Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-28

y t.uou-irg Will be OF interest VIII
y 'O'. is by one of the men and also
% a. oaner man. Chaplain Warner,
home being editor of the
o. @,rne. y. S. Gazette;
'''I @s,-cb Work, Halifax, \. So
c3t,or Of Church Work;
y mons YOUR readers would like to
fa"amArhing Of our life here on
~ Plain, in addition to press
sa..ctes. which record only the &C.
SscnsI important events. Even a
rso"~ into the routine may not be
i-ap. interest, though | have hes
N- 4or some days about sending
-i'eS Of that nature waiting for
' Tins Of consequence to occur,
which I might give you a
io.L' account. supplementary TO reg
'sI oat,ed news. However, what is
sAl INT at short range is
aslsN' 81 more interest when viewed
I'm distance.
The Canadian Contingent of up
# 9ouGe men is encamped on
,se+crn s.de Of Salisbury Plain,
ILL., u-ss acquired by the War Of
eopoe = ears ago, under the ad-
~.,,s,ratlon # sir Michael HICKS
.'.ch for military purposes. for which
~ ooseibly better adapted than
o,bar part Of the British Isles.
- ~ and costly improvements
IA Effected such as the provision of
.,sady supply Of water for the VAR
carp.n. grounds and military
,1es we're laid out, where regular
.-S,;ce with n,ld guns is carried out
-'oc week or oftener as required.
~. wno have been in Alberta ard
-,.Es,chewan say that the Plain
~, mike some districts there, par
.s,,arlv in tie region Of Alberta near
=. footLjIls II the Rocky Mountains.
~.,,ns cf trees, locally known as
afsr.atia0" occur here and there,
~ tho whole area would he admir-
'Tv sujted FIR a battlefield, for which,
/ =. rs hopf. il viii never be used For
-sno,IreS. preparatory 10 share or
' ma conflict on the Continent, Nature
aar.s to nave especially adapted 1t.
aur force Is located in four main
aims VIZ. bastard. where the head
.-ar,ore If the Division Of the first
-ntantrv Brigade and other units in
ending the y. : and New foundland
p',aIiors ar. tncamped. West Down
sar.b whore the Hishlanders have
,shj,sbe3 themselves. North Down
res, tead1uartors Of the Artillery
.,5 Djvieilral Ammunition Column.
md Pond Farm, where the remaining
limits are found. The mon are now
.awer,d in tents. hut wooden nuts
re under construction. into when
" expect To- be moNtd about De
4rlber Eth However th" tents are
py cJnfartanle. and If 1t we're NOT
II the ,ain about every ether day
| a5 two nights ont of those. th' men
5ad to' object to- remaining here
Until evrlA%, apart 81 course from
20 natural desire on tn part OF
er, body 10 -."t Ia TIE Continent as
an as prasihle. Meantime tie sol
ers drudge back and forth through
is mud, as ch"erfully as they can,
ad tharlaius have been requested TO
ay special stress On patience as OF
so-e immediate Importance than
aurage in the equipment OF de-
Ander Cf the Empire. The lesson taat
. being learned in the North Sea
Fleet is equally important on these
towns, ami cGaplalns are assisting
DmcwhaJ IN reminding the men OF
The first battalion to which at the
resent time ] hay" the honor To be
attached as chaplain, consists al
most entirely of men from Western
n,arlo. chiefly from the Niagara dis
lrlct | am the only man from Nova
Scotia, ana as far as ! know there is
M other ,epres. ntation of tho Mar
tme Provinces. Most of the men from
our provinces, and a few from other
parts Of Eastern Canada, are with
lie 18th battalion, commanded 10y Col
Robertson. Eev Dr. Pringle, Of Sidnt y,
is their chaplain Among the officers
] found another old friend, Capt. G
Grasse Archibald. formerly of Truro
and for two wears before the war
broke out in charge Of the Dominion
Immigration Office at Aberdeen, Scot
land, The l7th battalion Will shortly
lie equipped with Highland uniform,
ne authorities having apparently de-
cd9d that New Scotland should fol-
low the traditions and wear the
picturesque costume of soldiers OF
The Old. When we consider the noble
traditions associated with Scotch reg
lments, 10 which the London Scottish
have recently added new lustre, our
men Will have a fine lead to follow.
Nobody in Nova Scotia will have any
eouot but that every man in the bat
laIlon Will try TO be worthy Of the