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Show oo CANADIANS WANT TO SEEJERVICE (Correspondence of the Associated Press.) Salisbury, England, Oct. 23 Members Mem-bers of the Canadian contingent are anything but happy in their camp on the lonely plains of Salisbury Tho find the distances to the inhabited part of the country are as great as thr Valcartler camp, and the parsimony of (heir commanders in grantiug leave has added to the discontent The English-born members of the contingent are especially anxious to visit relatives and friends, but few of thorn have yet been granted leave The men also have missed the glorious glori-ous roceptlon promised them on their arrival here. On disembarking they were hurried by night to Salisbury plains, arriving there Just after dawn after a wearisome march of eight miles across tho monotonous downs. After ramp was pitched the soldiers sol-diers used their few hours of leave In a general exodus to the nearest villages, vil-lages, where khelr celebrations become be-come so boisterous that their new found liberty was sood cut short by provost guurd, whic cleared all the village of evory man In uniform, not even officers being exempt. The feeding of the Canadian srmy also has proved a proline source of complaint, which began before the transports were out of sight of land. The soldiers assert the stewards were allowed to hoard all tli- dainties n board and sell, them at exorbitant rates. The same complaint is being made against tho mess contractors at the Salisbury plainu camp. No huts have yet been prepared for thp Canadians and the small conical tents in which from st- t0 eight men are crowded are not proving weather proof. The men repent the idea of spending the winter on the plains and are clamoring to be taken to the front as soon as possible |