life in the Tented Field. A writer in The Loudon Free Prate gives the following interning sketch of military amp life: A total of three thousand alone d men from the militia corp i a No. 1 division will go into asp Goderich this veer. on varying dot commeociag June 17. For the fir time in wuany years cavalry will trial with the infsatry regiments. The S7.7:ce of the First Husws and 24 Horer, a:ong with several new auxliary corps, snub as Major Fern b comb's detacweut of engineers antu telegraphers : the new non peranen army service corp. and ordnanceCorp.. will go tar to :hake the earn that of a cormptete division. and ea much as possible similar to servlos conditions. to a general way, there will be three infantry brigades. though not cos plete, and one brigade of cavalry with the divisional corps, in charge o Colonel W. E. Hodgins so camp cons maodant. The rural infantry corps are those which usual) train in this district -the garb Middlesex (Lt"-Ool LambkinB. Robson): 27th Lambkin Borderers (LL -Col. B. 1. Towers); 80th Welling ton Rifles Lt. -Col. J. J. Oreig); Sled Bruce Reg4meet (Lt. -Col. W. J. Doug lass), and 33rd Huron Regiment (Lt. Col. Alex. Wilson.) In addition, this year five city regiments will spend five days each under canvas. 1f no better luck is experienced than in the Toronto division, tbe.. will not be strong in numbers. The 7th Fusiliers, London ; 21st Essex Fusiliers, Wind - Dor ; ind- oor; 24th Kent Regiment; 22nd Ox- ford and the newly organized 21St• Elgin, under Captain Green, are the MI corp se to enjoy an outing : the go into same from Juoe Zird to 27th. inclusive. Some Things to Bring. likely to be undergoing • new experi- ence, which means a is.mense they amount of coaching before ale Si an for inepeetk,o by the edict of •taE n ' Whop the sergeant of tis guard pd.. at I lobe• them off. the regimental sea ea gesnt-ms or looks them over and is et followed by the regimental officer of n the day. Then, before they are marched off. the camp aergeaot-eoajor will be- tb gin with the A B C of guard-facwntleg and perhaps, it there are a few ••school" men in the guard, it will be d able to move with some degree of uni- t dirndl y be the time tbe D. A. A. G. in - 'perm them. The camp sergeant - p major is "thief coach in this ceremony. Perhaps it is Sergeant-Major Borland, R. C. R. 1s ye•sn gone by it toted to be Sergeant-Major Munro, who pleaded and co.zed and rebuked the - recruits at guard -mounting, and a b o u t ed. -To your d -o -ono -t -y, t MARCH 1" The "Barefoot Parade." There's an equally Important parade, hut devoid of cared, about ills first morning in amp. Ws the ntedi- caI e r-oin•tioa otherwise knows ,.s .1 "' •'t parade." The majority of . fl" • men in rural corps have e l.` , 1. .• ) their ceottor, let he pro- • - that officer's tent on this oc- t. % few are always rejected, 1s•.:::1 ... •,i sore seer or feet, imam. cirnt height or otherwise. Action Is prompt, aod the rejected men, with their belonging'. are on the way home before the announcement of their be - Ing 'struck off' appears in divisional or dere. What is a division? It's very simple. It is two or more brigades under the command of • general oma car. and a hrigede is two or more regi- ments under the commend of a hriga- dier. A regiment, the next lowest body. is composed of companies of in- fantry or squadron of cavalry, fre- quently eight in number, but ranging from four to ten. There ie nue amorewhi 'takes plans but once • ud rlog Vtios pli the •cutler. Re*ry officer, mks a bore* which is to be taken cognizance of on the pay roll must actually a pear before the divisional Daym•at on this occasion. At Goderich. Maj Tooley will see every wee answer his name, and sae the regimsnttal o fkers' chargers nibbling' gram at t counting of heads. Even the coo must cone out on this occasion, aprons and all. Times Have Changed. To the civilian, and no leas to the re- cruit, the militie camp and its doings are enshrouded in complete mystery.. so far as an inside view is concerned. What does • man have to do? Is be Mowed to leave mew? Whit hap- pens if he becomes ill ? Wbat time nes he have too get up? Most recruits are content to wait nd find out by experience. That is why new men go uuprovided with the ittle necessaries of lite whicb, tucked way in their haversacks, would have made camp immensely more comfort - We. A comb and brush, shaving kit and toothbrush are capable of making alot t trouble when left at home. A hangs of socks and under wear are re- garded as worth their weight in gold, ben not obtainable. The man with real shaving mirror is likely to be regarded as a prominent citizen. Tbei long, wet grass of early morning will soak a man's feet and ankles through linnet age] thing except rubber boots. ery few have rubber boots. 'louse regiment. have no top,s in e cookhouse stores, depending on be tin canteen and its lid. In such cases. a cupin the haversack is worth vera! at home. Tents in camp are not lighted with ectricfty-candles constitute the pre - to this as if it were an isoleted incident? Under the preeent system a of taxation in the Province is it not the custom to penalise everybody who 1 seeks to increase rbe value of his a Property by making improvement*? The only way. apparently, to escape a the tax -collector is to do nothing and allow the property to increase in vahue with the growth of thecommon-o Sty. c Canadian Widmer, is Lemdsa. Moo:real Witness. w Mr. Pelletier is going to join the -- Ministered Ministerial pilgrimage to London. He is going ostensibly to secure bealtb, damper cable rates with England a and cheater' postage rates wit b France: V but he is, we are told, to be in London during the naval conference. It th • would Interest his National electors t in Quebec county to know what attitude he will take spray he be at le ail consulted on the great imperial question In which they took so much el interest when they ek7.ted hire, and un which he was 1.y them under- stood to take such decided "no- ace navy" views. We are at a loss if todetermioe whicb to envy kelt in tis the presenoe of unanimous British opinion, the position of Mr. Pelletier g representing those determined not lit to belp the Empire with an de armament, or that of Mr. Foster a ailing system. But there is nothing against the use of au electric tylene or even a common oil tamp, such can be transported. And at's a big "it," after all, tor militia oing to camp do not carry trunks. A braes buttoostick is the biggest tle two Dents' worth that the militia pertinent or aurone else ever wild red if it is lett at hum t be replaced at camp. And crass representing those determined to no tontines to exclude British goods from our markets and possibly to income. to to the duties. Stick to the Twenty -Fourth. Toronto Star. The difference between celebrating May the Twenty-fourth as a rpetwl holiday, and ce•ebrating June the third, or any other day on which Ila reigning monarch is born, is tbe difrerenoe between true British patriotism and fiunkeylsm. Long before imperialism was taahionable, Canada made a specialty of observing 1 the Queen's Birthday. it was the t occasion of expressing the chivalrous devotion of the people to the Queen. It was the first real summer holiday. It was the da when the taws were touched *kb t be freshest, most tender d peen It was the day of firecrackers s for the kids and • lusteut gardening o►}) for their fathers. The proposal to abolish this holiday, and substitute for it a celetretioo running all over the calendar, accord_ e In�t too the accident of birth of the reMnln sovereign Is unwise. Edward the Seventh was universally beloved, but the date of his birth i was forgotten by most people, and ve nobody maid be Induced to keep it as a holiday. It was too near Thanks- giving Day ; would not keep two holidays within two weeks, and t they wood not abandon thee pract4e , • of rendering thanks to the King of Hinges in the same way. June the third is too near Dominion Day, aid we do not Intend to give op the celebration of our onsl distinctive Oaaadian oar holiday. We are governed la the Whish Empire not by the will of the monarch bot by the laws nod ln- slltsttiene whicb be repressed*. e can probably est tie shined twice a day if It is not show the effects of dampens. ven or eight rifles in a bell tent will a nuisance if there is no rack and the tentpole. Lastly, it is better to bring a certain ount of currency than to be crowing a dollar from the company oer from time to time. The First Night Few militiamen will ever,forget the first night in camp. Desperately tired, perbaps a little bit hungry, be • unable to sleep at lent because of he unusual surroundings and the unaccustomed bed. The bed adverted to in the foregoing sub-ection is the ground. For every soldier a benign militia epertnent allows one waterproof hest and three blankets. Only nen have cols, and not all of them. There is much noise about the camp to a late hour on the first night sod the noises of the great outdoors strike trangely on the ear of the city or town de-elier. Then there are the many lights "twinkling across the common, as the newspaper mea nvariably report each }}'ear, pow raatlob drags unmercifully in the tent Itself, whicb 11 likely to costal. levee or eight men, and it mater but • moment attar • man falls asleep Ill the blare of the reveille -or the 'rise." whicb is the usual bugle call - ushers In the first day of work in amp. Send Camden. be aro em bo oro The ezperieeeed soldier, eves d ems two camp), make. Mammon a..Mr{. able. He sleeps from the time hs stretches himself out. 0e a coal be clasps Masashi* a emends rah in tide way enjoys • asewa d waterproof and bio, M ewe • • with Ids ressiii totted.* =it No bast will M MU be for esassm. the old b d the wo n ro- of • lila at r rrla., pot mile adds w.:1 fop Is lime at t4 easaialmmp or till the a ime4mab, t set ae the Iiut sight. k not• . Wei�a !mt' o a R+� arMlair aJtiam *0e sheens sem- I r_d' collie Wm"�"1r pal- teesit es. wean "renew Arialaw. .n. oil ..-.r•- DAY'S IICHEDULE IN AM INFANTRY CAMP - IterelNe Breakte h beer f .�. a ask ade g,� tl• SMaal tam Io tM Taint arm . s w s>s Se ..ass to 4,th1SA Wiiiaid Le wideFeeeth MA Yea Heard sittailling• •••• pars.. r pad red P et Major to t• be lea "A few years ago." said a London omcer the otber day, "tbe city regi menta were able to troop the colon,and that was about all. Today there is less of that, and attention is heing paid to ,booting and fieid training He was right. The 11112 syllabus, in a pats introductorypro- gram to the for infantry at camp, says : "To carry out its duties in war, infantry ls re�gmeed to march, shoot, attabk, be etlsofeot as outs by day and night, scout, skirmish. defend. F-srh man should, on occasion, be able to cook for himself. Drill by numbers will n ot be practised." The number of been exempt from drilling under the hot sun is not !ergs. The quartermaster -sergeant is, of course, busy with his stores ; the orderly room sergeant is at work most odds abtbe dgetting out orders, memor- anda The prating up regiitrental paymaster -sergeant finds plenty to do In the paymaster.' omce, &misting to get out the complicated rolls: A total of eighteen cooky is the establishment for an eight.compos}}. battalion, allowing two for the offi- cers' mess. The commanding officer, allowed a ser - rant each, sometimes and adjutant me rawn roni the ranks atter camp begins, and some- times brought down for this particu- lar duty. but always carried ole some company fist for rations and pay. Then for each two of the remaining cel'• a servant is allowed, secured in' same way. Morning parades are prettysure to he short -a sergeant and fatigue party of s ball duty. One or two men are always sick. and that means In the Sold �W, for they are not allowed to remain in the lines. it has been the practice tor • few nibs/term to at. tend a provisional school of instrue. tion during camp. in some years a quad of men is drawn to act as mart- en at the ranges. With nil these losses, the drilliog strength of a corps which brought MO to camp may be considerably ism hospital tban 900. The doe- tor,cb n are 000nted on par and the chaplain parade. Thematically, Bat ThseneitiaUT. the Canadian militia, mem should know all about squad, Intim and onmpany drill before ever semis[ to camp. As a matter of fact. then. 'l. little or no headquaefesv rat•Mg is the one of unit. I. a rural *wpe ailed the schedule of 1912, iu mi. d all kaadnesss, has to provide for bill of this kind as late as the Mttrlr�mImelm�byg day In camp. Ribu L -I Mtentinn also rotereises up to given drill bakes it. appearance about iV all nssom et Oa Septa dal. balsam eet6B1 es do 1111. sot itmot to ie .bee upioa b Nue itsedseppeoWl that Use t �t aria part �o�f.,hi s la st sol silkiest sad imager am thele Mgettagawl �eb. e �is tray Mut tbs pr•blie t• tha = be oelbeims the seem' afseemmts k. The 4 boo boob oat the mss♦ � � haltJame reg)�rmlis r they Mardis anal them ebe eakietee mere tbe braidlouts •r• b i.41 brass d `'. SWUM o.'s, and the me beak pt etxlW k tis.411114da wea...s ea the slylf l. Itrftrrit ••=11 Iattacha oeaRt+�rid l are In Inbodiesthe enemy. Sled teis� ray this red line► --en so thin 3M MMe haus been. aid sae likely in khaki rev him shirts than la- chaeea wire Siad bayonet's isle the jaws of he .giaary death, to the acrompaalsseer of • British cheer as preneribed in the nrgatnww. Th. "sham Ileitis." e all goes well and there have ant beep many misty days, the ninth training day will eels tastier' ma.oeu- vno-otherwise knows as a 'leld d• or still wore common) a ••s� battle." This is eery limu e ex- periaoo. eefur the officers end more or ler hrt-rending work for a full rear -rank private. Deficiencies in the commissariat department have bees known to interfere grievously with the success of field days. B<rb-wire fences have not yet iFnss nut of fash- ion altogether. Bitster.d beets be- come troublesome. A rise et the end of a few boors' march seems to weigh in the neighborhood of 5117 pounds. Taken all In all. It a won than likely that Genera 1 Sberwan w right. On the final afternoon there is e tremely likely to be a "march past This pleases the public and sands t troop away with an irnpreeaion o bands playing. colon flying and regi mints passing in column beforeff brilliantly -uniformed at Ia the Red Cross Linea FOR A LOIS LIFE Those tsae'Mted. Please Mead Pref% air aid sammem with Proem' '. aid a se. lleleat asasnat of sleep, the e esseatiala UuUndermak 'a regime of germsM►Iag, eserpr *tr itis. and aaa�y nisi eases era ��y Shedd the System regains a tusk. take eddy mob se yes know their to gr+de•w ifateh le Final. 'risk* is a tidiness c saMmatlem of the health properties sof the man' liven. W wall the tttrtdrw egreen eliminated ale tents hos added, happily blended la a midi, medalists! wise. For this reason Vinod la regarded aa me of the greatest lody builders and tartgoratore tar send posh, t It Invigorates and builds the 115. and keeps them up. WVied e sell Viswith the endentaa4- Ing that 11 it does sot stye masher tion the price will he returned. as H.C. Duelop, Draiptiet, Oodesielk Oat f S si Smokers, Attention ! During all. the days of camp the hospital tent with the big red crow has been standing in the midst a Its little assembly of bell -tent homes, tenanted by a varying `number of patients suffering from sun, sore feet and a few more serious complaints. The men of the Fkld Amlwlance give them the beat kind of rare and only wish for more. It is more interesting work than del ling in the sun with erupty strateiere. Away at osis end of the camp is a tan coloured tent, probably. which has not had a tenant during all the two weeks. Tbi• is the isola- tion hospital, ready for the case of smallpox or other contagious malady which once in along while will crop out in a militia crump and ro- guing' prompt measures. The Field Ambulance does not take the place of the nld-faebion•d regi- mental doctor. He deals with his own sick when tbey can he dosed and scut back to work and his sergeant is quite capable of administering treat- ment for headache, touch -of -sun and sore feet. but a man who cannot march most leave the regimental lines tor the hoepiW tent. The regimental doctor reporta at nine o'elock each morning on the form prescribed end if Game are sick the A. M. C. wagon takes them along at six and five. How does one send in an emergency call ►o a camp hospital? By tele- phone, in this year of grace. The Canadian Engineers have no trouble whatever in Lying a cable Jost ander the sod end rigging up mtemporary telephone sets in brigade ocer, itesd- quarters, the hospital and elsewhere. There is, of comae, no 'central," but a party line with • system of calls. Failing the teiepbone, slw�iys the faithful orderly. He will pt-rshably be required to bring a writ- ten requisition for the ambulunee wagon from the commanding omcer, even if it is an emergency case. Once there was an accident ease when a cavalry field ambulance refused to respond -but that is distinctively another narrative, as Mr. Kipling m'ght observe. The Camp Tattoo. For the public there is nothing more interesting than the tattoo, when it is well managed, and there have been some good ones on Oar ling's Heights. At Goderich last year the event drew a large crowd of attisehs. Into a ggrreeaatt roped-offequate, beaded by a detaebment of Munich -beaters, the regimental bands march nue by me- th. Seven t b to ••The British Grenadier.," the 82od Brune to "Bonnie Dundee," the 88rd to •Tb. Maple Leaf," and eo on. Then the massed hands and their torch -bearers march and counter -march, with every cornet and brass bone and trombone (n unison playing "Q C mads," "Rule Britannia" and othee selections act the kind. The tattoo begins always at "drat post," 030, When the cannon booms and the bugles soared, and it ends with • last poet" at 10. Fifteen minutes later the bugle at the guard tent is sounding "[Jests Out." ore Feet. CHAFE:. -', BL1c ; F P• Are your feat. . sore d Watered hot, aib Moo, try Zath fled. As soon as Zam-Bak is applied itcoolsaadsootbss smartig ski rs►d duns. Its rick, r' INNA herbal essences penetrate tjlssffis; Is M't:,<ept cp proms previa r danger of fostering er inflafiilatilon from cuts or sores ; anal its Mike eassaces �4 up new healthy limn. Map. amitens. coat. sewn gen.-jsel as Mothers And k kavels.kle for boy's sorest 40 A -.rhes .•r dilrt 1� t.a 3• amBuk For a pte•sent. high-class smoke try Coafederatjoa Peacemaker or C. P. It. Cigars For tele in town STUDY AT HOME Start a wanes h D.akta.ptatt se ohsrtboad sad use year spare time ust11 lista Am sr wyrter *ed tbm gay kat oMMss It yes wish. 11•ey an folleel g this plea. aides extrsem sad e.IW g reedy 4 • geed Mies sedans. Welts es ter yartierdera The Maw tmesse wise.. de•e0 and TM Cue. tact Desimes teas.. Heed inn, Yosae a.4 ttaersed ata.. 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