The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1917-05-10
CANADIANS
MAKE GOOD
Young Soldiers from This
Continent in Camp
in England
CHEER AMERICAN TUNES
March to Dixie" and "Marching
Through Georgia" and "Stand for
"Star Spangled Banner
CHEER AMERICAN TUNES

Whitley, England, April 18-(By
MaiD The one spot in all England
where the news of Americas entry
into the war was received with the
greatest enthusiasm was the Canadian
camp at Whitley and Bramshot.
Canadians here regard their Ameri-
can neighbors more like friends than
brothers" and look forward to having
United States troops shoulder to
shoulder with them soon.
If there was one man in camp hap
pier than any other in was the Cana
dian bandmaster ''The Maple Leaf
Forever" was about the only old re-
liable marching tune his military mu-
sicians had on tap.
Just Like Home.
American airs such as Dixie" and
Marching Through Georgia'-an ex-
ample of Canadian neutrality-now
ring through the Surrey hills as the
Canadians march, and the officers rise
from their places at the table when
the band, which plays outside their
mess at meal-times, strikes up the
Star Spangled Banner"
Whitley Camp is unique in one re-
spect 1t is perhaps the only camp
in the world where the cook is not
the power behind the throne"
The newly-found Canadian effic
iency has extended to the kitchen, and
officers and men live on war rations
that are outlined by the authorities
months in advance, with every detail
of the cooking described.
How They Cook.
Disciplinary Action Will Be Taken
If This Diet Sheet is Deviated From"
is the ominous warning posted in the
camp kitchens over the weekly diet
sheet. Not only are the menus drawn
up for the culinary department, but
exactly how much they shall serve
each man, and how they shall cook
the dishes is outlined in prominent
black type.
THE health of the men depends on
the cooking and cleanliness of their
food" Major General G. R. Hughes, c.
NJ. G., D. S. O., commander of the
the aCnadian division quartered here,
said when he issued the orders, and
the camp physicians say that the aver
age health has improved noticeably |
since the new regulations went into !
effect.
Eat White Bread
Another result of the efficiency |
oday are better fed than the civilian
population of London. The percent
age of wheat in the flour that makes
he Londoners bread has been appreci-
IDLY decreased, but the overseas fore
IS still eat white bread Potatoes,
low worth their weight in gold
Lie SOuALly, dlC SuPpliCu
he Canadians without restraint.
It's a good thing for the Canadians
hat they had this health-producing
let system, because the winter they
ave passed through has been the most
evere England has seen in 81 years,
nd the hills of Surrey, the highest
pot in the south of England, have
cen exposed to merciless blasts. :,
They Make Good
The day on which Canadian pre-
lier, Sir Robert Borden visited Whitley
nd Bramshot was typical of the sea-
on. The brigades on review would f
larch from bright binding sunshine {
ito vertible blizzard of sleet, the {
cad of the column often hidden in t
le driving snow while the rear S
uard shaded their eyes from the t
IN. /
Youth is apparent everywhere 1
lroughout the camps. The Canadians
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