New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-14
AMERICAN CORPS
IN CANADIAN RANKS
Membership Confined 10 Those
Born in u. S.-WeSt Point and
Annapolis Men in Command.

Toronto. Nov. lS-An American bern
battalion is the latest 70 take It's plsee
in the Canadian overseas army. Ofh-
cially it is known rs the 9l;h SSt:&'iNH'
Canadian kNpedljlOnary Force. II al
dition 70 the number. ;he Saon.osE
strsrs Of the uniforms viii hSNs
srecial badge denied 20 sll other tans-
dian battahons. The badge Will ee
combination o. the maple Leaf Sad
George Washington shield. Win me
words American Legion. IL VIII &c
one of the most popular q me IAA"-
dian battslions.
Membership in it. both FOR oheers
and men. is confined % persons born
in the United States. IL Will eonse-
ouen.ly Re distinctly American ur
Joining, all the initiation thar tSAeS
place is swearing 70 the oath 81 ale
glance 20 King George for the lenS;A
Of the war and six months thereafter
West Pointers in Command.
There is no intention Of aSeshrE
for recruits among residents OF TIE
United States, although u IS oossio~
that there will be many applications
from such. The paymaster, a retired
United States army officer. arrived IfoTl
across the border this week. - cld
the surgeon. who comes from chicago
The other officers so far selected n
clude two graduates OF West Point and
another from Annapolis. But Judging
by the way applications from Amer
can born Canadians are pouring IN
there will not long be many vacancies.
The prime mover in the organisation
is Major A B. Clark, formerly OF the
23d National Guards. and later OF the
7th Regiment, New York City, who has
for some years been resident OF OF
tawa, where he has been closely IN
touch with governmental authorities.
Initial organization is in charge OF
Lieutenant Colonel r. H. Labatt, a
Canadian officer who went 70 France
with the first contingent, saw cervice
at Ypres and is home on furlough. AS
soon as the organization gets under
way the command will be handed over
10 Major Clark, who will be promoted
in rank. The adjutant OF the battalion
will be Captain Good, formerly Of Cal
ifornia, who has also been residing in
Ottawa.
To Go to Front in Spring.
The organizers Of the battalion IN
derstand that their equipment and
training will be facilitated, and that
they will get to the front with expedi-
ton. Officers hope this will mean early
next spring, in time for the big spring
movement
Up to the present, recruiting has
been going on in Hamilton, Calgary and
other Western points, but within a
week or two the battalion will move 20
Toronto and will go into winter quar-
tiers with the 10000 other men at pres
ent located here. A large building on
the exhibition grounds has been re-
served for il as barracks, and is now
being put into shape.
Officers and members of the Ameri-
can Club Of Toronto, under the presi-
dency of Asa Minard, are taking more
than a paternal interest in the bat
TALON. Several club members have en-
listed as officers and privates. On De-
cember IL, concert will be held for
the purpose of providing comforts for
the men and band.
There is no doubt the battalion will
do much to cement friendly feelings
between Canada and the United States.