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HAL'iF.AX, Feb. 26.-When there is fied. in the three branches., siege..   _ _ L'  
f coastdefence aanldn gitzsvyaltlié-tiiieIil'y I / I I  ‘l 1
set for' one the very pleasant duty o
writing of Captain D. A. MacKinnon.
0, C , of "The Eieventlifl’ it becomes
nccodsary to couch one's language in
what may appear superlative and adul-
ntion to those who have small kiiowl- ffl* ii 4' ` ` ' ' A S0
edge of the* work and worth of this nd
work. he is a qu e gn r, a I7
f»`3»~if`i»'»'a3'i»fll'<»'“.l»'»\'ii'~'?'-'lil-°° ‘" “`“”"°"’< When Sir Sam Hughes Had a-laid  Order He Placed it in tlie Hands oi
Ca tain D A McKinnon and dt uili Barricks Toda is as Finea 
inirnble oilicer. Nevertheless no less 'During the twelve years, lie has P1 °' ` _ _ _ -_ y
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must be said if soiiicthing near to up-
precia-tion of what Captain Mac-
Kinnonhas done and is doing is to b
set down.
"Dali" MacKinnon is
.in itself. He luis twice (1908 and 191-2)
lboen an oilicer of the All-Canadian ar-
vtlllery team competing for the King's
honors with the British, and_to him
went a splendid share of the credit for
bringing the cups to Canada in the
competition overseas.
Six times in tho past seven years.
Captain MacKinnon (Who is with all
the rcst of his accomplishments, ii
crack rifle shot) competed as a mom-
bci of the inter-maritime teams, and
_ou of that six -times. was on the win-
ning team four times.
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Of Captain MacKinnon's record in
sport and in business there is little
‘ need to write. I-le is a successful busi-
ness inun. and while having interests
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ns the president of the MacKinn
Drug Company, of Charlottetown.
HALIFAX, Feb. 24.-A few weeks
ago, General Sam }_1uglics had a rush
order to give for a new artillery unit.
This was a very vital order; the unit
was needed within a space of time
that. as recruiting time goes, looked
very. very short.
The Canadian militaln department
has a reputation for doing things while
the other fellows might be thinking
about them-or getting "them done
_ “double-quick," which amounts to the
same thing.
Around about the time wnr broke
out, General Sain, then Colonel Sam.
wanted a big bunch of a certain typo
that ramify in innumerable directions, of num He Bent for a ,-Oprcsmmmve
he is bee; known to the business world of that cm-_ `
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"We want-car_s in-days!" this be-
fore the representative was _fairly
in s rt his success has been no less seated. '
go, but a decided-~
a burst into the sportlight. and did
coum crowd weird is ii`n`d."lii'days tliiit'aTé`gone,
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One month ago Captain Maciiinno
uppoareii on the horizon of overseas During late years lic has been best order. l’m pretty busy now. Good
service as a. meteor. Today his numc.
no doubtflius ii ilreslile familiarity in
almost eV`§fY comniunity in thes
S Maritime meet wasn't just exaetl
down on the cards.
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0 marked. He held running records -in_ “-
the Maritime before Hana Holmer /3\ll""C°\°l1°\ H“§1\°5’Y°“ “\“S*
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lot of other valuable athletic work _..Y D ‘ k .. mi
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1' we want them in that time, and your
1 company must deliver them."
"But, Colonel-this is impossible-
we never could;-"
“Nothing is impossible. That’s our
known for his almost uncanny faculty morning."
for including in his stable horses that
o _iiosed out the other fellow at the wire.
The cars were delivered on ti.nie.
Maritime-Provinces. But this excellent To such, an extent has this been true ‘_ *_ 1' *I _._
officer is NOT a “flash in the pan."
Don't he deluded by any such idea.
Captain "Dan" MacKinnon had made
a deep apd abidlngnisrk in military.
as well s business and social life.
years before the Hun treated a solemn
treaty as fl “scrap of paper."
Captain MacKinnon came from
the ranks. Today he is regarded
as one df the ilnest of Canadian
srtillerytollicers, with a record
which va _man ~of twice his years
might well stand proud. And he
has been 12 years out of the ranks Bigger Game. A man with the record
of Captain “Dan” MacKinnon coni-
~that i_s,`_ twe`vo years an oillcor.
Today its is qua iilcd, and well quali-
gs .` ,f ‘.
as to make him the biggest money
cult for the past two years. He too
to horse-racing as a hobby, as he
winning driver on the'Maritimo cir-
People often wonder at the remark-
able despatch with which Canada
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regarding it today, in casting it aside, “Wie he' P"°P““m°”B 1°’ War'
as a liobby. and sacrificing iucrativ
business interests in favor of servic
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of It is not necessary to remind him
that the people oi the Meritirrie Prov-
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inces are "pulling" for him n th
_ninnds 'th_at. as an inalienable right _
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HALIFAX, _Fob. 26.-To citizens o
Eastem Cttlidda--tliat is the Maritime
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9 was wonderful-but it was REAL. it
6 was a ease of getting the thing done
-`-and DONE QUICKLY. And Colonel,
how General, Sir Sam Hughes. was
tlie dynamo of energy that supplied
the initiative.
As we have said, a few weeks ago.
Sir Bam wanted a certain special or-
tliiery corps raised-_-and raised in re-
cord time. To do that he had to select
a commanding officer with _tha same
traits of energy and get-the-thing-done
grit that he himself possesses. Every
oillcei-'s record is on file at Ottawa.
and tho Minister knew where to look
for such a man.
'lflo gut in iiuch with Captain D. A.
MaoKln`nm`i, t on 0. C. of the Ives'
Point Battery in Hallfn2.
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if euant Longwortli comes from a long
liiio of military men. the worthy sou
of n worthy military family. He is
Ilrovlncesatwg gf the omcers of “Th°‘.a son of the late ‘Colonel J. A.
E|‘°"°“U1" "0 W0" “lid WW We" Longwortii, of Charlottetowmand it rs
known, It is doubtful if there is s man
or mature years in Nova Scotia, New
llrunswicki and Prince Edward island.
who has not, at one time or another.
|\°ll‘d ot bllfll'
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‘enough to soy that his' grandfather
was also a life-long member of tho
Canadian militia. ‘ ~
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eyed young officer. who is well equipp-
ed to uphold family traditions. bc-
causo, as was the case`wlth" his fore-
uears. he ‘has won through on
sheer merits. Lioutentnt Longwortii
deserves to be Lieutenant Longwortli.
because he came fromtiio ranks as
did his brother officers.,
Enllsting as a gunner, this popular
of' artillery' life with some of t c-
hest men who over laid a gun. '
` Wiiien broke nut.
to raise
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An here we have an _alert. clear-`
And he certainly picked the right
` man for the Joh. Today, this special
artillery unit, the 11th Field Howitzor
Brigade Ammunition Column. is fully
raised-and not only fully raised, but
ill: and ready to sail at -a nionxcnt's no
tics, and that. within a month from the
time the orders were received.
And in building up “Tire Eleventh"
io the last -possible degree of perfec-
tion. Captain MacKinnon has made a
new mark, just what he was asked to
` do-._ There is no case on record in our
history that can equal it. There they
are, the full compliment of men, quart-
` ered at South Barracks as this is writ-
,tun, equipped down to the lest buckle
and hutton, inoculated for the last
tilgio before sailing. The work is com-
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as it member of the battery ~-- < _~ _  -
winning the general _olllciency_ » » - .___ h
_.f C.......... A.. ....»....... ........ Men and Their Equipment _VT e Story ol How “Tlie _
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l'1`en now their vziiiguiirfis gxitlicr, c’cn now we incc tTic-fray L
As tliou didst help uni' iailiors, llclp il`lioi\ our iiosts today ,
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ary came he use applications from zso me nuiirrix i'icrai.i`__`sna_i'iw musing
liiorelmen i.hiin'lio needed: andmppli-" ail_t`o_ help hiin`_do it. lie said he
cations are still coming in, even from f egardcd_ the plan lic had blocked out
im-may points' in the United stems
°xc°"°;19°‘g ind Western Canada. This was made
_possible because Captain MacKinnon.
.as one of the keenest businessminds
ofmastern' Canada, know how to go
ab‘on¢'4_the work. He knew tlzc value of
priiitsr’s Ink"-and he u od it to
perfection.
s the sliortoiit rodtii_fto’i}` given point.-
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"The greatest powers in recruiting
this province," said Captain Mec-
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you to help mo with the host you
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Lieutenant A S Donald  
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IIALIFAX, February 25.- 1|. is Canada. llis happy faculty for loading
doubtful ii? any military unit has gone, and -handling men made for success in
or will go. overseas uoiitainiug two his work. us it muile for success in th'-
uiiicers so well und iuvornbly known management and dirocton of atiiletic
to the younger cleinr-ni or the Min-1-_ teams- and will prove of vital valui-
tlme Provinces as thc 11th Field liow~l ill the M8801' game of war.
itzer Brigade Ammunition Column. in] Lieutenant Donald is a Moncton l§o.\'
Captain D. A. lvicliiupon and Liuutcn-- and received his military training as n
out A. S. Donald, “Tire Elevcnlli" has 'member and later as an oiilcer of _tht-
on its roster two men who have been 19th Field Battery 0' that City- Alway '-
identified with the sporting life
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up an outstanding figure in niillary camp
life, Sussex und Potewawa did not
seem just right each succeeding year
. of training if “'l‘ab" Donald’s big and
_ familiar form was not in evidence. .
‘ As an oihcer of the 19th Battery, li»-
nlways stood high in eiilciency, both
in Maritime and Upper Canadian
camps.
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As a sportsmen. Lieutenant Doiialli
has had a meritorious career. in fool
hell. -hockey, baseball. gymnastic and
fmck and field sports, he was for years
nn active, and away above the average
performer. Possibly his best'msrk
was made in football, for when a. half'
hack. scaling something over 190.
hacks bulk with nu ability to turn u
hundred yards around eleven seconds
little else is needed to make him at
once a tower oi’ strength to his own
_ lines and the terror of the other fel-
lows. _
‘ .ln later years, on quitiiig activi-
s sports, Lieutenant Donald was host
known ns a manager of very line hoc-
Eastern Canada for many years. Both
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key teams. He handled what the maj-
ority regard as the beat team that
ever put skates on Maritime ice, rc-
presentiiig a maritime town. Moncton
had it. This was the team; Hague
(goal). Povey (point), Ras Murphy
iu their day, were regarded ag prime (cover). Tommy Smith (centre), Dah.
competitors- and of the sort animate
by that _spirit that tends to make-
good sportsmen a better one.
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As in the case of Captain Mcliin-
non, so it always was with Lieutenant
Doiirtld. sport always held the second
place ol` a recreation, not a profession,
liotii have been siiceessiiil in their
cliosen vocations in life.
_Lieutemint lioiiuid is u railway en-
gineer. und inode his mnrlt as o. mein-
bcr oi' the enginecrlni; staff’ of thu
erty and Berlanquette (wings) Even
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a mini -on thirr“team’n'ttorwlirds iliured
on N. H. A., teams. and some of them
ix were stars. in fact. Tommy Smith is.
| without doubt, the best all round lint-
msn in the game. lt; was Tominy
Smit-li' for whom the Halifax Social#
offered u small fortune to Quebec u
» [cw seasons nge.
New Lieutenant Donald has "sign-
: eil on" with tho “All British Team."
That his record in the Great Arena
overseas will be as line, as clean and
as coniiiieiidzilile as it has been n-
Transcontiiieiital railway. During tthc mongst us in Eastcrii Canada, may be
past three years, he -had been a resid-
taken up a foregone conclusion. His
ent engineer on the new Nova Scotia Maritime friends will fellow with keen
Eastern railway. and is regarded
one of the best in this line in Easter
as interest -his movements from the dar
n nc leaves us to the day he returns.
Captain D. A.” McKinnon’s_
I Howitzer Battery'
The officers und mon of No. ll
Overseas Field Artillery Brigdde Am-
munition Column are as foilowsz- _
CAPTAIN D. A. McKINNON. 0. C..
Charlottetown, P. E. i.
LIEUTENANT F J. LONGWORTH.
Charlottetown, P. E. i.
|W. G. Gillespie, ch’town, P. E. I.
I G. Green, New London, P. E. i.
J. A. Godkin, Charlottetown, P. E. I.
O. C. Greqgory, Charlottetown, P. E.l_
N. H. Garnhum, Georgetown, P. E. I.
P. W_ Lecillr, Charlottetown, P. E..i.
E. G. Hlilicr, Halifax, N. 8. -
W. H. Hsrdesty, Halifax, N. 8. .
UEUTENANT A' 5' DONALD' M°"°'l I. L. Hueiin, Port au Basque, Niid.
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NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS B.
8. -M., J." E. Trainer, Ch’town, P. E. i.
Q. M. Sergeant A. McDonald, Charlop
tetown, P. E. I.
Sergt. Major F. Grimes, Halifax, N. S.
Sergt, R. Laird, Bedequc, P. E. l.
Sergt. G. W. Bock, Nlctaux Falls, N.S.
Cor oral A. Brlckett Hsllfa N. 8
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Corporal W. L. Forbes, Halifax, N. S.
Corporal J. T. McA|eor, Ch'town, P.E.|.
Bombadler D. Anderson. Ch'iown.P.E.i.
Bomlaadler J- A. Campbell, Hnllfax,N.S.
Bombadlcr J. H. Harrell, Gh’town,P.E.I.
Bombadier R.M.Klnnle, Berwick, N. 8.
Bombadier L. H. Webster, Mario, P.E.l.
Bombadler F. L. Puncher, Halifax.
Bombndler H. J. Patton. Halifax.
BombadlerJ.C. Stcwsrt,Ch'town,P.E.l.
Bombadicr G. M. Saunders, Murray
River. P. E. I.
Bombadicr J. W. Spence, St. C_roix,N.S.
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F. M. Hughes, Charlottetown, P. E. l.
G. T. Hazard, Charlottetown, P1 E; I.
W. H. Johnson, Halifax, N. S.
A. H. Innes, Halifax, N. S.
C. B. Inman, Deslble, P. E. l_
_J. B. Kelley, New Glukow, .N 8.
E. F. Klnnle, Berwick, . 8.
1 A. E, Holloran, Chlidottltafwn, P. E. \.
J. E. Landry, D'E'|coulu, C. B.
H. A. Mcdllvary. New GIa|gow,N.s.
J. McDonald, Point Prim, P. E. l.
W. C. McLeod, Ch'town, P. E. l.
J. McFarlane. Charlottetown, P. EQ.
N. F. McDonald. Glace Bay, C. B. _
F. L. McMurrer,Ch‘t.owm P. E. i.
A. D. McLeod, Victoria Cross, P. E. l.
H. Mcinnes, Trenton, N. 8.
E. McKenzie, Long Crook, P. E. i.
L. McDonald, Vernon, F. E. i_
Montague, P. E. l.
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