From the News

Dated: November 28, 1918

P.P.C.L.I. Original Alleges Hard Case

William Hicks, regiment No. 82, one of the originals of the original Princess Pats, stated yesterday afternoon that he had been retained on the army roll in the C.E.F., had remained home since Aug. 6, 1917, with the exception of 21 days spent at hospital, and yet had not been allowed subsistence pay during all that time.

"I have tried to get my discharge," said Comrade Hicks, who was crushed in by a falling dugout in February, 1915, while the Princess Pats were on the St. Eloi front, Flanders. "I have been home practically all the time since August, 1917, and have been before several medical boards. I cannot get my discharge. What I want to know is, how they can expect me to live without my subsistence allowance? This was 60 cents a day up to some time in November, 1917, and was then raised to 80 cents a day. I reckon I should today receive subsistence allowance for the period since Aug. 6, 1917, when I was sent home, but not discharged until the present moment. That figures out at an approximate total of $364. now, I have a wife and family to consider. How can I do justice to them under such circumstances?

It is understood that the G.W.V.A. will take up this matter with the proper authorities.