Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-07-20

lions led him, n there wasn't some par
ficular reason why he couldn't. There
fore I said goodby 10 my parents aud
friends IA Lexington and started for
New York with the idea Of sailing for
France and joining the Foreign legion
Of the French army
Decides to Go TO Canada.
A couple Of nights after got TO New
York I fell into conversation In the
Knickcrb0cker bar with a chap who
was "a the reinforcement company OF
I Princess Pats regiment Of the Cana
dian forces. After my talk with him
decided 10 50 up 10 Canada and look
things over. ! arrived at the Windsor
hotel. IA Montreal. at o'clock In the
morning a couple Of days later. aud az
! 10 O'Clock that morning ! was sworn
Ia as a private Ia the Canadian Grena-
dicr guards. Eighty oycrseas
I battalion. Lieutenant Colonel t. S.
Mcighen commanding. They were just
getting under way. making soldiers out
Of The troops / enlisted with. and dis
cipline waa quite lax.
They az once give me a weeks leave
20 come down 10 New York and settle
10 some personal affairs. aud over
stayed IL i've DAYS. All that my com
pany commander said 60 me when
got buck WINS that I seemed 10 have
picked up Canadian habits very quick
~. At review ono day IA our train
Ing camp / heard a major say:
Boys. for Gods sake don't call mo
Harry or spit IN the ranks. Here comes
the generhlw
We found OUT eventually that there
WIS reason for the slackness OF dis-
clpline. The trouble was that men
would enlist TO set Si.i0 day With
out working for Il and would desert
as soon as nuy one made Il unpleasant
for them. Our officers knew what they
were about. Conditions changed I'm
stantly We went on shlpboard. Disci-
pllne frightened up on us Ike tic rope
on colt
We trained Ia sort OF casual. easy
way ln Canada from Nov. 4 TO the FOL.
lowiag April We had good deal Of
trouble keeping our battalion up TO
strength and | was sent out several |
times with other "noncoms' on a re-
crulllng detaiL While we were IA the |
training camp az S. Johns ! made the
acquaintance Of young Canadian who /
became my 'pal" He was Campbell K
nephew Of George McFar
land tho actor who Is so well known 4
On the American musical stage. He
was sergeant when iirst knew
him he was one Of the most delightful
and amusing young fellows you could
Imagine.
The war changed him entirely. He
became extrcmely quiet aud seemed 20
be borne down with the sense OF the
Terrible things which he saw. He new.
sr lost the good fellowship which was
IA him and was always reads
70 do ANYTHING 20 ohllge me. but he
formed the habit ~ sitting alone and
silent. for hours at a time. just think
NIX. II seemed as II he had Fremont.
son about himself though he never
showed fear and never spoke OF the
hangers we we're going into, as the
,ther fellows did lie was killed In
he sonme action IA which ! was
wounded.
/ also had been made sergeant ON
recount Of the fact that had been
Il school In the Virginia Military Ia
tilute that 4. Was an acting ser
.cant II was explained to me that
ny appointment would have to be
oairIned Ia England and then recon.
irned after three months service IN
rance Under the regulations OF the
-aeadiaa forces noncomrilssloued
deer. after final confirmation IN his
.rndc, can be reduced 60 the ranks
'niy by general court martial. though
IL can escape court martial when
oufrontcd with charges by rcverting
o the ranks sf bis own request
Forty-fwo hundred OF vs. sailed for
England on the Empress OF Britain.
later ship 90 the Empress OF Ireland.
which was sunk Ia the 81. Lawrencs,
iver The steamer was. OF course.
cry crowded and uncomfortable. and
he eight day trip across WAS most un
ieasant. We had tripe to eat until
re were sick OF the sight OF II. A
ergeant reported Que morning. Eight
zen and twenty-five breakfasts abb
emit" There were two other troop /.
hips IN our convoy. the Baltic and the