AT ANZAC.

NEW MEN IN THE TRENdHES. I PREIPARING FOR WINTER. WAR. (Special Representative of Melbourne ' Age.) , .4? o #H- , ft?,. ou «l o iPft? I , JSdge, . ,the, Austra^, lasian l army stands cdm'mifted to V winter campaign. Yet so delicate is the Avhole Balkan situation that I hesitate to definitely, asgert. .that \ Qhrißtjnas f^ijj find the .AMs^yiati^ ,at .Aizaij. Ttt>i» *eems excell^'^p^^^Mf^tlie bejjef that another gre^6 Blibya j.fqrwartl .will ijbo undertaken, before winter finally sets m. v One hopes that two, instead of one," Australian divisions will taJte part. The Janding ; o| anqther 100,Q00,' men, on the peninsula would just about clinch matters. No doubt the Turks ,are getting thoroughly sick of the camp]aijjjn', '«n3" frx'o experiencing great .shbrta^es of,- big' gun ammunition, to jsay nothing) of .,:the> ilijHculty of transport from" Constanti' iioplo, M-htch is daily bcoomiiYir, more yifficult. . ' :■:,.: Wlien winter conuncnceF^ theu, for all it will be a question of ' "sticking.^' B\i^ days of sleet, .snow ativl raih' : do 'not come m real earnest until December, and therefore I am of opinion that the ■jic-xt forward move will bo far stronger and swifter than anything the Turks liave yet had to opnoae^ ,. ••' k , Vl . While pteps jOre being" iaken. against tho approaclrin^change, , f jqif weather, little can be dono.JbV tho Agsiraliansi as Anzac' and al6ng\ th*» baok. v -o^' ;^ari Bair W4gg... to . tl sfyi-W« t .ptheii- ,. jjos^fon into WijoMf quaTterSjaunlil Ui^ adva^eis lias-jtfe^o^^di' W%j^£\^k^ . jin^s bujb j ers* ixofe j>p .jrtntw'ifig', *ii»*^tfi'-S*fe-Maklos oV #oghsy|j?;ts {„ ift^. «.f*. '* AUSTRAWA#YETERAXS RESI7NQ Meanwhile portion of the force has obtained a well-earned rest, having withdrawn to Mudros to recuperate m the comparative luxury of space, , free- . dom and, quiet. They are living m tent 8 ; instead of dugouts; they walk forth! free from anxiety, care, and the sudden swish and' thunder of shells, and above, all they, are provided jnth the. change

of food whick more than anything will put them m, their old condition. Since {the great bittle m . the beginning of | August the army, corps had been resting on its hard won; 'and richly deserved laurels.' With:; the exception of the costly but brilliant! attack, on Iliir .60; thfe Army Corps has beeri content, to resist)' all the efforts of the ! Turks- t6 "fling.it into the sea," as the Germans promised the people of StaAbpul. Towards the end of August the 2jr}d Division arrived, and occupied the gjjUies behind -the firing line of the Anfeiic position:' tyhen the divisional staff ,arriy,ed, the fresh troops were gradually drafted into thetrenches to learn from jbhevheroes of 'four months' fighting the practical lessons which experience has taiight.. It topk^butfe^ examples "to teach the new arrivals' when and under what conditions be run." The adaptability of our lads was never better demonstrated .than m these days when they were "getting-' the run of the show." Li. a .. .few (; ,days the old worn troops were withdrawn. They left at 7pm an'd 'arrived some' tinie before midnight on the famous beach which had bwn gallantly charged over on April 25 Now tha,t a.rest was m sight, the weariness fell from the men's shoulders, and they looked forward to the coming days of quiet and rest as few troops have ever done. At daylight on the following morning they reached Mudros. The crackle of rifles and machine guns still resounded over" the Anzac position, but "?>L^ d . -fre?h..men with, the same indomitable spirit have takferi up the task. The pity i s that they were not •there sooner. . GETTING WINTER QUARTERS. ■„..-. us * .£ or a , moment ;let us stay m the "j^JSv^ne, at Ahzac to see !wbat changes J% T 9 4^ en P J^ e with, this ! importation of fresh blood. One would have thought that the officers who have .. fallen ;nd the few that hayi? come, back -had c*-' hausted the possibilities? of the position. . , tlle y had .» Dut the now weather conditions 'demand new' measures ' to Vo^.t them ; ,Q" G °l *H 1^ things the,engineers did' before leaving the trenches wap to dig an open sap to the captured trenches, m case during the rainy season the old funnel communications ffll m. The work of the new division ?s largely devoted to shoring up trenches and erecting more or r less waterproof huts. Tim.her and" iron \yill be landed for tha,t purpose, :apd: it ; Must be drawn ■op the. hil|s before the raVii!?,' "make the patths.^ almost impassible, i ■\v]wt\ steep places , can only he negotiated 'wjt'h the aid, of a rope. There have been; pumping operations m the trenches m France, 4ild, it is not unlikely that the"Avistralisj£ engineers will / foe faced" with similar problems,, though the. steep nature of the ground -will caiVs^' tho w^Wr to: rim away rapidly once it finds an^OTitlet. ' •• ,v, ' . will require board|d floors if possible, ', Thousands, of pai^s of great wading^boats,. with' ".oilskin » sewn to the tops, are ready joy use, y A FIRING LINE' HOSPITAL. A very interesting and urgent feat■rwej. of- ±he> winter campaigns -at .Anzac has forced 'itself on the minds of the medical authorities. The end 1 of Sej*timber nijirks the end of assured fine w^jEher^^jfter. that, ; prepare for storms, ajw delays m removing theiSrourideid^ fend 7 sick .from the beaches. The medical authorities have for weeks 'b§^%-TOndering >P the^ problem of making comfortable the men who will have, to re-inaLq. at. A^siac .nntij. the . wportiinity bccuTs to get them away m the, Hospital ships. .Qtaie,. suggestion w.as, the Jbujlding of a, 1000-bed shelter, properly warmed. an^Jighted, W one of the gullies,, where the sick, rather than the wounded!, might be treated. Our most eminent surgeons have offered to live during', the winter months at Arizac, arid treat the lads, but the military authorities are apparently still optimistic that the beach hospital may be unnecessary, and that some finer and more comfortable position will be available for the wounded. In conversation with the doctors on the^. beach I learn that a storm may flpgfji their clearing , stations, and they may have to fake &- the hills. It y* difficult to t get" the perspective of what . a hospital m. the firing line, or just- be- . liind} it, would mean. The Red Gross Commissioners, and the Commissioner of fchje Australian comforts funds are interesting themselves m this aspect of relief work, and their assistance may be valuable m. providing small luxuries m Uiajb ; extoaordinarily placed hospital clejaring station. WHAT IS LUXURY TO A 'FIGHTER. „IJ<? was a tl)in, keen-eyed sapper, his high cheek / bones covereu. with skin i tinned ; by. fqinrn&riths of exposure. :',■ A' week ago he had been blowing up tte^Tjarks from the securely constructed tunnels. Around him were gunners, irifwtrynien ■ and a staff^officer. In a slow voice that carried conviction he was securing, enthusiastic support from his comrades. / . j .;VjYou won't- mind- me sitting' down, will; you? it To ..think that .only ; -a week aig& v w'e^were' sitting^ ih*our dugouts. 1 was w ßo^blodming weak it. took, nic the beet "'"pSicfc -of' half a day to .'-get down ,jtp the beach, and back. "*I just let myselfgo on tliafiJasji'bji^tjie when it seemed there was' a prbspeoi of us being relieved! Then, when it was all over, I found I cpuld scarcely move,, and 1, liaxdly recQgbiSed myself >yhen I ; gpb on the ship tbjat took us away, and had a glance m a mirror before T jumped into a hat bath.'V ( , ' j/ There' was ( .a sigh^t of remembrance (pf thW' pleasures "of that first, real batU. All around each man had had the same experience. • The sapper was voicing the feelings of all. He went on : Z .-VWhat waa the, greatest luxiu'y ? Tl^t batn, perhapsj hi^l to me it was gettingiiito'a'bedi" with white sheets and a white, clean pillow. I pulled the white sheet over me, and just lay there, nojt darintr to move for an 'hour or lucre m, case I i might 'wake up' again. It was '" the greatest luxury . I have ex(ierienced, bar none. Then there was tiio luxui^ o ( f plates and fresh meat and vegetables, and chicken and, and— — "Then they all bejjan to talk at once of .thVaimjpler .fqrma^iof luxury available out of " the firing- line. THE NEED OF A NEW DIET. „. "Onei saw that more than «-my thing else the army needed a change of diet. 'This bully beef day after day knocks of a man with four months' experience. The doctoa's realised ...this,,' and tueir attiMHe has' induced the army authorities to give the needed relief. ' Not only have men at Lemnos gone to a complete $l an «&. o £< &s~B%£ W^M^lng tippd-r •as i >weli as* a liberal supply-* of iuxuriis bought with the funds Australia has provided, but all necessary machinery is. jn option to ensure our men now .m ' thp 't^enchesv. a . .substitute r for t li o e^i 1,---;||4%*, slls Wfl4i«» b'^t,,' aggravating peef. .^Tjp those,, officers, 'military arid -medical, who have grappled wit^ the problem and solved it. tuo much: praise cannot be given. The expert advice and" recommendations of tho Australian doctors, Jiave "been found to agr^e cwjitj^j.the .decipjo^'.of a special scienti^p 'con^ittep. .w^chlias. jbeen carrying out investigations lor'somoinoiitlis on tjlie health .aspect' of- tho r.rmies on Galli,•ppji,, j Thousands oijinen/in Eyypt are recovering , i yvp i the" ptt ects ctf a sustained" moridtoriy of rations. ] „' aJlitUey reqiiire," said a doctor, ...to me, "an<i,,nT,y woixl, we caifi dp it once" they get , their stomaclis right, 'whlchVthey ido, f wiilx-' attentn.a, m ' «. few daya. Then the progress they make m a week is amazing." ■ In order that immediate Teliei* may be given to the regiments, tho commanding officers have jT° ne to Caira,ji.ud brought back to Lemnoa st6reaj.j)K)vi£Tt'(cl,.on};;,of canteen funds belotiging^j-' til^,,^ battalions and regiments. This' will' !><?." » start. The Army Corps is to undertake the^ establishment _. of „ .on" ' l the i#Ma j x an'd, 0^ |^nLnsU4^ and * a. , c.on•S^aft^BC^g^te W'e^ constructed fdr.. shipping^to ..ihe r front,, T t JtJien bo.vno^sibh> fo^rthe ~in,en Or llioir repve- . sentalrVi^.to /get from; tlu'ir vcgimental funds chocolftttv flj-. ilatlvs, tinned fruits and ni,eats, biscuits and some articles of personal comfort, which will be m addition to the radical change m the main- army rations. - ■ The effect of this will toe far-reaching m the extreme. It will increase the present fighting efficiency of the Australian divisions by, it is estimated, . 20 per cent, '