The sun., 1916-10-29
Who Enlisted as
Private at So Wins
Another Promotion.
VOICE rs LIKE SEA SIREN
One Of the Big Human Per-
sOnalities Of War Turns
10 in London.

LONDON, oCt. L. rOknoTu "ND'"
aid admits he's as scotch a. oatmeal"
but what he doesn't have to admit 10 that
he 10 beyond doubt h best known man
in the wonderful big army Canada has
sent over to night for the mother coun-
try. Gen. Sir Sam Hughes. Canadian
Minister OF Militia and Defence! Is not
jealous Of "~Foghorn's" distinction. The
rawest rookie in the rearmost ranks OF
the Dominion forces proclaims 1t on the
fighting line and looks up to this world
wandering scion Of the clan Mcdonald
az a shining example OF what a lowly
buck can do in trying times like these.
For "Foghorn' came over as a private
himself Just two short years ago. Some
OF his home folks told him he was a
'darned old fool to enlist at SO. but
"Foghorn' had been "A miner all his days.
He had hit the Western trail from SUM
baked Batopilas In the wilds OF Mexico
to the snow shrouded valleys Of the Yu-
kon. and he knew what perseverance and
pluck n courage n sacrifice could do.
lie knew he would make the rade,"
and 80 did "a great crowd OF his friends
who gathered a day or two ago to
wet" that new third stripe and crown
on the cufs Of his khaki army Jacket.
He was back from the front to receive
this latest promotion. and he was toasted
a major Of his Majesty's forces.
Voice IL . Low Rumble.
~"Foghorn'' was born Neil Roderick
Mcdonald. but there arc comparatively
-. II ---. H.. 49,. 49, l.--...l.
name. It's just plain "Foghorn" owa
days from one end OF the trenches To the
other. and one earful of that low rumb-
ling. window SCATTERING. rock shivering
voice explodes all possible doubt as 10
the derivation OF the nickname.
There are plenty Of Germans who
know "~F'oghorn." too. In the days OF the
deadlock. when trenches crept closer and
closer together. he was one Of those who
burrowed beneath the earth and set off
great mines under the enemy. He had
not been a mining engineer In vain.
often his voice would go booming
across y Mans Land hurting pictur-
esque invectivee at the Germans,
Not TO know "Foghorn" Mcdonald Is
70 miss one OF the big human %personali-
ties Of this a 1t il not difficult TO
realize what a tower OF encouragement
and strength he is TO the soldiers AT the
front.
"Hc is the sor. OF officer whose men
would follow him to the gates OF hell
Itself and walk in laughing" declared
Major Eddie Holland. a longtime
friend and a "V c." OF the South African
war.
And speaking OF hell" he added,
there may or may not he something In
the fact that Foghorn belongs TO the
Black Devils"
Tina. is the name the Germans have
given the Eighth Battalion, Canadian
infantry. and the battalion has adopted
as its insignia a small black imp dane
ing in glee. They were delighted with
the appellation and are living up to II
according to all reports from the Somme.
He's Not Afraid Of Any Man.
II has been sale OF Foshorn that "he's
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
ner own. His heart Is as big as the
world In which he has lived, n he has
"A way OF calling a superior officer "Bill"
or Jim" or George" and referring to
a corporal as a ''br officer that Is
quite battling e the Englishman's idea
" discipline. Some one spoke to Fog"
about It.
We'll, SIR he explained. ITS a mans
war. by God. sir, and ! respect every
mothers son who's out there doing his
bit. / was a full fedged buck myself
once. and I know what they have to 20
through"
"Foghorn" has been serving for some
.I,aa ~ transnArt NAicar ~ thu snturk
Devils'' and has been riding about the
front lines on what he describes himself
as "a mighty fine boss" Where he got
tho horse he will moi tell you. 1T
wouldn't be passed by the censor" ne
says,
A good transport officer tries to keep
his losses at a minimum and to maxi
the deficiencies good as quickly as he
can. "Foghorn" had his men In the
Black Devils trained to III minute In
that respect.
lone night he said. I'VE were takina
some loads Of ammunition away up in
front. II was blacker than the ace OF
spades and II you struck . match you'd
get your eye shot out. But in the mids,
of all this blackness n the Smelling we
were getting heard one of my men
say to his partner: Keep your eye GU,
w = koou sioco, Dhh p'S ob0hs W 40 9
good night to get one"
Served ~ spanish War.
"Foghorn" served for n time as ar
officer in the United States %army-the
Third Volunteer Cavalry Of the Spanish
war.
Il think the oficer commanding our
regiment had fifteen or twenty million
dollars" said "Foghorn"; II had &l.35
myself"
A day or two ago a stan Colonel, fresh
from Canada, walked into the Savoy
Club"
Hello. Foghorn.' he called out 81
heard you a couple Of blocks down the
street and came In to SEQ you. Do you
remember me-"
Remember youT' repeated Fog
"why bless your brass-hatt old soul
I'd know your hide In a tan yard"
A brass hat" is III army name foI
all stan officers. and II me of course
from the abundance Of gold braid they
wear on their caps.
Some n asked how things were coins
at the front.
"Golng?" said Fog" why the boys
are getting so gay out there one OF oul
battalions came paradinE up to the from
line trencheS the other day with q
brass band playing for all It was worth
They were right where you could &c,
killed any minute. too. and even my old
boss thought they were crazy.
Guess Ill be getting back to thu
front O o myself" no concluded will
q sigh this quiet life Of London Il
getting on my nerves"