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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Seaforth News, 1940-01-11, Page 7THURSDAY, JANUARY 11, 1940 PANAMA No nation ever spent so lavishly on the defences of a sliver of territory overseas as the United States has spent and is 'vp,eudingg ou.the Panama Canal. The canal cost half a billion dollars to build. The army and navly already have spent that :nosh on its defences, and when recent :project's are finished, :they will ;have spent $600,000.000 more. Thus for every dollar it cost to create the canal. it has cost two to protect it. Nowhere else in The world is so ,tiny a. strip of land so vital to a nat- ion's salfcty--or so vulnerable. At the. Panama Canal, one man aright win a war in an Mohr: if ,the fleet were in the twrontg ocean, a single ranine or bomb could do it. 'Cottsquently, as soon as the die twas Oast for war in Europe, coded orders Ibagan to radiate from Rhe war depart- mant's short wave towers et Fort. Myer, `Viriiginia. Orders to chase one of the two ,parallel 'sets of locks, (0 tplace solldiers on every 'ship that tra- versed the canal to resit bombproof - log projects, 'Orders Moving to the Done more planes, troops and anti-air- craft batteries. P'res'idential orders follo'xsed auth- orizing search of vessels entering the canal, militarizing ;the entire zone, 'Major- General David L. Stone, canal zone 'commander, now has 1'8,000 troops euardinig 361 square miles of land and the '50 -mile stretch of canal As Gaon as new. :barracks are baht, this force will be increased to 2'5,000. Thee hundred additional planes are being added to rhe air defences. Far 'cons'truction alone, the army is spending more than $418,000,000 includ- ing a new $113,00,0,000 air field near the Pacific and an expansion of Albroak THE SEAFORTH NEWS Field, to ct.neslemcut France Field at the :\mantic entrance. 'Phe roast artillery, tripled in were le mill 'build $6,0000000 post in et -hat i, new jungle, a $7,000,0110 enti-aircraft punt on 'the shore. .of Gatlin- Lake. The passive defences are even .tore costly, Some of the operating mach- inery is being (placed tt•n'dergrotind and a single tippropriaital glad set -inner ear - 'Walked !$22,00000 :fort ons] proofing locks. spillways and •(lame, 'Other .millions are dyeing spend to insure against ,sabotalgeJteitt, $4,000, 000 for mechanical system to pro- tect the looks against a time-hontlb dropped from a passing; Ship. The in. ,genions 'device instantly :brings such a bomb to the 5urface—while hells ring and- Ii+;itts flesh. (1f..cnurse, this is no defence against an enemy determined to cxipltsile - a ship inside the locks. This possibility ,brings tis to the largeet idetit of all: $177,0110,000 (for third set of 'locks, to he completed between 1,)44i and 1948. These locks twill -be located far -enough from the ezi•sting dttthle set to pre- vent sabotage or air raids en one ;from damaging the other, and 'will ally 'designed to wvithstaftd 'bombing, The ' Carta] e safety is worth every cent of these tremendous evpencil-, tines. if -you think of the fleet as a great fist, Uhen the canal is the biceps Which can lash the fist out in either direction—in the Atlantic or Pacific, quickly. and in fail force. Deprived of the Canal, the United Sfates would need a much larger nary. Military experts Indere that If ever the canal is attacked, it tcltl the from the air. No res'pougihde oayal clffirer would bring ships to challenge the 'big guns •guarding the- canal entrances, Here are 1(6 -inch, 14 -inch and lel-inch guns --enough long-range fire power to blast an entire 'fleet 1151. 03 the water. These guns can outaiill and aelshoot anything ever ptrt on •a ,ship The only tray at 'fleet could silence them would he by air -'•and an enemy air force- that cointd do that would have to .he so far superior that its first objective .eight 'better be ,else locks. - For an enemy to land.somewhere in the Republic of Panama and drive to- • ward the canal zone -also ca'615:for aver wheinlin;: air superiority, which again implies grower to. ,destroy the lacks without invasion. It is estimated that an enemy land attack ,would require an e,epe i :fan of 100,000. melt and lip. proximately 1107,;000 tons of ..4npplies and ammunition for a :mere 1.10 days of 'fig+h•tintg. That would mean dozens of freighters and a ,great •Conv'oy of evarships. The United States would have to he knocked cold 'hefore any ,power .tried that, Rut the army. of e010rsc, prepares 5 '5[RIPTIDN DAHGAI 11M igz. 7 8°ME 1ouR if HAPPZtt Adlenilrre' Y.��P Here's the thrifty, economical way to subscribe for this newspaper and your favorite magazines at prices that are really sensational. These offers are good either for new or renewal orders. It will pay you to look them over and send us the coupon TODAY BIO FAMILY OFFER This Newspaper, 1 Year, and Any Three Magazines CHECK TARES MAGAZINES — ENCLOSE WITH ORDER [ 1 Maclean's Magazine, 1 yr. 1'3 National Home Monthly, 1 yr. j I Chatelaine Magazine, 1 yr. I Canadian Home Journal, 1 yr. ( 3 Canadian Horticulture & Home Magazine, 1 yr. [ 1 Rod & Gun, 1 yr, [3 American Boy, 8 mos. j 3 Parents' Magazine, 6 mos. ( 3 Home Arts (Needlecraft), 1 yr, [ 3 American Frttit Grower, 1 yr. ALL FOIJR ONLY ki 0 0 SUPER . 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Fill out coupon carefully. Gentlemen: 1 enclose $ . I am check- ing laelow the offer desired with a year's sub- scription to your paper. 1 1 SUPER -VALUE (3 RIG FAMILY .91 Name Post Otfleo R.R. Province THE SEAFORTH NEWS SEAFORTH, ONTARIO. PAGE SEVEN Every little child that's admitted to The Hospital for Sick Children . , . there were more than 9,000 last year ... wears an imaginary tag that reads "Return to Mother in Good Condition". For more than sixty years, this Hospital has been receiving the sick and crippled children of Ontario, treating them, healing them, and sending them home to grow up and become healthy, USEFUL citizens, Now, more than ever before, children have a greater chance to be sent home in "Good Condition". Advances in medical science have increased greatly the scope and services of this Hospital. New treatments have been dis- covered to improve .. , even cure ... the crippled children once doomed to a life of misery. Great strides have been taken to reduce the horrible effects of Poliomyelitis. New cures have been discovered for Pneu- monia and many other diseases, All these wonderful developments, plus the increase in emergency accident cases, add to the operating expenses of the Hospital, But nothing new has yet been developed that will add, in the same proportion, some- thing to the OPERATING REVENUE, except, of course, the generous support of kindly Ontario citizens who make many sacrifices to send a donation to help The Hospital for Sick Children, Please appoint yourself a benefactor of sick and crippled children ...send a generous gift to the Hospital TODAY. Your financial assistance is urgently needed for it. here we hart the oddity one nation using the 'soil of another for defensive pnrpoec- 1'rtm'ticc 111an- oetires against lauding, are held otl. 1'su:uuani:ul soil. 'file United States lease: from Panama for a term 'uf 999 years defensive positions on her territory--i11'rlmd,itlg :two pointe, and batri'ry positions. So aside 'frau11 anti sabot aye Inca.- 11res pier amore elaborate than most visitors realize), defence of the canal salines don11 10 defence against air at- tacks. The ,prevailine' cloudy-, overcast weather .would favor an ('lie111.. tial would the location of lode.. dance mei power plants. '1'o peeled doe 1 defence and air raid precautions much remain to he donee Pttt unlike key points iu Europe iermany'c 1Kiel canal for example - tihe I'anatna canal is out of range 'of potential enettt'y stir -fields. Hemet' the primary defence ie 1101 - local het long-dtft:trace. The first mission of the iltrcee-i.s 1.51 prevent the (11111)' trout eating spa land ih ise in the \Vesteru hemisphere or 'bringing a ,plane Car- rier into the .Caribbean or the eastern i'ac if ic. Carriers are not yet as common as rowboats. Japan has six. Germany laid down two in 1036, Italy has one. And it would :be extremely difficult for a carrier -1.a approach undetected through ttlte screen of reconnaissance, both eunface and air, 'thrown out from the canal into elle two oceans. Against the creation of ('and 4hases within 'bombing ramie of the ,canal the Bret line of defence is military intell- igence. 'Phe United States has mili- tary or naval missions in practically every South anti Central America co entry• and in Haiti. These sources of formation supple.nlerdt the American consular and diplomatic 'corps. And since Mbunich many 1 Latin American has realized the .United States 10'41.5 not so ttoug'Ii softer all and Mas turned in- formative; ,and Chinese legations in Latin America have ,for several years been stnpplying American intelligence officers •W;i'th 'reports on Japanese act- ivities. The war 'has •in one respect ,given the canal added safety. Britain has a tremendous stake in keep mit open, Her freighters carry 65 per cent. as match cargo through the 'canal as do Antterican sfhmpc.• And told -timers •hare a visit] tnte.tnory of Australian and f?'1en- Zealand .troops :passing tIm'outgh elite locks on elicit way to the first ,western front. Ely holding up the Ger- man navy and thy:driving German merchantmen front the .Seas, Lritian navy 'has eliminated a (Osibdc source of (]angel to the •canon1 which is'se vi- tal to 'tbOtit lleitain and America. "Santbo, I don't understand • how you can do all your work so quickly and so well." "I'll tell you how 'tis, boss, 1' sticks de match ob enthusiasm to -de fuse oU energy—and jest naturally explodes, t does." THE SAILING OF THE FIRST CONTINGENT (Cnitinue'l heel' Page 31 hoarded an actual 111\nre litter, and before he had quite recovered from: these initial surprises, he was to res- etye another When ,hs reached ;be quarter; to which he bac! been 05114- nc(1, It was an actual ernen anti no question of 0 hammock slung 'twee', deck, .\- a rale the berthing fteu three men to a cabin ,which is the nsn;l accommodation tion of ships' cabins On one .!rip. ealdu after cabin boa.,. ed a private bath; what tales titer: will be to tell of thatuuxur!one eros.. mil Lt ever) ship pint -5err mnnat •uul as no htp carried anything like its rated capacity a pessengere. tide c ro -imc the Pirst l)ivi.sion should 'indeed ,he hi-tori:al front 1! t iia pont of the eomiort of the nun. ( f 1 of t too • •. Nor did tin 1.c t f r • th .t.• rterninau 1.th the provision ofamp:, t,athitr, space somthing which 'ti' - peals to soldiers—but shy Wren w e assured of beds and epacious berthe, indeed the greater part rf the sleeping at'5ominodatioll un tile• -1' vessel', 1105, im items, a great advance front tit• 'noises. ami lr,,nnnoek of the great t'atl- adian Armada of 1914. 'mother feature of this rrt, ;ln5 w:a<-.Phat 1110' dining s11011 Of coda .011. as ilillillta'inrll in its .sial series':, with food prepared in the ship's oil - ie,. just as it would dye d:trhn-g a rt - ullhr Atlantic crossing v51 any of rhos, ships. Naturally, the menu ;was not as .'ereaisir0 11'4 OW usual daily offering.. how often has the modest Ir,celle; boggled at the vast array of items whirl ships' cook and ,1.e wards he'- le'ye necessary t, the sustenance . t assingers .len sufficiently gent r tits as to earn the appreciation ,, those ACM iand,. of healthy lads ‘Ni", their open-air .appetite, One shipping company asked in ad- vance if the men would require ice cream every day—that should stagger the old plum and apple jest forever The answer was that it would doubt- less be appreciated, but in the meat, time, 11 was suggested that a plenti- ful supply of lbecr ,forthe canteen would the Nrelcome. R Mile on thes subject e f aced 1; was (noted that the first soldier to board ship was clrtmwner of the ]loyal Camden Army Service Supfpiy tunn, ne'hns1' army job is looking after rations; well, you joist can't 'beat (hose lad's for getting to the good 'grub to 'fast time. While e yen now it is not p150111 teii to write complete detail of the act - 111l shape which t:•trrieal the First. Division nor to identify Mem, it is, of eot.trse quite safe to say Uh 11 they .111!. 11 the type that lnigthit he teemed the M,ig time" ships of the Atlantic. The man with .a ,knowledge .of stings toted spot them hut the traveller from elle interior might 'well be emtazcd on being told :drat the Was ',looking at one of the big fellows Whose rnaseenger' usually 'figure 'largely in the social rolumus. I'reba'h'ly the .would the dis- appcduied. Noshing ,:ay. halidaylike about these shipe. Gone the bright hues, in- stead drab .grey; and 'blacks and non- descript colors and all of them looking like glorified colliers. But ,.1.t et ert1 and ,below everything es ;;tics, told span and decidedly shin • masts, a lot of exterior slapsdasll foul all enemy observer, b111 lrinnese, power and efficiency where such things 501111, and each tntiine-'room .t 'po'1 erhouse always ready to :lick up tie speed for which each one of those ;hips .has an established repntation. 1 i was Ships e shun appeal the t n1l have a 1I the .fervent (wish of every sea lover who sa,W IlleSC X50111 it ,t e1 car ,u, sea 'with their precious cargoes tiro they w ,tn1(1 •erntinate in safety not only that ,partirltl:m voyage, tt,e 4011 the 'illilily 111051' tel 501110. One Mascot Sailed "No Mascots" was the effect of au order to all units of the First Division of the Canadian Active Ser- vice Force and, apparently, only one lot got away with a modest infraction of the rule, a lively Airedale pup scrambling past some one's blind eye. The Airedale had beet smuggled into the port of embarea.tion by an ()M- ario Scottish Milt. There are string- ent quarantine regulations across the seas and it is highly probable the pup will have 00 enforced stay "Somewhere." This was in strong comparison withthe sailing of the First ('ontiug- ent of tete Canadian :Expeditionary Force in 1914. No unit wss complete without its mascot and the fleet as- sembled in Gaspe Basin sheltered a varied assortment of dogs, big and little, bear cubs and goats,. This Noah's Ark contingent was promptly gathered up on arrival in England but even that drastic measure failed to diminish the army's faith 111 animal Mascots, A schoolmaster told his pupils that whenever they moved an arm or leg it was in response to a message from the brain. "The brain always sends a message down your arm or leg whenever you wish to move the par- ticular member," he explained. Shortly afterwards a boy named Mil- kinson aroused his ire by his appar- ent inattention to the lesson. "Hold nut your band, Milkinson l" said the master. Milkinson did uot stir, "Why don't yott hold out your hand?" cried the master furiously, "Please, sir, I'm waiting for the signal!" "What's the honeymoon. pa?" "The honeymoon, my boy, is the only period in a 11(am's life during which be considers it funny to come home aatd find that his clear little wife hasn't dinner ready on tine." Want and For Sale ads, 3 weeks 50c. . Duplicate Monthly Statements We can :are you money on 11111 and (.'barge f uruis, standard sizes to fit Leavers. white ar sailors. it we' puy yntt to see our s, pies. Also hes! quality Metal Hinged 81•c- tint:al Post Binders and Index The Seaforth News PHONE 84 THE SEAFORTH NEWS Field, to ct.neslemcut France Field at the :\mantic entrance. 'Phe roast artillery, tripled in were le mill 'build $6,0000000 post in et -hat i, new jungle, a $7,000,0110 enti-aircraft punt on 'the shore. .of Gatlin- Lake. The passive defences are even .tore costly, Some of the operating mach- inery is being (placed tt•n'dergrotind and a single tippropriaital glad set -inner ear - 'Walked !$22,00000 :fort ons] proofing locks. spillways and •(lame, 'Other .millions are dyeing spend to insure against ,sabotalgeJteitt, $4,000, 000 for mechanical system to pro- tect the looks against a time-hontlb dropped from a passing; Ship. The in. ,genions 'device instantly :brings such a bomb to the 5urface—while hells ring and- Ii+;itts flesh. (1f..cnurse, this is no defence against an enemy determined to cxipltsile - a ship inside the locks. This possibility ,brings tis to the largeet idetit of all: $177,0110,000 (for third set of 'locks, to he completed between 1,)44i and 1948. These locks twill -be located far -enough from the ezi•sting dttthle set to pre- vent sabotage or air raids en one ;from damaging the other, and 'will ally 'designed to wvithstaftd 'bombing, The ' Carta] e safety is worth every cent of these tremendous evpencil-, tines. if -you think of the fleet as a great fist, Uhen the canal is the biceps Which can lash the fist out in either direction—in the Atlantic or Pacific, quickly. and in fail force. Deprived of the Canal, the United Sfates would need a much larger nary. Military experts Indere that If ever the canal is attacked, it tcltl the from the air. No res'pougihde oayal clffirer would bring ships to challenge the 'big guns •guarding the- canal entrances, Here are 1(6 -inch, 14 -inch and lel-inch guns --enough long-range fire power to blast an entire 'fleet 1151. 03 the water. These guns can outaiill and aelshoot anything ever ptrt on •a ,ship The only tray at 'fleet could silence them would he by air -'•and an enemy air force- that cointd do that would have to .he so far superior that its first objective .eight 'better be ,else locks. - For an enemy to land.somewhere in the Republic of Panama and drive to- • ward the canal zone -also ca'615:for aver wheinlin;: air superiority, which again implies grower to. ,destroy the lacks without invasion. It is estimated that an enemy land attack ,would require an e,epe i :fan of 100,000. melt and lip. proximately 1107,;000 tons of ..4npplies and ammunition for a :mere 1.10 days of 'fig+h•tintg. That would mean dozens of freighters and a ,great •Conv'oy of evarships. The United States would have to he knocked cold 'hefore any ,power .tried that, Rut the army. of e010rsc, prepares 5 '5[RIPTIDN DAHGAI 11M igz. 7 8°ME 1ouR if HAPPZtt Adlenilrre' Y.��P Here's the thrifty, economical way to subscribe for this newspaper and your favorite magazines at prices that are really sensational. These offers are good either for new or renewal orders. It will pay you to look them over and send us the coupon TODAY BIO FAMILY OFFER This Newspaper, 1 Year, and Any Three Magazines CHECK TARES MAGAZINES — ENCLOSE WITH ORDER [ 1 Maclean's Magazine, 1 yr. 1'3 National Home Monthly, 1 yr. j I Chatelaine Magazine, 1 yr. I Canadian Home Journal, 1 yr. ( 3 Canadian Horticulture & Home Magazine, 1 yr. [ 1 Rod & Gun, 1 yr, [3 American Boy, 8 mos. j 3 Parents' Magazine, 6 mos. ( 3 Home Arts (Needlecraft), 1 yr, [ 3 American Frttit Grower, 1 yr. ALL FOIJR ONLY ki 0 0 SUPER . 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Fill out coupon carefully. Gentlemen: 1 enclose $ . I am check- ing laelow the offer desired with a year's sub- scription to your paper. 1 1 SUPER -VALUE (3 RIG FAMILY .91 Name Post Otfleo R.R. Province THE SEAFORTH NEWS SEAFORTH, ONTARIO. PAGE SEVEN Every little child that's admitted to The Hospital for Sick Children . , . there were more than 9,000 last year ... wears an imaginary tag that reads "Return to Mother in Good Condition". For more than sixty years, this Hospital has been receiving the sick and crippled children of Ontario, treating them, healing them, and sending them home to grow up and become healthy, USEFUL citizens, Now, more than ever before, children have a greater chance to be sent home in "Good Condition". Advances in medical science have increased greatly the scope and services of this Hospital. New treatments have been dis- covered to improve .. , even cure ... the crippled children once doomed to a life of misery. Great strides have been taken to reduce the horrible effects of Poliomyelitis. New cures have been discovered for Pneu- monia and many other diseases, All these wonderful developments, plus the increase in emergency accident cases, add to the operating expenses of the Hospital, But nothing new has yet been developed that will add, in the same proportion, some- thing to the OPERATING REVENUE, except, of course, the generous support of kindly Ontario citizens who make many sacrifices to send a donation to help The Hospital for Sick Children, Please appoint yourself a benefactor of sick and crippled children ...send a generous gift to the Hospital TODAY. Your financial assistance is urgently needed for it. here we hart the oddity one nation using the 'soil of another for defensive pnrpoec- 1'rtm'ticc 111an- oetires against lauding, are held otl. 1'su:uuani:ul soil. 'file United States lease: from Panama for a term 'uf 999 years defensive positions on her territory--i11'rlmd,itlg :two pointe, and batri'ry positions. So aside 'frau11 anti sabot aye Inca.- 11res pier amore elaborate than most visitors realize), defence of the canal salines don11 10 defence against air at- tacks. The ,prevailine' cloudy-, overcast weather .would favor an ('lie111.. tial would the location of lode.. dance mei power plants. '1'o peeled doe 1 defence and air raid precautions much remain to he donee Pttt unlike key points iu Europe iermany'c 1Kiel canal for example - tihe I'anatna canal is out of range 'of potential enettt'y stir -fields. Hemet' the primary defence ie 1101 - local het long-dtft:trace. The first mission of the iltrcee-i.s 1.51 prevent the (11111)' trout eating spa land ih ise in the \Vesteru hemisphere or 'bringing a ,plane Car- rier into the .Caribbean or the eastern i'ac if ic. Carriers are not yet as common as rowboats. Japan has six. Germany laid down two in 1036, Italy has one. And it would :be extremely difficult for a carrier -1.a approach undetected through ttlte screen of reconnaissance, both eunface and air, 'thrown out from the canal into elle two oceans. Against the creation of ('and 4hases within 'bombing ramie of the ,canal the Bret line of defence is military intell- igence. 'Phe United States has mili- tary or naval missions in practically every South anti Central America co entry• and in Haiti. These sources of formation supple.nlerdt the American consular and diplomatic 'corps. And since Mbunich many 1 Latin American has realized the .United States 10'41.5 not so ttoug'Ii softer all and Mas turned in- formative; ,and Chinese legations in Latin America have ,for several years been stnpplying American intelligence officers •W;i'th 'reports on Japanese act- ivities. The war 'has •in one respect ,given the canal added safety. Britain has a tremendous stake in keep mit open, Her freighters carry 65 per cent. as match cargo through the 'canal as do Antterican sfhmpc.• And told -timers •hare a visit] tnte.tnory of Australian and f?'1en- Zealand .troops :passing tIm'outgh elite locks on elicit way to the first ,western front. Ely holding up the Ger- man navy and thy:driving German merchantmen front the .Seas, Lritian navy 'has eliminated a (Osibdc source of (]angel to the •canon1 which is'se vi- tal to 'tbOtit lleitain and America. "Santbo, I don't understand • how you can do all your work so quickly and so well." "I'll tell you how 'tis, boss, 1' sticks de match ob enthusiasm to -de fuse oU energy—and jest naturally explodes, t does." THE SAILING OF THE FIRST CONTINGENT (Cnitinue'l heel' Page 31 hoarded an actual 111\nre litter, and before he had quite recovered from: these initial surprises, he was to res- etye another When ,hs reached ;be quarter; to which he bac! been 05114- nc(1, It was an actual ernen anti no question of 0 hammock slung 'twee', deck, .\- a rale the berthing fteu three men to a cabin ,which is the nsn;l accommodation tion of ships' cabins On one .!rip. ealdu after cabin boa.,. ed a private bath; what tales titer: will be to tell of thatuuxur!one eros.. mil Lt ever) ship pint -5err mnnat •uul as no htp carried anything like its rated capacity a pessengere. tide c ro -imc the Pirst l)ivi.sion should 'indeed ,he hi-tori:al front 1! t iia pont of the eomiort of the nun. ( f 1 of t too • •. Nor did tin 1.c t f r • th .t.• rterninau 1.th the provision ofamp:, t,athitr, space somthing which 'ti' - peals to soldiers—but shy Wren w e assured of beds and epacious berthe, indeed the greater part rf the sleeping at'5ominodatioll un tile• -1' vessel', 1105, im items, a great advance front tit• 'noises. ami lr,,nnnoek of the great t'atl- adian Armada of 1914. 'mother feature of this rrt, ;ln5 w:a<-.Phat 1110' dining s11011 Of coda .011. as ilillillta'inrll in its .sial series':, with food prepared in the ship's oil - ie,. just as it would dye d:trhn-g a rt - ullhr Atlantic crossing v51 any of rhos, ships. Naturally, the menu ;was not as .'ereaisir0 11'4 OW usual daily offering.. how often has the modest Ir,celle; boggled at the vast array of items whirl ships' cook and ,1.e wards he'- le'ye necessary t, the sustenance . t assingers .len sufficiently gent r tits as to earn the appreciation ,, those ACM iand,. of healthy lads ‘Ni", their open-air .appetite, One shipping company asked in ad- vance if the men would require ice cream every day—that should stagger the old plum and apple jest forever The answer was that it would doubt- less be appreciated, but in the meat, time, 11 was suggested that a plenti- ful supply of lbecr ,forthe canteen would the Nrelcome. R Mile on thes subject e f aced 1; was (noted that the first soldier to board ship was clrtmwner of the ]loyal Camden Army Service Supfpiy tunn, ne'hns1' army job is looking after rations; well, you joist can't 'beat (hose lad's for getting to the good 'grub to 'fast time. While e yen now it is not p150111 teii to write complete detail of the act - 111l shape which t:•trrieal the First. Division nor to identify Mem, it is, of eot.trse quite safe to say Uh 11 they .111!. 11 the type that lnigthit he teemed the M,ig time" ships of the Atlantic. The man with .a ,knowledge .of stings toted spot them hut the traveller from elle interior might 'well be emtazcd on being told :drat the Was ',looking at one of the big fellows Whose rnaseenger' usually 'figure 'largely in the social rolumus. I'reba'h'ly the .would the dis- appcduied. Noshing ,:ay. halidaylike about these shipe. Gone the bright hues, in- stead drab .grey; and 'blacks and non- descript colors and all of them looking like glorified colliers. But ,.1.t et ert1 and ,below everything es ;;tics, told span and decidedly shin • masts, a lot of exterior slapsdasll foul all enemy observer, b111 lrinnese, power and efficiency where such things 501111, and each tntiine-'room .t 'po'1 erhouse always ready to :lick up tie speed for which each one of those ;hips .has an established repntation. 1 i was Ships e shun appeal the t n1l have a 1I the .fervent (wish of every sea lover who sa,W IlleSC X50111 it ,t e1 car ,u, sea 'with their precious cargoes tiro they w ,tn1(1 •erntinate in safety not only that ,partirltl:m voyage, tt,e 4011 the 'illilily 111051' tel 501110. One Mascot Sailed "No Mascots" was the effect of au order to all units of the First Division of the Canadian Active Ser- vice Force and, apparently, only one lot got away with a modest infraction of the rule, a lively Airedale pup scrambling past some one's blind eye. The Airedale had beet smuggled into the port of embarea.tion by an ()M- ario Scottish Milt. There are string- ent quarantine regulations across the seas and it is highly probable the pup will have 00 enforced stay "Somewhere." This was in strong comparison withthe sailing of the First ('ontiug- ent of tete Canadian :Expeditionary Force in 1914. No unit wss complete without its mascot and the fleet as- sembled in Gaspe Basin sheltered a varied assortment of dogs, big and little, bear cubs and goats,. This Noah's Ark contingent was promptly gathered up on arrival in England but even that drastic measure failed to diminish the army's faith 111 animal Mascots, A schoolmaster told his pupils that whenever they moved an arm or leg it was in response to a message from the brain. "The brain always sends a message down your arm or leg whenever you wish to move the par- ticular member," he explained. Shortly afterwards a boy named Mil- kinson aroused his ire by his appar- ent inattention to the lesson. "Hold nut your band, Milkinson l" said the master. Milkinson did uot stir, "Why don't yott hold out your hand?" cried the master furiously, "Please, sir, I'm waiting for the signal!" "What's the honeymoon. pa?" "The honeymoon, my boy, is the only period in a 11(am's life during which be considers it funny to come home aatd find that his clear little wife hasn't dinner ready on tine." Want and For Sale ads, 3 weeks 50c.