Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-25

resses. as we'll as in her dockyards. and
counting in her splendidly trained police
dogs. has force of at least 5000 for use
in war which, by a scheme perfect TO the
last detail, can be modified in short
order. In France they are paying great
attention to the training OF dogs. there
Fontainebleu, built by the French gov
eminent. Dogs are used with the Chas-
seurs and Alpine regiments, and are
great success out in Algeria and Tunis.
Both the Germans and the French. by
the way, believe in dogs as messengers
and ammunition carriers, and e. CORE
spondent who was with the Boxer expe
dition wrote Of the dogs which accom-
panied the German artillery that it was
always delightful and interesting 10
watch their movements. Once. when It
was necessary to shell a Chinese patrol.
the orders We're brought by a dog five
miles in a few minutes but though such
incidents are picturesque, I, personally,
have little belief in the dog as a 6e2enda-
BILE messenger in actual war, where he is
away from his native environment, not to
mention the fact that in actua, CON
fict, regiments become scattered and
hopeeesly mixed.
I'm the Belgian army dogs are used
sentries and for dragging machine
guns. while Austria, Holland. Sweden
Russia also make extensive use of
CANNES, both as scouts and sentries
and for ambulance work.
4
II have had Inquiries as TO my ex-
perience with dogs both from the eth
Massachusetts Regiment, which | be
lieye is one OF your crack corps. and
from several OF your military attaches
in London. But il you are not using
them it is not for want of experience
Of their immense utility. for besides
the use which both sides made OF prac-
tically unframed dogs in the civil war
you have had the feats Of the famous
Don in Cuba, who went through the
entire campaign. lived for more than
a month on scraps OF bread and bacon,
and during a day covered six times
much ground Is any man in his column.
Compared with the continental
his talk. "our British forces have hard
ly any war dogs worth speaking of.
and am continually trying to impress
on our war Office the vital necessity OF
animals specially trained. For the
striking fact in connection with the
use of dogs in war is that preliminary
training is everything. Where dogs
have failed It has been where. as for
instance, in German southwest Africa,
the mistake has been made Of hurried
ly collecting large numbers Of them at
the last moment and sending them
Win the troops.
Maj Richardson's career is as inter
esting as his wide experience as
trainer of dogs and what he has to tell
about them His initials stand for the
impressive names of Edwin Hauton-
Vile, and he first opened his eyes upon
this world in Ireland in 1853. He
studied at Sandhurst. the English West
Point, and in 1882 Joined the 45th
Regiment. the Sherwood Foresters.
Anxious to see some real fighting,
when the trouble broke out in the Bal
kans. in 'S5. Richardson threw in his
lot with the Bulgsr;ans and fought
throughout the campaign emerging
with two decorations When, in 1898.
he first took uD the study OF dogs
for war purposes. he was member of
the West York Militia. being afterward
attached with ambulance dogs, to the
royal army military corps.
1T was Richardson's dogs which first
brought him 10 the notice of Abdul
Hamid. the late Sultan Of Turkey The
latter decided one day that couple
OF trained watchdogs would add to his
safety at Yildiz, so he ordered two
from Richardson. a bloodhound and a
collie. which the major delivered in
person. 1t ended in his being engaged
by the sultan as instructor to his AL
bantam guard. and he remained at Yil-
dig for several months
II found the late sultan a delightful
employer said Richardson to the