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Page includes 3 newspaper clippings published in 1916, Ottawa. Subjects include a letter written by Canadian pilot E. W. Farrow, describing conditions in France; the wounding of two brothers, Pte.'s Earle and Ormond Reid, and news about the 207th Batallion.

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  • [start clipping] Enemy's Machine Smashed. One of the most interesting letters that have come from the front has been recently received by Mr. R. King Farrow, of 198 Carling avenue, from his son, Lieut. E. W. Farrow, of No. 12 Squadron, of the Flying Corps in France. The letter is probably one of the first and the most descriptive of aviation in France, to be received in Ottawa. The young Ottawa offer writes: "Haven't had a chance to write for a few days as the weather has been fine and I have been doing a lot of flying, in fact too much. Will be glad to get away on leave and was supposed to have gone on June 2nd. I have heard that all leave is to be stopped at the end of the month, (May), so that will cut me out. "Have been up for three hours this morning doing patrol. Yesterday afternoon another machine and mine had to do over and drop bombs on a stationary kite baloon and drive it down so that our guns could fire at it. The day before yesterday I was on early morning patrol, when I came on a Hun machine about 1,500 feet below me. It was on our side of the lines. My observer fired about 15 or 20 rounds at it and then I turned and chansed it across the enemy's lines. I was some 300 yards behind it when another of our machines dived on the enemy from above firing on it. We fired the balance of our drum about the same time. The Hun dived to the ground and about 2,000 feet from the ground it turned over and one of the occupants fell out. The machine struck the ground upside down and crashed. "I got a nice new machine about a week ago. It is very nice, but there is something wrong with the rigging as it is so slow in climbing. This morning I managed to get up to 11,000 feet but it took me a long time. Remember me to all - Earl." [end clipping] [start clipping] photograph Lieut. E. W. Farrow, son of Mr. R. King Farrow, who performed a daring feat of aviation at the front, and has written his father a vivid description of fighting in the air. [end clipping] [start clipping] SIGNALLERS TO STAY IN OTTAWA Has Separated From Engineers' Training Depot and is at Rockcliffe. The Signalling epot which has been part of the Engineers' Training depot here for the past year, has separated from that unit and has gone into camp at Rockcliffe, so Ottawa will retain a considerable part of the training establishment. The signallers are all comfortably located under canvas, their lines being just west of those of the 207th battalion. They have an excellent location and expect to send drafts overseas from time to time as the recruits become sufficiently advanced. The strenght of the depot will be about 350. Capt. Hedley is in command, assisted by Lieut. Webb. Sergt. Major Instructor Steele is the chief instructing non-Com. As detachment of about 5- signallers will arrive in Ottawa from Toronto this week. [end clipping] [start clipping] The 207th battaliion is delighted to have the Signallers in the same camp with them, as the more men there are, the better time for all. Rockcliffe will be made into as near an ideal camp as possible and the signallers with their excellent equipment, their horses, etc., will add much to the enjoyment of the camp life. They are a splendid type of well educated young men, drawn from various parts of the Dominion. [end clipping] [start clipping] BROTHERS WOUNDED IN HEAVY FIGHTING IN FRANCE. 1 photograph PTE. EARLE A. REID, of the 8th C.M.R., formerly of The Evening Journal Staff. As boys together they played. They went to the same school. Perhaps fought each other's battles, as good brothers should, and likely slept together. Now they are both engaged in the service of their King and Country. Both have been wounded. One has recovered and strong hopes are held out for the other. Brave boys, those of Mr. and Mrs. H.M. Reid, of 37 Third avenue. Pte. Ormond R. Reid was the first to enlist of the two. Being in Moose Jaw when the war broke out he enlisted with the 60th Rifles of that place and went overseas with the First Contingent. He was in the trenches for seven months "Somewhere in France." On Dec. 10th, he was wounded and recovering sufficiently [end page] [start page] 1 photograph PTE. ORMOND R. REID, of the 60th Rifles. rejoined his regiment and went back to the trenches last week. After his brother had gone Earle felt very strongly the call of duty and enlisting with the 8th C.M.R. left Ottawa last July, finding his way to the trenches nine days after his brother was wounded. He had good fortune to escape injury until the last "big" fight and was wounded himself on June 3rd. For a time he was connected with the business department of The Evening Journal, and although he only served in the capacity a comparatively short time, he was very popular with his fellow employees. His many friends hope that his injuries will not prove serious and that he will soon be recovered from his wounds. [end clipping]
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