Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-02-10
DOGS FOR THE ARMY
canine Messengers and Sentine,s Esnao,.,
ly Trained for War Dutv

| canine Messengers and SentineIs Esnao,.,
iy Trained for War DUTY
Inc various powers of the doc have
been tried to their utmost in Garmanr
1t will be almost incredible TO the IN
habItants OF city where Mr.. Henry
Bergh dwells that its sister German
city suffers the greatest cruelty to these
faithful attendants of man witbont
raising protesting voice. True. there
is society for the protection of ami
mails, to which an American left 100
| 600 marks, but it seems one onlv !,
name. | have seen carts at which am
OK might stare with horror drawn bv
| two ordinary dogs and a woman. ali
three half dead under the load. sYesn
sad one of the owners, with whom
talked, sit is true; but Il custom in
Berlin can not be changed" No one
seems to care for them. Men WALL
along the Linden and listen to tho
dogs howlings from the ever-readv
lash. and see their painting tongues.
without word of reprimand or SYM
pathy. The Germans have also found
another use for these worthy brutes.
against which there is nothing to saw.
Among the thousand and one inven-
tons, appliances. and wonderful uses
OF men and beasts which German GEN.
ins has devised to defeat France in case
General Boulanger's successor becomes
unpleasant, the dog plays a significant
role, employed rs messenger and SEN
tinel. Experiments nave been made
Tor nearly year now, and have proved
highly satisfactory. The dog ma
neuver of the hunter battalion was de-
cidcdly the most interesting of the re-
cent campaign. Several regiments
have been furnished with the German
shepherd dogs, known for their wis
dom the word over Each one is al
tached, SO to speak, to the person of a
soldier. in whom the dog soon recoe-
nizes his master and who conducts his
training. While doing duty the dog is
kept with the sentinel, and easily
learns the requirements of his post. A
few of the experiments performed be-
fore Colonel Won der Goltz Pacha, who
represented the Sultan at the ninetieth
birthday of the Emperor, and has since
remained to witness the reviews, were
surpr sing A soldier, taking the dog
from the sentinel, marched off on re-
connoitering expedition. After w.
ing his observations and placing
them in a cask about the neck of the
brute, the latter was told to return to
his master, which he did in an aston
ishngly short time, One dog employ
Ell IN this service arrived at his post ten
minutes before q mounted Uhlap
charged with the same instructions.
though the latter rode at a desperate
speed. But even more than this was
accomplished. With message tied
about his neck, as in the former case,
the dog was told to seek a distant
sentinel and bring return answer.
This he did with great speed, carrying
his message directly to his master with
out fail
1t is little wonder that Pacha Goltz.
was surprised ut the success of the ex-
periments gwen in his honor. And
they are truly wonderful for the pres
ent, though bidding fair to become a
commonplace institution in that great
German army. The
and possibilities of the
service are apparent to
all who know anything of military
science, and make their citation super
tluous. One thing is certain, that
future war between Germany and any
of its neighbors will not be conducted
without its dog-regiment. which, though
not employed in concerted action. will
perform service more valuable than
he cats of ancient Z gypt. Berlin Cor.
AZ y Tribune.