The Parker post., 1916-12-23
M DONALD NOW
MAJOR "FOGHORN"
Canadian Who Enlisted as Pri-
vate at Fifty Three, Wins
Another Promotion.
VOICE IS LIKE SEA SIREN
One of the Big Human Personalities
Of War Turns Up in London
Served in United States
Cavalry.

LondOn.-"Foghorn" Mcdonald al
mits he's as Scotch as oatmeal" bui
what he doesn't have to admit is that
he Is beyond doubt the best-known man
i'll tile wonderful big army Canada h.,
sent over TO fight for the mother cOln
try. Gen. Sir Sam Hughes, CanudiaI
Minister of Militia and Defense, is nol
jealous Of "toghorn's" distinction. Tbs
raWeSt rookie in the rearmost ranks 81
the Dominion forces proclaims it or
the fighting line and looks I'D to this
World.wandering scion OF the clan AZ.
Donald as a shining example of whn
Il loWly buck can do in trying tirnt>
like these.
For "f'oghorn" came over as 81 pri
vate himself just two short wears ago
Some Of his home folks told him Ii,
WAS Il 'darned Old foOl'' to enlist a
ilfty-thfec, but ''Foghorn" had been /
miner all his days. He had hit IT,,
western trail from sun-baked Eoto
pIlas in the Wilds of Mexico to til.
&noW-shrOuded valleys OF the Yukon
and he knew what perseverance 0ut
pluck and courage and sacrifice coal,
do. ..... -.
He knew he would make the grade,
and SO did a great crowd of his friend
who gathered ii day or two ago t.
wet" that new third stripe and crow.
on the cuffs OF his khaki army iaGke,
lie WAS back from the front to receir,
this latest promotion, and he was toast
ed a major Of his fnajesty's forces.
,-. Voice Is a Low Rumble.
"FOghOrn' Was born Neil koderich
Mcdonald, but there are comparative
~ few who know him by that disttn.
guished name. It's just plain Fog.
horn nowadays from one end Of the
trenches TO the other, and one earfuf OF
that low rumbling, MISUNDERSTANDING
rock-shivering voice exp1odes all pos.
sble doubt as to the derivation Of the
nickname.
There are plenty of Germans who
know ''Foghorn," too. In the days of
the deadlock, when trenches ,crept clos.
er and closer together, he was one of
those who burroWed beneath the earth
and. SET off great mines under the en-.
emy, He had not been a mining yengi.
neer Ia vain, Often his voice would 90
booming across mo Mans Land. hurl.
ing picturesque invectiges at the Ger
mans.
Not to know "Foghorn". Mcdonald
Is. to miss one of the dig human per-
sonaiities Of this war. 1t is not diff
cult to realize what u tower of en-.
couragement and strength he is to the
soldiers at the front 81.
tie Is the sort of officer whose men
would follow him to the gates Of hell
itself and walk in laughing declared
Major Eddie" Holland, longtime
friend ana w. c." of the South At.
rican war, .,,.
And speaking Of hades," he added
There may or may not be something in
the fact that Foghorn belongs to the
Black Devils.
That Is the name the Germans have
given the Eighth Battalion, Canadian
Infantry, and the battalion has adopted
as its insignia small black imp dane
ing in glee. They were delighted With
the appellation and are living up to it
according to all reports from the
SOmma
He's Not Afraid Of Any Man.
1t has been said Of FOghOrn that
hes not afraid Of any man--and very
few women" His home is in the great
American West. He has lived much in
the United States and almost every
province in Canada can claim him as
her own. His heart. Is as big as the
world in which he has lived, and he has
way Of calling superior officer
BILL or Jim or George" and re-
ferring to corporal as brother Of
f1cer' that Is quite battling to the Eng.
lishman's idea of discipline. Someone
spoke to Fog about it, ...
well, sir" he explained, 'ft's a
mans war, by CAD, sir and respect
every mothers son who's out there do
ing his lit. was full-fedged buck
myself once. and know what they
have to go through"
"Foghorn" served FOR time az an
officer in the United States army--the
Third Volunteer Cavalry of the Span
ish war
Il think the officer commanding our
regiment had fifteen or twenty million
dollars said ''Foghorn II had Sl.35
myself"
A day or two ago staff colonel.
fresh from Canada, walked into the
Savoy Club"
Hello Foghorn," he called out 81
heard yOu couple Of blocks down the
street and came ia to see you. Do you
remember meF'
Remember you?" repeated Fog"
why bless your rass-harted old soul,
I'd know your hide in a tan yard
A brass hat" is the army name for
all staff officers, and it comes, Of
course, from the abundance OF gold
hpaih fhav yuaar IN fhoir oonC