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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30
PRICES OF CHICAGO STOCKS
THE BANK STATEMENT.

Saturday, December 29-p m
Nv the operations of the Sub-Treasury In trls
city during the week ended Friday night tie
.ssociated hanks lost $42SS29 The weekly bank
s,ateuen, showed decrease In loans OF S5.Gl9,-
qoo a decrease in lcgal-tenders of $lS0o.0o0, ana
an increase in specie OF 81 663.O00. the total IN
crease Of reserve being s6360O. The statement
uss more favorable than the one OF last week,
bu, that is not saying much in its favor, as the
increase in reserve indicates that there is more
money to lend in this city than is desired. Tne
abatement however, is consistent. The decrease
IN loans reflects some sales Of Government bcnds
bu, also the payment of some commerclal CDhsa-
,ions incident to the end OF the year. Some
spece was withdrawn from the Suo-Treasury 10y
the banks directly, and they also received part
If the gold which was taken for export, but not
ssnt and therefore deposited In bank; SO that
tho similarity between the figures Of the specie
increase and the lega-tender decrease hardF
renresents the systematic withdrawal OF gold
fron, the Federal Governments vaults which
was occurring a few weeks ago. The increase IN
the legal reserve was due to the decrease in de-
nosts being Just about % per cent or So,2lS, Soo
The result of all the changes was an increase IN
the obligatory surplus reserve of N,3sS.l75; ana
tho hanks held in excess of legal requirements
sa5 9ss $50. against s339OO675 last week and
against ss0,sl5,l5O in the same week OF 1873 ana
81. SS9 $50 In 1892.
The following are the comparative statements
OF December 90 and December 90:
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finanriaI.
Philadelphia & Reading
Railroad Company.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned Corn
20 purchase the coupon the General Mortgage Bonds
maturing January from all bondhoders who have al
ready assencd .he reorganization agreements or VINO
may assent to before December 3ist on
tho presentation either 81 the deposaries OF the Com
mee their temporary cert cates the Receivers ha'hs
notified the Committee accordance with the terms az
the contract Of October that they VIII be unable 10
pay the January coupon.
The permanent engraved certificates Of the Central
Trust Company for the general mortgage bonds deposited
will be ready for exchange for temporary cert'h'a"'
heretofore issued January ID Holders OF all cas'
OF securities deposit the same In accordance WIZ"
the previous notices Of the Committee on or beio'e
December 3ist. with either Of the derostaries ha'e'
below and general mortgage bondholdes can cash the
three coupons already due with interest ut six pes CENT
January ist. or their option. receive Tor 'hc"
coupons equitable six per cent interest certlhca.s
The Central Trust Company OF New York,
81 WALL STREET. NEw-YoRk CITY.
The Finance Company Of Pennsylvania,
:3i CHESTNUT STREET. PHILADELPHIA.
Dated December 18th. 1894.
FREDERICK T.. OLCOTT. Chairman.
ADRIAN IsELIN. JR J. KENNEDY TOD.
HENRY BULGE. THOMAS DENIM
GEORGE H. EARLE JR. SIDNEY f. TYLER
SAMUEL X SIMPLIFY RICHARD T. COOK.
J. y. WALLACE Secretary.
"a Wall street New-York City.
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Sterling .ssssssssf''a Long sS;s!i snort ss ~
= s!,,:Ia 4os.,caasSSasss sc3.
WEEKLY TREASURY STATISTICS.
The receipts from customs reported from
Washington to-day were s5o3.546, from internal
revenue $500775 and from miscellaneous sources
s421Sl7. The Treasury received s362426 Natlohai
bank notes for redemption. and the rece'p.s Oh
amounted to $l,3SS.619. To secure National
bank note circulation it holds. sls5,'S5,2oO in
bonds as follows st...
Currency skies. 80 % y ~ 200
Four SS PEE per cents IS: sst 400 e"
Bonds deposited for circulation during the
week $2l4O0O: bonds held to secure circulation
withdrawn. 100000. National bank note cir
culation outstanding Currency notes. s2O6, 49,
1903: gold notes. s92.O57. against which the Treas
urer holds s297l1.234 legatender money Tor
redemption of surrendered circulation.
The Sub-Treasury was debtor to the banks Oh
this city through the Clearing House s4l953'.
FOREIGN MARKETS
In London money on call was quoted at per
cent. The rate Of discount in the open marx,
for short and three months bills was !. Inc
Bank of England lost fS149l1 in bullion during
the week and held at the close fS20T.4IS. BRIT
ish consols advanced lie for money to loS,s
and like amount for the account to lVS S-io
American securities were generally sngh'iy
higher Erie eds rose Il to 65l3. and the shares
u to 1OA; Louisville and Nashville advanced y to
54a4 St. Paul N to 5sss. Reading "A to ~. ana
Atchison u to Az, but Illinois Central receded
per cent to SAY and Canadian Pacific "a to
6Oas. -
French rentes were 1Ol francs ~ centi'nes
Paris exchange on London % francs IL CEN
times: Berlin sight sterling, 20 marks SSla pfen-
nings. ,, A.,
THE Fifth National Bank has declared the
usual semi annual dividend OF per cent ana al
extra dividend Of per cent.
A dividend Of ~ per cent has been declared
by the Delaware. Lackawanna ana western
Railway Company. a.
The Metropolitan Traction Company mas de-
clared dividend of IA per cent
quarterly dividend of per cent on tne pre-
ferred stock has been declared by the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company. On the common stock
a dividend of per cent has been declared
BANKS-LOCAL SECURITIES.
Appended is a table Of the current quotations
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.,FNTRAL BRANCH UNION PACIFIC
- RAILROAD COMFANi. ,,-, ,.,.,,,
HormefiY Atchson fikcs I'ak i'""oa" '''"'~"''
The President and Board of Directors 81 mo
Contra. nranrh Union Pacific Railroad Company uoI-
49, -, At,hlsnn 4 pixies Peak Railroad Company;
"a ON the rIh day ~ December 1894 select nominate anu
ou ,o1n " nue carr Of Boston Massachusetts as ttust-s
,nG.r m. nrst mortgage ~ rai1 Achsoh ana ilke
p.aL nat ood COMPANY. dated May ]. 1859 to MI
s",ncv Hc.aslonrd by death Of iienry Day one %
under ana dli also on ,h'
nxe, certain agreement dated the first day OF April
is7u ard made ard between certain hyd"rN OF Past
a.. couno,a II he Hrst moTtgng" bohds OF inc
A,chi.on and Pke's Peak Railroad Compahy nv pnu1'
~ tho first part Central Branch Union fhcic th-
20, coup,,y az marty the second part ana Henry
nav md Oliver Anes trustees parties or the MIRO
,a, IN MI IN, occasioned 10y ~" OF teh
tcn,v pxy which agreement provided Tor the ne-
,osI. Of past coupons Of said bond. WIN sad tus
n thc issuance OF funded coupon bonds. as In said
sr,eernRnt syi frthr now therefore. -,
Eotlc. ia hereby given se owners and holders 81 INC
tnd secured by the first mogngc OF the Atchison
ana fplker Peak Railroad Company hh,ed me hrs daJ
~ MAY b. 1858 AMI the owners ana hnIdris OF ,n'
,sartoc psiIroad Company formerly the Atchison and
pixies Peak Railroad COmpany) issued under inc sac
,creement ~ April l. 1875? that an implication VIII ps
ade nv the President Board OF Directors or sad
Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad company AZ
.necal term Of the supreme Court Of the state OF Hw
ynrk 10 be held n the County Courthouse IN the NY
~ New York on the "a day OF January. lsoo AZ inc
onenlny Of court that day, as soon thereafter az
counsel can be heard for an ORDER cohhihlfg 's 49,
recruitment Of the samuel Carr 10 lie trustee
under the gaid according u the Iro.ii0hs
thei eof under the said agreement, - Airu i5''
sAcre,ary Central Bronch Union Pacific H. *. Co.
DILLON G. HUBBARD. Attorneys
a. y-oo1 ea New
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Dipioeno Notiees
Knickerbocker Trust Co.,

o'i FIFTH AVENUE. -~.
Brnnch Office, 90 Broadway.
following coupons payable at our ohces on anu
January Isl 1895
CicnrHcId Bituminous Coal Corporation.
Corning, n. ". sewer Bonds, No. 10.
Corning, n. u. school District. ~" I''
Hmm tOn Roads Hotel Company, no. =.
Central Tuinucu sugar Cane Mtg Co.. No. -
Marlborough Hotel Company. No. -.
Mercantile Comparative bank.
Mechanical Rubber Company, No. IL
~. Y. Betting q Packing Co., Lt'i.. M. =.
National Loan & Trust Co.. No. Ia.
NnumLcng Street Hallway Company. No. u.
ScvilIIa. No. 4.
suffolk Gas Company. No. y.
Ncwburgii 4 Orange Lake a. H. Co, NO. !.
MOntczumn valley irrigation 90.
Indiana Electric HALLWAY Company.
FRED'K I. ELDRIDGE. Secretary.
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In state issues: $1,000 Virginia Funded oeDt
ferred trust receipts stamped. at I'm. No
dealings in city bank stocks were reported.
Railroad bonds were quiet and without , spc-
issnes No marked tendency, ia prices was no
ticed. Atlantic and Pacific guaranteed As LOST
4 at llAr Chicago snd Erie lists ! at -. ana
Oregon ,Improyement 5s,s4 at ~, but Kansas
And TEXAS EDS rose e 70 46%, Reading ISL
preference incomes la to 25a.. and the IS ~ 70
e. Par value of sales was $4Ss0o0. .
The y,,f,ney market was nominal only. ana 20
cha nses were ma De In the quotations. 81 yester
tax which are asifoilows: " T. e.
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THE GREAT NORTHERN.

The percentage OF operating expenses ana
taxes TO gross earnings was 60,s2 per cent ia
1894 against 57O2 per cent in 1893 Gross franc
Earnings were $30l3 per mile. against saosS'
operating expenses were s1,72a, against ~ rss
and net earnings were ST. 29o. against u SAG. me
inc leased from the st. Paul. Minneapolis ana
MANITOBA Railway on June 80. 1894 had bono,
I'd debt Of 49, 454 with interest charges OF
u113006 besides $20.0O0000 stock on wnich divi,
dnnds Of per cent are guaranteed. = fixeo
charges largely increased
BONDS AND MONEY.
81. Government bonds sold $1,000 So. coupon, at
ma. Quotations were fOlIows'.
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ITyHE TOPEKA WATER COMPANY.

Al 4 meeting 81 The holders ~ majority IN amour
.; The q per cent Cold Bonds ~ the Topein Water tom
~ n INC p.iS In Ncw-York civ on October 30. 1884,
rommtce wac duty appointed for the protection OF the
Interests Of the holders u all said iiJnds .
The Committee has prepared Bondholders
con,.s of viii IA may be- obtained from the the state
1,n,t Company 80 wall Street and from the under
signed d ,,. As-ss
~. and d.,5.f'n ne 'Rpnds hereunder with the
s''' TRI:iSEIsICK NJ COfsTON. baltimore. ..'
UFNRY l. SCOTT. Wilmington.
CHAHI.f;s IL. JACKSON. Mlddleiovn Conn.
TIiE0iORE g, WOODBrRy, Portland. Me-.
THOMAS CARMICHAEL. London England
Bondholders' Committee
SULLIVAN g. CROMWELL. Counsel
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Dec 90 %. Differences
fssst ss Sc 100 b I@s
Total reserve si72 SOS 100 si725ei7oO Inc. SGD 800
ssans, deposits. iss 425 1892 SO Inc ao40S
s,,,,s sss 900 e75 $50 2cs $50 Inc. si.sss, l75
The Clearing House statement for the day vas
as follows: Exchanges. sS1,s5l,275; balances.
%ss76ls For the week: Exchanges s423,s42.77l;
balances. s27 3s1 3sl-which indicates slight de-
crease in the volume of business In the city.
The total bank cearings Of all the clearing
r.usss In the United States for the week have
been s7977l4459 against 81 Ol0. 5Ss.270 last week
ard s7s2s49 597 for the same week in 1893.
on THE STOCK EXCHANGE
'vHen'h the session had ended to-day stock
p,.cos showed advances over yesterdays closing
quotations This condition chiefly due 10
covering Of short contracts. helped by clever han
c-nC in manipulated specialties. like Chicago Gas
and Bav STATE Gas which advanced net. ! and
e.. points respectively. The bank statement.
vii h IL best described as consistent was with
OF. much influence. and nobody believed the
runlor- that the Secretary OF the Treasury had
resensl his Office. The publication OF Jersey
Central earnings for November strengthened the
theory that the next dividend must be reduced
This stock was the most active Of the day. and
contributed $3.50 shares II a total business OF
The impression spreads that long stock Is selling
through hear house Reading lost what Jersey
Central gained and closed AT l414. owing 10 d
slight scarcity OF stock. The other coal proper
ties were inactive. Firmness marked the neg
lec,ed Changers and the general list was fairly
strong New-Yoik Central. however declined y
on small trading 10 99h American Sugar Reiln-
ing has no, been so inactive for long time. ON
transactions Of only 1s5l shares II advanced e
net 10 's3i2 At the close the market was hrm d.
about the highest prices Of the day.
Arc iS
tics OF foreign commerce at the end OF TINS man
cial article II practically presents the ngures
showing the imports OF merchandise at New 1 OrK
and the imports and exports OF specie, not oniy
for 1894 but for 1893 and 1892. The comparison Is
striking.
THE GREAT NORTHERN
The annual report Of the Great Northern Rail
way for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1894, was
made public to-day. Gross earnings fell on s2l"'-
224 as compared with 1893; while operating ex-
penses and taxes decreased ss10,247. Net earn
ngs show loss of 81. 3s6.977. and the final re-
suit is deficit of $l04 305. against surplus ass
year Of $1.ls2.333. Following Is comparison Oh
the returns for 1894 with those OF 1888:
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THE STATE TRUST co.

n NtTtFt
TINE FOLLOWING COUPONS due January
L l. 1851 payable at this Office;
New York City and County.
Rio Grande Western Railway Compans
IiclicvIe and Eldorado Railroad Company
Excelsior Electric Light Company
Hastings Pavement Company.
jamestown Street Railway Ccmp1ny
Joplin Light and Fue. Company,
Keoluk Union Depot company.
Mutual Light and Power Company
MARYLAND Electric Company
New-York and College Point Ferry Company
Riverside nd F,rt Lee Ferry Company.
Peoples Railroad Company,
Schenectady Opera House COMPANY
Sanford Light Fuel Company
second Avenue Railroad. Debentures.
Siclnway Railway Company
Syracuse street RAILWAY Company.
San Juan smelling and Mining Company,
Toledo and Ohio Certial Car Trust No.
Taladcga Light md Water Company
TarrytJwn- Irvirgton Union Gas Light Company.
J. o. ADAMS. Secretnry.
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FOREIGN COMMERCE AT NEW-YoRk'
IMPORTS or MERCHANDISE At NEw-YoRk.
nsas5s,gel %, aqa ,s,Jssi. nao aSs ,gIsss.es
GENERAL merchandise. j. = iG76a227 261io '<H b.
-I,,, ,or tho week SIos74s4i sfs02i5o4 sfsst c5.
From January .571 301 ITS SIM Ill %~ ass|Ss
IMPORTS or SPECIE AT NEW ioPK'
For III; we.n '.... !, ssS%s ss.s'Ssss Is es5 $50
EXPORTS OF SPECIE AT NFT-yoRk.
y r; - ;.s s::a i::.:: kj1M .sss .a;sss
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easier but rates were unchanged A firm with
French connections exported $s50,000 in gold. we
print our usual table of rates as follows:
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RANKS-LOCAL SECUR1

Amended is a table Of the current quotations.
for city bank stocks together with their par
lot calk
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Oipi0cn0 Nollct5.
ssND u.fIpESu
SENiI.ANNI' Al. dividend ~ Tire" 60

y rs~ CENT rs been iac.a-fl upon 'Nt fnp..' So
= this Hank payable and after W~iinrsitt J"nH"t
.ri isps The transfer fl. VII rem in r'.-"l Ni
a., i,f~ TgDWnEiNGE. cashier.
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IF YOU ARE Interested In the Income Tax,
ga, ,v,ii ond 10 YOUR interest to communicate with
'os "'A s n Y0x. 10 Rrnahvay Room %.
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rFNHE BIRKBECK INVESTMENT SAVINGS
AND LOAN COMPANY OF AMERICA. No. l
Cooper tnion NewYork December 2Oh. ls3'-The Board
OF trustees Of the above company have this day declared
the following dividend
To holders OF Income shares. serannual cash oiVi-
dend OF THREE AND ONE-IlALF PER CENT: to hold
OF Prepaid shares semi-annua cash diVdehd OF
THREE PER CENT. AMI additional ONE PER CENT
shares holders OF Investment SAVINGS
shares a sem-nnnual cash dividend Of THREE PEE
credited the shares to be compounded or paaOs
demand and after January 18TH iso at the opoh OF
holder: holders Of salment shares semi annual
dividend OF FOUR PER CENT credited 10 the shares
Dividend checks iii mailed to Income and Prepaid
shareholders on January 10Th 1898.
shares subscribed before January 5th 1882 vii
be entitled to dividend January LIST.
JOHN -. WOODWARD. Treasurer.
~ lie STATE TRUST COMPANY. rs WALL
i ST NETWORK December % 1894 a dividend ~
Three 80 pr cent The capital stock u tn state lr't
COMPANY has been ds'laf psy'S sse s on rembeT q.
1884, at noon. and will open On January aS Secretary
ME CHATHAM NATIONAL BANK. NEW
L YORK. Decemler y l,9t
The l1 d o. F0 fi x s ont Il he caraas.
g '1 aS ' %o Ga. a9.r on s"1 vi ' be-
- '''' II. =. DoREMrs cashier
NATIONAL. BROADWAY BANK.
SEN YORK. December o'h 1894
,rur BOAR" Of DDIRRf;t'rORS have thls
day Do. Jared nnual dividend - s., 2sr o.n,
free ~ tax PAYABLE ana afio- lanuary =: 1880 The
transfer hooks Will remain cl1sed until thai date
r RICE. cashier.
yI'IIE SECOND NATIONAL BANK OF THE
/ cry or NEW YORK SEW YORK De-. 90. 1894
der s' y rf yE e % FM cE 9ST 1' free ga" @ Ia l s..
earnings the six months. payable "a ana afsr
JaruarN . 1898
Tee.'i books Niu be closed rem daie = isnasry
iS,'5. inclusive J. : CASE CASHIER.
BRIDGEPORT TRACTION COMPANY.
1--WE COUPONS Of The BrilgrpD' traction
l Company. due January T. 1896 viii b. nil on pre-.
entafi0n and after lamar . AZ the ~ ~ ktb
NDSD KERR a Co.. al Wall sf New inri ny
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~ HE CHATHAM NATIONAL BANK. NEW

gGTf DINIDFND.
The Boa'd ~ Directors have THIS DAY declared quar-
'efly Dividend ~ FOUR PER CENT ont Il me enrnng
81 past months Iayaule and after Janusr
- II. l.. DOREMIS. cashier
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BANGOR 4 AEooarooN hNII.HoAp ,o. ..

are Bond. = iha ,0nrnny VIII ie patio ~ snf AZ
,b,t -. "a, Az. Office ~ fie York bunfHnty nl
lnl.u,nlt, a., - cedar -. S.v York 'iu.
EpWAI.p srETsoN. Treasurer
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total reserve and the total deposit Of The n
spective dates
Dac Dec 20 Difference
snecie - So O97 900 S73. 760 600 Inc. 8. 6tfS U
~ loo All 100 So s3i 100 Dec. 1.C0o.U
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-02-01
A HANDY vAPoR BATH.
1t May be Improvised by Anybody
Without Trouble or Fuss.

1t May be Improvised by Anybody
without Trouble or Fuss.
Set red-hot brick on end in q can,
small bath or other suitable vessel;
place the latter under chair. on the
seat of which a piece of flannel is
spread. The patient is undressed, sits
on this flannel, and he and the chair
are well wrapped in blankets to exclude
the air; his head is to be uncovered
Open the blankets a little at the bot
tom and carefully pour about pint Of
boiling water over the brick, and keep
up the steam by occasionally repeating
this. The patient remains in the bath
until relieved by perspiration. 10 make
q vapor bath in bed with hot water
bottles fill about six ova1-shaped half
gallon stone bottles with boiling water;
cork well and fold each in hot, wet fan
mel. Lay over the bed waterproof
sheet and blanket; place the patient on
these, cover him with a blanket and dis
tribute he hot bottles about him, one
to each side, to the calf Of eacn leg and
to the sole of each foot. Wrap up we'll
with extra blankets and tuck IN to re;
tain the heat For the spirit-lamp bath
place damp towel over the scat and
before the front of cane bottom chair,
under which spirit-lamp is lighted.
and over the lamp tin vessel with boil
ing water in it. The patient, enveloped.
except the head. in four or more blan-
kets, sits on the chair until free per-
spiratIon occurs.-Hall's Journal or
Health.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-02-01

Russia-soldier of the Body&unrd.
or cannon. At the beginning of their
training the fiercest dogs will either
bolt altogether or crouch In abject ter
ror at the slightest discharge, unable to
attend to any orders. Still, even here
use aud kindly persuasion will eventual
" make the dogs Indifferent to the4 loud
est firing. Once the fear is Oveconle the
dog will stick to his post more firmly
and unconcernedly than many young
soldier in his first year of service.
Another duty has been suggested for
the dog in war time-a share IN the
ambulance service. During and after
the battle the dog might scour the field
looking for the wounded and summon
ing help quickly. 1t would carry around
its neck a flask containing refreshing
drink. and as soon as it found wound
ed man the animal would stand by him
md bark until some Of the ambulance
corps came to the rescue. After all
this is only different version of what
the famous st. Bernard dogs have been
doing from time immemorial when Sue
coriny worn out travellers On the Pass.
So that the ambulance work is perhaps
the easiest lesson the dog learns, and
II has been brought to very perfect
condition by the Russian jaeger regl-
r,ents. Wolf hounds and sheep dogs
are best for this service, being especial
" valuable in rocky and wooded dis
fricts. where wounded man lying
among underwood or stones is not east
" seen by the members of the ambu-
lance corps. To teach the dogs their
dutv a difficult piece Of ground Is chos-
en-. and number of men, representing
the wounded, dlsperse themselves about
Mt the most out of the way spots. lying
face downward on the earth. The dogs
are then sent in search. When an ami
NAL finds wounded nan he is taught
to nut his forefeet on the body and
stand there barking loudly.
Guiding Help to the Wounded.
An ambulance ct.rt is stationed at
some distance, and directly q dog gives
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1894-02-01

tongue relief party starts In the al.
rectton Of the sound. s.jhe dog heinz
truined to continue barking mtil. re
bearers reach the spot. II the wo,lntled
man Is only slightly hurt he finds Inn
pie material In the dogs amhulance
pouch for a Temporary dressin1 Of
wounds while waiting for the ainbu-
lance bearers or a doctor. and can fur
tler gather strength from the soJp or
Drandy IN the flask around his canine
deiiverer's neck. As soon as the am
bulance bearers have carried away the
wounded the dog starts OF anew to
SOCK another subject Of relief. II neces-
sary he is harnessed into little hand
cart to draw the wounded to the field
hospital or to carry stretchers and pro-
syiisas-. .;.asat the battlefield. In thi.
way dogs can draw q surprisingly
heavy weight, as all travellers on the
continent well know. A dog trotting
gayly along, attached to q cart centain-
Ing three good-sized men. Is no uncom-
mon sight IN Belgian town: SO one Of
those powerful war dogs is quite equal
to dragging a couple Of wounded.
Hitherto all experiments with dogs
Tor army use have produced n .ost salts
factory results, but opinions still differ
AZ to the best breed for the purpose,
and 1t is to be hoped that the press
win devote some attention to the SUBJ
ject. In Germany the lager battalions,
whose training especially fits thema for
the duty, are commissioned to study
this point as well as to train the ami
mails. The question is all the more
important as such dogs can neither be
obtained nor trained in q few days
time. A most careful trainer is needed
and the animals education must be-
gin when it is from six to eight months
old. Even then it will be six or eight
months before the dog has learned its
lesson, and still longer before it is per-
fectly trained. During this years army
maneuvers alike in Germany, France
and Italy war dogs Rave been freely
used, and do justice to their excellent
training. In fact, the canine company
promises to become as necessary In
campaigning as the balloon and cy-
clists corps, telephone communication
and the latest innovation in the com.
inissariat anu sal,iiury departments or
war material. ~