The Forrest City times. [volume] (Forrest City, Ark.) 1871-1919, 1893-01-06
REAL DOGS OF WAR.
Four-Footed Soldiers Enlisted in
European Armies.

The pages OF history from the ear
iiest times record with honorable men
ton the services of dogs as auxiliaries
in war They were utilized in the
Greek and Roman armies, and Corinth
is said to have been saved by fifty war
dogs. King Henry VIII employed
bloodhounds in France, and the Earl
of Sussex had no less than eight hun
dred of them in Eliza bcth's army in Ire
land. ST. Malo, when it formed n sep
arate republic, was guarded by three
hundred dogs. Philip ", in 1702, at
Mount Phillippi and at the fort of
Etoile. fed the dogs which were at the
gates and which remained uncared for
by the Austrians, and afterwards
turned them to useful account as auxil-
iary sentinels and for accompanying
the patrols In IT'S the Turks were
greatly helped by dogs both at the
siege of Dubitza and at Gino Berdo.
They used them as a Gordon to guard
their camps and later to track the un-
fortunate inhabitants of the countries
they were devastating. There is fine
for killing a dog in Turkey, and it is
exacted as follows: The dead dog is
tied up by the tail with his fore
paws touching the ground, and the fine
consists of as much corn as will cover
the dog in that position.
During the siege of Sebastopol the
French on several occasions received
alarms of sorties through the watchful-
ness of a dog called Minette. The fame
OF the French military dog Moustache
is renowned When encamped with
his regiment before Alexandria, the
first night he was the means of detect
ing a surprise; he fought at Marengo,
and saved the standard of his regiment
at Austerlitz, for which service he was
decorated on the battlefield by Marshal
Lannes. He captured an Austrian SER
geant, and brought two pri-
Yates as prisoners into camp. He
served also in the Spanish cam
tecting several ambushes. At dress
parades he invariably appeared at the
head of the regiment, conducting him
self with soldierly dignity lie bore
on his body many honorable scars of
hot encounters, and was finally killed
by bullet directly after the siege of
Eadajoz.
Ten. Sllobeleff, in Asia Minor. had Il
ps of dogs instructed as sentries,
7at they are now used in the artillery
ane other branches of the service. The
lfe. mans began experimenting with
fei in 1880, instructlng them on out
t9s' duty a jaeger battalion has about
inty dogs of all sizes stationed with
advance guard. The Germans
S men in French and Russian uni
MS (and the French have recourse to
liar tactics) who lie IN wait and
hten the dogs, SO as to impress
at once with the appearance of
enemy. well-trained collie in
man regiment on the approach OF
one he does not know, will hide in
nearest ditch and will wait until he
ses, the dog win then continue his
rney only to repeat the process
uld he be again interrupted
was maxim with Frederick the
rf at that it was pardonable to be de-
i'ated, but never to be surprised When
troops are wearied by long marches,
nd sentries besides being fatigued
haFe in addition to struggle against
munger and severe cold. in such eases
the aid of well-trained military dogs
would be appreciated by any prudent
commander. 1t has been ascertained
nat on a calm night dogs can with GER
L nty detect the approach Of strangers
up TO five hundred yards, and in stormy
Weather they will scent an enemy
within two hundred yards and can
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Regarding the breed of dogs best
slapted for military purposes, it is con-