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In a letter received by a Barrie lady from one of her sons, who `went overseas under Lt.-Col. S. Beckett s command, -the late `Colonel is very highly spoken of. In another letterthe same officer refers. to the splendid qual_ity of. [the Canadian soldiers in France. .jBoth'these letters were written `from `the Central Training "School, Le Havre, France. Fol- lowing are some extracts :- LETTERS FROM SOVLDIERS ll warm Praise for col. Beqkott Thurasvv . .'l'x'ue, you a good barn .without a good foiiridation. I but don't. forget either that the roof has to stand most of the punishment. "Uon "it falls the `burden of resisting .the destructive inuences of weather and changing -seasons. Now. the `question is ifiwhere amj Irgoingr to nd a roof which will meet these conditions?' Certainly not in wooden - shingles `which; h,,a-,v_e. rapidly ,deterioratd.dt1r.in8 th.e.'P.St few _,years.` _Not.in.anything so perishable as wood. not yet iron, which lets in But` rather in a permanent mineral cornposition sueh as Brantford. Roong. n I" '.'.'.'".'.- .sh`ix.1`glTes-on {he of .permnency. .o:.j)rpt;con, , or .iam{earance. or even economyitthere, .is:,n0.-..<:.0_II.V1P:'r.11`i9n. -.f_:You` =p1it`a Brantford Roof on once", and .it . will-last, ,;`a's. lqng_ asgihe -buqipg; it- always look.w_.ell and .it. maver .x_1_e d -A-.-.._.~.-`pl Now. letius look at g section of, BranVt_.ord_;-_Roong. First. you notice it has a yure. long-bred felt base. This is thoroughly saturated, tli t._ller'oat of asphalt or mineral pitch. Then it is_given`ianoth'er coat. V Finally. the surface is thickly covered crush.ed.,slate. You c8I1..imaine.___what a job rainfsnow; "of "heat `Wo11ld`have i pentfaiting a roof. like that. Tjor _ _ _< __ I; w; r The foundation is not most important thing " Why not let us send` you samples, also a copy of our booklet, which explains _. _ ;Biantfo_r? Roong is. `fglways on the job`?"_ Or. if you will .give~_us the _ dimensions 0 your arm or house `roof ' we ml! gladly snbmxt esnmatcs _ -r , without charge or obligation. lrantwd .C.ou=v.anv i EAM aNM1:n%| I Why usaend acopy explains mar-Rmntfnrd Rnnm! is "alwavs on the iob?" Or. if vau wi'.1.nive .115: the y. ,.Ap .IflH'5__. ; 1_.o_:I.1 Sweet or `sour; be,;st prices j:p:a`jd:\ %c{a,n.s supplied: %.%all%%'eg;press %\:har`ge5%,P7aid %--% T V. `"1 `W35 -CD6 _ H Braritford, Canada _- For Sale by H. H. Otton S6_n' e'.8AR, V. _.f;_o V coMPArv.Lrn. .'roRoN'ro March `9--I am still at Central Training School, LeHavre, but the postman evidently thinks I have kicked in as Ihave still re- ceived no mail until todaywhen I got. one from dated. Feb. 8, but I have not heard from you since some time in January. I am tary. ney ter- the nch Taking it all round `it is a mighty good class of soldier coming out now both from Can- adaeand England, a far better man than the German we cap- ture in the line. The frosthas leftus now and we have a lot of mud and I am mighty thankful that 1' am out" of the line as it must be awful there. Ativdiness or cleverness-;-not even line, but none of the others have. every regiment going overseas pass through our hands, so we are in a good position to judge the class and let me tell you right now there is not 3. Tommy can come anywhere near our own Canadian Tommy for cleanliness, the famous Guards. I will admit the Guards have better discip- Major Young, 'Ga'pt. Stewart and Lieut. Gendron were the of- eers. of A*Company that were `left behind. Capt. Stewart o`er- ed. to go` as a Sergeant, but they Woi_1_~l,d not allow him to do that. .-Two lieutenants gave up their co`mm"`issibns anl slipped on the `train and hid in the baggage car lun_ti 1`.we passed Quebec. Then _.they came out and signed up as p1`-iv_ate`s. They are in No. 1 pla- (toon A Company. Their names are `Bird and Mitchell; T _W_eare uv u Dear Miss Sharpe:--- Just 3.! line to let you know I received! that splendid pair of `socks, also your letter. wishing me success- and a safe return. Many thanks for the same and please carry on ,with the goodvwork. Don t de-. spair if you do not always getan answer" toyour kind words and wishes, as we are very busy at times and don t feel much like writing even a word of thanks- But you can he sure we appre- ciate all your kind work and ef- forts on our behalf. Just a short note to let you know how we are getting along anl a few i'tems of what has hap- pened since we started'on .Wed'_ nesday, April 4. We lost two of our men. ` Pte. -Foster was the first-to desert, and Pte.oCruise slipped away on the night of the 3rd.-, and- we know` nothing of, them. However, these men may he picked up by the twelve offi. cers that were left and the twelve N.C.O s, who were held as in- structors. Pte. l Handy . transfer- red to the casualties, as he was at home suffering from mumps. Q In - iv A We just came out last night ; from; the front line, aftei-"being . in,for eight days._ We were ra- _ ther dirty when. we got out. I and a clean-up. . days We are out now for afew days rest The casualties were light, just two in the eight and. the men were only slightly. wound e'd. One ' night while we were in, and I was away out in asap there started up a homh a.1_'(_lment that lasted one hour and a quarter. It was the prettiest. sight I have ever seen --almost Vbetter than the re- works at the Toronto Exhibition. There were lights of all__colors in the air, shells burstingf-all a- rouncl us, and lots of noise. I also saw an aeroplane brought down and I am- sorry to say it was one of ours. It was a great sight to see the two ofthern, one on each side. Fritz cut our ma- chine in two with his machine gun fire; then of course it had to come down. The same day I saw one of Fritz comedown also; _ It sure was a sight to watch them ghting; then dropping headlong down to the earth from a good height. The mud isvery deep here, right over the tops- of our hip rubber boots. Before clos- ing I must add that the boys are all well and hope to be home soon again. I will close now "with i kind rememhrances to`al1 inquir- ing fri_end.s. Miss Mary Shegee; T1;-ornton,| recently received from Pte. H. G./ Adams of_ the 3rd. To1'Ont0 Regt._, now in France, the following Iet-' ter:--- ` ' e u1\___, -nu--_ nu - I ` _ The Elmvale Lance last week published the following note `from Sergeant Duncan Dingwall, of the 177th Bn.;-- '!s_m'_e. j - . `is the, pn_ly letter or man "I have received "s i`nc'e'fth"en _s_p-I am naturally feeling very blue. gI do.not know where the mail. is and: `I have written Vs'o_ many and besides I sent about forty cards at Xmas. Did\you get yours? ' 6 I see by the paperiwe have lost our Col . Beckett.` Too bad! He` was a prince," `the most` fearless man I ever saw and Ihave met some cool customers. Nothing`- ywas too _d'angerons for'him.- The paper `said e was killed gather- ing in hi ` {men'. .They might have_ said (~hi1dren`?; as that is what we were to him. His only thoughtswere for` his men` and we worshipped him, ofcers and men alike. He was always work- ing for them and forftheircom-A. fort, He always had assmile, I don t remember ever seeing him without it. P00r,old Becy, it was too bad. It is when men like that are" "taken that you think with hitter scorn of the miser- able funks wh0.have not signed up yet and are keeping victory so slow in coming. but it is men like that we have here,and are making victory sure. J88. ney ur- CC` "Takivng everthing `into con- _sideration we all feel sure that victory lies with us and that the war will be over by the end of the summertat least. We arllaving another awful- ly cold sn;;p"n.ow. It is simply bitter here, the coldest, yet by far. The. following is an extract from a letter receiwzdo by Mrs. S. Stewart of Newton Robinson from her son, Pte. C. A. Stewart, who ..~ .,-A--- -_,. `l.1.........,.- __-1J.l.. -Ll..- AIILL is now `in | Battalion: From Pte. 0. A.- Stewart ,.. _-2-." -`-. .~- v M !-6".`-.-~ [Soldiers `Kept Busy Moving .East,ward V1:"I'.a`r`.1'c;,\vK{ ;Iu1;l;<;, iiii -..-l.rA;..u uu nsvgu Dqvunaanxzuuu Juno- Ofeial word has been received at Calgary military headquarters that Lieut.-GoI. M. B. Peacock of the 103rd. Qalgary Rifles has been appointed by Ottawa, ofcer commanding the new Canadian Defence Force unit` of that regi- ment. Mr; Pe-acock is /af` former resident of` Str0ud_. . ....v. . I vunuvn -uu Prof, F. S. Jacobs has resign- ed` his government position be- cause he `could not get along with the minister of agriculture. It is often a Vdifcult matter for men with brains and independent spirit to hold government- jobs. t\4`R..:.-.'I ..-.....,.'I I..'..'.. 1...-.. .__-_.----.'.1 Western Notes Prof. F. S. Jacobs, a native of Minesing, and well known in Bar- rie, Chief of the Animal Industry of Manitoba College, Winnipeg, has resigned, said to have been the result of a quarrel with Hon. Val.`Wink1er, Minister of Agri- culture. V Mr. Jacobs was former- ly editor of the Farm and Ranch Review, Calgary, and will-return to that city and purchase a farm -adjacent thereto, on which he will reside. Regarding his res- ignation the Galgary Herald re- marks editorially: ' u1\...,.p T1 of ~r..-_v._ 1.-- _.-_:.__. \.0IL`A uAJ\J 1\.Jnn\JvvJ uvxuus LIIJIJO Dear Sir and Brother:---'It is with feelings of joy and yet with sadness that we are called upon to say goodbye to you on the eve `of your departure for overseas. It is one of pleasure that the Lodge is so ably represented in His Majesty s forces as in the person of yourself, one who has served this Lodge faithfully and well. We well know that you twill give a like service to your King and Country. A feeling of sad- lness comes over us at the |thought of parting, but we do so {in the hope that you may be spared to return to us, your bro-. there of this Lodge, andto your own family and friends. On be- half` of the.Lodge, acceptthis slight token, not for its value, but for'the spirit of fraternity it rep- resents. May you find it useful, and our prayers will ever he that you will be spared to spend many pleasant hours"within the walls of Barrie 63 Lodge Room. Signed on behalf of the Lodge, A. Paddison, 'N.G. Peter McLarty, R.S. On T-uesdajr evening, April 3, _Bandsrnan Cecil Ferguson on the eve of his departure for overseas was presented by his Brother Oddfellows with. an air pillow and the following address: 'l\....-- (VS... ._..,J `l\..ALl_._.... -TL 3.. `(Irv-`LAC \[a.A. And all the` while, the most wonderful sights are matters of every day. ` Sunsets which` are purple and red and green, and yellow and blue and gray, and every shade between these; and in the dawn, as one marches through "the groves of date palms, which lie between the desert `and the river, the sun stabs through the tree trunks as though it rose a, hundred yards away. And all the while you pass Arabs and Persians and Kurds and Armenians, each with his distinctive dress, and Indian regiments of all sorts, of whom the Ghurkas are the most strik- ing and the best respected--little men with Chinese features, who grin and seem to take life very simply, but who can kill a man with their great curved knives throwing them at twenty yards, and who are said to show more grit in action than any -other race. And the transport_trains of mules and bullocks and camels seem endless. ..--vu-cg; vA\JA nu a.a.AI.lIJIl. 1. 11 \JL \JO Thetotal strength of A "Go. is 120 and of ``D ` Go. 130 men. I do not know the strength of the other two Companies, but {will give it to you later. The Elmvale boys are all well. In last we e`l; si Coilingwood Bulletin appeared a letter from a, Canadian ghting with the Bri- tish forces in Mesapotamia. A portion of the letter was as fol- lows :-- ` `The greatest hardships of this country have been conquered now. In the beginning, our fel- lows had to do their big ghting often without food and water, and in a temperature sometimes, of 124 degrees, and to lie at night in ooded land or marshes, getting what ease anl rest they could. Now we mostly get full `rations, and a full water bottle] everyday, and roads have been built, and the land along the river banks, where camps are, gets some drainage. There is a great feeling of condence in the air, which is not affected by the fact that, even here, we get little or no news of how we are really `getting on. 66A__.I -11 1L_. ,,LsI, ll VAAV I.A\) VVIJ VVLII .IJ\J. l.I\JI\L IIIV L-I-IJIJLIJIAI We got o` the train _at Camp- bellton and had a short` {route march, which we enjoyed al- though there is much snow here. rn1._ 4-1-1 _1_.____-4I_ J ALA nu- Sf. praaa or them roB"v61mtthey fi?1}>g; done, uvv c We have two boys "shut. in the smoker .of_ No. [1 car. ' They, have the mumps, but we hope that no more cases will develop .for if they do we will be held` at Halifax. `I7- __-A .1 II__ 1_.__,- Read the Adiet cglgmn. In Mesapotamia A Presentation LUlnI,l|`d .sT `Linlmont cures" llln`a-d s Llnlmon:t. ` for. 88" Burns. V - avoI-ywhoro.V - ; " - `~ B [Decide now to help in the war. If you are between the Oysages of 14 and 18, and have good term record, you can secure promotion at school by enlisting for farmservice any time between April 20th and May 20th. . Parents are urged to encourage their boys to enlist for farm service. `The physical and moral welfare of your boy will be advanced by a summer spent close to Nature; an interest will be awakened in an im ortant industry of the country that will be a help to him in hislwhole future. .A.vL\.zsA IUHUWIII5 nu uccuyauluu \1c|.ucu}, Lu UUUIHCSS men WHO can spare at least a. portion of their time. to all men who can _arrange_their aairs so as to help some farmer. Every man is _ invited to enlist for farm service. _ Pu;l_iament__ Buildings At this supreme hour when ample food. production is one of the indispensable `means of. victory, the country faces a serious shortage of men and boys on the farms. The gD_epVar,tm_e_nt of Agriculture emphasizes the urgency. of every man and boyfaking to heart this splendid opportunity for patriotic service. The plow is our hope, declared Right `Hon. David Lloyd aGeorge, the Prime Minister of Great Britain. The tremendous significance of `these words in the face of a world shortage of food must be a matter of conaern to all. It points out the path of duty to men and boys unable to enlist in the army_bu_t capable of helping to increase producuon. M The Department appeals to retired farmers, to men 311 following no occupation (retired), to business men who on-n no-snrnnf `one! I] 1-urn-Q-:r\oc A` I-Iun:r 4-:9.-an 4-4` on" ....-... :1`- Help the farmer increase production Onta;'ioV Department of Agriculture w. 14.: Hearst, Miniator of Agticulturo Well, I like it at Havre. They have changed the hours this week "from 9.30-3.30. `Not bad," eh? `Just think, two monthshayonet ghting instructor at` those fhours! I have a real bed, too, `and sleep in pyjamas. 7111...`..- A..- .4. `Int ...L"'I3.y.....I:.-.1. -4` The Ultimate Verdict [Taken in the aggregate Dunulop Autemobile Tires- Tractio," Speeial"-uni- forrply e give the . highest `average of general satis- .faction.. J 4` -J J Confer with your District Representative of - the Department of Agriculture. or write or visit Ontario ,Govemment; Employment Bureau, V [15 Queen s Park, Toronto. Toronto Page Seven i H nansu unuuli ALL h:Jdu|44a|aruu There are a lot of English of- 'cers here as well, including sev- 4.eral Guardsmen. All drifts frqm Eel; %i-I have n_ot pad any mail, in fact very few of the fel- 'lows up here have had. I guess it is because they are not carry- 'ing mail as there is so much am- munition going up.