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nded them in some haven Of safety
Good For Police Work.

tits from this breed of dogs that the
Intelligent little beasts now forming
such an important adjunct to the New
York Police Department sprung. The
Belgian dog is noted for Its hardihood,
endurance and intelligence. When
properly trained they can track, at
tack, fell and seize culprit with the
success ard cunning of the most ex-
perienced policeman. Several of these
dogs in New York have rendered va
liant service and one. "Bum" by name,
after saving the life OF his police es-
cort, was awarded gold medal for
bravery, which he proudly sports
dangling from his spiked collar. These
dogs of late have come very much
in vogue among our fashionables and
no country estate nowadays is com
plcte without one or more of them.
They are used as watch dogs and are
looked upon as burglar proof"
The German Army uses dogs in its
Red Cross corps. They have proved
just as useful to the Teuton as to the
Belgian and the Frenchman, and their
usefulness is more apparent each day.
Many of them have been mentioned in
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march they invariably come through
1t in better shape than their two-leg-
ged friends. It has been found that
these dogs can draw the light guns
into positions that could never be
reached If horses supplied the motive
power. These guns. it, has been
proved, have wrought awful havoc and
the Germans are quick to admit 1t.
In the rural districts of France and
Belgium these dogs arc in common
use. From puppyhood they are
trained to work and they know little
else. Attached to wagons they draw
heavy loads, and It is not an uncom-
mon sight to see one or more adults
bowling along the country roads
drawn by a pair of dogs. But for
the dog teams thousands of Belgian
fugltives would have lost all they pos
sessed during the German invasion. At
the approach Of the enemy the women
for tho men were oil at the battle
front--loaded their household goods
on to wagons and these the dogs swift
ly drew to places of safety. In many
instances aged men and women unable
to walk rode atop the loads already
placed in the wagons and the little
dog teams struggled along until they
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days were inaugurated to swell the
Fund. On this occasion pretty young
girls went about the streets tagging
everybody with tiny beribboned but
tons bearing Kitchener's picture. Any
amount from five cents up was ac-
cepted and several hundred dollars
was raised in this way.
The Red Cross also collected large
sums of money and medical supplies,
shipping the latter to England at
once. Tho womens Clubs have given
up their literary work and opened
sewing rooms where warm underwear
Is being made for the troops. AS the
winter campaign will, likely be Sc
we're one many of the women are knit
ting mutilers and caps to send across
the seq. Indeed, 1t seems that every
body in Canada is doing something to
aid Great Britain in this terrible war.
Horses as Recruits.
Several OF the Provinces have made
special gifts to England In addition
to their Patriotic Fund donations.
Manitoba sent several thousand bags
of flour. and Saskatchewan's gift was
fifteen hundred horses-recruits to
take the place of the animals that
have been killed. These horses. like
all the others sent to the front, go
through a regular training before they
are allowed to see service for balky,
frightened animal would be useless
mount In war.
All the horses are. branded on the
hip and hoof. They are taught to
jump bitches, travel through the for
ests and underbrush. to swim streams
and to become used to rife ana artil-
lery fire. The training is frequently
difficult and in some instances has
failed altogether. Horses have to
be trained like men," said one of the
soldiers who was breaking in the AMI
mails. land you know some men never
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the scene Of a recent battle to ferret
out the wounded soldiers as they lay
helplessly stricken. too weak to call
out and make their Whereabouts
known, or else so desperately wound
ed as to lie unconscious on the field
Each time one of these intelligent
animals find soldier thus stricken
a howl. or bark. attracts the atten-
.tion of surgeon or Red Gross nurse.
who hasten to the scene ready to rem
der first aid.
Dogs Save Many Lives.
Some of these dogs. like the st. Ber-
nards SO commonly used in the Alps.
carry little canteen strapped around
their necls. and from these many a
thirst-parched and wounded soldier
can quar- live-saving draught. 1t
Is estimated that these dogs have
already saved hundreds of lives.
French and German soldiers never
tire of telling of the rare intelligence
displayed by these dumb messengers
of mercy who found them in their
hour of utter hope1essness and brought
the aid they themselves were unable
to summon.
The Belgians not only use the dogs
IN their Red Cross corps. but they
have gone further. pressing them into
service as beasts of burden. Entire
batteries otsiight artillery arc drawn
by these dogs and 1t is surprising the
loads they draw. OF course the SOL
diers are always at hand to help the
staggering little beasts over the rough
places and up steep incllnes when the
load proves beyond their strength.
But their endurance is marvellous. and
at the end Of a long days forced
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thetic partings us these trains moved
out. for war is harder on the women
than on the men. with the latter
there is the excitement OF battle, while
with the women the long days Of sus-
pense of watching the bulletins and
waiting for news wears out the strong
est constitution. The women at Van
couver were the bravest Of all, for
they tried to persuade themselves that
duty called and were kept busy In
assisting the men to get ready. There
was lively music and patriotic speeches
at the train. but when the last car was
out OF sight and the women came to
realize that the husbands and brothers
were really gone several Of them
tainted.
Fine Camp.
vaicartier Is only seventeen miles
from Quebec. and at the latter place
the sisters, wives and sweethearts
gathered to be near the men until the
tinal parting came. The hotels were
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Teach them to shoot" said Lord
kitchener. Never mind about the
drill-it makes little difference IL they
know the right foot from the left
teach them to shoot. and teach them
as fast as possible!" The oficers at
valcartier followed these instructions,
and day in and day out the crack Of
the rifle resounded through the valley.
While this was going on the artillery
men were receiving Instructions In field
gunnery from artillery experts, and
sham battles were being fought among
the hills on the other side Of the river.
Enrenching Spade.
Various devices for the protection
of the gunners were tried out. and
among them was what Is known as the
entrenching spadea sort Of shovel
weighing less than fiye pounds. It
can be carried ON the shoulders and
used in DIGGING trenches. During bat
tle1 Il can be Vt up In front pf the
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r.
his dog. No better illustra-
ton Of the truth of this is
= needed than u visit to the
european battletields where German,
French or Belgian troops are, or have
been. engaged. Whether 1T be to aid
the stricken. draw the little field guns
ana lighter pieces of artillery. or when
harnessed to carts in which they drag
the household effects that terror
stricken refugees heap upon them, they
are faithful to the last and perform
honestly and cheerfully any task set
for them.
Tourists from this country have long
marvelled at the important part dogs
play in the industrial life OF France
and Belgium. Upon their return home
these tourists have gone into raptures
when telling Of the marvellous tasks
these little beasts perform. In Bel
GUM this especially Is true where
among the poorer classes a team Of
dogs often performs the work Of a
horse or mule. OF course the dogs
of this type are not the playful, roll
licking and pampered pets we are ac-
.customed' to in our homes. Here n
dog Is essentially a pet, unless It is
the sporting dog. such US settlers, point
ers and fox hounds. They are, as a
rule. housed in kennels and are their
masters companions only when the
hunting season Is on.
But since the great European war
started dogs have appeared in entirely
different roles. None is more appeal
Ing than that of the Red Cross Scout
where packs of them, each blanketed
with the Red Cross for its only adorn-
nent,l are turned loose to roam over
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taxed to their full canacitv ana tha

taxed to their full capacity ana the
whole city was like camp. Every
day hundreds of people went out to
valcartier to have talk with some
man near and dear to them-perhaps
the last talk. for the date Of the sail
ing Of the troops was kept secret, and
1t was not until several ship loads had
left that tho people in Quebec really
knew what was going ON. The men
entrained during the night, going at
once to the ships, which sailed before
daylight. Several thousand unframed
men were left behind and the camp
will be continued for the training Of
recruits until the end Of the war,
The site is an ideal one for a mill
tary. camp beautiful valley beside
the Jacques Cartier river. Pure water
was easily obtained and the sanitation
is excellent The surrounding hills are
useful in sham battle practice, while
the rife ranges offer splendid oppor-
tunities for teaching the men to shoot.
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4
as they can hear the lightest football
or sound of any Sort and for this rea-
son the sentry on post. with the enemy
near, Is only too glad to have such q
dog at his side as he does his lonely
tours" In the Silly watches Of the
night.
In the Russo Japanese war the en-
tire line of the Manchurian Railway
was patrolled by ferocious dogs. It
was the alarm sounded by these cam
inc sentries. on several occasions, that
prevented the Japanese forces from
crossing the line. In the Tripoll cam
paign their value was often proved.
l'ne war dogs belonging to Major Rich
ardson, the famous Scottish trainer,
rendered valiant service to the Bull
garians at the siege OF Adrianople,
where they gave warning of attempted
sortles by the Turks. Some of Major
Richardson's dogs also were used in
the trenches of the Spaniards at Mo-
rocco and they were responsible for
the finding of hundreds Of wounded
mon who otherwise would have been
abandoned and left to their fate.
Many Breeds Are Popular.
There Is a wide diversity Of opinion
us to the breed Of dog best suited to
army purposes. The Russians have
adopted the Caucasian dog. Austria
the Dalmatian: Turkey Asiatic Sheep
Dogs. The type most in vogue in
France and Belgium Is popularly
known as the "smuggler'sY DOG" while
Germany pins her faith to collies,
pointers and Airedales. All are Of
sturdy conformation and enabled to
stand any amount Of hardship and
privation, and seemingly they thrive
on It. So far the English army has
failed to recognize the merits of dogs
at the front and none are pressed
into service. Major Richardson, how
ever, clings to the belief that the Aire-
dale, the Bloodhound and the Sheep
Dog are the ones best suited to war
time work.
! Belgium has unquestionabiy devoted
closer study to the type of dog best
suited to ambulance work than any
other nation. While the "smuggler's
Dog" Is an unattractive, but useful lit
tie beast, he lacks the intelligence of
other breeds experimental with. He
is without peer as beast Of bur-
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den-that Is canine beast Of bur-
den-but little else can be said in his

den-that II a canine beast Of bur
den-but little else can be said in his
favor.
There are various ways in which
these ambulance dogs work. Some
dogs wear bells. When the bell ceases
to tinkle the master knows the FOUR
footed Samaritan has paused at the
side o: some wounded soldier and he
hurries tc the point whore he last
heard the bell. He usually finds that
the dog is keeping watch at the side
OF the stricken one. These dogs rarely
stop or tarry at the side Of dead
man. Other dogs have been trained
to bark as soon as they and soldier;
another will take the cap. or some
other object belonging to the wounded
man and retrieve Il; to his master. Then
he Will conduct him to the side Of the
one needing aid.
Prizes For War Dogs.
For long time the Belgian Club
of Ambulance Dogs has been holding
competitive tests for the little retrieve
ers. They have made an exhaustive
study OF the best methods OF training
their dogs and these are demonstrated
at these field trials" The trainers
OF the dogs and their pets are given
free transportation to the point where
the trials are being held. and in this
way there are always scores OF en-
tries Any type of dog is eligible for
Honorable mention" but only dogs Of
high breeding and registry are award
ed the specials, provided. "Brus-
ton" who won the prize In the 1911
Red Cross contest, was purchased by
the Red Cross Dog Society OF the
Netherlands for $3.50. This was much
less than he would have brought had
he been Of pure extraction and eligi-
bic for registrati lon in the Kennel Club;
books.
Such contest had been arranged
this year in Holland, but the outbreak
OF the war made this impossible. and
the. intelligent little beasts that had
been entered for this sweepstake are
today experiencing actual service rem
dering first aid to the injured and
proving OF inestimable value to the
noble men and women whose life work
1t Is to nmeliorate the suffering Of
their fellows. s,
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How Canada Behaves
When the Mother Cou1l.
try Is AtWar- The Mob
ilization Camy AT Valcar-
tier Near Quebec.
Copyright, 1914. by The international
n syndicate.l

m MER1CANS who know both
England and Canada declare
that the Canadians are more
loyal to tho British Govern
msnt than the English people them
selves. This statement may or may
not be true, but certainly no colony
could do more for the Mother Coun-
try than the people who live north
of us. From the very beginning of
the war they have been up and doing
to aid Great Britain. At the first call
for men the militia responded almost
TO q man. New regiments were
FORMED as we'll and in less than a
month after the hostilities began a.
600 men, the very flower OF Canadian
manhood, gathered at the mobilization
camp at Valcartier, near Quebec, each
one ready to do or die for the honor
of Great Britain.
when England Is at war, Canada
Is at war" became the slogan, and
the British North American pondered
on the words of Sir Rider Harrard
who. when speaking as an Englishman
to the Canadians. said, five fall. you
3an. too. Remember THAR" They
have remembered his words and added
tot his spesch-"L Likewise, II Britain
stands. Canada stands, and not other
wise, for canada's autonomy does not
save her from attacks from the enemy
while she continues to float the Brit
ISL flag" The spirit OF the people in
times like this is best expressed in
s the sentence-'Wher Britain stands,
; Canada stands" It must not be I'M
defstood from the foregoing, however,
that they are sending troops across
the sea for purely selfish motive,
for such Is not the case, as there Is
ansintense loyalty to England in every
part Of the colony.
Give Literally.
Those who did not answer tho call
to farms have given literally toward
the support OF the families of the men
who did go. This money is known as
thq patriotic Fund" and has already
reached nearly two millions. One man
alone gave FIVE hundred thousand dol
larF and another equipped an entire
regiment. This was composed of men
who had already seen service. the ma
5oI5ty OF them having served in the
Bohr war. The regiment was named
IN honor of the Princess Patricia, the
beautiful daughter OF the Duke OF
Cchnaugirt. the present Governor Gem
erqa of Canada.
Every possible means was used to
collect money for "The Patriotic
Fund. Actors and actresses who
were playing in the different Canadian
cities gave special nights to the Fund;
( days were set apart at the race tracks
acr the same purpose. and even tag
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How Her LoyaltyH
Taken Tangible Form In
Her Offering Of Soldiers
and Money To Aid Great
Britain.

gunner to protect him from rifle IRE.
There Is a hole on the side in which
he can insert his rife and fire at the
enemy. "A test Twas made OF the spade
by Sergeant Hawkins. who won the
Kings medal last year, and who is re-
garded as the crack shot OF Canada.
After firing at the spade at different
ranges. only one bullet mark could
be found and that had merely dented
the spade. Colonel Sam Hughes, Of
the Dominion, saw the test and APP
peared delighted. but as yet he refuses
to say whether 1t will be used in ac-
tual warfare.
The engineers. too. were busy as
they built several pontoon bridges
across the river with hills at each end
in order to give the men practice in
hill climbing. Every man In camp
was compelled to take the typhoid in
oculation. This was administered by
surgeons stationed in different parts
OF the camp for this purpose. The
manner Of incubation was the same
as. that used In our army. The hos
pital corps had their daily drills, and
many OF the men showed remarkable
proficiency for the short time they
had been in training.
Taking everything into considera- !
ton, Valcartier Is a model camp. OF
course. many Of the men were raw
recruits and knew absolutely Moth
ing Of military AFFAIRS, but they were
eager to learn. The Duke Of Con-
naught paid several visits to the
camp. reviewing the troops several
times. There were several regiments
Of Highlanders In camp. and their
uniforms gave an artistic
touch to the military picture.
Guarding Against Spies.
! An the bridges ana canals are
guarded by soldiers, for even Canada
has an idea that German spies are
over the country ready to
blow up bridges and canals. Every
body feels the excitement Of war ana
hover about the bulletin boards
all day long. hungry for news from
the other side. King Georges pie
tnra IL shown ON fhe screen at the
theatres and moving picture shows,
while s.God Save the King Is heard
on all occasions. There IL also a lavish
display of British fiags over private
houses
4 Ottawa, the capital city. Is perhaps
the most serious place. for there the
ofilcials really know what is going on.
and there = a painful quietness about
The clubs and cafes. In all parts OF
he Dominion. from British Columbia
10 Quebec the traveller hnds evidence
Is the loyalty Of the people to Eng
and, Eiplihgss Lions Whelp'' has
lhown herself tQutl to the task when
he Mother Country asked for her ala
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make soldiers. Well, 1t is the same
with horses, and when they fail as
cavalry and artillery animals we put
them in the commissary department"
AT Valcartier there were about four
thousand horses and as each animal
became proficient in the duties to be
performed it was sent to the depart
ment to which 1t was fitted. The re-
cruitinG of horses will continue as
long as England needs them.
The first call for Canadian soldiers
was for unmarried men only, but
this did not deter large number of
married men from volunteering and
at present Canada is taking care of at
least two thousand families. Many
firms have agreed to pay the salaries
of the men who were in their. employ
when war broke out for six months
and to hold their positions open for
them for one year. the salaries to be
paid to the families.
Government Help For Families.
The Dominion Government has ap-
proved OF separation allowance of
$4,000 per month to be paid to the
wives and families Of the married men
serving with the troops. This sum
Will be paid direct from the paymas-
ter's Office at Ottawa. This special
allowance is in addition to the regular
pay of the soldier. AS labor in that
part OF the world is already suffering
from q dearth Of employment this
money will mean a great deal to the
families Of the men who have gone
to the front.
The troops were moved to vaicar-.
tier. and although two regiments were
brought nearly three thousand miles
by rail. there was not a single acci-
dent. They were fed on the train on
food prepared in the kitchen cars
which had been specially equipped for
that purpose, There were many pa.
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Al MER1cANs who know both
England and Canada declare
that the Canadians are more
~ loyal to thu British Cavern.
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the dispatches from the front. 1t Is
estimated there are upwards Of 5000
dogs attached to the German Army in
various capacities.
The introduction of the dog into
the army corps is by no means new
idea, for history tells US that great
hounds were freely used In guarding
the camps of the Romans. In even
more primitive times they were for
midable adversaries in hand-to-hand
encounters. while by descending to the
times of Frederick the Great and Ma
poleon. each held the very highest
opinion Of dogs as sentrles.
Quick to Scent Danger.
Wars that Immediately preceded the
present European struggle were
marked by the almost general use of
dogs in various capacities. Their PEE
culiar qualities Of scent and hearing
were quickly recognized and the great
est generals were only too glad to
emulate the. examples Of Napoleon and
Frederick the Great. 1t is a we'll
known fact that dogs sense of
hearing Is SO acute that many things
are plainly audible to him which
1.-THE human ear fails utterly to detect.
They can scent danger Just as readily
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Four Footed Samaritans Doing Valiant Service In
Rendering FrstAid Tothe WoundedOntheField
Of Battle England the Only Nation Not
Having Them Attached ToArmyCorps
BY A. r. PARKHURST. JR.

TN ANS best friend has ever been
his dog. No better illustra-
ton Of the truth of this is
u III - xaandnd- IT,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-02-18
PunctuaIity As A Rule Of Life

~ IGNIFICANT things
of the
~ people taught regard Americans
anana" stories Of the
people social day
mighty interesting
appointment
committee president meeting the American
commission expected
the officials the visited arranged for
n table the
specified, later earlier.
sadly experience
waiting
people keep engagements actually doing
Pa TOT many men these things
Laty keeping engagements social
grossly
mighty deliberately slide the
think keeping half other
waiting affairs entitled
rights DESTROYS with the
really little for forgetting business appoint
with ideas system written appointments,
for him The least when unvdy detained
place Of meeting le expect
punctuaty
sha heard Mr. Martinez his describe
business life had been touched to the
peach ruined
brings that late VIII the fruit buds the
VIII be short Of