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". 12 PAGES ~ YEAR 84, NO. 48 "KINGSTON, ONTARIO, MONDAY FEBRUARY 26, 1917 | The Baily British Whig » PAGES 9-12 A SECOND SECTION CAPT. BROMWICH PAPERIENCES With the Canadian Expeditionary Force Duing he Past Year HOW HE HELPS THE BOYS . GRATIFYING RESULTS FROM HIS LETTER-WRITING, | --p-- t A Visitor to London ith a Draft Going to the Trenchés--Many Re latives of the 146th Men Write to Chaplain Bromwich. Capt, and Chapin H W. W Bromwich writes anlinteresting let ter to. the Whig from England, and heads it "A chapter from a Canadian Chaplain's experiences with the C. E FF." He says: 1 can hardly realize it is only a year and a week since I was sent intc the village of Mountain Grove, Ont, to get men, How much has tran spired in that ghort time, There has been the spring-time of the highest hopes that can ever come to one; the summer fulness of dreams come true; the autumn sadness of fading memories when Tostl'st "Goodbye" and Saul's "Dead March" seemed to be the only appropriate melodies Winter, however, has not yet over taken us. There is no winter in Eng land, The 95th and "146th Battal fons are already looking forward tod fair skies, and clear open sunshine, when the tears shall be (ried, and the once happy gniile of Toved-ones shall- be rengwed; when in all the homes of Canada from which* so many of our brighest and best have been taken, there shall be wonder- ful rejoicing because * of the boys come home. It was a sad, sad moment When my boys at Mountain Grove in the early hours of the morning, were called upon to say gooodbye to their friends. They were lined up in two ranks and as 'the train drew up to the platform, called to attention and marched on to the car. They stepped aboard like men, 1 will never for- get the last hand shake of the moth- ers, who seeing their boys go, said to me,' "Take care of my boy". | said 1 would, and what I said to these brave women I have promised all the friends of the 146th and now I swear the same loyalty to the friends of the 96th. Since coming tamdingland I often wonder what I cah «to to be a real service to the boys. It is not much use visiting them in the huts--or perhaps I ought to say, it ig next to impossible to gétdiito real touch with the men are most hearty in their appreciation enjoyed together sitting around the stove talking of the Old Folks at home, Where Best Work Is Done, It is at the Y.M.C.Ay and church huts where possibly the best work is done. )At the piano, on the 'plat- form ,around the checker-board every opportunity is offered to get into close touch with one another. Many of the men will have reason to thank God for this or that hut which has saved them from walking the streets, and hag $tood between them and the many temptations which have ensnargd their pals. Letter writing is another way Ry which we can serve the men at the front and their friends in Canada. I suppose I have written something like 300 such letters since coming to England. And I am gtlll engaged: This is the work that pays--in fact I question whether there is any- thing I have been able to do which has been attended by such gratify- ing results, There is one otner way in which I have been able to help the fellows. When the second draft was warned for overseas they were granted three days leave. As they had not seen London I volunteered to pilot them around, We arrived in the darkened metropolis one night about half past seven, 1 called upon some stranger to show me to the nearest Y.M.¢.A or Salvation Army hut. Fortunately for us he obeyed, Ar- rived at the S. A, Boarding House pI asked the adjutant to put up 35 men He sald he couldn't under- take to do so before 9 o'clock, as the accommodation was reserved for men going overseas. [| pointed out that these men were bound for France and that if he turned thdm away the responsibility would be his Like a good fellow he not mine, took then in, With my men pro- vided for I then sought the nearest Irotel. Touring London. Next mierning, bright and early, I was around to get the boys. There was one of them whom I was most anxious to have come along. Fin- ally we got started and thinking to interest my Irish friend I led them first to the R. C. Cathedral at West- minster, Unfortunately for M-- as we entered we saw several priests at Mass and poor M-----, evidently think- ing of his own mistakes, suddenly made himself scarce, 1 dign't see him any mare that day, He turned up however at night quite sober and evidently none the worse for the holiday. From the Cathedral we went to the Abbey, thence to tlie Houses .of Parliament, the Tower and then to there, By the time they are all Comfort and Cure for * Baby's Skin Troubles Dr. Chase's Ointment Cured When Baby's Body Was Covered with Distressing Eczenth. If every mother could try Dr. Chase's Ointment for the chafing, skin irritation and resulting eczema which tortures se many babies, what a blessing it 'would be for the little ones. : Thig letter will give you an idea of what a wonderful work this Oint- ment is doing in the way of bringing comfort to children who are so un- fortunate as to contract eczema. It is 80 easy for this troiible to develop from chafing or irritation . caused by the clothing, and so difficult to get it cured, that Dr. Chase's Ointment fs appreciated when once its healing qualities are known. Mr: M. L. Duclos, Postmaster, lunch; there 1 bargained with some it covered the entire body. When the itching became bad he would scratch himself and was sometimes found in his eradle covered with blood. Hear- ing about Df. Chase's Ointment, I bought two boxes and before this was all used the child was cured. That was a year ago, and there has been no trace of eczema since. [I recom- mend Dr. Chase's Ointment to all who suffer from eczema as being the Dest treatment in the world for itch- ing skin diseases." - Dr. Chase's Ointment is for sale by all dealers at 60 cents a box. It is a good idea to keep it at hand al- ong with the bath soap to 'be used for roughness of the skin, chafing or ir- Dugnayville, N.B.; writes: "I believe | ritation. Prevention is so much bet- it is my duty, to recommend: Dr. | ter than care. Powders clog the Chase's Ointment as a cure for ec-| pores, but Dr. Chase's Ointment zema. My baby was seized with ec-| cleanses the pores and there- zema and his face and arms were| by keeps the skin soft and covered with this terrible disease. | smooth. Sample. box free if you After trying all sorts of ointments | mention this = paper. £dmanson, the disease continued to spread until Bates & Co., Limited, Toronto, - - t ' Norwarded to Captain Archibald 435 | + i called to attention, and put again at man for a good meal at half their ease the first interest of the price and Whilst they were busily chaplain's visit Is largely discounted. | engaged feeding their faces i rushed At the same time the fellows are! off to one of the better clasg'theatres most glad to Welcome one. They |and arranged with the manager for 'a reserved seat, 'also at haif price.' and many is the good time we have & hurried back but found my boys scattered everywhere, (This was the first drink and also the last drink any of them got hold of that day). and we marched to St. Paul's. Af- we were met with The admission was 25 cents each and several of the boys had not. the prices They had not been paid. I asked where the manager Jived and upon being told I hunted him up. had come all the way from Canada to fight for him and that 1 felt it would be of the greatest inspiration to them if they could look into the face of the apes and animals at the Zoo. gate. From the Zoo, we made our ing up an omnibus and asking a few other passengers if ey would mind waiting for - the next bus, They graciously aequiesced, and we all greatly enjoyed the ride back to Charing Cross after our long tramp. It was now time for tea and too the hour when London goes mad. For awhile I was anxious Never do 1 remember encountering temptations which were so appealing, and so strong, For less than 5 minutes every one of our lads-must have heen coaxed to turn his back upon home and virtue and break the pledges made to wife or mother or sweet- heart before leaving home. But the lads won out, 'Every one came willl me to the show afterwards to the refreshment counter where they re- galed themselves with cake and hot coffee and then --tired out with the best day's fun of their lives--made their way back to the hotel, I'l] never forget that day; nor will the boys. It is one which bound our hearts together and proved to every one in the bunch that a man can go to London and enjoy himself to the full without going wrong. In elosing do let me again thank all the friends and relatives of our boys for the splendid response they have made in answering my appeal to write me. Again I assure them all I am at their service, OUR INVENTIVE SOLDIERS. Suggested Use of Tump-line for Carrying Munitions. According to Frederick Palmer, the great war correspondent, it was the Canadians who invented trench raiding. Recently the inventive boys from the Dominion have intro- duced a new thing at the front. This time it is the '"tump-line," which our prospectors use for carrying beayy loads over bad pieces of land in the north country. The #vldiers have utilized the fump-lines for carrying heavy munitions over the broken ground during the spells of stormy weather. The men are able to get their munition into plaée much more quickly by making use of the: simple back-woods device, and it has been mentioned in despatches, Now it seems that the idea of making use of the tump-line was gug- gésted by Captain Ed. Arehibald, son of Chief Inspector Archibald of To- ronto. Captain Archibald was well khown in Canada a few years 'ago a8 one of the Dominion's best all- round athletes. He twice represent- his. ..counfry at .the Olympic games. He was a prospector in the Sudbury district at one time, and had learned from ewperience the use- fulness of the tump-line. He ac- cordingly wrote asking the Sudbury people to provide as many 'lines' as ble in the shortest time. Mr. il Green canvassed the town and tump-lines. To give a proper idea of the effi- ciency of these 'liges,' it may be stated that previous to the introduc- tion thereof, two men were detailed to carry one box of munitions, using a rope handle on each end of the box. Even for two men, and car- ried in such a manner, this box proved to be a most awkward load; many of us whb have carried a trunk know all about it. "Each box of munitions weighs 80. pounds. With the tump-line, pro- perly adjusted, an ordinary man, ex- perienced with the 'line,' can carry twq such boxes with less expendi- t of energy, and with infinitely $ comfort than the man carry- ng one-half the box by the former Captain Archibald can with ease, and there are other men at the several t 'who will + if i f= ; i i i f ; i ! : i « i; feel: Hi | § § i i I i i . - a - ; fri i g I he f Well I finally gathered them together tgrwards" we went to the Zoo. There disappointment. | Upon being shown into his study I expladned how 35 Canadian lads stood outside his gate--that they He smiled and said, certainly, and showed us in through a private way back to Charing Cross, by hold- | American relief method, carry at least three of these boxes} EF - --r~ { - 5 : y] \y \ | = ' ! | 1 2 | . ' | ® for Ta \ ee i------ - --% - , a Ae Pax > rw > _ R $ Koy " Kaiser is mentioned?" lady who curtsied at the name event."--London Opinion. STOMACH RELIEF! NO Time It! In Five Minutes Your Up- set Stonfach Will Feel Fine. You don't want a slow remedy when. your stomach is bad--or an uncertain" one--or a harmful one-- your stomach is too valuable; you must not injure it with drastic drugs. Pape's Diapepsin is noted for its speed in giving relief; it's harmless. ness; it's certain unfailing action in regulating sick, sour, gassy stomachs. It's milligns of cures in indigestion, dyspepsia, gastritis and other stom- ach trouble has made it_famous the world over. POLES SUFFER TERRIBLY Woes Are Described as Worse Than Belgium's, New York, Feb. 26 --A special cable to the World from Rome says: Marin Lautaslavski, a prominent member of the Polish National Dem- ocratic party, is in Rome-on a special mission to the Pope to lay before His Holiness the conditions in Poland under German domination. Lutas- laveki says the pro-German circles in the Vatican hid the truth about Poland from the Pope. The emis- sary added: "'The Poles are most grateful for President Wilson's as- surance respecting Poland's future liberty, nor will they ever forget Aineriea's help in feeding the hungry in the invaded Polish Provinces. Although the entire Polish people welcome the American-German dip- lomatic rupture, the Poles are much concerned with the question of feed- ing Poland. Despite reports that the Vatican contemplates earrying on the work in Poland, there is no confirmation that such Is the intention, "Warsaw's condition ag to food is terrible, but direct communication betweenyPoland and the outer woarld has been suppressed for the last eighteen months. Despite their suf- ferings, which exceed those of Bel- gium, the Poles eagerly hope for the dawn of 'liberty which depends upon the Allies as well as on America. "In Petrograd, the political hor!- WAS ANAEMIC For Over a Year Anaemia, or blood turning to water, is-caused-by- ing deranged and if the heart be- comes weakened it cannot pu the blood as it should. As a result the bleod becomes improverished, and it loses its nourishing qualities, The face becomes pale and thin, and the lips bloodless. There is a weakness, tiredness and loss of weight, When, those suffering from thin or watery blood start taking Milburn's Heart and Nerve Pills they can see a change from the outset, : Every dose intr¢duces inte the blood' those vital ents necessary to make it rich and red. Be sfEdits gs i i eis al Hi 7 : £ 7 FF : E : i £ . iH gi ; # £ : i :g is : : i i --- ! £ E TRULY NOOTRAL. Bishop Bull--"Why do you always courtesy when the Dame Wilson--*l go on the principle of the other old GAS, SOURNESS -- PAPE'S DIAPEPSIN of the devil, to be safe in any ' INDIGESTION, Keep this perfect stomach doctor in your home--keep it handy--get a large fifty-cent case from any drugs store, and then if anyone should eat something which doesn't agree with them; if what they eat lays like lead, ferments and sours and forms gas; causes headache, dizziness and nau- sda; eructations of acid and undi- gested food--- remember as soon as Pape's Diapepsin comes in contact with the stomach, all such distress vanishes. It's promptness, certainty and ease in overcoming the worst stomach disorders is a revelation to those who try It. some to zon may remain obscure for time, but Russia is determined rush the war to victory." Safety for the Birds, Approval of the treaty for the pro- tection of migratory birds recently ratified by the Governments of the United States and Canada has now been givell bx, Great Britain. No- thifg now remains to put it into effect save the formal exchange of ratified copies by the two countries involved. Therefore it may be said that the final step has been taken in what is probably the most important movement for the protection of birds ever instituted in this country or the United States. The treaty will be in force for fifteen years, and will auto- matically renew itself from year to year after that period, unless one of the contracting parties gives twelve months' notice of a desire to termin- ate it. It is not probable that such a contingency will ever arise. The most vital provisions of this treaty are: "That no bird important to agri- culture because it is an insect de- stroyer shall be shot at any time, "That no open season on any species of game birds shall extend for a longer period than three and one-half months. "> "That both the United States and Canada shall so restrict open seasons on game birds as to prevent their being taken during the breeding sea- son, "That there shall be no shipment from one country to the other of birds which are taken contrary to law." a treaty such as this it is Un | valuable species of birds which birds may go and come in entire safety. By the consequent service to the farmer this treaty may y have a favorable influence on the of living in both countries. Farm Women. fl Eb i 8 ; ] | Manager Roy that he is doing most ap) nt that not only will the many | § LB ¥ 1 . CLERGYMAN WORKING HARD Patriotism Is To Be Greatly Commended. Scott writes in the Napanee His Ww. C Beaver: "Rev. A, J Wilson, pastor of St Andrew's Presbyterian Church at the; January annual meeting consulted his congregation as toe what he shoud do to serve his country. By unanimous vote it was decided that he would serve best by taking a posi- tion in the Napaneé Munition Works asg-an expert tool maker, it being al- most impossible to secure high- grade mechanics of this class, Since that time he has been employed in thig capacity, and 1 have "it from effective work and that it would be a!fficult indeed to replace him. He ig in charge of the finest toels used in the" factory and has kept these taols in order for about 160 men, doing his part in keeping this fac- tory going, dnd thus serving the most vital requirement of the fprees In the field. He is obliged to rise at 6 a.m., work hard at a lathe till noon, attending to his pastorial church work and manifold other duties in the afternoon and evening. With- out instituting comparisons, which are often invidious any generally un- just, I might very well ask where is another who doing as mueh or whoge services are more vitally ef- fective? For one having his special qualifications to enlist and spend months learning the trade of war when the labor in which he is'skilled is so urgently and continually need- is ed, would be short-sighted indeed. Incidentally every cent he earns in this work is appropriated by his Session to patriotic purposes, In- stead of carping criticism, he is de- serving of our highest appreciation for his patriotic endeavor, "This is written and without Mr. Wilson's knowledge, purely as a matter of justice out of my personal esteem for his patriotism and his self-sacri- fice; and also for his devotion ag a pastor and teacher." published A HARLOWE LAD WRITES THE ALLE RE MASSING Huge-Fo:¢es Ac Being Concentraed to Cut Off the Turks. AN ARMY OF 500,000 EN TO BREAK COMMUNICATIONS WITH CONSTANTINOPLE Italy Sends Contingents--English and French lose Nearly 30 Per Cent of Their Fighters at Salonika by Epidemic of Malaria, Salonika, Feb. New troops, especially large Italian contingents, are arriving every few an "9. days. in Sal onika, to reinforce the Allied armies The talk here is general of pushing through this spring the planned for last spring, which the German attack on Verdun prevented No well informed officer on the Macedonian front expects any serious attack on Salonika by the German Danger of attack from the south by the Greeks was offensive never taken very seriously. As the.Qreek army now is in the Peloponessus, where the Entente fleet guards the Isthmus of Corinth---the only means by which the Greek forces could march north- ward--an attack by King Constan- tine's soldiers is removed from list of possibilities. In view of these 'circumstance the continued arrival of importan reinforcements in Macedonfa is tak to indicate preparation for an earl offensive designed to cut the Germa line of communications from Berlin to Constantinople The Entente military attaches in Athens state they have no hope of securing military aid of any value About His Work in England---Went With the 146th, The Whig's Harlowe correspondent @ writes: © For a small place like Har- lowe, we certainly think we are do- ing our bit'. A short time ago we read in our paper, the Whig, a letter from one of our boys, Harold Neal, who is now in the trenches again af- ter recovering from being wounded twice. When the 146th went over- seas five of our brave boys went along. One of these, Claude Parks, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Parks, is in England now as he lis too young to go to the trenches yet, We are pleased to give you part of one of his letters which he has written home to his mother. He says: "I have been transferred to the Army Service Corps. 1 am No. 1 drjver on the horse transporte We haul coal and coke to the Canadian troops in Seaforg and haul all the rations also. It keeps us real busy but our longest haul is three and a half miles and ,we make two trips a day. "Last year at this hour I was in civilian clothes and a year ago to morrow night I signed that piece of paper that brought me gver hereand last Christmas Eve I lked in the Hall (Wesley Hall where the Christ- mas entertainment wag held) in my uniferm and was happy as could be Mother, I am" happy yet. I kpow that I am doing my duty and doing more than most "of them have back home. "We certainly get goog food over heré in the Aymy Service Corps. We get a lot befter than the infantry. from the Venizelists, although Ven | izelos had declared he would be able to induce 100,000 Greeks to follow him against the Bulgarians. Of the original French and Eng lish contingents accumulated in Sal onika for a. spring offensive g ago between 20 and 30 per cent had to bd Invalided home, wily suffer ing from malaria, : Much is expected of e new Ital fan troops with their knowledge of mountain warfare, Not only are large contingents being landed in Salonika but the forces accumulating in Aviona and Greek Epirus are ad vancing eastward to effect a juncture with (Jeneral Sarrail's lines before any offensive is undertaken. Schooner in Collision Word was received from Yar mouth, N.S., that the steamer Wanda was in collision with schooner Let T. McKay, which she was assisting to sea. The McKay struck her nea; stern and swept along her side, cur rying away guards, breaking off both masts at deck, smashing life- boat and doing other damage Meck house was so badly damaged it wil have to be taken down, The schoon er McKay is owned by A. B. McKay of Hamilton, and was built in Yar. mouth Protest Removal of Ban. Ottawa, Feb. 26.-- Protests against the removal of the ban on oleomar garine have been forwarded to the Government by the Government of We get one morning porridge and bacon; next morning fried beef ana steak; nevt fried bacon and so on | every morning. At noon we get dif-! ferent foods to eat and puddings' every day. We have a mess (hut) to go in to eat our meals." One of the well-to-do citizens of} Picton was brought before the mag- istrate and fined for neglecting to give proper protection to his cattle, which were badly frozen. The tenant was also fined. The three Saskatchewan. They say their dalry men are willing to compete with dairy, but not with chemical pro- duce. Since 1910 the butter pro- duct of the three Western Provinces has Inereased from seven to sixteen million pounds per year John Cleland, son of Mr. and Mrs Robert Cleland, Brockville, is in To ronto trying his examination Jor ad mission intg the Flying Corps Dr. E. 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