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LETTERS FROMSOLDIERS ll the wee hours of the morning. His "orderly, just a young fellow, is asleep on a bunk upstairs. His haversaek is his pillow and a rub- ber sheet his mattress. Over him he has his overcoat. and luxury of ,lu`xuries, .a blanket. He is just. "as comfortable as if hewas in the best` bed in the King Edward Hot- el, Toront.o. The part of the Front we are in at present, is in pretty good shape, thanks" to the engii_neex`s'a1'id pioneers. We can .walk up to the front line without having our` boots `covered with mud." Today when I_went.. my ro11nds,- men were busy making ' the trenches solid. to prevent them falling in when the rains come... {The front line, which is only a- ;bout 350 yarrls from "'lieiriie" is i_mproving` day by day. It would `(in you1".heaI`l. good to see the -.hny.< in sueli gout] spirit.-3. Not a Etlemnr when (221iit`(i' to perform `their variou.~' lulie.~'.i Billy Mr-i |Ciinl.(m M.C., is away on leave. land will not he lvnek for :inot.h_er iweek. I see him very often and` ewe have pleasant tilm-._~' i.1)f_1f(`lh(`l'. My leave, at the rule the otlieers are getting` away. will come. in ml ihout. ten to twelve wee:-4. ll !\Vm1|(i be lovely in be home at ;Xmas., `but we will have In ("tlll'-E `tent ourselves in the fact. thulnwe are just a few anions: millifnxgl who are making s;1rei-itiees. The Bell Cross la:-Ive done and are do- mg: -a wonderful work and we from Barrie are pleased` that the dear !old town is keeping aliireast in the ivvorl<. Between everytlninoj. and i dy, we shall come out on | A Rzuwin bladv 1"oconHy rncei\'0d ia ln.H,(`.1` frnm Pt.0.,IIe11ry-.I .._v nf 5.Pmmtun;11isl1om>.. :1 nu-.xnh(-`r if =thu 157th Bn., ;los(.-ri}1ing' tho trip from him) `Rmwlen tn Witlny .Camp. Two or three at-cmlnts of |t,his trip have alTmady uppoal-ml in these 0n1umns,Ahut. as thmtn is much new mat.t,_m'. in Pm. Rny s iIet,t.m' am] it so well wril,t.en l1ing--cannot leak --lasts, for years. E H-1 H-1 I lsamjui 5 From Pte. Ray of the 157th E .ectrical Conveniences Hotpoint El Comft) $6.50 and $9.00 Better than a Hot VVater Bott1e-no Hotpoint. Coffee Per- colators $6.50 and $10.50 Hotpoint - $4.25 `Perfection -A $3.50 From Pte. Earle Davis Bramshott, Nov. 23. My dear Muthei*:--Well, here I am again, 1'eelin"'ne and fit. Here`s where you get, to knmv how to spell the w()1'ds drill and discipline. Believe me, I never worked so hard in all my born days. Reveille at, 630,- 'i)I'(.!.akf3.Sl. at 7 and fall in at 8.30, drill till 12.15, dinner at 12.30 and fall in again at 1.30, drill all afternoon till /1.30, -more Often till Ii.-'15. Exercise and short I*a- l,ions sewn in be agw:-eiliig with me, as l m sure I never` looked or felt better. L.-.- 1,. .~..n .6`/-7% atw`? Hotpoint A Toaster $5;00 8/P2129 Electric Irons Two-piece Carvers in Boxes, $5 I .00, L25, L50, 1.75, 2.50. T Three-piece Carvers in Cases, $2.50. = 3.50. 3.75, 4.00, 5.00, 7.00. 7.50. 8.00. White Enamel.. Dol1's%Cutter - $1.35 Merrill 6: Hubbard, Vmcu who know their business and `IL/ll) IJ\/.|.\J\J|0 V . I All our work over here 1s sup- : 'I'V'lSG(.l by English i-nstl1'uct.ors, r l wllomako you ion the mark. Ev- y orytlnng you do has to be done . wllh a snap and to do lhls you_] I l l l have to be quick and musoulala; The physical drill (two hoursi every Intlrllixlgj ' sm-43 goes ` for , you and puts lots of pop" into]; you, and when we do got,-zx cl1:1.1mo 1` to gut, l,olmd 1 can got. to sleopgl before I got my clolhos off. '_ ""1-nu n-n M nun u_'l4'.ll`l{\(` 'IiQ'ht. ll Cut Class Pieces Manicure Sets Skates 50c to $5.00 that vvfigive it in full, as follows: Mv nYnnrim1n-.9 have been Carving Sets Llld.la WU ELVIS II: 111 lull, an luxnuvvn. , My' experiences have numerous and varied since 1 In-.4`. Camp Borden. We entrained in the midst of adownponr of rain, A but we were not do\vi`ilw.e.1-ml -in that account. It has been our lot to get rainy weat.her- every time we have moved, so now we are surprisedif the Weather should be otherwise. The few words. con- gratulatory and att.rin,.g from Sir Sam Hughes (-now of glorious memory`) and the cheers from our sister bat.ta1.i(ms on the way to the st ._,, 4.. A --.l-.n.-. 1'Iv(\ n-nl ;I\g`;lll\ wxn ation gave heartening to; I Hand Sleighs From 25c to $4.50 Baby Cutters ll) l.llI` bl'cl.L1Uu igavr 11!:-(l.ll.\z1l1LLc, Lu, And when`we got. insi_le \w=.`| found the acc01mm)dati`m excel]- ent, likewise Lhefood. "Ptwsts 1\\`*n things helped to make the jnur_ `noy ve1'y enjoyable, I ('annot_he' oihor than brief. so hm"<,- g`uo.`s`g fnr an account of our jm1rno.y tfnl _1VIerI-ire England: 9 ,.l __..\II 4,. L3,!` uL\.n I. nu ;_4.;c-u....u. . Barrie t,ur_ned out well to bid: the boys g00d-hye, and alt.l.u_m, (mr train cnnsisted nf Orillia Midland and Penetang` hnys, their , wishes inwards us were not lacking in warinlh. Many friends handed in l)askel.s of eatahlvs, which were greatly apprmzialml and shared all armind. Tliunks -were ` largely written over the lwaming faces and they sol in with a vengeance. Nu dnuht. lhu parting` was felt in ll`1eiI` secret hearts. _T0r0n.l0 was.rear-.hed at 6 p.m. A few friends had g'alh-i vred and much hilarity was en hihiled. We gave express-inn lo, um1r- penl.-up feelings as lime af- ler Lime we hurrahed to every 1- !]>z1HS(e1`-hy on our journey east- `wards. Darkness had sel Ill and the appropriate song`, [nflhe ov- ening` by t.he ni:onlig'l1|,_, yml can hear the darkies siii::in.g'. and varit-ius other S0n's renl, the air. If you had seen the mnulw in `the car you would know what, I mean by -rending the air. Neverthe- less, it. was quite melndinus. \Vhen we awoke the next mnrning. after a gnnd night s rest, we were 110-ari.ng Mn_nt.rea.l. The city was` more or less asleep, or maybe I; :~`hl0u_ld say, the inl1ah"i:l.anl,s `in general were not int.erest,ed in us. Afler changingengines we cross- ed the fine Victoria Bridge and frmn the other side we got. a glur- ious view of Montreal. Mount From. $1.00 to 7.50 From 50c to $10.00. Il'IE BARRIE EXAMINER AND SATURDAY MORNING You will nd our storefull of Useful Gifts, and it doesn t cost you anything to look around. COME IN AND SEE 1 -$4.75 Ever - Ready Flash Lights Electric Table Lamps 05.00, 0.50, 8.50, 0 14.00 EUREKA VACUUM CLEANER T From 35 to $1.50 Complete with Batteries The Best Quality Money Can Buy Rayo Oil L2 `Royal in the background majest- ically looked down upon the prai- rie city, and in the foreground the beautiful St. Lawrence River quietly owed `towards the vast ocean. Beloeil soon came into View and Mount Beloeil with the river between it and the town was lovely for situation. Many other places were interesting, but a few of the characteristics of the`! count_.ry life took up our atten- tion. It was a strange thing in this so_called advanced age to see a horse and an ox hitched t.o ia plough. v_The long narrow elds land the white_washed barns with the farm houses built as closely as possible so as to gi\'e- a sense lof comradeship in the e;(~n11t.i`y life were everywhere to be seen. 3,l\'Iu(fl1 o`l'_lhO beauty of Quebec was passed in the dark. The an- ,eient town of Quebec (1 mean "some of the lights) could hardly! ;be seen, and also much of the ibeauty of the St. Lawrence, along which t1_i_e railway skirted for] sometime. On that account-our 5 View of the .Pro\'iuce in daylight ! l was somewhat monotonous l`:e-. cause of its sanieness. HU\\'f`\'(`,l`.\ as we neared New Br11ns)\'ick, we?` were aroused from our l`etliar;.).'y. 9` The ground was undulating audit prosperous looking. . Nat=_1r<-, .< ;` handiwork was glorious lo lnehold as the train gradually led us in-;: ii to that _ magnicent Matapedia 3: Valley. For a few l1ours._as inf: ,a. panorama. hills, valleys,` and is {the Matapedia River were beforet. your eyes. Truly, a paradise for! the holidaymaker in season.` Tourist, hunter, angler, Alpinist,,' eanoeist, or no matter what one s' taste in that connection, will find t satisfaction here. Forests on the , other side of the train after we: 9 left Campbellton are the happy' L hunting grounds for deer, and . perhaps moose and bear. On: . Monday morning when '.W(3 awoke` :,we were nearing Truro. The` etseenery of Nova Seotia was much 5 -."similar to that `of`the adjacent? [; province, with this exception, lthere was no Matapedia Valley." . Of course we did not see the `nest! . of Nova Scotia. The Bras D Or' I Lakes in Cape Breton possess a beauty all their own; At. `ll a.m.; L we approached the capital of the `Brass Jardinieres $2.00, 2.75 and 3.25 $42-.50 -$2.75 .amps lllDDal'Cl, PHONEVIOS E |5mj55 5m 0 CEDAR MOPS Silverware Razors Snow Shoes Jack Knives Scissors Bread Mixers Why Not Have a Nice New Pandora or High_Oven Range in `Your Home a for Christmas? Thursday, December 21, 1916 'pr0v.ince, Halifax, and I, having ilmon l'n-amglnt up on tho coast,f gwas (leligllled to see the uc(>.an .;onc,o nmro. In tho `.11'l~rImnn, elf-] `LO|' ma1'cl1ing.up the main" -\`lV1.(`(`/tv`I l\\'~. \\'v1'u dlln\\`m`l'tl`10 frnmlonl nf :the city. :\l(n;_.` with ull1u1'.~` l Ks-utlglll, lhe hill cm which the oil- adel is built... l<`r`0m thorn we gut.` .:m ( ..\'C0.ll(}l 1t Vic,-w of the city and fsur`I'0u1'1ding` dist1'i(:lf, also tlm_ ?haI`.huI- and lmlsin. Om: llllSfS0d. lmuch who di(l_ not soul; thisl 5l1vigl1t. A-flm` all, it-is only frnnli the heights that we get the rig'l1t'? wision. Many were out to see thel lreturxl march to the train. On] Tuesday nwrning we en1ha1~lu-.l`- on the Anch`0r Liner Can1er0n-I -'~ 9' I ,..1 1',\..1 _ n1,,,,_A-A,.I., _ ,\-_L |lIIl l/IIYJ I\lll,;ll|J1 lAl1l(7l \J(l.llll/l \II1- I gia, and afterxvarils set out for: ithe basin to await water and coal` {and the loading of other two: rtransports. On VVednesr1ay at`- terileun we set out toxvards the sea, ledby a F1'ench emliser and gthe two other t1'a1ispm'ts. Our: Eb.>at took the rear because it was; =the fastest, and the speed of all; `was accordirig` to the speed M` the. !. On our port side every 'Jaek Tar of two British criiisers was on deck, and gave us cheer -after cheer. Our response` was 'just as hearty. \Ve feel new, af-: Triangle Style---No. I, 75c; Round Style---No. 2, $1.00 ; Accuracy and Eiciency in Banking BANK QFTORONTO Some Other Lines BARBIE AND ALLANDALE BRANCHES. H. A. SIMS, Manager. No. 3; $1.25 No. 4, $1.50 an 1.11 G.LlUllCD- Oapital . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000,000 nnonnun run:-lo C HOG __..,-_ , In a-letxlol` to the Editor, from Smne\\'l1e1'o m l*`1*nnce" on Nov. 26, Lleut. J. H. 1\Im'gan wrote as` follows :- cn171.n...'.,,.. ;,,,;,; `ha, nnn WJIUZI Reserve 'l;'unds Nickle-plated Coee Pots Nickle-plated Tea Kettles Carpet Sweepers Thermos Bottles Washing Machines Sleigh Bells tor the Iittlo (`..`{Dl`I'lt3lIt't3 01' Sea ilitu, that all lmnnur is ducjtlhc Jack Tar. Tommy Atkins per- _l1:1ps luums l.tul'l;.1I';:'(*ly lwt'm`P.' the 'puhlic v_\'t*. llistury will no d0_ubt g'i\'n-.tlw grallzmt, liVttlrl:ulsA in navy hluv their duo. tililling,` in on our lett, was :1 littlv turporlo hunt. des- 't.I' stw|11ix1;;'ly szttislictl `that she had .~'0(n,1x-ml the sea suffic- _i0ntly fur a lay. 'l`h<-n_ on our itu trap any Suh. As might, tell, -frmn the Slt"I'll of mu lm:1t..\vt-2 v I r I l tcnuld SW` tho .~:n:.m-.l1li;:l'1t, from lthe must husily s(:an.nin;r the sky lfm` the -om-nny in that (lix'a3ct.i`On. `1!`.\'m"y\\*lu-,1'c vigrilanme. A few \\'nrv sick t'l-mu tho lmg`in.ning.l)ut, !the vast. ma_im'ity ut us felt as- if `burn for the sea, lmrzaltso, t,l1c`sn-.1 -Ilml1u\'nrl docvntly. .\t'tm' :1 few (lays out, l1m\`(wcl'. 21 4;-hango was sm-I1, uspm-tally at. tahlo. Some- nnn ._jm:.ularly I`(`In21l"l{(`(l that no lcnmplaints cnuld he made, _re gnmals an h0a1`d,.as Irmst. had _-three dawn and lllI'O(`. up. To - watch the sods for hours was the chint' mnplnynwnt.-mt" many on board. The dt`CD blue and the , blue of tlw \\':1t.o.1` crest.- ml with t'mth as the m;sj1nlt.0t' 2 (Continued on page 10.) I ~1'ig'ht, ('nult_l lw H(',t`ll :1 t'-.w'nets set. The customers of The Bank of Toronto are assured of accuracy, promptness and ems}- ency in all their trans- actions. " This Bank, -with` its staif of trained ofci_ als, pays special at- tention to this phase of modern` Banking Service. Your busi- ness and private ac-: counts are invited. Complete facilities at all Branches. El! 33!` Q . . . . . . $6,439,000 `V Page 8eve\ follows Whoever said that one of` the gi`eatest.spleasu1'es the boys at the Front look forward to, was the coming of the mail bag. was perfectly right. Each night, the mail corporal comes into our lll(~`.SS about. supper time and his footstep is a welcome sound. As I told a friend in a letter tonight. one of the eonsolations of the war is getting "news from our frienrls. Your letter arrived three days ago and the next day I re- ceived a copy of the Barrie Ex- aminer. I was sorry to read that Jack Longman had been killed in action. His parents have my greatest sympathy in their great. grief. It `came as a surprise to me. as I thought he was still in dear old Canada; also Alvin Ar- nold, whom I last saw in;Niagara_. Simcoe County certainly is pay. in}: the price in this great war, which, although going in our fav- :n nlill n-ninnr nn and wail] r-,nn_ `VVHIUII, 'dll.uUug.f,u 5u1u5 111 u... M... 01', IS stlll gmng rm and will enn- tmue to call for sacrlccs. But that s what we are all willing to` do, and those of us who are still ahle, will wreak ven.';*eance_ on thnse who commenced the war, so -breaking up beautiful home-.-life. It is 11.25 13.111. and this scrihhle is heing done in the cellar of a ruined house. My hunk (wood and chicken wire) is the seat and two candles the illumination. There-.,is a little coke fire burning in a little grate, a luxury not very- oftenggot so near our friend, the enemy. My ro0m-mate is out on patrol between our lines and Fritzies and will not be in until Eagerly Look for Letters