^B ?4E tl3 ^siiiix v^a: mQ [»?; sJ^on. Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2008 with funding from IVIicrosoft Corporation http://www.archive.org/details/frombctobaisieuxOOgoulrich LIEUT. -COL. J. W. WARDEN, C.B.E., D.S.O. FROM B. C. TO BAISIEUX BEING THE NARRATIVE HISTORY OF THE 102nd Canadian Infantry Battalion BY L. McLeod Gould, M.S.M. Croix de Guerre ^' (B.A.Cantab) Late Sergeant, Headquarters Staff, 102n(i Canadian Infantry Battalion To the memory of those brave members of the / 02nd, Canadian Infantry Battalion who laid down their lives for ihe Cause of Liberty and Justice this book '« reverently dedicated ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1919 THOS. R. CUSACK PRESSES VICTORIA, B. C. THE RUNNERS By L. McLEOD GOULD. Inspired by the Runners of the 102nd Canadian Infantry Battalion. (Reprinted from "Canada in Khaki," 1917.) When soldiers are ready to drop with fatigue, And only an Adjutant's brain can intrigue A -vital despatch to his C.O.'s colleague, Who are the boys who can still stay a league? The Runners. When wires are broken and pigeons won't fly, When shrapnel and bullets are raining on high, When hell's on the earth and earth's in the sky, Who are the boys who will get through or die? The Runners. ' Then here's to all soldiers of every degree, Be they horsemen, or gunners, or stout infantry, But specially to those who appeal most to me, Who tackle their work with a semblance of glee, The Runners. AUTHOR'S PREFACE |N THE following pages no attempt has been made to deal with the strategy or tactics involved in the many- actions in which the 102nd Battalion took part. I have endeavoured throughout to keep within the limits of my title and to write a Narrative History only, tracing the course of the Battalion from its earliest stages in British Columbia to its last action at Baisieux, and affording, as it were, sign- posts on the route, marking by-paths of reminiscence down which each man, according to his length of service, can wander at his will. I have written this book from the point of view of my own rank; in Canada and for seven months in Flanders I was a Private; after that period I attained the dignity of a Sergeant. The opinions freely v^xpressed in the subsequent pages are, in consequence, those of an Other Rank, and, though entirely personal, reflect, I confidently believe, the opinions of the large majority of Other Ranks. I have tried to avoid casting personal reflections, but I have not hesitated to indulge in criticism of the system where such criticism seems well founded. .Above all, I have studiously refrained from that fulsome adulation of men in authority which so often detract.s from the value of an other- wise admirable publication. As Regimental Diarist during the whole of the period from August 12th, 1916, to the day of Demobilization, T am in a position to guarantee the accuracy of all dates and places mentioned, and trust that the correctness of the record will compensate my readers for all that they will find lacking in interest and literary style. I fear that the Nominal Roll at the end of this volume will be found to contain many errors and some omissions, but it represents an honest endeavour to supply a complete Roll containing all the essential information at my disposal. T shall at all times be pleased to furnish nny information in ni}'- power to those making enf|uiries of a detailed and personal nature. As T am in possession of duplicates of most of the Battalion Records T am probably better equipped than any other person to answer questions of such a character. T shall also be very glad to receive any corrections with respect to casualties or addresses which may lead to subsequent editions being more perfect. In conclusion. T wish to acknowledge the courtesy of the Editors of The Vancouver Daily Province and The Vancouver Daily World in according me permission to reproduce in part articles which appeared in their columns during the progress of the war, and to all those members of the Battalion who. by their sympathy and advice, have contributed largely towards the production of this volume, I extend my sincere thanks. L. McLEOD GOULD. P.O. Box 721, Victoria, B.C., October 1st, 1919. M2039i0 The ^©ng ©f tlie ^pit (Sung to the tune of ''John Brozviis Body') We're' Warden's weary warriors, a'drilling on the sand; And paying out a buck a day to help the bloomin' band. But what they do with all the cash, we don't quite understand, As we go marching on. The Colonel forms us up in line and hands us lots of bull : "You are the finest bunch of men that trigger e'er did pull." On beef and beans and bread and jam we keep our bellies full. As we go marching on. The sand gets in our blankets, and the wind blows chill and drear If life was dull at Comox, it's a damned sight duller here, You have to go a mile or so to get a glass of beer. As we go marching on. Chorus : We are Warden's weary warriors. We are Warden's weary warriors. We are Warden's weary warriors, The gallant One-O-Two. CHAPTER I. Early Experiences in Canada — The Spit, Comox, B.C.- The First of Many Moves. QSV^^^-C^fg HE official date for the mobilization of the 102nd Canadian Infantry Battalion, whose adventures in Canada, England, France and Belgium during the days of The Great War it is the object of this book to chronicle, is given as November 3rd, 1915, on which date authority was issued to Lieut. -Colonel John Weightman Warden, formerly of St. John's, N.B., but then of Vancouver, B.C., to raise a battalion for service overseas, this battalion to be raised in Northern British Columbia and to be styled the 102nd (Comox-Atlin) Overseas Battalion. A newspaper story, which may or may not have some foundation in fact, states that the inauguration "of the unit was the outcome of a wager laid between Mr. H. Clements, M.P. for Comox-Atlin, and one of his colleagues in the Federal House, the latter having jestingly chal- lenged him to produce a unit from his barren constituency. If there be any truth in the yarn it certainly affords an exccHent example of the adage that from small beginnings great things do grow. The officer to whom this commission was entrusted was a veteran of experience. A native of New Brunswick, he had enlisted in the Canadian Contingent at the time of the Great Boer War, exchanging later into the South African Constabulary and serving continuously in South Africa thereafter until March, 1906, when he returned to Canada. On his. arrival he felt the call of the West and migrated to Vancouver where he engaged in the business of general broker and real estate dealer, satisfying his military propensities by first enlisting in the 6th (D.C.O.R) Regiment and later, in May, 1911, taking out a commission in the same unit. Lt.-Col. Warden claims to be the first man in British Columbia, if not the first in the Dominion, to volunteer for service in the war just concluded, as he submitted his name to the Volunteer List on the very day on which Austria declared war on Serbia. However that may be, he crossed over with the First Contingent and as a captain in the 7th Battalion was f/iSfel- ■,.-' ' 3 - Q -- 2-OooKtd ^ ( J w. 03 (-+ 53 y r-h ;i, r-t- O O H-lO'^ " ^ Cj m ^ 3 o |_. ;i ;:^* (-»■ «-( 3 3" :^ ^ i_j Qj r' o 16 Vernon. With the failure of our water, however, it was decided that the 102nd, together with the 103rd, and possibly the "Bantams," should be quartered for the summer at Sidney and matters had so far progressed in this direction that an advance party consisting of the Medical Officer and the Second-in-Command had gone ahead to map put a route, mark water supplies and arrange for camps so that the battalion might march to Sidney, when the bolt fell from a blue sky. The D.O.C., Coloney Ogilvy, was coming to inspect us, and on his decision would depend our immediate future. He came, he saw, and we conquered. The fiat went forth that the 102nd Bn. would proceed overseas immediately and in a bustle and rush everything was made ready, last records were compiled and inspectors satisfied and on Saturday, June 10th, 1916, the battalion proceeded in full marching order, which included kit-bags and two blankets per man, across the narrow neck of sand for the last time, and embarked on the S.S. "Princess Charlotte" for Vancouver. The Terminal City was reached at 10 p.m. and a large crowd of relatives had assembled at the station to see the last of their men and to say what was, alas, in many cases the last good-bye. At midnight the train pulled out and the 102nd (North British Columbians) was in good truth an overseas unit. The following officers proceeded with the unit from Comox: Lieut.-Colonel J. W. Warden; Major C. B. Worsnop; Major L. M. Hagar; Capt. H. B. Scharschmidt, Adjutant; Lieut. J. B. Bailey, Asst. Adjutant; Lieut. J. M. Whitehead, i|c. Machine Gun Section; Lieut. G. B. Proctor, i|c. Signalling Section; Capt. F. Stead, Quartermaster; Capt. J. A. Kirkpatrick, Paymaster; Lieut. T. P. O'Kelly, Transport Officer; Capt. T. C. Colwell, Chaplain; Capt. J. Fall, O.C, No. 1 Co.; Capt. A. T. Johnston, O.C. No. 2 Co.; Capt. J. S. Matthews, OjC. No. 3 Co.; Major G. Rothnie, O.C. No. 4 Co. Capt. J. H. Ross; Capt. J. F. Brandt; Capt. H. E. Homer Dixon; Lieuts. R. G. H. Brydon, R. McCuaig, H. E. Whyte, T. R. Griffith, K. G. Mackenzie, T. P. Copp, R. P. Matheson, A. G. MacDonald, R. D. Forrester, J. H. Wilson, McL. Gordon, W. J. Sturgeon, J. H. Grant, R. Burde, F. Lister, J. C. Halsey and R. A. Stalker; Capt. N. M. McNeill was attached from the C.A.M.C. to the Battalion as Medical Officer. 17 ^^miM'^^"^^^' CHAPTER II. Across the Continent — Steamer Hardships — Six Weeks in England. UR journey across the Continent was unmarked by any untoward incident. Accommodation was good on board the train and the messing arrangements were excellent. Two trains sufficed to transport the unit, the first being under the command of Major Worsnop and the second under that of the Colonel. Two stops a day were made of sufficient duration to enable the men to get exercise by parading through the main streets of some town and it was not until we reached Ottawa that any event occurred to break the usual monotony of a long train journey. At the Capital the battalion was reviewed by H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, then Governor-General of Canada, accompanying whom was General Sir Sam Hughes, then Minister of Militia. On the same day the journey was resumed and on Sunday afternoon, June 18th, we reached Halifax and embarked on the C.P.R. S.S. "Empress of Britain/' which pulled out into the fairway on the same evening but did not leave Halifax until the morning of June 20th, when, with H.M.S. "Drake" as escort, she started off upon her submarine- infested course. Of that voyage the less said the better, but common decency demands that some criticism be offered on the accommodation afforded the troops. In addition to the 102nd Bn. the steamer carried the 65th and 84th Bns., together with some Medical Details and a draft for the Pioneers. It was freely stated that in the Mediterranean the "Empress of Britain" had carried 6,000 troops; if that were so, she must indeed have been a living hell. With only two-thirds that number on board the conditions that prevailed were well-nigh intolerable, and this is written after two and a half years in France and Belgium where the writer had some experience of hardship. The 102nd Bn. was the junior battalion and also the last aboard, but that should not account for the fact that there was literally not sufficient accommodation for all below and that, if the weather had been bad, so that men could not have slept on deck, there would have been no place for them to sleep at all. The food was atrocious. Apart from the fact that we had to eat in the bowels of the ship where the atmosphere was stifling, 18 every^ article of food cooked was permeated with some disgusting preservative which caused all dishes to taste alike, all being equally objectionable. Fortunately the weather was gloriously fine and the sea as calm as a duck-pond throughout the voyage. Imagin- ation fails at the conditions which would have prevailed had sea- sickness been prevalent instead of non-existent. Just exactly how many submarines were observed when nearing the Irish Coast no historian could compute; probably each man saw three, but as the official records relate that none were in evidence it is unlikely that we were ever in very great danger, in spite of the numerous hair's breadth escapes which were narrated after disembarkation. On the evening of June 28th Liverpool was reached but the steamer anchored over-night in the Mersey and it was not until the following morning that the troops disembarked and lined up on the wharf. A tedious period of waiting then followed and it was afternoon before we boarded trains which conveyed us over nearly every railway system in England to our destination, Bordon, where we arrived at one o'clock on the morning of the 3Utn. It was pouring with rain when we fell in on the station platform, but we were lucky in our quarters, which were in the married men's huts in Bordon and were both clean and cormfortable. The first days of our stay in England were anxious ones indeed; right and left of us we saw battalions being broken up; both the 65th and 84th Bns. with whom we had come overseas suffered this ifate on the very next day after arrival, and we were the junior battalion in England at the time. What mercy could we expect? Well, we did not get mercy, but we got justice, and when the authorities found that we were the tallest, the heaviest, and the most maturely aged of any unit that had reached England, and when they saw for themselves the physique of the men who com- posed the 102nd Bn. they just naturally had no choice in the matter and within two or three days we received the glad news that we were no longer under the special care of Broxted House, that wet nurse of newly arrived units, but that we had been brigaded and henceforth were the junior battalion in the 11th Brigade, 4th Canadian Division, commanded respectively by Brig.-General V. W. Odium, D.S.O., and Major-General D. Watson, C.M.G. Our future was assured. But there was a tremendous amount of work ahead of us in England, and but little time to do it in. The Fourth Division was expected to proceed to France very shortly and we had to do in six weeks what our sister battalions had taken months to accom- plish. Musketry, of course, was our first and most pressing need and as soon as we had been issued with rifles many days were spent at Whitehill in passing the various tests. Then there were long hours to be spent on bayonet fighting and on musketry drill, but before the end of the month our musketry was over and we left for Bramshott to take up our place by the side of the three 19 battalions with whom we were to be associated for so many- arduous months abroad, the 54th (Kootenay) Bn.; the 75th (Toronto) Bn., and the 87th (Montreal) Bn. The remaining days at Bramshott were spent mostly in continuous drill, the only leave obtainable being two short week-ends, one of which was cut shorter by the desire of Sir Sam Hughes to inspect the 4th Division before his departure to Canada. We surel}' did love our Minister of Militia when this news came through. In connection with this review justice demands that a tragedy be related and if at this late date exposure could cause the lopping off of a few official heads there are many 102nd men now living who would indeed feel that "God's in His heaven; all's right with the world." We were on the eve of departure and orders were issued that all private or Governmental property carried by the men which would not be taken overseas was to be packed in the men's individual kit-bags; these kit-bags were to be clearly marked with name and number and piled at a specified place. It was clearly stated that these kit-bags would be stored under Government care and that when on leave in after months men would be able to reclaim their kit-bags and possessions. In pursuance of these orders kit-bags were packed and piled as directed, and the battalion marched away to parade with the Division at the grand review. During its absence a party of men acting under orders went through the kit-bags and burnt or distributed to pedlars all the contents. Absolutely unworn Stanfield's underwear, boots, spare socks and other wearing apparel were either wantonly burnt or given away; that was a shameful waste of public money and an economic outrage. In addition, the private property of the men was burnt, bibles, keepsakes from relatives and all the variety of personal eflfects which most men carr^- round with them, were consigned to the flames; that was a damnable vandalism and an outrage on the feelings of God and man alike. Someone must have blundered; the act was worse than criminal; it was foolish; but the Army is a past-master in the art of "passing the buck" and to this day the responsibility for this wholesale destruction has never been disclosed officially. Nothing could be done then, nor can anything be done now to compensate the men for the senti- mental losses they sustained; but it is never too late for the Government to recover the monetary value of good under-clothing wantOHly destroyed. Reference was made above to leave. The 102nd Bn. was unfortunate in its King's leave. W^hilst at Comox frequent week- end leave had been granted to Vancouver, Victoria and places near-by, but when our sudden departure was announced there was no opportunity for men to get leave who lived far away. "Never mind," said the Colonel; "my men are all British-born, and their relations are in England. They'll get leave over there." One cannot blame the Colonel; we were all keen to get away, and a 20 demand for leave wouid have robbed us of the chance. But mark well what happened. We reached England in time to join the 4th Division, if we could make the grade; but this would be impossible if each man was to have his King's leave. "Never mind," said the Colonel; "my men don't want leave in England. They are Canadians and have already said good-bye to their kith and kin."' Again, one can't blame the Colonel; we all wanted to get across to France, but he was scarcely logical, to say the least of it. During the six weeks spent in England considerable change was made in the personnel of the battalion. A rigorous medical inspection resulted in the transfer of every man who was not in the pink of condition to a reserve unit; thus we lost many who were not considered tit for the strenuous work of the front line, though eminently capable of fulfilling essential duties which did not call for physical perfection. The officers left behind when the battalion proceeded to France were Major L. M. Hagar, Capt. J. H. Ross, Capt. J. Fall, Lieut. G. B. Proctor and Capt. T. C. Colwell. At Bramshott also we lost the majority of our Bugle Band, which was for the most part composed of boys under age who were later returned to Canada, only to come out again when Time had made them eligible. Many boys, however, who nobly "got away" with their age, accompanied the unit across the Channel and proved invaluable as Runners. To fill up the deficiencies in our numbers we received the following reinforcements while at Bram- shott: Capt. J. G. Spencer and 27 O.R. from the 71st Bn.; Capt. W. J. Loudon, Capt. R. W. Nicholls, Capt. A. C. Trousdale and 112 O.R. from the 74th Bn.; Capt. E. J. Gook; Lieuts. C. C. Tun- nard, R. Fitzmaurice, L. J. Bettison, C. T. Rush and T. E. Dent from the 11th C.M.R., and Lieuts. W. S. Barton and W. Bell from the 103rd Bn. Capts. A. T. Johnston, J. S. Matthews and H. E. Homer Dixon received promotion in England and the first named took over No. 1 Co. in place of Capt. Fall, Major Homer Dixon assuming command of No. 2 Co. Lieut. J. H. Grant was appointed Assistant Adjutant in place of Lieut. R. A. Stalker who had succeeded Lieut. J. B. Bailey. Capt. I. J. E. Daniel proceeded with the batalion as Chaplain (R.C.) in place of Capt. Colwell. The last few days passed quickly, and finally, on a sweltering hot day, August 11th, 1916, the 102nd Bn. marched from Bram- shott to Liphook, where it entrained for Southampton. Arrived there we boarded the small cross-channel transport "Connaught" and awoke on the morning of the 12th to find ourselves in the harbour of Le Havre. Just five months from mobilization in Comox and we were standing on the threshold of our ambitions. How those ambitions were fulfilled the succeeding chapters will relate. 21 CHAPTER III. By Side-door Pullman to Belgium — Our Baptism of Blood- Flirtations With Gas — Trench Routine— The Army Idea of Rest. ISEMBARKATION at Le Havre took place at 7.00 a.m. on August 12th, and we were immediately marched up a precipitous road to Rest Camp No. 1, where we were to remain during the day. The day was excessively hot and everyone was glad of the opportunity afforded in the afternoon of bathing off the beach. Orders were received for the unit to entrain at midnight and at that hour we were all assembled at the station, where we waited for a consider- able time before our train was ready. Then we had our first shock and learned what travel in Flanders means for the enlisted man. It was pitch dark when we boarded the train and nobody was sup- plied with candles; it is easy, therefore, to imagine the confusion which reigned in a cattle-car packed with 40 men, each carrying full equipment. In later days these cars rarely carried more than 32 men, so we had the advantage of seeing travel at its worst on our first journey; moreover, at that stage in the war no effort was made to clean the cars after they had been used for cattle before they were turned over for the accommodation of troops. The next day and the following night were spent on the train and at 10 a.m. on August 14 we arrived at our destination, a station in Belgium with the imposing name of Godewaersvelde. Here we detrained and marched about five miles to our halting place, a tented camp about half-a-mile N.E. of Abiele. This camp boasts in its vicinity one of the many barn doors which are shown to new-comers as being in each case the identical one on which the Canadian sergeant was found crucified. At this point we were informally visited by the Corps Com- mander, Lieut.-General Sir Julian Byng, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., M.V.O. We were now in the neighbourhood of St. Eloi trenches, Ypres Salient, a portion of the line which was used at that time for the training under fire of newly arrived battalions. The routine of trench life had to be learned under actual service conditions and to obtain 22 the necessary experience units were required to send forward their companies, one at a time, to undertake a tour in the trenches under the guidance and tuition of some battalion qualified to "put them wise" to trench warfare. And how ignorant the new battalion can be was well exemplified when No. 1 Co., under Major A. T. Johnston went forward for instruction on the night of August 15th. We had not been issued with steel helmets; it is to be doubted whether anyone at Brigade Headquarters had ever given a thought to steel helmets; such things were not in the early days of the war when our veteran leaders had seen their previous service. Accordingly No. 1 Co. went gaily forward in their service caps. Again, in previous days men had always gone forward in. full kit; the style of trench existing in 1916, which barely permits the passage of a man so equipped, had not been contemplated by officers of the 11th Bde. Consequently No. 1 Co. burst upon the astonished vision of the 29th Bn., whose members were to act as tutors and instructors, jauntily adorned with service caps, which were anathema in the front line, and staggering under full kit instead of the then regulation battle order. To them we must have been as refreshing as a stage hayseed in a down-town cafe. To the eternal credit of the 29th be it said that, though they smiled, they did their job and "put us wise," so that when the second company went up on the following night and presented themselves to the 24th Bn., which had relieved the 29th, the men were safely and sanely equipped. On the 17th and 18th respectively Nos. 3 and 4 Coys, went forward for instruction, relieving their predecessors, and it was on the 19th that No. 3 Co., which was in the front line, underwent the baptism of blood and learned what real warfare means. Throughout that day the Hun kept up a terrific bombardment of the front line system, throwing over every conceivable form of shell, wrecking the trenches and taking first toll from -the 102nd Bn. in the shape of six men killed and 12 men wounded. The first man of the 102nd Bn. to give his life for the Cause was Pte, R. Simmers of Victoria. Throughout the bombardment the steadiness of the men was so noticeable that the O. C. 24th Bn. ordered the company to remain an extra 24 hours, as he feared that an attack in force would follow the artillery preparation. It was during our brief stay in the tented camp above relerred to that we had our initiation into the mysteries of gas. A demon- stration and an open-air lecture were given and we were sent through a cloud of poison gas with our P. H. Helmets on and another cloud of tear |as without them. Thereafter for two or three weeks our lives were made miserable by frequent gas alarms, all of which proved to be false. There is no doubt but that we were all "on edge" with regard to this gas proposition during early days, and when our subsequent attitude towards this invention of the devil is compared with that of the first few months "it makes to laugh," as our Gallic friends would say. We were a long way from the line 23 both in the tented camp and in Devonshire Lines to which we marched on August 17th, but distance was not allowed to baulk the activity of our gas sentries, who forced us to sleep with our P. H.'s on our chests at the alert and woke us up time and again to wait patiently, ready masked, for the gas that never came. Later, when gas shells were introduced by the Hun and we were never safe from that class of attack we became callous and would idly ponder as to whether there was enough gas to make it worth while putting on a respirator, and whether it would be a kindness or not to wake up so-and-so to allow him to adjust his. We remained at Devonshire Lines, a camp close to Reninghelst, till the 24th of the month. We found it in a filthy condition when we entered it and this was an experience which was destined to be repeated with painful regularity throughout two and a half years' campaigning. Some battalions were naturally decent and had healthy views with regard to sanitation and camp cleanliness; other battalions were most distinctly opposite in this respect, and it may be said in passing, that of these the Imperials were the worst. But tnrougnout our period of the war it seemed to be the fate of the 102nd to clean up every time it entered a new camp. It was in Devonshire Lines also that we lost one of our cherished illusions; we had been told, as doubtless every other unit which ever went over to France had been told, that "over there" we should never require any polishing outfit. In the theatre of war glistening brass work would be "tabu," and in our innocence we believed, as many other luckless thousands believed. Well, in Devonshire Lines, we discovered that there was more polish- ing to be done in France than had ever been dreamed of in our Canadian philosophy. By August 24th all sections of the Battalion had had some instruc- tion in trench routine and on that day the unit was assigned to regular tours of duty as follows: — One company to Dickiebusch for general fatigues; one company to Voormezeele for garrison duty; one com- pany to Scottish Woods for garrison duty and one company with Headquarters to Micmac Camp to act as reserve. As we remained in this area a month and when out of the trenches were generally disposed in some such formation, it will be well to try and give some description of the neighborhood. The big town of the district was Reninghelst, lying between Ypres and Poperinghe; this was but a small town, but larger than the ruined hamlets in the neighbourhood; here were situated Divisional Head- quarters. Dickiebusch, which was our own more immediate centre, was a small, badly shell-shocked village which boasted one large farm, known as Burgomaster's farm, where 11th Bde. Headquarters were established. Here Brigadier-General V. W. Odium, D. S. O. Commanding the 11th Brigade, took up his quarters; at that time Capt. Henniker was acting as Brigade-Major and Major Perry as Staff Captain. A feature of the Brigade establishment was the excellently camouflaged Signal Station, which figured prominently as a haystack. 24 At the back of Dickiebusch was a large lake and bordering this was Scottish Woods, through which a day-trail led past Voormezeele by- way of Convent Lane to the trenches of St. Eloi, Under cover of darkness the trenches could be reached by road running up from the Cafe Beige, and this route was the one followed nightly by the trans- port when conveying rations. But this was a dangerous piece of road; it was under observation and was constantly swept by machine gun fire. One of the most remarkable features of the 102nd Bn. period of service was the immunity which the Transport and ration parties had from casualties during the whole of the tour of duty, in the St. Eloi sector. Micmac Camp was a hutted camp lying between Dickiebusch and Ouderdom and boasted no special features except the presence' of a small cafe where eggs and coffee were procurable. Of the inhabi- tants of this neighbourhood there is little that is pleasant to say; they were peasants of the least intelligent type, Flemish with pronounced German sympathies; espionage was rampant and more than one suffered the extreme penalty when caught red-handed as a spy or a sniper. There was nothing in the personality of these people to appeal to the sympathetic imagination of troops who had come over fired with the tale of Belgian wrongs. Amid these surroundings the 102nd Bn. spent the next month, engaged in regular tours of duty either in the front line trenches, or as outlined above. Both in the Front Line trenches and in the Support and Reserve positions the work required was for the most part that of increasing and improving the existing protection. The Hun was unceasingly battering down parapets and parados which had as often to be repaired; there was an insufficiency of shelters, and the unit was responsible for a big improvement in this direction, making a large number of shelters against the winter; above all, the trenches were in a shocking state as soon as wet weather set in; the mud was liquid and the bath-mats were floating on the top. Working-parties were constantly employed draining the trenches and stabilizing the bath-mats. Though no active offensive was undertaken casualties occurred with painful frequency. On the morning of Sept. 1st Sergt. C. C. Higgs, Scout Sergeant, and Pte. W. F. Brewer, one of his section, were killed in No Man's Land, whilst patrolling the front. On the evening of the following day an irreparable loss was sustained in the death of Major A. T. Johnston, O. C. No. 1 Co. He was waiting with his company in Reserve trenches immediately in rear of the Support Line, ready to go forward in relief of No. 2 Co. As the hour approached he came out of his dug-out to make a preliminary observation of the situation over the edge of his parapet just at a point on which the enemy had a machine gun trained, with the result that he was instantaneously killed by a bullet through the brain. His death was an immense blow to the battalion; one of our earliest and most efficient officers he was beloved and respected by all ranks. He was succeeded in command of No. 1 Co. by Capt. Gook. On Sept. 8th No. 2 Co. suffered heavily through the bursting of an enemy high 25 explosive shell in the mouth of a dug-out in Scottish Woods. This one shell was responsible for the killing outright of eight men and for the wounding of nine more, two of whom succumbed on the fol- lowing day. On Sept. 12th C. S. M. Paton, one of our finest N.C.O.'s, was shot dead. With casualties occurring in this manner from day to day we were glad to receive a draft of men from the 66th and 82nd Bns., numbering nearly a hundred, and hailing for the most part from Calgary, who reported at Micmac Camp on Sept. 8th. • On all the occasions when the battalion was in the line Advanced Headquarters were established in Shelley Lane, a semi-natural trench built up on the banks of a somewhat foul little stream; the whole appearance of the trench was more that of a woodland path, shaded with trees and pitted with caves, and during the summer months it was quite a pretty spot; but it was none the less an easy target for the Hun artillerymen and on several occasions it was necessary for its temporary inhabitants to take shelter in a large tunnel opening out of the extreme end. We were now rapidly approaching the end of our stay in this sector but before we left we were to have some experience, though not an active share, in a raid. The 54th Bn. on our right was detailed to raid the opposing trenches for the purpose of obtaining indentifi- cations and the hour was set for midnight of Sept. 16th. Our share was merely to "stand to" and be prepared for any eventualities and to learn what we could for our own future use. The raid was entirely successful and resulted in the capture of six prisoners from amongst the Wurtemburgers. And so we came to the 17th when we were relieved on this front by the 15th Bn., 4th Bde., 4th Div., Australians, and made ourselves ready to go out and understand the real meaning of a Divisional Rest. Now in case this book should ever fall into the hands of a layman, one who has not been to France and therefore imagines that English words as used by the Army have the same meaning as when used by civilians, it may be well to explain that the word "rest" merely means "safety." A battalion at rest is a battalion which is not actually under shell fire and in direct ratio to the importance of the unit adjective prefixed to the word the measure of safety is computed. The higher you go, the fewer — shells; thus Divisional Rest is safer than Brigade Rest. In the same way "bath" must not be confounded with the civilian idea of a bath; sometimes it happens that if bath-house attendants are in a good temper enough water will be supplied from the showers to wash the soap off the lathered body, but it frequently happens that the water supply is stopped before the soap disappears, and then a few handfuls of dirty water have to suffice. Again the use of the word "clean" when applied to underwear which has neen treated by the Divisional baths, has little connection with the same word when applied to clothing which has passed through a civilian laundry. The Army word "clean" means that the clothing has been treated according to Army regulations; it has been steamed, which 26 process theoretically kills vermin, and it has had a certain amount of ordinary washing, but it is only clean in comparison with what it was before, and though the vermin may be killed theoretically, they remain very much alive practically, or at any rate, their eggs remain pregnant with life which bursts into joyous being after a few minutes associa- tion with the beloved human body. Possibly in the next war a little more serious attention will be paid to the louse question; during the last war, though much was written and more said nothing was done which was really efficient, and none of the advertised powders were of the slightest use in combatting the plague. Creolin, which was not too easily obtainable, was the only effective antidote, and that was not discovered, or at any rate was not made easily available until the closing stages of the struggle. It was on the occasion of this our first relief that we became cognizant of these details, and the truths then learned were proved time and again during the subsequent years. Reninghelst gave us our first experience of the Army bathing and washing system, and though the bathing gradually improved throughout the war, the washing maintained the same average of gross inefficiency. Having partially cleaned ourselves (the Regimental Diary says "Made an attempt to get men bathed; succeeded in getting Z com- panies through only, as no socks or underclothes were available for balance of battalion") we set out for St. Omer at 6.00 a.m. on Sept. 20th and that evening reached Haazebruck, where we were billeted for the night. This is a fair-sized town and undamaged by shell-fire. The battalion after a preliminary experience of 27 days constant trench work was in poor condition for marching, but the men managed to carry on and on the following night reached Arques, in spite of the fact that on our arrival at Haazebruck we had all our sick men returned to us from hospital; it is difficult to understand why these could not have been sent forward to our final destination. As it was ten of them had to be sent immediately to ambulance for transportation. From Arques we had one more day's march, which brought us to Tourne- hem, which was to be the scene of the great rest of which we had heard much and or which we had dreamed dreams. Here we were to remain until Oct. 3rd. Tournehem was a delightful little French village, rather larger than most, prettily situated in the midst of a rolling landscape and peopled by a most hospitable community. We were immediately taken in and "made a fuss of" and throughout our stay the inhabitants did all they possibly could to make us comfortable. For many a long month thereafter the memory of Tournehem would rise up and bring back longings which were closely akin to home- sickness. But the rest! Well the rest consisted of the hardest kind of open-air training the battalion had yet put in. The Brigade training ground was about four miles distant and here every day the four battalions, all of whom were nearly equi-distant, assembled for a 27 gruelling day of drill or practice warfare: the weather was 'hot and the roads dusty, but though the work was hard it brought all the battalions into excellent shape and fitted them well for the real hardships which were about to meet them in the ill-famed Somme area. For that was our next objective and for the successful carrying out of their work in that region the troops certainly needed '"some" training. MT. ST. ELOY A February Afternoon Impression as seen from Vimy Ridge. 28 CHAPTER IV. En Route for the Somme — Albert, Tara Hill and Chalk Pits — "Over the Top" at Regina — New German Trench — Connecting Desire and Regina — Out of the Mouth of Hell HAVING its pleasant summer quarters at Tournehem on the 3rd day of October, the Battalion set out for the Somme. Opinions differ as to the comparative conditions of the Somme and of Passchendaele which we were destined to visit just a year later, but it is generally agreed that, though the enemy artillery work in the latter area was more intense and the protection afforded practically non- existent, and though the Passchendaele landscape was dreary in the extreme and the mud intolerable, yet the Somme left a more indelible impression of sordid misery on the minds of those who saw service on both fronts. For a month and a half the battalion struggled in a sea of mud against an implacable enemy and the majority of those who survived to the end regard the Somme tour as the most exhausting and nerve-racking which the battalion undertook throughout its period of service. Prior to departure every man exchanged his Ross rifle for a Lee- Enfield and was issued with one of the new small box respirators which had come to take the place of the old P-H helmets, though the latter were carried for use in emergencies for another eighteen months or so. The new respirators were a great improvement, but it may be said in passing that the battalion as a whole was never called on to undertake any operation on a large scale under conditions which made the wearing of respirators necessary; we never had to face cloud gas and though in later days we were constantly harassed by gas shells, these were purely local in their effects and rarely necessitated the wearing of the respirator for any length of time. An afternoon's march on October 3rd brought the battalion to Arduicq at 5.30 p.m., where train was taken for Doullens, which was reached twelve hours later; Doullens is a fair-sized town with tempt- ing out-door cafes, but we were not destined to gain any enjoyment therefrom, marching direct from the station through the town to Gezaincourt, where were were billeted for the night. Gezaincourt proved to be larger than the majority of villages, boasting an extensive 29 hospital building. Hence we proceeded on Oct. 5th to Val de Maison where the night was spent under canvas. The following days march brought us to Vadincourt, an apology for a hamlet lying on the hill above Contay where Canadian Corps Headquarters had been estab- lished. Vadincourt remains a damp and dismal memory of rain- soaked shelters erected in a dripping wood on soggy soil. Here we stayed for three days during the course of which an attack scheme for later use was assiduously practised. On Oct. 10th we left Vadin- court and marched into Albert towards the end of the afternoon. For the next six weeks Albert was to be our Base Headquarters; here the Transport Lines, which comprised, in addition to the Trans- port, the Quartermaster's Stores, the Paymaster's Ofhce and the Base Orderly Room, were situated. It was the first time we had seen ruin on a large scale and from the weird statue of the Virgin and Child suspended at right angles from the topmost pinnacle of the Cathedral to the shattered cellar of a beggar's hovel, everything impressed the beholder with the same dull feeling of stark misery. Albert was not wholly destroyed; many civilians still remained and some continued to run their little businesses, but for the most part the place was deserted. The Hun maintained a desultory bombardment of the town and occasional enemy aeroplanes circled above, but few bombs were dropped; it was not till later that the Transport Lines by night became as dangerous as the front line by day. For some reason or other, which possibly the psychologists can explain, the bombardment of a town reacts more violently on the nerves than a bombardment in the open, and during our stay in this sector the men from the front line could always count on amusing stories of temporary shell-shock being retailed for their benefit when they returned for a brief spell of rest. It would be invidious to recall such stories in a publication of this nature, but some of those who read these lines will be able to supplement them with many an instance of a grimly jesting nature. On arrival at Albert the troops were billeted for the night, but a small party of ofificers was detailed to go forward and visit the front line, which at this time was situated between Death Valley and Regina Trench, On the following day the four companies went out some two miles and took up their quarters on Tara Hill, an eminence west of Albert on the Bapaume Road, and camped under bivouacs. From Tara Hill half the Heaidquarters Details, including the Band, were sent forward another five miles to Bailey Woods, a treeless area in Sausage Valley, where the 11th Brigade Headquarters had been estab- lished. This party was to be used as a night-carrying party and did yeoman service throughout the early part of the tour, after which they were relieved. For six days the companies remained at Tara Hill, organizing for the offensive which was to develop on the 21st and practising the attack. During this period Lieuts, J. Mont and G. Ledingham 'reported for duty. It was a busy scene on which the men looked down from their camp on the top of Tara Hill. The Albert-Bapaume Road was 30 31 literally alive by day and night with a never-ending stream of vehicles of all kinds travelling east or west; lorries ladened with ammunition going east, or crowded with weary soldiers coming west, ambulances, ration waggons, motor-cycles, all the traffic of an army actively engaged poured ceaselessly back and forth along this main highway which miraculously escaped complete destruction by the enemy's artillery. About four miles east of Albert the road forks into a "Y"; here at the apex once stood the village of La Boisselle, of which one stone did not remain upon another; close by were two enormous craters worthy of notice. The left fork carried on past Pozieres, a mere geographical expression of which no trace remained, to the Sunken Road and thence to the German positions astride Bapaume; at the Sunken Road Tenth Street afforded a safe passage-way to the ill-omened but well-named Death Valley, on the eastern side of which lay the then front line. The right fork at La Boisselle ran up to Contelmaison, of which but a few cellar stones remained, and here a track diverged to Sausage Valley past the Chalk Pits which we were to know so well before we left the Somme. From Sausage Valley a trail, followed later by a light railway, ran across the ghastly Plain of Courcelette, reeking with the debris, human and otherwise, of battle. Dore could have found no finer inspiration for his illustrations of the "Inferno" than the scene presented on a wet November evening by the Plain of Courcelette. At Tara Hill we remained until the 18th, which was to mark the first step in the series of operations which culminated in the capture of Regina Trench, the first great achievement of the 102nd Bn., and it was during this period of waiting that the practice of referring to the companies by numerals was abandoned in favor of alphabetical letters, No. 1 Co. becoming "A" Co. and so on. Regina Trench had already been the object of two determined attacks by the Canadian Corps, the first commencing on Oct. 1st, and the second on Oct. 8th. In both attacks the trench had been reached, but violent counter- attacks had forced a retirement from the position when won, and it was left for the 4th Canadian Division both to capture and to hold this important position. As the three senior Divisions had been withdrawn from the area immediately after the arrival on the scene of the 4th Division, the latter was attached to the 2nd Corps for all its operations on the Somme. The following narrative of the capture is taken from the official report of the operation forwarded by Colonel Warden to 11th Brigade Headquarters, and only concerns that portion of Regina Trench which was allotted to the 102nd Bn. as its objective. On the evening of Oct. 18th the 102nd Bn. took over from the 87th Bn. the front line trenches on the left sector of the Brigade, situated on a line running from R. 18, c. 4, 0. to M. 13, d, 2, 2., this being a front of 500 yards extending from Courcelette Trench on the left flank to Ross Communication Trench on the right. The night was. very dark and it was raining hard, so that the ground was a sea of mud with quagmires on every side, making the trenches almost 32 impassable. As the men were lining up in the Support Trench the enemy delivered a'bombing attack on the left flank of the 87th Bn. Word was passed down that the Hun was attacking and that the 102nd was to come up on the double. This was done in absolute silence and as the men passed Headquarters, jumping over trenches and shell-holes, they looked like phantoms in the dark, illumined by the light of German flares and leaping to the crash of bursting shells. Here and there a man was seen to fall, the shelling being very heavy, but the bpmbers were driven off and the rest of the night spent in preparation for the morrow's work. Rain continued and throughout the night there was constant shelling. Day broke with rain pouring down in torrents, making the ground absolutely impassable and the Higher Command decided to postpone operations until the 21st inst. " B," "C," and "D" Coys, therefore returned to camp at Tara Hill, leaving "A" Co. to hold the line. Never did the men of the 102nd better deserve their reputation for physique and tenacity of purpose than in their fight against the mud after their exhausting night in the trenches. The mud was hip-high between the trenches and the Bapaume Road and the men had to be literally dug out by their comrades as they sank exhausted in the liquid, glue-like substance. The weather cleared, the ground becoming somewhat more dry and on the evening of the 20th the three com- panies were again brought into the front line, relieving '"A" Co. which went into Support. During the night of Oct. 20-21 the three companies worked hard at digging assembly trenches in which to mass and at forming battalion dumps; the men worked magnificently and at dawn all was ready. Zero hour was fixed for 12-06 p.m. and at that hour the barrage opened and the men of the 102nd went "over the top"; following the barrage like a wall, lying down until it again lifted and advancing as it moved, all in perfect uniformit}^ The first two waves consisted of "C" Co. under Maj. J. S. Matthews, on the left and "B" Co. under Maj. H. E. H. Dixon on the right. The remaining two waves were furnished by "D" Co. under Major G. Rothnie. The moment that the barrage lifted over Regina Trench the men were over the parapet; the assault was carried out with such dash, vigour and impetuosity that the Germans were completely demoralized and immediately threw up their hands in surrender. The first wave passed 150 yards beyond the trench, forming a screen; the second rounded up the prisoners and consolidated the positions secured, in which they were assisted by men of the third wave, whilst the fourth wave was occupied in carry- ing up supplies from the old dumps to the new. For his magnificenr services in this work of consolidation under heavy fire Lieut. R. P. Matheson received the Military Cross. The casualties sustained in the assault itself were very light, amounting to about five killed and ten wounded, as the enemy barrage did not come down until about six minutes after ours had started; the Germans, however, had suffered heavily and their trench was piled with dead and wounded. 33 Our casualties were to occur later, when, within an hour and a half, three separate counter-attacks were launched; these were all success- fully opposed, but during the remainder of the day and throughout the ensuing night and day, when "A" Co. under Capt. J. F. Brandt arrived to relieve ''D" Co., a constant barrage of s^hell fire was poured into our positions, with the result that the total casualty list showed six officers and 46 Other Ranks killed with eight and seventy wounded. On the night of the 23rd the battalion was relieved by the 54th and the men marched to the Chalk Pits, half a mile south of Pozieres, where they went into dug-outs for rest and reorganization. There were many individual deeds of heroism, but the following incidents may serve to illustrate the spirit of the battalion. Although seven machine guns were in action only four of the original six which started were among that number; two were hopelessly bogged and these were actually replaced during the operation by guns brought up with the utmost difficulty from reserve, whilst the s'eventh was "resurrected" from the old line of trenches and put into working order under heavy fire. The Machine Gun Section, which was under the Command of Lieuts. J. M. Whitehead and J. H. Grant, the latter being mortally wounded, sustained 30 casualties out of 70 men engaged; of these Sgt. M. M. Brown, though severely wounded, refused to leave his guns until a proper state of defence had been organized. For his supreme courage and devotion this gallant N.C.O. was awarded the D.C.M. The Report goes on to make special mention of the work done b}^ the Battalion Scouts under Capt. A. C. Trousdale in keeping open communications between Headquarters and the front line, and by the Runners and Signallers; the former were in constant use under very heavy fire, but only sustained one casualty, young Stanley Wol- verson, who, after being twice wounded in the leg, accepted the advice of his officer, Lieut. R. D. Forrester, that he go to the Dressing Station for treatment only on condition that he might take a prisoner with him; the latter had a particularly hazardous task, the wires being frequently broken and needing constant repair under heavy fire. The Stretcher-bearers also did magnificent work, many, though wounded, persisting in their task of tending the casualties. It was on such an errand that Lieut. A. Carss, though not a member of the Medical Detail, met with his death; he went to succour a wounded Hun who treacherously hurled a bomb at him causing fatal injuries. In this connection it may be mentioned that all prisoners taken had bombs in their pockets, in their haversacks and slung round their necks. Just two more instances of the unquenchable spirit exhibited by the men on this historic occasion: — Pte. A. E. Bailey of "C" Co. had his foot blown oflf; he rendered himself first aid and in the early hours of the morning of the 22nd was seen hobbling along on his stump towards the new trench; when drawn up over the parapet he lay down apparently oblivious of his own agony to discuss the events of the previous day. L.-Cpl. W. Miller of the Scouts, when lying mortally wounded, remembered orders and handed his prismatic com- 34 pass to a comrade saying, "Give this to the captain; I have no further use for it." Such is the story of the 102nd Bft's share in the capture of Regina Trench. It was a great achievement, and in recognition of his valuable services in this operation Lieut. -Colonel Warden was later in the year awarded the D.S.O. But the success was a costly one and the casualty figures given above witness the price paid and include the following officers: — Killed— Capt. R. W. Nicholls, Lieuts. A. Carss, T. P. Copp, McL. Gordon, J. H. Grant (died of wounds), and C. T. Rush. Missing, believed killed— Major G. Rothnie. Wounded— Majors H. E. H. Dixon, J. S. Matthews; Capts. W. J. Loudon, J. E. Spencer; Lieuts. L. J. Bettison, A. G. MacDonald, J. H. Wilson. For twelve days the battalion remained in the Chalk Pits, a muddy depression honeycombed with inadequate shelters, lying between Headquarters at Bailey Woods and Pozieres. The weather was wet and the chalky soil was quickly reduced to a deep stickiness tv'hich made every movement a labour; a battery of "Heavies" had taken up its position in the same area and the resultant din added greatly to the general discomfort. During this period working-parties were requisitioned regularly for the units in the line, or to construct the great sand-bag wall which was to protect the south-western end of Death Valley. This was a tremendous undertaking of great import- ance. Death Valley had well earned its name. Lying as it did between our base and the front and being under direct observation by the enemy who raked it constantly with shell and machine gun fire, it had proved a veritable death-trap. For the protection of the troops a huge barricade 'of sand-bags was erected across the valley and it long remained as a monument to the devotion of the 102nd Bn., which was largely responsible for its completion. The work entailed on the carrying parties was exhausting in the extreme; it must be remembered that everything that went forward of the Sunken Road, about two miles east of Pozieres, had to be taken in by hand; the light railways which were to prove such a boon in other sectors were practically useless in the Somme, as they were destroyed by shell-fire as soon as laid. Every shell for the Field Guns had to be packed in by mule teams; drinking-water had to be carried through miles of trench system in converted gasoline tins, and every man had to carry in addition to his burden his full fighting equipment. Add to this the handicap which the mud and darkness entailed and the reader will have some faint idea of the exhausting strain placed upon the troops when in Reserve after a front line tour. And then a paragraph like the following is to be found in the Regimental Diary: "Oct. 29th. — Church Parade was ordered for 9.45 a.m., but owing to inclement weather this had to be cancelled." Thank God sometimes for the rain; these Church Parades on active service, especially wnen called in the Forward Area, were the grimmest and ghastliest of Service jokes, and were provocative of more blasphemy and discontent than any active operation. 35 It may be well here to make mention of two special features in the modern army for the initiation of which the 102nd Bn. is entitled to a full share of credit. The one was the Tump-line Section for packing supplies up the line. All Western Canadians know what the Tump-line is, but for the benefit of others it may be explained as an old time Indian device for packing an extraordinary amount of material by the scientific distribution of weight; the tump-line passes over the forehead down the back. We had many men, strong huskies from the Interior and Northern Coast regions of British Columbia, who were experts in tumping and long before the system was in general oper- ation throughout the Corps the 102nd contingent of the 11th Brigade Tump-line Section under Cpl. Raymond had become famous as phenomenal packers, who could carry anything, anywhere, in record time. The second feature was the Hot Food Container, which later became standardized as a sort of gigantic Thermos flask adapted for the back, but it had its origin in a much more simple device, credit for which was due to our Quartermaster, Capt. F. Stead. The question of the feasibility of conveying hot food up to the men in the front had been mooted by Brigade and suggestions called for, and it was Capt. Stead who was responsible for the scheme employed. This took the form of gasoline tins packed tightly round with paper and carried in remade biscuit tins; it was found that the paper proved an excellent non-conductor and the contents of the interior tin reached the men fairly hot after six hours. On Nov. 4th we marched back to Albert where we remained for four days, returning to Chalk Pits for one night, preparatory to our second tour in the line which commenced on Nov. 9th. At 1.00 p.m. on the latter date the battalion fell in under the command of Major C. B. Worsnop and marched to Brigade Headquarters, where the men were issued with gum boots for use in the slime of the front line. It was a glorious day; a bright sun blazing in a cloudless sky showed up in sharp relief the horrors of the devastated plain round Cource- lette, pocked-marked with shell-holes, dotted with fragments of dis- carded equipment, with here and there a mouldering corpse of man or horse, but it was dusk when the battalion finally marched oflF from Brigade Headquarters and darkness had fallen before the men had relieved the 75th Bn., and taken up their appointed stations, "A" and "C" Cos. in Regina Trench; "B" Co. in the old front line trench, "D" Co. in Sugar Trench. The weather continued to improve and the Higher Command decided that the time was ripe for seizing the hitherto unoccupied portion of Regina Trench which was still in German hands and was separated from our men by an extensive block. The 102nd Bn. was on the spot and, with the 47th co-operating on the right, was ordered to assault the position and also to storm a new trench running north from Regina, recently constructed by the Hun and known as New German Trench. The ranks of the 102nd Bn. were woefully thin; death, wounds and sickness had claimed many; a large number were in Brigade 36 employ, serving in the Tump-line or Pack-train; including Head- quarters Staff, Medical Details, Runners and Signallers, who, though essential, cannot be included in the effective fighting strength of a battalion, only 375 men had marched out and the task set was no light one. To "C" Co., under Lieut. R. P. Matheson, numbering 50 men, to whom were added 20 men from "A" Co., was assigned the offensive on Regina; "D" Co., under Lieut. Mackenzie, numbering 76, was to attack the new trench. The balance of "A" Co. was appointed as a carrying-party and "B" Co. was held in reserve. Midnight of Nov. 10-11 was the hour when the barrage would start, lasting eight minutes and then lifting 150 yards, when the two assaults were to be delivered. During the course of the evening Capt. A. C. Trousdale, commanding our Scouts, who was later severely wounded, reported that the enemy was effecting a strong relief and that New German Trench was being held in strength. It was a brilliant night; a full moon was shining in a cloudless sky, and everything was as easily visible as in the day-time. This was in favor of the attacking force, who possessed all the psycholo- gical advantages offered by a night attack undiminished by the handicaps imposed by darkness. At midnight the barrage started and at 12.30 a.m. a Runner reached Headquarters with the news that "C" Co. had gained their objective, but had had to extend considerably to the right in order to keep in touch with the 47th. In the end it was found that this company was occupying and holding 350 yards more than its allotted portion. At 12.35 the news came in that "D" Co. had been similarly successful and an hour later the first batch of prisoners arrived, to be closely interrogated by the Brigadier who spent the night in Battalion Headquarters. The objectives had been gained, but the enemy was not disposed to part with them without a final struggle. Fierce counter-attacks were launched and Lieuts. Matheson and Sturgeon were badly wounded. At 2.30 a.m. Lieut. Lister was ordered to take up reinforcements from "A" Co. and assume command of operations in Regina Trench, which he did with success. Such alarmist reports, however, continued to come in through the medium of casualties that at 4.15 General Odium took charge of the operation himself and eased the situation by directing a well-sustained artillery fire against the massing Huns. It was during these counter- attacks that the majority of our casualties were incurred, the Hun maintaining a hail of shells on all our positions. The Regimental Aid Post, or Dressing Station, in the Red Chateau at the north end of Death Valley became the centre of a particularly fierce bombardment and a report reached Headquarters that all the occupants had been buried. A rescue party under Lieut. J. B. Bailey was hastily organized and went out armed with shovels, only to find that the report was luckily false. By morning positions had been consolidated and once more the 102nd Bn. had a fine achievement to its credit, as is shown by the following letter which was read out on parade in Albert on the 13th. 37 12-11-16. "Dear Colonel Warden "I want to congratulate you and through you all the officers and men of your battalion who took part in it, on last night's splendid operation. It was one of the best I have seen. The Divisional, Corps and Army Commanders also send their congratulations. Special commendation is due to Major Worsnop, Capt. Trousdale, Lieut. Lister, Lieut. Mackenzie and Lieut. Matheson. The 102nd Bn. has now carried out two successful operations and I am exceedingly proud of it. The battalion has already established a record to live up to. "Sincerely, "V. W. ODLUM, "Commdg. 11th C.LB." For conspicuous services in the field, Lieut. Lister was awarded the Military Cross and Sergt. E. W. Holbrook the D.C.M., the latter storming single-handed a machine gun post, accounting for its defenders and capturing the weapon intact. To illustrate the dash and enthusiasm of the men and to emphasize the difficulties under which operations were carried out during that season of the year the following is recorded. As mentioned above, gum boots had been issued for use during the time that the men were in the trenches, but the mud was so deep and so sticky that the men literally had to pull their feet out of their boots and then their boots out of the mud. In the assault at least three men sprang to the charge leaving their boots sticking behind them and covered the ground to the opposing parapet and went over the latter in stockinged feet. . Such was the second successful operation of the 102nd Bn., who returned to Albert on the following evening, once more to reorganize and to await the next call to duty; nor did they have long to wait. On the 17th the battalion once more found itself encamped at Brigade Headquarters supplying working parties, and two days later orders were suddenly received to relieve the 75th Bn. in the front line. Two hours after receipt of the order the battalion with Lieut. -Colonel Warden in command ploughed its way in the gathering dusk through the familiar mud of Courcelette. The night was more than usualh- dark and the mud worse than ever; in consequence it was not until the early hours of the 20th that final relief was effected. This meant that the men had been struggling through natural difficulties for many hours before their real ordeal commenced. Throughout the coming tour of duty our men found the Germans even more active and aggressive than on previous occasions. Though there was no "going over the top" the tour was a heavy one. The battalion was beginning to feel exhausted before going in, and the long stretch of hard work under particularly galling conditions tried the men severely. More- over a paralyzing blow had been sustained during the brief spell spent out of the front line: orders had been received from Brigade that for the future the rum issue for all units of the 11th Brigade would 38 be discontinued. What gratuitous hardship this deprivation under conditions obtaining on the Somme entailed on the men no pen can describe; in wet and cold and mud rum is no longer "The Demon Rum; it is "The Life Saver," the one thing which restores the frozen circulation and combats the deadening chill. But the decree went forth and for four months spent in the raw and bitter Somme area and later on the wild and freezing slopes of Vimy Ridge the 11th Brigade struggled to its duties unsustained by the one drop of comfort which is laid down in K., R. & O. as a permissible issue. To add insult to injury hot soup was substituted which always came up the line over salt, increasing the thirst which even before was a recognized torture of a front line where water had to be hauled up on men's backs, and earning for the 11th Brigade the unenviable cognomen of "The Pea-Soup Brigade." May the Moral Reformer and the Teetotal Crank gain comfort to their souls by the reflection that for four months some 4,000 men had their hardships increased by the cruel enforcement of their bigoted doctrines. And these men were all volunteers. For 96 hours the battalion remained in the trenches, working by night at the construction of a long communication trench running north-west from Regina to a trench known as Desire which had been captured on the 18th by units of the 4th Division, and withstanding by day very heavy shelling and persistent sniping. It was origmally intended that this digging was to be but the prelude to another offen- sive which the 102nd would undertake, but it was found that the total length of the trench would have to be much greater than at first con- templated and that it would be impossible to get the work finished within the scheduled time. So the offensive was abandoned, but the battalion found that the work of digging was to tax its strength severely. For two nights work was maintained under heavy fire by the companies assisted by parties from the 67th Bn. and the Engineers, the men digging towards each other from either end and covered from surprise attacks by a screen of Scouts who on the first night with the co-operation of a carrying-party of the 67th succeeded in enclosing an enemy patrol which had wandered through their outposts and was successfully accounted for. Before dawn on the 22nd the trencn was completed and on the evening of the 23rd the last tour on the Somme came to an end, the 102nd being relieved by the 47th Bn. and return- ing to billets in Albert with another fine piece of work to its credit. Our casualties numbered Major K. G. Mackenzie, O.C. "D" Co., and four O. R. killed; Major A. B. Carey, who had recently joined us from the 67th, and 40 O. R. wounded. The tour on the Somme was now completed; at length the Division was to move and take up its position with the other three Divisions of the Canadian Corps on the slopes of Vimy and on Nov. 26th the battalion paraded for the last time in Albert and set out on a long six days' march to the new area, completely outfitted with Web ef|uipment which had been issued in Albert to replace the old Oliver equipment which wc had brDught with us from Canada. The morning 39 40 of the 26th broke wet and it was through a dismal rain that we started off over the muddy roads which were crowded with traffic to our first halting place, Leonvillers, which we reached in the late afternoon. It was bitterly cold, and the billets were very poor; to add to our discomfort the Transport was held up by traffic, took a wrong turning and did not arrive with the kitchens until midnight. The following night one officer and nine men left on the first allotment of leave, which had come to us rather earlier than anticipated; but this allot- ment did not last long and it was late summer before leave opened at all generously. On Nov. 30th we left Leonvillers and marched nine miles to Authieule, leaving early on the next morning on a twelve- mile march to Noeux; here the greatest difficulty was encountered in obtaining sufficient fuel to cook the men's supper; Filleevres was our next objective, quite the pleasantest village we had visited since Tournehem and one capable of catering to the thirsty needs of men fresh from the line; another twelve miles saw us at Monchy on Dec. 3rd; a straggling village where the companies were widely dispersed; here we received a hundred reinforcements and so strengthened we faced the last spell of marching on a glorious frosty morning on Dec. 4th and covered twelve miles to La Comte, where good billets were provided against a prolonged stay. Here we may be said to have closed the chapter on the Somme preparatory to continuing our history on Vimy Ridge. 41 m^m CHAPTER V. Trench Tours on Vimy Ridge — Capture of Vimy Ridge — Road Building After the Victory — Arrival of the 67th Bn. — ^Two Tours in "The Triangle" — Concerning Moving Pictures. ROM the beginning of 1917 throughout the series of operations which culminated in the capture of Vimy Ridge on April 9th the history of the 102nd Bn. is a story of preparation, progress and achievement. When the battalion entered the Vimy Sector the latter had a reputation for quietness and peace unequalled in any other sector; casualties were few; the awful slaughters of 1915 when French blood had flowed like water to gain the Ridge were a memory of the past. The later struggle when the British, to whom the Ridge had been handed over, failed through insufficient artillery to hold it against overwhelming odds backed by guns of every calibre, was almost forgotten. The Germans were now firmly and as they believed impregnably established on the crest of Vimy Ridge, whence they had complete observation of all the country lying to the south, whilst the British were entrenched on the southern slope leading down to Zouave Valley, every approach to which was in full view of the Hun. Supply trains had nightly to run the gauntlet of the enemy's fire and the situation had gradually settled down to the trench life of regular monotony which had featured the years of warfare since the Battle of the Aisne. The operations of the 102nd Bn. which now entered the area are clearly divided into three distinct sections: — the first, a series of five tours in the trenches with six days' interval between each, lasting from Dec. 21st, 1916, to the end of March, 1917; the second, the ten- day tour which included the Battle of Vimy Ridge; the third, a series of three tours in the area lying between the crest of the Ridge and the suburbs of Lens, comprising the actions known in the battalion as the First and Second Triangle operations. When it is realised that the casualties for the first section only totalled 14 Other Ranks killed, and 1 Officer and 24 O. R. wounded, whilst the second was responsible for 6 Officers and 121 O. R. killed, 9 Officers and 185 O.R. wounded and 27 O. R. then reported missing, and the third for 5 42 Officers and 46 O. R. killed, 9 Officers and 239 O. R. wounded with 6 O. R. then reported missing, the increasing severity of the oper- ations in this sector will be at once obvious. It was not until Dec. 20th that the battalion entered into an}' active operations, amd for fifteen days we lay at La Comte, thoroughly appreciating the rest and change after the arduous tour on the Somme and the heavy marching which had supervened. At best, however, La Comte was no village to write home about and during our staj^ the weather was for the most part so atrocious that it was only by comparison that our surroundings could be considered enjoyable. There was no form of recreation available, and the nearest town, Bruay, was too far distant to be of much practical use, besides being out of bounds. On the 9th the battalion went over there to use the miners' baths and the excellence of the accommodation was a revelation to most of us who had no idea that Industrial France was so up to date in this form of sanitation. Generally speaking sanitation is so much at a discount both in French and Belgian country districts that the public bathing facilities in the industrial areas always came as a pleasant surprise. On the occasion of this bathing parade we had experience of one of those curious anomalies which have always been such a feature of the British way of doing things. It was a pouring wet day and the men had to march five miles through the rain and mud to Bruay and back the same distance: on the return journey they met a large detachment of German prisoners being driven in motor trucks to take their periodical bath: the Soldiers of the King had to "hoof it"; the ex-soldiers of the Kaiser drove to their ablutions in state! Further comment is unne- cessary. On the same night an anniversary dinner in honour of the inauguration of the battalion was held in the Officers' Mess and was attended by the Divisional and Brigade Commanders with their respective Stafifs. During the following week we had three important visitations: — measles appeared in our midst, but fortunately there was no serious outbreak and prompt quarantine measures sufficed to hold the epidemic in check: the second event was the arrival of the ballot and those men who had not previously voted in England on "Prohi- bition" and "Woman's Suffrage" were privileged to register the votes which were never afterwards taken into account. It is a wonderful system which goes to the trouble and expense of registering votes which are later to be thrown out of court, but every country has its own peculiarities as we had ample opportunity of judging. Continental Europe has a penchant for advertising its manure heaps outside its private houses; Canada rather enjoys washing its dirty linen in public; it's merely a distinction without much difference. Thirdly, and this was the most important event, the Corps Com- mander, Lieut.-General Sir Julian H. C. Byng, K.C.B., K.C.M.G., M.V.O., visited the area and held a Decoration Parade at which some of the medals won on the Somme were presented to members of the 102nd after which the battalion "marched past." 43 On the 16th December Colonel Warden left the unit for a ten-day course at Boulogne, leaving Major Worsnop in command, and the following day saw the battalion in heavy marching order, enduring first a C. O.'s inspection and then a long Church Service. It is seri- ously open to doubt whether the cause of religion is furthered by the infliction of unnecessary physical discomforts, and to keep men standing long hours in bad weather heavily burdened with their full equipment savours more of the worship of the Devil than of the Prince of Peace. It certainly drives more men to the former than it leads to the latter. On Dec. 20th our days of rest were numbered; no one was very sorry to leave La Comte and certainly nobody regretted saying fare- well to the ancient chatelaine of the Chateau where Headquarters had been established, a virulent grand-dame with the disposition of a crab-apple and the tongue of a dyspeptic corncake. It was 7.00 a.m. when we fell in and marched off to Cambligneul, a rather large village ten miles away, where the Companies and Headquarters were billeted for the night, the Transport Lines proceeding three miles further to Gouy Servins, a hamlet which was to serve as our base for some \\eeks to come and in the neighbourhood of which we were to be quartered at intervals for another eighteen months. The following morning saw us on the way to the Forward Area where we were to relieve the 15th Bn. in Support in Cabaret Rouge, Headquarters being established on the Arras-Souchez road in view of Lens. Here we were temporarily attached to the First Division and for two days supplied working-parties. On Christmas Eve we were relieved by the 75th Bn. and marched back to Reserve in an oasis of mud known as Berthonval which we were to know well during the next six months. Our first view of Berthonval was our worst; it was dark when we arrived, rain was falling and the mud was treacnerous and slippery; accommodation was very bad. In course of time Berthonval was made into a good camp; for three months the same Brigade used the area and the battalions had a chance to make things rather more comfortable, but in the beginning it was bad. The whole of this area. Front Line, Support and Reserve, betrayed the grossest neglect by the units using it in the summer and autumn, no effort apparently having been made to put it in good shape for the winter. In this wilderness we spent our first Christmas "over there" and not even the small por- tion of plum-pudding which was served out at dinner could create any kind of a festive atmosphere. On the 27th we moved up to the Front Line and relieved the 54th Bn. on the northern side of Zouave Valley. The first view of this valley as approached through Wortley Trench was rather wonderful. The Ridge rises up behind it and the whole of the hillside facing the oncomer is honeycombed with dug- outs, the general effect calling to mind the pictures of the Cave- dwellers of Central America. The Ridge itself was a marvel of engineering: it was pierced here and there with tunnels, each having extensive ramifications: a light railway ran down the valley on it? 44 southern slope; water was piped to it across miles of open country. It sometimes seemed as though the Hun was so confident that it could never be captured that he was willing to allow any reasonable oper- ations to be carried on without too much interference on his part, just so as to keep his enemies busy and incapable of doing him mischief elsewhere. To a battalion with previous experience on two other fronts the first tour in a new area was naturally of peculiar interest; but w.hen all is said and done, there was not much to choose in Front Line work. If the mud in the Salient was stickier, the mud on the Somme was deeper, and that at Vimy was remarkably like both varieties, though it had a tendency to dry up quicker. The scenery was cer- tainly better than that on the Somme and the local inhabitants were certainly pleasanter than those we had first met in Flanders, but the Front Line trenches and the work involved by their occupation remained the same; so many days in Support, furnishing working parties, so many in Reserve, furnishing working-parties, and so many more in the Front Line itself, mounting guard, manning posts, sending out patrols, ever in readiness to resist attack, subjected to Fritz' Hymn of Hate, whenever he felt like hating, and, so as not to lose the habit, furnishing working-parties. Then, after the 18-day tour, a tramp back from mud up to the thighs, through mud up to the knees, to mud well over the ankles. The six-day rest was always a gamble; the battalion might be sent to a town where eggs and chips could be bought and where estaminets, as the local "pubs" are called, provided a little refreshment in the shape of beer or stout; or it might be sent to one of the rest camps provided, isolated huts in a sea of mud, with one Y.M.C.A. tent providing the sole form of recreation for two or more battalions. Our first rest, on Jan. 2nd, took us to Camblain L'Abbe. one of the many villages in the rear of the Allied positions and all very much alike. Divisional Headquarters were established in Camblain L'Abbe and perhaps it was one of the best villages in the area from the point of view of the ''egg and chip" fiend, but the Divisional baths there were particularly vile; the Diary for its entry of Jan. 3rd states: "Bathing parade: by far the worst managed and most insanitary baths yet encountered: very little water, very thinly sprinkled: both time and water insufficient for the men to cleanse themselves. Undercloth- ing insufficient and not properly sterilised." Such extracts may appear in the light of a comedy nearly three years after the event, but they more nearly approached the narration of a tragedy when they were originally penned. During this first week the battalion was reinforced by a draft of 195 men who were formed into an "E" Co. and under- • went special training under Brigade. The second tour in Vimy differed little from the first save in the location of the Support area which was changed to a series of trenches known generally by the name of "Music-Hail." the subsidiary trenches being named after well-known London music-halls, most certainly an 45 instance of ''lucus a non lucendo," for the only music heard was the humming of aeroplanes and the whistling of shells; this Support position was located on the ridge bounding the south of Zouave \^alley. During all tours in this area one company of the battalion in support was sent forward to be attacked as a working-party to the battalion in the front line. The weather grew steadily colder, but this was a welcome change; the days were bright and clear and the frost kept the trenches clear of mud. Our second tour came to an end on Jan. 26 when the battalion marched out before noon to Villers-au-Bois, a ruined village whose only feature of interest was the big cemetery, where wagons were waiting to take the men's kits; our destination was Coupigny, eleven miles from the Front Line, and a hot meal was served at Villers before the men continued on the long tramp to billets. Coupigny deserves a new paragraph to itself, but it is neces- sary first to make some digression and relate various important changes which were made in the personnel of the Battalion Staff during the early part of 1917. On Dec. 31st Major C. B. Worsnop, D.S.O., was notified that he had been appointed to the temporary command of the 50th Bn. and on that day he left the 102nd. This of^cer was later transferred to the command of the 75th Bn. which he commanded on April 9th, subsequently being transferred to England where he eventually took over the command of the 16th Reserve Battalion at Seaford. His place as Second-in-Command was taken by Major A. B. Carey, who had joined us from the 67th during the Somme operations where he had been woundea, and on Feb. 14th the latter succeeded to the Acting Command of the battalion owing to the absence of Colonel Warden, who was struck down by paratyphoid and sent to the South of France for treatment. This position Major Carey held until Colonel Warden's return at the close of the great battle on Easter Monday, his own duties as Second being taken over by Major F. Lister, M.C. The Adjutant throughout practically the whole of the Vimy Ridge tours was Capt. J. B. Bailey, with Lieut. J. L. Lloyd, who had been granted a commission at the end of December as Assistant Adjutant. The four Company Commanders of "A," "B," "C" and "D" Coys, respec- tively were Major F. Lister, succeeded by Lieut. J. H. Wilson, Major J. F. Brandt, succeeded by Lieut. E. L. Peers, Major R. G. H. Brydon and Major H. B. Scharschmidt, succeeded by Lieut. H. G. Dimsdale. Capt. N. M. McNeill who had come over with the unit as Medical Officer had been invalided sick in the Somme, and his place taken by Capt. L. B. Graham, who, on going sick, made way for Capt. Woodley, who was in his turn relieved by Major W. Bapty, of Victoria, B.C., on March 12th. Major Bapty had already seen active service with the 2nd C.M.R., having joined that unit as a combatant officer and later transferring to the C.A.M.C. Major Bapty remained as :\1. O. with the 102nd Bn. for eight months, and was twice wounded in that time, being finally invalided to England in consequence of a wound received at Passchendaele. It may be permitted here to remark that 46 in addition to being a first-class M.O. he was a most inveterate souvenir hunter and if only a reasonable percentage of his packages reached their destination he must now have a most wonderful collec- tion of battlefield junk. The duties of Quartermaster were largely undertaken by Lieut. R. Fitzmaurice acting for Capt. Stead who was under medical care during the greater part of this period. Coupigny, whither we repaired on Jan. 26th, was by far the best place in which we had yet been billeted: it could be dignified by the name of a town; it was really a double-barrelled affair and was more correctly known as Hersin-Coupigny, Hersin being the town at the south-western end, stretching away to the coal mines at Noeux-les- ^lines, and Coupigny lying nearer to our own front; the two being connected by a long street. At Coupigny good hut accommodation was provided, though on the occasion of our first visit the cold was so intense and fuel so scarce that it was difficult to keep warm enough to sleep. But for the first time since we had landed in France we had a real town to look at and spend money in and the change was exceedingly welcome. Later on the Transport Lines were to move down from Gouy Servins and take up quarters in Hersin, an incon- venient arrangement from the point of view of transport as there was a very bad hill leading out of Coupigny which entailed a very severe strain on the horses. But Hersin was a far better permanent base than Gouy, concerning which some description will be given later. The third tour in the line, which started on Feb. 1st, was marked by increasing aerial activity, in which the enemy generally seemed to hold the advantage; one little red mach4ne of his was particularly noticeable and scored victory after victory. The artillery work on both sides increased in volume throughout this tour and four raids, two by the 72nd Bn., one by the 38th, and another by the 10th Brigade were staged. An incident occurred on the night of Feb. 17th, which might have had very serious results for the battalion. A supply of gas was being brought up to Zouave Valley for use in a big gas attack planned for the end of the month; the gas came up as usual in big cylinders transported by the mule team over the light railway; just as the train came into the 102nd area the Hun opened up a fierce bombardment of the valley with whizz-bangs which fell all round the train, causing several casualties and killing two of the mules, but not one of the dangerous cylinders was touched. On the conclusion of the third tour, on Feb. 19th, the unit returned to Coupigny Huts. The fourth tour did not open until the 1st March though we had all expected to move up as usual after six days. The reason for this delay was the postponement of the gas attack referred to above which was rendered inevitable by the wind conditions. The 54th and 75th Bns. had been scheduled to take part in the raid which was to follow the projection of the gas and these two units had to remain in the line until the wind was favourable; meantime the 102nd was ordered to "stand to" in rest billets ready to move up at a moment's notice. On tlie Inst night of the month tlio attack and raid were doHvcred 47 and, though successful from a military standpoint, entailed disastrous results to the two battalions of the 11th Bde. concerned. The gas hung low on the area over which it had been projected and when the time came for the raid it had not been sufficiently dispersed; moreover the enemy in anticipation of this "follow-up" swept the gassed area with his fire, with the result that the 54th and 75th suffered heavily in casualties which included Lieut. -Col. Kemball and Lieut. -Col. Beckett, commanding the two units respectively. On the following day the 102nd moved into reserve at Berthonval, the delay slightly altering the usual routine, and remained there till the 7th, when it moved into the Front Line, relieving the 87th and taking over the positions usually embraced by both the 11th and 12th Brigades. The Front Line trenches were in bad shape; the retaliatory bombardment by the enemy had merged Sombart and Snargate trenches into one and a great deal of hard work was needed to put the area into a safe condition. This was our "job" till the 11th, when we moved back to rest in what was perhaps the worst camp outside of Vadincourt that we ever visited, Bouvigny Huts. It was a nine-mile march to this camp, which was situated in a wood on a hill above Gouy Servins; the weather was bad, the mud intense, the accommodation crowded; the 87th shared the camp with us and for eight days we lingered there with no recreation other than that afforded by one Y.M.C.A. hut which was always packed to the doors. It is a positive fact that man after man when out at rest under these conditions would emphatically declare that he was looking forward to going up the line again because life in the trenches was less irksome and monotonous and no more beastly than in places like Bouvigny Huts. This is merely a state- ment of fact and not a criticism of the organization: in view of the number of troops to be looked after and the limited possibilities of accommodation in the whole of the shell-shocked area round Vimy we were lucky not to be sleeping on the ground: but the statement is made to show that life behind the lines was not lived out upon a bed of roses. On the 19th, we moved forward aewer, but always ankle-deep and more often knee-deep with water instead of sewage. The Battalion Orderly Room was a fair-sized chamber raised above water level, but as it had also to serve the four Battalions of the 10th Brigade our own Headquarters Staff was neither welcome nor needed, seeing that the 102nd was divided up into two Companies, and attached to the 44th and 46th Bns. respec- tively. These Companies, were, however, largely self-dependent: the 10th Brigade Runners were incapable of leading them in to their positions, and it was only due to the wonderful sagacity of our own Battalion Runners that the men ever found their rightful locations: moreover, the 102nd had to depend on itself to secure rations and munitions; these were at Rugby Dunup, a far journey through the mud of a winding trench. It is to the lasting credit of the 102nd Battalion Runners, under Cpl. J. McHugh, M.M., and the limited number of' Pioneers present under Cpl. C. B. Kirby, that the men in the trenches had supplies brought to them. The companies were too weak, both physically and numerically, to form ration parties, and it was left to the Runners, mere boys for the most part, reinforced 52 by the three or four Pioneers present, to go backwards and forwards, heavily laden with food and ammunition; and this in addition to the ordinary Runners' duties, always a hard and perilous task in the front line, and rendered doubly so in the present case, as the territory was strange and unsurveyed by them and the enemy artillery and machine-gun tire was particularly vicious. Most welcome orders to move back were received at noon on the following day, the 13th April, and the attenuated Battalion came out of the line by platoons, but the men were so exhausted that they had to be permitted to make their own way back to camp, and from 6.00 p.m. till after midnight they straggled into St. Lawrence Camp, there to hnd sleeping accommoda- tion wherever there was room in a 'hut to squeeze in. The Artillery was moving up as fast as possible, and every available inch of covered space in camp was at a premium. It was, however, for only one night that these conditions prevailed, as on the next day we moved out in small parties to excellent billets in Cambligneul, the village where we had stayed one night on our first entry into the Vimy sector. §iii. We come now to the third section of operations, viz.: three tours of duty north of the Ridge, and on the outskirts of Lens prior to the street fighting in the latter town, which will form the subject of another chapter. The first essential after the capture of the Ridge was the construction of roads for the passage of heavy artillery, and on April 21st the Battalion moved forward to a newly-formed camp at La Targette to do its share in this important task. It seemed wonderful to be out in the open on ground which had so recently been the home of the Hun, whence he had directed his devastating fire on all the ground south of the Ridge. Where formerly we had crawled in trenches we now gaily marched overland, and we could also see for ourselves what wonderful observation he had enjoyed of all that had taken place in our area during the past months. From April 21st to ]May 6th the Battalion was engaged in road-making. The 18-pounders had already gone forward, but every available ounce of man-power was needed to pave a way for the "Heavies." Signallers, clerks, batmen and others usually exempt from such "Fatigues" were pressed into the service: the Transport Lines were comibed again and again. By such means, and by the addition of the Brigade Machine Gun Co. and the Brigade Tump-line Section, the 102nd was enabled to supply 600 men daily to the Engineers. The work .though arduous, was fairly safe, and only two casualties, wounded, were reported during this period. On April 24th we moved camp back to a new location just forward of our old Berthonval quarters. The new camp, later christened Comox Camp, lay on a down-like expanse of ground which had not been too badly cut up by shell-fire nor churned into mud during wet weather; water for all purposes had to be hauled a considerable distance and very rigid economy had to be exercised in it- rli-trihutiiMi. hnt that w;i< a disadvantage to wliicli we had all 53 been long accustomed. The weather was fine, and during the evenings we were able to enjoy the Battalion Band, whilst in the distance could be seen that famous land-mark, the ruined tower of Mt. St. Eloy About this time the Transport Lines were moved from Hersin to Carency. On May 2nd the 102nd Bn. was enriched by a large contingent of 30 officers and 260 Other Ranks from the 67th (Pioneer) Battalion, which had been broken up for reason political to make room for the 124th (Pioneer) Battalion, an Eastern aggregation. It was a sad blow to befall a very fine Battalion with nine months' service in France to its credit, but it was pure gain to the 102nd, which received a most welcome number of the finest kind of reinforcements. With this draft came the Pipe Band under Pipe-Major W. J. Wishart. It had long been Col. Warden's dream to have a Pipe Band; whilst at Bordon we had enjoyed (or otherwise, according to our musical disposition) the services of the Pipe Band of the 74th Bn., but we had been unable to retain this; now we had Pipers of our own, though eventually they had to be disbanded owing to establishment restrictions. Numbered amongst these newcomers was Piper James Wallace, of Victoria, a veteran oi the Zulu War of 1879, who on a later occasion had the honour of receiving a personal salute from H.R.H. the Duke of Connaught, who singled him out when the massed bands of the Corps played before him at Camblain L'Abbe. On Ma}' 6th we moved back still further to Canada Camp, there remaining until the evening of the 10th, when the Battalion fell in and marched off to relieve the 47th Bn. in support on the Vimy-Angres line, with Headquarters in a commodious concrete dug-out in the railway embankment. One platoon per company was detailed to report to the 50th Bn. in the front-line trenches, which had been hastil}'- constructed and were both shallow and exposed, with the result that casualties were heavy. On the following night we relieved the 50th, a difficult operation, as owing to some misunderstanding we had to find our own positions; in reconnoitring "A" Coy.'s position Lieut. C. G. Huggins ran into a German patrol of six men whom he success- fully put to flight; a very brilliant young officer who, alas, fell a casualty during the tour. This tour, which is generally referred to as "The First Triangle," afforded nothing spectacular in the way of operations, but much good work was done in improving the front line, with the result that on handing over to the 78th on the 20th the latter unit found a line of trenches well dug. straightened and secure. The morning of the 18th was marked by a minor operation to be carried out by "D" Coy. in co-operation with the 87th on our right. The 139th Brigade on our left was putting on a raid, and under cover of a feint barrage on our front "D" Coy. was to establish a post 100 yards in advance of our line; the S7iih on the right were to do the same and connect with our men. Unfortunately the latter Battalion failed to succeed, and instead of finding them connecting on the right. 54 '"D" Coy. found the Hun attacking from the rear and flank; our men drove back the enemy, but were compelled to abandon the post. On the 20th we were relieved in the front line by the 78th, and in support by the 85th, the Battalion mardhing back to Vancouver Camp, Chateau de la Haie. The shelling throughout the tour had been heavy, with the result that casualties were numerous, Lieuts. C. G. Huggins, C. de West, J. S. Rodgerson and 21 Other Ranks being killed, and Lieut. J. E. Manning with 92 Other Ranks being wounded. On the day on which we came out of the line R.S.M. Long, who had filled the position of Regimental Sergeant-Major since the incep- tion of the unit, left the Battalion to take up a position with Division: he was later appointed an Instructor in the Corps School, thereafter being transferred to England to fill an important position at Bexhill. His last act before leaving was to organize a Sergeants' Mess, which up to that time had always been found to be an impracticable institu- tion, owing to the impossibility of obtaining accommodation, and on May 23rd, for the first time since leaving England, a Sergeants' Mess v/as inaugurated. The retiring R.S.M. was succeeded in his duties by C.S.M. Mirams, who had joined the unit on the 2nd inst .from the 67th and was later confirmed in his new rank. On the 24th Col. Warden took over the duties of Brigadier, owing to the absence of Rrig.-General V. W. Odium on leave, and Major F. Lister and Major H. B. Scharschmidt were appointed temporary CO. and Second-in- Command respectively, Major A. B. Carey having left the 102nd on the 22nd inst. to take over tihe command of the 54th. On the 28th the Battalion moved up to Comox Camp. The fortnight Avhich elapsed between the operations known as those of ''The First and Second Triangle" was spent in very severe training for the strenuous fighting which the second operation was to entail. The forthcoming tour was to see the 102nd for the first time at grips with the Hun, swaying back and forth before winning the gage of victory. In previous offensives victory had been "rushed'* and some period of time afforded for consolidation before the counter- attack developed; the Second Triangle was to see fierce hand-to-hand fighting before the victory could be counted sure. Careful rehearsals of the proposed operations over a taped-out course were carried out; a miniature out-door map of the enemy's positions was constructed by tlic Engineers and elaborately explained to all ranks, and it was a well-instructed unit that moved up the line on June 3rd under the command of Col. Warden, who had been relieved of his duties as .\cting-Brigadier by the return of General Odium. Three important tasks were set the Battalion on this tour; one was to capture and mop up the series of trenches known as "The Triangle''; the second to capture a strong-point consisting of a con- crete machine-gun emplacement set in the railway embankment and formidably protected; the third to capture, consolidate and hold a line east of the Generating Station, establishing thereby a new front line. 55 All these tasks were eventually accomplished, but not without bitter and tierce fighting-. On June 5th, "D" Coy., under Major H. B. Scharschmidt, under cover of a rifle grenade and machine-gun barrage, managed to occupy the Generating Station and advance in the direction of the Brewery and the suburb of Leaurette, but this success was offset by the failure of two attempts to capture the strong point referred to; the Battalion also sustained a serious loss in the gassing of Major Scharschmidt, who was so severely affected as to be permanently invalided out of France. A third attempt to capture the strong-point on fhe 7th failed of its purpose. On the following day two" important operations were carried out. No. 6 Platoon of "B"' Co^^, under Lieut. G. Lowrie, was detailed to attack "The Triangle" and to hand same over to the 5th Leicesters on our left. The attack took place at 8.30 p.m., and at the first assault Lieut. Lowrie was killed, his place being taken by Lieut. J. G. Knight; under a hail of machine-gun bullets and high-explosive shells the men cut through the wire and bombed their way to the enemy positions; the resistance encountered was very stubborn, but "The Triangle" was eventually captured, together with 15 unwounded prisoners, and handed over to the Leicesters, and No. 6 Platoon returned to its starting-point. Throughout this operation visibility had been hampered by smoke, both from the barrage and from a burning coal dump in Fosse 3, but the affair had been brilliantly conceived and as brilliantly carried out, earning the following commendation from the Brigadier addressed to the CO.: "Please convey to Lieut. Knight my sincere appreciation of the work he did on the night of the 8th inst. The operation in "The Triangle" was as brilliant as anything I have seen in France." The second operation did not commence until 11:45 p.m. This was an attack on the whole Battalion frontage, with the intention of capturing ?nd consolidating enemy positions, establishing a new front line and mopping up all enemy dug-outs between the Generating Station and Souchez River. "A" Coy. and one platoon of "C" Coy., under Maj. R. J. Burde, M.C., were detailed for this task. "C" Coy.'s platoon managed to get round the wire, but "A" Coy. found the wire impassable and, in spite of a second heroic attempt under Sgt. Z. Kirby, who rallied the men in a desperate endeavour to penetrate to the enemy's position, the troops had to be recalled to their jumping-off place and to consoli- date there. Two hours later the disheartening news was received that the Leicesters had been forced out of "The Triangle," which was once more in German ihands. The main objects of the two operations had not been successful, but the enemy dug-outs had been thoroughly bombed and enormous causalties had been inflicted. The balance of the day, June 9th. was quiet: hardly a shot was fired, but plans were being formulated for another attack on the 10th. Again the attack took a dual form. A platoon of "A" Coy., under Lieut. C. S. Griffin, was ordered to capture, mop up and hold a trench known as "Calico- Candle" to its junction with Canada trench, and to carry out the 56 same operation with Canada trench; the first part of this plan was successfully carried out, but Canada trench was found to be non- existent, having be^n completely demolished by shell fire and affording no sort of cover against a tempest of shot; further advance was impossible. The second attack was directed against the concrete gun- emplacement which had already resisted three attempts at capture, and took the form of a stealth raid by a bombing section of "B" Coy., under Sgt. A. Law. Unfortunately whilst proceeding down the embankment on the way to the attack he touched a trap wire which exploded a small mine, arousing the enemy to a sense of his danger: the surprise element had failed and our men had to retire under cover of rifle and rifle-grenade fire and a Stokes gun barrage which caused heavy casualties to the enemy. June 11th was a comparatively quiet day, an inter-company relief taking place, but "D" Coy. contrived to advance its line 75 yards along Candle trench until contact with the enemy was made, when a bombing fight ensued and a new strong-point was established there. In the meantime preparations were made for a final oflFensive on the 12th, the main object of which was to capture the concrete strong-point, and to effect a union with the Lincolns, who had replaced the Leicesters on the left and were to retake "The Triangle." At 7.00 a.m. an intense barrage was laid down and a platoon of "A" Coy., under Lieut Griffin, assaulted the emplacement and captured it, together with two machine-guns and 16 prisoners, inflicting at the same time very heavy casualties on the defenders. Strong counter-attacks were delivered by the Hun, and Lieut. Griffin's party was reinforced from "B" Coy., with the result that all the enemy's efforts were in vain, the strong-point remained in our posses- sion and connection was established with the Lincolns, who had stormed through "The Triangle" and effected a junction at the point designated. Towards midnight relief was effected by the 85th Bn.. and the 102nd moved out to Vancouver Camp. Such, in brief, is the story of "The Second Tr;anf>-]e" tour, one of the most brilliant, as it was one of the most strenuous, in the history of the 102nd Bn. In nine days the Battalion, or some substantial part of it, had "gone over the top" six times; in the face of desperate resist- ance it had eventually carried out all the tasks assigned to it, and in addition to immeasurably strengthening the Canadian positions in the area it ihad inflicted incredible casualties on the enemy. But our own losses were found to be very heavy. Lieuts. E. J. Norwood and G. Lowrie and 25 Other Ranks were killed: Major H. B. Scharschmidt. Major W. Bapty, Lieuts. L. A. Gritten, M. A. M. Marsden. C. S f/riffin. S. J. L. Chalifour, F. Richardson and 145 Other Ranks were wounded, whilst six Other Ranks were reported missing, making ;. total of 185 casualties out of the 563 effectives who went into the line. For the benefit or many who believe that the moving-pictures taken under the auspices of the Canadian Records Office are "faked" it may here be related that during this tour the official photographer 57 ON VI MY RIDGE 58 appeared at Battalion Headquarters one evening an hour before a double offensive was due. He had been sent up in view of the importance of these operations, and requested to be forwarded up the line. The CO. promptly detailed Major E. J. Ryan to take him up to '*D" Coy.'s Headquarters, and he was subsequently posted in "No Man's Land" beside the Power Station, where he established himself with his camera. When the action started the shelling was so terrific on both sides that it was impossible to see ten yards in any direction, dry mud was being blown from two to thre hundred feet in the air, and this, with the smoke, made everything as dark as night. He was therefore unable to take any pictures and returned to Headquarters, merely remarking that there was rather warm work going on up there, about the hottest he had yet been in, and that if the 102nd got through they were heroes every one of them. Fifteen months later we met this same photographer during the offensive of September 2nd, 1918, when the Hindenburg Switch line was in process of being smashed. This concludes the story of the series of operations conducted by the 102nd Bn. in the Vimy Sector; though we were constantly in the same area, subsequent oerations are referred to under other designa- tions. For over five months and a half we had fought along the Ridge, and now on its crest stand two monuments closely inscribed with names; one is erected to the memory of those brave men who l^id down their lives during the long months of preparation or during the three tours which succeeded the great victory of April 9th, 1917: the other to those who fell on the day of the great victory itself. On one or other are inscribed the names of all who made the Supreme Sacrifice from the date of our entry into the Vimy Sector to the conclusion of the battle of the Second Triangle. 59 CHAPTER VI. Divisional Rest at Gouy Servins — Street Fighting in Lens- of Carency — South of Avion -Growth CEASELESS round of active duties had been engaa^in,^ the 102nd Bn. for six months; the unit was now to enjoy six weeks of comparative rest, prior to carrying out a scries of operations on the outskirts and in the suburbs I of Lens. This rest opened on June 13th in Vancouver Camp, where we remained for six days, moving up to Comox Camp on the 19th, and fiinally back to the Chateau in Gouy Servins on July 1st. For the most part the weather was good, and the whole countryside was looking its best at that time of the year: the woods and grounds surrounding Chateau de la Haie were a veritable Paradise after the conditions under which we had been living for so long, and the long rest in June and July, followed by a second and shorter one during the middle of September, stand out in welcome relief to the general sordid nature of our sur- roundings. Of Gouy Servins but little has yet been said, but it had gradually been assuming a position of importance, both as being the nearest village to the camps at the Chateau de la Haie and as being a supply assembly point on the narrow-guage railway which served the Lens front. In the middle of the village is the usual village pond, artificially constructed and filled with the semi-stagnant water which seems to characterize all the village ponds in France. An enormous Chateau is the principal feature of the place, a building large enough to accommodate two battalions with sleeping quarters and boasting grounds which gave evej-y accommodation for paradles, messes, theatres, and all the outside buildings which spring up in the vicinity of every camp. During the summer Gouy Servins proved an ideal resting-place. The inhabitants by this time had come to know the members of the 11th Brigade well and regarded us with affection. There were village belles, of whom perhaps the fair Josephine will linger longest in the memory; there were village estaminets and various private establishments where wines and beer could be pur- chased by those who came armed with a fitting introduction (What sweet memories in these days of Canadian drought cling around the portals of No. 7!) and there were village shops where the odd biscuit or tin of fruit could be bought. There was no great craving when out 60 of the line for the bright lights of theatre or "movie" palace; it was good enough to wander quietly through the country lanes, or quaff the country wines and just appreciate the joys of peace and quietness when leisure permitted. There was, however, a good deal of work done during those days. The mornings were devoted to training, especially to the perfecting of the "Tactical Platoon," well known to those who served, and a description of which will not interest those who did not. To start with, training commenced at 5.30 a.m. and went on till noon, the rest of the day being at the men's own disposal; later the hours were altered to 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. There were Athletic Sports of all kinds arranged for the afternoons, with big Field Days when Brigade vied with Brigade to win the Divisional honours. There were sundry entertainments in one or other of the two buildings provided for such purposes, as when on July 6th we saw for the first time the moving pictures taken of the Battalion in Comox, or when on July 20th the Sergeants entertained the Brigadier and Battalion Officers at a smoking-concert in the fine mess building they had. erected. On July 11th H.M. King George passed through from Villers to Camblain L'Abbe and the Brigade units lined the road informally and gave him a welcome w^hich, it is to be hoped, had the unrehearsed effect which had been so assiduously practised. In addition to the regular work, and to add zest to the amusements offered, there were occasional inspections of a peculiarly searching kind, going into details of feet and the interior of packs. It was after one such inspection that the shadow of tragedy hung over the Battalion, when one of our draft men, an alien by birth, "ran amok" and shot the first officer he could see, who happened to be Capt. Carew Martin, of the 11th Brigade Staff, a most popular officer and the very last whom anyone in his senses would have thought of shooting; fortunately the wound, though serious, was not fatal; the miscreant having been lucky enough to escape lynching, was further lucky enough to get off with a life sentence. On the 13th July we lost the services of our Adjutant, iMajor J. B. Bailey, who followed Lieut.-^Col. A. B. Carey to undertake the duties of Second-in-Command of the 54th. Major Bailey, at one time -Acting R.S.M. on the Spit, had come over as a subaltern and had gained well-earned promotion by his unremitting activity in performing the harassing duties of Adjutant during the Vimy operations. After his departure Lieut. J. L. Lloyd became Acting Adjutant until the following October. We had already temporarily lost the services of Major F. Lister, M.C. This officer had greatly distinguished himself during the tours on "The Triangle." for which he was later awarded the D.S.O., and for the first fortnight on coming out of the line had assumed the command of the unit whilst Col. Warden was away on have. Tlie latter returned on July 3rd, and on the next day Major 61 Lister left for England to undergo a three months' Commanding Officers' Course at Aldershot. On July 26th we moved out in the evening to a camp w^hich had been constructed at the Souohez end of Zouave Valley, known as Cobourg Street. Here we found that the 46th had been billeted in the area which should have been reserved for us, and we had to make the best shift we could to the left; this contretemps saved us five casualties on the following day. Plenty of water abounded at this end of the valley and an improvised swimming tank gave great relief, as the weather became abnormally hot. Aug. 1st saw us moving up the line into our new battle area, taking over the front line from the 87th with Headquarters established in a ruined chateau in Lievin. The latter was one of the suburbs of Lens and was exposed to constant bombardments; the road running from Souchez through Lievin up to the Red Mill where the Transport waggons nightly reported was perilous in the extreme, but our Transport had amazing luck and never lost a man. Lievin was a mass of ruins, but the cellar accommodation was good and there was plenty of water available. From the point of view of billets we were probably better off on this front than in any other sector throughout the war. The front line itself consisted of a series of posts established in houses. From the date of our entry into the Lens Sector we began to get accustomed to the continuous use by the Hun of gas shells; they had been encoun- tered by us before, notably in the Second Triangle tour, but from this time on they became a regular nuisance against which every man, whether in the front line or back with Headquarters, had to be on his guard. Our several tours on this front were dhiefly marked by a series of raids carried out either by our own companies alone or in conjunction with units on the flanks. The first of these took place on Aug. 5th, when "D" Coy., under the direct supervision of Col. Warden, carried out a daylight raid on a crater at the junction of Bell Street and the Lievin-Lens Road. This operation was completely successful, and the dug-outs found in the crater and the tunnels connecting it with the enemy lines were thoroughly bombed out. A similarly successful enterprise was undertaken .on the 9th by "B" Coy., when one party under Sgt. O. Massey stormed an enemy strong- point, drove out its occupants and established a block further up the trench, whilst a second party under Cpl. C. V. Brewer raided the crater a second time and undid all the repair work the Hun had effected. On this occasion the defenders fled overland and came under the fire of a Lewis Gun Section which ihad been strategically planted for that very purpose. On the 10th we moved back into Support, and Headquarters retired from the Chateau a couple of hundred yards down the street to the building which in pre-war days had been the Gendarmerie, a large block of buildings surrounding a big courtyard. Here we remained onlv four clear days, as on the 15th we were hurriedly 62 r.rdered into the line to relieve the 87th, which had been badly cut up ir an offensive which failed and been driven back 200 yards behind their original front line: this relief we carried out in broad daylight because of the urgency of the call. On Aug. I7th an operation on a more extended scale was carried out, with the 4th Brigade co-operat- ing on the left. The object of this offensive was to reorganize the line, which had been handed over in a badly dented condition, gaps existing between the companies and between our left flank and the adjoining battalion, the 18th. These gaps had been occupied by the enemy, and it was decided by a combined offensive to straighten out the line and establish a safe connection between all the units holding. The barrage opened at 4.32 a.m. "C" Coy., under Maj. R. J. Burde, M.C., was to co-operate with the 18th Bn. on the left and clean up the system of enemy trenches known as Cotton and Amulet and at the ^ame time to co-operate with "B" Coy. under Maj. F. J. Gary, M.C., of the right. The latter Company in addition was to attack and hold the Schoolhouse which the enemy was using as a strong-point. The iirst part of the operation failed through the failure of the 4th Brigade to co-operate as planned; owing to some misunderstanding tliey never -reached Amulet Trench at all. and finally Major Burde had to recall his men to their original positions. "B" Coy., after overcoming strenuous opposition, managed to secure a footing in the Schoolhouse, but failing to find the left flank secured owing to the non-fulfilment of the first part of the operation, also had to fall back lo original positions. The same night we were relieved by the 46th Battalion and returned to Niagara Camp. The total casualties incurred during this first tour in Lens were as follows: Killed: Lieut. E. L. Gleason and 10 Other Ranks. Died of wounds: Three Other Ranks. Missing: Two Other Ranks. Wounded: Lieuts. V. Z. Manning, J. A. Cresswell, C. H. Packman, G. G. Allum, W. W. Dunlop (at duty), and 86 Other Ranks. It was not until the early hours of the morning that the troops began to arrive at Niagara Camp; there is a wonderful satisfaction in wandering into camp at such an hour and finding the Base Details waiting up with hot food and hand-shakes and then turning in, know- ing that for at least six days there will be comparative comfort and rest. The following day was a Sunday, and the conflicting claims of godliness and cleanliness caused a terrible fiasco, owing to the well- meant endeavours of the officiating chaplain to harmonize the two. ''If your men have to go to the baths," said he, "well and good: T know that the baths are the first consideration; but let them come into the Church Service on their way back." The chaplain was right, from the point of view of common sense and Christianity, but. sad to relate, it fell out that a party of Brass Hats thought well to attend Divine Service that morning, ;ind anyone who has had experience of Brass Hats and their way of looking at things will readily understand the consternation caused in their breasts when sundry members of 63 the 102nd turned up with no puttees on their legs, but with towels hanging around their necks. It is entirely contrary to K. R. & O. for an enlisted man to worship his Creator unless he is properly dressed, and the Brass Hats did not fail to register their opinions in the quarters where such registration might be expected to do the most good. But what a blessing it is that some of us have been endowed with a sense of humour and with backs akin to those of ducks! It was on the occasion of this interval between tours that elimination contests were held to select marksmen for the Corps Rifle Shoot, which raises a curious question. Why on earth should the best marksmen in an army be kept out of the line to shoot for prizes instead of being sent up the line to kill Huns? The Army goes to all kinds of expense in order to train men to kill the enemy, and then it keeps the best it has to shoot for sport instead of for business. And yet we won the war! August 20th figures as an important date in the history of the 102nd Bn., as on that day the news was received that we had ceased to be a British Columbia unit, and had been posted to the 2nd Central Ontario Regiment. The news came as somewhat of a shock at first, though general relief was felt that the rumours which had been prevalent of an impending break-up of the Battalion had been proved false. The reasons which led to the 54th and 102nd Bns. being thus transferred to Eastern postings are well known; British Columbia was too weak numericall}^ as a Province to continue to supply rein- forcements to all the units she had in the field. Two alternatives were open: to merge some of her Battalions and reorganize the Brigades affected, or to re-post some units. Henceforth all our reinforcements were drawn from the East, but a great hardship was inflicted on those original British Columbia men who, when evacuated sick or wounded to England, were there posted to the British Columbia depot and sent back to France to fight in strange battalions where they had to re-establish their footing. It is hard on a man who has served for over a year in a Battalion and made friends and perhaps put himself in the way of promotion, to find that an unlucky wound has caused him to be transferred to a Battalion where he knows nobody and where he has to start in from the beginning to prove his worth. But the war was full of injustices of this nature. If Canada had in the beginning allowed only that number of Battalions to be raised which could be reinforced, there would have been none of the breaking-up of units which resulted in such anomalies as the Battalion Quartermaster-Sergeant of a unit in England being sent out to serve as a Private with a strange unit in France, or the man whose work in the line had entitled him to promotion having to stand aside to see men of confirmed rank being absorbed from other Battalions and barring his way. If; however, the 102nd was unlucky in losing so many of its original British Columbia men. it was lucky in having them replaced by the fine class of reinforcement which systematically 64 came to it from the 2nd Central Ontario Depot, whose Commanding f^fficer for many months, Major Fleming, made every effort to inspire the drafts he sent with a proper "esprit de corps" with respect to the unit they were reinforcing. On Aug. 22nd we moved out to Zouave Valley, occupying there the same camp as on the previous occasion, and two days later moved up to Lievin, relieving the 54th in Support. The 10th Brigade was holding the line and sustained very heavy casualties, with the result that it was relieved by the 11th on the 25th, and the 54th Bn. was brought up into Support, the 102nd moving Headquarters across to a location further to the left, which had previously been used as a Company Headquarters. During this tour Major R. J. Burde, M.C., left for England on a three months' exchange, and Lieut. H. E. A. Pentreath, who had come over as a Private, but had obtained a com- mission in England, reported for duty. Sept. 1st found us in the front line in relief of the 87th, and Headquarters were established as before in the Chateau. On the 3rd, "D" Company, under Capt. S. H. Okell, under cover of a raid by the 8th Bn. on our left, managed to steal a little territory from the Hun, successfully advancing the front line posts, but the principal honours of this tour went to "A" Coy., under Lieut. 1. C. R. Atkin, which carried out a highly successful operation in the early morning of September 6th, in conjunction with the 54th on the right. Under cover of an unusually feeble barrage patrols stole forward and bombed their way to the positions selected for the new advanced posts. It was on this occasion that Lance-Cpl. F. Quinn won his D.C.M. He was in charge of one of these patrols, which successfully gained its objective, but was unable to drive the enemy clear out of the house on the other side; dawn broke, and for twelve hours he maintained his position in his side of the house against vastly superior numbers, sending out a messenger under cover of night to secure the needed relief. At 7.20 p.m. the enemy was observed to be massing for a counter-attack to regain the valuable positions lost: Lieut. Atkin promptly withdrew his outposts to better defensive positions, and called for artillery support which was furnished by the 5th Canadian Divisional Artillery, which made its debut on this occa- sion in the line, with the result that the oncoming Hun was caught in a deluge of fire and left the new positions in our hands for good. The following night we were relieved by the 7th Battalion, and once more returned to Niagara Camp. From September 8th to the 18th the Battalion remained in Niagara Camp and enjoyed the best rest the men had yet had. The weather was fine throughout; the mornings were devoted to training and the afternoons to .sports. On the 9th Col. Warden assumed temporarily the duties of the Brigadier, General Odium having proceeded to England on duty, and took up his quarters at King's Cross, Souchez. Major E. J. Ryan assumed cr)mmand of the Battalion, Major Lister being still in England and Major G. L. Dempster being sick. The 65 latter officer had joined us during the Vimy operations and had more recently been in command of "A" Coy. It was a great loss to the Battalion when his health broke down and he was finally invalided out of France. Mention should here be made of the 4th Divisional Concert Party, later known as "The Maple Leaves"; in which Pte. F. E. Petch, who resigned his post as Mail Orderly in order to cater to the amusement of the troops, played a prominent part. From small beginnings, this organization grew to be an important factor in the Division, and for long had its headquarters in the Irving Theatre in the Chateau de la Haie grounds: so called after Col. Irving, of the 4th Divisional Engineers, who was responsible for its construction, but, alas, was killed before it was officially opened. It was really a very perfect little theatre, electrically lighted, with seating capacity for 1,000, and possessing magnificent acoustic pro- perties. Life was becoming quite civilized in the area. The summer had seen a remarkable change in the road between Carency, which was still the home of the Quartermaster's Department, and Zouave Valley. The Transport Lines of all the units were moved nearer the Valley and horse lines constructed between Hospital Corner and the Arras-Souchez road. New and good Divisional baths were constructed in the same area. New camps were in process of construction, of which Alberta Camp, close to King's Cross, was already in occupation. At King's Cross itself a regular settlement was springing up, where Pioneers from all four Battalions, under charge of Cpl. C. B. Kirby, were building huts. A Chinese Labour Battalion was working on road improvement, sewer-work, etc., and the Transports of each Battalion were busy bringing out stacks of salvage from Lievin for use in making comfortable winter quarters. In short, it was evident that strenuous efforts were being made to ensure the comfort of the troops during the coming winter. The irony of it all was that when the winter came we were, for the most part, in another area, and what we had sown another reaped, even to the vegetables in the agricul- tural allotments which had been laid out in accordance with a settled policy of ''Grow your own vegetables." In the afternoon of September 19th we moved forward again to Support lines south of Avion by way of Clucas Trench, a long com- munication trench running down the northern slopes of Vimy Ridge, and relieved the 38th Bn. Headquarters were established in Anxious Trench. This tour was marked by the introduction of Battalion Tump-liners as a recognized Headquarters Detail, and they made their debut under the command of Sgt. J. King. Their inestimable value was proved later in Passchendaele, and it is hard in the light of later events to see why they had not figured as a Battalion unit in the days of the Somme. In this connection a story may well be told which has the hall-mark of truth upon it. A demonstration of the use of the tump-line was being held at Corps Headquarters and Capt. Archibald, who was responsible for the scheme being brought before the Higher 66 67 Command, had sent for a squad of 102nd men to act as demonstra- tors; amongst these was Pte. Frank Campbell, one of our "Originals" from the logging camps, and he came back terribly aggrieved at the ignorance which he claimed existed in the British Royal Family. It appeared that H.R.H. the Prince of Wales was present at the demon- stration, and Frank was asked if he could move a piano. "Sure!" said Frank; "Fll move any blamed thing if I can get it on my back." So a piano was produced and Frank slung two tump-lines round it, gave a bit of a hoist and marched away, showing that such a feat was possible. "And how far could you carry that?" queried the Prince. "About a block," replied Frank. "And what's a block?" came back the answer. "Such ignorance!" Frank used to say when retailing the stor}', "and him a Prince with all the advantages of a Prince's educa- tion!" Alas, poor Frank will never move any more pianos; he "went West" the following December. As for the Prince, by the time he has completed the Canadian tour which is in progress whilst these lines are being written, he will probably have a very distinct idea of what a "block" is. On the 23rd we moved into the front line, relieving the 54th, and Headquarters were moved away over to the right to a set of dug-outs on the Lens-Arras Road. The enemy evidently realized that this relief was in progress, as he put over a considerable barrage and attempted a raid on "B" Coy.'s position; his attacking party, however, did not manage to advance nearer than our Listening Posts. This uneventful tour came to an end on the evening of the 27th, and on relief being effected by the 44th and 47th Bns. we returned to billc;ts in the Chateau, Gouy Servins. As soon as the men had been thor- oughly rested intensive training was carried out on a scheme which had been prepared for the immediate capture of Lens. On the extensive grounds of the Chateau de la Haie a taped-out course was laid down, over which the Battalion practised the attack assiduously'. At Souchez also a course had been prepared and there the Model Platoon, an aggregation composed of men who did not go up the ^!ne but were constantly drilled as a model, through v/hich all reinforcements passed, gave carefully rehearsed exhibitions of the pending operation. Everyone was on the tip-toe of expectation, and then, like a bolt from a blue sky, came word that the offensive was "off" and that we were destined for a tour in Passchendaele. Whetiicr our Litelligence Department had received worrl thai; tiic 1:1 un had obtained information as to the plan for the capture of Lens, or whether the whole thing had been a gigantic "bluff" to deceive his watching aeroplanes the chronicler is in no position to state, but it is at least significant that all this training should have been carried out in broad daylight in full view of the enemy aeroplanes which were constantly hovering overhead. Whatever the answer to that problem, Oct. 4th saw us on our way to -Ypres and the blood-stained ridge of Passchendaele. 68 CHAPTER VII. First Visit to Divion — Two Tours in Passchendaele — Divion Again — Pre-Christmas Celebrations \ Oct. 4th the whole Battalion, including the Transport and all Base personnel, pulled out of the Gouy area and marched five miles to Gauchin Egal. a hamlet nestling in the valley between two precipitous hills; here a IvAi was made for one night and early next morning we set out for Divion, marching past the First Army Com- mander, Sir H. S. Home, K.C.B., *'en route." Divion is a coal-mining village about a mile and a half from Bruay, well peopled with prosper- ous miners who did not regard the billeted soldiery as their sole means of support and therefore lawful prey, but on the other hand took them to their hearts and homes and treated them all with the utmost hospitality. Tournehem, Divion and. later, Boitsfort will always be remembered by the men of the 102nd with feelings of genuine affection and gratitude. Billets at Divion were good; the place is lighted by electricity, a fact well worthy of note in French and Belgian country districts: it is divided into two distinct sections, the upper portion being known amongst the troops as 'Transvaal," where for a long time the Canadian Light Horse were billeted, and the lower town being reserved for transient troops, for whom there was ample accommodation. There was a sufficient number of fair- sized houses to make it an easy matter to arrange both officers' and sergeants' messes for each Company and Headcjuarters; an open space in the middle of the village afforded plenty of room for a Battalion parade, whilst on the outskirts was a field suitable for Battalion drill. On the occasion of our first visit Headquarters were established in a large brewery. Shortly after our arrival we were rejoined by Major Lister, who returned from his Course in England to take up the duties of Second-in-Command. On the 8th, ^Lijor A. Graham, formerly of the 29th Battalion and more recently O.C. 2nd Divisional School, reported for duty and took over the duties of Adjutant. Throughout the week rain was prevalent and an inspection by the Army Commander at Houdain had to be cancelled, to the great joy of the troops. If anybody ever believes that the troops who look so nice and smiling on parade during the course of a big 69 review or inspection are really as happy as they look, he is greatly mistaken; they may not be dressed in sheep's clothing, but their inner feelings closely approximate to those of ravening wolves. A move was made on the 11th, when we entrained at Houdain for Thiennes. which was reached at 3.00 p.m. From the station we marched by a most circuitous route to Boeseghem, a distance of tive miles, only. to tind that we had proceeded three parts round a circle and that the station we had left was about a mile and a half from us. Great difficulty was experienced in billeting the men here; Imperials had not moved out, as expected, and the members of the billeting party had a long tramp up and down the roadways of a widely scat- tered village before they could find accommodation for all. Some of us will long remember a tiny house which looked as though it had vralked out of a child's picture-book, which not only housed a dozen burly sergeants in a hay-loft, but managed to feed them on fried potatoes and beer and whose occupants were afterwards polite enough to pretend that they enjoyed the singing. A march of ten miles next day brought us to Ste. Marie Cappel, a village nestling under the shadow of the hill on which Cassel, the home of the 2nd Army Head- quarters, was perched. Here we found a tented camp, which afforded good accommodation in spite of heavy rain. A move was expected daily, but did not take place until the 22nd, and during the interim the usual drills and parades took place, special attention being paid to the training of all Specialist branches. The villagers round this neigh- l)ourhood have a ver}^ fair knowledge of English, which was not to be wondered at, seeing that British troops had been quartered in their neighbourhood since the beginning of the war. The Sisters Susie ("Susie" seeming to be the generic name for the bar-ladies of this district) were really wonderfully proficient, seeing that all their educa- tion had come from business relations over the counter with the soldiers. Still, to use a colloquialism, that's "some" relationship. Our real work in Passchendaele started on Oct. 22nd, when at 6.45 a.m. we entered 'buses and drove to the outskirts of Ypres, marching thence through the historic city to a dismal swamp a mile and a half to the north known as Potijze. The 4th Division was relieving the Australians in this area and the 102nd was now in Support. Headquarters w^ere established in Hussar Farm, and the Companies were dispersed in tents or bivouacs which maintained a precarious anchorage in a sea of mud. In Potijze we remained, furnishing workingnparties in large numbers by day and night; these were used for cable burying or supply carrying, and in view of the natural conditions prevailing the labour entailed was exhausting in the extreme, to say nothing of the fact that all work had to be carried on under a desultory artillery fire which caused occasional casualties. On the 27th we moved back into Reserve, rejoinmg our Transport Lines at Toronto Camp. Brandhoek, seven miles behind the Support position. The main Ypres road recalled memories of the Albert- 70 Bapaume road of the previous year, being crowded with transport of every kind. Close to Brandhoek was an enormous lorry park, which gave the visitor some faint idea of the vast numbers of lorries which were in use on even a single front. Toronto Camp was a good camp, and a large Y.M.C.A. catered well to the needs of the men, but the baths at Brandhoek were too small for the work, and for some reason there was a "hold-up" in clothing. Though it was now the end of October and the weather was both wet and cold, no sufficient supply of winter clothing could be obtained until November had well set in. It was whilst we were in this area that we first became accustomed to night bombing. Previously we had had experience of the odd bomb or so: from now onwards they became part of our normal life. A sudden call to support the 12th Brigade took the Battalion up the line again on the 30th. Orders were received at 11.50 a.m., and within 40 minutes the Companies had entrained at Brandhoek Siding and were ready to proceed, a promptness of action which met with its due reward when the Battalion was kept waiting in the cold at Potijze for exact instructions as to its ultimate destination. Event- ually orders came in that we were to dig-in on Abraham Heights, a position reached by duck-walks laid over the mud: the latter was deep enough to engulf a man up to his arm-pits. This advance was made under heavy fire which caused 13 casualties, and on arrival the only shelter the men could get was what they could dig for them- selves. At 6.00 p.m. on the last night of the month the Battalion moved up to the front line, relieving the 85th Bn. This move was conducted throughout under heavy fire, including many gas shells, from the effects of which barrage we lost the services of Major W. Bapty, our Medical Officer, whose place was taken by Capt. H. Dunlop, C.A.M.C. The Companies only remained in the front line one night and one day, being relieved on the night of November 1st by the 9th Australian Bn., but a 'heavy barrage prevailed all the time and the front line trenches afforded little if any shelter; consequently casualties were frequent, showing a total of 28 Other Ranks killed for the whole of the first tour in Passchendaele, with Major W. Bapty. Lieuts. D. E. Webster, J. J. Rowland and 74 Other Ranks wounded or gassed. This last tour over the front line was responsible for the only casualties which ever occurred during the war amongst the Other Ranks personnel of the Battalion Orderly Room, Sgt. H. N. Monk being wounded (at duty) by a shell splinter in the arm, and Pte. F. C. Morgan being badly gassed. On relief the men spent the night at Potijze, returning by train to Brandhoek in the morning. On the afternoon of Nov. 3rd we entrained again at Brandhoek Siding for Caestre, whence we marched a couple of miles to Koorten- T.oop. Here we found that the Transport had already arrived, to- gether with a lorry-load of Base personnel and stores, and that billets had already been secured. Headquarters was established in a commodious and spotlessly clean estaminet. not the least charming 71 feature of which was another "Susie"' in the person of the daughter of the house, who would have graced the stage of any music-hall in the world. Lying between Caestre and Haazebruck, two important railway centres, Koorten-Loop is surrounded by the farming country typical of that portion of Flanders; the landscape is rolling rather than hilly and traversed in every direction with the cobbled roads known as "paves," which, though well calculated to withstand the march of time, are uncomfortably adapted for the march of troops. The time was chiefly spent in general reorganization. On the 5tli the Corps Commander held a review of the 11th Brigade at Hondeghem, in our immediate neighbourhood, and on the 8th Col. Warden pro- ceeded to England on duty, followed by leave, handing over the command to Major Lister, with Major E. J. Ryan acting as Second. On the next day we once more set our faces towards Passschendaele, and proceeding by train from Caestre detrained at Ypres, leaving the Base details at Brandhoek, where they arrived twenty-four hours before they were expected and had the utmost difficulty in obtaining accommodation. In fact, the whole unit seemed to have taken time by the forelock, as on arrival at Potijze in driving rain and gathering darkness we found a muddy field and a pile of tents which had been begged, borrowed or stolen by our B.Q.M.S. Frank Hallas, when he discovered that no arrangements had been made for our disposal. Owing to some element of misunderstanding conditions were unneces- sarily as full of discomfort as possible. A corrugated iron hut, isolated in the darkness of a remote corner of the area, was found for a Head- quarters, and even from this meagre shelter we were ejected on the following day, as it was claimed to be the property of another unit. Headquarters was accordingly moved to the scullery of a ruined house, which served well enough until a heavy fall of rain left an inch of water on the floor, which could have been tolerated, but efl^ec- tualh'- made work impossible by dripping on all the papers, necessitat- ing twenty-four hours building and repair work by the Pioneers. Four working-parties were sent out on the 10th. of which only two were able to complete the tasks set, one of the others having been wrongly directed and the second finding the area assigned congested with men and being heavily shelled. The explanation was that the Engineers had contracted the habit of asking for more men than they needed, as it was so often impossible to fulfil their, demands; conse- quently when a full complement was sent, as in this case, so many men appeared on the scene as both to hamper themselves and to draw the enemy's fire. Nov. 12th saw us on our way to Support area on Abraham Heights. The intention was that the Battalion would only stay in the Forward area a couple of nights, pending relief by the Imperials, and orders were issued that no shaving kits of any description were to be taken up; this order was gleefully obeyed by nearly everybody. As it turned out, we remained in the line seven full days, and the results 72 were rather comical. On arrival at Boathoek. where Headquarters v/as to be established, we found that the 87th Bn.. whom we were relieving, were not yet ready to proceed up to the front line, as their rations had not come up. We were accordingly kept waiting for two hours standing round in pitch darkness; in the meantime the Hun shelled the ration dump, inflicting serious casualties on the 87th, with the result that after all we had later on to supply carrying parties to take up their rations. In addition, during the next three nights we were kept busy sending up stretcher-bearing parties to bring out their casualties, as they seemed to be utterly unable to cope with these themselves. Finally at about 10.00 p.m. the 87th, to our great relief, moved up and allowed us to settle down. During this tour Lieut.-Col. J. T. O'Donohue, D.S.O., commanding the 87th, was acting as Brigadier in the absence of Brigadier-General Odium, who was acting as Divisional Commander. For three days we furnished work- ing-parties of all sorts. Support area being subjected all the time to heavy artillery fire, which caused many casualties. Headquarters had its full share of this bombardment, but the pill-box which served as an office was built by the Hun for just such contingencies, and though several direct hits were registered the only damage done was to the officers' breakfast on the morning of the 15th. On .the afternoon of the 16th the Battalion moved up by platoons to relieve the 87th in the front line. It is impossible to give any adequate idea of the scenery on the way to the summit of Passchendaele Ridge. There is just a brown landscape, an interminable acreage of mud and shell-holes billowing up in a gradual ascent, with depressions rather than valleys between each billow, until a flat and desolate top is reached, on which no semblance of any human habitation remains; like a map, it represents merely a number of topographical expressions. The ascent is made by means of an elaborate system of bath-mats which spread like threads in every direction, whilst here and there on the hillside is seen a battery, ostrich-like, unable to see the enemy but hoping that a scant shelter of brushwood is shielding it from the eyes of the prying aeroplanes. Enemy planes were very active over Pas- schendaele and seemed to be having it all their own way. The move to the front line was carried out without casualties, the Hun being kept busy attending to a minor offensive which was taking place on his right flank, but immediately after relief a fierce barrage came down, and for the next 48 hours a very heavy artillery fire was maintained on the whole of our area, "D" Coy., whose turn it was to have the usually preferable position of local Support, by the irony of fate suffering particularly heavy casualties. On the night of the 17th, a reconnoitring party from the Suffolks reached Headquar- ters and requested to be sent up the line; hardly had they gone 200 yards from the pill-box when they were caught by the splinters of a shell which burst well away to their left, but claimed seven casualties, two being fatal. The follnwliig night our relief by the Suffolks began 73 ai- 5.00 p.m., and the Battalion proceeded by small parties to Potijze, where a hot meal was in readiness and a halt was made for the night. It is worthy of mention that the 102nd Bn. was the last Canadian unit to leave the Heights of Passchendaele, but we had gained no particular honour or glory there. Our tours in the line had been short and had involved no offensives; they had entailed much hard v.-ork in burying cable, digging trenches and putting the line in better shape, and they had called for the staying quality which enables men t? lie dowm for long hours in ill-protected positions under incessant bombardments. We had just done the little that we had been set to do, but had suffered casualties out of all proportion to our task, and that it is which makes the memory of Passchendaele a nightmare in the minds of all those who had a share in a particularly odious experi- ence. The second tour cost in casualties: Killed, 20 Other Ranks. Wounded, Lieuts. A. R. Turner, W. W. Dunlop (at duty), G. T. Lyall (at duty), and 47 Other Ranks. In the early afternoon of the 19th the Battalion fell in, marched to Ypres and entrained for Poperinghe, whence we marched to a camping-ground about two miles outside the town. A sorry-looking crew we were as we marched proudly through the streets of Poper- inghe, thronged with civilians and spruce-looking soldiers. Our razors had all gone with the Transport when we first left Potijze seven days before, and we were hairy men. The CO. was a dream, but the Adjutant and R.S.M.. with one or two Company officers, had basely betrayed us and smuggled razors up the line, and thought they made a hit as they marched through the streets with baby-smooth chins. The camp where we spent the next two nights was close to the first camp w^e had struck on arrival in Belgium, and here we met with one of those churls who so often disgraced his country in the eyes of the troops who were fighting as her Allies. After seven days without a wash or a shave it may be imagined that water was the first require- ment, but the owner of the neighbouring farm was not going to have his water supply tampered wnth for a lot of dirty soldiers, not he; so he removed the pump handle. And it was not as though this happened in the middle of a hot summer and his well was likely to run dry; God knows, there was- enough rain in the country at that time of year! Would that we had been Huns, to throw him down his w-ell after we had used it, there to perish miserably and to poison the water for the balance of his family. And to add to our grievance, the baths provided in Poperinghe proved to be the worst we had yet encountered. On the 21st we went by 'bus to a point just outside Merville, quite a fine towm. where steaks and eggs in large quantities could be purchased in real restaurants, thence on foot to a point between Busnes and Lillers, and so through Lillers and Rambert. until on the 23rd we found ourselves again in Divion. And did Divion look good? It did. 74 For over three weeks we were to stay in Divion, and throughout our sojourn the weather was good, cold and frosty, but without rain. On the 27th Col. Warden returned from leave and resumed command, and during this period Major R. J. Burde also reported back from England. There is not much to relate about this three weeks; on the 3rd the vote for the Dominion election was taken, Lieut. C. A. Schell acting as Returning Officer; there were sundry parades and inspections, but the most important events were the series of Christ- mas Dinners which were held in the Hotel Moderne, Bruay, as it was known that for a second time we should be in the trenches on the day itself. It was decided to use a portion of the Canteen funds for this purpose and surely never were funds devoted to a more popular object. On the 12th the CO. and Officers of the Battalion gave a dinner to the Sergeants, and as we are now nearing the time when Col. Warden was to leave us it may be in order to relate an incident which took place at the dinner, illustrative of his all-time optimism and boundless confidence in the Battalion, and in its power of belief. "1 was walking down Piccadilly when on leave," he stated, in his after- dinner speech, "when I was overtaken by a naval officer, an admiral in the British Navy. He had noticed my 102nd badges and rank as I had passed bim and had hurried after me to ask whether I was really Col. Warden of the 102nd. I told him that I was, and he said that he wanted to shake me by the hand; that he had never met me, but that he, like everybody else in England, had heard of 'Warden's Warriors,' and that he wanted to congratulate me on commanding the finest Battalion on the Allied front." And then above the roar of applause was heard the reedy voice of the privileged member of the Battalion, piping: "Just ten cents more, boys; divvy up ten cents apiece, please; it's time to buy some more hay for that old bull of the Colonel's." And so with turkey and chicken and beer and other things during the week-end of the second week in December our stay in Divion came to an end, and with it we close the chapter on Passchendaele. 75 CHAPTER VIII. From Divion to Mericourt — Col. Warden's Departure — Lievin Once More — Back to Divion — Lens Again — Ecurie and the Oppy Front — Acheville — Mericourt — Out of the Line to Frevillers ^kllDST the tearful "au revoirs" of Blanche, Gaby, "Min Laute," and others whose names will be readily recalled by those who know their Divion, we left our billets on October 18th and marched off to Camblain L'Abbe, where we stayed one night. On the following morning we proceeded along the Mt. St. Eloy road, expecting to be reviewed by the Corps Commander, but he did not appear, and about a mile outside the village we boarded flat cars on the Light Railway and rode up the line to Neuville St. Vaast. It was bitterly cold, even marching, and on the cars it was almost intolerable. A well-laid-out camp was ready for us on arrival, but there was practi- cally no fuel, except for cooking purposes, and the weather grew steadily colder. At noon next day, under the command of Major Lister, Col. Warden having been detailed to attend an aerial course, we went up the line to relieve the 22nd (French-Canadian) Bn. in the front line on the Mericourt Sector. It was a terrible march; the ground was covered with ice, and our way took us along narrow trails bordering deep trenches. If it had not been bright daylight under a blue sky and a brilliant sun the progress of Christian through the Valley' of the Shadow of Death would have been remarkably well paralleled. We now encountered a unique feature in front line work, a set of Headquarters lighted by electricity and watered by electrical pumps. This marvel of modern warfare was found in the Quarries, an enormous quarry entered by a long tunnel and honeycombed with dug-outs, which afforded us the best and most comfortable head- quarters we ever had in the front line. The tour itself was singularly v.'ithout incident, and by arrangement with the 54th we agreed upon one ten-day tour each in the front line instead of undertaking two five-day tours apiece. Here we spent our second Christmas, and, thanks to Capt. Fisher, of the Y.M.C.A., we had a Christmas present of cigarettes and chocolate sufficient to provide something for every man. The ten days were principally spent in wiring in front of our positions and in improving the trenches, and on the 30th we exchanged 76 LItUT.-COLONKL F. LISTKK, C.M.c;., D.S.O., M.C 11 positions with the 54th and fell back into Support, with Headquarters in a railway embankment, which was under close observation by the enemy from one side. New Year's Day was ushered in by two raids, one by the Hun and one by the 75th, who managed to secure valuable information, but the balance of the tour passed as uneventfully as had the first ten days, and on the 9th we were relieved by the 72nd and made our way through a blinding snowstorm to Hill's Camp, Xeuville St. Vaast. Here it was that we lost the services of Lieut.-Colonel J. W. Warden, D.S.O., who had raised the Battalion and brought it overseas. On the 11th he left to take up special service in Mesopo- tamia. Though he had anticipated his early departure his move orders came in so suddenly that he had no time to take a farewell of his men on parade, but left the following message to be . issued as a Special Order of the Day: "To the Officers, N.C.O.'s and Men of the 102nd Cdn. Inf. Bn.: "On relinquishing command of the Battalion in order to take up a Special Service appointment for which I volunteered, I wish to express my deep appreciation of the spirit of loyalty and service which has pervaded all ranks from the time of mobilization back in Comox to the present day. "I should have preferred to address you personally before my departure, but the hour for the latter w-as unexpectedly advanced, and I had to leave at an early hour this morning. I must, therefore, convey to you through the medium of Battalion Orders those feelings of pride and gratitude which overwhelm me when I recall the endur- ance, perseverance and courage which you have exhibited throughout your period of service in Belgium and France. "It is with the deepest regret that I sever mj^ connection with the 102nd Battalion, but the conviction that I can perform better service for the Empire in a different sphere of duty has compelled me to take this step. "To all of you I say, not 'Good-bye' but 'Au revoir,' and may the best of luck attend you all. I leave you in the full confidence that you will extend to my successor the same loyal service that you have always given me, and that you will 'carry on' as you have done, to the honour and glory of the 102nd and the successful consummation of the objects of the Cause for which we are all striving. "J. W. WARDEX.. "11-1-18." "Lieut.-Colonel." The departure of the Colonel came as a great surprise to most of the Battalion and was very genuinely regretted, especially by those of the old-timers who were left. But we were fortunate in having as his successor an officer whom we all knew well, also an "original" from the Spit, who had worked up from the position of a subaltern in command of a platoon to that of Second-in-Command, and whose dis- tinguished services had already been recognized by the award of the 78 Military Cross and the Distinguished Service Order. At the time that Col. Warden left us Major Lister was in England on leave, but he rejoined us on January 19th as Lieut.-Colonel in command of the Battalion. In the meantime Major A. Graham assumed command. The Adjutant's duties had been undertaken at the beginning of the last tour by Capt. S. H. Okell, who carried on in that capacity until wounded nine months later. Lieut. R. Fitzmaurice was Transport Officer, Lieut. T. R. Griffith, M.C., who had succeeded Capt. O'Kelly in the previous autumn, having been promoted captain and given command of "C" Coy. "A," "B" and"D" Coys, were under the command respectively of Lieut. L C. R. Atkin, M.C., Major J. F. Gary, ^LC, and Lieut. V. C. Brimacombe. Hill's Camp was a good camp, but we had great difficulty with the water, which was continually frozen; a good Y.M.C.A. entertainment of moving-pictures, etc., was nightly staged in a large hut; the baths also were good, and we were sorry when on the I5th we had to move back to Vancouver Camp, for here we found many dilapidations. For three months the camps in the Chateau de la Haie grounds had been in the occupation of Imperials, and they showed it. Whatever the Imperial Army may have been in the good old days before the war, there is no getting away from the fact that the battalions of the Citizen Army called forth during the w.\r had no consideration for the units which might follow them in their several camps. We found that the linings of the Nissen huts had been wantonly torn out to provide fuel, that the water system had gone out of order, and that no effort had been made to keep the camp generally in a good state of repair. Whatever faults may from time to time have been urged against the Canadian Corps, it was at least a matter of pride with its units that they improved every camp they went to and made it more habitable than they found it. Besides, it's a foolish bird as well as an ill one that fouls its own nest, and we knew by experience that it did not pay from the point of view of personal comfort to break up a camp for fuel or to allow the bath-mats to deterioriate. The result was as might have been expected; we were perpetually being used to make good other people's defections, and in this case the 4th Division undertook the good work. On the 17th we attended "en masse" the 4th Divisional Concert Party's wonderful pantomime, called "A Lad in France." a really clever piece of work, well staged in the Irving Theatre, and well acted, abounding in topical allusions and evoking whole-hearted enthusiasm from all who saw it. Jan. 19th saw us in the line again, this time once more on the Lens front. Spending a night in Lievin "en route," in some very old disused billets, we relieved the P.P.C.L.I. on the evening of the 20th in the right sub-section. The billets in this area were good, and for Headquarters, at any rate, there was plenty of water in the shape of a lake which lay between us and our old positions in "The Triangle." The front was quiet, but enemy machine-gunners and snipers were 79 very much on the alert, and absolutely no movement overland was permissible; there was also a good deal of artillery action on both sides, the Hun steadily bombarding Lievin in the rear, and paying particular attention to Brigade Headquarters there. On the occasion of this tour we found him using a new form of gas shell of low velocity, exploding with the sound of a High Explosive and emitting a gas which we had not before encountered; it took a little time to get sufficiently accustomed to this new device to be able to recognize it immediately on approach. But, as has been said before, we were, on the whole, very lucky with regard to gas, and though we were never careless we became sufficiently expert in the use of our respira- tors to be able to continue a quiet game of poker in our masks what time the Hun was under the impression that he was causing us untold anguish, as was instanced by a little party held in our old Headquarters in the Gendarmerie, to which we returned on the 25th when relieved in the front line by the 54th, and where we remained until the 30th, ^\hen, on relief by the 85th, we marched back to Vancouver Camp. We had now had two very uninteresting tours in the line, and were expectitig the same routine to prevail for a few months; it was some- what of a surprise, therefore, to find that what we had supposed would prove to be the regular six-day rest was in reality the preliminary for a long period out of the line. For over a fortnight we remained at Vancouver Camp, and the gods were propitious; we had the time, we had the place, and, "mirabile dictu," some of us had the where- withal, thanks to the proximity of the Canadian Expeditionary Force Canteen, and there w^ere sundry decorations to be "christened" and more than one birthday to be celebrated. During the early part of February Vancouver Camp was well out of the "dry belt." On the 15th a move was made to Alberta Camp, an aggregation of good Xissen huts situated between Hospital Corner and King's Cross and scientifically laid out in scattered formation as an anti-aircraft precau- tion, and on the 18th we once more marched back to Gouy "en route" for Divion, which we reached on the 20th. We were now in First Army Reserve, but had orders to be ready to move at twelve hours' notice. We entered Divion under the command of Major Ryan, Col. Lister having proceeded with other Battalion commanders on a tour of inspection of Base Depot organizations. Amongst other points of interest visited by this party was the huge Salvage Depot at Le Havre, and the Colonel returned on the 24th, very enthusiastic over the wonderful system of salvage and repair work which he had seen in operation. On the occasion of this visit to Divion the Battalion Headquarters were moved to the further end of the village, much to the chagrin of the local brewer, whose dignity was pathetically upset by having his magnificent accommodation demeaned by the presence of a mere Company Headquarters. In Divion we remained eleven days, the only outstanding event of which was a grand review of the 11th Brigade by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, K.T.. G.C.B., 81 G.C.V.O., K.C.I.E., Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in France, at Houdain, about two miles distant from our billets. For the last time we said "good-bye" in Divion on March 3rd, marching to Bois des Froissart, a new camp just north of our old stamping-ground of Hersin, where the Battalion was employed in wiring the front line in the St. Emile Sector. The Hun was very active on this front, and on the 4th of the month raided the Allied positions very successfully, penetrating to within 150 yards of the front line Battalion Headquarters. Whilst in this camp a spirited inter-platoon competition was organized to select the platoon which would compete against Brigade units before the Brigadier in a general efificiency contest. The palm of victory went to No. 15 Platoon, "D" Coy., whose immediate reward was a dinner at the Canteen expense in Hersin and the privilege of being left out of the line for the Brigade contest when the rest of us moved up to Lievin in relief of the 29th Bn. on the evening of the 11th March. Lievin was by now beginning to look like a home from home to us; we were always reasonably sure of good accommodation in this ruined suburb, we knew where all the water supplies were, and we knew that although the Hun would ceaselessly shell Napoo Corner he would never hit anything. On the 12th we moved up and took over the left sub-section of St. Emile Sector, Lens Section (about this time we all became very particular as to the correctly exact naming of our front line positions') from the 27th Bn., "A" and "B" Coys, taking over a three-company frontage. This was just as well, as the Hun was shelling the line systematically, and the fewer the number of men up in front the safer they were. It was often a difficult}^ during this period of the war to conform with the rigid orders of the Higher Command that every man not absolutely essential to the proper conduct of the Transport lines be sent up to the front and at the same time to avoid overcrowding. Our Headquarters in this area were situated in an old brick-kiln, in the foundations of which a spring of water had broken out, necessitating constant pumping by day and night; this pleasant duty fell to the lot of the Headquarters batmen, who were organized into two-hour reliefs: it was hard work, especially for batmen, who were unanimous in their expressed opinion that it was a perfectly horrid war. On the 17th we were relieved by the 54th, and returned to Lievin, where we were greeted the same evening by a hot gas-shell bombardment which fell all round Headquarters and claimed four casualties. While we were in Support we had our first meeting with the Allied "Frightfulness" gang, officially known as ''Special O Squad" of the Engineers; these men made a specialty of beating the Hun at his own game, and one of their favourite devices was gas projection from a new type of cylinder. The gas is projected in a form of bomb which explodes behind the enemy's lines; the noise if makes when fired is truly awe-inspiring, and the spectacular efifect is wonderful. On the 21st- we witnessed such a projection, but we 82 never heard any details as to the results obtained, as we went up to relieve the 54th again in the front line on the next night. This tour was marked by increased vigilance, if such a thing were possible. The Hun was in the first stages of his successful March offensive, and everyone was "on edge" as to where he would make his next push. All English leave was cancelled and unfortunates who had just left were being returned daily. But though everyone was on the "qui vive," and battle quarters were assigned to the veriest non-combatant of the Headquarters Staff, no offensive materialized on our front, and on the 28th we were relieved in this sector by the 16th Suffolks. But, though we had been fortunate, others had experienced a different fate. Well to our right the Hun had broken through and forced back the line on the right of the 3rd Division, causing a composite unit to be hurriedly formed under command of Brigadier-General V. W. Odium, this body being known as "Odium's Composite Brigade," and sent off to support the 168th Edge. The crisis, however, passed before this bod}' could be brought into action, and it was disbanded into its original units within a couple of days. Meantime, on the 28th, various conflicting orders were received at 102nd Bn. Headquarters as to our destination on relief. This was changed several times, with the result that when relief was completed at 9.15 p.m. a part of the Battalion had already set out for Ecoivres, a village near Mt. St. Eloy, about twelve miles from the line, whilst subsequent orders detailed Ecurie, on the Oppy front, as ^ our camping place. Consequently the Battalion was divided into two, it being then impossible to recall those who had already set out. These men had a hard time of it; after a long night march they had to fall in again at 7.15 a.m. on the 29th and tramp through bitter squalls of sleet and hail another seven miles to rejoin the main body at Ecurie. This place lies south of Neuville St. Vaast, S.S.W. of Lens, between the Lens-Arras and Bethune-Arras roads; a good enough camp, but, like most, dependent on water-carts for all water. Here we remained until April 4th, under orders to be ready to move off at 15 minutes' notice with filled water-bottles. Everything pointed to an immediate action on a large scale, but our time was not yet. At Ecurie we were in closer contact with the Imperials than at any previous time; there were several Imperial units billeted in the neighbourhood, including a battery of "Heavies" and a section of the R.A.F. A Balloon Section was also in the area, and for miles on every side the big observation balloons hung in the air all day long, except when, as on April 1st, a sporting Hun airman came darting down the line and took toll of four in succession, sending them all down in flames. A couple of miles nearer the line was Roclincourt, where good baths were located, but the Roclincourt road was a target for the enemy artillery, who registered many direct hits on it. Life at Ecurie was not unpleasant, but it was marred by that 15-minute readi- ness clause in Orders, and it was really a relief when, on April 4th, 83 we moved up and took over the front in the right sub-section, Oppy Sector, with Headquarters in an enormous rambling dug-out with tunnel communications of an extensive nature. This front was well supplied with water, which was piped in all directions and even supplied a small bath-house hollowed out of the protecting bank. There was also a well in the neighbourhood, as one of "A" Coy.'s men found to his cost. He did not break his leg, but he found it uncomfort- able as a night's billet. On April 10th a highly successful raid was carried out by four Officers and 132 Other Ranks from *'B" Coy., under the personal charge of Major F, J. Gary, M.C. The raid was timed for 5.00 a.m., and was undertaken for the purpose of obtaining identifications, inflicting casualties and demoralizing the enemy. The Raiding Party assembled in accordance with orders and followed up a two-minute barrage, but on account of the great depth of No Man's Land on this front some difficulty was experienced in locating the openings in the enemy's wire; eventually the right party had to cut its way through under cover of a fierce bomb and rifle barrage which effectually kept down the Hun heads. Finally this party reached the trench, bt<: had to withdraw without prisoners, as their difficulties in the wire had already brought them within their time limit. The left party was m.ore successful, and came back with ten prisoners from the 102nd Saxon Regiment. Our own casualties numbered Lieut. E. McCrea and 11 Other Ranks wounded, whereas the estimated casualties in- flicted on the enemy were over 50, of whom 28 are known to have been killed. An individual feature of this road was the "berserk" fighting of Sgt. C. V. Brewer, who strove like a Viking of old until "time" was called, when he managed to bring himself out of the line sorely wounded, but not until he had seen that his officer and other wounded men were safe: his valour on this occasion added the D.C.M. to the M.M. he had won at Lens. The following telegram was received the same morning, to be treasured as another proof of how the 102nd Bn. "made good": "Divisional and Brigade Commanders congratulate O.C. 102nd and all Officers and Other Ranks of the Battalion who participated either in the preparations for this morning's raid or in the raid itself, upon the success obtained. The Brigade Commander is proud of the fight- ing spirit shown by the raiding parties and of the heavy casualties inflicted on the enemy. "V. W. ODLUM, Commanding 11th C.LB." That same evening we were relieved by the 78th Bn. and proceeded to Victory and Portsmouth Camps, near Ecurie. Early next morning orders were received that we were to relieve the 1st C.M.R. that night in the Acheville Sector, making our Headquarters in the same area that we had used when we went into Support on the Mericourt front at the New Year. On arrival, however, we found that there had been 84 "dirty work at the cross-roads," and that the Hun had totally demol- ished our previous billets in the embankment, forcing us to occupy straitened quarters in Grand Trunk Trench; this trench was under constant fire from the enemy gunners, and, in addition, the accommo- dation was so limited that it was decided to find better quarters if possible; consequently, on the 13th, we moved over to some old Artillerj' positions close to Victoria Dump, where we contrived to make ourselves very comfortable, abundant water being procurable about 400 yards away at the other end of a secluded valley. It was not long, however, before the Hun realized that the deserted positions were again in occupation, and he marked his appreciation of the fact in the usual manner. During this tour a Brigade Composite unit was formed under Major Mofifat, being composed of all men who had hitherto remained at the Transport Lines, but who could not be retained there under the new ruling that the personnel of Transport Lines must be cut down to 68, all ranks. This unit was retained for some time as a special Brigade Reserve for use in case of emergency; fortunately, its services were never required. On the 17th we moved up to our old Headquarters in the Quarries which we had occupied at Christmas. The situation was still critical, and Headquarters De- tails were now all mustered into separate units under Specialist offi- cers. Battalion wits, seeing the pampered (?) individuals of Head- quarters Staff thus mobilized into real fighting units, amused them- selves by inventing suitable names of an opprobrious nature for the different sections; thus we had "Okie's 'Opeless Oafs" lining up with "Perry's Priceless Pierrots", and "Packman's Palsied Pippins" vieing with "Manning's Measly Microbes"; but these alliteratively-named squads were never called on to prove their prowess. To facilitate the assembly of Headquarters in their battle stations a new exit from the quarry was completed during this tour, and in honour of our Second- in-Command was christened "Paddy's Passage." Only one incident of interest occurred during the tour, when, on the night of April 21st, a midnight patrol from "D" Coy., under Lieut. J. R. Wilson, ran into an enemy patrol proceeding in force towards a gap in our wire; our men promptly engaged the enemy with rifle fire, but on being threat- ened by a second party from the rear, had to bomb through the latter and take cover in a shell-hole, where they were actively attacked by the Huns, reinforced by a third party. Our patrol successfully repulsed all attacks, and the enemy finally withdrew, after sustaining heavy casualties; this action on the part of Lieut. Wilson's patrol undoubtedly checked a raid on our positions. On the night of the 23rd we were relieved by the 75th Bn., and made our way to Cellar Camp, Neuville St. Vaast. Mention has already been made of the good work which the Canadian Corps always did in the matter of improving and preserving billets, and the following letter, addressed by the CO. 75th Bn. to the Brigadier, will show that the 102nd was not backward in this respect: 85 "Dear- General Odium, — I have never taken over front line trenches from any Battalion which were as clean and in as good shape as those the 102nd Bn. handed over today. We shall maintain and improve where possible. C.C. Harbottle. 23-4-18." This was forwarded with a covering letter from ithe Brigadier reading: — "My dear Lister, — Herewith a note from Harbottle, which has pleased me very much. I want to thank you and all concerned for the effort you must have made. The 102nd is pleasing me very much. V. W. Odium." Amenities such as the above do a lot of good, and when they occurtied were very generally appreciated. Our new camp was a good one, with a big Y.M.C.A. hut in the neighbourhood, where the 4th Divisional Concert Party put on a good original entertainment entitled "Camouflage," After six days' rest we moved up for our last tour in the line before the long summer training which was to keep us in the back area for over two months, and on April 29th we relieved the 54th in the left sub-section, Mericourt Sector, with Headquarters in one of the old Company Headquarters dug-outs, and remained in the line until the 7th May, when we were relieved by the Argyle and Suther- land Bn., which had just arrived from Palestine, where it had been quartered for three years without home leave; the men had all been under -the impression that they would be going to England when the}^ were landed at Marseilles, and it was a sadly disappointed unit which took our place. These men had never had any experience at all of trench warfare, and the Hun gave them a very warm welcome, developing the only activity he had shown in a week just after they had come into the line. As for us, we marched down to a point on the Neuville St. Vaast road where 'buses and motor lorries picked us up and carried us many miles to the rear, depositing us at 6.30 a.m. on April 8th in the village of Frevillers. The last three months and a half had been singularly without incident, but they had entailed a great deal of nervous strain. It is a great deal more trying to keep on waiting for an enemy's offensive which does not develop than to take part in one planned and developed by one's own side. During the past month, especially, the Battalion had been kept on the tip-toe of expectation; it had been switched from front to front in constant suspense, and though, with the exception of the one raid already mentioned, it had seen no real fighting, it was quite ready to enjoy a rest from front line work, even though that rest was to be filled with the hardest kind of intensive training in prepara- tion for the strenuous days of open warfare which were to come towards the close of the summer. Let the chapter close with an anecdote illustrating the literary endow^ments of our Water Detail. On one of the recent tours Lieut. D. Macbeth came down in the early morning to interview the Medical Officer; as was customary, he was wearing a private's tunic, and one of the Water Detail on duty, not recognizing him, gruflfly demanded 86 his business. "I want to see the M.O.," said the officer. "Well, you can't see him yet," replied the man on duty; "he ain't up yet; wait till the proper time." "Do you know whom you are talking to?" answered the other, "my name's Macbeth." "And I don't care if it's bloody Hamlet," came back the answer; "the M.O.'s been up all night, and unless you're wounded he's going to get some sleep before he prescribes your No. 9's." Reprinted from the Battalion Christmas Card, 1918. (These lines were written during the interval between the 2nd Battle of Arras and the 2nd Battle of Cambrai.) Dawn! And the sky grows brighter, The darkness and mist disappear; Passed are the shadows of evening, The things that we fought for grow clear; And the doubts that have troubled the nations Are stilled, as our triumph draws near. Dawn! And the night shrinks cowering. The Powers of Darkness decrease. Soon o'er the ruins of Europe Will hover the Angel of Peace; And the lives that the struggle has parted Will meet, when all warfare shall cease. Dawn! And this Christmas morning Brings hope to a suflfering world. E'en now fiom their tottering strongholds The Forces of Evil are hurled; And the nations are banded together 'Neath the b?.nner of Freedom unfurled. — L. McLEOD GOULD. 87 CHAPTER IX. Frevillers — Training for Open Warfare — Huclier. Conteville and Bethonval — Intensive Training Intensified — Life in Rural France — On the Oppy Front Again — ^The Eve of Open Warfare ATIENCE was needed for that drive to Frevillers, since we had been kept waiting on the road so that the whole Battalion could proceed together; consequently it was a cramped and tired crowd that "debussed" at Frevillers. Of all the weird and horrible words that ever crept into the War Vocabulary the two worst were "embuss" and "debuss"'; to take the last syllable of a Latin trisyllable, graft on a prefix and, as compensation, to double the final consonant in order to force the accent on the last syllable, constituted an outrage on all the "ologies," but it afforded a cheap and effective method of describing the desired act, and was found in all Orders emanating from Higher Up. We "debussed," then, in the early hours of a beautiful spring morning, to find the country looking its best, and breakfast looking and tasting just three hours old — which it was, as our arrival had been expected earlier; and so, to bed. It was soon made abundantly clear that our period out of the line was to be spent in hard intensive training to fit the Battalion for the open warfare which it was expected that we should be called upon to carry out later in the year, and an exceedingly comprehensive scheme of training was immediately drawn up by Brigade, the principal fea- tures of which were the time to be spent on Musketry and the arrange- ments made for regular field operations to be carried out under the conditions which we should meet in the real thing. In addition, it was desired to harden the Battalion physically as much as possible; exercise and open air were to be enjoyed to the full, and the time not actually spent in military training was to be devoted to open-air sports of every kind. It was absolutely necessary that by the time the call came the Battalion as a whole should be able to stand the fatigue of long and continuous marches. That this system of training was successfully carried out was proved up to the hilt during the following August, when a series of gruelling night marches was immediately capped by a brilliant offensive and the quick following up of a retreating enemy. It is unnecessary to deal .in detail with the events of the next two weeks; on days when there were no manoeuvres the mornings were devoted to drill or musketry practice and the afternoons to athletics. In this connection the following paragraph from the Regimental Diary may prove of interest: "A great deal more zest and keenness in the matter of athletics was observable amongst the men than had been the case in 1917. This may have been due to the greater interest shown by the officers throughout the Battalion; moreover, we now had a sportsman as Chaplain, in the person of Capt. C. A. Fallon, who entered keenly into the men's pleasures." It is certainly true that if we had had more chaplains in the Corps of the type of Capt. C. A. Fallon the Cause of Religion would have benefited; he was not merely a chaplain and a good fellow out of the line; he figured that a chaplain had his uses when fighting was going on, and during the succeeding campaign he did invaluable work in the way of locating the wounded in open country and ministering to them under fire, and no award of the Military Cross was more popular throughout the unit than the one which bestowed that decoration on Capt. Fallon for his services rendered in the 2nd Battle of Cambrai. Another entry in the Diary dated May 21st may be quoted: written as it was on the spot, it illustrates well the general feeling obtaining throughout the unit amid our then surroundings, and reads as follows: "Seldom have we felt so cut off from the war when in Corps Reserve as we have done in this village. On the eve of the Third Great Hun offensive, within earshot of our guns, which most nights can be heard muttering their barrages, close enough to St. Pol to hear the German bombs crashing therein at night, we seem to live in a world apart from the war itself. Never has our training been more severe; every day makes it clearer that when we move it will be to enter the bloodiest fight in which we have yet taken part, but our hours of rest seem to belie all this. This is probably due to the season and also to the phenomenal weather. We were in the Forward Area during the first beginnings of spring, and came out to find ourselves plunged suddenly into summer in an unravished .part of the country where summer is at its best. A large number of men desert their billets at night and sleep under the trees in the open. This rest has put new life into the Battalion." The weather was perfect; so hot that all training was carried out without tunics. Fortunately we were, for once, able to indulge in good bathing. Frevillers was situated close to La Comte, the village where we billeted before entering the Vimy Sector, and just be\'^ond La Comte was an enormous quarry which had been flooded by springs with water. This formed a magnificent bathing pool; it was more than a pool; it was more like a lake, 450 yards by 150, and nightly it was crowded with enthusiastic swimmers. On the 25th of the month we left Frevillers with its flowering cactus and charming denizens, some of whom we had known in Hersin. 89 whence they had fled to a more secure refuge when the March offen- sive began, and moved off to the Dieval area; here we were quartered in three villages, all about a mile apart. Headquarters, with "A" and "B" Coys., being billeted in Conteville, "C" Coy. and the Transport Lines in Bethonval, and "D" Coy. in Huclier. Brigade Headquarters were situated at Dieval, about nine miles away; the 54th Bn. was at La Comte and Ourton, the 75th at Camblain Chatelain, and the 87th at Valhoun. The last-named was nearest to Brigade, and even the 87th was a good five miles away; never had the Brigade been so scat- tered. The training-ground selected for the use of the 11th Brigade was near Magnicourt, about nine miles from Conteville, and about six miles from the nearest Battalion, the 87th. Here the four units used to assemble twice a week between eight and nine o'clock in th-e morning; this meant rising at 2:30 a.m. in order to have time to get breakfast over and cover the distance in comfortable time to rest before the strenuous part of the day's work began; when the latter was over there was the long march home to billets. It may be imagined that after a few of these manoeuvres, carried out in hot weather over a dust-laden country, the units began to feel physically fit. On days when there were no manoeuvres there was perpetual drill or inspection in the mornings and good hard physical exercise at games or athletic sports in the afternoons and evenings. On Sundays a Church Parade would be frequently held over at Brigade Headquarters in Dieval, necessitating a long day's march. In short, nothing was neglected which might serve to harden the troops and fit them for long march- ing under the severest conditions. Incidentally, about two miles from Conteville was a creek which served admirably as a swimming-bath. On June 15th, Divisional Sports were held at Pernes, where Capt. T. R. Griffith, M.C., and Sergt. R. L. Algie, both of the 102nd, won the 100 yards' and 200 yards' events respectively. We had a first-class Lacrosse team at this time, which won its way through to the Finals, but failed to beat the 47th Bn. Our Baseball team, which had pre- viously held a good record, fell to pieces during the early part of the season and rallied too late to redeem the ground lost. At a later date Battalion Headquarters Massed Football team covered themselves with glory by winning the Brigade Championship. On Dominion Day, when a Corps Sports Meet was held at Tinques, Sgt. Algie, our only representative, ran second in the 100 yards' final. No amount of physical perfection, however, sufficed to save the Battalion from an epidemic of "Spanish Influenza," which, during June, made rapid strides throughout the Allied Armies in France. We were fortunate in having within our area a disused aerodrome on which the hangars had been left, and we obtained permission to fit two of these up as temporary hospitals. Consequently we were able to attend to almost all cases, who numbered something like 75 per cent of the unit, on the ground, without having to send them out to Field Ambulance. Very few cases were serious enough to need ftirther 9(1 91 attention than the Battalion Medical Detail was qualified to bestow, and long before we were moved into the line the epidemic had subsided. Seeing that we remained in Conteville for nearly six weeks it may not be out of place to try and give some description of the surrounding country and of life in general in French farming villages as seen by visiting troops. Conteville is a typical village, consisting of one main street and a couple of side issues, and was inhabited solely by a farm- ing community. As is usual in France and Belgium, the farmers live in the village as a community and go out to their fields by day; it is rare indeed to find an outlying farmhouse. This system tends to wasting a certain amount of time in the coming and going; but it gives the farmer the advantage of living amongst his own kind instead of being isolated in the midst of his acres. The principal industry in the agricultural districts would seem to be the manufacture of manure, which is the pride and delight of every prosperous farmer; the more successful the agriculturist and the higher his standing in the com- munity, the bigger and richer his manure heap. Every farmhouse is built round a large court-yard which is constructed after the fashion of a big swimming-bath, being graded from the level of the ground at the street end to a depth of about four feet at the other. In this excavation, which measures approximately 100 feet by 30, is heaped the valued treasure; here it festers in the rains of winter and the hot sunshine of summer, and it advertises the wealth and social standing of its owner by the richness of its eflfluvia. How it is that the natives do not die of typhoid is one of the mysteries which confronts the visiting Canadian. As may be imagined, in farms where the manure pile reaches up to within three feet of the front door and the dining- room windows no special sanitary precautions are taken to ensure the cleanliness of the cows and to prevent the infection of their milk. And yet the children thrive! Verily it raises a doubt as to whether our elaborate precautions on this continent are- really justified. Whether or not the microbe is indigenous to the Am.erican Continent, it is very certain that his presence does not in the least annoy the inhabitants of rural France. Every village is dependent for its water supply on wells which are sunk to an incredible depth; sometimes the rope on which the bucket hangs is broken and the villagers are content to use another well until a beneficent Providence sends along an Engineer unit to billet in the place, or some other military formation which will take steps to supply a new rope. Another thing which amazes the Canadian is that though the interior of the houses and all their fittings are kept scrupulously clean, and though the people them- selves on Sundays and holidays appear in snowy linen and with well- washed faces, no house is ever found to be equipped with anything in the shape of a bath; a tin tub big enough to wash clothes in, but b}' no means big enough to sit in, apparently suffices for any ablutions which might seem to demand more accommodation than a hand basin 92 can supply. These observations apply to every village in the agricul- tural district we visited during our period of service in France and Belgium. Conteville itself has quite a standing in the neighbourhood, owing to the presence in its midst of a patron saint in effigy, St. Benoit by name. This was a very devout person who lived in mediaeval times and made a pilgrimage to Rome, and his fame seems to have rested principally on some wonderful letters which he wrote home to his parish priest. A wax model of the good gentleman now lies in a shrine adjoining the church, very badly dressed in a shabby gown and a really disgraceful pair of socks, though the latter may possibly have been substituted for a good pair when the villagers heard that the Canadians were coming to live amongst them. The scenery round Conteville is beautiful in the extreme; the country is wide and rolling, well treed and apparently very fertile, though during our stay we saw no farming being done except by the wonderful French women, who from early womanhood to crabbed old age seem imbued with an abso- lutely tireless energy, and by a few old men and children. About three miles away over the fields lies St. Pol, quite a good-sized town, which showed many evidences of the proximity of the Hun artillery; more- over, his airmen made frequent visits in their big bombing machines, but the material damage they did was very slight. At Martin I'Eglise, which lay close to our village of Bethonval, a Tank Corps was estab- lished, and it was here that we first became at all well acquainted with these strange monsters. Bethonval during our sojourn enjoyed quite a local reputation, though for a very different reason from that which gave Conteville its place in the sun; at Bethonval dwelt Juliette, and Juliette was a very fair damsel and exceedingly good to look upon, and what was far more important, Juliette managed to get, by means unknown, a regular supply of excellent liqueurs, which made life very pleasant for "C" Coy. and the personnel of the Transport Lines, who usually contrived to finish up each stock on arrival before the outlying companies had a chance to participate. At length, on July 10, our time at Conteville came to a close, and we received orders to move forward. Lieut. -Col. Lister had left for England on leave eight days before, and when our move orders came Major Ryan was in command of the Battalion. There were some other changes to be chronicled; Lieut. J. L. Lloyd, who had just com- pleted a six-weeks course, was promoted from the position of Assist- ant-Adjutant, which he had held, when he was not acting as Adjutant, almost continuously from the beginning of 1917, to the position of Second-in-Command of "D" Coy., and Lieut. W. W, Dunlop, M.C., was transferred to Headquarters to fill the vacant position. Lieut. C. W. McDcrmid was created Scout Officer in place of Lieut. R. Adams, transferred to the R.A.F. Lieut. W. H. C. Stanley undertook the duties of Bombing Officer during the absence of Lieut. R. Perry, 93 sick, and Capt. W. McL. Walwyn was appointed Second-in-Command of "C" Coy. It was 8.00 p.m. when we pulled out of Conteville on July 10th. Strange to say, we had few regrets at leaving; though we had been there much longer than in any other settlement we had never suc- ceeded in establishing really friendly relations with the villagers; on our arrival they had stood aloof, and they maintained the same atti- tude throughout our stay. They were the only people with whom we came into close contact throughout our 33 months in France or Belgium who did not shed a few tears on our departure or with whom some correspondence was not later maintained. An hour before midnight we arrived at Dieval, where we entrained for Mt. S. Eloy, which we reached at 5.00 a.m. on the following morning, marching off immediately to Brant and Clif¥ Camps at Ecoivres, close at hand; here we found breakfast, after which we turned in for a few hours' sleep, proceeding at 3.45 p.m. through pouring rain to a camp at Maison Blanche, the Transport going ahead to Ecurie Corner for the night, but returning next day, owing to excessive shelling, to a position next Headquarters. On the same day "B" and "D" Coys, went forward to Blanche Post, in the Reserve Line, where they were joined on the 13th by Headquarters, "A" and "C" Coys, being billeted in Roclin- court. The general lay-out of the ground round Blanche Post was slightly reminiscent of Zouave Valley in the days before the capture of the Ridge, but there was one added feature which was immensely popular, viz., four cold water showers with heaps of water laid on. On the 17th we moved up to the Front Line in relief of the 87th. We were now back on the Oppy front, just to the right of the positions we had occupied in April, so close, in fact, that our Medical Detail used the same quarters for their Regimental Aid Post. The feature of this tour was a successful raid carried out on the night of June 23-24 by "D" Coy. Two days were spent in preparation, during which some very valuable work was done by the Battalion Scouts, under Lieut. R. L. Gale, Intelligence Officer, in the course of a daylight reconnaissance of the trenches leading N.E. from our Front Line in the vicinity of the intended raid. When close to the block in the trench which marked the dividing line between the Hun and our- selves the Scouts noticed first a trap bomb and later a trap alarm; these they carefully avoided, and Pte. E. W. Fenton, carefully and quietly climbing the parapet, was enabled to observe the enemy's dispositions on the other side of the block in great detail. Had it not been that a raid was in course of preparation it would have been easy to kill or capture the Hun outpost, but this would have entailed increased vigilance on his part and would have imperilled the success of the larger operation. The raid itself followed the barrage at mid- night, and was carried out by three parties, one under Lieut. J. H. French, a second under Lieut. T. W. Peers, with a third party in support, under Lieut. A. M. Morrison. The first party found more 94 wire than had been anticipated, as the high grass had hidden it from view, and some difficulty was encountered in negotiating it; finally they cut their way through and entered the enemy trench, where they captured six prisoners and inflicted many casualties. The second party unfortunately lost time owing to the intense darkness, entering the trench on our own side of the block; by the time this mistake had been rectified the Hun had had time to escape, and only three prisoners were captured, though heavy casualties were inflicted. On our side we lost one Other Rank killed and 12 wounded, but the result of the raid was net gain, including, as it did, nine prisoners, the certainty of from 15 to 20 Huns killed, and the knowledge that many more had been wounded. Half the object of these raids was to weaken the enemy's morale, and now more than at any other time it was necessary to carry on this good work; on that account alone the raid would have been deemed successful; in addition, we brought back prisoners who afforded identifications and useful information. Illustrative of the spirit of our men after their nine weeks out of the line the Diary has the following: — "Pte. Wren lost his rifle in the wire, but he leaped into the trench and tackled the enemy with his bare hands; he seized two Huns by the throat, and dashed their heads together till they surrendered. Pte. Twell saw a comrade fall mortally wounded: he dragged him to a shell-hole and with his rifle fought off all efforts of the enemy to surround him; eventually he obtained assistance and brought the man in." The Higher Command was more than well pleased with the work of the 102nd Bn. in this raid, as is shown by the following messages received: "My dear Lister, — Hearty congratulations to al! concerned on your good work. The nine prisoners and the dead Germans leave a fine record. I am very much pleased. Your raid was as neat a one as has been pulled off. Special credit is due Ryan and Gale. Please congratulate all concerned for me. Congratulations have also come in for you from the Divisional Commander and from the G.O.C. 10th and 12th Brigades. Very sincerely, V. W. Odium." Later the Brigadier forwarded this second message: "11th C.LB. 28i7|18. My dear Colonel Lister. — I have just received a letter from Sir David Watson from which T quote: *I have much pleasure in enclosing you herewith copy of a letter which I have received from Lieut. -General Sir A. W. Currie, Commanding Canadian Corps, in connection with the recent raid of the 102nd Bn. In speaking with me on this matter General Currie e.xpressed him«?elf as greatly delighted with the splen- did work carried out by this Battalion, as well as with the eft'ort of the 54th on the same night. Would you be good enough to transmit these messages to the respective Battalions.' The letter from Sir Arthur Currrie to which the Divisional Commander refers is as fol- lows: 'Dear Watson, — Please convey my congratulations to the G.O.C. 11th Brigade and to the 102nd Bn. for the splendid raid carried out by them a few nights ago. I consider the operation a splendid success. 95 showing in all concerned fighting qualities of a high order. Yours ever, A. W. Currie.' It gives me a great deal of pleasure to be able to add this message to the other congratulations I have already for- warded you. Victor W. Odium, Commanding 11th Canadian Inf. Brigade." On the evening of the 23rd we moved out to Support, taking the place of the 87th. Our quarters here were distinctly poor and needed much improvement, some of which they received; incidentally the Hun made them more uncomfortable by throwing over a lot of gas shells every night. Whilst we were in this area we began to see signs of the times in the movement of tanks and cavalry. "The Day" for us was now approaching fast, but it was not to find us in the area where we expected to be. and when we were relieved by the 7th Bn. Royal Scots on July 31st and moved out to Ecoivres, we did not realize that we were taking the first step in a series of operations which were still further to enhance the fame of the Canadian Corps. 96 CHAPTER X. From Ecoivres to Berneville — Night Marching to the South — The Dawn of "The Day" — Battle of Amiens — Rosieres — A Record Train Journey — Ready for the Hindenburg Switch OT until the small hours of the morning did the tail end of the Battalion reach Village Camp, Ecoivres, as the relieving Battalion, being ignorant of conditions in the Oppy sector, required considerable instruction before taking over the new positions; moreover, the Hun airmen were unwontedly active and successful with the bombing machines, harassing the outgoing troops considerably and inflicting seven casualties in "A" Coy. But by 10.00 a.m. on Aug. 1st everyone had returned and rested and was in a position to appreciate the baths and clean underwear which had been arranged for the Battalion, with the prophetic warning attached that it might be some time before another such opportunity occurred. In the afternoon we fell in and marched ten miles to Berneville; it was strange to see how the brief respite of barely three weeks which had elapsed since the severe training at Conteville, coupled with the days of enforced inactivity which trench warfare entails, reacted on the men; three weeks before they could tackle an eighteen-mile march with field manoeuvres thrown in; now a little ten-mile march in heavy order was an effort, and swollen feet and blisters accounted for a large number of strag- glers. But this was merely a temporary reaction, and a couple of days of open life served to put everybody literally "on their feet" again Berneville was quite a serviceable little place and the camp was good, though recent rain had made it very muddy; an open-air swimming tank was in evidence, but at the time of our arrival the weather was unpropitious for bathing, and we left after a two-night stay. The departure was marked by a degree of secrecy hitherto unknown in the Corps. This was the occasion when representatives of Canadian units were deliberately sent north with the express intention of hoodwinking the Hun; every effort was being made to instil a belief amongst the country people that the Canadian Corps was going to Belgium again, and it is well known that this information was trans- mitted through various sources to the enemy, who was in consequence 97 the more astounded when we appeared in his midst five days later near Amiens. The orders laid down for march discipline to be observed during the forthcoming series of marches were exceedingly strict; absolutely no straggling was to be countenanced, and each unit was to have a rear-guard marching at the pace of its weakest member to bring up c'}\ who fell out from the main body.. Every effort was to be made by day to keep the troops under cover, and every, precaution was to be taken which might ensure the movement of the Corps being kept as secret as possible. On the evening of the 3rd we marched a mile or so down the road where 'buses were drawn up to convey us to our unknown destination, for we were proceeding under sealed orders; for nine hours we drove through an unknown country, the general direc- tion being south, though it was evident that the route had been chosen with the deliberate intention of confusing any spies, as it kept on diverging to different points of the compass. On the way we passed several units from the American Expeditionary Force, who gave us a rousing welcome and showered cigarettes on us as we drove through their lines. At 5.30 a.m. on the 4th our 'buses stopped and we descended to find ourselves in the middle of Nowhere, just a cross- roads with not a house in sight. Though August, it was bitterly cold at that hour of the morning, and we had been sitting cramped and chilled throughout a long night's drive; we stood about and cursed the war whilst the sealed orders were opened and maps consulted, with the result that we took the cross-road to the right and marched five miles to the hamlet of Fresnes-Tilloluy, where we had breakfast and turned in out of sight, remaining under cover all day. In this village we left all packs and officers' bed-rolls, little dreaming that it would be three weeks before we saw them again, and then at 9:30 p.m. we fell in for the first of the series of night marches which were destined to bring us to the Amiens front. It was extraordinarily dark for the time of year; there was no moon, and a great part of our way lay along roads heavily shrouded with trees which allowed not a glimmer of starlight to penetrate. Our route led us back over the ground covered the same morning, and over a small part of the ground which we had traversed in the 'buses, a fact which aroused much resentment amongst the "foot- sloggers." Soldiers, as a class, detest marching, and anything which can possibly be construed as unnecessary distance always excites their bitterest criticism, but in the present case some Battalion had to be selected for the extra miles, as all the Brigade units could not be billeted together, and the 102nd, as was usually the case, being the junior Battalion, was chosen as the "goat." At 2.00 a.m. we reached Metigny, where it rained most of the day; a good thing, as it kept the men hidden and laid the dust; besides, we were quite willing to sleep, anywa}-. At 9.00 p.m. we fell in again ready to move off, but for some reason unknown were kept standing around for an hour before we 98 actually set out on what was officially stated to be a 21-mile march; 25 miles was more probably the distance covered, and covered as it was in battle order with empty haversacks and yawning stomachs it seemed like 30. It is not easy to understand why some provision was not made for a bite to eat on these long night marches. When bat- talions marched by day a stop was always made for lunch, and sandwiches or their equivalent were invariably carried in the haver- sack; why the darkness should have been presumed to counteract hunger is a mystery. As the dawn broke we found that we were traversing a very beautiful part of the country, more open and billowy than that around Conteville, which was softer in its aspect, and very different in character from that to which we had for so long been accustomed in Flanders and the northern portion of France. The villages were more widely scattered, but larger and more prosperous in their appearance. The term "La Belle France" had long been a joke amongst those of the Canadians who had never seen anything of it save for the shell-shocked areas of the Somme and Vimy; now the expression took on a new meaning, and the men were loud in their admiration of the country through which they were marching. Our destination on this occasion was Creuse, which proved to be a fair- sized settlement almost worthy of being called a town, and which we reached at 9.00 a.m. on the 6th. The Battalion had shown up well on this extra long march; there were some sore feet, but nothing which a few hours' rest would not mend. A more serious trouble, however, stared us in the face; we were confronted with a shortage in tobacco and matches, a shortage which lasted without much allevia- tion throughout the whole month. At Creuse we rested until 8.45 p.m., when once more we set out, this time for Boves Wood, an extensive wood on a hill which served as a concentration point for 50,000 men and 25,000 horses immediately before the great push of August 8th. Owing to the incompetency of our guides we took a wrong turn in the dark, and the subsequent retracing of our steps took us through deep mud and darkened woods, which not only added mileage but considerable discomfort to our labours. The main roads we found to be crowded with French troops, mostly Transport and Artillery. To our way of thinking the Transport waggons of the French Army are grossly overloaded and disgracefully shabby in appearance; they remind the spectator irres- istibly of the average third-rate travelling circus: the horses also look in wretched condition and excite ridicule at first sight. But they do most certainly "deliver the goods," and the way in which they cover the ground and get through with the job they have on hand ends by exciting a very genuine admiration. Tt was not until 4:30 a.m. on the 7th that we eventually reached the Chateau in Boves Wood which was our halting-place; there were no billets, but the ground was soft, if wet, and there was abundance of undergrowth with which to make comfortable bedding; our orders were to lie well hidden, and we were 99 well content to do so. The undergrowth was so dense and the over- head cover so luxuriant that it was easy to understand that the wood sheltered the numbers above mentioned. What would not the Hun have given to know that well within his artillery range so formidable a force was already massed to give him the first of those deadly blows which were to result in three months in the signing of the Armistice! During the course of the day a meeting of all Officers and N.C.O.'s in charge of Sections was held and every detail of the next day's offensive w^as elaborately explained and every position in our own area of operations carefully pointed out on the map. By 10.00 p.m., when the Battalion fell in for the last time before the battle began, every man had a clear and distinct idea of what his own particular job would be and of what part we were playing in the general scheme of operations. And so^ under the command of Lieut. - Col. Lister, we marched ofif in the gathering dusk through Boves town and across the Luce River to take up our position in the First Assembly Point behind Gentelles Wood. This wood, standing on the top of an eminence, acted as an excel- lent screen, and here all the Brigade units assembled by midnight and settled down to take what rest was possible before the barrage started at 4.20 a.m. on the 8th. It was a cold night and the ground was wet with dew, consequently the issue of rum which was served out at dawn was doubly welcome. It may here be stated that during the whole of our stay with the Fourth Army under General Rawlinson, to which the Corps was attached for this offensive, our creature com- forts were better looked after than in any other Army, and during our service in France we had experience of all save the Fifth. At 4.20 a.m. to the dot a terrific barrage opened, eclipsing anything we had yet heard; this same expression will be found in accounts of the succeeding battles up to the time of the Armistice, as the Allies increased the ferocity of their opening barrages with each successive push. Ahead of us was the 7th Brigade of the 3rd Canadian Division, through whom we were to pass at a later stage, and with the opening of the barrage they moved forward to the attack. There was a white mist hanging low which was greatly in favour of the attacking forces, but as the sun came up this quickly disappeared. An hour later it was our turn to move forward in closer support. Our way led through fields of ripening corn, past innumerable batteries of every calibre, across the swamps of the Luce, through orchards and then along the side of the Amiens-Roye Road, where we saw the first- fruits of the battle in the shape of large bodies of Hun prisoners being marched to the rear, and a number of our own walking wounded. The latter seemed to be intoxicated with success: the Hun had been caught entirely by surprise; if he had thought of the Cana- dians at all he had thought of them as preparing an offensive up north. He certainly had the surprise of his life on August 8th. Our second Assembly Point was reached at 9.30 a.m., and here we received orders 100 to halt until 12.10 p.m., when we moved forward again in Artillery formation in lines of platoons to our Jumping-of¥ place, where our own share in the attack was to commence. Up to this point we sustained no casualties. Connecting on the right with the 54th and on the left with the 78th, we now passed through the 7th Brigade and plunged forward. Our first objective was a sunken road, which was taken by "B" and "D" Coys, without serious difficulty by 3.00 p.m. The second was a more serious matter, being the forward edge of Beaucourt Wood in our front. "A" and "C" Coys, now passed through the other two and pressed on, but encountered very severe opposition, consisting of heavy machine gun fire from the wood on our immediate front, machine gun fire from a wood on our left flank, which was exposed owing to the 78th having fallen behind our advance, and long-distance machine gun and trench mortar fire from the right flank of Beaucourt Wood; this flank was to have been protected by two tanks attached for that purpose, but they had been unable to keep up with our rapid advance, and it was not until two tanks attached to the 54th had come round to our assistance that "A" Coy., on the right, was able to make further progress, which it did by section rushes and then, when within fifty yards of the woods, charging and capturing the place by storm. In thi? operation we were greatly helped by the 54th on the right, who outflanked the wood and diverted much of the enemy's fire. After gaining the edge of the wood there was still hard work ahead of "A" Coy., as the ends of the wood were very strongly held; "D" Coy. was consequently brought up as reinforcement and the wood was eventually cleared, but on reaching the forward edge our men again came under very heavy machine gun fire, this time from a trench lying in the open on the brow of the opposite hill and from another sunken road. At this juncture two whippet tanks gave us great assistance, enabling us to engage the enemy hand-to-hand, when v/e inflicted further heavy casualties and captured from 50 to 60 prisoners, though being subjected all the time to machine gun and trench mortar fire from still another wood. Tn the meantime "C" Coy. on the left had been encountering very strong opposition from a system of trenches held by the enemy in force; the 78th was still behind the line of advance, its nearest unit to us being one platoon which had lost its Battalion and was following us up about 400 yards distant: conse- quently "C" Coy. had to overcome this opposition without as>istance, which was not as originally laid down in the programme. The feat was done, however, with several resultant prisoners, and thereafter the opposition manifestly weakened, the enemy retiring -in some dis- order to other trenches in the open, from which he was successiveh'' ejected, the only serious opposition coming from three or four deter- mined machine gun crews, all of whom were eventually either killed or captured. "C" Coy. reached its final objective at 4.35 p.m. The Battalion was now ensconced in the position it had set out to capture. 101 •, .;. ; _;;• •,;i^,:^: and protective posts were immediately put out, but these could not go very far forward owing to the heavy fire which the enemy was maintaining on our positions from the high ground in front, and our left flank was still exposed; consequently the latter was withdrawn a little as a protective flank until the arrival of the 78th shortly after- wards. During the course of this operation we captured 159 prisoners, 4 light trench mortars, 2 granatenwerfers, 5 heavy machine guns, 5 light machine guns. The trophies were all carefully tagged and left in accordance with instructions for shipment to Ordnance, but, iis usually happened in the case of spoils of war, half of them were stolen by succeeding battalions. Captured trophies gave more trouble and were worth less than anything else; they were provocative of much dishonesty, every battalion naturally desiring to furnish ocular proof of its prowess, and they were the cause of much disappointment to home towns, where the authorities would be warned of the pending arrival of trophies which never reached their destination. Our own casualties on August 8th were as follows: Lieuts. J. L. Lloyd, J. K. Dawson, C. T. Peers, and 20 Other Ranks killed or died of wounds; Lieuts. E. R. Niblett, E. S. Chagnon and 88 Other Ranks wounded. The Companv Commanders on this day were Capt. L C. R. Atkin, M.C., Capt. J. A. Mann, Major W. McL. Walwyn, and Lieut. V. C. Brimacombe, commanding "A,""B," "C" and "D" Coys, respectively. After the capture of the final objective Headquarters was estab- lished in this wood, where a well-appointed German camp was found; all sorts of supplies were in evidence, beer, food, including good cake, and a German Field Ambulance full of their wounded and well stocked with hospital supplies. Some enemy bombardment was sustained throughout the night, but no damage was done. ^Meantime the 75th had passed through us, and the 87th had their Headquarters with ours; on the morning of the 9th they continued the attack and captured their objectives, leaving us in Brigade Reserve. That night we moved Headquarters further up towards the front to another wood, proceed- ing still farther forward on the 10th to the last of a series of woods bordering on a wide open expanse traversed by good roads all leading eastwards towards the enemy positions. These roads were continu- ously crowded with transport of all kinds, interspersed with which were numerous batteries and large bodies of cavalry, all going forward in pursuit of the Hun. On the 13th we took over the Front Line from the 85th and 38th Bns., remaining one night, when we returned to the last mentioned wood on relief by the 22nd Bn. Plans for another offensive were on foot, but these were subsequently can- celled, and we were glad of the opportunity to reorganize and absorb drafts of reinforcements which arrived during this period. On the 17th, Brigade Reserve was established at Rosieres, whither we moved. Here we had a good chance to see something of the German method behind his own lines. Ten days before Rosieres had been well within 102 his Reserve area and had been used as an internment camp and a base of supplies. Here also was an enormous salvage dump, piled high in a well organized system, with captured munitions and looted plunder. A standard gauge railway ran through the camp, and when we arrived German engines were already busy hauling out for our own use salvaged cars. On the 20th we moved up to the Front Line again, relieving the 87th, and it was during this tour that Lieut. H. J. Goodyear met with his death whilst in charge of a night patrol sent out to connect with the Australians on our left. This was our last tour of duty on the Amiens front, as we were relieved on the night of the 24th by the 1st Bn. 88th R.L (French). This was the first occasion on which the Battalion had handed over direct to a French unit, and the differences between their organization and ours were very obvious. The relieving Battalion was formed of a magnificent body of men, who once again dispelled the utterly erroneous but always precon- ceived notion that the French infantryman is a man of small stature. We returned to our Base camp in the early morning of the 25th, rested all day, and at 6.00 p.m. marched ofif to Bois de Blangny, making a small detour to get baths on the way. This bath was a nightmare: it was situated in a wood, and the men had to undress in the open, line up naked with their dirty clothes in their arms, exchange their clothing, line up again, and then find cold water only. Incidentally there were not enough clothes to go round, and a thunder- storm broke out in the middle of the operation. It was a pitch-dark night and a broken road to follow, full of shell-holes, as the Adjutant's horse found, and very muddy, but we eventually reached Bois de Blangny at 3.30 a.m. on the 26th and remained there one night, lying out under the trees. Here we found our packs, which had been left three weeks before at Fresnes-Tilloluy. On the following day we marched off to Longeau, about three miles distant, where we entrained for an unknown destination. The journey on which we were now embarked is well worthy of mention. It was made on scheduled time. Punctually to the minute the train pulled out at 2.18 a.m. on the morning of the 28th. Twelve hours later we detrained at Acq, in the old Vimy area; here we were told that 'buses would be found ready and waiting for us up the road; and the 'buses were actually there and ready to take us, as soon as we had boarded them, to our old camp at Berneville, which we had occupied before starting out on the historic round trip to Amiens and back. In the words of the Diary: "The move from Longeau to Berneville was planned, detailed and executed admirably; there was no waiting and no confusion; a marked contrast to most." 103 CHAPTER XI. Neuville Vitasse — Second Battle of Arras — A Fortnight in Reserve — Second Battle of Cambrai. E OXLY remained one night in Berneville, and on August 29th the Battalion, including the Transport Lines, which had been brigaded, moved up to a trench system on the outskirts of the ruined village of Neuville Vitasse. The day was very warm, and the unaccustomed packs weighed heavy on the nine-mile march, which took us over the same old shell-shocked style of country with which we had been so well acquainted, but which we had failed to see down south. Our new camp was situated in the middle of a trench system which had been at one time part of the Hun Front Line, but it had been disused for a long time and was in an appalling state of neglect and dirt. After settling down we were informed that we should take part in big operations which were planned for the immediate future, the object of which would be the breaking of the famous Hindenburg Switch Line, also known as the Drocourt-Queant Line and the Wotan Line, an immensely strong series of defensive positions lying west of the Canal du Nord and straddling the main Arras-Cambrai road. At this point Lieut.-Colonel Lister left us to go into hospital, sick, and the command of the Battalion fell to Major E. J. Ryan, who conducted the Battalion's operations in what is generally known as the Second Battle of Arras. Major F. J. Gary, M.C., who had just returned from a Senior Officers' Course in England, acted as Second-in-Command. Capt. S. H. Okell, M.C., was still our Adjutant, and the four Company Commanders were Capt. J. A. Mann, Capt. J. G. Knight, M.C.. Capt. T. R. Griffith, M.C., and Lieut. J. R. Wilson, commanding "A," "B," "C" and "D" Coys, respectively. At 8.30 p.m. on the evening of Sept. 1st the Battalion fell in and marched off to the First xA.ssembly Point in Vis-en-Artois. It was a bright starlight night, and the roads were packed with traffic of all kinds. Enemy planes were very active, and on the way we were held up by a blazing ammunition lorry which had been fired by a bomb and was shooting off the contents of its dangerous load in every 104 direction. The approach to our Assembly Point was difficult in the extreme, lying on the other side of a rolling expanse which was thickly fenced with our own barbed wire; in the starlight it was difficult to keep to the winding trails which led through the barriers, and the whole surface of the ground was deeply furrowed with disused trenches. By 1.00 o'clock the following morning, however, we reached cur destination, an extensive sand-pit which afforded excellent cover from the shells which began to drop around us immediately on our arrival. Here we slept until gas shells falling in our midst at 4.45 a.m. compelled our unwilling arousal and the furtive fingering of the ever-objectionable gas mask. It was a chilly dawn, and we were heartily thankful for the tot of rum which was served out just as the barrage broke out at 5.00 a.m., the signal for the First Canadian Divi- sion to "go over." Directly in front of the 11th Brigade was the 12th, to whom had been allotted the task of actually breaking through the main line of defence; behind the 12th Brigade, on our own immediate front, was the 87th Bn., who were to pass through the former east of the Drocourt-Queant Line, and through whom we were to* leap-frog after they had captured Ecourt St. Quentin, our own objective being first laid down as Oisy-le- Verger, on the east bank of the Canal du Nord, though this programme was subsequently modified. The barrage was extraordinarily intense, and one hour after its commencement we moved forward, maintaining a distance of 1,000 yards from the 87th Bn. Within half-an-hour we passed into a zone of continuous barrage fire put over by the Hun to catch the supporting units. The terrain in this district is undulating, and the descending slopes were pitilessly swept by a hail of shell and machine gun fire, causing comparatively heavy casualties. It was at this point that Major J. F. Gary, M.C., fell mortally wounded by a sh^ll; another claimed six of the Headquarters batmen and cooks, killing one outright, fatally wounding a second and seriously wounding the remaining four. It was a long tramp under such conditions to Drocourt Trench, which had been the jumping-off place for the 87th, and where we were due to remain until such time as we were to go forward to take our share in the active work ahead, the Companies taking shelter in Dury Road. Shortly after noon "C" Coy. moved forward, keeping in touch with the 87th, but on reaching the crest of the opposite hill Lieut. C. W. McDermid, the Scout Officer, and the four Battalion Scouts who were maintaining connection with the 87th, were wounded and were unable to report progress; at the same time Capt. T. R. Griffith, the Company Commander, became a casualty, and before Major Walwyn, upon whom the command then devolved, was aware either that his leader was wounded or that the connecting link with the for- ward Battalion had been broken, "C" Coy. found itself up in the Front Line, fighting side by side with the 87th, who had been held up by a very vigorous opposition, resistance being concentrated chiefly ip the vicinity of the Dury Windmill, which stands out as a landmark 105 in the neighbourhood. When the Higher Command learned that the forward battalions were engaged in heavy fighting, orders were sent to Major Walwyn to withdraw "C" Coy. into Support, where it rightly belonged, and the other three companies, which were cautiously mov- ing forward, were ordered to take up defensive positions in the Dro- court-Queant Line, after which "C" Coy. was brought back into Brigade Reserve. At 3.30 a.m. on Sept. 3rd we were sent forward to relieve the 72nd Bn. astride the Arras-Cambrai Road, a very difficult operation, as the night was intensely dark and the guides which were to have been detailed to meet our Companies were not forthcoming; but the relief was successfully effected, and at 7:30 a.m. we were ordered forward to locate the enemy, who was reported to be with- drawing. Our route now lay due east, parallel with the Arras-Cambrai Road, along which were dotted the frequent bodies of men, mules and horses, whilst in the middle of the road lay the wreckage of more than one armoured car, testifying to the destructive fire which the enemy had maintained on this main artery of communication. The Companies moved forward in the order ,"A," "B" and "D," the three leap-frogging each other, the last named to pass through up to the banks of the Canal. Very little opposition was encountered during the early stages of this advance, but after "D" had leap-frogged, the men vv^ere subjected to very heavy fire. "B" Coy. took up defensive posi- tions and dug-in against the storm of machine-gun bullets, but "D" pushed on to the bank of the Canal. During this advance we were continually in touch with the 54th Bn. on our left and the 8th, 10th and 31st Bns. on our right. By nightfall the position was as follows: "D" Coy. was holding the Front Line on the right; "B" Coy. had moved up on the left and was holding the line on that flank in direct communication with the 54th, "C" Coy. was in Support and "A" in Reserve. Headquarters was established in a system of dug-outs adjoining the Arras-Cambrai Road. At dusk battle patrols were sent forward to ascertain the state of the bridges across the Canal and to report on the feasibility of forcing a passage. This was a very hazardous and difficult task, as the ground west of the Canal was continuously swept with machine- gun fire; but the patrols managed to scout along the whole of the bank and sent back a report that all the bridges were down; later the enemy was definitely located as holding Lock Wood, a copse west of the Canal and just north of the Arras-Cambrai Road; this was in **D" Coy's area, and to this company was allotted the duty of clearing the wood. The attack was carried out in the face of very heavy machine-gun fire and the difficulties of the assault were increased by the nature of the ground, which was marshy and little better than a swamp; the men had to cross over this unfavourable surface in the open and sustained a hot fire, not only from the wood which was their immediate objective, but from the high ground east of the Canal. The assault was, however, successfully delivered, and the enemy was 106 driven from the wood, but "D" Coy. suffered heavily in casualties. After the loss of the wood the enemy retaliated by a fierce barrage along the whole Battalion frontage, and in addition mercilessly pounded our Support area. It was now obvious that a passage of the Canal was impracticable without the active co-operation of heavy artillery, which was still too far in the rear, owing to the rapid nature of our advance, to be available. "D" Coy., numbering but a remnant of its fighting strength, was relieved by the 27th Bn. on the night of the 4th, and "B" Coy., which had not suffered so severely, side-slipped further to the left and pushed closer to the Canal, sending out battle patrols and scouts once more to confirm the report that all bridges were down and that passage was impossible, as the enemy was holding the eastern bank in strength. On the morning of the 5th patrols were rgain sent out, this time to ascertain whether there was any truth in the report that the enemy was retiring from his side of the bank: considerable sniping and machine-gun firing proved conclusively that the answer was in the negative. During the remainder of the day the Battalion lay dug-in, and though considerable shelling and sniping was indulged in by the enemy no serious casualties were incurred. The same night we were r-elieved by the 49th Bn. and returned by road to Neuville Vitasse; this necessitated a long 8-mile march along a route which was continually peppered with bombs and shells, and imposed an enormous strain on troops who had been carrying on the hardest kind of fighting for four days. Our casualties for the 2nd Battle of Arras were as follows: Killed or Died of Wounds — 'Major F. J. Gary, M.C., and 42 Other Ranks; Wounded— Capt. S. H. Okell (at duty), Capt. T. R. Griffith, M.C., Lieuts. C. W. McDermid. H. D. McClenahan, T. W. Peers, J. S. Lamrock, J. Palmer (at duty), A. M. Morrison, A. D. Duncan and 145 Other Ranks. Three Other Ranks who were at the time attached from the Battalion to the 11th Brigade were also killed in action, including Pte. R. S. Ketcheson, a Battalion Runner and one of the finest boys in the most popular section of the unit, a modern incarnation of Juvenal's immortal "ingenui vultus puer ingenuique pudoris." On our arrival at Neuville Vitasse we stayed quiet all day, making little attempt to improve the general lay-out of the camp or to put the dug-outs in good shape, as we full}' expected move orders that night or early the following day, but none came, and it was gradually borne in on us that we had to make our dwelling-place once more in the wilderness. Work was accordingly started on camp improvement, and a terrific thunderstorm which struck us on the 7th and flooded all the dug-outs made this work the more imperative. Forthwith the area became tunnelled with serviceable dug-outs and dotted with iron- sheet huts: a small quantity of bivouacs were also available for use. The Transport Lines at this time were all brigaded about half a mile to our rear. The adaptability of the modern Army, and particularly of the Canadian Corps, was novcr bettor illustrated than in the area which 107 we now occupied. To our left lay Corps Headquarters, which pre- sented all the features of a model village with an electric lighting plant installed. Naturally there were no regular baths in the vicinity; but a few kilometres away, at Heninel, lay a couple of small ponds, they might almost have been styled puddles, but the Engineers were called upon to exercise their ingenuity, and by the use of several large tarpaulins they converted these wayside puddles into very serviceable baths, with three sprinklers doing good work and accommodating as many as 150 men in an hour. This improvised bath-house was an infinitely better one than the majority of those erected under more favourable conditions. On the 14th of the month a big Decoration Parade for the 11th Brigade was held in the 54th area, and medals were awarded to their recipients by the Corps Commander, who, in a speech after the parade, told us that we should have at least one more big battle that year. Thereafter, during our stay in Neuville Vitasse, preparations were made for the impending offensive, which was to launch the third smashing blow delivered by the Corps to the Hun, and vv'hich is styled the Second Battle of Cambrai. On the 17th Lieut. -Colonel Lister reported back for duty and resumed command of the Battalion, going forward two days later to reconnoitre the ground over which we should soon be operating, and on the evening of the 25th we fell in and marched to our staging area near Bullecourt. It may here be remarked that nothing changes so quickly as an army vocabulary. A new word appears from no one knows where and is adopted for a season on every possible occasion. During the recent push the word "element" had appeared, and for the whole of that tour it was to be in the fashion to speak of "elements of the Bosche"; now we came across "staging area"; previously we had been content to speak of "assembly points"; a philologist might well be able to date the progress of the war by careful reference to the use of words and expressions. Some words had a long life, such as "odd," introduced by Capt. Okell when he first became Adjutant; food became the "odd bite"; a written message, "the odd chit"; sleep was "the odd wink," and so on; but "elements" died a quick death, though Major Ryan made desperate efforts to rehabilitate it when he returned from leave after the Cambrai affair. Whether or not the change of name had anything to do with it may be open to doubt, but the fact remains that we had the greatest difficulty in locating our proper place near Bullecourt: we were supposed to be taking over lines occupied by the 42nd Bn., but on our arrival we found that the 78th had got in ahead of us, and we had eventually to make what shift we could in the open; it was then midnight and very dark, but the weather, though cold, was fine. Throughout the whole of the next day, the 26th, we lay quiet, and at 10.30 we fell in and moved off towards our next halting-place, Inchy-en-Artois, but we were held back by the presence of troops ahead, and made a detour up into the old Hindenburg Support trenches for a couple of hours' rest; it was not 108 a happy move; the trenches were almost impassable owing to the slippery mud and darkness, and what rest we obtained was more than counterbalanced by the fatigue sustained in reaching the dug-outs. Here we stayed till 2.30 a.m. on Sept. 27th, moving forward then to the trenches in Inchy-en-Artois, where we awaited the barrage, which was timed for 5.20. Once more we were robbed of the privilege of being the first troops to follow the barrage. In a surprise attack of this kind the leading troops have a double advantage; they have the honour and glory of actually storming the line and taking most prisoners, and at the same time they are usually ensconced in the enemy's trenches by the time the answering barrage begins to fall; moreover, this barrage is always largely directed over their heads, being designed to catch the supporting battalions coming up behind; this is what we suffered from so severely on Sept. 2nd. Again, by the time the supporting troops have passed through the original storming parties and are ready to deliver their attack on their own objective the element of surprise has been lost, and the positions against which their assaults are directed are by this time strongly defended. On this occasion the 10th Brigade was in the lead, and it was our duty to pass through them in due course and carry the attack forward to Bourlon Wood, which was our final objective for that portion of the operation. On our left was the 87th Battalion, through whom the 54th were to pass when the main attack on Bourlon Wood was to be delivered. The 4l7th King's Liverpool Regiment was on our right. At 5.20 a.m. an intense barrage broke out, and at 6.00 a.m. we moved off from Inchy-en-Artois, maintaining close touch with the 10th Brigade in front. As soon as the latter had taken their objectives, "A" and "B" Coys., under Capt. I. C. R. Atkin, M.C., and Lieut. R. V. Leese respectively, went forward on the right and left, and succeeded in capturing their objectives, the enemy positions which lay in front of the main object of attack, Bourlon Wood; this was left for "C" and "D" Coys., under Lieuts. V. Z. Manning and J. R. Wilson, M.C., but when the latter commenced to advance they found that the Imperials on the right were not up, and that their right flank was consequently exposed to a full tempest of heavy artillery and machine- gun fire. In spite of this they pushed their way forward until within about 100 yards of their objective, where they halted for cover in the shelter of a sunken road and of a line of trenches from which they had successfully ousted the Hun. It was at this time that an unparal- leled misfortune overtook the Battalion; Headquarters had advanced behind the companies arid had been established in a German pill-box on the top of a small eminence, whence a good view of the operations on the opposite slope leading up to Bourlon Wood could be obtained; hardly had the Colonel taken up his quarters there when, at about 9.30 a.m., a shell landed right in the opening of the doorway and severely wounded both Colonel Lister and Capt. Okell, the Adjutant, at the same time killing outright Lieut. S. G. Moore, D.C.M.. the J 09 Signalling Officer, who was standing outside, and three Runners from other Battalions who were awaiting replies to their messages. This was a double catastrophe indeed, as there was nobody by this time left in the Battalion to take the Colonel's place; the companies had all suffered heavih^ in casualties, and not a senior officer was available. In this emergency Lieut. C. H. Packman, the Battalion Lewis Gun Officer, sent of¥ a message to Brigade detailing the disaster which had occurred, and the Brigadier responded by appointing Lieut. -Col. Thompson, D.S.O., of the 124th Bn., who was acting in command of the 75th in our Support, to take over the temporary command of the 102nd. This officer immediately moved up two companies of the 75th into positions round the 102nd Bn. headquarters. As soon as the news of what had happened reached the Transport Lines Lieut. W. W. Dunlop, M.C., who, as Assistant Adjutant, had been left behind, came right up to the Front Line and took over the duties of Adjutant, which he continued to carry out with conspicuous success until the day of demobilization. In the meantime the Hun was pounding our positions with every kind of missile. To the rear of Headquarters was a large Forward Dressing Station; though its non-combatant profession was conspicu- ously advertised by a big Red Cross flag the enemy systematically bombarded it, and it was here that we lost poor "Bobby" Duncan, our Medical Sergeant, who was struck by a machine-gun bullet whilst he was ministering to the wounded, and succumbed later to his injuries. The work of the Red Cross men in this exposed position was beyond all praise, and our own Medical Officer, Capt. H. Dunlop, M.C., and Capt. C, A. Fallon, Chaplain, greatly distinguished themselves by their devoted service amongst the wounded. Ever}^ effort was now made to get the Imperials up on the right, and an extensive "shoot" was put over at about 4.00 p.m., but this was unsuccessful in its object; the Imperials were unable to force their way through, and the two leading companies of the 102nd, who had by this time had a certain amount of rest, though under heavy fire all the time, were ordered to push the attack home on Bourlon Wood and then to form a defensive flank facing south to protect the right flank of the rest of the Brigade. After a great effort this was done; the western and southern portion of the wood was captured and measures taken to prevent any counter-attack from the Hun by way of the southern extremity. Later in the evening the 54th were detailed to capture Fontaine-Notre-Dame, a village lying in the wood itself, and "D" Coy. were ordered to co-operate in this operation. On the way this company was met by a fierce counter-attack which the men suc- ceeded in driving back, but they themselves were unable to advance any further. Bourlon Wood was to all intents and purposes captured, but it had not yet been "mopped up"; that is to say, the Hun had not been entirely driven out; consequently orders came in later that night stating that on the morning of the 28th the Third Division would 110 continue the attack, leap-frogging the 11th Brigade, and that when this operation started at daybreak Bourlon Wood was to be wholly cleared of the enemy; to assist in this work the CO. sent forward a Com- pany of the 75th, and the wood was "mopped up." At noon on the 28th, orders were received that the Brigade would concentrate about the Quarry near Bourlon Village and that Major J. B. Bailey, Second-in-Command of the 54th, who had been an "original" officer of the 102nd Bn., would take temporary command of the latter unit, leaving Colonel Thompson free to return to the 75th. The Battalion accordingly moved to the new area under Major Bailey's command, the kitchens were brought up and the men made comfort- able for the night. The first part of the 2nd Battle of Cambrai was over; fighting was still raging ahead of us, and we were destined to continue our share in the bloody fray before we finally came out of the line, but for the moment we were at liberty to rest and take stock of the casualties. These, alas, were very heavy, as the following list will show: Killed or Died of Wounds — Lieuts. A. M. Brighton, S. G. Moore, W. Henry, T. McClatchey, J. R. Brown, F. R. Harker-Thomas and 55 Other Ranks; Wounded — Lieut. -Col. F. Lister, Capt. S. H. Okell, Capt. I. C. R. Atkin, Lieuts. R. V. Leese, O. Massey, E. H. Murphy, G. W. Archibald, and 151 Other Ranks. Missing, 3 Other Ranks. Our captures included 257 prisoners, 15 pieces of artillery and 18 machine guns. We had successfully taken our objectives and we had inflicted exceedingly heavy casualties on the enemy. During the night a bombing attack was delivered by enemy planes on the Transport Lines of the whole Brigade, which were greatly crowded in a limited area; this attack resulted in several casualties, though the 102nd Battalion was fortunate in losing only animals and no men. Before dawn orders were received detailing the second phase of the Cambrai operation, and at 7.30 a.m. on the 29th we fell in and moved forward in support of the 12th Brigade, taking up our position round the Farme des Lilies, where we were to await the developments of the attack on our front. On this occasion the whole Corps movement was delayed by the failure of the Imperials on the extreme left of the First Division, who in their turn were on the left of the Fourth, to keep up with our advance. Consequently we were not called upon to advance further that day, but at 4:30 on the morning of the 30th we fell in once more and moved forward to take part in an attack which was to be delivered by the Uth Brigade against the Hun positions south of Sancourt, Blecourt and Bantigny, after which we were to swing to the right towards the bridge-head at Eswars. It was very dark when we moved off. and we suffered casualties "en route" from shell fire before we took up our position as Reserve Battalion west of the Cambrai-Douai Road, moving forward half-an- hour later in support of the 87th, crossing the road in good order but under a heavy barrage. Headquarters were also moved up well to the fore, east of the road, but at this juncture there was a halt, as the Ill attack in front had been held up. After a conference in which the Brigadier, ■Major Bailey and the O.C. 87th Bn. took part it was decided to pull back the 102nd to the west of the road, where it was to take up a defensive position as Reserve Battalion; this was done and the men dug themselves in, as it was by now evident that the Hun was attacking in strength and that the day's work would not lie in reaching the objectives originally planned, but in staying this attack. All day the enemy spent his forces in vain. After a personal recon- naissance the Brigadier gave orders that the attack would be delivered on the morning of the 1st October, and that this time the 102nd would lead the attack, with the 87th leap-frogging them when the objectives had been taken. Accordingly, at 5.00 on the morning of the 1st, "A" Coy. on the right and "C" Coy. on the left went forward to take the first objective; this was strongly held, but by skilful manoeuvring and heroic fighting the two companies captured their position and sent back a number of prisoners, whereupon "B" Coy. leap-frogged and fought its way through the second objective; this company suffered heavil}^, but by 10.00 the men had stormed the Hun position and had settled down to withstand the fierce counter-attacks which were al- ready being massed against them and were pouring over from the direction of Bantigny over the ridge to the north; moreover, Blecourt had not yet been cleared of enemy machine gunners who were consid- erably hampering our movements. At this point our artillery was called upon to concentrate on the enemy reinforcements and upon the machine gun emplacements in Blecourt, and we were also instrumental in giving valuable information to batteries belonging to the First and Second Divisions. But the fortunes of the day were in hazard, and "D" Company was brought up to form a flank facing Blecourt, when the company Lewis gunners did wonderful execution on the enemy massing round that A'illage. Still the position was dangerous; the right flank of the Brigade was in the air, as the units on the right had fallen back; but, if we were nearly exhausted, so was the Hun — while he could yet put up a good defensive fight he had had almost enough, and it was decided to build up a strong defence along the positions which had been won, so that a well-consolidated line could be handed over to the 5th Brigade. This was done, and on the evening of the 1st we were relieved by the 28th Bn. and made our way back to the Transport Lines on the outskirts of Bourlon Village. In this second phase of the battle we captured 443 prisoners, one gun and 32 machine guns. Our casualties w^ere: Killed or Died of Wounds — Lieuts. H. Banks, P. R. Pae and 31 Other Ranks: Wounded— Lieuts. J. S. Lam- rock, V. Z. Manning, W. E. Crothers, G. Vancorbac, 'Sl.C., J. S. Rankin, D. Davidson (at duty), and 135 Other Ranks; Missing — 3 Other Ranks. It was during the fighting from September 27th to October 1st that Lieut. Graham Thomson Lyall won the only Victoria Cross :-warded to the 102nd Battalion for a series of brilliant achievements 112 carried out on September 27th and October 1st, during the course of which he was personally instrumental in the capture of 3 Officers, 182 Other Ranks, 26 ^Machine Guns and 1 Field Gun. P4 W < < 3^ 113 CHAPTER XII. Queant and Maroeuil — In Pursuit of the Hun — Booby-Traps — Herin and Denain — We Enter Valenciennes — The Last Offensive — From B.C. to Baisieux. FTER one night spent in the camp at Bourlon, orders were received to move further back to a S3^stem of trenches lying in the open near the wholly ruined village of Queant. On our arrival we were joined by Capt. J. A. Mann, M.C., who had been attached to Brigade as Liaison Officer during the last operation, and who, as Senior Officer present, took command of the Battalion until the return of Major E. J. Ryan, D.S.O., from leave a day or so later; thereafter and until the return of Captain Lister half-way through November, Major Ryan acted as Commanding Officer. Our new camp was a comfortable one; the men either slept in good dug-outs or camped out under bivouacs; in Queant itself a cinema show had been established, and baths of a kind — very much of a kind — were available, and six days were spent in comparative ease, fulfilling the usual routine conse- quent on a strenuous and costly tour in the Front Line. On the night of the 7th we were relieved by the 42nd (Black Watch) Bn., and proceeded in 'buses to what were known as the "Y" Huts, in the training area close to the village town of Maroeuil. The whole Brigade was encamped in this area, which lies midway between Maroeuil and Agny-les-Duisans, and for five days the ordinary training routine was carried on, special attention being paid to musketry. About this time the air was full of Peace or Armistice rumours, and we were fully convinced that we had seen the end of all fighting, at any rate for the year. Dame Rumour's reputation, however, suffered a blow on Oct. 14th, when we fell in at 10.30 a.m. and marched to Agny-les-Duisans, where we took train for Marcoing, whence we were to proceed in pur- suit of the fast retreating Hun and to take our share in the last offensive of the war. Owing to the derailment of a train ahead of us we were delayed seven hours on this journey and did not reach Marcoing until an hour before midnight, after which we had to march about three miles to billets in Saudemont. Orders received on arrival necessitated an early start next morning, and at 5:30 a.m. we left for Palluel, where we were to relieve the 7th Middlesex Bn. in Brigade Support. At Saudemont 114 we left sundry baggage; in fact all through the ensuing advance we kept dropping off various stores and other impedimenta with a small guard, and later on, when Armistice had been signed, we had the greatest difficulty in securing transport for picking up all our posses- sions and regaining our men. Ever since open warfare had started the lot of the Transport Lines personnel had been an unhappy one. It is one thing to belong to the Transport Lines when the unit is more or less settled in a permanent area, and quite another when the whole unit moves, bag and baggage too, day after day and night after night, and when stores and boxes have to be loaded on the waggons again almost as soon as they have been unloaded. The greatest credit is due to all ranks of the Quartermaster's Department and the Trans- port Section for the way in which they managed to keep up with the Unit in spite of hurried moves, and how Sgt. H. N. Monk, who was in charge of the Battalion Orderly Room, with all its records, corres- pondence files and official documents, managed to keep up with the Battalion and keep up with his work at the same time will for ever be a mystery. It is a matter of common knowledge that the other Units fell behind with their Orderly Room routine, but "Harry" Monk was always there on time, and not only kept up to date with "Returns," but was even able to keep the Brigade fully informed as to the exact number of socks each man in the Battalion had in his possession, to say nothing of those at the wash, at any given moment. Brigade was perpetually asking for these absurd details during times of stress. Palluel was rather a delightful little village on the banks of the Canal du Nord and introduced us to a new experience in the way of billets. From now on the towns and villages we visited, whether deserted or not, had houses which were well furnished and possessed good gardens well stocked with vegetables. The interiors of the houses were usually ransacked and the furniture spoiled, but enough was left to provide comfortable accommodation for the troops, and the vegetables were an indescribable boon. At Palluel, for the first and last time, the Forward Battalion Orderly Room was located in an upstairs room, and remarkably unsafe it felt at times as the Hun was subjecting these villages in his rear to an intermittent bombardment. At Palluel were Headquarters, with "A" and "D" Coys, under Lieut. C. E. Henderson and Lieut. H. J. French, M.C. "B" and "C" Coys., under Capt. J. G. Knight, M.C, and Lieut. G. T. Lyall, V.C., were quartered in Hamel, a mile or so away. During the three days that we spent in this area gas shelling was very frequent, and the troops were required to wear their gas masks practically every night. In the Front Line at this time were the 54th and 87th Bns., who were being held up by the Canal de la Sensee, which offered a formid- able barrier to their advance, being strongly defended by the enemy. On the 17th information was received that the latter was retiring from his positions, and the two Front Line units were accordingly ordered to cross the Canal and push forward the advance, the 102nd Bn. fol- 115 lowing up behind the 87th, and being prepared to leap-frog on the easterly outskirts of the village of Villers-au-Tertre. Accordingly, on the evening of the 17th we moved up to Arleux, on the banks of the Canal de la Sensee, which the 87th vacated on their advance, and on the morning of the 18th the whole Battalion crossed the Canal by means of an improvised swinging bridge and proceeded through Bugnicourt to Villers-au-Tertre, where "A" and "D" Coys, passed through the 87th, and "B" and **C" remained in support. At this point the Battalion was joined by a troop of cavalry and a platoon of cyclists, who reported to the O.C. together with a battery of field guns. Considerable opposition was offered our two forward companies m the neighborhood of Fosse St. Roche and Fosse St. Erchin, and the enemy was greatly aided by the presence of a fog which hampered troops endeavouring to surround and cut ofT machine-gun nests. By noon, however, these two points were in our possession, and "A" and ''D'' had pushed forward in face of heavy shelling and machine-gun fire coming from the direction of Auberchicourt to the outskirts of that town. That afternoon "B" and "C" Coys, were sent forward to Fosse St. Roche with orders to pass through the line companies in the morning if the situation warranted. At 3.30 on the morning of the 19th the situation was much quieter, and a dog was discovered in a house which the enemy was known to have occupied the night before. The animal had evidently been left to give notice of our advance. The two rear companies were accordingly sent forward through the other two, and Headquarters were rnoved up to Fosse St. Roche, where they remained a few hours, advancing in the afternoon to Auberchicourt. which had been taken by our two leading companies with very little opposition. The retiring Hun had made every efTort to destroy the road behind him, but with conspicu- ously ill success; at the intersection of roads he had blown up mines, but though the corners were impassable a broad trail always led through the middle and afforded safe passage to vehicles. He had not the time necessary to destroy the town, but he had shown his petty spite by wilfully doing all the damage he could to the contents of the houses, and he had left some of the damnable "booby-traps" which were daily adding further disgrace to his foul and dirty reputation. An artilleryman in Auberchicourt was blown to pieces by a bomb hidden in a piano which exploded when the first chord was struck. In this connection there hangs a tale. Our own Headquarters were located in a large china and glass warehouse, large enough to accommodate the whole of the staff. Dur- ing the process of settling down an orderly, whom we will designate "X," came up to the Advanced Orderly Room Sergeant and pointed out what looked like a stick-bomb lying behind a passage-door. The sergeant, being discreet and disinclined to meddle with other people's business, promptly brought the Intelligence Officer to the spot and "passed the buck." The Intelligence Officer summoned his batman. 116 and between them they ascertained that the machine was not infernal. But the incident set everyone "on edge," and when taken in connection with the tragedy mentioned above it created an atmosphere of sus- picion. Consequently, when "X" again approached his sergeant and told him that he had this time found a real infernal machine the latter hastened to make investigations. Sure enough, in the dim recesses of the back ofifice could be heard the deadly "tick-tick" of clock-work, and the sergeant suddenly espied a clock lying on a chair. Once more his stern sense of duty impelled him to inform the Intelligence Offi- cer, and this time not only that important person, but the O.C. himself and the Adjutant and the Scout Officer all came round to investigate the trouble. ' One look was enough for the O.C. "That's a job for the Engineers," said he; "somebody go for the man who is attached to the unit for this kind of work. No; wait a minute; I'll go myself." And the O.C. hurried ofif. But a morbid curiosity impelled the other three officers to remain; and the sergeant, very much against his will, had to remain, as he was backed into a corner and couldn't get out without making his departure rather conspicuous; besides, he had no excuse; the O.C. had already gone for the Engineers. "X" also waited. Those three wretched officers "monkeyed" round with the clock for five minutes, first examining it from every angle; then j^ointing their fingers at it, next touching it gingerly and then more confidently and finally lifting it up, only to find that it was merely a clock-face wnth no subtle attachments. They went away puzzled, and the sergeant remarked to "X," "Well, its funny; but somebody must have put it there with a purpose." "Yes," said "X," "I did!" And the tw^o of them reached the Orderly Room in time to hear the O.C. loudly declaiming that there was not a shadow of doubt but that the Hun had intended to leave a time-bomb there, and that our too rapid advance had thwarted his dastardly purpose! The old bull was still eating hay with the Battalion all right. Meantime "B" and "C" Coys, had over-run their objective, Abscon, and had taken that allotted to the 54th at the railway embankment beyond that town. They were accordingly pulled back and billeted for the night in Abscon. In this place were 3,300 civilians, the first to be liberated from the Hun by any unit in the Division, and the welcome they gave our troops was marked by every evidence of enthusiastic delight. On the morning of the 20th we fell in at 7:30 and marched on through Escaudain; east of this town we expected to leap-frog the 87th, who had passed through us at Abscon, but the forward battalions were held up by an unexpected resistance, and we consequently billeted in Escaudain for two nights. On this occasion our Transport Lines moved up ahead of the main body of the Bat- talion and billeted about 200 yards in advance. When the time came for us to move, on the 22nd, resistance had died away, and we pro- ceeded without opposition to the village of Herin, where we remained for six days. The billets here were excellent; Herin had been the 117 Headquarters for a German general, and his billets in the Brewery were just exactly what a German general would be expected to occupy. The gardens were all well stocked with vegetables, which we devoured in large quantities. During our stay we were subjected to a good deal of shell fire, one shell penetrating the corner of the Headquarters' Sergeants' billet, causing the unfortunate "Sam" Sorensen to throw down "four kings," which he was holding against a big "full"; all bets were cancelled in the mad rush for the cellar, and it took hours to divide up to everybody's satisfaction the money found afterwards on the fioor. The Signallers also had a narrow escape during this tour, having a shell pass right through their billet and explode on the far side. Brigade Headquarters fared worst of all; they were located at Aubry, where they were badly gassed and shelled and lost all their documents when Headquarters were practically blown sky-high. On the 27th a great religious ceremony was held in Denain, a neighbour- ing town, to celebrate the liberation of the town from the Hun by the Canadian Corps; this was attended by H.R.H, the Prince of Wales, the Corps, Divisional and Brigade Commanders with their staffs, and by the senior officers of all the Battalions in the vicinity. It was to this town of Denain that we moved on the night of October 28th, the Brigade being relieved in the Front Line by the 9th Canadian Brigade. Our entry was in the nature of a triumphal pro- cession; it was very dark, but on every doorstep stood men, women and children holding up lighted candles and cheering themselves hoarse. We were billeted in a large block of buildings which had evidently been used as some sort of collegiate institution prior to the v/ar, but which the Hun had used as a prison camp. Denain was the largest town, outside the Coast towns, which we had yet visited, but there is little of interest or beauty in it. The civilians were still trying to realize their freedom and showed their gratitude by entertaining any soldiers who gave them the opportunity. All had the same tale to tell, but it appeared that the individual German soldier, when billeted in a house and left alone by his superior officers, was a harmless guest; there was abundant proof that the hardships endured by the civilians were those provoked by organized authority and, save in a few isolated instances, were not caused by the license or violence of the individual soldier. On the afternoon of Oct. 31st we left Denain and moved to Thiant, where we were to support the attack which the 10th Brigade was to launch on the morning of the 1st in the effort to penetrate to Valen- ciennes. This attack was preceded by the most intense barrage which we had yet heard in France, and by 9:30 a.m. prisoners began stream- ing in^Jncluding in their number the Regimental Commander of Valenciennes. An hour later we in our turn moved forward to Maing, where we waited until 4.00 p.m., when we set out to relieve Imperial units northeast of Aulnoy, on the east side of the Rhonnell River. Owing to the congestion of traffic on the roads our progress was 118 slow and difficult, and when we reached Aulnoy we found three bat- talions of the 164th Brigade more or less mixed up. Just as details for the relief were completed orders came in cancelling same, and the Battalion was billeted in Aulnoy until the following morning, when we were to continue the attack in conjunction with the 54th. Shells fell intermittently throughout the night, the bombardment increasing in violence after dawn, and it was during the course of this shelling that we lost Capt. H. Dunlop, M.C. (C.A.M.C), our Medical Officer, who had just completed a year's service with the unit. He was aroused from sleep ta attend to a sick civilian, and just as he was going out of the doorway of Headquarters he was struck by the fragments of a bursting shell, from the effects of which he died before reaching Field Ambulance and without recovering consciousness. He was immensely popular, as well with the rank and file as with the members of the Officers' Mess, and his death was a sad blow to the Battalion. Aulnoy had been found crowded with civilians who for 48 hours had been living in cellars and dug-outs; there was a tremen- dous amount of gas about from gas-shells, and it was with a distinct feeling of relief that we left at 11.00 a.m. to take part in the fight for Valenciennes. The general plan was for "B" and "D" Coys., with the other Companies in Support, to push through the 54th at Marly and attack in an easterly direction, with the left flank resting on the Val- enciennes-Mons Road and the right flank in touch with 'the 54th. Headquarters were established opposite those of the 54th in Marly. By 1.30 p.m. the forward companies were well in position and were pushing forward covering the left half of the Brigade, as detailed: considerable enemy machine-gun fire was encountered, but by dusk a line had been established about 400 yards west of a sunken road which ran north and south across the Brigade frontage and was strongly held by the enemy. The night of the 2nd-3rd was spent in readiness to resist an expected counter-attack which did not, however, materialize, and it was found possible to establish- an Advanced Head- quarters in Valenciennes itself by midnight. The following morning we were relieved by the 12th Brigade on the left and by the 54th Bn. on the right, and went into billets at Valenciennes, which had already been cleared of Huns by the 10th Brigade. Valenciennes was in a very good state of preservation. The con- tents of the houses, of course, had been badly treated, but there was little material damage done to the buildings. There were few civilians to be seen on our first appearance, but it did not take long for them to flock back in large numbers. In good weather and at th» proper season Valenciennes is doubtless a very beautiful city, but we saw it under poor weather conditions; November is not a good sight-seeing month, and there was too much of the aftermath of the war visible on every hand to allow of a favourable impression being made. There is a very fine block of municipal buildings occupying one side of the principal square, and these buildings still bore the "Kommandatur" 119 sign and other evidences of German occupation. There is a fine theatre in Valenciennes, where later we were to see a Canadian Com- prmy giving nightly performances to the elite of the Lace City. We were only in the city two nights, but before we had time to move out the Mayor, whose house we were using as a Headquarters, returned, and we were served with a notice that we should have to vacate the premises, as His Worship wished to resume residence. Seeing that he had been left homeless for a very long time by the Hun it would have been more graceful on his part to have refrained from serving an eviction notice so quickly on his country's Allies, but it didn't do him much good or us much harm; we stayed the odd night anyway and received orders to advance on the morning of the 5th. At 12:30 p.m. on that day we reached Rombies, which had been the Headquarters of the 87th, who with the 75th, were supposed to be cleaning up the high ground between the Aunnelle and Honnelle Rivers; it was our task to pass through the 87th after they had attained their objectives, and to clean up the country west of the Grande Honnelle River and, if possible, to capture the village of Baisieux east of that stream. Though we did not know it for certain, we were on the eve of our last offensive, and to the 102nd Bn. was to belong the honour of capturing the last position taken by the 4th Division. By midnight the 87th had failed to take their final objective, a road from which we were to jump-of¥ in our turn; in consequence we had to start 700 yards this side of the road and had that much more ground to cover to begin the day's work with. To "C" Coy., on the right, under Lieut. M. K. Devine, was allotted the task of crossing the Grande Honnelle River if possible and establishing themselves in Baisieux; "A" Coy., under Lieut. W. H. C. Stanley, was to capture and mop up Marchipont and a wood lying to the left of that place, and then, if the Company on their left was held up, to push northwards through Petite Baisieux and assist the 12th Brigade by outflanking a village called Quievrechain. ''D" Coy., on the left, was to capture and "mop up" Maison Rouge and to push on, "mopping up" all the ground west of the Aunnelle River, keeping in touch with the 12th Brigade on the left and assisting, if necessary, in "mopping up" Quievrechain. "B" Coy., which had suffered most heavily in the preceding offensive, was to remain in Support. Zero Hour was 5.30 a.m. on the 6th November, and after a good barrage our troops moved forward, capturing the sunken road with- out difficulty. From this time onward they encountered stiff opposi- tion. "A" Coy. captured Marchipont before 7.00 a.m., but found that the enemy was holding a wood on the right in strength; this had to be surrounded, and eventually the position was taken, yielding 30 prison- ers, at least that many more having been killed. "D" Coy., on the left, was held up with the 12th Brigade by the enemy holding out fiercely in the outskirts of Quievrechain, so the centre company, "A," pushed on as ordered and surrounded the town from the north, with the result that the place was surrendered, with 20 prisoners, four machine guns and four trench mortars. Meantime "C" Coy., on the right, was suf- fering from the failure of Imperials on their right to keep up; the flank was exposed to a withering machine gun fire, but by using one platoon as a defensive flank the company pushed on over the crest of the hill and gained the eastern bank of the Grande Honnelle. When this news was received Lieut. R. L. Gale, M.C., the Battalion Intelli- gence Officer, went forward to reconnoitre for possible means of cross- ing the river. He found that all the bridges were down and that 120 wading was the only means by which the passage could be made. He therefore organized a party, consisting of himself, C.S.M. Dunn, D.C.M., of "C" Coy., two Scouts and a Lewis Gunner, waded across the river and established a post on the other side. The river was about fifteen feet wide and well over the knees. Pushing their way forward in face of heavy machine-gun fire, they obtained a footing in the near side of the first house. A message was then sent back to the balance of "C" Coy., who effected a crossing under cover of the fire of the solitary Lewis gun which was already on the eastern side. "B" Coy. was then ordered up from Supports to protect the right flank, the Imperials still being 3,000 yards behind, and this manoeuvre resulted in the complete capture of Baisieux and the total confusion of the enemy, who seemed to be wholly unprepared for such a rapid denouement. They could be observed running from the eastern out- skirts of the town, and afforded easy targets for our Lewis gunners and riflemen, who were not slow to take advantage of same, causing heavy casualties. As an example of the complete surprise obtained it may be stated that a team and waggon suddenly appeared outside the sugar factory and commenced loading, apparently quite unaware of our presence in the vicinity; the waggon and sugar remained in our possession; the driver was shot and the horses bolted. After throw- ing out a screen of outposts "C" Coy. was ordered to stand firm and consolidate, our two flanks being already too much exposed to make a further advance advisable. Moreover, we had reached the "ultima Thule" of our objective. "B" Coy. was accordingly ordered to connect up with the Imperials on the right, who were still 2,500 yards in the rear, thereby affording the necessary protection for our right flank. We were relieved the same night by the 25th Bn., which arrived after nightfall; the darkness was so profound that relief was to some extent hampered, and it was not until early next morning that the last of the companies reached their billets back in Valenciennes. We had com- pleted our last tour in the line, and to the Battalion in the Fourth Division, which had originally been raised in the most western dis- tricts of Canada, had fallen the honour of capturing the stronghold of the enemy lying furthest to the east of all that had been occupied by the Division. We had come from further west and gone further east than any other unit in the "Fighting Fourth." During the past three weeks we had taken 80 prisoners, two field guns, four trench mortars and 26 machine guns. Our casualties had been comparatively light and were largely caused by gas shells, numbering in all: Killed or Died of Wounds — Capt. H. Dunlop, M.C., and six Other Ranks; Wounded — Lieuts. C. E. Henderson, R. L. Gale, M.C., G. V. Atkin, M.C., J. R. W^ilson, M.C., J. Palmer, S. P. Martin. W. H. C. Stanley, and 50 Other Ranks. 121 CHAPTER XIII. The Signing of the Armistice — We Move to Belgium — Mons and St. Symphorien — Christmas Day on the Edge of the World — Boitsfort —The Battle of Brussels— On Our Way— The Overseas Parade — Good-bye to "Over There" — Demobbed ESTED, but dirty and bedraggled, we woke up on the 7th in Valenciennes, and promptly had our feelings badly hurt by being curtly ordered to remain indoors well out of sight, as the Prince of Wales was coming to town to inspect the 12th Brigade, and we did not look respectable enough to be seen. This was a piece of ultra-snobbishness on the part of the Higher Com- mand; thank God our Royal Family are not similarly constituted; the Prince would not have minded seeing a few soldiers dirty from the Line, he's not that kind of a fellow, but no officer can ever bear to let a senior see one of his men except "in the pink," and if the 12th were clean for inspection and the 11th were dirty from action, well, the 11th had to keep out of sight; that was all there was to it. By 4.45 p.m., however, we were considered respectable-looking enough to march through Valenciennes to billets which had been provided for us at Anzin, a suburb of the city and connected with it by a long, unbroken street. We found first-rate accommodation and almost every man had a bed, but to emphasize the innate beastliness of the Hun mind and temperament the following incident is related; it is absolutely true and came under the personal observation of the writer. In one of the billet.^ were found two vases full of flowers on the mantel-piece, and as flowers were scarce these were preserved. It was soon noticed, how- ever, that a most unpleasant odour was pervading the atmosphere, and a close investigation showed that the vases had been carefully filled with urine by the late occupants, who had not been evicted so quickly that they were not able first to leave behind visible proofs of their degraded mentality. We were in Anzin when the news of the Armis- tice came through. At 9.09 a.m. on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1919 we were informed by Brigade that the Armistice terms had been accepted by Germany and that hostilities would cease at 11 a.m. This was immediately confirmed by an official wire. It was .a happy day for Major Ryan; first came the news of the Armistice, and shortly afterwards he was notified that he had been awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his services in connection with the 2nd Battle of Arras, and that he had been granted the Acting Rank of Lieut. -Colonel with authority to wear the insignia of the rank. That day massed bands played in the public square in Valenciennes in honour of Armistice, but there were no facilities for rejoicing on a good old-fashioned scale. 122 The following day we were notified that we should form part of the Army of Occupation in accordance with the terms of the Armistice, and when we left on the 15th, proceeding- north towards Belgium, we understood that in the fullness of time we should go to the Rhine to relieve one or other of the Canadian Divisions. The anticipation did not exactly arouse enthusiasm amongst the troops, as it seemed prob- able that the whole distance would have to be covered on foot and in full marching order. It was a fine morning when we left Anzin, bright and cold, just the kind of weather for a march; but we soon found that though the weather was all right the roads were not. They were crowded to capacity with swarms of returning refugees, some in lor- ries loaned for the purpose by the Allies; some on foot, wheeling their belongings in every conceivable form of vehicle. As we were march- ing in Brigade formation we were held up interminably by this con- gestion and it was the middle of the afternoon before we reached our destination, Quievrechain, a shell-shocked village which had figured prominently in the last offensive. Our blankets were still under guard at one of the many depots we had formed during the last months, and the night was bitterly cold, and not even the gay and festive life of one house at least in Quievrechain could quite compensate for the lack of warmth. The next day we .made an early start, but even so we could not avoid the traffic. Lorries by the hundred passed us on their way up to bring back refugees; others were detailed to go further still to assist in bringing back our returning prisoners from Hunland, and naturally the men wanted to know why the empty lorries going for- ward could not be utilized to take us on our way, or, at any rate, to relieve us of our packs. On this day we crossed the frontier into Bel- gium and at 3:30 p.m. reached the town of Paturages; here again we found excellent billets; the town was fully peopled and the inhabitants vied with each other in their hospitality. We were beginning to find that there are Belgians and Belgians, and the Belgians whom we met round Mons and Brussels were as diflferent from those we had encountered round Ypres as cheese is from chalk. On the 19th of the month, the day before we left Paturages, Colonel Lister returned from England, fully recovered from the severe wounds he had sustained at Cambrai, and i't is no exaggeration to say that he was welcomed back enthusiastically. St. Symphorien was our next halting-place, and here we remained for over three weeks m very fair billets; six months before we should have voted them "top-hole," but a few weeks spent in the territory which had been so hastily vacated by the enemy had enlarged our expectations. We often thought that for the Hun out of the line it must have been a very good war; he never had to "rest" in sh.ell-shocked areas; he could always look forward with certainty to a good time in real towns, and could refresh both his physical and men- tal outlook a few miles behind the firing line with cities and country- sides which had not been ravaged by warfare. Moreover, he could always be sure of comfortable beds and all facilities for good cooking and messing. Our experience did not tend to show that the German soldier was badly fed, except when his supplies were cut ofif at the front; when in Reserve he must have had ample opportunities for "doing himself proud." St. Symphorien is a little two-streeted village lying about three miles from the centre of Mons, and we had a very pleasant time there. Prices, of course, were terribly high in Mons. but it was good to be near a real town which had not lost its civil population and which showed no trace at all of enemy occupation. The two special features of interest are the Cathedral and Alva's Tower, the latter standing on an eminence above the town. This was used in the days of Spanish 123 tyranny as a watch-tower, and an incredible number of stairs lead up through the massive walls to the summit, whence a wonderful view of the surrounding country can be obtained by the breathless climber. On the other side of St. Symphorien is a cemetery, of which one is bound to say that here the Germans paid suitable honour to their dead foemen as well as to their own men; the cemetery is beautifully ar- ranged, the ground having been granted for the purpose by a local land-owner, and the Germans having erected grave-stones, etc. Here lie a large number of men from the Middlesex Regiment, who fell during the first days of the war. Whilst we were in St. Symphorien the air was full of stoiies of mutiny in various units of the Corps; one battalion was reported to have thrown down its arms and positively refused to march another step towards the Rhine; another was said to have shot its colonel; another still had been put under arrest by other units in its brigade. All these stories were utterly without foundation, and were almost certainly disseminated by enemy agents, who thus early after Armistice were sowing the seeds of strife and disunion in the ranks of their victorious foes. Towards the end of the month an opportunity was granted to a limited number of men to visit Brussels, as it was not then known that within a few weeks we should be quartered within walking distance of the capital. About this time it was generally recognized that the advance to the Rhine by the Fourth Division was likely to be greatly delayed, and an elaborate sj'Stem of systematic training on military, educational and recreational lines was inaugurated. This was more fully developed later, when the Rhine project had been definitely abandoned, and will be dealt with in due course. The month or six weeks which lapsed after the signing of the Armistice saw a great falling-ofT in the general service rendered by the Transport Branches. Up to this time one of the most amazing fea- tures of the whole Army organization had been the wonderful regu- larity with which supplies of all kinds had reached the Forward areas. Not only necessities but luxuries had been available through the Y.M.C.A. at most times, and it had been a rare thing for the postal service to be delayed. After Armistice, however, a reaction seemed to set in. It is true that a large number of lorries had been requisitioned for the use of refugees and returning prisoners, and that the railway line between Valenciennes and Mons had been badly damaged by the Hun on his final retreat, but in view of the fact that large quantities of munitions were no longer required in constant succession it is hard to understand why the Transport Services should have suddenly de- veloped "dry rot." In the Fourth Division we only suffered inconven- ience; tobacco was at a premium, and mail, both outgoing and incom- ing, was not only delayed but lost, "ditched" would perhaps be the better word; the First Division, however, which was pressing forward to the Rhine, suffered real hardships through this cause, and it was not until towards the end of December that normal conditions began to obtain. One day passed very much like another at St. Symphorien. The mornings were devoted to physical training and two hours' military training of some description; the afternoons to football or some other form of athletics. There was not much to do in the evenings, but Mons was within an easy walk, and there was a certain satisfaction in the mere walking round the streets of a real town where the lights no longer had to be shielded from the heavens. Close by were first- class baths; these were to be found at Havre and were miners' bath& of the same description as at Bruay. 124 On the 12th we fell in once more and departed from St. Symphor- ien on our way to the area which had been allotted us for Christmas; fortunately for our peace of mind on the march we none of us had any idea of what had been found good enough for the junior battalion. Our first halt was at La Louvriere, a good-sized town w^hich made such a favourable impression on the unit that later on one man requested that his leave warrant be made out for this place, as he preferred it to "Blighty" or any place in France. We were now in the heart of the great industrial area of Belgium, and the people all looked prosperous. The following day we marched to Gourcelles, a clean little town lying on the eastern fringe of the industrial area, and when we left it on the 14th we found ourselves gradually drawing away into the agricultural districts, where the cultivation of the beet- root seemed the be-all and end-all of existence. Fleurus was the last decent-sized town we saw, and it had in part been 'badly wrecked Vv'hen the Hun, absolutely regardless of civilian life and property, had blown up an ammunition train prior to his departure. All along the route were evidences of the German military "debacle"; guns, either wrecked or abandoned, or parked or numbered amongst the evi- dences of good faith demanded by the Armistice terms, ruined tractors and anti-aircraft guns on their movable platforms. We spent that night in Sommebreffe, a village too small to contain our Battalion, in additions to the 87th, so "C" Coy. was quartered in Ligny, of 1815 fame, and most of Headquarters were billeted in a group of cottages midway between the two. The following day was a Sunday and a church parade in the local theatre attracted crowds of the inhabitants, who were evidently under the impression that our Protestant form of Service was some new kind of secular entertainment. Another day's march brought us to Perwez, and on the 17th we were introduced to our Christmas quarters. Two Christmas and New Year's Days had we spent in the line; the third was to be spent in an area which, if it ever figured in the general scheme of creation at all, must ihave been given form and substance in a fit of absentmindedness. It seemed to lie on the top of a curve of the earth's surface, and as we breasted the edge there was nothing to see on any side but a dull expanse of muddy fields stretching away into the horizon and gently perfuming the air with the subtle scent of rotting beetroot. Accommodation was so limited that the Battalion had to be split up amongst three different villages. Headquarters and "D" Coy. being billeted in Autre Eglise, ' A" and "B" in Foix des Caves and "C" in Hedenge. The area was rdready crowded with French refugees, and to make matters worse, the civilian population was suffering from an epidemic of influenza. There were no facilities for recreation, no hall for lectures or enter- tainments. There was "No nothing." The other units in the Brigade were in much the same plight, as a result of which a spirited protest was forwarded to the proper quarters, and in course of time, as will be seen later, we had our compensation; but it was evidently the original intention of the Higher Command to leave the 11th Brigade all dumped on the end of the world, there to rot, physically and men- tally, until such time as our corroded bodies could be shipped back to Canada. Our new hosts were nice enough people as far as they went; but, to tell the truth, there was but little to choose between them and their beetroots; they had vegetated so long that they had partaken' of the nature of the soil; to use a colloquialism, "there was nothing to them." They lacked the meagrest necessities of life, and when Christmas Day came it was difficult to raise enough plates to feed the men their Christmas dinner by Companies and Headquarters, even when all 125 resources were pooled. It was a village tragedy when two members of Headquarters Staff slowly and not ungracefully subsided into two stacks of plates and broke the lot, because these plates simply could not be replaced within fifty miles. Their whole conception of life was based on the beetroot, from which they even distilled a peculiarly harmless but very distasteful form of beer. It was amid such sur- roundings as these that we spent the festive season, and though it is possible now to see the comic side of this experience, at the time we were much aggrieved that, with all France and Belgium to choose from, we .should have been exiled to this wilderness at that particular time of year. If the war had been in active progress we should have regarded the thing differently. On December 20th an historic "rout,'\ to use a Regency term, was given by the Burgomaster, Sheriffs and Common Council of Brussels to the representatives of all the Allied Armies who were within reason- able reach. It was Brussels' official celebration of victory, and was a very splendid affair indeed. Col. Lister represented the i02nd Bn., and" returned very much impressed with the scale on which the reception, which was followed by dancing, had been conducted. All the rooms opening off the Council Chamber in the wonderful "Hotel de Ville," or Town Hall of Brussels, were throv/n open; the marvel- lous tapestries, the gorgeous paintings, the brilliant uniforms of the Diplomatic Corps mingling with the soberer khaki of the military, the exquisite toilettes of the women, all combined to make a spectacle as brilliant as it was impressive. Many a guest present, as he listened to the stirring strains of the Band of the ler Regiment de Grenadiers must have thought of that other historic ball given in the same city just over 103 years before, when the Iron Duke was present on the eve of Waterloo, amidst the other revellers at the Duchess of Rich- mond's mansion. On this occasion the heroic M. Max was a central figure in the ceremonies. Christmas Day and New Year's Day passed at Autre Eglise and the other two villages; it was found possible by dint of much careful planning and borrowing to arrange Christmas dinners, but though everything possible was done the festival lacked the proper spirit; Dickens himself could not have assumed the Christm.as spirit in that dull neighbourhood ,and it was with a sigh of relief that we learned of a move which would take place early in the year. There were rumours that, like the Israelites of old, we were to be led into a land flowing with milk and honey; this time Rumour proved true; though we had not been forty years in the wilderness of Sinai we had been nearly three weeks in the "Beetroot" country, and it was the most cheerful Battalion in the world that marched gla^y away on the morning of January 4th; we didn't know exactly where we were going, but we were on our way, and that was the main thing. This march was marked by the re-appearance of our Bugle Band; this had been dis- banded when the unit first reached England, and many of the boys had done splendid service since that time as Battalion Runners; now the Bugles were reorgainzed and, under the efficient leadership of Sergeant-Drummer W. Miller they helped us on the march, playing alternatel}' with the Brass Band. The country through which we passed improved with every step, and our spirits rose corresponding- ly. The first stop was at Melin, where Headquarters were established, but as this village was not large enough to accommodate the whole Battalion, ''B" and "C" Coys, were billeted at Athuy. The following afternoon we reached Ottenburg, a purely Flemish village where few of the inhabitants even understood French, and then on January 6th we marched 13 miles on splendid roads over hilly country and found 126 ourselves at Boitsfort, which for nearl}^ three months was to be our home; and a grand home it was. The official name of Boitsfort is the Commune de Watermael- Boitsfort, and it proved to be everything that we had hoped for. It is a fashionable suburb, or country resort, lying about five miles outside Brussels, with which it is connected both by train and car service. A good system of electric cars was in operation at frequent intervals, and throughout the whole of our stay we were always granted the privilege of riding in these cars free. The neighbourhood is most de- lightfully laid out in walks, driveways., boulevards and w^oodland trails, the late King Leopold having spent much money on beautifying the landscape. A race-course at Boitsfort is one of the attractions, there being still another one a couple of miles away at Groenendael, and during the season all fasliiona'ble Brussels flocks to Boitsfort, v/here most of the wealthy Bruxellois have their country homes. Here was the regular home of English jockeys riding for Belgian owners, and many of the civilians spoke excellent English. It may well be imagined that the Battalion just gave one big grunt of satisfaction, called everything square on the last deal, and proceeded to extract all the pleasure out of life which the time and opportunity afforded. So began the famous Battle of Brussels. The next day was devoted to cleaning up and exploring our new location. In the middle of Boitsfort is a picturesque lake which swarms with carp of a gigantic size; these the licensee catches cold- bloodedly by the hundreds in nets. The place swarms wnth children, who are taught both French and Flemish in the schools. The amazing number of children throughout Belgium is worthy of remark; the kingdom may well claim to be one of the most densely populated countries in the world; they are very nice children, too, and we made great friends with them, everywhere. The civilians generally abounded in hospitality; every man had a bed, and in many houses the men would hand over their rations to their hosts, who would then treat their visitors as boarding guests. Boitsfort has many first-rate hotels, and these were used both for billets and messes, the officers being quartered in "La Maison Haute," a really massive pile, standing in ample grounds of its own. Headquarters Sergeants using the "Hotel Beau Sejour," commanding a view of the lake, and the Companies all being equally well provided for. A book might be written on the doings of the next three months, but it is not the purpose of this volume either to rival Baedeker or to emulate Boccaccio, but it may be remarked that it is now much easier to understand why it was thai the Carthaginian army under Hannibal fell to pieces after their experiences in winter quarters in Capua. The big feature of our life during this time was the Educational Scheme, which was designed both to provide occupation for the moment and to help towards the fitting of men for civilian life: as to its merits on the latter count there is room, for argument, but it certainly helped to fill in the mornings and was preferable to drill. A little Physical Exercise, followed by some form of Educational training, brought us to dinner-time; then games or a trip to Brussels passed away the after- noon; for the evenings there were billiard tables, dances, cards and — Brussels. The only difficulty was to keep in funds. Prices were uni- formly high, and though a wise and benificent Command made it possible to draw an extra hundred francs once in two months for the purpose of taking a 48-hour leave in Brussels, a hundred francs is only $20, and lasts just about half as long. Dances were very popular, and few evenings passed without some Company or detail arranging a dance iw an excellent dance-hall known as "La Salle d'Harmonie." 127 Frequent lectures were given, and occasionally a theatrical perform- ance would be staged by "The Maple Leaves" or some visiting Eng- lish company. ]\Iarch 25th figures as an important date, as on that day the 11th Brigade paraded at Groenendael for inspection by H.AI. the King of ■the Belgians. On this occasion each Battalion paraded with its regi- mental colours for the first time. We had had to have our own Colours made for us in Brussels, and the firm responsible did very creditable work; but there was always the feeling that Regimental Colours should not have had to be bought by the Canteen Fund, and that some city or community in Canada had missed the chance of its life in not having come forward and donated the Colours with its blessing. During the whole of this period the Battalion Orderly Room staff was kept busy in preparing documents for demobilization. More time, money and paper was wasted owing to Red Tape in this connec- tion than the taxpayer would like to see presented in figures. After weeks of patient toil necessitating the use of reams of paper we com- pleted all the documents as required; then, on our arrival later in England we w^ere told that all these Nominal Rolls, etc., would have to be done again, as in England they w^orked under a different system from that adopted in France. One might be pardoned for supposing that the different systems were in use so as to have an excuse for keeping as many khakied "Cuthberts'' working as possible. It is a fact that in Belgium we made out lists according to orders showing in which of about a dozen dispersal areas our men wished to be de- mobilized; on our arrival in England we were told positively that we should all be discharged in Toronto without any choice, and later w^e were divided into three dispersal areas. Talk about too many cooks spoiling the broth; the whole Demobilization Staff was ''in the soup" aVi the time. And they had been working out the details for about two 3'earsl It was on April 24th that w-e finally said "good-bye" to our kind hosts and friends at Boitsfort and left by train from Wavre for Le Havre, which w^e reached on the 26th. The train journey was slow, but there was plenty of room in the box-cars, and the food was both abundant and good. The Canadian Embarkation Camp at Le Havre was greatly overcrowded and very uncomfortable, but we were, of course, disposed to regard everything wnth a favourable eye at that time. But the bathing system was intolerable and deserves a word of censure. It had been laid dow-n that every man should be "de- loused," another verbal product of the w-ar, meaning "freed from lice," before embarkation. A first-class system was accordingly inaug- urated which would doubtless have proved most efficacious if it had not been negatived by subsequent proceedings. The men proceeded to the bath-house, stripped and hung all their outer clothing, including puttees and great-coats, on a travelling rack which passed through a disinfecting room full of chemicals and reached the men in another compartment where they went after the bath. Splendid idea! Why, then, should all the good effect have been taken away by issuing the men with washed underwear which in many cases was still vermin- ous? The Army seemed unable to get it into its head that the laun- dries never did manage to get rid of vermin. As has been pointed out before, the laundries exterminated vermin theoretically: they rarely, if ever, did it practically, and there is not a man in the Canadian Corps who had experience with washed underclothing who v/ill not bear out this statement. 128 On April 29th Capt. W. W. Dunlop, M.C., Adjutant, with 25 Other Ranks, left for England, the whole party under the command of Lieut-Col. F Lister,. D.S.O., M.C., to take part in the great parade of Overseas Forces through London. Eight other officers also left for the same purpose, but on arrival it was found that each Battalion was to be represented by the Commanding Officer and the Adjutant only in addition to the Other Ranks. This party reached '"A" Wing, Bramshott, on the evening of the 30th. May 3rd was a wonderful day for the Overseas Forces. We fell in at 3:45 a.m. and marched to Lip- hook where we entrained for Waterloo, which was reached by 6:30. Thence we marched to Hyde Park, where tea and sandwiches were served, after which we were at liberty to wander round the park until 11.00, when dinner was served. The troops fell in again at 12:45, and moved off at 1:40 along the following route: Stanhope Gate. Constitu- tion Hill, Buckingham Palace, where the King took the salute. Buck- ingham Palace Road, Victoria Street, Parliament Street. Whitehall, Charing Cross, Strand, Australia House, which we circled, Aldwych, Kingsway, High Holborn, New Oxford Street, Oxford Street, Marble Arch and back to our starting place. Enormous crowds assembled and gave an enthusiastic reception. It was an inspiring event, though the early part of the march was spoiled for at least one member of the unit, who kept on wondering how he was ever going to manage to unfix his bayonet from the ''slope," seeing that this was an operation which always worried him even when done from the "order." Our ti'ain left Waterloo at 8.00 p.m. and we were back in camp again an hour before midnight. The whole affair had 'been an unqualified success; it had given the troops an opportunity to realize for them- selves the unbounded admiration cTnd affection which the people of England entertained for them and their prowess; incidentally^ it had given them a new idea of a real London crowd. The remaining days in England were not long in spending. The main body of the Battalion came over on May 4th, and thereafter the time was spent in passing Medical Boards and completing Demobiliza- tion returns, after which the last leave was enjoyed and on May 31st we left Liphook Station at 4.30 a.m. for Liverpool, reaching the Mer- sey port about 3.30 in the afternoon, when we immediately embarked on board the "Mauretania." On the following day, the anniversary of the great naval battle of "The Glorious First of June," the giant liner left her moorings and at 1.45 p.m. we crossed the bar on our way to Canada. Quarters on board were excellent, and even if they had not been it is not likely that much discontent would have been aroused; moreover, the sea was phenomenally calm, and after a voyage which was very nearly a record-breaker, we landed at Halifax at 10.30 a.m. on Friday, June 6th. An hour later the trains pulled out for Toronto, which was reached on the evening of Sunday. Here the big majority^ of the unit was demobilized, only some 125 Westerners bound for Revelstoke or Vancouver remaining for the final stage of the journey. And here a tribute of thanks and acknowledgment is due from the Westerners to the people of Toronto generally and to the Sportsmen's Patriotic Association in particular for the unbounded hospitality shown during the twenty-four hours spent in their midst. A free ex- cursion was arranged for these men to visit Niagara Falls, and this included a luncheon at the Clifton Hotel and dinner on the boat during the return journey. It was a very graceful compliment to the Men of the West, and the latter were correspondingly grateful. And so we came to the Golden West, leaving at Revelstoke on the 13th a few of our party, and spending that night at North Bend so that we might arrive in Vancouver at a reasonable hour on the morn- ing of the 14th. A trem.endous crowd had assembled in the Terminal 129 City to greet all that were left of the 102nd Battalion, which had been so largely recruited in the vicinity, and a vociferous welcome was accorded us as we passed up Granville Street on our way to be de- mobilized. On the following- day those of us who still had another leg of the journey to complete embarked for Victoria, and then at long last the active history of the 102nd (North British Columbians) Battalion came to a close. Just two more incidents must be recorded and then this history will also conclude. On Monday evening, June 15th, a banquet was held in the Vancouver Hotel, Vancouver given ''in honour of Lieut. - Colonel Fred Lister, C.M.G., D.S.O., M.C. and Officers, Non-Commis- sioned Officers and Men of the 102nd Battalion upon the occasion of the return of the Battalion to British Columbia after their arduous and victorious campaign in defence of the Empire," and this banquet was tendered by the Province of British Columbia, the City of Van- couver, Old Comrades and Friends. The last scene of all took place on Sunday, September 22nd, 1919, when the Battalion Colours were deposited in Christ Church, Van- couver, with all the pomp and ceremony which such an occasion demanded. The following account is taken from t\e columns of the ''Vancouver Sun" of September 23rd, 1919, and with this introduction the historian takes leave of his readers. UNIQUE CEREMONY AT CHRIST CHURCH Regimental Colors of 102nd Are Deposited After Custom of Early Days in England In accordance with a military custom that has its origin in the early days of England's history, a divine service was held on Sunday rfternoon, September 22nd, in Christ Church, Vancouver, to mark the depositing of the regimental colours of the 102nd Battalion, "North British Columbians." The church was crowded to the doors with members of the Battalion and their relatives, friends and other spec- tators, who witnessed this impressive and simple service. The 29th Vancouver Battalion placed their colours in the same church some time ago. The members of the Battalion assembled in the school room and formed up in file, with Lieut.-Col. Fred Lister, C.M.G., D.S.O., M.C, former officer commanding, and Major H. B. Scharschmidt, acting adjutant, leading, the colour party followed and with the members, proceeded to the west door. Halting at the foot of the stone steps the adjutant proceeded forward and knocked thrice on the door with the hilt of his sword and demanded admission. In the meantime the officiating clergyman, Rev. Dr. W. W. Craig, D.D.-, M.A., rector of Christ Church, with the members of the choir, had moved down the centre aisle of the church towards the door. The clergyman, accom- panied by two wardens, awaited the demand for entrance. Who Comes Here? ''Who comes here?" asked Rev. Dr. Craig, upon the door being cpened. The adjutant replied: "I have been commanded by Lieut.-Col. Fred Lister. C.M.G., D.S.O., M.C, the last commanding officer of the 102nd Battalion, 'North British Columbians,' to inform the authorities oi this Church that he has repaired here today upon his return from the Great War with the colours of the Battalion, and desires admission to prefer a request that they be deposited here." 130 The clergyman answered, ''Inform Col. Lister, commandino the 'North British Columbians,' that every facility will be afiforded him in executing his most laudable purpose." After the entry into the church the National Anthem was sung, and then the procession proceeded up the aisle. The clergyman and the wardens halted two paces beyond the top of the chancel steps and faced the congregatioh, while the officei commanding and colour party halted at the foot of the steps. Addressing Rev. Dr. Craig, Col. I>ister said: , "Sir, on behalf of the officers and men of the 102nd Battalion, 'North British Columbians,' I have the honour to inform you these are colours of their Battalion, and to request that they be deposited here for safe-keeping, as a token of their gratitude to Almighty God, by Whom alone victory is secured, for His providential care and gracious benedictions granted them in the discharge of duty. In so acting they also desire to provide a memorial to the men of all ranks who served under these colours, and to afford an inspiration for patriotic service and sacrifice to all who may worship here for all time to come." Rector's Words Taking the colours from the officers of the colour party, Col. Lister passed them to the clergyman and he in turn gave them to the war- dens. In accepting them the Rector said: "In the faith of Jesus Christ we accept these colours for the glory of God and in memory of those who were faithful, many of them even unto death, in the sacred cause of King and Country, and in confidence of the inspiration they will afiford to all who may behold them In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen." The clergyman, followed by the wardens carrying the colors, proceeded to the altar and personally placed first the King's Colour and then the Regimental Colour in the permanent fixtures. Taking as his text the second and third verse of the eighth chap- ter of Deuteronomy, Rev. Dr. Craig said that the thought that he had desired to bring before the minds of the people was summed up by the question-, "What have you learned during the last five years?" People were put on earth to learn and life was the teacher. It disciplined the people and made them disciples. One thing that the War taught was the divine omnipotence of God. The war taught people to desire realities. The men v/ho went through it are deter- mined to have the reality of life. They cannot bear conventions and must have appreciation of the moral standards and issues. Thej- v>rould do away with sham and convention and demanded reality in personal religion. Two Hundred of 102nd Present The officer bearing the King's Coloui was Capt. T. R. Griffiths, M.C., while the officer bearing the Regimental Colour was Lieut. R. D. Forrester. The other three members of the colour party were Regt.- Sergt. -Major W. H. Long. Reg. Sergt. -Major John Russell, D.C.M., ?nd Sergt. R. W. Rayner, M.M. Right Rev. A. U. de Pencier, Bishop ( f New Westminster, assisted in the service, together with Major the Rev. C. C. Owen, former rector of Christ Church. There were nearly two hundred members of the 102nd present, and these came from all parts of the Province, from the Interior, Vancouver Island, and up the Coast. , 131 APPENDIX A FINAL ORDER By Lieut.-Colonel Fred Lister, C.M.G., D.S.O., M.C., Commanding 102nd Infantry Battalion (North British Columbians). "r70R close on three years the 102nd Canadian Infantry Battalion has I^ endured the perils and hardships of war on the western front. Two years and eleven months ago we were on the hij^h seas, but our faces were turned east; we were on the threshold of the Great Adventure. Today we are looking west, and our hearts are beating high in anticipation of a. speedy reunion with our homes and loved ones. "Many who sailed with us then are lying now on the several battle- fields, or in the many cemeteries of France and Belgium, and their places wtre taken by others who did not shrink from making the supreme sacrifice. INlany of our comrades, disabled by wounds or sickness, have already returned to Canada, and we are looking forward to meeting them once more, to tell them that we have not failed to maintain the traditions which they handed down to us. "It is fitting, therefore, that before we disperse we take stock of our achievements on the battlefield, for the record of the 102nd Canadian Infantry Battalion is one of which any unit might surely well be proud. After only six months' organization in Canada the unit sailed for England, where it accomplished in six weeks the work which most Battalions took ai least three months to perform. And so it came to France. During twenty-seven months of constant warfare we more than held our own. We can look back now and say that we never lost an inch of ground, that we never failed to take our objective, and to hold same when taken, and that no German ever set foot in our trenches save as a prisoner. "We started out a British Columbia unit; we return an Ontario Battalion; but I defy anyone to note the point of cleavage. Welded together by many months of common danger. East and West have fused as one, and if the Battalion which set out in .June, 1916, was a marvel cf fitness, the reinforcements which have arrived from Ontario since August. 1917, have been all that the heart of man could desire. "T\"ithin a few short days we shall be dispersed to our several homes, but I sincerely trust that the ties of friendship will never be broken. A Battalion Association has been formed for the set purpose of holding fast those ties, and I hope that each and all will keep in touch with this Association. "Just a word of thanks and congratulation before we part. From my heart I congratulate the Battalion as a whole and each one of you individ- ually for the gallant part taken by the 102nd Canadian Infantry Battalion in the Great War, and most sincerely do I thank every member of the unit for the sublime devotion to duty, and the loyal support of authority which has characterized the Battalion. Under Lieut.-Colonel J. W. Warden, D.S.O., you endured the horrors of the Somme and Passchen- daele. and fought with fierce determination round Lens. When sickness forced his absence you gave the same unswerving loyalty to his second-in- command. Major (now Lieut.-Colonel) A. B. Carey. D.S.O., and gained the heights of Vimy Ridge. When special duty in Mesopotamia finally deprived us of the services of Lieut.-Colonel Warden, and I was honoured with your command, you extended to mo the same whole-hearted support, adapting yourselves with courage and enthusiasm to the new conditions imposed by open warfare. When wounds compelled my temporary retire- ment you exhibited the same fine qualities of patience, obedience and endurance under the command in turn of my second. Major (now Lieut.- Colonel) E. J. Ryan, D.S.O. So many changes in command might well have taxed the discipline of older troops than you, but to the everlasting credit of the 102nd Battalion you gave to each and all a full measure of confidence and devotion. "That happiness and prosperity may attend each one of you through- out your lives is my earnest wish. Good luck be with you all." "FRED LISTER, "Lieut-Colonel. "Commanding 102nd Canadian Infantry Battalion. "May 25th, 1919." 132 APPENDIX B STATISTICAL TABLE 102nd Canadian Infantry Battalion (NOTE — The following- figures take no note of any ranks who joined the Battalion in Comox but were transferred or discharged prior to the departure of the unit overseas.) TOTAI. STRENGTH OF THE BATTAIiION Total number of Officers 207 Total number of Other Ranks 3,656 3,863 CASUA3^TIES vNOTE — The following figures refer only to ranks still on the strength of the unit at the time of their casualty.) Officers killed in action 31 Other Ranks killed in action 482 Officers died of wounds 6 Other Ranks died of wounds 117 Officers missing- after action 1 Other Ranks missing after action 22 Officers died of sickness Other Ranks died of sickness 17 Officers wounded 95 0!,her Ranks wounded 1,620 2,391 DECORATIONS Victoria Cross 1 Companion of St. Michael and St. George 1 Distinguished Service Order 5 Military Cross 38 Bar to Military Cross 6 Distinguished Service Medal 19 Military Medal 162 Bar to Military Medal 8 Meritorious Service Medal 9 Croix de Guerre (French) 1 Croix de Guerre (Belgian) 6 M edaille Militaire 1 Medaille d'Honneur avec Gliaves en Bronze 1 Cross of St. George, 4th Class (Russian) 3 Mentioned in Despatches 26 287 APPENDIX Constitution and By-Laws of the 102nd Battalion Association 1. The name of this Association is the 102nd Battalion Association. 2. The Association is an independent Association, and will not be sub- servient to any political or other organization in Canada or elsewhere. 3. Active membership in the Association is limited to those mem- bers of the 102nd Canadian Infantry Battalion who actually served at any time with the unit in France or Belgium. Power is vested in the Branch Committees to elect honorary members. 4. The Association is divided into two branches, the Eastern Branch, ■with headquarters in Toronto, and the "Western Branch, with headquarters in Vancouver; each Branch being controlled by a Committee of six, consist- ing of a Chairman, a Secretary, and four members, any three to form a quorum, and the Chairman to hold the deciding vote. The dividing- line between the Branches will be the boundary line between Manitoba and Saskatchewan. 5. The org-anization of the Association consists of a President, a Vice- President, a General Secretary, and a Committee of twelve members, the 133 latter to consist of the governing bodies of the Eastern and Western Branches; any seven to form a quorum, and the Chairman to hold the deciding vote. 6. Officers of the Association and of the two Branches will be elected once a year at the annual meeting of the Branch members. The nomina- tions for President, Vice-President, and General Secretary will be sub- mitted to Branch Secretaries two months before the annual meeting, and a count of votes taken at the meeting will be forwarded to the last General Secretary, who will notify the incoming officers of their election, and will also notify the Branch Secretaries, The officers elected for the first year, however, will hold office until the second annual meeting. 7. The objects of the Association are as follows: — • (a) To keep in contact old comrades, and to lend a helping hand where needed. (b) To keep alive the traditions of the 102nd Canadian Infantry Bat- talion, and to promote a spirit of loyalty and devotion to country in succeeding generations. (c) To work together in a true spirit of good citizenship for a better Canada. (d) To act as trustee for all Battalion trophies, Regimental Colours, documents, etc. (e) To work in concert for the establishment of the 102nd Canadian Infantry Battalion as a unit in the Canadian Permanent Forces, and to hand over to such unit, if formed, all existing Battalion property. (f) To raise money where needed for the relief of deserving cases of hardship endured by members or their dependents. (g) To keep in touch with the trustees of the Regimental Fund, for the purpose of recommending, through the Committee, cases deserving of relief. (h) To further the interests of all returned soldiers. 8. Both Branches of the Association will meet at least once a year on the same date, the place and date of the next meeting to be decided at this general meeting of each Branch. To prevent different dates being selected, the two Committees will come to an agreement beforehand by correspon- dence. In the event of disagreement the date will be selected by the President. 9. Each Committee will meet at least once a month, and will furnish the General Secretary with a copy of the Minutes. The General Secretary will file these with the Association records, and will forward to each Branch a copy of the Minutes forwarded by the other Branch. 10. A small Association button will be worn by members. 11. Each Branch will be responsible for the establishing and financ- ing of its own headquarters. OFFICERS OF THE ASSOCIATION First Honorarv President: H. S. Clements, Esq.. M.P. Second Honorary President: Lieut.-Colonel J. W. Warden, O.B.E., D.S.O. President: Lieut.-Colonel F. Lister, C.M.G.. D.S.O., M.C. First Honorary Vice-President: Major R. J. Burde. M.C. Second Honorary Vice-President: Capt. J. E. Thompson. Third Honorarv Vice-President: Major H. E. Homer Dixon. Vice-President: Lieut.-Colonel E. J. Ryan, D.S.O. General Secretary: Sergt. L. McLeod Gould, P.O. Box 721, Victoria, B.C. Eastern Branch: Chairman: Lieut. H. J. French, M.C. Secretary: Sergt. E. H. Telfer. Woods and Forest Branch, Parliament Buildings, Toronto. Members: Lieut. W. H. C. Stanley. M.C; Sergt. F. G. Reeks, M.M.; Pte. W. Johnstone; Pte. H. L. Ross. Western Branch Chairman: Major S. H. Okell. M.C. Secretarv: Maior F. J. Brandt, 418 Rogers Bldg.. Vancouver, B.C. Members: C.S.M. H. A. Farris, M.M.; C.Q.M.S. W. S. Brown; Sergt. F. W. Hambleton; Sergt. R. G. Orr. 134 APPENDIX "D" Nominal Roll of Officers and Other Ranks, 102nd Battalion EXPLANATORY NOTE The following Nominal Roll contains the names of: (a) All Officers and Other Ranks who landed v/ith the 102nd Bat- talion in England, June 29th, 1916: (b) All Officers and Other Ranks who reinforced the 102nd in Eng- land and proceeded to France, August 11th, 1916. (c) All Officers and Other Ranks who actually reported for dut> as reinforcements in the field. It does not include some hundreds of reinforcements who were sent over to France as drafts for the 102nd Battalion, but who were transferred in France to other units before they reported to the 102nd Battalion. The names of places in brackets after a casualty show the battle front on which the casualty was incurred. Authorities for the award of decorations are also shown. It must be remembered that after August, 1917, all who did not hail from Ontario were posted to other units on evacuation to England. It has been found impossible to give any details of the subsequent career of these men, except in rare instances. The words "to Eng." after a man's casualty denote that he was then struck off the strength of the battalion and that his subsequent history is unknown to the compiler of the Nominal Roll. In every case Acting Rank has been credited to the individual. It has been felt that if a man was worthy of bearing acting rank in the field he is entitled to such rank in a Nominal Roll of this nature. Where reliable information has been received of the promotion of an Officer or Other Rank after he was struck off the strength of the Bat- talion he is credited with such promotion in the Nominal Roll. The addresses given are for the most part those of the Next-of-Kin, as given to the Paymaster when reinforcements reported for duty. In too many cases these addresses are in Europe, whereas the man con- cerned is in Canada, but letters sent there will doubtless be forwarded. The following abbreviations have been used: Bde Brigade. C.I.B Canadian Infantry Brigade. C.C.A.C Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre. C.C.C Canadian Corps Camp. C.F.C Canadian Forestry Corps. C.I.B.D Canadian Infantry Base Depot. C.C.R.C ..Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp. C.G.B.D Canadian Garrison Base Depot. C.L.T.M.B Canadian Light Trench Mortar Battery. C.M.G Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. C.R.O Corps Routine Order. C.R.T Canadian Railway Troops. d Dated. D.C.M r>istinguished Conduct Medal. Dec Decorated. D.O.S Died of Sickness. D.o.w Died of Wounds. D.R.O Divisional Routine Order. D.S.O Distinguished Service Order. Ech Echelon. Emp Employment. Eng England. Engr Engineer. P'vac Evacuated. G.R.O General Routine Order. K.i.a Killed in Action. L.G London Gazette. M.C Military Cross. Men. in des Mentioned in Despatches. M.G.C Machine Gun Corps or Company. M.M Military Medal. M.S.M Meritorious Service Medal. Ret Returned. Tr Transferred. W Wounded (includes Gassed). NOMINAL ROLL OF OFFICERS AND OTHER RANKS OF THE 102nd Canaaian Infantry Battalion COMPLETE WITH CASUALTIES AND ADDRESSES CO o O s E 0| Jo -J s qi o 2 o o c d > r *i M 4) O > m > Ift 3 Tl< O o , c d > 'd ^ U I oSco O o G --^iiS-ico S ^ 00 ^ . O o5 . o I ooC'-' ' . '-'CO 19 d-- ^^ -r^rn ^S -^ -^ ■'-^ •i^>^,2'«"^ m -S-dC m""^ O C O '-' _: g-^.. .-+: 2 >5 fir .2, ^'.^^cJ^S^o-o :-;:55 :c.^-^ •> C!3 ... I •" <^ s! °° CO ^ L'^ .2 T-l -OPQ .£tH 1 i ^ •-> c o ■o c3 ^ ♦ M ^ O o o 9 "S -I ^ § § § § § m^ 2 » «y> o ~ o c tTo > c ^-^ 2 OJ w s> q ^. > r/! 3 li ftO r-4 n ij a >. O cc Wo 2;= -c Cr/^ VM OS ^ ig2 >> ^' o- E-^ t5 fo -u> o 72 O O X a o §0 w^ss %^%ll u> O 5 aj-S o «.:: cog ^ SXicc fl" >. O a i: tH O c yfffi »: p. '^ 5 oO cqce ;cqO •do :0^ CO . . -^ ^r-1. -^, :=■ -JT^ o c *i* 3 : ■ ri ^ • ^- ' ;o >o . crs ' !'0 M • ^ : \o 2l COW S 75^ o'5b •Ph • bi^ OH J a-: Q^ h:q oo« : r ;:: do .• OOP • >-, c<3 > ro o '^ cep S--sti a;-> S : .- H^i X : : M •^" : p;os : . -x: • >. O . «3c ^P5 CO 5 b P^P^M lab CO I ^^ P3 cq (^0 §i _o,o o o o p '5 d d 'rt "d d o o c »S^S a a a a a aa fT! rt d d « d u O o O O CO §6 ID hi '^ >^ > O 3 c o C o >:> ?! § w -hi; .^ >^ d3 5, >.?■■' p- ^ *^ L- Si •- K?i ClZ ::: o ^ I" p t~ h:! ^ ■u «£> ^ 73 ^ m a; ^ C <1) ^ 1— I ■Uo .0 w ■ O 0) "«^rH .<=> . .^ s -co CO Oi rO a . o ... 0) . a; oj •o d-C-.>.§^doO ^ k'^jS - r . « p, tf -. ar :i ^ a ^•3 5'^ o oS OJ^ dloM .^ «C0; O o V • -^ c <^ id^ ^ .- rt -i:^- •r; C O ^ +.^ r ^- — (5- o "' a^ ^^ ■ ^ '- ~ c- d dl^-'^'^ ^^ St. 'K ;oS- ^ . ^«= . aT^ = ^-C . ^r<^5^-^-=^Oa:t3r7 .i -'J 0- -^ '^ +J O - "^ 'i ;^ *^ '^- t. ^^ § 2 -n o c o s^a; uo o a a a a cc nj re rt 0000 00 o o ac.aac.a ct Tj ri re ri rf O'dO'OOO 53 -O;:: ^ <2rX^ *-PQ '11 dj i-ri <1J f— o r> cS •A ^2^ o >A o rf k -^ rt ^ M ^ 3m M +j o ^ ^ w o be . o o j:^ • O o hJ .» be xPi K'O. ^ Wi-4- ' - • ■ 1» • • • o c> ST'r T; Oi CO 25 -^^ ;^o: o a> M ■i :o :c3 ■ o • . '^ : c :t7 .H T-i . +J (D CJ -^ C ^"^ -ri -2 ^. c^ ^ hp:;^ K C? H c '^ c : : be .'t^ : . . c . 1 • -a bc^ • K^ : ■ • I- 2^; • rH [v^ . CO " T— 1 -^ ' ■s^ !^ T " : .--it: c^ffi . •oO -*o • ^ . • •c- :3 zj be . •rH O • 1 o >5 • •.u'V rH<;o' be=§' C7r- [^co~ 52 £4 1 • ^'3 o^ a=3 ; oj 0- • _ 0.C0 ^ &22..^.-.- K Oh .^ P h £^w o • • fe ^^ >.« Id dl- ^d K «_^ g 11 i sis &I i ^lll XT. *J « 0; =^ PP 22 h2 K ci rt rf :^ d o 000 O U O O J ^h:.:: k::. o . o _o Is J 11^ "32 c t ^ = 3 ® O S^ ■ °° S ^ w" - W i2 ^ -^ • K CO M t- O i- O c fc- '^ ^^ (X> TO 1q(§ . .o VI U Oj S^ ^ > M o — o 3 - § a OM o gm -M O 11^ > ^ - o c n Co;© .'if PQo- 12; col c« . :;:; ■OT • o ^ 5J) be c ^ :^ :-2 -I 0-r-|00 ShS ^ .> CO ^ >f <=> 2 IKS M *^ CO CM "*-!'=' ;;h 'd "d S tj' 'd cq "^'^ •♦-) • p. ■ ° be -: o4. biD . O q' ^ • be be -^^ a; • c c P c-t- ■^00 >S ^t- p no.'-' ■i r-i O c\i . . ^ r^ i-H [~ • - C bC^ "^ .^ . I .-^ . . . . .^O --rc ..-c « -a -o 'o •;;: tc: o ■ ' -•-•' bJDOcT ,lJ ^ O 0; 9^ -2 222=*"^ a-« ft a D. ! a* . 03 o) oi ■' > £, (2 • !k ,b : c : K = .9 2 o rt £0 -Ij ,-( be ^p> 17 oi OC I ^< : : be ;. :S|d 3 ^- ^^ ^- "^ li :dS-£ H^ :?^>2 . .X . oc-b '-§ 'C'C^^'C'C'C 4; Oj 0; 2ci ;-'^-l ^^g ;s^d •-/-^'be^ci, '-^ cTra a-'^C ' h- o 1 ^ ■" _• . SC --^2 5?^ C^ . 7 t. -r - - =■ ^ r- 10 1-H ir I <=■ ^ • c d^ w got ^-ci .J 0/;^; 5;-^co Oh h ^ -<«K •TO w << 01 »-5 be p: o.-g 0) > l|§ 4> U fc- W w mCQM -C a; ^ 3 rt c3 P5mou •-5 ; oi : •- j^'^^^ to j:: t'S ft X a> o x: o o t- ;- OOOOU to ^ > O ^K « :; ^":k- 0) o - 1^* re "C to CO - 3 o M > ^3 > 3 £ 03 C3 Cf 3.- 1^^ OI r; O ~ S S O )L, fc- h5 3 ^JJ ^ 3 33333 dj 0; (U a> q; oj- ^ 4) d, 0) d 0) •SI 't OJ o - -;2 1 5 col I": ^ 0) 0=^ «; 51 d S f« H^ ■ '3 ^- 3 rCbCO fc- C Cj OJ ^•W5 c £ .^ cfl >.>.^ M " tw -t-> do ?5 o 1^ I- — < o c oj O . . C^ Oi K o c ^ o Ho =2 ^ 10 JO '^ ^\ ^ .^ ft -^ ■'Z^ .0-00 ■^ d" 1 T' '^a 5^ -«^^ •^ £; e4 g f^ ;5 ■^ • o • H- .a^r- CO?-- ^ 0) CO E § 2 -^ ^^V 0^.-; •-s^ «^^.^ ^-Cy dO- cei-ico ^^^ t-CO,-l 1 > 1—1 c^s^t^L" Sdci -f-^^iA K^ . ^ d c •s : 03 .0 (M S c c 1: c iEK7 I. g3 ■^ ft = O ^ Cci -kJ V. " X "C i' Is ££ 7 <:^ ^0 ~' r^ C ■5 '^ 'S 3 3 !H o p "J ft^^E ft::n=d ^V. ?5G :ri 000 o t. t- 000 £ : :« c c O rt •SB ct ct XX >; £ > fc- OJ t- c c oj 4/ C o c c ^. Z>c *i o o oi a; oi Oi a; 3 2j2 2 '3 2. 0«2 if Oi-3 '~^ S o N §^ -5 . -73 -M r- C C 3 S?'-' Oib £^'-1 O M ;3 -CJ — ' CO V K Cot. r be' ; _r wj OJ I r ^s c ^' d M c -. §0 £ <; w f^ Sco . '- 5 rr' ^ "1 "2 (^ § ft E -c «5 « "^ 5 ^ ~ Si O O (V §1^20 CO 10 a; ^ -J ^^ CO -xxC^ £^-Gbd ^^r^ MfflS-: ?> I ;0 ^ - i-i . o rt CO "* ' "i^ c^ . 9^ £ • Vn'-'^ ^ • C r- •^ H'*-' 's?; w : ;?^ P c- .. oO . CO K • *d. 0?c • ^■j = 7 ; .— i . 1 ^_ _ 1—1 . TS.- rHoCq «h: O^^M o . ' ~ c o ;2 ? ' . p . 57 - ;j r-( j; -3 (M 72 V( 37 « r- h d « ; o I o — oj'C ^dt» CO 2 til -so C be be o •- . s:;7 o a 73 ^ -.'. ?f 7 -^ r^ ^ • ' cc ^ l^ n .0 ^ : 5 S o . .:: 7H o :d be Is o2 be TO o ►; ^<1 ■ be ft *^ t^ ! ooo,-i r o . (M ft— . ^^ • ^ •-M t^fH^i TOww^ O -; > be be 03 ej ^S§ S§ i at oJ oi 0) 0) a> a; oj a; oj ;3 3 3 3 3 3 3 (D Hi 0) (U IJ 4; o; 332':^^;3 222 3jj2 ^- « CO -co H S r; 0; o r > X oj r o M ^. US o c .2 Q o o o 05 ^ Oc o n rt u o-TJ > > c c .-^ A 0) o O; C? i^ '6 be 0) 2 ^ o a; o o 51 ^ CI ?1 ^ „ ^ L£I o d i o o3 C 0; £5^ o 0/ ^^o£>.^^^'^' G C o ^=?^+J;2 £ £t 7t^i« £ j?a=o= •^7 •£^' • OrH S- CO : & • cd . o -; ^.;o oo 1:0 C CO CI 0X)O O c] c i« a; " o ^-^ 'J D ^ a; ^ .S i'o' .0 ^g- ■-£ k;;£ o £o£ K Dih ^£^ • P C ^r ci' '^ Ceo O 1 5.0 Cio jc" Cc^ (1) • -; CO r<=« - £r^ 5 T ^ IT 0) '^ o T-l'^OO — ft CO O 2i CO K*" CO. -^ ' 0: ^J • rj^ O • ' ft • • ' CI ; «= . rt c3 ^^ rt ^ ^• i-H ^ ir. i- ^ ir- ^ E^ - "1^ z6^ 'i^Sm ft^Q''"^ -.ft^tift- 9-t . «^ .r£ '■X ... 0) CO CO 73 u fc- !- t. *J (U 01 Oi C (U a> (X) uo S-fi M TJ « "-I 'H .rt ::? a .::^ C - a; oj in " k: ^ drH ' s_. '.^'"'•ga ^ -^ ^' to U . . * '. t-" ^' ai ^ hJ 2 2dg od g-^j E i a J a h, —' . a+j « W. ^ > ^ ^^\ ^^ 2 Z < a: H o O -J o a: < z o z Jp5 doO WIS- HES 2a;'S LO >0 t ■^ S- -^ CO ^^ b£ai < a c rA O ;:;:^s§ aS 0:50 a; - oS §60 0) ^'S ^J L T r t- . o ^-c OJ CQh -*"^' w d^-. - 5^ m b£ t: o o • o K ■!-> 0) O) 0) fli 7; a< P-i CM :j (1, (li Pli di CIh Hi Cm Ph 0) oj 0) a; G H, £li Ph PL, il^ .OP 0„^ m CO .2 35.i:aaaaa.2^cHg "MuST-iLn-^ oi ia tt ly; -^ '^ ^ t^ Oi s^ cc ^. cr, fOC<5^'X)CO COC0TOLr^^~l'~'^^'^°^^M 0000 10 OOtCoOOlrt^'^'-i'MCC t- c- -H c- n t- I- --r ^ ;r. i- ri t- r-i ci l;? t- — CO -.-. CI 1-1 C ^ I- . 13 3 HH > . CO C3 C eg . t-* 3 '5 o CO "" ; r.- ^ iiC 5> .5 . .• tc- H'-c'.;^^^^' 'cc 72 ■^^^ C-M a3 fajO" > 0) ^ g fS 0; ^-1 CJ c^q tc E-i to CO ^ CO oc T^ t^ K" CO T- 1 00 -^ — cK^.5 c :=, OX! O - ^5 Si c c^- . « . a; M o c ;B^^d ^'^ St »f S >< »5 -^O '^"C^.l-^ CO K = K K>..?^p: 'C JrO i5mia:|^c:i: X K ^ M Ox: ^ £ rt bt-< 5C o CO , ::Z CS^ 1 CO r- ^ Z, ^ ZC •£>-5^C ii'*' --^ K Ct .„ C-. US ir " • . c c p -" • -: o ^ •"• ^5 ■£ C IE he: -^ eg ITS C .c!, . =^ ■^ c-,-^ o . . rt ci — tf|^£^£ 1 J, ce I < • bjc • c :<^g7 .-O .1-. ^«J o .;;^ r3 Z • OC . •— . ~ t- • ~ w ^^\- ^^ M- ri c: C-. I a; I I ■ ai '■■.'. '. c c u ,1) IV bcb£ dK;^d^j^-p; w C = C C C C r-- rt oj 03 oj 0) a; ." > c ;^ O ;«2 .-^■q;ccc K c c •<- • c <<<'^<<'^ :^ :;^ :^ :^ ^ :^ ::^ :;^ x-££££lll ce c ^ ^ ,. 0) -t~(Mif:ocoTj-co o c-1 n irt c-3 c-i o oc o i-H »-'; t- ci c3 (M t~ 1— t~ o , c c c c c = c c c c z r - EC iT fo f c CO 1-n ti — C ,c o o o J- ;- L-: c-1 CO -^ C (M u tc U w cac c (DC o . o - iuDCJ j:; s~ ^^ < 'A -^ ceWa 'J .-5 J ^' t .J ^d X 2 M X pq ^ M 0)1-1 •M cc ro -o c- ^ — >: — fo ITS UJ c 9 C E OJ - a ,s: me . o 3+j Sc cO :^^ - ! rt o ?^ "H; M oTO p -^ o o K c c S Oi S 03 sm - go ci3 . i;?coJ P y^s.^ -si £ S i h ^ H 6C si I :! ^ ^ 2 O "2 •*: 5 = -Or O -2 o = 5 eg h 0) ^3; _ ^ O" CO CQ CI CO - P a; dffi _o c c a;, 00 1^ t- 1-H T-( 1-1 CO 10 M ' . ^ ^ .^ ^ :>^ 3'> ^Sh^ ".^ :d .- ;- •0) o Ock '■■' ojopqco COLO 'd ^ = - i2 P' ,;^^d 1- --tijii 2d d sec -^ H^- :^ ©■^ :2 J^-rd.S: ^^"^ ceo cot- 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1^ ' •O bjDr^ g2Hh>: OiCO?. ■ iM S^ cvi ^ <^3 ' ^^ ^^' ^^'^^1 ^p;' 'i-i^i-i ■ on t— 1 c3i i^h^B^ 000 oj o a> a; o) ^ o)o>oioio)0)iiiO'0'oio)iiO)OJ o PL, fli (In d, PM |1| PL, Oh d, Ph d, Ph Hi Dh Oh Ph hm •PM bij be be bij -^ :^^- ^^^x^<^Xr- H ^w -;h -^ 2 -' -' ? ? 9 ? xx = 5 -5 -5 -5 *^ '-/i "^p^cid^ffi^'f •■.coco—^-tr-O) t>^t>i!! bTbTD'cc .-.-,- -,*'.-,-,-^^<: '~' fc-;-i- -^ -^ u '^ u vx rji cccocom co+j+j+j+j>>dc3rt cScij daJaSaJrtaScSciaiaJaSceaiajcSai :i jO>iiMO'MSC'Mc:>oiDc-jr-iaicr:co r;irtro ~ \ r/:. ^ '-£> m i— 'A. 'y^ -^ o ?o eo'M ro -m o m ~ ^i o co co co -f o tc t- co >o c^ t^ m a: -m a-, i^ co co tioo ooOM"Ooo 0001 CO ooooioioonw: 00 0000000 -Moo-PMcgoocc' I I— 1-1 (M -M i-l Ln t- l~ t~ O O -M t- O^ t- 1-1 1— I Z-. i- "M O Lf^ CI I- T-t Clt^ fO i-it^ i-H o; I- 10 Tt< CO ■ CO -d tub c c fee c o Etc '■-ll 1^ < C« n <1> -S2 C0W73 o c^ rH > ,0 tuD r- m '' rt o y: x tc -M O .^3 §Sl ■ lZ lI: ii: c X c c -It' "3 O Crh be I c r - cc C o rt C (Pec c ^1^ O 0^ 'd o o r5S "1^ til c «^- . cti o Z^ o l^, T- -^ com; C -C C ■: c c -■ ;^ 1" T '- c" ~ ; Ti^^-v. 1— ^ ,1 :o • Co CO C oc : o O •r; nSoo CJ .—I oi "^ o i H^' ^W<:'tij'^^h^^ :a:^H^ Ct^Wh ■K -J :^^ r^ £ OC ,- -; L- t- CLhOhCLhUi (1| Oh Ph Ph Ph Oh Ph Ph P^ CLh K &^ fl^ Pm fl^ Ph Ph Pm Ph PLh (1| fUPn Ph pL, fL| Ph Ph Ph >-* C t. £^ ce oj ct rt WP3Wffi ^dd^K^!-^.^^ C CtS i^ b£b£iH;= 0. p 0/ 0. oiflc-ut,-i •^ Tioc (r> c^ccu3,_,co'*'ooi:»oooinc«ct- O cc CO OC CO CO CO ■ CO O O CO .^ _ _ , _ o t- t~ >o t- o 1-t t~ '^^ C'l ^ t~" ~5 ^ t^ ~i t- CO -^ .1(MOOC^lC0C0Oe055 ooc/ooLOino;"" ■ t- o i-t t~ '^^ C'l ^ >:^^ :^0 fcppccwfcp; K fcw PQp:p:pcpcp: e ^ Z^ 3 j: -ji. ^ ^ c' oJ 0) O O O O CO iM o o s; CO 00 t~ o^ -^ s; O cc •* ci oc T-^ oc s•::: 2^ r ^M-p--^, i^^ '■oil M O Q ffl >: 5 w ^ i^fS >K c*0 M O C O Is O c3 if 5 1 '> - be > &c ►2 '- U ^ 03 50 i^2«-x2isii be o M O . C o3 ^ ^"-^ M g 03 K CO M CO( 5^^ •>' be c H mC^^^H Ors ^ _ -M ^ rH 00 0, \^Cx^\^\A ii^^t H.2be Oh 03 r-l ..-I O be bet -rS' cspq be o > 4, nS 5? I 00-^ O :^w" 4, d D 0) 0) a> CLhOiCLiIIi oj oj 0) a> 0-( Ph&hUi a> O (U q; 0) Hi Hi Hi Oh Hi O HH .i-i4->-i->-i->-i-i-t->4-> be-t-'-<->-^ HfLiHHiHPLiHitoHiPLiPH (D OP :^'3^ : : :« : > c m::q ■U r-H C O O .li ><>.>. 03 03 03 o3 o3 o3 > >, g g lot^t: 3 a C^ C^ C^ C^ C^ 1) 1) 0) 0; (i; o be :3^ o3^ WW • > :aH :^ ^v-^- yj Hi^-- .mo; ^ :z XXX ^ V V 01 CU CD -t-'-Cfoc(Occo i— CO ri -r o Si I- I- I- :r. T- TO Ti ?o vo o ai -M CO -fi co 00 ^-x>ooooo-ro ifloco-fnooco o l~ -H 10 I- ^ — I LO T. 1-1 O 1 - -7 U~ >3 CJ 10 .-I ,-( O t- ro JO CO CI CO iM tH COt--OMcOOOCOTHlrtQO^M"^-'' ^-' ooocji-HojcofoOii-^'nt^t^-cMaso co C-JC^-^-fO'-tC^OO'MirtOO-^O o -f «5 t~- Ol O t- O ■='- o o o -^ "M ^ '-' " t>o-j;oocoOrr'5;c-i:CrtOico-5> ^ ,-1 O tH r-r ;£) O: LC .-( C] t~ rH O Cl i-H 10 l."^ ^ CO CO CO '-I ^C rt -f >n CO LB -O « I— (COLCOliO'*-CCC<5 ■^ CO O O-. 00 O 01 UO COCO-*COCOC0l~C0 000000 — c t^ O O I- i^ --I c : t- ^ r >(M s^ CO ^^1^5: 1£ ■;;^;;j S >. ^:^ c = Or*' -i a; - .-. C2::^SC^ ?2^ oil s-l ^ ^^ ■> t- o ■'^'^ ZS _- ^ M C 3 . J- C v5 '^ -m" > c**^ -'il! o « ^- ire ;j slip C ) T CO IX > i£0 o 5 Ck! til 7. VI c^O£ .t;^5s «i CO O t. S -^^i w o c-;; ^6 c3 C • /-^ • b/) • >% • 0) •H : K • > • CO •■^ • . t- . o ! V ' bjij .-* . H • '"' oo rt" o ;isS5 -1 ' M ( 1— I C a; fo _^. -^ CO J,, fi +^ . <^^ ~- rH . Jj OS a: +J -^ U fo ^- th be . ^^"w>' Q;(D-i-> iUaJ(liiD.>>? ; m bxi bc^ ;i; t, t- t. +j *-> +j fq pq pq m M fq « CQ M pq v" yJ-i-> 0 »-< -► -r O iO com O Cl ut -f S O 01 "^ C^3UO>0-r&0 t^cnOlrtOCO^SlOt^ •i "" O^ o J5 *- So:- r -^ a> g J- - . "^"^ ••- - a> :3^^ o O fc- J- > r xO o S c O o O M :P 5 -1^ c9^a = K£ Cj s: 12; M ^1 03 p 3 O ^ o OJ 5^5 is ■v OJ %i , 2 M«:g O >x CO -C ID rt > -= O -. ^ d c CO t-j;^:^i!: lo^'S;-^ X c o : • «r . d . • 6£bc o o---^ '^ c c ^ ^ S S 03' 't' -CO t- t- fl OCCC mw ^^>"^ HWhH O htS^E- (^ to— o t^ a; w 03 S ■" ct ^00^ 1 c^ ■^ "* - '-^ <: "^ :^'^^" GC T ^^ 5 5'^ see" oc bjc bi; c o£. ;qUt ^ w C5 ^, ?» ^1 Cl t^ *— C' Wp:^f>;£^^^^ O. 1/ - O t- (X ^ Ot CI o CO S^ ^ 'J' t~ L." C-1 t~- CO OC CO CI CO T-H i-i Lc tc 00 ci t- 1-1 ift CO O t- c^i o ~ 't" "= c 1 c -+ t- cc CO -r cc c: cq t- t^ >: o ~ ^^ co ^ >: ~ " - — " "* '^i c^icocioco-^rHfixOT-i-TfOci iri_-^ci>:Ti-^coco mo ocot— co-^ccoccocc— . i-cr^-r — i-t--'M ^ ic 01 CI CO CO th c: ct CO CI o ic o >: cc 05 cq cc 1— I o c- cc ^ c — co c c 1 — . c 1 ci t-< cc co lO o c^ c to t- it; : r^ CM- c: cj ci i- ^cii- ls c- -^ — ri <= co o ~. i- co c; i- i- 1— t- CI CO CO C I CO I— CO rH CO 1-1 CJ Cm 5 05- c ■ C :S|.: oo9'i5^ X c - o - • =* o ^ > -^ r/-) _y '— p .—"^ C) C^ rrt O ?? S- . r- .d 0)2 jt: -£^^ >^^ -^ U oJco OJ . -- 03 o o •- « c cc -p ^ £ be ^^^ 0£ o ^- . ft .i5 I X S ir. 2 *^./ O, C o a? II CO X ft^ ■13 r c o =5 O o ^'^■^ b£^ ■■£ 2 oJ 1^^ 5.u,-^ o o cti o - » ; ;:: a; •a? i V ^"StJ 5 i5' CO •£ be 2H b£ • be = 2f-^?^oH o' a = sod Wr)'^ o d j'-lj'-l , — c- »oo, "^ S .S -n 5«i • bi??c ^ O 5; S 1^ < 05 — =^1 y<; ^t^> £«! ' d o _. ^. h^ ^^5w>^ bCQ H.S be O O) >: S*^ ^«r> ft -■ T-H to be ^bei il2 c •7 be"^ h C .i U ; I---; 0; dJSS i'^'C .K^ .C ^S 00 "^ ^W>?^ C^ 2 h^^'Nih^^ pL| (1^ PL, Hh (1, Hi pLi a^ Ph Ph (1( 0) Oi O) 0) 4> OJ 0) Oi ^25 lip's ceo ■'A • -"K "ooooooooooooooooo cqpqpq :qMP5pqp3CQMP5P3P3cqp3mmmfQpq ;n^-^^b, .0' l^H,p^ ,^ d W^ffitf ^ uo lO o t- M C CO -^ L- O o; -^ -r C o CO CO ^c L.: c-1 O o 0-1 ri t- t- ^ T- • CO n -^ I- — CO X ct ~ -f CO en o : — c t- >: ct — " v: — — t^ ic O I — CO — c'l t^ S 1^ ci t~ oc CO -^ t- ! C7 CO CO CO »3 OOOOoOOOOO pqpqKfqfQP3fQ«PQPQ « ^ >. WW w - oT 0) <^' oj - -Q >>>^ '>.>.'>. PA'S C C fc- P3 pq PQ ffl PQ PQ P5 1-1 s; -*■ — L.O ~- 01 CO "-r; ifl i^o OXXci-— -r-M-01 t- C-CO — C r>^-~ — — C^ ^ c^iLK t^ 1^ r; — ?• c^ 01 ■M t-- 10 CO L.O CO-* oco <^ 01 541 3S8 227190 931764 314057 109393 5 2 S3 81 106411 Si ili ^■%^ rt K O o5^ ft) c ;=; COM >|- r3 43 O o" 5 o O ^ E^ ? - r m "iJO =^ to o S| o O .re . > a;- q5 •p Q) c^ c 0) Ji r' o ■3-0 51^ o^: ^^c^.n: Sen 1^ oc O ^rt _^ ^ ra^^ < j: o- O— •^/-030'^0:3Ca3 o ?i ^ Stt::; o K ^ -ii ^ O c c s o iT o a) TH > T r- .> ce o .i "^ :i . > o ^ — -• o ►>, ^'t -C, ^Ph cZ ^11 (D t^ Ooo CO I < OS C .^O c c ^ o-p .. "^ -> >< oS « c t, CO.S oS>. U7 be i 4< « bc.S o 'oq '-'Cco-*-'»i^*'^ 1 J- 1-1 — t^^ be .. a3ooMH'7' o do a; «l7 -^^ 0.;. O 0)' 2od5^^'£|Vps = 700=? 2 .^ti .^=^.c • • • ^ W^ CI . ^ m M "^^ O "^ O 2l^;5d 4. *^ a; 5 . -^ _>^ t- 5 00 ^ ■^ IC ^ C-. ^ =7 ^^'h^^p: •^ 00 • :^ . ^_ • • c. fO • 0) biO • c • w : • ; O) . 03 s:^ ■ -n c +j ^_l^_(+J ^_>-M^_> ^_.4J^_l+J^_>^_l^_lO■l-'-l->■l-i-tJ■l-^•^-J-(-'■t-' be *- « U H -H SO dw^; ^h.- ,<^o. ^2 2 ^iJ2 i?i?'S';;>:>:>:cc'«''S'o2^-2c«-2^'^\.^'c'T:i5 = ________cticdo3c3a3o3rtcto3r:oa/a)a'a'a'a; WW ; (1/ a; a) :E^ww \^ c2^W .- = &£« OC-lt^ OlrtfO r-O«t-O^tC«00-C0T-4lrtCCtCtrti;C-*a:.IMC0in OCt- .COr-Tr-CC « oo-fO oinoo OT-i-:t-^t:~MrtiO(M-fLft-^c<5ioc^Joooa:r^i--iMU5co-fc;foc5 e<5«; . ..'. L.-^ iffl oc o o o iM CO rH c. CI r-i CO «o s: CO LO CI o c 1 1- o CO 10 o; »< O O CO O O CI CO CO O Tt" to O I— I Tf T— I 1— I -^ CO ^ O !£ CO IC ^ li; Cl C PQ 2; .r a> ^ 1 1 •^2 ij +J OJ" ? W c c ? do '^ '^ 3 O o c ce >^- >. > . oc CP5 K' w sT . - QJ r; ^^ Q^ £ rt - .^ > c W ^ PQ rd c 3 2 >■. K C p J a_ !- H-( -iJ ._ a- - C 4) +J 9> ■^^ c o « d . . s- c C feis! 5-^ : KpQ 5 5£^ ^ 0- g b£ o pDu-^ SOS- ^S.-§<^'ffil - c J: c TO . ^ ^g £ i/>c- be be d « ft •"' _. K o ■'^ be he ^^ ■ . 'A 1-^ c be 2 H C; OCT. O.^ be 4)51!. (T^l rJ <; OC t- r- — ■•■^^..'-fL^fo 5>e |1< 01 ,Sp2Sr be K ^u:. C ^ 'oT^'^ oc CCC'OC • ' tc w " 1-1 • T-i H^ CO .:: I »o 1-^ (M ^- r_ r: T- • re »« P_^ -^ O +-' C5 .„• c-i -^J ^ en lo c-q T^ _. i— _ CI ci (• s^ *^ PhPh fW Ph!1i n d d .t: o o flJ 0) O 4) 4> PLh Plh (1| Oh (li 00)4) rja)(Da)aia> qjo; O) -M +J +-> ~^ +J +J +J ^ -l-> 4-)-!-' -4-1 O) (D (D Pli fL| fU di Hi WM PQ 5| d o p o o o o o c :^^ (liCU d Cu Ph CU M Plh fL( (li |li tcf^P- PLP-dP-U ^d ^-i :pL:«K^<^ ' d M o^ = '^ . U di U ^ 'P3 8 ^ be He .5 ^ o Oi 9<< IB 73 : ^^ " <3J 73 „- ~ ^ «^ - go o > o_j % .'I ■^ -^-^ffi 15 o > . 0) o m J-a c c o t^ ^3:a;:^W be . CO lo::;:; b£0 w d '2 X .3:^ C . - aj =5 O -- O m O ^. oT o ^-^:§ U :-bf)pq l-H a; " 0) o ol c^^5 TI'C o . > ^H-!i-hP GO tH C-l M '^ " O 6 iMffi ^td^ .^ d. be 7-1 "7^3 ' .1- o ■°^H. 3^ be o OJ C u g 03 : oS o ;^H n3 I I t-^ HH • be o o o ^ c ^*j a*j be be fn Oi O Jl( 72 'X/ -< ^:; S ^ S '^ c3 K : TiMi ?fe lliD fin' „- fa>"^.- CCCCCCCC-jgj-^-OJC^'GCOo'^'^ a30X5>>>>.>>" c ''^ "SfTfcHtc'be- . • -he cq! d^ ^^- 0) Q 0) 0) Qj 0) WKCGMMM Cqpq « OJ -f » M lO '£■ -x v:. in Lft c/0 fO I- Lt M -M O c<; cr. != c/0 CO fO i-H ^ 7 1 m L- I- Mco ri ''mpqwSmwwwmwwfflwwwmm CTi CO .-( t- O O I- ^ O-w CI CO -M -H I- -M OC C/O t- 'M t- iH CO C-l CO O rH O O CO CO CTj O "Xi CO -^ CI 1-1 o i-ciricoioco r>'-tcot-cocr;'Mvoocoy. o-^ o c] l.-^ o -r o -r ■•£! o CO o o lo o in o t-H 'r> o Si-* Ml-i-l 1-711-1-011- 1-1 01 .-H CO I- Ca t- L- fO CO O O V o o o vti^^ G '- '- u -^ u u 3 :3:3=i3:333n:3D3:3;3:3pn pq mwpqmmcqmwfqmmmpqmmcQ u ■< ;- t. !- o oaicoLncoc5cicococD 'x t- ^ I- o o t~ t— t— t- CO t— c- a; ^ O ^ rt X a; -'^^^ > mm K tc ^.— ^H^- ,x: o . rt o. §s St^M^^ K ^ t, K fo 6 = n ° C -C O O -i-i bis > 0) c o ^- OOgoB c 'i' o - ^ ft coC PQ So .' c^ .^ Mil* O o ^ ^V^ --% it i i o : cc , :k^ ■^^-Oh C TO — ■ > ■^< >d ^^^^ :t^ iii ^^■^ ^ ^h • = • c fc£cc :, 31 ;roc .T-'- •>■ !I ^ '^'"~ I „ . CO <5 or M 'a or . rt ^ <^i . c =■! c CJ (2 :^^c ^ p: 0; (1; 0/ Q^ 0; 0; P* . C O 0- K K cc K of a; IH .5 0^ C 1/ - 1~ cq CI t- ur; t>- ci fO CO C-1 lO^OLrtcit"- cq t-e o ,-1 ci M"«cc)co<«o n ■^"3 2 °5 '-'■'01102 o -^- o O o c o q u S fa t: o . • o CI o (D SO s .- ^ 2 S,^^ o3 o ■ P S O ceo c o O 03 ^ o c I 2 (p :^^^ ; c c x o rt a; ' -i-J (D "^ UJ-^ — v^ 0) - -^ 'sZ "u ^ >-■ Ph -'-' -^ -rt . -r c ^ - 1^ ^ ^ M «c . o ^J to "a; ^^ 02 . r- OJ CO o O r- at A "oS O o o 1^ 'd s -^j IM -d COH --X. rq: > . o ^o nS ^'ji^'J Ih^ .^ 5H 5i^ r^'^S ^^ •^ -d fl 0) 01 .bo > c H : o3Ci O <0^ bjD ii c w "^ w e^>s.§d ^r:^> 00 be o T-l +-'00 05 -^ o3 O'-' ^04-d H.5 to 5^ 5 J w 10 ■ HP h^h^^'h^'hhh^'^w'h H ^^ Pco ooQ "^d .-Sbf2- /^■r^ C a; a: :!:gVSG «H 7^' 01 O 0) (U a> 0) 01 O) 0) 0)Oi -t-'Oi OiiDOlOi Ol-;- O! 0> 0) OJ OJ O) o o> fLiM |l|(lilli • • o ' ' o3 w^5^> do^ CC03 0)0)01 0)0)1) 0)0)0> li; t. I- t, X)-QXJ ;2^^ X5;2^ OOiOO) ftftft ftftft ftftft 000 01 0) ft ft O) 0> ft a S S S £ c^ cS rt cd 00 OU •^tf, i^ ««K^^^^'p. ^►^H!>^- ^":^^^ •pq Q) O 0> 01 O OJ O ' ft ft a ft ft ft ft-; ■w : o u X ESS IJZTI T'i t: ^ — -f c-i .-I ri ?! « Oi ITS CO c^i cc 10 ro c- c^i t- co CO Oi CO C-: -^ r 1 rt X r-H -*• CO ift ri ■^ O ri ^ c- O co coco?: 00 -f!=:C;rii-"::^cicooo-Mir;Lflirto coo i-io oo^ f^ t, ci ri I- ri ri I- L.-: ji I- I- c^ ri Tj- c-1 ,-1 c; Oi t-h i— c- ^ (M c-i CO CO o $ r' Ij o c ^ c ■i « aJp; C c b£ o J"— :i -^ = i HH So 5^° «•= = - O ?3 J 5-! C O Cj ^ 4) bX) -M o eg o -:::^ ^ ^ r ii tn »5 0) c ?i5 '^ r-; ^^ 3 fa W ^1 . o ^. . £« o o ^ ■ ^ o a > P ^■ O • Oit ^S^ o ^ a; o ^ Q S CO ." : -po St: =^ !u m5cc2 -MO ?^ :: .:: .S c o • - o 0; ..- /- .S o cS O .pro us:. P^ :: O o « ,^ a; IX fU G ^ O ^ i\ :l ..^ -^ -ooco. — J5 • cr c sera O Ooo C5 _ ,_j ^i>^ Q. 0) - f> X! ^ CO'-" r-J^H'-'r- 'i-H r-: I I r- I O t- I . . C C d^ ri rt o c ^2 !$P^^HfaDhF-C 0) d) O) ID 0) OJ PL, fL, fL, pmi| fL, feu '-fefefefefefefefeOfe &£C<3 Be. 4) aj D 4J QJ -<-> -t-i -(-> +J +J |1( (li (1| fe fL, .^-Q^«. 'H:;^^0 c c z^ -ife ,-0 K ce X rt UUOOOOUOOOOOU O : :K CC CO K M M OS c5 kJ rt c3 OOOUO Oh; ° r-'CG ;.c c;.5r,-£'a rt oj osr. f-cort c— <=■ CO L^ CO i-H t>- CC ^ t- UO 55 CO UI Irt Oi ^ Si firrMOcoos — orq-MoooocviT^ r-f CI T] t- :r. L.-7 — CO y. ri ut r-i ^ rH m CO (rq r 1 CO - •: c J CO CO M CO T-t Oi OC (M 00 CO CO oc in c- t~ Lft C^J ,-1 Ift sr; CO CO ic ■* OOOco « rHOO OC T-^ CO 1-1 T^ Oir-I t-OCOOC^C^lOOlOC^ICOlA-fLSCOt^ «Oi-i u50Lca;t^rtCOOioc-it~ooocoi- ■^o (M^cicooeoT-ioocga:coc^ooco-. <>: cc«o cocoeourtatcoc^iMcocooO'^t-aic^ic irto Ooc-Moooooooooeooo CI C- O t^ r- ?1 ,— C a; r^ O t~ tH 10 1— t^ C. r- ^ CO T-i T-( CO CO c: r— CI c o o S tD J "--• oJ 9 p' 1— 1 rt ■^^'t, :=t ^ c 1 W c rt C 23 o 0"0 — C X ^ S^i +i >^ OJ '6 X 3 o o ce ^ov a^^ ^ m MS •S^ > o- c c ^ *n I* 11, 481 F 1, Elston Kellar. S otland. 6 .00 1 c £ rt X o o • .'^ P-l >;M . n*- Gilm lallai M. M an, S Sask berla 0) »2 - Gr-; 7. Mrs. T. CI Mrs. lothi .si l3^§«- S5 CO M s- ^2 -1^ ^Scc-" CM o o o O O CJ dd lo s?^^ S:^ 0«2 sis ii o -1^ 1-^ •- CO O LC oc J:! J-; i-n -m " -' fe -- CO (M CO O l/i CO CT- CC 1^ O 5 § 2^ S^' W C o "^ O "^ ' <=^'coC'^ C^ oSoi ^o woo O I . ' CO cS ' *^ .,.; ^ o ^ Pli °° ^■^^ htd^"Q^^ ^ '<« ^4^ \&i c §1 coco Idd c^^S do >;g g^ . . g 03 rt'S C C^OO> S^M ^^"q ^>"^h^^^^ ^ bx:' c c n V ^' , o _ 1^ r-.-^ c s cot~ !«■ ^1 HO S3 n*j ft+j a^-. -^ O Cs O Pi O &H Hi ^^S 6^- Q; a; a; aj 4) li ssssss cc cC 03 rt cS rt pLlOCLlCLi :h4'o 'da .-o r",r, 000000 o o^^ CO coco 0) a> . 03 « S ?.S££ 0000 di 000 ii;Qa o3o3c3o3c:ci:i:3a;a'a'<3'a> 0600000060000 Ift L.O CO CC CO CO LO 01010000 01 3-. S-. I- J-. l-O 01 Oi-*COO COOOi rH -r»< O CC t- t- i;C Ifi CC '* O C- fO UOCiOUI OOCOCO ^O-^OIlrtt— OCOOCt^COt— ([— 01 -* -r -^ 1-1 r-< o CI o J", c. cr. U5 c- ir: o CO 01 -^ o 1-1 1- s; Lft -rf T-i X. Lo CO fi ^ oi cr. 01 o a: oc 1-1 cc I- tc o -rt" CO o o CO o o 01 01 ir: •>* ITS -^ c-.' o CO 01 o I- C-. r 1 1-1 o r-1 '-/: .-^ t- 01 0^1 oa 01 01 01 1— I -— cr. r I -V r-^ CO CO w -^ •.:::§ ■ ^ a i^ V. ^ ^ -r -r ^^.c: oco 6oo'^o6 O«0t-C-3 uo -^ t- C^ S^ -H yjCO CO o^cr. ,- ::: -:^ CI 0. ^C^Q-l C-Z ri -y -r l~ Vi 3 -— CO i-tcc^ t- r-i r- CO CO cor- CO —. c: ■- o ;^ o O ^1 ai a CO o o k op. [ •? c^ ^6 5 t^' J5 ft o c^" Z 1 .1- 5 ,a< of 5W| S c lei I ad i; rt . c r ■nJti ^^P^ U^^^ CO o Sec. i^ S^^ liSs- fv- ^ '^' |S|: .0 2-^ = = o • _ .i d "" ^ "^ w w — ' -H CO C bfl o ■^ o ^^ Mb^; 2o| 5=0 t-d s.sl P-l W M k3 U- CD I ^-^ I I CO C5 00 oj;:^ t- a^-. 'Oh .- s-s CO .30 . t^M^ 03 03 .. S S s= At-S Of o3-; "" C- 1 03 r^ dnOO 1 <~, 1— I 3^ 1 C3 O C^ CC O M C ■^ ci i 03+-- oi 5 00 !m I tn <« MH Q . ^ o , . ^ ce .«!•'' ^^ ^MSS^h^St^C S B ©0)0) Qfl; ojoiaiaiQ uoi goi^o^iDaja*©!!) ©a>^ ... M h-1 . . i ^- O fLlPLiPH^pLilllP^flHfliPHC^Pu . .03 o3 cj a :; u u 3 n 3 :0 ddh,- ^'2 ,-&'^. . c;" ^Or;::cc ;Pi; '^ '^ '^OU 5o OUOOO 00 UOOOOOUOUO UUO UOOOOOOUOO06 LC OOrO coast- -;»■-* OSO-rft-t'^ SCi-H Oi— -^-fi— L-L»D~3ii-H CSC— CO LO C^lt— !Z)CSi— I I— lO t— OiOOSO Or- i C— X; — r-<-f — 7— '■^LCC^I ■*'!t"~l O t-c-i ooo-^ -^tn aocDuiioco oco «Oc — rcr. -rc-'M'M-Tj< t-roo -^ rHU-l -HOO' OCO Ol-TMC-iO CSO MCOOi-HO'-rOU'SLnO ^i=-f Irt CO n -f T— t— 1-7-1 rt 'TJ j; C^ rH rH t- r- O C5 CO r- CO Tl C-1 CI O ■^ t— iO CO CO CO M coeoooeo 1-1 CiSii-Hr-oc^ic-i^Tft-sr. CO t-L.oX):cuOrHr^corJOcOr^ COflOl^t— lOO-^r- It— Ol'^ CCC^CO^IMCOC-Wt-'TIS^-^ o^ooooi— coclOO — c-T^t-r-r-t-cOl-^t-1— T-^>: CO CO m T, .CO OJ^ x ;5 o ccr; °g^ ^o ^ o ^§1 tc^r W) MO O Ul .2 l^ S ^ 'S- ^ O ci . o uffl- r§ko •(-> ^^ -w B . o 1^ 5w K £ -c c .°z Cz = ^-1 a; . a; r^-i o ^ *^ ^ ^, ° S c ^ ?^H c ^. " M ^ t, ui O .k3 . dj St •7 ° P^^« to r ^ K t; >; c oi X !^ P &cO ^- c .-= 'c; CC; IZCU ^TfTf <1; ^1 = Is = > - •- m ■~ Hip' 2 -^ J- o o ^ 17 ^i^ 00^ 1 ^ 6£ H if t-h r? tS"^ H- T o 7 -^.^'- Lc :;: c ^% ^.^ Hi <7 «K ^SS ■cj: ^^"i^ :eh :^l|So c ^" . c c o ri t.'»^ > •-■ •- t^vJ be c K - c: c <^S if- CC ^ !— C". ~ 'l_ £ bio O in' ^•^ CO 4J (Xi Oi OJ a) (D CLi Oh P4 (li Ph pL| 0) tt) (1) '^ :i>o •-5 fcT oJ 0/ o o o'C ii oooo c o O OOOO UOOUUO O UOOO oococooiirt-* CO MCOCIO CC 00 Ci -X; O CO CO rl t-Oi-l C iM CI 5-. :j: CI CO t-UOCOO tci-'* iroci CC. LTt OC1C0 — • 'i C- ^ O O CO LT ciuo o o o r-. M I- ^ T- •^ C I CI I- I- C, P. i >. 2^ ° o ^ i; £ = ~-^-^rr-3r-^:^--^ £ ^ p ?-£-$£ £ *■ ^ js^^^^i;^- _ 'cc'cc'oco'ooc'oo'o'ocooccooccooococ z COS-. 0-. tccicitr-i-it-t-oorf.-iirteo'rt?* tft.c; CO -^ o CC Lft •^o^cr. cfiLCs-. coco-ri.'nc^iricocct^t; — ■^-^ccr'- oo^C-^-rcc-j'ciT— ccco>— ^occjt-— o-— ' -" — (Z.'Z.'Z^ CO - CO o 1 - c- o I- CC CO t^ CO ci r; =-. CT I - — . r: ci -^ c: -^ <^ C- f C -r — <= '-C O CO o ^ O C 01 — C 01 C Cll- Oll-l- I- oil- 1 cot-i- =-. oil- CO I- ^ -- CI l-iO ^ I CO CO O I CO T— CO Tf oc u-: •-:: v. -r ir. CI — 01 -!■ 01 -r '■£■ — CO c: vr X c- 1— -r i~ -3 i~ 1^ C CI cq I- CJ o > r. . w p- o r- :C - I "-.i Tc ^ o c 5 52 v: ►> 0) cc c :^ o w ° c o -M o r 3 ^ _, K. — ' "^ -, c ^ >^ ^ K Wo _ o ceo o K ^ "^ ,„ -^ *• oToS %o A ^. iT 5 ^ £ o 59: Ot^a £ .^ £ ^^f^f^S^-^ ^^ > ro ^ C 3 3 ? ^ (H O O O t- "ll ;/ c "^ • >, 13 o ;-§§--§S^ rr CO v :j. 2g re O rt . oi o c c Q 03 1 = b^^^J! 5fl -00 bo ?3 O "^O ^ oTrh O --t-'^ . CO 5^-^ ' -^" .-^ ^S S^ 50^ SU d ^ CO in 5 o a; oj 03 -C ;^t- 66 bo ' hQ :=iS'< bX) c bflC IS ^ C to I^^HH^ ^'pr^^'^tiih^' iK t 0. — w X yjillDHdiaHlllP^dldl&HMCLHlll d • I 4) 0) P-iD-i(li > O) > ^^^^ c > o c-1 CJ CO I ^^* ^ . c? o 3 aj g CO -0 l2d|o 7oo r-K7 o J oo ^^"Ih^'l Is c ^ «^ i^co^- o ■^0 I c 5- g CO C.. Phgo g 7 rlP^t- T^-^-r i^T ^^ "«t* ^ .Z 7 y. a: _; co ^ • ■ •" ^ . S :3 — ' .^ vj t. > > ■ 1- - ^PEH ^^UJ a: Ph sC^ CC'^ £ -3 0) oj 0)--: t^ a; di Cu P-i O m: Ph a; oj ^ > - ^^ — c cCa3cCa3rtG3ctcertcS«!a3a3a3ajaJa; OJ OOOUOUOUOOOOOOOOO O MiS'^oncooKKtr:3isi?pi? (DO/.iiOoOOOOOOCOOOO ooouoouuooououuu 0c c/5 'J' «"■' f^ O : -r ^~ '^ o cr. r:■^ 1-^ '!£ r-^ Oi ':-\ -^ 1- co c-t ir: -rr i- c -co i-i ^ C CO CO o CO CO -t- C-, i.t >c CO c t- CO ^ -f -f '.r co oi — w r-. c/- c- co cr iS i- 1- co (>:■ co ■^ -f o co — c co ?] 7— ro O '>o oooooo.-iOrioOT-H^i=oico o co^ocOcoociicooo^O' oc>: — irouox.-— ceo ?n- i~ M ^ t- CO ^ -1 ^ I- — CO t~ .-H t- I - I- c: i-H r I T-H — — c- t- t- rH t- t- T-t t- CO o 1-^ T- CO T-i o 01 ^ O t- Ol COCOCOCOCO -rHCO COCOi-H COt-it-i 2^ o . 5d^ I i '-C — ^ O -M "^^ ^/^^ 02 Is- r X 5 V 5 w . o Eh — r7 p;^c 3 a; &£ !)X) ;- 3 > CO cxJ o > o a> «^- is O O 03 •- o 0)^ CS - i; rH <^'0 ■^ X < 03 r " 1^ fT< (1) 03 OJ ty[)> r OJ o3„ ^ "^ c5 W C CD fa rS Q«Soc^ ^ oJ . o o o > C >-.a3 ^ o 0)0 03 C OJ 0^° 03 - 6X1 = u O OX 03 " 0+:^ 5fc r o oS2 Sfac-1 5 M O,, 03^ a. GO c i-tf ShcS , >. O) '^ ^ '" ■ IC , • CO O Ki C 3 '5 £' o ^ £ : c3 • o • o '-I .^ O) =3=£^A-^ 0) . 3 0) 03 0^ &^-£ tH C ?o 03 . O ^ O W^' CJ5 be 55 o ^ bCr I^^m 3 ^ 03 03C-O O I O-^ b^ a; '-'Wo ^^3'^=^-,^ .lit- ^33f;5ci=f§t«J5 s^ OJ 03 cvq •^:l :^j , . ,-1 ^ O OrH^,-( 03 o tuoc °°3 . ^- ':2 !» 5 fa , 5 00 ^^ o3 TO oj ,WrH>-p,00 i-( th cr. as ,03'rr^, iCOc^ ^^-^^^^ be 3 23 ^K ■ M •'O *^ _• 3 . . £ o c c^ > CO bcr r-C OS Ol 3 OhP^oo in^ ajojoj'-^DaiiD'iia, ,..-•'■ 3 K : J :a • -^^ -o ^o ,. .0 - = = 3 D 3 000000 3 >-. ,J £ be be= i: g ^0.-^ .^^N-^^ ;«« •dsHhi^tfaJh^.^ Sb2^^.^.5^ C^ C^ C^ C^ C^ C^ :> oi o • 1^ r- r" <1> . -O-r r/O'-' of sT -Qi ° <=> ° ...... .'^■^ , v^r— - — ^ ..- ^i ^i ^* Ui '>'> ">'>">'> > > > > > 3^w TO OTTOTOTOTOTOTO tococcco c^.''cSrt<^rfcjcd:^rtcicSo3cSctcdcScCOjCio! OOQ Q QaCQQQQ aPQfi CQQG'^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^'^ ^'' 3o3:^oSo3oio3sJo3oio3o3oio;o: C5 ooo-ro-Musi-H cis^i— I'M toirji— tcoojcOsD irijiic-^ uo eoeoso-^iflco c^icocoo ooco^ct^foocc t^'^-rcrc - -,0 0000 .-OOCO >COt--MOTrO 0000 o i^ I- I- o -f I- o lt: t^ a-, t- o I— n r£ O O t- >-i I- M t~^^o>Clf50^^-■^^occc^l'^^l>s;lr:c■^-r-fO•^ e>oioOTry5CC3C«T-iooiOLncot— svcc[-:o3i^ri oco>oc^)(Mi->^^T-.-iKicc»;a;0(MOs^)3C'rJ-. -p oa;coc;ooOci-*tf»aicooo->»-OOOTt<0-*-*rHOCO'MC>1COO r-1lOt>'Mr-|0-*e-i-l"(Mt--^^ ;mc " O £1 S- CvSi ^ > OJ c O w" of Sid JI rri C5 .w s K =« i , O 0) Q^' CO d 03 Pi "== d rt ^ ^§ > ■ .CO C— ' oo o§ ^«0 . Sw-,:r---'a ^ ?,W^^c; Sffic liJ ;w. IK c CO cr— ~ K b>" >.: "^v^ K o 7£ .:i; ^: ^'O'C '-I ^ (M C-1 K7"r _ . +J cc -* s 3<^c^ '■ tc /; '-^ t£ :^'^- .c c^o.£g'^ co ^ ~ T-l IM " r-i T 7 .i "^^ S ^ ce§ C' CL| di Ph d^ PM fin Hi q;i O :tij -riw ^ 2 :5 - «H-^ = '='" ^' 0/ ii .is: K X - ^- ^- ^ C ra — •- t. .„ 5 5) ^ 0-; c -p -p T-< 5^ -r i-X: t— C i.-icoM-^i-'-^cr. 0C'M,-i.-rcifo^c/:t^ od ■-^ I - ^1 O ,-H o CO If: -r — cc oc cr. * 1 Lt >: ix: 1— O r-i CO to O LT. -^ -r o t- y. — c-i M S-. L-^ f; -r re -^ co o CO CO t- io ^ t- O fc x cc r-. >: cc m c: cc r. — — -r I- t- CO •- ci LC >: -^ -f I- 1-H ^ c ^ ic t- irt 1-1 f 1 c~ CO CO iM CO CO 1—1 CO ei C C OJ >. dj OJ C c- c^ T C a fc. f- K K K O) OJ - cc CO -ri^oo^occo^c T- irs CO c^i CI CO er. ci tre eoco«r>irjoooirt oc ce o c: CI C' O cc o « O O C3 t-< 7- ^ T— rH,-l CO CO •c :J u c C .2f X . 0/ z: ^- T • '■: S.£^ h ?^~-rT=>^'^' -J. V. V. OJ c o OJ Oi a. c i 1; .-, .,- CPP c PPPPPQQ t> ec »— i» * a: irt cr: cff CO lO O OC' o-i c -f^ — lt: c 1 o CO t~ - TO O t- CO ! -So I M CO > q; 0) O c ' i:! c ~ ! .O "3^ *53 tS Q -^ 0)0 o o, 6 PQ fcr4J wO c o u (U . >.^ CO t- , k^ O -2 r £' - >- ' W a; >< >^ O r c w ccfE £f« iw C W i-t^, ^ . O O ■S^PQcc .-,0 I ^ M . ^ V ■C:S^'goo^ \^Ti : :--^ > c o o a; 0) -""^^2 I 0<<-i . ce Ot> ^'fS . ,Q " . _ - ce cc _ / .^ . o to 05 ce ai C g°c ci d ^, _d o ce d I i ^ > c "^ 2 ■ O > fl/ ^!^ W w _- (b K - • fc. ;: O - ^ ^;5 2 a;2 ^ •^ o . c c ~ oJx: 1: ^ ■£ > ^ ■SS:f5 :K2?i c c i o ' Size: —2 ^cc C • •^r^'7^. -fee .^ ^-1 I 1-1 ^ ^ If; .;:; 1-^ c T Ci ' B^^ ^t^h^^^ +j cj (H (U 0) q; tjO +j -kJ -u 4-> -i-> CO cu a< cu cu (i( 1 a; c:-h" § d »^ 2 < X :qp^ :^K r ceo c c c 000 ^ ^ -J *-' x' y-: x •r- ^ >■ '^T r-T OOOCCC CO CO i-iO"*Ot- ^ -rfirtOOC^OT-l«CfCOCC > ^ c3 ce O 03 72 www ^ 0) 0) O i- t^ S o so CO 33 ^Q§2 CO O O^ a;^u:^t^-§ ^5a W Oi^" ,?*^ w 2^ct w .'-i >) w - ._.„.. 7 7 M O o O O . cl: 7 ".' bo ^^h?^^^^ .H cj3c:3 o t^ ci w ,^ ^ ^ w n =» w c • o3 . a; '(In •ft-"" ■m7c- 5^27 6 '"' <: c H a 'C - . . C"' ^.-co V • 5 '^ =^- 00 7 ^ 2 ^ "^ O . Hr^d^ o ^'^'^ g *"-3 c°^ oi 7--^d^ ::ci5d2 ^ ^ s' ~ ^ 4. d dOPi o3 o3 o . > > :d w ^ ^ >. o o O- -o3„- ^w a; I pi 05" ^-3 .0 o o >> 3 :3 3 c c c c c oS cS Cj CO cO cj O cj c> O c c c c c 3 3 =J 3 " o o c c c c c p :3 3 3 :^ t^ QQQQGQflQ QQQQQQqQQ QQ^ QQQQG QQQQP C ff5 ac o >: -^ 5i CO CO r-i c u- I- Tf o in ?o c ri r- - re :? - 1.-5 in 35 cJiLnt-ixiLn'^icDO c-iinoococo^ooscMt^ cicof co«5«5cc-»< ociqo.-i'm -f CO 3-, -j; y:i o -^ T-H 35 X) >j in •* 'M co o 35 ^ co >o o t- '-a -m cc 00 -^ .-h t- co ?o t^ ti -p ■MO ooricoot-'^r-i ^i^rcD-reo-^OTJO -ro-f O'^sint-i-i ot-c-iineo c-i m -r o Xi --o ri -f I- t- CO 05 c/3 t-~ 35 1- cc t- t-h co co co co t- m ro co co 35 co 1-1 co 35 't -10 'J 0000000 i-H'MOO'MO'-lCOO OCOO T-HCOOOO 'J'OCOO':-! o CI I— .-I 35 O ^ O 3-. 31 i-H CI in 35 ^ in C^ CO 35 rH C- rH L- CO r-l t- I- t— « ^ 35 t~ UO O 1-Hi— I CICOCICO CO i-HOt-l a (D J ^, O 5 0; o tJ ^ QdMCQ j tUD C . 'WOo o ^- 'U2 cc ^. m cc _2 +J OC M .^T.'^^^- Ifo 0) ri: K ffl ?» >^ Oio 0,-i >1 : o a; r- . X OC/: cc X 5^ C'^'ic +-_- a- m O 133 3^ 03 ^ •- . Co • ^■^ c ._; .^ '^ *" W \^)<^^ Kdc-9 c ,-1 Woo 4 ol Cr-, i iik^W ^cdd E^cod '^'^dd c? c o HHo iceo^ bi: ^i^ cS 'OC >- 4 "" "T I 'c cc — r. :k &£' C ;^ fciS 7 w -s ■i-j T-^ V. -y. ^^^ a; d, d; di Ph fl| o, o: 0, :W . ?5.o^cc c-bbcoo -,C-i->+j-<-iOO.''^C™k.^^ ^ - t. M 03 cc *j -M >-.jii oj bi: bjc bjc c c c < o a; C d; ^^ ^^ d ct a :r r. r-' >.>> > j: r OiCD ^M^f t- CO y; r- CI 1-1 0: OC rl t- CO L-:' -<*' CC CM IC rp 1- «© fO 1-1 1— CO re O' ir: c: t^ cc „ CO cv cr. t- t- ^ c«c ro ■>*< t^ ^ -Mlrtt^ cc c-i -t- -M (M s-i 0^1 0^10 c-1 a: t~ 1— ut t^ t- ri fC?l n •^■^t>-!Mi-iOic-*coa-. •»rt^«0'+coc'i ic ci lo ,-,C<;fM ^ cc in IM C- Tf t- Cl !M CC CC O C; O OC -^ C-] Cr. 'T CO o coocjccoocococo-^iccocoini— o co co co O-MrfC-ICOi-iOOOOO^CCCCICOCC o o o L- C-1 01 L.O O^ t-l— t- t^ 1— CCrHC. C". t- t- 1-1 1-1 01 CO CO CO ;m^ o o s W udpq^d . c 1^ "^ -•-> ni yr,^ 10 o o 6 o o ^ ^ o if ic . o •- a C CO ^ c , - a; S o o == Z >^^ ft *^ o -TS "^ 5 w "« • to ^ - CO C QJ M j«o o^ Wo _r.C^ CO -J -^ Irt 03 ?2 a; m" o c5 CO J =3 • o eg O^ rt o Kg - 9 m r . o Ho ffl W c P3 +J o 0< :§>§ ^- u 050 ^ M ;d . i; , . . . :h coo «'S = -^ -2 • 'CQ '-ifo. .CO .oo •-^ >J ft I H S=^ >5« U T3 p ir -^ ^60^ ;^ssv^ ci; 0^004. .i:u -I • "' P ^ be O ik 5 C ^ ft-'-' Oi2 « d O . o t— OC t- ,-1 ^^ ^' '^l • « ^ bO . c; . G • rt • w . !-• . c . H . 0) . -d • f. ■ c • < : ■^ • t- • §■ : '•£> . % '■ +j+j<-> -u +j +j ^_i b£ -^ -1-' -t-i +j bxi +-" -^ -i-i+-i-i-> i-'i-'T OOPh2h j WOkPkPH Pk Pmi^ Oh M CIh dn fin Dh M CLh W P^OhC^ Ph CL; j PLifLl Ah (DO) 4.J -M -I-' bo £2^ w* t-sMM H ^ w • -s: . oj W M g o .0 03 M W CC K M CO fcc^ 0^ — —I .^ .^ .,^ .rt ._ — . -H c ?: r^ ». - ^ oc be ;- ci d isj c^ cS c3 oj oj cj d ro co oi co bc-=:= - ^::z:~ =: z:::2Sj:XX-£gcc;> >>> >>> >> > >> >> Ifl «^ 1-4 O C<0 O S^l C-l Oi« t-«> ocoo t- ;©Oir: o I- I- ri 5; CI COOrHOOOOOlLOi-lceO CO •T O Ol CO <-i CO o ^o Oi to Oi rH ri 01 CO -t O CO Oi CO ^ IM ■*ococo«>ococct--cr; i~ riOOOOOOMCJOO --I COCli-Ht^i— ii— llOC^JOi^H CO CO CO C^l CO CO 000 in Ol'^'tH oi'f us oooiirs ot-c- ■asc^ioo Iftt-CO 00.-H OrHO ««r. c: ^.cot^ coco ■^ ■»»< t~ 05 iM •^ US CC 00 -^ rH t- r^ Oi O US -^ Cfi CO -^ US O US O 5£ CO CO M ■^ t-< O CI O CC O CI t^ r^ r-( t- O !-< o CO ,-^>>>i^lM :^^t^ ^ ibdw ^ : : :§ :s :o : "^ ' bi '^ |lo« r-1 _ v„ai CO +j. '00 rH ;^ ^o-^ •Ph.- 10^0 • • • ' Ci ri ri ID ^ a^(i;a;a>a)ai fe fc^fefcl^-fe^fefe SiO'35-f-r~-»*i'nt~i:^i^jooi--r oocc!M»-i 00 100 cq 00 ir: cc oi oc it: v <£> cocooocc — L.oococ~caL.-:ri-M-f cooiOO rH Cioo <» ?o CO^t^-X'rfCOCJCCCO.— r; rt-t>«r> COCrST-HCO t- «DrH CO w 0^00— lOOKio^^oeooci cno^o cm oco o cm C-C0O5T^C0t-THLSt>-t~— y, Oi-I CD»-lrH^ t- t— ~. t^ CM CO CO ro cq co 1-^ co co ' 00 -}. CM Oi t- o C C3C Cl CO «0 CO O •n- CM eg o « CO o la irt 10 "-I o CO c- ClCM 1-1 00 OCCOOOCIOi-iCOOC- Lrt e- S-. C3 LS u'z CO ci CO ir; o c-i — co-^-*t-ir: o.:;'0 >»^' o ^ ^ ?^ -5J iyi O be Ct • -t-> rt C . +-> c-i .2 - == C w- a> rO. IM I t^ oi 5 35 ' - ci ct c^ ^., CO o fflO 2 Oi C-M cS c c « <^ Cv3 S ^ M > « c s I? c •- M eg CO 6S' ^^ ^ H'S ?= be S'S 2 a; ij; fl; .X ~ .)i .-X .z," .\Z .~ .-. ^ ^ ^ [X| (jL| IX| II, li^U-i hl^i^U^h ^;g= ^ ^-^'^ ^ Tju: c rt rt 15 rt *t: S j£ tJC bJC bjc ^' ^' ^ ^^^ +JISJNN NN^3CCCC^-.-w CC^ii rt O -M O — I -!f r« C^l C-J rH O ic O' M CO ■-£ n o --I t- t- >: ^ I- -j: i^ 1— n co i- ro r 1 CO CO to cc t< CO i^ ri ^-j t- •* o c< «£ ift t- c ut t- «r CO o o «m t - :ctiurtt oooo-* -f CO Mriococi o- irrTico li^ococo -r'^co-^cooiori oci-^ojift r^ o oin. irroci ID c^co cicooo ^^<»o'^«'-3-i-iO co— "-ico ci 1 c/: I', irt T-H ri i-H t- CI o c^ t- co co ^o o ^ i-h tc n ^ cc co c-j t-h ci C 1 CO f o c? »^ CO i«S m ci ^^ o _r '^ See o o c . o Cm ■£5£S5 O li . -^ ^ /(■•" O ^ -'^ ^ ^ '^ S; ^ « P,'^5 a: ^^•^ all: > ^ ^ ?■- " > ^i MH O !- O aqsq 0} K I* ^ '^ s - ^ o c ^c o I^ B3t-5 >^ -^i WO 'O r- t- " O ^ ^c = 02 O . 9 m 1^ 0) C^ r ri^ Cj t- I) . o a' I »^ »^ u ^^ I t- 1^ i r-i c- :, I I t- OS I 50 rt 1 I Ot^ 1 • oi oi -t-J c 5?o 7-1 . f^ I Q ffO OS "^1 ^ .^ ^^ • o <^o^T o • ■*-' . C^ t- 05 -t-* • m .—1 > 2 ■^ CO .-C ^ ^^^e:;^^e -.d^^^^ui^ -.hbi^^^H^ d^^ 50 ce ^^ ■ >o ahw a* rt^':r'3'Cr;'CC^— -~5oa3to+j+j*JwCx-.^+j -M 000000000000000000000000 o pL|WIx^[X|^!JH^a^aWP^fo|Z4aa^af^a^Waa a W^^ <^ . - o T 'TT . . -;= C CCCCcMMsctoioto 000000 •- U %. U -^ U u '-^ -"'"'" 1" r fe [z, fo fo ft, fq fe pi^ fiHfefefcfefefjH^afefe i^ y. 'X tr t- '*' o •<»• >: ro U-: -r^c 10 M Ti ^. -^ -jT v: r- ri r: r-H co 00 CO -X' c/D o c<; rs u-^ :/: -o l;5 .-1 ri >:■ o uo -x >:' v: c: -f r 1 o l.t t, f i-H >: tr 10 n O r 1 ro ^. — ri -f -I- r: o O -- c: — — . x 1 - ..- ^ I- 00 cc ■: 1 ■M fo re TC -^ :r-. y: L.- I- L- r 1 o o -r rt — ?': ?t u- t~ >: o o C' L.-: u-5 o :» >: c; :r ? 1 -ri =• c^J u-;. ir: u-; o c; — — c: ^ o o ^ —! I— -M •ri t- 1= ^ '- — IC t J 35 -M -M 30 C<1 O O — l~ I- --• I- ~ COCO CO CO ri r-i ^ r- « CO ir: T-H ^ in !>. 1-1 t— -r SI CO ri c"' >^ ~i ^ <^ t~ ->:■ o t~ i-i t— ut ci -^ to CO -s r— ^ I- ^ -X 3^ cff '^ O^rjlrtTf?-. CO -f COC-CO— v;^>I-I-^l.OL.O C~ I— I CO CO O CO t~ CI 01 CO "T l~ ,-, LT; CO ~ CO ~ ?s O-XOOi-lOO O OwT— 'McO-»'<^*T''^* ?; t~ t- O ^ c- 5". T' T-i t^ CO oi — i-i o L.O -Tf M t- r- CC CO l-H n i c 5 CO . o > of . .q >f.s O; M 2 • k_j t>- lO • CO o <; g ^ c'0 .^ =: C c ce ^ ;^ iK ce . 5'"' pa rC 7J „-K ^ ■r 00 K b.O =2.^ .n;.t: ce -<:s si -a: ,<<§p^ §g ^B^^ < CO O O U-5 c cjPh .- (L ;: a) 5:;o 'p. a; . o u .q_|l— I >i: ce c 03 .C c ce* ^ ccS C 0; fc. " c ce CO s^ ^H be CM fccce .xjfM t- cet •^S I o> .00 ce ^^»";5p^t^W^^H^ CM ^^r c-O CQ O . ." +J o o . . ce c3•'-' ^H > > , . ce^ Jloo'C ^S c M '-' 1 N 05W Cwt- V ^2-^v 2 . . NNNO/C cececeo3cececeo; 'a be c c c >. >. ce 0: tt : Hd > ce ce 4 4 1 c^ Qj c/ c be c o3 ce CO 03 03 cc ce ce o3 feE^E^f^fcE^fefefefePnf^fofefef^fefcfefefePIHfeOd OOOO O OOOCOdOOO co;^^^ 5 § f« 9'0c-a o I- rt i-'i CO •— t- ~J ~- irt ri ?-. cj i~ I- -^ I- L.0 ^ c I tr: T— i^ T-^ t- i- uo t- o o i-i t- c 1 c 1 e 1 1~ i^ t^ co i~ l- cr. eg co cj tH CO 01 CO 1 CI CO Cv) ^H T-< CO CO 'So -p .^s§ rt ^- ^- *J 5 = ^5 ^cco ';:^ face .c fcxK K'i^ c a; o ^ >; r O OgCS ^'1 = 5 r 1^ ^ . 3v 0);:; — c- W 5 K o a; O C a: op > X a: c 3 C:^ . ! ^ -^kT CO -* i^c cc -^ - V-, :s^^, i: .Hi oJ ctcS ^ ^ : O d w C o Q Q 0) C O .r-, ^ M '^ ' C • o • o 11 ^ • >r • 1 C5 cq 2 ^ ■ CM .. 'to o (1) ?3 o-^ p U3 t- eo ,^ .0 !oo . O it loo b£ ^co^co; ;^^ ^^Q^Q^^^ ^-^ CC . ^^ W 1 --^ ^ O 5£5 K . I rt 5^3 O eg . O l^q <^ c^ +^ ,-, O c >. 5^"-^^^ a: Si If it' ' ^ -r ^. c '"' 01 'cg G -To: c< ■^^>^^^^ • • d (jj 0, (D O) (IiCUPhPh :^ :::::: : :;:::::: 3J:;." C 0) G 3 +j- rf o ;::; ^ .-pi' :q -fi^ -..^-p^ rO ^ -> /1-k 1^--. i^\ f\\ cSrtcSc^c^sJrtc^jcd c^ajaSctoJcdct'd :tr:r:iO!LoO)ooooooa/ OOOOOOOOO 00000000 OOOOOOO'OOOOOOOO OOt-OO^CO^OrHC^ roc^t— tci(^;ot-Lfflo CJOlfSoOi— ("^^^t— GO cc TC u^ ri o "' 'I o o ^ =« >^ I- t- LO L- ri ri , : OO OOOOOOCO'M t- t~ O 5; t^ -H — "1 io«ot-c50e"ioc;o'i -*^c<;«oenooc«5t-f050i.':c<;(r3-H ccfoO'j=o«ococoajOsiccoccrc o o Lt ci -rf eg o o o.;co -rf T-H :o o c; t- O Cl ^ CI ^- t^ C- (M O C-l S-. L- l~ I- T-l CO . 2 K fc ^_ -c'ccc . .:: = ccc fc- c c "1 X c c c c o csj C X2 — .^ v: y. V. m m '<- s- j2 ;:;-;= r: ;:: ^ ^ OJ 0; — ■. — — oooooooooo n cc cr. ■* M r: — ro O CO :i _- eg t- I- O —. t- OS tr- ee 1-1 ■ u cq , •ji r" iJ3 •S y ". . v 0) — :q -C M cS C c- ,.- -5 rf- -^^. -Zo O" ii ^ ^ a: g O ^- j= as M - I" I c, • s: > 5 -^ . Co O (D 3" 3 OJ 1^ 2 > O > c rH ^ r-; > O S 2 ^," S^'*-; y 1-1-1 tH o >^ o ^^ " ^ o .^ S ^' • Pi- • 2 cr: Ph v< >: t- o; ri I OJr- cs a; c ^ M 72 >, ^Pi-'d^ MOc T-t in 'O T 1 bx)0 c g +J ;- S Oi i-i O c =^ . I, ^-^ - r- ::^v^T^sa ^ bX) a. 1- . sick 6-11-1 . sick w. 8 a. 31 -6-17 3) to o o ;ph C bjo a; o o be -"go |o4 lot- . K .. P3 ^ "be o^ wg 02" 00 CMr-lt^Z: Q^^g^^M^^^ fLiOicaiOHP^ p^p^tiP^ Ph < p^P^P^a^P-lP^P^(l^P^P^P^P^ 0, oj p^p^ '^i <:^ — r-* CI CO 1-1 c O ^ So- lie S • «3 6 o ^ 0^ 6 o a; . c H *:: 0) o 0) 0) r^ '71 ^ "" o ;:!^ i^^' ^H a 03 S*^' > > ci (i;i cS ctf ^' >• ■n 0^ ^«2 0- 0) (. (D So T t; o| -co 03 03 Is C C ^U ZZ V: c *J 03 SI ^^^^ S C-^. 03 .C CO 0) o c^ o c -^ ' rt ^ rt O = Hr" h P^ ?i K i w O ^i! M u ri 03 ••^ Oh 5 -o ^ J: H; H n § CU Tr S ^ be P2 -3 . o ^1 r 3^ ?5 c :z-^ s 03^ be c H o ^ •3 So 2>o T-(^ '.-^ o3c- t-- 't3^ • -H I . be" =;i oJ C( CO .^ K ' o • : (M • bcV c- • • Cc~ T-l . ;w^' 'S^ . . O Cfl CO ; — ^ 03 •ii^^' Cbe^ • • b£.. ^Ir : ! S o3 «o?5 : • •j: " :hb£ :1« 2«» : . '>i . ^^Z£, l-H r-1 r-i . . t> 1 t- • ' . IS I ;h ^ ;beT^ 3 bX)o OS \^^^ t he bet-L^ -I aosgssc C ^ o3 t- t- rt v>we:;2<2B ? -^ oo ci) bjfcoo :^h^ bCjL •^ c c 2a. .go £=«-^ wU .-• 5 = 7^a:j -7-=§" 03 ""^ C coi^ o30 7 o3 CO "bCfc M 2 be ^ O/CQ o3 • oj K 'C C Ci <1; C _ 03 . 7^ ! =?£ • Ct-i . s . o be v: y! c irr W o o ^ ^ " a; ;^' c<: o >— ' be be - Ph Oh CL| Hi Ch Ph PL| Oh (^ O) 0) i C^J CO CO CO (— 1^ t- CO ^1 CO oo O^fC-lCOoC: I- 1- o c^i M c. T- „ — o ■ o ii cS 72 ^ fiS^^^S Mjo G O t! M > rf iis-r; ^H _r- g •+H _ ■ jmo oooZ S^ o d > II S ,/=?: 'h^ ^ -^ M ri ISSSIf m ■Z O of ) ^* c W oj O d ^- ; ,• c rt ?= ^ - ^ 4) > C o M Wo ce c >*. :3 ^ ;- f CO 5 ^ ^ 1^ 13 ai rt i^3 ^^1 '^^2 CCQ LO V O O 4J COM ■O -t-> o TO c3 > O ibO -"I 111 ^ £6 . O k5£ a o d-3 '. : ^ )s :l ^ "^ — "7 a; o j3 ^^ ■biH 90 eg c ' bX) • c • t,H : C - b£) >h2c - < h -g ^ I r^ X " 1-1 oS C S c ■ • CM Ct- ^^ ' ih. ,00! I ^-u .^ 00 be 1 ^ C-T-H coo |l|OOt-00 r'-^^'^U c c ^ bft,oo ..Ok .£ c 'O S -^ t-K c 2 >^ Lh cq c a >^o ' c^ ■ 00 .^ 'M ■'-' .^- 05 o I"' .rt ' .t- o ^42l •^ • • to • c O*^ :3-' '" bh^^ bh . o . *^v/^ > t- > a)0a)a)a/'— 'oi bjQ *J -fcj +J +J +J ft+J ijoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo o 000 O 3 ^ 000 LO M r-. I— T1 J/J xi m --C 3> ■»*< T-i i-H ro o 10 Lo co'ro fOLSot^-^i^iMCooirtMOMaiai^D^cooo 'S'c^iift co t^cotc t^ >•: ts - I ro J/; re c*3 10 CO ?■: ^o Ti -J5 M o s; 1-- a; -f o 10 c\i o -M o i« L.1 CO i>. CO -^ «r iM tc ci CO cj 00 co us -f ui eo co O'-IO.-iOOOi.TOOtS'—O-fO^OO'XiO'MCvlOO'MOt^OOOiCO O MO-^ O (MOO T1 L- I- 1-1 ?! l^ CI t- t- i-H T-H C^ rH C m C ?! ^5 dp bt!- c = 5 . CO 4J M O O " >;OOMg c be a c H ^ X w -S o -; c ™ c . . a> :3 o '3 2 s'* Pais 03 O ce . O 0) CO 00 O . ^2 it o 0) ■ ' c O CO M c c S ^^§ Oi -, t- r ^- .MO CO c.^ r'^ gMS-^o o ^ rt c c o c JW . CO C .- _- 0; KS!^ m '^K c ^^'^^ j= CO t- OfM C .^^ 'C c err w 3 £? i? i^= ^ 0).-. fc-.D o w PQ cd O CO c- :-H, Hoc , bn^ c tfl % :^2.So^ 'O-^'bl) bfl"^ O be** c |2? I2 ••^ l>^- o jT-i m w'~'iC: CO ■ G ^c <» |l|fl|PHP4(l|Cl||l|il,pL,|l|fL|I,-(l| Ph^ Phs (D CO 01 H) PhOhOhPhCuP^P-^CU PhO ^Q^K' p^ ^t t kP^ ^ CO -5' .^Occ M O O >^ ^ 2rv, -i-- - -- -' 03 S3 S : c c c . a; Oi o c C bio"':: c^ '^■^■^^ , a)(D.„CCM!nKi >s'0'C'C'0 33:3D3DC33'^o3o3o3 oodOddoooKffiffiW !C o3 'O bo o3 o3 WW o3 be be be 03 o3 WW c^>'H*--<^dWW h, c:o3'5«3o3o3c3o3oj rtcj oJrtd WWWWWWWWW WW WWW Z :d < o &£ DQ -^ -; j- O bjDp^.0 j> 5 S o ^jn -5 c o q ^ «« oj+J .hiii c--ii)0"- <^0 'M 5H - .'?. o ^ c^- Oi X 0^^ I'^ •- ^^ 2 ^ M^^ ^ Of O-^ «:'72 tc tc <15 i 4i^.S^ Sffi ■;- '' Cr; jc ^ hlH +^ 1_H §---|>H- jj C J-- o c ^^^^^ 'Ji ^ rr' - C v^- . ^ P * . C i^ - • a> ^u CTi c en ■ w i«oq rook, No. 1, side F M. Fo "C c'CQW := O CO CO t« . o S S ^ 0) UJ£~ Crai R.R Hon Mis o MM ft -Ml 2 ^^- c > 5 5 l^d ijD (Tj -^ r-. L_; jD r .„ .„ o dj . c i: CO 5 5 O^rH ^ o p^ 00 '^' >: t!- o . .V *^^''^a ^Hwl^ '-I • be logs 4) . ^ ;= ao 4) nS oj ^ c c c c c X X X CO CO 3:p:^ixzp: S feO oj a; bJ3 bX)b£-3^ ci c^ rt .*-:M ^ -cc l~ ri t- o i-T T-i I- >o i^ o a> -T T4 -I -t< O >3 — '-« M -f M r-l O fc ri fo 1-5 OrO«COfOO>2-ffO ^ O TI -r -^ -M C-l o o t- ri I- Tl -M I- W -M iO -M U1 I- I- I— -r CO o<5 irt oc « ifs •M en o Ji C5 o i-H r-i ■MOOOOi-HrHO •M I- L^ t-- ^ CO CO l^ CO Ct CO i-i ■* < XOO COi-H-Mt^-^Tf^lOO-^Com- ri I- 1^ Tf O lO CO Irt ■M C5 00 O O ^ u- : U-tLftO COOOCOl— ^Oi-iClCOOO^O: COCOCO t^t-COOCOTf-^COCOC-^C--^ ooo c-ioocooooooooiT-tc t— 1-- t- LC a; i>- c~ c~ t— t^ I- ri o^ LO CO I (M C^ CO t£ 6 c rn c -^ a: ;z o 2 ^ r-' . « 9 £ J.ii •r> or, ""Ml 5 2^ CO 5 2 ci 0/ c MrH -o r: >. 73 h tc c u a V. £ , • 'o '~ •4-1 m :5 ^ re OC ^<^ £ Hi 0/ ,0 c ■X K r- '«^ +j c >;" c 5 5 c - r- ./,* -e to ret '- "bic P.ffi5 o X c o ^ ::; <^ c T' X '^'C c ^ - ;r 08- o o o w C -^ -i-i J: ^ y' r^ O m . O F '^ -^^ r- C ^ "^ ^ C rt ^ ,^ 0/ . :/:. 5S Co c :k c O Cw c^'bJc 'Kit b£bc I c&iIk: ^«: -t: iH§7tt^ C C — CO p^ s « c ;; c . .M . O K ■£>. -^^^ •^ o ■ -T" rH . T-i t^ ^^iii^h^h 1 t-i • ,-1 ^ -^ .„• ^ ^^^^s^' 'M^ i^ahi^' rHb£rH ^ > '- t^ " : o o • I c .. . _ . ^ .-1 . — • t cc C C c '- • a-^if-r..::^^^ • CC 10 K - HM C C :oc, . '^ ^ ^^ 1 m v_ XO^H b£>,^7^ ^-^ , ^ '-tS -^«V Q QJ O ;'c d > > t; > C =Cv^- ?^ o t~ cc c ^ ^- = •/ ^ K Q.* ^ i: x X X 1 a; >- ? ^ f? ? 5s < >. ;.». >. >. >. >. n ci ct ct rt rt S rt xx:i:e^ji ^-K, C-l t- t^ ?C Tf -* l:: ?i c- ^ ~ CO r-l CO PI CO !C l^ OC cr: rt >: r-i -• : ^??:^ T. -y - ^ K».i-? . O m^^ >^ > M o cq r >^ •3) 3 •^ (1) ^ o 0<^ 4J « d o :3 O O — XO O ■3 - u CD C C -J - K Mj .00 -c ;^^ PS = «■" = = K be . CO c '■?§ a^ '5- :^3 03 c3. OJ S G M^ .^h^HMM^>' 1^^ h q be*' ^ IS . o lOQ CO > ah ■Sbx)S 7-1 l/J'^^ bZ) h:so Ocfs .;^ ^'gS' '^-o; bX) CO c P-i9 2^b.^ bo . _ (DM I w <=^ (^^ lJ '^ ? I u d 5!, CO .^ w 0) c> : id • (D 0) 0) PhCLiIIi ..W 'O'C'C >s >> xs >i N N ^5 rf . - - "^ c; CO c c3 Tj tt! ^ .-< ^ QJ Ol OJ c c o o to M ^ ;-> c c CD 01 ooooooo''-' Vi m VI ir^ m VI m . C C C C c c = c -O — -e "^ bC' GX2 WW £ t:5£ > ^ ^ ooot«coo ■MtOrit-CO-»tiCO>0 C5rHlrtt~- l:--*'03'MO TTOin C-J^OC^^fiiCOt-lOC^IOO lO-<*< tHt-HOOOCCOIOTI to^^H,_ICO00f051 C^IClC^iO Irt^CDrHi;© t-i-li-l CJt-TfOOt^iMOOC— TfOS r-H-* OOlOOOOOi—ii— 1 •^-i-r-iroorO'-iro ni-ioco cicosos^cc i?j-T'Xi oosgcot-(M^icoeo<»oo coco cocDOC-jTri-1-r Tio-xio^oo-fO uo-^oo ooo'+'O 000 oooc '^ ^ (D>— , ri C 15 *- c > do CO °? > O .- d S3 o ;cc .z:u5<»*< to o p ^■z! SSo- '^.- E CD -^ o ~ ~ o. -S^^f? 05:^ --^ 0) o O cS r -O o > = ^^ . o ^M '^ C5 o v: 5w - "= s c -— , -. Moo "-' ^ 3 '^ c fee . K'T- Q ^ "■ C 3 .t-I>- :hm bx! : :| : \ o '• bo Ho 9H > M >:3 Ht^' o ■ --M 1^ f> M --'Ci '-' ' . W T^ 7 f'-s c!i ■>-' . CO CTS Ci CO 1— I M S2 W »3 c ''^^, ceW bx) CO S; O ^■w^^'^^^>"bdH t- . Si d 0) «>dd^v c b£C- " Ko 9 duJ * ■Q. • C 3 -ffi 4-d Ci di« '^ o .Ci 2 W CO -o +j -^ . d .on, C . . c o d -u +j &xj , ex: -u -u+j+j be 3X)+->-i-'+j+j a-u-i-i -u a+j diP-ai ^a: pHPHpL,PH72!CDHdPHfl(OpLitiHUO(li +^ T-^bx:*-'*-' +-> +j +j -»-> +j be cao5'^^ yj >. >i (P 0) 0* 00c ■H-. -■«rgd •« .•Locicorr^5■^ci^c^-c-^-^lr5■^cot~ cc n cocooaoooc-ocoooin'j-cooc'i o o C-1Cl^rHt-C-r-l^o .— isOwO inr-ocooc: oc~oo 00 CJ t- ^ T^ C— CJ — ^ O Ci t— t— -r t- t~ t- C^ ^1 CO CO C- CO < rnO ) rt' C pQ u -< o ^ . S ^ c . »J f 1 — ^ o « 5^.1 > 02 >0& t: Pee W)02 ^ "i c ^ ^ pq c "^ 9'^ O -5 w c a; g; ^^ ^ O q; fi 5 O *i ^" ^.-^^J o - o o >, i^ o .c i C cJ o -^ bio 8d r O ^> McSW r 3 M o - o s-t: 6cra r-' O ^ :DhC '^ K JK ^^ . O O^J := >-.7: o c ^Kr- Cn- o !^- il P:^S• c ■:; c "• rt ^'Z^^SS t~- • • • -^ • ^ bc2. 2 = P ,00 .^ . be 0) o-r "^ £ ^- '"-^^ y. r > b_£ •OS b£^ c c t- fe beg ,:j:;«t-i cs o S4S C C b£ :^o Irt C~l r-1 r-; - ^ ' "* ^ ^ ■^ ci X Oi . ;^ a; . be : -- ^ ^^ £ ^ ^^' r-'^^% .C^'J^^^T^^ C I- C K C t- ' ■ o ' C '^ «: r-t . C " O CT -^ "l^ C iM CI -t-" __.'=''• -M . 7 ^ ^ O +J Jj l^dw:d^pw^ '^i^ ^ ^^^ ^ i '-."i'^i^^ it% ^i^\^^^Q.'iz^ti ^_i +j ^ +j D. be -^j -^ be -^J puCuCuCLiUTiD-iiiia] Cu a.-t-> *j -u-iJ^j +j be -^j+j-Mbe a; o .*" - > "■ H-i o;z: .'"CO/.- - - -^" a; i r; t. K M K c o o c o c xx'z:zx: o o o o -^K o c o Its ooocoo cco < :• ■ : .Pi • o o c o o c c c o c c XXXX'. ic M t- « ic t- r; ^ tc "X 00 ut t- fc »-i f ■: re cc ir: uo o: ?i t- C-. t- c t- ro Clr- ^ CC O^ -M ^ >r o:; o ci .1 LT; ei r-i « (M «C O e«3 CI o — focc Ofc ^ — . I - o oc i~ • -^ Sf: cc t~ cue Cos cc CKMO cq«co O CI IjO rH CI t- t- t^ oo 1-1 05 C-. r? .- I- O ST. CC tft CO O C) I- O C' 00 M CC -5- CI o o o IS Clt-l-t- ::: ^- rt -• = ^ s > 5s£1:h;^ o LTS^ . £ =2"" o "^ O ->: r.1 _ :jc • =» ^=4 C o . ^ ,S C5 X " ^2 ' o*^ . > . > . ^ '•* '^-^ V '■-■' ^ !!i3;-i *^ "^ -^ I NO H-'rH^; .-^>^' be" CO 4. cs « be . :^ I ■ o ^^^ I ^ K 5o ^' ■7-, ^ .~ T*. K^ GO c- , ' «5 ^ ' o " --I 00 ^ 'T^ oc- . 0 n CU Ph Plh di O 111 Ph CLi XP^PLnHilliPHOCliC/iPHfli QH^-«h^«fc _ :^ X -y. r. •/. ~ 6 z, d {j 6 6 '^ be be bt'bi'bi'biTJt:'^— — «^Ph^. IV '^oo^. a; 0; 0) a; a; oj. 'I' CO oj^. 01 ;.£ .£.S.2cc ^ SlSSKSffiffiP?!; siffiKtSffiSffiffiffiKWffiKKI^Ete Sffi ffiffiffiffiK >: O -M o r: ~ T-oco:iC5;c~-MJo-,r ■M -f U- Ji ^ CO -f t— iS o c^ cr. o vc CO d CO c^^ « c I -r ;£> o O lO O u-i j: L.-: iS M >l •?! •* ^^ t— CO ic --T O -r ct CO oc o -f M LO t— C 1 1- CO L.0 C: l~ V, CO O — CI — .— 1 — >: ia yo 00 a; ci t- Ci c~ CO irt (^J o o t- OC O CO CI ,-1 OI 5i CO CO CO t~- CI O o o o O' o uo «c » I- c- t- cr: so ^ i-i B° ^. ov-; o +-' t- o o on . .- ;3 c „ o o^ c^ ►7 « -ij rr CO . bP I S -; c w ri af ^ o ^ oS s dJHH "M CO u --; W OQ ^ c C r ) = »: c $S ^ --3d 9> w; a; ^ d d -"-i jj jj ■ ° > CO c ^ Hh2S 5"« j6<-? •^ s °^ c d X l1 ^- - ^ d" ^>.^d.£r5 C — CO c c c d d d u fc- t< ^ d dfrt W^^: d >> hW ho C o 2 .bo ID „ c ° oH d^C^ 1-1 .Tl O bo |5 fill cCOcc d !Ct^ boii • be -S c • s ' ' "^^^ • c; -M „ .0 ^5^"^i^-^di^-^p:^ii-E^ o OV '^ d > d o >

-l->-l_l-l->-tJ*J Ph |1| Pi Ph fLi Ph Ph (1| fM > d d a d M M HI M hH h-l •-? 1-0 I-: t-5 pLi p^ fL, p^ p^ fL, Ph p, X (1. ;:. £ p^PhPh w r c c c c _ O O O O K « C "^ j/- ^^^^ o W-C-- c ooooooo;=;c: ;0^ ;^^ of K £ a d d 1-5 I-: £.S:.2^~d 0.03 > >c-^ csdddddddSi'I o^ >-: >-5 Irs H? 1-3 Hji-jH, 1-5^1-: )-. Tf 1-1 CO ^^ O LO t^ 00 T-( OS tH 00 M O Tf tc <» t:~ t- t~ T-H c-j o « (>• t— JM CO t- t- t- 00 t- «D T-(l>-rH5rit-lCCOCOOCO t- ClOOr-l-f'rHr-iCO-rrCT-H O CO CI -f CO t- t^ t- c; o CO « OlOOWOOOCI^O o t- CI t~ ix> c: a: a: irt t-- t^ t^ ^t^f^ococqcoift^sin ooco Lti 1^ »: o CO T— CO rf o c] c 1 CO CO o oc O' Lt; «r Tf »« CO ^- y. -1- oc CT-. CI i-H 50 c: CO cr: CO t- ■>: CO u-t O ^3 co O -* o w o c o c o o rj- L.- e o w o t— I- L- 1— t^ ^ ^ t- C >: O C- t- t- CO CO CO 1-1 i-H c H Ho q is Co >H 9d o c C O m o So < .rt p-^ J" CO rz 72 05 ^03j g;Jij= a; O erf "-^ —. 4- L« :.■;: erf cq J: r ^ "^ ' EB erf Q -'-' O ■'-^ ^ , 03*-? crfX V a; erf a) ' L»^ 1-1 I.U -^ c^ fi (-> erf -r;' - c 1 C K 1^^ Sk?' ^^i^m^^tf-j-s^^-l Oeo fcX) C H |i22|l ?:c;5E-Sc:oC t, o o 7: a; ■cq.^- CD . «^ -I-' ITS V M CO _ cy-) (Da>a/GcoC'aj4) ;=::: ccccccccccc ccoooococcccc H? ^-5 I-: t-. t-5 1-5 H.'l-5 H; H, I-: K; 1-: t- OC C^ OC CO CO 00 t- M M O O T-l Tf O CC OC tC OC OC r-l tC O M -"T ift «0 occc— ^T^oocccocor-. t^t-L.-:- C^l 0(MT-'OOC;ocooc-iococ<;cco- cu^ 30;- o C m 3 T. S5 =^ rt o . Cliff, , Wa ^o3.SS ^ 3 s< « cs a . . .2 .«3bd^ vail Ct B.C Ont yfield, Ab pect Ave. ress avail of N. S., S't. E.. ■^ ^ '5 r:: « S?^.ii"- ce .*^'^§ ^^^^'^ ISII. ci:0 "^ '^ r-- ^ C 2i -^^-^ . CUD'S 3 ^ cSpq ss ft ^ .'bit a3<< o cc c^ M > o dl ^ ^ r^ -^ c d c 72 3 OOi 72 o ^^ ^ 1^ .'X- 0.5 CO O v; to C t<- c^ ^3 c3 Ceo ^e4 ^ .< 'r'r?' •-c c 00 •on • : : .0 . H : ". ^ ! Q _ ^ +J . . L— . ^ • ; ; n^ic J=; ■ _^ • wy t- • — • CC' '^ t- 0/ • •^■^ rt • • >. ' 'C • r-. i£.U \57 5 • t, a r -"ri :j • .-£-. " «2 • w _^ i^^-lO.^; '-^= 9 TO , -d ^■ot'ix). . ^ i£ i£ ceo; ic^ ^ ^*j ■!> n „ -C o S • P'-o S I o ^ G 2' • o a; ce c c o-=;_ c-H Ceo o c acP-l^-pa- Sr^s 33- i^-^t- c- ;^2^§; S-iSSf? CO ', ,— i Si O O 00 CO Oi ( h^h^ ^-^hahh^^yK^'^^'^ K M^ C 1) fO ^, ^ , C .,: 7'^*= .^-o W^" x" x o - "k ^ c c c c c c c c c c oj (U 0) a) 1, '•"/ L': " — r? — t - i.t t- o «Mn ■X -y. cc -r I- I- CO CO -t* ~i 1-1 cc Tl — . -r Lfi O -X O 3-. 'i' t^ s; Ti CO CO u-^ -r co -r is 'o us -rOOOi-lO OOOJOCO /; LO cc LO c^] cr. CO L-o CO us o Ci us o ro i~ i.t ~ CO •M 1^ CO '— CO t- o cj oi ) C- t- O t' c C £ K s ^ c "^ o P3 ^^ . r- CO re 4/ CK . a; z & a! rt cpq r-. S i-t c c ^ c ^]!§i t: t- fc- cc c C < . c '^ ".^ P C ^ .-Sec K CC !- i- ^ . • 1 52i :. M Q +J X K ■»- o .J- - CC-tJ _ t- cs bf.'z:§rt c - '^' rt ce c5 ^ c o c o re ex c ;^'^ oi — r;-/vi j:::;-/. PiSx KM5 be, 5^ >> 3". -!-> ^ C i ^' ^ CC ■■?d ^1 .^ • C-HH _• ^ S^ 7U oi ^o: re+j t~.= i, c; E o ^'-< > x'7 x X '^' ^ ^'^. -> ►J > t- c^' *^ C (U <1> i Oi 0/ ji E i c S£ 6/: St U tc tjc St b£ t£ it z [2 V V k^ j2 i2 ^^ '-^ S "'' '^ t2 i2 12 '•*''' creoc^iecoc: co»— eo ls^^^ cii^ i-(OCI>-»^^l!0 71COt— t-OCt^ -^t- t^ o CO eo CO CO ir: CO e-i t— t- c-. i- cc oi t- t- t- tc cc CI I- t-^ ^. r-. CI — . .-^ tCCCO-^COOCOCCCr^t fco c. s: cc o CI cc Lf: c •^ CI CO o C-. moc«5'i-«;cit--*oc<;^ coo«eot-cociutocco«f-i cr. T-^ LO (X « t- ci I ■>r ^ LO C-. ic CO LO ( c in T-^ o T- ,-.,-■ s: LO CO -^ o -»■ ' -.r — cocco '.iccjcc «'e»'e-ic©H 3 ^ rt ri 2 =^ TT 'O H-l 'O ■^0000 - si o a > .c H. w 01 CO'-' ^ 0) ^ o . TO G o UW2 S§« rt cS 53 > > > cC rt rf CO to CO to CO CO O) t- t- tn O O O ■^ ^ . CO -iS - O) CO SO-* '^w S .« G ■r-;SH ;so3 iSfq^ ■ 03-03 ^ >1::: > : 03 5 05 5 03 a W ' m ;3 CO . OiQj CD ^T3 ^'O .-C g-O s 03 c nS 3 O'i^ O jz;uz ^ : O c c ;is S P-i o3cc 02 30.it- !^ '-L 31 W CO , 1-1 ^ »-l ^O ,1-1,00 '00 ^ T-i Si . lo C i Ot^ . . , ^ bi ^tl o3,ZH ' • . '^ "^ . . H ... 2 WOOOSOiH-Joj.^'^ o . « '^ .. C3 «2^ o| o3 be ■Hi G "-^ C-^ V *^ . , bx) I o vj I- v" . ■ U • > k! k" • •l' t- ?• K- '-' 1^ w^- t. . '^ -Tt- TO "^ 03 00101110(1)000) il^ a< ;!, di di (1| !!, Ph CLi o o o o o 111 tli Ph Ph Ph OMOu ' - ' - (UPliMIIh PhDli Od^ ^m" ^ .li .is .iij ^ :n o 13 !i^ -2 5 5555SSSS3 o 2 . « " 03 c e 02 CO rf oi 3 3 Ph h^ . do" flccccccc Gooo oo ■SS"o t--+ia5c« t-^rj U5o0i-i-<*! '*t-.f5co COl-ti— ■a5Lr5L035U^'iO OCOOOiOOiftfC/5 CDCO'^COO^C-ldOCO ooc-0500mwo 6 C r- >7 0) C <-"0 o SQh OS . .-i-j ' ra •^' 0} -^' :o w hi o'^ O 1(35 TO ^ .^ X5 . a._<- 73 ■-C5 2 TO Sir^r'^S^-^ CCOk' :-r T: . . be cs d ^ .t: o &i8 ^ o So O c3 ^ a^ go bJ]C .^ .CQ . W O ,™ C- tH ffir o o CM .-O ^ c C o 0) O C CO c s- o CO Ojfer^ ■.2 «5 o' aT j= O c, :S s- C o o bcce 2^- ^^\ 7 o > u be ^7 a" ^^ bcSt; bro'^^ > "5 c be fl ^•''^ ,^ b ^^^ ^ ^j o o ,-1 C- 00 X! "s E-i I 1-H ,— I 1 ^ o 1 I o^ j- 'S c^ ^OM Pt^tiiui ^' --< a> a>

CC CO -^ ooc-)oo-rcoo ooooooo t- T-( l.-? O I- lO r-l Tt< I- ^ ^ ,_! th L- L-- ffQ 1-1 CO CO CO LO tH C5 O (M 00 O ■^f T-H -mo -# ix> 1-1 (M CO O O 00 i-i o e- ct Ti r-; •— ■ O c-o co O =^ o O C O -C -j3 -r =! O C ^' X -• K -S St ' rt c3 a» ic i;ti c . 0) o O — « ^ -H 5^ EC '"'' 02 -^ • oiQ. a; TO — ^ h ^ o d dS'« fig ^C^,^i2 ^ C c "^ r 5 be O 2 a; CO C us ^ o c J" Cm C05 O d o ^1^ -If. ;Ot > "^^<^: ,- r* pH lo M ffi ^ 4-3 . C CO-:: •^^' 1.^5 c^ o Z ic S 0. S P ^1 ° =^ 5 5 '"' ~i^"d o •0£ c id >:^ o M d C CO »^ ,-1 ^H^^ El M^ O 03 03 M 5P4 ^M bed c c 5tf Oi c r/5. -( c «0 I ^_^ ^<'^Z- JuDCO cr ^>"^^>"l^-^l O) O O ii^ '^ ^_) +J +J +J +J -M+J +J -i_) (D cj o 03 OJ PU Plh Ph P4 fL| CO 3 ?: c c c ce d d 'P5 "c '^ oT

C£COTrOCCO OM ;DIMr-lOOO-*- o .COh ^ '- ° ^ K^- fO - ft M OS r be r ^ . ft o^ S J'Pi? - oca — O 0^ Q' O ^ := K • CO r- '^ 'to\ M* (K bX) p B o" ^ ^ ^- " c 9 <1F. wt-5 ;r^> rrt t- Qj ■- ^os •O SO 6o "bibo, 03 be • c • w ^ K n5 O q; r gc '-I t- C ^ q; _ rt bcc-< ^ t^ :5 2" ; -H ;5; ^ ^ M I -'Oi ( b£ C ce C CC.5 ^.^T rt CO a3»i , Tf J_j I CO I I •^ ^ bx;t^ '7 ^ I ^ .i; T-i - - ' o .:r; ^ 1 X 1 H .^ to I M^^>^^ ^^'<^f:^^p^hw"^*K^' lie > u 7 bx) d ■M bj3 a) .7 b£i^^O 1 70 f* . " . .2 o PhPh;/] Q^ui CU !li Ph D-i di di CIh (li •6 •H' O^ 0., ai

  • a;-i-'<3^ u> »:: '- r- y^ — — "z "■' ;i cl - ^ '- to z >. "^ •'■ — ~ ."i; >. rr' Aj coc cow -2^^:::^:^^= ..£a)Ct;^'^-r--c£'cCNri:C^^^ r-:; cSrtrt rtcc drtttccrtrtcSrtojrtcCccrta'a/a'a'a'aiaia'aja'a'Oa'aj.ii.x -X I^-.U'-"^ :;:; — :::; :z:z::: 0. ;i ^i - - - " K 55 K a; 3: s I cc oc tc 00 « -r oc ■ -M M O 00 CI ^ c- t- t^ 00 Ift CC CC-I IC O 1 Mfocoi«t-TM-^-rccoci i-* ^5 '^^ U5 eo "* o LCr-^o irscio:^ c-i 1— c/rccoiOuri'io a; CO ri to t- cc c -I- - ^ X O oJ =^ J^ c >:5 'CO " ■ a; -tJ •- oi Ph ^- F o c -a TO o .J:;- 6^ 6j2. ,- X "55 (=i X W dS OP pq r/1 tf'tC > X > . ,/ Ji r O' - *J *- ^ o9 22: Mil X 't' '' ^ T^ ■'-' X^ OC*- X O O— X ■- ^-2 ^ X Of • O :e :« T - E ^t; ^ c ^ c O ^i£- ■5 o =« ;=H m s|2 a* ;>v; ti! G'^ ^ ci P X o b£-;5 a;_o - r^co C^ o be" II t2 §s H*" -2_^^; £k- i3jc<;,--cc, ■ l-H . .« ^ .« C ? a; S < MKQi ^r^hP^ i^a^' 0% : •-M be be;:; cc o o o X (2LH^-crj|li;i,P,73|l, (liP^ ;fe'*^i:-"-l 'pi a;4)aj 4)4)aj-t-> gjunj-tj PhPhPhCIi PliCLhPhM PufUPiX ^fc :tf<^ ^< fci-Sc'^^rH"^^ 0) •« "oj "3 "aJ "S "S P3 0h,- 03 rt rt be ^^^ be o c c c >KC. bee c c 0000 r-<' •-5 i- i. - 0/ O 1 .ti o C be be be gssss^s^gggg ss^ssss S^SS §S^^ ^SSS tH CM ^H -*• UC O M "-^ CO L'- 10 >-l T-i M" M -.S IC -f u- u": 3iCO^ -MCO M -Mt- 1-H :S O CO CO t- O O O — 1 c? -M CO O O O ;c -r u- CO cr o o t- I- r; .-< ri >: ;r. o r- CO i-i s; t- CO t- »— ^ L.- CO ~ — t- L.0 t- u- >: -^ o r-. ct uo 10 CO ri c) o I- ct CI — — • CO 10 CO L.-t c: :< CO r: ci ct O O^J O 01 LO CO C: — uo O I c^ 01 1- oi 01 >: ^ T- c^j t- • CO :r; ^ t-- w o ^ --^ CO d d ^ ^ t^ o t- Tf C<0 O s; oq t^ — r UO Ut 'T CO «> in ?£ o CC CC OJ'T C5 o i^ a; ?c o t- ?e ooi 010 t- t- c- t~ l^ "^ C 1 CO 01 00 in O t^ t— eg I- bib :5 cc-S r/i '3^ •" X: 1! > aj " hH l-H 02 I- ^ * c, ^ : • ° - s "^ t ^ o 3 be - ^ ^ - o p: ^ r. 5 < bX) MOO hgS 8* -c? S°^ r is (D 3_C O O ^iii-'OQ'-^ p5cQ§«iiiir. _• K t^ 5 O IV •^ ^ ^ ^ X050 OS S5 O =' *iO o^ - i3 *^ C 1" O § ^' X O ;:: CO • o iS ceo . z: • c

    (u a> (u fcjO +J ^-( +j W (1iPh(1( G; 0/ 1, PUP_1.CL(|1((1iC(1iPh •t-5 c^ • -00 o ."^ >i b/D >> . o a) a; ■«^'0 C c u t- s- c o o o o o o o o o c o o o u u u '" f^ ij b!) bt} bt bi: bi.Z . OOoOOt-fc-S- •--•-- t- oooooooooocco WW :. o <^ <•, < -K g^S^ ^Sg^SS ^ g^ Sgg§§g^gg§SS§ s§ c o .c— 00000c K V. -f. 73 7: K W W tC coooooocc. Ol^t— '<' CiC^llOOCTfO C-.'-l'S'OO US-^OfCS-. CO 1-1 C-1 r-t (M CI CO Tf i-H O C-1 CO ■^ o-. li- c ir: oc 'f o t- o o -^ c^i Mo; ocoo'-if^oj'TiotCr-.co'MO t- O CO C^ CO LC 00 LO -^ »-H o trt ^ tc cq (X O ic o O CI oi o 31 t- n „ t~ irt c^ t^ CI t- T-H Lrt CT. I— CO -c:o OCOC-'OCOGCCO-a-OO >m t" o) ^ 2S,5 ■< o c o X - >5 pCtC p rt w ^n.^ o tie .-If C CO g ■. O cPi C ot ' "r" r," d. .j;:^E- . > > . -iT c3 cS is ^ 7 « cr. w i r K w jj -- 0; (D CO - U fc- O s- O O Ooo bC7 Cr-H :::'?om7 c^ CC +-* ^ 5^ , 4_> O'-^'^ o . o o (-M o+-'+-i . t^ . . • t, > t, t, he ^ . . • . OJ 1-1 '-' I T-H ,— t^'^f^^^ i be be be --teH 5-^ +jO^ I «; :p:007>: ^ -^ oc t^ ; -5 00 OC 00 • c- a: oi • ' • -^ N M . " : • . . <^ . l£ >^ l^^ o be be be*- c c c :d c -w c O C Oi ccO oc oc t- t^ .^ I I i-ii-f O^ J. t . =: ^ ;- c: C cc 5 ft fL| O fL( |1| Ph fLi P-i Ph PU iPLhII^CLiPhMPhP^ (XPLiIIiPh fLiP^flnPliPHfLiPHO fL|(l(CUPL|(liPuaH C-P-fl-f-- ^ H o o 2£222£5a3Scc^^sS ooooooococccc ::~ O"^ S : ^1 ^. K^. >-. f, O r- C ;^;^ S £ c c ^ t- ip-^^ <:^'dd' >. >■. >-. >. >. >. >. V - ^^ <;■_ .^ >.. ;^: c-cdcccc £ - - i; i. - %. u u u u u ^ -~i:-b~ t^^O-^i^ciocooT-t-c-. Co: i-i?o ifti— iftt- i-ioC'— ?CTj-trcr. ty:c/:cc'!ri>coc ceo C^^C^Lft L': r- O r: •.— O C Ce CC O C-. CO CC C. C] CT c? CO ct T-iCeuir-^-rrcrOOCl-roo c;0 OOCCO O — oc CI L.-^ C1i— l^ t- CI M t- t- TJ- ,-, t, t^ ^ t^ CJ CJ oc CI ^ cc -^ o ca cc lo c: t^ t- ec '^ T- TT ii;c^cq-»r^,cc o o O C 5^- ,2S .•^ ■0 0« r- > ^ C O O oo ■>-'■■-; m.O mO' J-^M _ a (CM =^5S^^ 5o^ O d . o o ^ pa' ; JO ■^q ■* io :i?a>^&.s:^cS5;:ifq ^ Jos O iSS . :?o CS 7?W « ^_) £ 5^ w 1; > o3 §5 >i3 5Sa? 7: O o3!ll be C^ « O ?D -H 73 O Oirt > I /S *^ kT" t- ""^ r-i "^ zi 7 ji; t; =« . 7 =^ S5 1 %^ 7 ^>£:>>^> o d abc,^:37 §a=«ai=^ ai~^ > . > ^^ Hi: a^ a^dc3 CO r- C-*^ o3 £-- o .'^77 c is u I* 1^3 g,:-^ ^'i:'^ »:7 '5^ ^Oi I^ o a* 0,72 h:^& *J ^ *J CJS *J 4-1 -U *J *J +J a +J*J+J-tJ4J-M+->-l->-t->+J ft-M+J ft+jY IV o o ^ o; d pL, d di o Ph d (ii d K pLi eu PU 6^« • Ocq-K^a d hj iJ |]H oT .>>>i03 ~cdc3cSo3rtc^o3Ci5 2 . - ..- ^--5 "5 ■ "* cc c3 J3 ^ rto3nJrt:So3o3do3o3o3o3oio3o3o3o3 !« W sssssss^:^ss ssssss^^ssssssssssssg Qd ■ C c ■ •■^ .£ 03 03 --I O) O o y o o o o o c^ o3 c^ Cu Cv c3 c^ ID C^ O 03.^ 0) - O O O Cj O o! c3 oS 03 ci r; ri u-i ^ o o 1 - ^ -js r- -^ iTD r-. f t- >o LS o rH M 10 r-t r-- -r T-H M 'j; o t- 3-. T-i t- -f> ^ 'f r: m S-. t- CO -i> CO ITS CO >:; C T 1 re ri x I - CO ?o ro 7-. CO co o ri ro o co ic -i- ov o .-h -m m -r ^. o ■* co rj to ri co o co cc co ^ o co '-0 -m us -m co •X'L.'^cccoo-^oc-o o-jsoo^oooin-fcoLnriO'Ti-iootooic o co~oo-^^ooOi-ioo th T 1 1- rt :r^ J-. I- I- I- i-H I- t- I- ri t- r-i i~ i-i t— x; ci 35 ri -M t- M -M I- t- 00 t~ e © -J ^ Km C J > K ''^^ ^^ CIS 0) -C^J . .2 . 1<< uo- '^ -=■ -i. »S CQ M O (M O IX" =•^■1 5m _ o 2 u > • o . ^ .03 d O 1^ '- J C " <^ M >r o > pt-^cc o ^ .^. <^ -" ^ ^ fd5 hsos :; o o . ij > el: o r It:: ''-'^ 5-^ p J 0^ c c owe CC" M 5^ = ^" t c c c - c c c.= ■o^-^i C*r O; K •; C ^ r£; C C I- C p'-'' !>■ ^ :/;■ CI IT.. C o G £ u 00 ^, c o *- o m o ftg a> .:: > o Oh rH C l-H-O *S o be c H Sep:; o _o o .t- c*^ X-M O C-5 ~" rC5 -^ ;= ce =^ rj. LB • l- bf) -'Co >,'M p bi: t-i £ ^- « iv ^Vbi>CQ^- £^^ 5 I t>. I tH CI I — ^ o: w 1 ^ be bi ^ - ^ ^- "^ pd i "^ ^i^j:-^ tiii^"K^ ^ CL| HiPhPLiUPh CUP-iPii -!-)-(-< ^_)^_l-t-^_l^_>^_l PhPh pLi d, Hi 111 Ph Ph fL, d, di fli CL| H Ph Ph 0) OJ O; ^->: >:'S ^.^^•' .►^ s 0) Oj t, u ra o WKUOOO ooooocoo oouo o ooooco oooooocjcj 0000 gSS§§ §^ggg g^§§§§ ^Sg^^g^^§§§^ ^ • J . • "" ^ ^ ' ■ "^ OOOOOOOO C-- •* ?£ CC t^ ^ ~ tUft U-O i-HCC'^C'^^^H cci~ -/c «o ro c: -r ci c -"^ -^ cc ci ci ls ci oc> CO ■* t:~- O w c- ■* ^ CO cc ■* ci O coc^cocirc icorc cot-- L.o-^cococcicc cc^ioo^o CI •^. — 00 — 0000 OU3C>-T-H Mt~t-l-^ — COt-Or-t- i-H CM CO CC i-H ^H tr; o c-1 1^ T— •^ Lf: -^ cc th t- ci ^- 1— r: t- oc -ri o Lt <£ t:~ CO ■^ «: lt: lt: CO — o fc — . «* »- -^ ci c-i -^r O Tl C- C 1 -r — . CO CO ST. t^ CC rH CO o u- o Lt o n- o ~ -*• O O O o t- ci t- c-1 1^ CT t- «^ CI c; a: 1-1 t~ ^ ir: c- 1- cc r I "-^ ■?] — . co - o s<: t- T- t- t- — -': ^ ^ - t^ CO CO -r CO JO CO c- J-. ut t- O o o o O o "-= >: O -^ -r C: t- t- O t- I- IS r- ,- ,- TT T-1 CO I'z. -2 5 o o w CO .^1 l-t o o ^5 •it > o <^ ' o o o o m l> 0) oj s ® 0) f- c o >K :a^- : C53 = ^o •id T lA '-' & ■tfiA C r-- «> C- C- H^^^^ &0 |27 ■Co^. >^ ^^H I o3 .0 bObO w 03 1,-l 0) OOi-H O3(l(00 cfLi ;^^2 aa^'^t^'^^ bX) 00 ..o*^ b.H 00^1 ■ Z ^. I «5 S- 1 CO ^^ X2 1-H ..H^d 03 I O I tK O .t- o oco -^ Ooo c^2"oO +JW P.-1-' bfl 4-> ft-u+j -u +j-i-> 4J^JiJ -i-> Ci.-i->-i->-i->-i-i -tJ Y*-"-^-^-^ +-'-^ cx;+J K : o o : :o "O "C 'O 000 QQQ 222 c c c 000 PQQ O O o A^K^ ■^u J<^ -M, ^Qffi OPko . • .P^^H 22^ rt ri G 000 QQQ 000 rt o3 d biDbCbO 000 QQQ 000 03o3rto3o3o3'rJ^w-5 be bjo bX) be be bo 5 g " «2 -<' OOOOOOOC>a3o3 ooooooooaoo < Z^< oS o3 0) 000 000 <0 o ^ j: o 000 o© CI ff Cir-dft irtco 1-1 Clt- CO cow = 00 t-- t- l-- -^iflOfoaiocMLn-tieoiAas-^foc-aiOic^ioincotDOicoooco oot-it~eocoaoLflt-eow-*^i»ootjOlO«r. MOO^ 0'^Mfococ--*t>'eoiac-co-*t-t-eoiftoocvic-coa5coo-5co-*i «OOOOUSOOOWCOOOOOOC<10irt«OOrt<0000 t:-c-i-ic-cqaii>.ai«eaiOic-t-t-a5<»cqT-fcot-ococ-i-Ht-t- fnCCfLiCLiCHCLiPHlli C - - - ^'' ^' ^' gz;Clt3 oj be be bo l>s-rto3aia>aia) Oa3t-fc«!-!-^-.!- 00000000 00000000 UOCOSOt-ClCOOilA lopooi-iousi-iin oco'^ooic-ot^ COOr-ICOOOOO c-c-foot-o;c^i35 coco QPlh Oj bo ho .Sbo (U -^ L 3 3 3 00 Offi ss ^S ITS-*! •*[- »-lO 00 00 000 OOt-I C5O0 <=>(£> 00 t~t~ l-H t- o 6f 'S 'S o ^ xn viti, '^ 0) a; ^ . t- fc- ^ j^ rt ro w Ti' Co O U u +-> EC n .cew- fl) !i C cH Orc^. 5 ^. o pq 2k C to <«& 1"= ^i ^M •2W ^. ^ 1^ ICOi- o . ^ o Ceo C ■= o J' >g .O o«^ . >cC9 _ 5 :; > a; '^ ^d^ tH O V u > TO . ^ c C EK ,-1 Q; t- ,^ h csj I C CO >, "^i" V ^ I* _ '^ Sh^^i^Mh^ W o ^ '5 o £ ^ ^?§S'^-^c c ^^ J- " -5 C.^ b£ > >-^ C^ ^^^' C cc^ t- c C ^-eo "2 4^ =^-T^- cr. oc ^ d o "^ * Ot- >■. C 7 7 £ o £ o c^ 'f ;i ^ ^^KC^^'S ^ : : : : : ;d* 000 (to; ajiia>a)a> HPuPhO^Pl, fL, (1| PL| PL, CLi ■>->r) (D (1) a 0/ (vrj -uY-^-^^+^ V -ir:-*co cct--^coco7ii.':o c; irtcocc-Mco oc-T'MOOcco Oi— 0'nMv:otr:ooic Ciocoocit-cqcicoooooooociw m t- i-H i-H :^ cc t~ o L": L.- ,-1 o »-i t~ t- CO I- O L.- ^ — ^ r- t- r-i CT t- t- T-i t^ M ,- t- c: CO O t- ^ t- t- I- 1-^ c n- ir: T^ 71 C^ 1-^ CO -1 Tl CO CO T-l CO CI ^ = Oo, w a) rt (D ;r ;- - rt c o - . . > -■ " 7} 5 ■r^ CO jj ^•^ |0^ c3 32 OPMC o ^S| . Oh m > - j:; o o O £ Slfi^ t- ^ r^ eui TS OrHg o;?; OpajcC( p 0;=: >,i O 05 OJ' -co WM^ o . Bz (U o 5^' rd mm •^ - ffl :3 CS O C^ 'bill ^J OJ" 1-5+J O l*'^ He d Out -1. 2 o 'it iD ^^Q^ ^ £h . CS CJ ^ . " &CC CM •^r-- O bD *^ C S.2c o O a Hoh2, biH -5 c >,o ;? +j 00 c ■< r^ r; s i^ w Mr^ 5' iB^b^s^-^^w^ . CO to tn* > 01'"' t-vj tlvj, ; > > S." HHQ h^rH^t^ HK ^ ci CO CO ,— bCiA bf C I C^cj ■ bjo bBC Cfq O O ChPhUPh 3j Q) ^Qj-u ^a^Q^^i> di di dfLtO! OnfliPHPHdi C tt) dS Ili'-ddHilliP-iMlidif 7^ c^ bc'n £■ £ ^ c^ o cu an l« .- — --T' ^'-1 -C c C C rt C C c: c^z: c c aj 4; aj O CO M iH CC t- M O CO o M ri I- i^ t- . d ct3 03 cs ci oj .i: oyocjoocjc^oooooouo MOcOOOCOt^-^iCCOOifCCOCClftCi oiaoc--ii«i-HMc~ooTj> - w '/.'-' a; ^ t- c wj - a; •— ' o (D 11 0; ^3 1^ -id . J . o <^ 5 C . 0) §C CO c >»'^ 15 a> >, d o ^- o ^ c > ^^ 3 t> 0; mo-c carl u5 '3^ ^ *: o = ii: O oJ ox:, 'r'5 .rt ^ ^ OJ 0^ rt ^ 2 K K r-i T >7 ^ c *" i*^ Z^ TTS c^i § fk 6CCC Ida; Kl O K- r •■ i5 O ^r" ^ )-■ »J ^^ OO o K . ^J * ■::, o 7: 03 !-~CU ceo 1 i; be r" > c =« O 01 x;x:x:x: HiPnO^di o c o o :01 j^x: :3 := := :3 03 ;: ^ CLH^aaO'G'Ktbco CO7 O O c3 u > bc&c 00 X2 OJD O C ci:5v c c H..,^coKS >-.S<^ o^ >- S o - p ■ c -<^>- OOCOtl c- T^ oc "^ C t- 1 '"' I K I T "t =? c • T Cft «= fO "^ ^ Cl &in S^T ^00 H o|eo c ^ " CO K '1' I' fi, Ph A^ Ph P^ K-X o -^^^^p5^->:.-ddc = ccn = cccc ^OjCuCuCwOiOJOiO'OO'OOO'OiOOO'OO'OOiOOOlO'O So ;2^^z CO O CO c: T- tr ut t^ -x o r: c- CO ■^usoocr. c-Ti ol- riLricoooco 00 o m L.- [~ >c c; L-: — n L.- ^ co CO 'T CO cc L" r; -?• L- L- ri c~ c^ i-i t- t- t- C^ -M — CO — C-. T-H C-. CI ^^ COCO -rr CO o o rj cc cf. ^ CO c. t> «r ut t^ ?c 'T 1-^ 1-1 1- — ! ■«»■ c~ c: t^ CO o t- cc — o cc C-. iM c. ^ :>: t- r ] -^ c: : « O L.'7 CO Li cc ct •— •— r- CO CO :c CC t- L-C O 7' ct ~ : 01 -,£• 01 e ri c c — •^ -^ c o OS o o o -^ c; c; * t ' CC t- 01 t^ Ol t- (- C^ CC t- t- o ^ c- C-. — t- C- I- -s I CT CO 1-1 CO — irt t- CO L.-: LO -^ -,r: uo CO ^ -r CI ,- C-: -r LC oi f 1 y. ^ ■ ^ LO ilo o — i-l J to O CC '^ 'bjo PQ i CO << S2 •* 1-1 :5 ^Or2 .-^ "^ ~ " '^ "^ . ~ C ^' 11 S "cD "S > c -^ -|5 _, 6 - o .3 :£^ ^ -^ O -■ r ~ r^ '^ d^ -H .;:; o ^ = c oO "^ O ?* ^ !ir r <^- ^ c2 = r O t-H >D CO j-" Oi CO ^ ,-( y. J 'M -^ 3 > o '^ CO >-.-r-l . r- ^ q; ^ :s > o I: ?^ )^^ OJ CO ;2 O C n3 .. .~ ^ rH IM >^ ="■""'= • Ei Si M «• .^" _n- -S ^ 32 be • a : o \ -S2&C ,-1 =* cj V iM q d^^a bX) H 0) CO O K ■^ o ce ass / CO c^ -v't O [<-^ I be c^^ o ^7§ ^^^ -^ . V-^ ^QOT-t t~ ^ cc ^- tD -be 7'S,^ --1^ C ^ bjo ' g O H^"^ 0)010) a)a;oiiaia> +j +j +j fL< di O di ^ Pi Ph P-i CLi di (K 0) oj ojo CLi(i(dP-i !,• a}gaia)0)oaJG; •d • • • • • • u. i^p:; ... ....... .y^ ....... • : : : : : : : : io^Wrhd :::::;: • -fl^ . • • d • • . * . • . Pi • • • : :hjk^ : : « :fe : CSC "^ - - - . .oooogi-5-;: .^•-'~' 11^ ss^^^'25:^:52.H.^.i.'^.=f.^.i: .i^.i .2.2.i:-^3'§o'5feoooooo o>;>;^i5w«w OJ OJ • 1-3 • -^ .;> • . •J ^ • .. • • • X 'p ^ M fe . . ^ r-' ^ — ^^^^ o o o o o^-;^.:^ ,^ --^c c c ccco-oioj .cco >: «i -^ — -r r-. — o CO I— th t- -r C'l -r >D CO C- '.o ITS o CO O ',^1.": — I --; >: -r -.r r— t^ CO co ::c0C0C0C0 CO CO T-( -r CO = o -r- o o ci ^ --s o rv v= o M o o o o o o rH Cl ^ — . S CI t~ i-H U- CO I- O O I- ^ LO I- O I- I-l l^ I— CO 1-1 COCICO 1-1 1-1 COM 1-1 1— ' M CO — « ?i t-- I* o o 1 >■ ^r o ^^ 00 to c-i tn t— ■M t>- L.0 •^COt— COOt^O^'Mt-C'M-T'MO OCOOSliJCOlC-f^- r-i o x; >: -o Ji 35 3-. r-. ^ =: ct -r --= -r ci ^jj en j-itc o i r- x 35 CO '^ 1— 1 ~ CO so CO c -f ~. CO I - ic cr: o co co i— i t— co co — -fO-Mco-t-ociocr>oc:c;ocio tooocDt-ooci rj ^ CI 3-. Cl C- C] t- t- I- 1-1 t- 35 CI Tf. l^ t- C- t- 1-1 O I- s^ CO i-i i. ~ y ~ '^- T. M c 5 ? .2 •= £ -r 5 -5 lC ►-< • r cii o> 6C ■" c r.f^r "^ ?: r^ C C X M II: - _< ^ Q ^^ ; o /^u O > , o ~ o 3 ! K ? O O i-c 5 c o .2^ '3^ tic p ° H . rs a; £ oO (1) n g^^ Jam cot. urges , Kisl I' <^m^ Oa3 M ^' W Oi ^ - '«.£! 13 oj'^ fc- _o ■ "cJK 0^ op- K 5^ O.G PQ >^ o > W 0; ^ . o o^ o oS !3^5. 4s' 02 t>D 5a ^■• ■^1 o ^ d .^- f^ CO d d ci ^ I S IE ^ ^«' ^•r 1-^ 't' , eg oi^ ti: d ^ G bxi^ ^a. ■i: (1) o " G-- rt _ 03 G fc. « S'^IqW-^^^' 0." ' 'J, d d d d drj i,a-z.iH;iHU ccCm P^Hifiic; Ph a< ^ o^ o Am Oh Oh mih On ^ o oi oi a; 01 oj 4) 4_) +J +J J_l +J +J +J O fLiPHflnfmli pHpLilli P^ PU di Ph f^ CLi (1| : ■< : ' -CQ . : :< : ^^ 6 dd- ^5 - -w ;: TO •„ i, , -^ (D 0! c 000000000 Os :g 'O, -:« ■o ^ • -Ph ■ ."a c^ 0) O o G . o "" " !>pq Ik,- :^ : d d dr-' a ''^ - J G G G c ^ C -000° ^|g 0000 000000000000 o 00000 000 ^- - b£|ti 5 . . r g G 0; fto; 0) 5^ ^ r .a oj be be P ^ ^ ce oi c3 o3 OOOAndiliPU L- t- -*" 1-* oc n T-i Tf ir; CI 'T C '^ C-l ^ [— t- rH 35 CO CO M o; to 00 OS t— o >: fc o c— ls C^ t--0 -^ 0> n 35 t- US t~ TJ i-KM LSt-i-(oo concoi-io«J>:ir:o-?-L.';:;^ rt< C0aiC-«O CI,— i-Mi— iCOKlCOi-lO^CO^ 5^ W-Ot-LO CtC^COSiCOCOCJOOrHT-OCO CO oc-iori ^oorj O O I O t- I— I I— I T-H Oi C- Oi c— eo OlOCeO -*U0«5^C0rHt- irt ITS CO o •* CO O LS t- T-H cot-co -*'M>:occoo-v 000 oociooirs-H t-T-it- c^r-imaic-coco eo Oi CO ft • ^ > ^ ° o > . S o fl o •ti > |5 $55S^g «£> t- CC o 3 S o "^ . ft^ M oj 5 ^ CO tJ&H q; O O O CO S^ - joW (V bn. o^^ ■^ a o Sow' SI IS Or-: O !- . «= Tj > 5 = 2 ^ Si's o |> cS *i ce«2 ^.^ ffi «^s o-C 3; /J' -^m Z ^^^2 ■--be 6 c 8H Ore >5a3 bDc3 2t- 03 CO co--^pq ^ ._. . „ !0 CO . ^1^ T^-^bc ' .00 W OOr-tQ^ C i^P^^^^M =?s -is: _ V ^ M ooo _p«_ u^9 mo bX) o^2

    t i" g; r c a; ■5H <<'^ C^-- ^z c c^ . o aj^J= o O) .0) So 3 t, c G CO o o o ra .r.d COc^?iCU 1° ^ •5^ = 5 br c Pi w P-l ^ .; +j rt! -M o. cti -, t- Ctf M ^ 5 II 9 oj tc^O-^S .OCOc-0300 ^MOuo^pHir^~c^CTrtf cc t- w o :3^ ^ cj "9 .-p^ ^ rt L- 0) ;= • u '^ ^ O ^ 3 o c ;:; ^00^< 14 (5jf^x -.20 ^^o . I <^ oocq l2 i.5S SI :§ 70 +j irt i M>^ ^'1^ o:^ 4§ ^"biO O o c lOOO 00 if) O V C face O . r^ -p O ^ c<: +j +j Cm +j +j 4j +j be -t^ ■'-'■'-'-»-'■»-' -i^ ■•-' •♦^ PnlliP^pL^O fL| (1| (1| Ph M P-( PL( Ph P^ Pk fLi Pli fU p^ p^ofc K< ^£p^p^ : : ; • : : :^ : : : : ..c ''^ ' .... ^„.„, , Z C C o n U O p :i >>>.>,>,>, ci f^ a ss rta3rta33333rtaSa)a) 4) 0) PhPlh^h o o "^ ^ oT mm . .— ri (3S O O-O oj 4) 0) a> oj Pl, Ph Ph PL| |1| <^^....^H : fo .-o. • o .^ 2z;'gc-^g?3^^oggoo p.4 Ph Pl, 04 P^ Ph Ph Pi Pi PU Pi Ph PU Oh O 0) (u 41 4) "ScJ 4J PhPhP^PU ■^ 00 ?C t^ C; IfS C<0 •* O — "^ r^ 'COt>OOC s- O w ^ O tc c ^ Si o o a; CT' O -t. ^ ^ . c3 ::: > >::6 o c .Co -M iM n. ^ C <^ K C E -o C cu ^ ■ O !- - y • o bo be oh ■ -^-' 1 OO CO "^ T-l Oi 7 I to M M ^ Gi+-' ..-r; oirt " " - - o cS OJ ^ , Hi " ^^ be C :k ; o •O i; • -c-^^- c 1 o .'o . CO ;d be!: ^ • -^ c c * r be - bo bee O .^ _coco^^. ^^■MhW^^'Qtg:"wtd^^'Q^^. h «5CC 5b . (M ., ; r;' 1^ K C ■ttO id c.i: fc- « ?: r ^^ ^^^ • ■S _,- ^ be| , '<' be"^ .t-,— *J !MII>- CO. M^^^OO' o :hh O+j'-ic+Jcocs-.^'-'ci'M"' . •^cc'^1 ^ • -H • • • • • • • • ^ ^ • • ni r -N ni flj ni ai r -i oj r ' flj aj aj 01 Q) m £p^p^ 0(M o in Oi 1-1 00 CO (M CO ■* t~ in o in ci ■^ CO w^ -r o -^ o C3 1^ cocj inco ocqio-^oi-^coco CC' O CI O CO O CT O •* O O CO CD 1-1 CH~ O r-t CI l~ C5 t- I- 1-1 w ^ ^i 4i :s: ^ CO; 03^ ?^SS o J" .:ta*. '^COt^ •t- bjD 4o3o : cj 0) r. ^ « ■i^ cHco Z > O r-" O - Woo. ^ o „ -. _ aJ ^ ^ o c o >•- 'I' .So 'Kx: a:3 :3 z: c o '^a^ rt CO -* ft osooo S?i 1-H O O fO iM Svi 1-i 1-H as (V III ^.cW = «3 2 ^- J- n> C c»^ fe 5 5£ S "5 S ^ rh .^ P OJ «J .^hH C > r" o ^m 'iO> j: .t-- o ccK— fc-.c ^ -!-> 0) !> rt !C ~ ^ 'C «^ ";:; « 5i K -M 0; 1^ ^ t: '^•' fc • -^ § -^ bi B Sop .S,,§f^ Ho o I ^ «4: 3 «^ j3 o ce-^7 c c H t- be K (M :.^ ™ 'C I iV <1) r-' « rj ;tt^K "!; c o O t- T . ' o O O C^] Cl O i;^ ^vq -M +J HH^ ^K ^ til ^^£-^^E^h- '^'^oV ^ (>• bi o^ . o ^ Jh I, C .00 o d^ > ^'5 ^ . 53 =^ -a. £ : I- «>o so. ^^g^oK- -^'^KB*'d® cgoo--^ +^ -.>•. >, Ph Ph d di !l( di pLi irsfOi-ii-Hroocr. rocff co imco ^ -^ O w ri — -f -f o c= 00 ■^ t- L- t- UC CO ?1 Ut I- C-1 t- l^ ■riro Ifl Si L.-3 CO CI o fo to rH s~i 00 O ro Si •M Tf 05 Irt rH La O S<0 CO 00 t- rl Si C- CO CO CO CO CO ^ O O O -M o o CO t- L- t- C^l t- t- OCO«^C<1 CO W-^TftS 00 iJOOOiMSiOCt— cosicosi o c-iTt'u'o-r 10 Sif-cot^^coo UO C> t5 ^mg S^- 03 tc I I 5 Bp I a i? T* c Jf. H 60 1^ H +:'2 0) ■M^ o ^ £■ ^^_s nbart, U.S.A , Que. d., Isl Sw o RaufCe elphia, adeline ring R 4J I-- — 0) 1^ 'a J >m ■i-.^ ,-fx Ol ID IS B'-s • Ld Sfi ^»h • bi g| :w -a * ri ..o .*- •d • (1) o c 01 • be — 1 r^ CO "O 2'S ,X5 C Q .,-< (V O bB j2 oo i— ' ■ O '. 6, a ;5 > : • bi) *^ . 1- . 0 ^H +i -t-- Tf G 01 o 03 ^ W^M ^ O ^ ., O i^ 0) II -^2S^ • ° . Sl5= c c c >, 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 ce 03 oj fU aaaa c?ac? «K tf «© e^^,_iT»< OiOOlfl CO-* CO CO co;oc--^ i«oo OOOi Irt ec T-lftr-l(M COOOt-i «, O ST. e^a C^O'S'CO ST. CCCC 0,-< Oi lA OTf ceo -voo ^lO •<«< e^ rHMi-lt- -Ml^t- ri rt CM dkiewil e, C. B niesbot it, H. ' msay, ] ndall, ] nkin, S nsom, c c C;2 o3 o3 o3 cS rt c^ rt o3 o3 o3 KKtf« KKtf K KK -oyit-w -« Ol O) KO ^^. 3I-5 'C C C — . o3 -ci 2ife w 01 . c c c 3 > >. >. >. >. >>>-.>> ct rt o3 03 rt cS oJ o3.cJ KKK KPiPi pif^Pi rscii-i eO'Tt^ t-r-» oc-ie; oct-^ C«t— CO nc-Tj< coco — m r-< fW cot- OC'O cr CI ^CO ut C^l cg<*C: UO^LO ?1C- tH UTt-C- c^j t- r J ^ ^Mfll u^uc^a^ o 4) 0) a> -t-j a> Ph (1, PL| Ph fLi Cl, Oh (1i Pi Ph Pm Ph PLh Pm K ilU Oh |1h CLi O tyj PL, PH^PHpUPLiPUpUtoPuPu : :::::::::::::::::: io ; :::;:::::: « 3^' s '^ 5 oj cfccc « 05 a> a- t . - - M OJ dj a* 4) aj a) Oi a; i; 0) 01 -S-C^r p;=:ooo^'S'S .^ '6'6'6'^r5'6rr^r-^% S^^B^rToi-'a 'O&c .„ .rt .„ .„ .;:J .^ .„ .^ ._ i_ s- ^ ^ ^^. ^ ^ ^ : : : _ :K . : : ■ j "fi !,K !^ • « «p?p^Kp^KKPiKP^tfKKKP2P^pifc; KP5 P5 tftfp:;tfKKtfKKP^ ecc^ii-t'-ic^oco'Mi^coeOTt'-^t^T-it-c-ioo ceo cj ccihgc^ccc^Tt— c-cr. ^ OOOOOMOOC-5 1-iO'O'Cgi-lMC'lOO mO coco eo (Mco ci . O C5 CI -r CO uC O CI ?:: -r L.'T t.0 L.O oc o oi cs LO T-! -M CI CI CI t- t- CI t- CI "Ha o . 0. . -!-> _ (15 tl 3 MmM,> ^O njo o'c - o ^ fc-.i: MS •- "j: as cu h C ;- . . (In ^ C(30 So "■7= ^ <^ C 3 S 00 J5 ''C rbco; ct!2J 5 CD 2"=^^ • w*^ fee r r > - - Pi =2 5 B 2 o ?:c fQ m T. Co 20 ^ o C c 1^ z Op O" ■•^^ ^<< .2 ^ .£ § c "^ Q^ S • cd O do ffiTT^SSKcS^ - be - O O o OIJ ' , O M '^^ C) . ^^ O ^ O "^ OdddS rt o3 b3 . u> > > u ;:fJ td -- >- cs HO B rK>/p 5 5 ^ .2 ^ 2^ »:' ^ ^ Q^ ''000 iflT-i . u t: t; v/ '"' .■3?- fe£ . ^"^^ WW Hi rtc5 t- 6-5 hi>2w ^^h — n f^ h'W, !: H^ O D^ Oi 111 Oi fl| Ph P-i Hi O 111 ^ Oh Ph Ph P^ Ph Ph Ph P^ a; © a> IP^Ph do K. :mQ o c o Pi«« (D 0> 0) 000 01 0) o o p:;« Hfa • . . < .<<^XX^ ^ . . .000000 o m vi 'jj v: m u: ui tn ^ m 0)O'Oia;O'^-Ht-- — .oooooooo. -^ t^ o t- 1- !-< r-i 1 ■ - CO coco CO tr-OOiOWO>-IOirH©TH t- Cl 1-1 r-l l-H o c c c c c 0; 93 O O O O ■M *J X CC 7J 03 00000 o o s; ut -f ci 35 «£ o cc L« ,-1 •>*< oi^o t-Oi-i CI ?eco-<*^ x^^O. d .« c 5c 0^ ed^ a; 0/ O^' x^ o o o :„ _ _ _ X X X ^ C C ^ .^ .r .2 .T- X X ^ o c o o c o o Ci L'S O CO Ift 05 CO O CO CO CI CO OS C5 00 t^ CO 1-1 T-l rf< LK CI O CO CO O CO r-l Lfi, CD O O IC O CO , O) o o pi 05 OJ O o HO^P^ OJ t, t. fee a> o) 000 T-i o at irt o tS CO OC CO 1-1 O &0 CO OC i~ T^\a Lo Lc OC :D CO Cl CO c I- iH C^l rl .— o . o k£ 6 m ^W 72 •Si" : a> -* o , < c ^< Ceo. i. o ?c o . o o 5>C . o d O . .J C uM cCC ill P p £ hSX. 03 -<-^+-' K o 6^ ■OB - . o ■p m V: >-5, TO rt 0^ rt ^^'Z: M < K f* n -r; d/ C Oj ^ '"' ™ 1 rlK'Sc c;=; o o. _J -J -■ '^ c cu K ^ •; ^ ~ : - "" r5w . ■7. 1 "c '"^ > w 4 ~ C 0) a: It o "^r-H ^c^^ 4-1 .CO . ■^ d C M oj-- '« 05 Cj-j c : :k ■ o5 "^ be (t-t- 5Ho o3 ci 4. ^ '^ ce ,^ L. ^- (^ C ►- fcXlbiD c c .sIt< K . OJL ;o i' CO t~QC .::: . o ' • • t; 03 -T- . -be ^ ^ ^ .i oc T T t, O ^ O ^ i_ 1 7 ^ 7 -S 7 oi 03 T r^ ' ~ <>• CO * o o O "-^ ■* t- t- K H^- K p:5 K K m '^^ oi M ?-.—'— — ^ t- O '- o uo t^ c^ LO CO — CO c: o cot^orccc-ioi'— -r>:«'a< ^ t~ 3- a: LO »— - • ^- 1^ ^- t~ COOO'-OI^T — -rOOO — . c: ^ 01 01 r-. t- oi — c: Si C ;2 O 5 05 CO--; )A %^ < : 6 ^ ^- . '^ C= CUM 5 So 6^ o ^M is o o cK .2 '-^rz^a ;-:-|72 bD^ ^ CO M ^ TO -t-" 'p ci d c a a O 13 I > I .^ . two . ^1^ ^ § > >m a; a>d !-i t- S o n Mo . •^ O M O O !-. 07i OS . o DO «3j oT cqHH ■^'' o o o o t. VI -^ -I-' to « 03 C • Km 03+j (1) ^, O o3 99 PQS O - if >+3. ■J W rD r-i ^ O o tj i." • be :h -q :^ jii* .'. o ; a • CO o2 C 0; ce ^^■^■2 . CO r; J- ^ U "^ J( .00 ■:o? C 00 . GrH O a;M aijocM S '^ a ..^-^^ • • ca • 0) bX) I fH 1 -^ ' - ■ Oh c^ c- . rq .^- '-' o 1—1 '-' CO W -ST ^ LQ ^« C- '-< "^ «3 »^ • -T cq 4, .fl to ^. O O I ' > ss4 ;=:7,^i2>^ ^ Wo bc^ be C H -C 11 >tt icc «3; 05 rt bit- ^ O .T-1 6 6 6 6 6(j 6 bo bfljj be +j ) a; 0) a> QJ +J +J , fl, Hi |1< On flndi 0) 0) 0^ 0) Ph didiaHW 111 •Ja -5 i^ Q^' M . . OS rort roir: CO -T rc -r-f lO i^ — f lOfO rl o s •MO o o 1-5 r-, ^ : • be be 5£ i^ 53 S ^ i rt S dow m .d o3 c^ rt d O hJJ PhPM O-dP^ ;^ < Qh; 111 C5 CO m 5i 3i -M O "* 31 >D o '^ '-'5 ; CO ■* ri CO •MU-: 3 o o oio o Cl 71 -, J-. I- I- Cvll- 00 C~CO-*»— CO O0CO-*l ■CI (C3 CO J: ir: o o i-t as ■<»< ^Oi-HTfi-l O^i-liH ,-1 -f Tf t~ r; -T)< OM o CO oooc'io — i-C^ OS o o r: L.-: t- o ci t^ ^ aj a) N O P 3 3 o c o o 03 00 rH OS o; o c-i iH CO Ift ?C CO CO CO CO «c> O O O M C~ t- l^ -H ,2 03 . O O O o o o <^ o o MM ^ ^^J o o o CJ c, c U5->**00 CVIC^ t-OiOi t— 00 CD t- o: ifl oi o oc o CO oi T-i a: CI T-i CC—IO C-Cl OCOr-i OO CD O Irt 05D CO o o bt, to r- CO dot ^ oB > tC 4) 73 o 6 ^^ E-i P^^. K -J ^ — S^ CO o • ce w •«: H c" o a) - •»-< "So "^ CO tc fee ce« . -is l-HU 1 -M (2 ^ ^^^ CO 6 _ ?^ c rt ^ S ^^ o t- 1-, lO t-! Ji.iX "^ O :^ : o (I) ■ ; W CO ^- ^ - . H^ ^ C ? = ^' ^ ^ c o: ^' •= ^ "• CC' CO c;^s: ^tf:^^^s:?]S S§i So o4 bJD' to-c^ |0 Jj) Si Etc O . O . rt . u > u bo . u G u O cS^" c5 .-a • • • eo • 6 bit Pi' T-l O tC. WW M °r"7TO c-. C ce"°^ • be •' • c •- : Si^ • Q. a) iJ ci • cS ^ -^ - '-■ ^11 -t-T"'"X — *Joo <;-- ® ^ . . :o- ^W (1, (In Oh (In di Cli d di pL, Ph O dldddUOd dddddddd oJ.oJd d' u' t a; o* dd !^ddddd a; 01 oc-M o c *j -l_>^_p*J^_l{0O~ — O OOOOt-t-cOci O 0000000)01 02 xnxnmmmTjimtn H^r... ^•^B cc-s 01 >) « :: ' 7- 0) K -i-J >> O O O 0) o ;z: fc, ;. ^ ^ X >» O QJ 0) O O OJ O xjixjixfimmxix vx K^ a'-S^C Cr^ . .•' Socca^t-sT p >>cjctc3i^ci'^c(3 «3 «>>, "^; ..-?■- c - ^ "CO ac 03 OJ 02W CO 3; ■* Lo a; ■-»- CO «o t~ 00 3C t^ O C a; a; >/ ?0 r-' 72 aw 03 . tUOrH ce O cS . Ki (,,- •r' ? rt . , oj c oj .:: . - -^ +J Ti -3 Cj — iJ — ~ r^ ri " 'Si ^ 'Si Cl O s. x^ > B 9 -9 " ~ "z £7% S 2 "*■ — ?^ ~^^ g 03 ^ 03 a;rH W be .a X o o :H -^ -a o a; c3 ^ 0; 2^ K ^ o c o E r- S OJ 7525 li|§ -""Is a^ o o C 02 o a;5 cS .o O w oc c O ^^ I ix2ii 1 ITS +J C^ -^ 02 02 ^, T-l OX) WJ !-( c^ oo „ Leo CO Tl -- ^ ^'io E- so UOfO<( C oT O ■t^2° .o C eo m 50 ^== i5 --^H :h2- ^dS^> 92 01] I bJjcn C -^ Jir^ Cj 5^5?=?§ .2 oi 2 S^ &-S ^ ^ - '■ - o;^ i/)»2 S^ ^ OJ C^a a;Ot~ C-«w '.^iT;=?^ii:^^'^i^^^^> g^^^ ''^i^sj^ "^ OOCD ^ -r ^ O (D ^^ "bio •- ^1 eg ^^ t-o!f bo ITS o'" Oj O- £3:^ 11,7:1, ;i,aH(ii(i|(i,ii||i,(Xi 4J 0)0 a3 o) oJQ O) 0; 0; PhjIiO^ Hi And, HiHidi tf o-^ fUPLtPLiPnCQ jfUfL||lt(lH [1( Ph (I, pLi CU pL) ;ffi« .- ^o O tT >l - rj 2 ^ ^ :tf«pi;w^. ^■■^^fe^Mo aaacococoM'r'in-, ,^ — +^;^p- SSHSSSSScc be ^' ^^■^^i 5 5-^^-^r 2H222 ? S^ 2H^bi = 5 -- OJ 4/ a; . (Mt--.H-^C5 Tft-rHOOlOi-tOSOLfJb-OOiH IrtOOlOOJ,-!'^ r-t r-norc-»rri cci-icooaj-fcicrsirs-^rHLa oooi cocjrifo lo CI r- IC M tH I- iH 05 -f i-i « t— CO O -f O CI t~ Irt CO CO >0 CI CI CO r-- >: ^ -f CO CO «3 eo CI :s c; CO CO CO CO rH co c-s ,-i a; t^ ^ i-h o-ro-ro o'^cioir;oi--oooo Oi-f^ClCCCT*^CO«5 COt-iHi-Ht-Ci cO't.C O ffl c ^ 5^ hx Sh^ -« o tc 0/ a ^o- c O ::: C •- w o? <1 .2 c p ^ F o - OU-M ^J^l ^n M ci ^ 32 i^ C6 C^ ri ; (U (^ ^ > ,25 TT) ;- M u -o w « >-• CC OC' J- > 3 ^ '*' ri ^ ^ ci i ::: ;^5s: COO o i-s a> 0) N W D ^ ^ bflrH o^ bCG' fc£bXI Ik 5«). cq ^ ^1 ^^% ■^P^iA-ji^' 00 COtH ^ '^ io . C ^1. '! t^ ? ti dl^^'S'gV. ooT -o^T CO r; Poo ^ M Coo 0^ h: <^H O^K ^ oJS' . . :<; ,.^d^pid . . ....... c?„H"S 3_-i:^-^.2^'.---^-.'.-^-.-.'.-.-^-.--- .-^- ^- ^' 4=.G--' .GV--4f iii ii ° £ S S SSSSSSSSSS S S SSSS SSHc gH Kxxoi xxMX 7:!/:xxa:x7iXKaia:xxxx7:Ka!cccM m m mmmm UAinrj^v^ xx T— T-4>0Oi t--r COO ^t-^J0O^C0C-J0'>CC0'M3:'M>0-*:Jo^:r-lOcoy^si^cq c r-< ?o t- c- ^ c- s^i c^i ci 5i t- ~ s: cj -j> CD -tt t^ LO 'CI (x; ,_( i-i CCOUi':f t-Cl^CO o:t-«iCi !MOo^ -*• o o c-1 uo ir: -V o ci ^ ^ 10 ci cc o t~ CO CO Cl ,-1 W.S ; (DJG -So «2cf o o 11 p'^ •S3 o o o t: ^ w TO •5^ ^ K • (jj o 13^ ' o; ^ p- u 5 t- := o ^ S m - .Sac xn 3 P o |qS: c SO O d , S -- 01 c cO 0) o 5 d .cS' r^ .Wo - c- > ^ rm So-2 cSffi ^2 5 -K W:-og = o 3 ?■• be c Ocooo . .^oOOO t:t-;-' iil be c be .H wf2 O.Hoo 55 U< . . ' 00 . . -T-t 7&e-^ «J5 C^ He ^^ 0) 0) 0) 0) O)' +J+J+J+J+J^J+J•tJ^_>*J4J■l-»■4->+J*J•♦-» bO"'-'-'-'-'-'''-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'-'*-'-'-' Ci+J +J+J+J+J.W Mi*.'.t-'+^*J-*-' 'uo ^ 'fqoffi^^* <^ : u -h w ■;fe <13^"' •p -^ -p -p -p •? ■- -p ■? "P •;: c 'P ■? c « 1- 7.^ce ^ iMaiO'x>coioooc-a5C^'*iirit-cos'ioooi-ic5a500fCT50c'*i o O oo t- T-i o cc -t" r-( ■»!< a; a-, o c to I- y. i« ^ '>D c: oo (•- f T-i ffj •* 00 <3> ■rr O Cl "^ CO IC CI 1-1 CO -r o o cr.; •* I- -f !>0 5-. Cl f IM C/O CO Ci C/O Oi c- t- cc irt> oo CO o :r. CI o o oo CO fo o cr. -^ fc c/D ^ I.":' CO i.c C' o co t-- "Xi co a; co co C-1 O O i-t CI O 'X <» Cl O O CO -r c 1 O w 3-. O O CI — ■-£ O O O 00 Tfi O O CI --< t- :/: IC ^ I- I- la I— I- r-1 C) CI I- i-H tl r-1 CC CI O I- L- ri t- rH CJ L- C- "^T-Ht-cot-t-oO'Citocoo: ■rt< t- ITS Ci Oi C>0 00' fC T-i O-j t- COOCOOOCOOCiCO^CC* C-Jr-iCl-f" o L-c ift CO O) CO c I CO cs (>• «c c. j; >."i '^ O CI f O CO O li^ O T CI O -^ .-( CJ o T-lsr. «Ol-r- > K- §^ O ^ M ofe- >^2; o o . 3 !h o M^' O +j ai ri -1-1, > c pT |- = O ce ro - ^ •- ^ H a S -5 =^ w »i cj" . o f^ S 'w :3 >to 1^1 5 H -od| ^-^ J ^ 2 O = aj<< .3 6 o a> - n o 03 O c^2M2^^^ 5 = St>-W ret C £ 4) ffi^C -^ ^ 2 X '/I -i c '^ = j_l to "^ -'5 "Ifl — . o - .0. 00 w .tH (D :-H .- 1 i_, -t-r-l fO oi r5 ' CO -^ ^^^~ o . . -t'^^^. ^hba^^^ ^'^tii b> o . u 6-.' > ^ ^ o ^^ s (MO ^ ,. '^ =* -H^ W K I c; ct rt _ _ O .H Ho 7a o H^ SI -So 0^00 OJO m .- 7O 000 O — H 3J 4) CJ "ci 5 ?s 5 S3 rt 0/ 0). 53 d :i .3; : -"^^ . . . - o •^ . ^Vl VI V, Vi X aToTaJo (P c J ^1 JJ 5 S "o) "oi "oj "S "^ «H p.'H, & ft'H. p. "5. fciD K K aT w" C C C C C "T 4) OJ OJ 0) t, > > > > OJ CJ 4) CJ <0 « ■ ^ : o ■ V ^t,fc- U '^ ^ u -^ -^ U O Soirt 03c3c3a3c3rta34)7rn-;cc vim'fi'f. -Sirfimviviv. Tf^^jixiimmTfixf^mvixriiLm m uiu:uiw. m uilnm uiVdmmuuwmmviuiv^ i •fh th S-- s; ^ CO t- <» ri ) t'- o^ O t~ o :c cc Ti o T-i^oai-xca-^oCfotnciusi-i «c Oi--n'-ri'foa;GOiMO;Tr3^c:' co 1— iOi-Hoococoa:^«; 'rvcr; rj- ls ~c-iMc~u5eoa5eoMOcoj-. o ■^OOi-iMOOioO'^O-* "Si T1 i-l t- fO OS O O (M C- Ift t— C^l I— CO — I r-( 00 t- C^5 Kgf> ^ a; M ^ cs , .» K ^ o . rt O "Si? c«9 ffi ^^ .o ^ c c je On 60C • c o •,^ -H W cqI^ 'C <: +j 5 "^ O a) o . .0 Pi* '!C oj oS c: oil ^ C = C O ^ O- hM 0> c> ;'^^§' > -.CD *- ;s5 <:£ u; -M i-i •* CO X g §0 > ^ ■to 5 ! ;7 .0; S^ X^ r-^ CO Jbi£S=S X X c :=§^ = iE rZ o be ^^ t~ fer- '-' .J , rS^S C - :q ^ .^ U o 0) O c^ . c ■ u a> c ^' c t- o ^ l-H C^ ^ ^ a: ."-^ C - . o I occ ^^iic32 . Ml^ ^^l ao !^"^S Ot-g7h c ■loO' 00 o c OJ g O woe 00 Oi cotH . c; fc£, K E*^ ° be c *" 5 o ^ S x>7^S C "^ '-' rr- r^ ^^t^' ^t^K^^ be .■".g-h-^> ' -^ rt oc -:; d '~^ •■•'0-- cOt- ■ CO OC ' K ''f ,C . . .-■" ■*^ oj: a-r X 5- o £ .X =^ x^ cT :; c:A-=e2>^§ ' d " •"* ."" "" ci .a (L a» Oi o c -r "T a; a; t^ a> KoiSE^P^Sa^pIa^ P^ 3 c c j^- g c rt oJ ■. O) d, 0. o 03 a; o g P ^ P ^ >- ?■. toXtototo ;">' £Eb£b£= = : to'to h h h E^ t^ h ^ 1- OC M'fct~o'+'fo o; oco^l^?•^a5oc-roolrt rr o T-i -1- cc I- C-. -M cc CO '*' ic c^) =r. o o t- c -M 5; cc. a; c-i o -r cc ^ o: 1-1 i-h •^ lo r-i co O -x M T-^ CI cc c-:! ~. <^ i^ ict-r c^ c/i' ix 1-1 tyz ic o o cc i^ o o c-i cc o o .-« o c^i ri c£ c-i CI I- o c; CI I- T-i ift 1-1 1- T-^ ri t~ to Lrt T-H ITS «Dcoi-co;: cs cioc. Ofcoicc «c«cc?ecfO e^ocoOL.--^ococ4 OCTfOOClO tCClOOC CCICffCSClO^JOlO ^ I- CI C) C~ r^ I- O Cq t- t^ t- t~ l.T t- t- CJ L- 1-1 t- CJ MCO -^ . ^ ■ ^^< 6 r ^ ■T ' 6 W* ^ .t: • i^ ^ ;: © o oSi-l r ir O 23 14 s 5fm > o rt c cS-o 2 r J^^r> ^£wc«^^^M- ^ ^ 03 oj >■. : ^!4 OS 2^ wo rOi-l O ^2 u m si Q) TO ^£^£|S:.-^-|«^t^:5'^0„.b£ r- P- CI t~ •M r^ I-l ^ o>.S: O) l^J rod o 5 i^ " O . CO C o CwK or c 0^ C y. ■I „• O.- . rt CtCC r; : 5h W ;^ .2 CO ^ v^ be h ;3 :&£ X ^O i B.^ X:5 ; ^ I.- S n ^§ §? a: V 2^jc o 5^2 c ^ o £ j? ci tub' c-00 u ' 7 V 2 -^ ' I • J. ^ 1-1 Oi • H •'*. . . . ,• fciD H c o &i o9 J5 c rt, — It- ^ 0; ^ , a >-. c ai cc t- c oS '-' -^ ^i c °^ l-H LO K ^ I ®"^ C-l ^_> O -M t~ CO K o >. > Is 00 Cft ^hSh^'^^ <)< i^ oc be O OJ, ' , 00 t> <— T-^ ot in ■^ r-i " I-" PC § c S ^ b C 1-^ 73 5 |t^ o c o c •-: ct 0) 01 ^^ (t O 0) OJ -M a) a- a; 4; QJ Qi OJ flJ PhPuPuPhDi *j*j bca "^ "^ G G -f XO fLP- X ^^a^«^d >a> a> — — — „>__^ Q, t, fc- fc- *J >>:>■.>■.>.>.>-.>•. >5 c o c : -^^^ : ..-P^^-^P^' : c c c o ^- ^ a3 oi ^ cS 3J oi;- 0^.- Z p S O L'^ C ^ f^ ~ 1 d— li^ fCM -,£ CC CC cOt-iCClO-TTfCCfOCt-inO u- Tf O M r 1 -M O O O O tC O O CO CI riciMioot—t—c-t-i-iOif-ii-i MIM CO UI C-q CI O l« T-l cccci-H asoow IM to iM «0 CC i-H ■M CO O O (M CO c o o ;c o o ,- t- !M t- 1-1 t- O 1-1 ui ut ?l t- t- ir; CO tr- CO o '^ ^• -^•t-ciconoccc^c-LCco^^irtO OiMOcoocCi^i— ocn^coi-i ci i^crcTi ocoiO^cocoL-f^tc-^ ^«rcoTfOOOco«roco^'® rHi-t COCO CO o c- 1- cioc M Oi t^ o , SI O X Ul +J CO as S o o ;3 7> 1 « w C « w (1) c ii CO o rt °g a m . d O C ^ ^ Oh' o o « o CQU c- O i? ^--'d't! 2 o c 01 I ^'^ o Eh 6 . ^' '2 t-i :3 > o -^^^ . oj o'^ oS CO t- c rh 5«" O CO ow •?^tH m > a o o o C ^CO K* III! M Oi "^ Oi . a -^ M O be c3M^ t^coSS^^ c 11 . o Q 2 r-- o ii .: ot:,^ to- coh-! CO «3 ''d '-• 50^ M 0) o o ii Mo 0^5 CO K> c3 CO "p2^S ^ 5 c .-ti o S-tl o 2 J ^ ^ C I CO O H , . tl_l ^^ ^' I ^ o-i-> O M bJi) ' 0^ H^ coco r-lr-l«CI ■ I 1— I ccdU o t- t- <^ Ph ^ (Da)u aaaaaawcocoMccSSi'^i* coocooooooooos-- W ^' :p^ .-J3 C 3 '- o 's i-t ri x">OLra t-H^-foro(>Doo'xit-.-(350mt-?o 10 — -r M >o— or^ o-^-roirfOjco-^comio*^'*''-'^ o CO ^ O 3". ^ "•£> ua irt o i~ CO ^ ITS ri CO CO rq ^ oci --o " .-I t- CO CO CO cocooo co-t"col^'^^•M-rcocol^^^tftcocoo ■MOOO OO-fW OOOOOOC-IOO'-S— . ff^'^<=>» t- rt t- l~ t- L- Tt< ,-1 t- t- C- -H ,H 1-1 « L- t— -^ — >H t~- O I— CO _( r-l CO CO CO Irt t-- CO CO 00 "^i ^ O CO XC^lr^'MC^o'^"'* O CO O >0 O ^ Oi jyj •* CJ O >C T-ICO'-iOOtC'MfO •v c o P-'O . C IS WW > K ~ c o a o ojo ^o?igm; 2 e .j= c n rt ^ ^ 1^ S ^ itf- J;; CO .-d .' cq ^- K C «• cq g3 t- jrt t- ^^•^ ^ o B ^ ■ 'O t- J: ^ c > S-4J . 5 4, ^. - o „ _ < c • c o d 3 .^• .0 Crrt . S3 • ^ £ffi £d Sd .^ ^^ ^.-; • o •T-i -00 • •r-' :2^ _ o octet- V ^ ciocoo I ■^'^ i J^. ^ 7 .0 eo ^ T-i « O ■^-' /- o +^ ,S§^'£ ^ he c Sc K KSc^' S^ .i^ tA <=^ cq o; £ '^1 ■£ ^ 7 K ^ LC ^ C T- ^ - T- ^ c-1 w ^ ;^' o^^^"^le^ : i^'^H^ ^ ^ ^' ■ 'i^^a^i' I— I a> -M 1— I rj +J *J -IJ -(-> +J -U -(-> +J 4J -iJ *J ■(-> -: Ph Oh fc fin Hi Ph fli Ph PhCU Cl, PL, H, 6 6 aj difr c o; ^j +j ^j +j , ^ *j PL,CU, c 4 o; o; t c Ph 6 It s -^ "O — o o •.K Kw o o ££ o o C] O T-H CO o r- OC C-l 5C M< «S Ci «C> M Cn 00 CO 00 - "^ ^- P . ,T. o o r: r- ^5£2lz'S'S|p|| OOOOcOOOOCOCC C-J ^ rt t- Q,^ rH CJ T- «C OC OC ^ C-. eoc— ccO(MC;Ooo-^cccceoTr occc-c-egoccctoecc-t-t-t- ^ CO CO !? Ki cj o t- ;- c: CMft Ift M" - CO in uo ?i CO t- c ^ CO Ct '- r- «^ t- c-eo c- r- CO 0^0 O <=: C: c; CO c (M f- t>- eo-^ o 6 . 5 03 Is HIS 0) be ' .C OiC' CO -5^ -O C 01 0-35 C P 2 ^ • 5 !K ra>!tS2i^.^r^ oi o be si °^ ^ O o -S " 01 > 2 2. So -wg— CD OJ CC O) ^ ht„-g=^^/i OH l2 S A ^ U-5 lZ O f-t C- lO CO O ^ :; d 5 ^." c M ce gS ^ rt ::; 2!t2 3 c o 0) . 72 c ^. O ..rajmo-^ > Foug- singto IS Rd., le Ave I Poin Hotel, tE ul^^-> ci ixi Q -^S - o 72 be III -f CO o O 02 rrt bii- rr MS 2S T ^ .:« r*'^ ^ . O HK^ o " :k 0) I ^•^U^l I :h^2o^^c^^- 5 •c^.c-^m'^"" ' .^ . o.= o biO S j^ '^ I o o5^W ^5 .:i 'M 1 I Ul -^ ii «=> a: . 55 o I t- "^^ .-( ii , ri c^ '7 "T O O rH .H ?•"... ,-.• . '^&X)> 5i3^^: . . ~ • oq cd c» i-H ■*-■ O O <12 ^ . I. • 01 k! K.' ■" > jibo 1^ ^' Sjc c o cH ^ 02 c o -C 02 O-M ^ «^ 73 •-^ O = • c • . ^ • 02 • • t- . o . •;:^ •> • .'-• • ci :§ : •o • •Q • • X • a • . 02 • ' m . ^ . c O) •oo* • :l . -be 2 H .H o 5o2 .0,6 > -S p^ t- S I b£t;-w-^M o o - ' V ' .::C ■>^i^. •SSdcM •'=^ -o c ' cq ' £ ■A -Hi .^ idfdg O O C CO :^Hhh^ a;a2O)O'OiO)O2a><3J0 020)002020) 020202020102 02 0JO2 02 020201020102010)0202020 X j2:ori.^02020;-;„' ot-: .^ t. -- i- ^ — i t.--=;3--:33:3&^ ^ >».:*! ceo.;- i. -Ma3o3o3o3o3 ^•hW >'0 oj" o; >i O o O! 02* ci cC c^ oj .fe«ffi o : o3SSoiG3^a;Sa202.S.S c 1 Si co col." i-<~. •^rra'ciovo o Jiasi-i'— iinco 'M --r CI O -r c^q lo ^ I- ri t- o ^ -r ci >: i- ^ lO o ri i-i -r o cj o ?riic-+-fOcor;cccoL.- (-u-^^-rcoirtcoco coioo3;-fco ci i-~t-^ CI -MCI— "-H-oo-ro o-f o-rcooocio o O i-( Cl CO CO I- I- ?1 I- O O L-.-< ^ Ot-Tl r-l I- CI CO CO r-1 r-l .-I CI CO i-H 003<3«3 cq 1-1 OOOr-i c,5Ct OO O rHCl Cl CO CO c] ut [- cr. t— o ,_i lo T- m— Cl CI CO 1-1 cq CU WW <^'C)U Ct CC . aiPQCQ 25m == .i:oo o . . tCdc >>0 ^ >i m *J+J K w aj I' 1^ ^-l (D (U « to to C QJ Oi O . ■ ■ • - 0; CC 03" — „-^- ;- ^ (D OJ O oS O C^ csi ffiffi— "to _ - OJ K .2 .2 S ^ c'5 52 ££^=^ c o . o >»+i -5. r")£^ ^11 ;x c I' Hi Sic :.2§? •s.^^?^^> o -•be °.2^ W K c o !«' O pq-c Co O is 'i^ o o o » ltA:^._.d !K :w . >: < :^ oTp )air x; c o to^-' il— I o 05 O > CC CO CC ' T-i CO -^ *ai •»-^^^-t-' to 'C ^ 0; ^ >. O c ^J o o . 4) ^=1 | = « a- OJ q;m bo ift ^ ."^ "t ^r i ±; Lft o t! c rtM, tO' r c . a* c soP" iid -he ^ '^'^ V cK bB " ^ ^ C t ^--■;; 33 CO I c;' C ^-''^ • ^ . to 0.' -r^« I^^S^ ^'t^-^'^ £=« o . 1-1 (J5 O ?H' ^h^' a bx)b£i ■^ c c ^ o o CO "^ 5>:>: d£"^ coc-c- c^' ^■^^ ^.^'^^ " c 1-1 to (P^ ■ to 00 . • . O^i, ct ' ^ "^ I-l . be _ cc :£ bi:'' 7S.2ort'- oc.^^ to w. • to 1-^ 'w ■ ■ g; CO I ' 1-- ^ ' si sJ a- > k.' "^ •- > >v'v *j iX)Y -M -u ^ ^ ^ tj[, +j ^j ijc Ph72 idill^ |1< di di K Ph fl- 7i G « O MIiUCLh fl, Ph d, Hi Hh fli II, a> 0) oj 0) O) (D 0) 9^ "' ^ f ^ ^ dddddd dd !,-ddM dd •t^l Ko -t^ ;X 0/ dJ cc.~ ^ b£ b£. C o .« o o o = »»> "if 5 cs "c5 "5 rt rt Q X §'«> ^ ^H ^ :_ ^ t. o) a) a; 4) 1) oj ^ ^ .ii ^xiC ^ : : H W od hi^ Wp^ 0) O (v, 0;^ O O o 1^*^ Oj d ijj ttf h>' 5d^ ^d ctcirtctcc cCrtcs 03 c3 o3 Cva3c^a3oj cdo3cgn3c^ ^ ^ ^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^ ^^?:^?:?: ^^^^; ■^ ur :c o oc t~ o rcic co si us c-iooct^tc ccriccotcOfo tHCOCOt-iiC LCOLt-fC'TCCCC ccoccci-H — rino — oo Ci t^ t- c; C: O O ?! I- tr I- t- 1-1 cc ^ O f o — O O C-1 -M O 'M ^£ ?0 OO ?0 T-l t- 5£, 00 cc t- 00 (M 5C " t~* '^ CO CO jsj O 00 CO r^ O ^ O l^ L- ^H CI M 01 c cc c~ sn c: t^ 01 o c; oi la t-- CO 01 :<: — cc Olt- o ooo O C O C: C: -^ tCOi 0.-I cc r- 3-. X' O 00 i-c 'CC 1-- — --C -H a: o; ■^ CO 00 I- 1 L- L.O ~ i-ocoiuoo coe t- I- I I C-- r- 1-^ CO ^ > o Ci o 3 ti frt +J O CC - iH>; ^ " ^ == M fc, 03 ^H d>^ 5 si) w*^ • S . o ^ s; be r ■ o u MfQ-M 01 rt o c .5 oT O fc- X C ^- e o of . O ^ o r oj w t. r^ 72 >< k;;0- 2 t: =5 01 . - ;- t. c o® o 2o ^ 5qW m^2 to . o >| o3 fe ^^ m o .M « c3 i; n: w z o><^ f^ 7" .^ .rt t— —K> "1 rJ la c- G iii i-i m i-i irt be !> O III bX) I 2 = H :5 :ii.^ -a :^t4-^3 ^ c2^s o H . c3u-5 «i . 0),-, bfiM^? s ""be -I be=?o COS ^ I OO I I , , Irt I I 3i rH 0:1 M t^- ia^ ' ^'^^^^ OS be ^i - - . c3 Ho-v •-i-i O I 03 be 1 -i->io t- __Su;Bi 5 1- £ S g tc > ■ ,a^ ^H^ pa^ ^Q^^^^p ^ H ^1 0°ci o « © a)-i-> o> a> uj QJajoiaJ --jt^r) oJoJo; ooj--; 66666666 rj 6 6tA ^ +j +j +j +j a beV ■(-'-i->-i-> +j+ja +j*j+j^_>+j+j^_)+j ~'+j^_>,*j PL, PL, Plh d, O CO -; PhPL,P4 PLhPL,0 pL, PL, Pl^ fL, Ph fl, CLh P^ ^pL|PL,jy;PL, ,^c OK : Hi^2Mh • - O) Oi t- t, i2 be£5 >p.^ *- p o3 o3 rt o3^ 05 c3 01 O 0) o a 6 ' . > J = "7 ^ ^ M X C C 01 , t. i- t< t-— o - 0/ 0) © © ! i-coi- rt ti -^ -^ CO [- JO o i~ f o -- CO CO 'M c-ti=-ooo-o —o-j 000 I- — r-il-l-l-t- C^ cot- t- l-l-r^ rH ^ (X, t~ 5C CO CO CO 3; O « C- -f co^^t— ci-r-^ -T'fCD Otrrirt O -r CO -.£ -^ CO CO oi I— L-o -r CO i-- -^oO-ririoo in 010 000 I- t_ I- ri Ti i- I— c^T^^ I- I- ^. t— c^ios^coc^itf-^ oot-a; c-T*> J-. m -M — r: t- -j; o cj a: o irt ct co -^ o; r C -r ct CI t- oc CO O t-'l o t- = •-: r-. c; =; L.-^ O o O -f ci t^ ^ r-. I- =: I- [- c 1 J-. T-i t- -r Si V fi^ '.T, t-^ o o -^ W .Si '^7^' CqrH lE-tsJ^ d ^j^_>+jbx) ft +j +j r; *j +j -u -w +j +- *-> +j (3j:+j*j.j_, C <^C^ +j ^&- ^ ^ H g rt -"^ '^ Cf^, i^^^^x:^^ ^^.r, ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ ^^^^^ ^^^^^^^>^^^ ^^^?=: ^r^ mOeC (M'MOOWCClrtT-HCl.rj.t-CeiCCC: O CO OCCCt— t-cc OMTf -s-oc^-^sioccir. oL-:fo-*fc«£T-i t^ t^occccir- co '»' cc M -^ C3 M ^- t^ 5". c/c ■.r ^-" fo LI fc CO Ln eo im cc oi cc -^ r- -^ t- t— o — L^ re i-i - ur: li: oz <^i air. r^ t^ c-i -t -v coto c: cr. t- oac cc c >— ivs fc c-1 ^t cc o Lt o cc t— -^ r- « s; o inOCfTf^COCff-tt-OeOt- CO^Ol-CO CC-* ci t-t c '^ 40 eo cc c i« o c o f ? t- ^ o c: o 05 ip 0^ > 03 cd - - ^ CO ^ r o . 0/ o c2; t5 i; -u ^ > <]^ ^.2^£o5 ill.- O g CM ^ ^ CO i-' LO J> c- -f Uh t- E> ,-( c-1 o ^ a : : :^^ :=.Sh • p E r rt s "c; • = ^ ^ M C M 3^ . -cic/o f^^ a o oj c S ! ct 05==;= d d^^ oJ ^.^vv^ ^ -.tiilij^tiii^'^^"^ Q ^p:Q 2 b. 2d u > ha t^ ^ o C7 hH be-' O CO ;s^ I .in "—I bj) biH |2 O "*^ oj m "^ =^ bit-oo o' 7 ■on'; q^M-M-Hj^ 1-1 I^WWWh^'h^^^ ^ Or-t +J ^^! Jl, O Ph Ph Jj Ph pLi di J Pl( fee G+j+j+^ a+j m O Oh fL, PLh O CLh ajrj<— ia>i>a5(i)a)Q)QQ;a)0 o ri -r co -^ ^ -'-H'^' 'M 00 CO 00 O -Ml^O-rOO COl-OiMO-M CT^O O -M OCO 'CC C I 7TMO CTi rHl-CO O". CI CI O 'M I- r~ O t- t- CI I- C 1 CI T 1 >-( t- CI t- vj". I '-I ^ CO O t- '*< -Tt< >-l CO -f cc OOCOOoi CI OOco UO O 1-H -:;. CI 1-1 as Ci CO t— IM i-H ococc ClLftTfCOOOCl COOirl ic] in rt in OS in m cj o ciOT-tcoinci ococo incocoooin cocco CH^ i-H t- tH Cl t- CO I— CO K -'. & •-• X ^' -^ 6fl C H tii . c c ^ > ■S fi ti o .2' o >^ !> « 5 ^ x „ ;: 3 -M T X 1!: ^3 - ^ rt .ii; w ~ y p: - r-'-c c 4, !- -" ~ .i -■ o ~ " c X fe Jr- o O r-< O M Ph -5 5"^ O ■ "C C O) *" -2 ^:5 PL.:? o O iJ O G t-- >2o (Do!:; o '^ iSo?:' ?M . a; o 02 ^i SxM«| - ?£m c~ >< O c3 " 3 O .0 r « o j^ :^6 '.OS «J.^ o a^5fl 01 s ^ ^l4< O 00 be 5^ ^ 5? S c, be CO i-1 !]!o :h • bn . . .1— l,~,^^^Q . I— 1 .,_, • CO _0 -5 CO o -M i; o -q ,^. +^ S «w -M s-q -^ 5 j^ Cd Cw c^ > > x;2 • OH bed 0) r C^ '^X y- ^f) 0^ Ceo W7 ^0 0!'^ 2.i 1- ^S:' "^ ■(->Y— '-^-^i-^be a -u +j 4-" CD ->-' -t-" -^•*-' *->-»-> :e*j w -tJ-u 4J +-> Ph s&hO^CLi a)7Ja3>d -waiQjaJaiQJaJQ; ai dddddd^dr^: Xdddddddl d • • • • • -^ -p^ :::::::: Of -— = = = = = == = ^. •-^. -^QOOO 2 i^ S ,3? - - 'I' occccccS o w K X X s. 'J. -s. 'Si m _ ......... . . . . .rv^ . . o u ■-. xn m rz r^ r^ rz r^ r^ rz rs t: 'C 'T -C rr '3 'C'C'C ooooooooo 00000000 oooooocoo 00000000 CI c^l c-i CO ^ '-^ ^ O ID O O LS t~ :s -M t~ Oi i« t- c; :e j; ri en c>i (MSicoo~f'^~o cq oitfriLSt-L.-sot^t^ci'McoirtuS'^io lO-S'coo-f'-'^^^co t~ -:rL.-ir)c^:coOLO-f^L.to-^co>oco u'T ri CO -i :o — "1 ■-* c^ ut CO CO CO o ^H :o rj o c^ c-i '-c o t^ ;» ic 0~C.M — — Ltd O C>l~->5 0-MtDOLft3i<-iOO^OOO CO "" rH T-i CO CO eo CO 3i 0'*l>'iMi-t-*'C0 35CO OOO-Clt-t-TlCS CC Si ■^O-fCl-^iKlC-'-tT-l t-COCOMin^OCO CO >0 t-;CrH^^^rH350T)< i-iirs-^^ococooc-i c<; CO cocoMocococococo cot--<*"sic:5cou5co eo o o-jsoirsooooo ooi-h^ciocio o C- L- « 1-1 J-1 t- T- I- L- t- t^ 05 00 CI Iffl t- O r-l t- 00 (M CO fcJDp > o u c:X2 . O <^ C w m O t- c . M i °:5 i 01 1^ -OJO 02 r 5^ o o if a3 ^ ^ •^' -^&:-- , 5 d) CO OJ _C_ O O c^ tJ3 K it) w c -a J^ G^ .-u O ^ ISS c so dW < Q.- gs OX 2^ xS tc >. :c T ^ W . tr,-." O Eoi o -ij c o c "-. -w JJ ^O O^:/^ o — o — z; ^ X ^ r, C y.o ^^ o ^ rt o !h •- Of o_o_o 2 o Ha5 a3 H KQ^ ^ S! rH " O ^ OtHOO thC- I C5 ' -2 o CO -3 '^ oq. . > cfcce;:^o- So bflT 5 Cos .H •^T'-l .0«3 - t-' Ot S :k- O I o "^ "^ .pH ■ ^t^i^t^^t] <0 a> (D 0) OJ OQ 0/ . >. >. >, ^^p:<:?:t^p:p:^ p:^ ^^ ^ ^>^^p:^^ >^\ '^ C 0) d cj c!3 COO o?c iHOOe^J 00 00 CI CO Ift coe-qcoM O Irt CO l-O t- CI M CJ 00t-I-"*< f-eooo t--J5CO Otft tr^ woo t- — ' I- co W OO t- Ci Ci l« Irt IM lO Cq '^ oo c; r-1 CO ir: M< lo CO eo o O t- CO <■-£ O fl-^ CC r- ■>»< ITS CO CO -X L- CO 1— t-- C 1 O UO CO O t— -.£ CO O CO O uO '^ CIO t- ?i o -^ L- r. o c I — I CI t- fOCOOO OtCi-l'^CICT* CTit— t- UOOHCO^CCCliO CI O T-H Lff Tf O C-. t- O CO O Oi U5 CO CI s; O O •v t— 'X CO c^ O -r»- — -r 'X O O rl C<; OS t^ O CT*- -^ I- — oocooo o; eg ev CO t— o O Oi-i o '-. — ii<; *^mM ir^ j= ^ 'f' - .z ^1 rt ^ oT 4-1 T a> en o- be > p» ■^ Ci ? M 75 CO CtSJ 5 W M M k3 tii Ol OJ « „ 5„- ru d rt '^ u o O o bz) b£ %q cc be «5 0*J Oi-c ---|.^;x be _< c T ^a 7>^, Co -t- 1 ^l^^^h^^^^ 1^ W ^^s o a, i c 1 —

    aJ 0) , oc' t~ Ob t- n U5 tf o o Or-^ -* inirt st; i-'iJ-H-ivi-iOiftL:; 0C3: ^r t-t-oc t- cqt-i t- -r cr, re re L- c<; o M Tc cets o oco^e O 'S" w ^e -r re --i — >;. o eioo C-

  • ' 0/ 0) 41 5)j)+j ^_>^_( ^_) HJ -t-J PL, 75PL, PL| P^ (1| PL, fL| (^^ O '*-JTtiTj > ^ c^ Cu ri c^ cS ci rt 0)0)0) 0)0)0)0) a> PhPhOh PLndifLiPLi p^ d*■ CO "X U'J -T- Ol ,-co Tj- ^o -*■»- ,-n -r t^ !M S>5 O eC' — t= oco 1— lO liT J-) -O T— c— t~ O Tl OC' t-1 ^ Ul o c > . x^ o ^ ^ 6 P.-;: o o 03 ^ re P3 ^ ?> C 03 C . c " " - . c K O a - ^ •►- O — . G ?o -=. csS cS cc -uSh-^5z^ d^o C.^^ Wrtw- ;^ ^ c m O be P rCC .O oT OCL( Kt§ fe 5 ■SJ Gj ^ > O . U O (U OJ T-l OS X2 cc J rt rt . <0 ::: ri •.« •-; - _il o PC +J- :; rt a =^ c -, t^ 'I' lT CO O >-M > c .K-^M c3 c c; CS O -w £f. K E J J<| -^ C »"J ^' J s;Kt,^. ^i> -5., '£ II t^5 2W, ^ _^0 Z*- 0-*- t- ~, c<; ^1 — o rt Vi p .^ "^4 =^"4^'u.s bx; ; ; ogc if. ^ K7!f ^^"^'^'^ ;i^. I s5 oi CI .„• .„• '■Z OJ c- ,t~ cc . r- c ,_j . 1 0; T^ OCrH r- 7^A'^bic- H' -M T-^ in M ^^ flj I£,-^ . r^ ,_ OC — - C pJ . 27'^i;^.-.in I-' ^^'^\^h^ CC t^h^ bf • = h5 C = r x ^ •- - -^ 7. - -o 1— ^~ E '3 £ '■'■^ ^ " L'l _^ E « i 2I "? '~ P? ^- C -^ "Z^ — 7; C/O ft- cc ^ I- -H — *: . ^ ,-1 ^^ ^ I — -o .cst- )irs.^ fL|CU|ll|l,(lHpHll|CUCI|ClHCL|Otl| PhUi PL^PntCufliX P-Ti P-i |li Ph Hi fU fi, ^H CU Ph Ph il- X Ci- D.4 c!^ CL ; ..-<••• "^ • S £ o c ^" >- .^- i « o'^ S* > otS c ^ ??l>P^3rt^3« (ta>o;z: btbt bt.r T rt IT S< X '- . . . . ;d':<^'-<'^C3faWH^^ .g^'x- - 0: „- t- m' CO m' w" w' to w" r^- cS C 3j ^ 4-a;4Jl' 0)0^ (X/ ^ ^ Qj i) : -r rt ic M CO ^ t- ^ iff' o<; -rt- -t- c-i ?-. oc ^ iff ec -* co-^ o 't -^ -^ ^ »* o -<»< c; c ot r- co t- I- ov-T M rr CO O « ^. a; c— a; ci cc o ift O ^ ^ ^ r; ci <^ '-' 00 c. ci co co m »-h d c; ^^ C ci <:£■«»• o cj iff oiffoi^or-tocorooofo-frc iff -.ro iff 1- t-Xr— cccC|-co -"Tcc ircco'r«;iff-^'MMcccoc;cci--rcc^' i^ocTMOforiiMOeco o o c n -=; it n o e re o o c^i — iff -»■ 00 o o r-i o ri c: iff o c o ^ o o o c c. I- i-i Iff I- s; iff (M t- O ^ I - I- I - ti •— -r ~. r-. r-. cc 1— ~ r ) — . ri Iff t~ 1-1 i~ i- cc i-h «^ i- ri i- 1 - i- r 1 1^ ~ o s -r W 7-1 CO 1— rO .-( MM 1-1 rH ' 2 Cx lA 3 ?3 3 r c o ^ T-J c^i M r. O FT- O — irt §?i^ <^ c « > C .-0) . o ^ t-t- O (U'wl- a; o o Cm C & i o CO vc . o -o ^"0^> CM .■coir. Is- << a; X ^ 12 7i ac . r^ i^ "•' - C ?; a- t- rr. >^ ' a; o .i-i (M O C OJ'M gH5-5"<'JUr !: ^ :s^ ^ ^ &■£■ C ^ .t^O. o <1^ , ■ -2 ;5 c cj ! C(0 o 5 3^ ^ ■ --I IB :CQ '3^ w^^^J^ - M CS O --^ " 00 C- ;m^ OS OS -a is O be V ^r. w :^l W'-' 4) O as ! *^ .^ ''^ "^ a; o a; Q 0, o O 4/ O O 4/ o o £ c : d «■«; D cs -rj ^^ dx c z 7 ^ ^ ^< ;S V ^ 5 c = r i: > > >3-r r I^ t: O OT b£ i£ S£ £ o c c o o o o <<^ blUoi c c c o c c bt^viirj c :: > > d 5 o c c o o c ri cc t- ■ 1-1 10 CO ^ t>. 3^ t- OC « CO LO ~ ■* ir: [- t- 10 5^ l^rj -M C~ C^ .— r- •^ t-1 » -M ut i-~. rt CO O <5^ =^ '^ — ^~ — ut « c/: t- rT — ct U-7 CO ^ t- 7] t- u- ^ CI n 10 L.~ CO c^ ■>3- t— Cl -.r ^ -M O o o <-o CO io o Ls 1-C-. cjr-^ 1-1 o: c= LO c; OCO 00 •^00 i-it^C- Ct CO LO t~ ■M CM T I 00 O C iC C: O i-iso' tM 0) o Or. ^ 0) d !«)•< *j ^ fo rrt •" =« • -^ 15 -S i::; ., I ^ O i2 d ^. S <^ . ■'-' CO c C •^ ►-^ 7^ ►-^ • '-' -H TO ■— ( tj Q, I- ° _ O S-i '"' Li O OJ O •is •^ 5 5 c ::s i-T^ M . c^ C P-l ccc > o D _ rrt *-> O M ;, Oi .i; bJD o Eh . h > 05 C « -MS. he ^ -3 Q r-. (-q ^- -i^ -'J r* -■ !> 4) x rt ^ .- !- c: t' f -/. x. o <=> ci o«:-a • i:;?^^^!^:^^? di Pl, Cl^ II, CL, di 0^ O ^^H^+j^ ft*:: fU Ph Hi d d O di 1) 1) a; I-' D Oh d fU di d d Ph dddd O; a; dd lOJ dUddddddddM :^^ h^ W b .- c c ;^> fe-^^" o o oooo;:=;3:3 - o y o o o c ,S c c c c G c >.>>>» >S >i >5 >1 • Q . . 03 W W «^ 4> be C G t'i cij "O 'O 'C >i !>. ct c^ c^ cti c^ OJ (B 13 C T.