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CHARLOTTETOWN, CANADA SATIJRDAY, .ÏUNE 10, 1922

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iPiiHlINlHEEHEilWiH

V. Being the

Reminiscences

and

Recollections oi the Veteran Chaplain, Canon F. G. Scott .

(Copyrighted In can

ada by F. G. eoo‘t;

Bock rlghu reeerved).

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iContinued

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V CHAPTE-R 19

"" SMASH-me OF THE ' COURT-QUEANT LINE September 2nd 1918

n Saturday, August 31st, l pill(‘ lslt to our Battie Headqunrtors t the General asked me tu have " elubratlon of the Holy Commun- there the next inorniug at 8.00. new thatV the attack was almost e. so l prepnred for lt and took i iron rations with me. We hui. e Communion :Service in a [eut V the General’s 'Headquarters. ‘ ere were ouly three .present. but

5' Genersl wss one of them. V d breakfast in a qnuint i_ittle "i t in the aide of tbe trench, and en started off to tho forward en. The great stretch of country as burnt t, by thc sommer heut w tbe roads were brokeu up 'Vu dusty. l was taken by car to e lHendquarters of the 2nd, Bri- de which were in a. trench. and m tbence vi started on foot tu berley. liere tbe 8th. . Buttalion cre quartered,’tho 6th, being in o iine. Zuro hour, l wns told. was l'Iy thenext morning. 'i‘he 2nd. nd 3rd, Brigades were tu main: i e nttack "l'be 5th, Buttnlion was bave advanccd tbut day and tsk» n possession of a certain trench . hicb was to bc jumping Off lino n tbe followlng inorning. l bcard bat they hnd hnd n hard timc. “ bey hnd driveu out tbe Gcrlnans, li. hnd beeu serlously counter- ttacked and hnd lunt a large num—

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tered toast for my supper. When i had finished we were jost goiug to begin the service, when a voloe suddenly shouted down tbe stops la excitcd tunes, “We've ail got tu retrcat, tbe (.lermans arc eoming" At once a corporal shouted up to him, "Shut up. none of that tata ont bore". Of course l had not salit n word to any of tbe men about tbe condition ut’ our front lino, “ont rememberlng what tbe Adjoiaut hnd told me about it. l thought now that tbere mlgbt bo sonne renson for the siarm. 'As l ‘hnve sald ou a former occasion. i hsd a great ob» Jectiou to beiug bombed in a dug- out, so l sald to the men, "Weii. iboys. perbaips we bad botter take it scrlousiy and go up and sec what the inatter is." We climbed up t0 the trencli, and tbcre ou looklng ovor tbe parapet we snw an excit- iny,r sccne. lt wan nut yot dark. and in thie twilight we could see objecte at a certain distance, but it was Just light enough and durk euough to confuse onr‘s vision. Along thc liue to the rlgbt Vof pur front tranches, rockets and 8.0.3. sig- nals were going up, showlng that the Germans were attacking. Oar reserve battnlions were far baclt in Cherisy. ami our artliicry had not yct corne un. At any raio, numcwhere in tbe gilmmcring (lztl'k- ness in front of us tho (lcrmaus were advancing. ’l‘bey actuully diil got betwccn us and our front lino. 'l‘he machine gunuers at onco “tout to tbeir posts. and tbe ‘M. (l. wnnt- cil orders as to wbat in: and hit;

ç» of men. 'l dotermlned thereiorc t0 go out and tnke them sonne cig- arettes and biscuits which thc Y.iM.C.A. generously nprovided. l " srtod off in the'ufternoon to go

une {mat “09.. wnsrever it mignt be. i went down tbe rond front iCherisy pnst the chalk .pit, where ' wc hnd a little cemetery, and tben v turulng inlo tbe ficlds on tbe loft wnlked in the direction in which l

staff were t0 do. l went back dowu thc tronches pnat thc (tend Ucrnians to llattnllon Vileaduuarters, and asked the Adjutnnt whnt orderu he hnd for the ‘M.O. He snid thnt wo were to congregate at Hendquan- ors; su i weut ‘hack and gave tbe message. l rcmembor looklng over tlie wasto of ground and woniicrimç if l could soc tbo Gormnns. l"or a tiine it \vas rcally very rxciting'os'

w was told thc 5th. ‘Bnttalion lay. 'wns a long lrot journey, and as 'bnd not duite recovercd from my 'nttack or influenza i found it yery .fntiguing. On ail sldes i saw urne some traces of thc recent fightiug. I came uçrons tbu body of a young artillery ul'l'icer of tho 2nd. division but, as qu bis papers badbcen tait- t'n nwuy i could nnt dlscover hls naine. iMy way passcd througlt tbe romains of whnt had bcell an enemy camp. ’l‘berc were a nuinber 'ol' well built buts tbei‘e, culltaiuing

pecinlly for me, becztuse l did not lillUW exactly wbat i should do il“ tbe Germnns came. l could fight, nor could l run away, and to folil one‘s arms and 'bo taken cap- tive nt-emed too idiotie. Ail tho time i kopt saying tu mysclf. “i nm an old fool tu be ont bore! Still wc got as mnch fun ont of .tho sil- uation as we cunld. and. to our in» tcnse relief tbe nrrivnl of somo ol' our shells and thc sutlilon nppoai once. of a illighland liattallon ot’ [ho 4th, Divxsiuu _on our lcft frighlencil

mucb Gcrinan war matorial, but they hnd been damngod by our sheiis. The Gel-mans hnd evidenti/ bcen obliged tu got out or tbe placo as quickly as possible. l was ju-sæ lcawing tbe camp when i met ucvter' ul of car mon bringins up a number of prisouers. While we worc tain» ing. some 'lllclls tell, and wc nil, hnd tu dIVe into two tronches. 'l'im lxuns (00k oue, wc Canndians took lhe other. Wethad no dosire in t'usu a sheii landed iu our midst tu have our bits mlngled wlth thoso 01' tbe Gerinans. Wben tbe “strat- iing" wos over, thu others wcnt .bnck, and i coutiuued my way tu the front. iit must have been about six or seven o‘ciock wbcn i arrivcd nt tbe 6th, Battnllon ,Hcadquarters. which were in n deep Germun (lugA out. Tho Colonel wus a'bsent nt a conierence. so the Adjutant wns iu command. i told him that I hnd come .provided wlth cigarettes and Otllt'l' comforts for tbe mon. and asked hhn ior a ruuner t0 tnhe me lo the front lino. dle absoluter rci'used to do nnything of tbe klnd. ils he told Ino ho did not know whcre thcy were himsclf. Tho sir nation wns most obscure. Our men hnd attncked and hnd boen driveu back and thon thoy had nttackcd "gain. but ho thought tboy were npw in sheii 'holos and wouid bo iiurd to flnd. ln tact. ho wssmnst anxlous about the condition of ni- inirs and wns hoping the Colonel Would soon return. i asked him if lie wouid like 'me to spend thc nlght there. lie suid he wouid. si) i dutermined to settle down and watt for an opportunity of settinz "'D to the men. “THE GERMA‘NS ARE COMING' l went over to a trench n littio Wny oif, passing two'dead Germnns na i did so, nnd ssw the littio white "a: with the red crosu on n which shode that n dug out there w.“ "Büd Is the reglmentni nid post. l went down into it and round tbe M- 0.. and hls staff and n number 0! machine guuners in the place. which hnd two Voponings. Beinx and”. l told them. thst .l wouid "e service for t‘hem. We sil sut On tbe ifloor of the long dus out. Two or three "lht we hsd. and the cigarettes ‘VhICh Land brous’ht with me were Muturned iuto smoka. ln tho menntime n young stretener besror' '"iknovm to me une a clip et ton Ind brousht mat and 00m9. but—

‘with a nnmber ofith.Divisiou men

candies gave us the w

thc Germnns and .thoy retlrod.

leaving us t0 suttle i down once

more in our tronch homo.

THE USUAL “GLORi-OUS ROAR" On thc returu of tbe Colonel, wc

learncd that, on necount i of the

heavy iossen which thc. 5th, Battu!-

notl

As Result of Rt. Hon.

OTTAWA. Jolie 8.—— Mr. Meigben's speech on tbe budget todny. nitorcd tbe whole prelimln- ary situation. Un to today lbc :Progressiveg hnd banked on thc (‘ouservntivos voting for thc main budget resoluiiou.

'i‘hey assnmed thnt Mr. Mieigheu iuwing voted for tbe Dravton amendment and thus expressed bis disapproval ot‘ tbe Gurernment's Ibetrayal of lis pledges, wouid sup- port ihe budget resolution itsclf ubecause in character it is protee tlon'gt. Accordingly, :h_ey decided that they wouid vote agaiust both thc Drnyton ninPndment and thc Ibuilget’resolutions. rcasoulm: that tbe (ioverninent wouid tbus bc onableil :o dotent. thc aniondlnont. in otber words. tbat lhl‘il' faction wouid ennuro against a govornmont dotent. nnd consentir-nin agaiunt possibliity of an elcctiun.

Upset the Dope.

Mr. Moighen plan. lie declnrod that hls party rwouid vote tugalnst lin-a budget. muril t4) thc surprise of tbe Govcm- nn-nt and t0 lbr; ('omnpleie discont- i’lturc ol' tbe l’rozreseives.

'i‘be result le: that lIIc Progres- sives. publicly pludged to vuio against thc budget, wili bo conrpell- I-d in lino up “'itb thn Conserva- tiW-u ngaiunt thc Ministrv whicb,

llousn. wili llnve to make ilHilKW— aie efforts in avoid dotent. thing. indecd. wili

lllt'lllllf‘l'èi, one Mr. Neii, rutnrned

Mr. IMuBride, a Progressive Libornl iineage. Bliould vote with “le Ministry. n wili bu lsnnlaiued 'by a majority of tram ione io two. but, on thc oiher hanil, shuuld they (let-ide t0 boit lbo‘dc— font or thc (lovurnment wiil bo in- evitavbln.

Mr. Ni'uigbnn'g spcuub tmlav was :1 performance of cxceodmg hril» iinnce. F‘or an hil'lll‘ and a half Ino ni-ld tbe orowdoil bouse and lzallorlns in tho hollonv ot' blr. ban'l [au with lnnrcilcss Llll‘liSt and saily 'he dissccted thc alli‘god Liberztl lbotrnyal of lis plniform; and thc l’rnnrmxlve faiiuro_ tu indict tiu‘ pnriy's troasou,

iliis mentent nebievmneni. pur- bn-ps. coriainly thc mont (lrnmatic incident of tbe day. wns when ho drow tbr‘ vetoran b‘iolding io hls t'eet with a apocitiic ami astonîub- ing romnliation ol’ thc Liber-al tar- ift‘ pintform ‘Mr. Meighon -\\'ns (it. bu: thc tariff plank as bavlng beon subm'riln‘d to by tbe M-inister nf Finance when Mr. Wcildiug, to thc almost consternation of hls cul- leagncs, nrose and said: “My Itt.

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KING BUVEHNMENÏ l3 ‘ NÜW IN JÆM JEUPAHUY

the Progressives and Conservatives Wili Line up Against Liberals and Mr. King Must Try t0 Save Situation by Induc: ing Two Independents t0 Support him.

today npsot ibis

illrlnq in tbe minorin ut une in tbe ldvery. ' (lepend upon tbn Viill‘ of tw.) Brltish (îolumrbia as nn indepondent. and tha oiher.

tiret-te

Mr. Meighen’s Move In a Brilliant Speech

Both Liberals and

in“ ihn debato on ‘the budl. Han. J. li. 1M. antcr snid: Speaker, i sh‘ould be lues courleous. and vory mqu loss tbai sinmnu, il' l did not taire this op portnily to r-ongratulatn thc bon Ministcr of Finance (Mr. lt‘ialilv ing) ‘n'ho bas dulivered bis buil gct on ibis occasion, on ibo faut tliat in tbe sunset ol' lii‘o ho is un- jovintr thc opportuniiy of liiiini; a position which lie iiiIl-d in pont yi'ars and which ibink ibc pooplo of (‘iil'lddil sitl‘. witbout nitnching any politi- cal importance tu tbe i'cnini'k. tbat 'bvbacsnlwnys file-id worlbily l" a personal sense. lt wouid be too murh to expect tliat nll tbe mcm; in“ of titis Hanse, let aiom. iiiu pooplu of Canada. could possibiy beiuat-t'ord witb thc. proposais

" """i'Ht' lion. Frlrnd bas no aut‘mrity for (hui. statemcnt. il toll biin hc i5 mistakcn. .i nover voted for thc tarii'f iicuis of tbc lii‘berai plnl.fol‘m, :ind nover conct-nled tbo iact tbat i did notmpprcvc ot‘ ihe plat‘form in flint l'l'n'ilit'iît."

Mr. Mi-igiirn -“l vcnIure to say ibat titis is tin- iirst finis any onc oninidn tbe four wallv. of tbe can- vontion itst ll' knew thnt the Minlst. or of Finance objrotozi to ihe tarif! piank then uuunciatei.”

IMr. Fleldillg—“My Rt. Hou. Priend is thc t’irst one tu make . such a Slaleinent ithzit Mr. Flt'ld- lng hnd nubsrrihed to tbe tariff plan-k) and l inerer desired tn oorriæot him."

.Mr. Mi’lg’llliil-wflBut d‘id not my lion. ir‘ricnd go bel'ore tbe conven- tion as a candidate aftvr it bad adopti-d that 'bl' floral?"

Mr. ii‘ivldiug— "hat in hurdly correct, but wc shatl deal wltii il inter.” ' .

il‘ho lionse, hnrdoned to stronge incidents, Iwns l gered by tbe Minister'n rioniaratlon. du une sentence Mr. ii‘ielding hnd nttorly ropndi'ited, nui 'Jlllv hls pnrty and ils pl‘llfill‘lll, but thc cabinet coi» longues who sut around him and wilh whom ho is supposer], hy long tradition. to lravc collective ros- pouxidfliily.

Evrn Mr. .\’icigbi-n, quick in bis

dnl' laid be‘l'ore tbe public for ac- (Zt'liiitlli'tf, but it is not too mach for un to sa)! tlint pariy (iiil‘nrenci-a or [ho diii'erence which are (-u- gi‘llilt'l't‘d by opposite poiuls oi VÎMV. commercial point-s oi' Vii'W. i mitrbl cail illl'lll. ehould nul pro» vent un l‘rmn paying a lliffik'l'vt'tl tributo tu a worthy (‘anndlan whosu lire bas beau full of hard llndrl‘îll'llt‘îvt work. l wouid liltctu say. just ms n. porsnnai apprncia- tivon, tbnt li, i's on‘ly durinun short timr of ibis session thnt l baVn bail [lie pli‘asuro of ('olllîiit: in soma contact with thc hou Minis» tor oi' Finance. and i have lit-on :in'iftnocn to iillk‘: in and, profit by dt‘liühlt‘ll io flilil liis üxil'üm': a now and fnvoraiblo situation. 'wns l‘endil‘ws‘s‘ oi expression. and aisu somewhzil laiton aibaclr. “We are'io nnio ‘in uvory (rut or bis abso- gt‘tiilln: l‘ii'il'liiiiiülls now." ho ob- Iutc I'i‘SÛhllt'nl‘S'i in'hich i5; ioo of«

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survol]. and. :iltbough ho passod on [t'll luckiug in thc- public l=fe or {(Ïiimn‘l'l 113 U] “'“f‘ïht‘l' "le! 51‘33"?“ tu say tiiings (il ibis chamotnr. lf Mr. 1‘ iridium vwws. it was nmlr'i “un crilicisin t0 offer, il probab- cvnlint that 'pOCtt‘d a «political wmdlall ns Mr.}mq Il.“ V.. 3m"; nm" (,r 1mm“, sur. v' la listingi i.'h 'd :s‘ -l:: h. u. ,{n‘rparmi lo taire full ndvantage nr l“ L 1s ( l L ( ’ ol' ihom boiug nbonduncd m illf' [me him (O u w”. r du.“ “l- lp“ him ,itonsiduration, l llav un a por- ‘ V t 'ratlu-I'

io catccbizo othc—r inemibum ol' lino ibis (itunlry. .1 m" mm] m in, «.b‘... v h“ 1"“! ""V‘" "x’ny wouid not b0 ninde. imicnnse iv‘iriding's confession. and wan nm: i't‘lilii‘lllllll bus liad ()lli’,lli. tu t'u— illi‘ ononing which its signification .nonnl ticism, but “.1

As l'or thn Liiwrnls lainly zlirpcred by tbc l"lnîlili ïii'nit‘ier'e o'itspoki‘n. “i sbull sil)" VIF”, budget "m— wbcic and wbeu myturncontempfmuls “l'un u" m “m snm" to spm . Mr. Lapointe fairiyLLImo i lillt'lld in (ilîtîi‘illythië lionne sboniod. clearly tnking n dig ai. Mr.?“ "Pl’VOIW'II'I “l: SAum-Wt"L I““‘“'t‘il." lI'itlding‘s .«mmnin. ra,ernoss lo' ""m ""m Ù“ C"W" 0 “’ “i rnpuilintu ibn pï’llfnl‘llly wihout"hllSi “‘0' l’omt "f VÎÜW' NO‘V "W wniiinx: nniil it was bis turn In!lwn. friend iuudo ose of snmn fig- ,rpmkV whne mp (“and M strjuros. il have not tbe siightcst Louwr (louin, MI‘ Murpby and Mr. ' Mnlbnrwell prc.'coi‘rect. and l wie'll Il) Snlillleillt'llt nentod an iuteresting study in ro-lliwm with soute otiier figuresbo» sentmrnt. grauso i havo aircmir snm that thn 'l‘hoy probitny worn rocallinglhun. gentleman han simiu'n n ro- that Mr. Piclding wrts nciually asniutoni'ss and courage in dualing memborof thc audncom-miteoo-f thc with tlm malicrs ho bas laid be- (zonvrntlon which drnfted thc ro—il'um thc “1)an on titis occasion soll'u‘m Perhnpsr_u’()v “"‘v Wl‘l'n'nnii niso. l may say. on otllcr oc- ”.thî m l"Ù‘n'l" if Il “in”! “Ot‘n venions wlth" ho bas nddresswi thl’ tract tout it pian in Mir. lc‘icldlngs “Mme 1 [m] 1 mny “sur.” m “Ymhf‘nqw’dflng "f‘" "Ph" "m" thls cxtent: I believe tbe hou. 1' "" ‘ m 'Iu°"“°n w“ 'I'M‘e‘l' ni-ntlmnan is puttinl; .l'orward pro-

tliey Wr'l't‘

ion hnd suifercd tbat day. tlm 7th, Battalion wouid attnck on thc fol— lowing morning. iLnter on in titi.) cvoning i :iaw somc machine gun- ners comlng up. who told us that they hnd loti. nome wounded and a dcad man in a trenoh near tbo road. i detnrmined tu go back and son thcm. ’l‘ho trencb was vcry (Erttwdl'il. ami an it was dark it was voiy 'bnrd tu find onc‘s way. I ncarly siepped on a man who ap- peared to be sleeping lenning aguinst tbe pnrnnpct. i sald .to oue ot the men. "is ibis n. sleeping item?" "No sir," he replicd, “ita . iiun sliff." Wben l got down lo tho rond, i met two men and we huuted for tbe place where thc woundcd hnd beeu loft, but found tliey hnd bccn carrioil off to Chor— isy. So i started bnck agam for Battullon limidnunrtors, and. as nuiubers of men were golng for wnrd l hnd no dlfficuity i.u flndlng

’l‘he uugout wns now absolnteiy crowded. Evcry nvalluble space, inv cluding the stops dowu from tbe opening wns filled wlth men. mannged to secure a little sheif in the small hours of tbe mornlng. and bad two or threo hours‘ slucp. ‘The atmosphere wns so thick tlmt i tblnk wu were ail ovorcome iby lt and snnk intu profound sl-uinbcr. Ai last onc of tbe mon nuddenly woke up ami said to me “it's ti- minutes to iive. Sir." The barrage was goiug to stnrt nt fivo. As far us l could see evoy one lin tbe (lug- out hut ourselves wns soand asleep. l climbud op thc stops, wnklng iho men on them ami tolling them tbnt the barrage wouid start in ten minutes. 'fhe sentries in tho trqnch snld thnt tho 7th, llnttnllon hnd gnna forwnrd during the nlght

The mornins air wus swest and fresh alter that of tbe dug-ont but was rnther chiily. A brnutiiul dawn ns hnninning nud only s few ol‘ the lnrsor stars were visible. 'I‘hc constellation of Oriou could ho neen distinctly anninst thc sray-

blue of the nky. At five o’elnck thn

attnck. Vory qulckly the Germnns l‘epllcd, and shulin fell so unplcas- outiy nenr that once ngain wc orowded luto the dur; out. After a basty breakfast of‘lmcnn and tea the battalion movml of,andlmade my way to tho front. l snw an of< flot-r of thc 7th. Battnlion - being narried to thc M. 0.-‘s (lugout. llc was not badly bit. and told me ho Wits Just hack frmn louve and han been married only a fortnight ago. i shnok hands with him ami congra- tulated him on boing able to gel back to Biighty and have a wife to look nfter him. I-le was being curri- ed by some (ferma-us and had two of our bearers with him. I went down into a communication trench and the ucxt instant a shcii burin. l did not know tbcn thnt nny'body hnd brou hit by it, but, l learnt afterwards tliilt tbe officer. tho stretcher hearers and the'Germans bad nli barn hllied.

l made my way to a muil rond where io my infinito dciight l saw large numbers of Gnrmnu prisoners being marched bnok. By the cornei- or a wood tbe 81h, Battnlion were walting thclr turn fo ndvnnre. 'lo tbe loft wns tho bill calied Thu (irow's Nest. which our .‘ird. Bri- gade hnd tnken tbat dny. l crosscd tbe llmnlicnurt Dury llond, which hnd trct‘s ou hoth silice of it. and thon meeting tbe 2nd. linttnlion went forwnrd with thsm. Thora were nome (inep tronches and dug' outs on thc way which our unlts nt once supropriated and which bl‘.‘ came tbe huadquartcrn of two of our 'Brlgndes. Our nrtillery hnd al- so rome up nuil ihcir ohaplnin was wlib thom. 'i‘iie C. 0.. of ihe 7th. linttalion was lifivlvilg breakfast in tbe corner of thc field, and focliniz very hnppy nver tbe result of thc morning's work. Far off we could ace thn wood of Cannicourt. and hnyoud flint, in the distance. we conld sue other woods. l went off in tbe direction nfCannirnurt and came to nome Germnn huts. where thcre was n collection wns militnry

posais which by no . Innans 1:1) in ilu» longtb hn wouid liko to have, thum go; tboy hy no mr-nns muni hi; idenl ol' oconomic conditions; in fact l may also venturo tbe micgcstiou tbat the proposais which lie dons mnkc on ihls o:-.oasionap— pruach mueh neurer to tho econ- 0min Idnas nl' [ho grimpoftwbit‘b i.nm la membor thnn tiieydo thune of n large nninbrr uf tbe gl'mlp'of which ho is onc of tbe exponents. dlowever, 'he has siven in ibis niait-ment and ho bas given it. l bciievc. with absolute sincority. -llu ocellpies thc position which (Juillet! him in malte ths stato- munt beoause of tbe surnessof tbe party at tbe polis—va succens which must have buen very gratifyingto bhn and lo hls party but which Wiis obtninetl by tbe violation. in nvury erspmt. cf thnt randonr'nnd sincrrity which distinguishos tbe hou. gentleman himself. i wouid pans. for a moment. to a quota- tion from a. speech delivered by ihn 'hon. gentleman during thc cnmpaign. ‘He sala on tbnt occu- sion: ‘ ‘ it wouid lie possible to makr- thc tariff much legs bordensome on tbe peuple, “particularly th.» pnnrer classes. witbout ininrinz