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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-30

The others are ready TO pu! their
hands TO the light carriage wheels
and help the dogs up a steep hill
Or steady the outfit where the going
is rough.
The Dutch manoeuyres demon
Strated that dog drown machine guns
were quickly available in crossing
sandy and hummocky stretches OF
ground mpracticable for horses.
Also, by employing the ruse OF men
and dogs falling frequently to the
ground. it was possible to bring the
guns into close action before the
enemy could have opportunity OF be-
coming aware Of their existence.
While the guns are in action
whether on their carriages or dis.
monnted-the dogs are seldom in
danger from the encmy's fire At
by the Star COMPANY. Great Britain
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-30

the word of command they lie down
Instantly, either while still harnessed
TO the gun carriage or when un-
hitched to find concealment of more
perfect character in hollows or be-
hind hummocks.
Although the dogs cannot make
the speed OF horses in these circum-
stances. they are more quickly
started and halted and turned, per-
forming useful evolutions that could
be managed in no other way. These
dogs are so intelligent, too, and so
eager to succeed at new tricks
that it is found possible 10 send
them through quite complicated
manoeuvres with the guns, without
the presence of any member of the
human gun crew.
Thus, racing across a bullet.swept
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-30

ground have been fought mainly
with heavy field artillery, the oh.
ject being to silence the guns of the
fortresses. When actions occur with
the French and Belsians occupying
exposed positions it is quite prob
able that their dogs Of war will be
heard from as giving good accounts
of themselves
This use Of dogs in warfare is not
TO be confused with their employ
ment in the sanitary corps of the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-30

cotton. bandnges brandy and drugs
useful TO the wounded When one
of these dogs finds a soldier who is
too badly wounded to help himself
to any OF these first aids" the ami
NAL runs 10 the nearest ambulance
and brings human assistance AS
dogs are able to discriminate unerr-
ingly between the dead and those in
whom the breath OF life remains.
their use in this way Us highly com
mended as a humane measure.
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ms being the most
intelligent when left to
thnir own devices and .Iee

intelligent when left to ~
their own devices, and also
the most faithful.
The use OF dogs as actual ON.
batants will have had its origin in
the present European war If the
Kaiser had respected the neutrality
OF Belgium and confined his armies
to other routes into France, the
spectacle of dogs bringing light ma
chine guns into action would have
been absent-for this, as well as
nearly every other development OF
canine usefulness, Is a device of
the Beicians and Dutch.
Nowhere else in the world are
dogs made useful in 80 many differ.
ent ways. Throughout Belgium and
the Netherlands these fine, docile,
intelligent and powerful creatures
are seen i'll ali the streets and roads
and about the farms and dairics,
drawing laden carts and performing
other tasks which in other countries
are allotted TO horses. One OF these
animals, when harncSsed 10 cart,
eXerts the strength OF Two ordinary
men. y pair OF them is nearly equa.
ior this purpose To single horst.
Standing no more than hal! a.
nigh as HE average horse, these
du.s are less than half us liable to iu-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-30

Each Machine Gun on It's
Light Carriage OF Bicycle Tub
ing Is Drawn by a Team Of Tive
Dogs, Guided by One OF the Gun
Grew.
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The Saving Dogs-Trained to
Pick Out the Wounded from
Among the Dead on Sattlefelds.
These Animals Form all Import
ant Part os the Field Hospital
Service in She French and
German Armies.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-30

french army. as was noted in the
columns OF this newspaper several
months ago. The latter take no part
in the fighting. being part of the
field hospital equipment and trained
70 search out the still living from
among the dead on the battlefield.
Several other OF the Euron.an
armies have followed the example
OF france and are using dogs 70.
this humane purpose. Each animal
wears blanket marked with
large red cross. which proclaims
him noncombatant- A
small sack hangs from
his neck containing
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-30
Use of '&7he Best
Friend Of Man, or, the Bloody
! B0ttIef1eIds of E1lrOpe

stretch OF country, with bellies close
TO the ground, they can bring up the
guns TO new position, quite UNI
where horses and men
would have been shot to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10
B0ST0N'S VICTORY IS SURPRISE;
RUD0LPH'SPITCHING MARVELLOUS
Downfall Of Bender Was On of the Surprises of Opening
Worlds Series Game; P lank Is to Pitch Today
For the Athletics and ames For the Braves;
Baseball Dope Is All Overthrow
BY B. B. CADDLE.

D less wonders .Cthe Braves ranked fifth that
did the smuggling. but the weak hitters.
2s3 during the National league season, hit
for 1000 per cent Friday Meanwhile who
bats seventh on the team and closed the
season with a percentage OF -255, hit taO
percentage Of 500. Schmidt. at four times
up, hit for q percentage Of 500. getting
two singles. Deal and Moran were the only
players on the team who failed TO get a
hit. Deal. recruit. was not expected 70
hit StaIIings batted him next TO Rudolph
but the youngsier played an errorless game
and figured materially in several fast plays
WreeI1ing Crew Failed.
The ''wrecking crew OF the Athletics
who were expected. according TO dope. to
pound out victory for the American
ieaguers. failed But two hits were made
BY the big four Murphy and Baker hit
safely, the former getting double. but
Inns hit for -344 during the season StrunIr
was the only American Lacquer who was
in form at the bat He got two singles at
four times up. for percentage OF 800
The great Home Run Baker was struck
out by Rudolph He also made Barry. Ben
der. Oldring. Murphy. McInnis and Schang
fan out WyckOff, Strunk and Collins were
the only American Ieaguers who were not
forced TO breeze the air. Eight men were
famed in the game.
Victory Encourages Braves.
The victory Friday was a big thing FOR
the Braves Flushed with success the team
viii play with more confidence Saturday.
Elau the ALl-7t-Is won t.-s- "o--u Aaf7
discouraged the younger players.
But although the Braves are away in
front and outplayed the Athletics Friday.
the American leaguers still seem 10 be the
superior club and should win the series
Plank rs. James.
Eddie Plank will be Connie Mack's choice
Saturday afternoon. while Stalungs VIII
send James 10 the mound The veteran
Plank. with his famous crossfire, will un-
doubtedly be effective against the weak hit
tiers Of the Braves Plank had a great sea-
son this year. winning Is and losing
games. James won y and lost but g. He
IS considered by many baseball experts an
even greater twirler than Rudolph But
Plank with his experience viii undoubted-
ly be hard TO hit
From Philadelphia the scene shifts 70
Boston Monday. II Boston wins today
StallinEs viii likely start Tyler Monday. II
they lose Rudolph viii probably again be
sent 10 the mound Bressier will probably
work Mondays game fer Philadelphia and
Bender viii be started back again Tuesday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10

well steve I'm sorry on acct OF not
seeing the boys at home but You see
how ID is & they amt no JOD at nome
where I could get S25.0O dollafs per Wa
or 10 that much q Desldes VIII De
here in the same town with the girl q
uractaIv in her family because 1 VIII
be selling there beer & II works out
fine an the way a round & may be If /
sell a hole lot of the beer the old man
viii take me into pardner snip q lhen
I can tell Hank ODay & the mole punch
of them to go take jump in michigan
Lake.
the little girl is tickeled to death & If
shes tickeled TO death why shouldn't 1
be q 1 bet theys a lot Of ball players
includeing tie Cobb who'd be glad TO ne
in as good as ] am & have rlcn man
like the girls old man so stuck on me.
I'm going to work for him as soon Is
the city serious is over tho as Tar as
me getting in to any Of the games L
nigh just is well go 10 work Tor MN
now but II / was to quit the team no"
they might not give me no split OF the
money tho 1 guess they'd half to &c that
any way d IL they dld2nt ] WSuId
higher a atty in law * make them
come a crost- But ] feel SORRY Tor ms
here bues & Fisher & mcdonnell &
them fellows that was Promised
split Of the money & garry Hermann
told pres. Thos. that all the new men
would be cut in for a small snare put
now garry Hermann says the eomlshon
for got to make no rule like that 81 IL
is up TO the players If these new men
VIII get a share or not & chances Is
they wont get nothing tho pres. mos
thinking they would be a rule prom
used them new men that they would
get some thing garry herman
knowed Just as much bout II as ne
did a bout letting them new men take
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10
HOPPE BORN TO
PLAY BILLIARDS

Continued From Previous PaEe.)
years age. come tomorrow. The champion
was lne youngest Of twenty-one sons, end
was one 2 a ouncn Of triplets. The tip
LET'S were nfcknamed Shadrach. Meshac and
AbedneEo. and the latter was abbreviated
TO BendiEo, the name which THOMPSON
adopted when he became a professional
bruiser He lived to be 90. and in
his latter years. after having won no.
toriety as tho champion booze nEh.e- Of
England he reformed and did a Billy sun
day act e. an itinerant evangelist
Mother Pulled For Him.
His mother. 10 whom he was deeply at
tached was a wild sort OF woman VINO Wls
always ready to pull the hair OF her neigh
bors She always declared that when "8en-
dvf' was fighting she could tell how the bat
ia was going by the ticking Of her clock.
..yVhen Bendy is winning, she explained,
the clock says. 'Bendy wins, by -
Bendy wins. by -Y and when BenIy is
She was a fine old lady In
snite Of her unconventional language. and
With u sons and several daughters she
could point the finger Of scorn at the ladies'
OF the ueighborhood who were addicted TO
race suicide. when in his cups Bendy car
RED. on regardless- When arrested he al
ways sent out for bunch Of flowers. which
he presented TO the Judge when his case was
called. and this with his pious expressions
OF repentance usually got him off vita
light fine. The ring today produces no such
Characters although John l. sullivan, IN
his youth. and under full head OF steam
could give a pretty fair imitation Of old
Bendigo.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10

part IN the serious & guess his team
uoht know no more q bout uIavfug
Dase Dall than garry Hermann knows a
bout being the chair Man Of the com
ishon.
BIZ Is Well Satisfied.
at that Steve them new men amt go
ing 10 be cut out of so much money be-
cause the crowds amt beer. as big is
they Qseato be q we amt going 10 get
no Wners near as much money as
inquired bat l should worry eh Steve
win a $500 dollar per wk. job drink
ing beer & a big stand in with my
girls old man I'm going to spend all
my untlre share of the serious money
on close & il I should happen to come
nome xmas or some other time / will be
orest up like a horse & may be YOU
wont know me but I guess you'd know
me even if I come home with nothing
on But got aquaineted with tay-
Tor mere & he says he would be willing
10 give me my close for 1-2 price be-
cause my shape would Show them of
so good that people would want to
know where did / get them & when
they found out they would 90 & get
him to make them some close but OF
corse most people amt got no shape like
/ got but the taylor don't care how
them other people looks just as long is
he sells them the close.
well Steve suppose the girls a round
home will be disappointed when YOU
tell them the bad news but I cant help
IT Steve & when got this chance cant
a ford to monkey with no bush league
girls.
you been reading the paper & know
what We been doing in the serious &
both teams is so rotten that its a Won
der the mare Of Chi don't have them
arrested for stealing the money.
1 viii write & let you know how I get
a long yours respy. Bill.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10
Baseball Spectators Are Disappointed
-I:- -:n:- -:II:- -:n:- -:H-
They Have Been Able To Get Few Tickets
BY FRANK q. MENKE.

supply OF unreserved seats. or relv upon
getting tickets from spectators
However. the specs so active last vaar
and so well supplied with choice seats Tor
the 1915 games in this town. are almost
ucketless this year A. least. anv real ac-
uvity on their part has. 50 far not as
serted itself The specs have n Few
tickets-but only a few
Many Philadelphians Favor Braves
one OF the strangest features OF the nres.
ent world series battles IS the fact that
many Phiiadelphians are pulling FOR ths
Braves TO win The great squirt made by
the Braves has won the admiration 81 the
fans here and has created the desire 10 see
that squirt carry the Bostonians through
TO world series victory.
Fear Braves Outclassed.
However. there is general feeling here
that the Braves are outclased BY the won
derful Maclzian machine. and that their
only chance Of winning Is through some
streak Of luck Nevertheless MANY Of tbe
home town fans have taken the short end
Of the betting. playing the general 'shunchF
that the Braves viii emerge triumphant
from the series.
Betting continued brisk In all the betting
centers right up 10 the hour for the raune
70 start
Hotels all FILLED.
The hotels here were taxed to their Mt
most to care for the horde OF visitors and
practically every first class hosiery vas
forced TO turn away the late applicants.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10

PROPOSALS FOR SIX FRAME HOS
PITALS. Department Of the Interior,
office of Indian Affairs, Washington,
d. c.. September %, 1914. Sealed pro-
posals. plainly marked on the outside
of the sealed envelope Proposals for
Frame Hospitals" and addressed TO the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Washington. D. c." viii be received
Mt the Indian office until o'clock p.
m Of November 3, 1914 for furnishing
materials and labor for the construc-
ti0n Of frame hospitals at the Indian
Agencies at Pima and San. Xavier
Arizona. Carson, Nevada, 1IescalerO
New Mexico. Turtle Mountain. North
Dakota, and Blackfeet. Montana. in
strict accordance with the plans, speci-
ficatiOns and instructions TO bidders
which may be examined at the office OF
the paper or periodical in which this
advertisement appears, the q. S Indian
Warehouses at Chicago, IL, ~ Louis,
No. Omaha, Nebr-, and San Francisco.
CAL and at the several Indian schools
For additional information application
should be made 10 the Superintendent
Of Indian Schools as follows: Pima
school, SacatOn, AriZ.; san Xavier
school, Tucson, Ariz-; Carson school.
Stewart, New; MescalerO school. AIesca-
lero, New Mex, Turtle Mountain
school, Belcourt. y. Oak: and Blackfeet
school Browning. Mont Cato Sells.
ner--Advertisement
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10

CHICAGO, III, oct lowell Steve
got the biggest kind Of a sup
~ prize for you and here it is In
going to stay here in Chi all winter and
not comeing home at all like 1 thot d
beers how it come of 1 was W to the
girls house after the game vest. & 1
saws well 1 wont be here much longer
& I SAYS what you going to do with
your self when I amt here no more d
what do YOU think Steve she busted
out crying d cOuldent say nothing & 1
says what are you crying bout though
! l1nOWed all the vile what she was cry
ing a bout. finely she quit biubbering
& says she cOuldent bare TO think a bout
me going a way & what would she DO
with out me & I says yes know but
I cant stay here all winter on your
acct because it costs me to much
money TO live here & then she says
would you stay here If you had a good
job & I says yes IL it was good enough
d she says wait a minute < what does
she do but go to the phone and call her
old man up down to the brewry & I
couldent here what was it she said be
cause she was in the other rm- but
finely she come back & says your GO
ing to stay here all winter because L
got a job for you & I says what Is IL
& she saws your going TO sell beer for
The Old man. what do you think Of that
for a Job Ell Steve I'm going 20 get
$500 & no-10O dollars per wk- & all as
I will half to do is 80 a round TO the
dffrent saloons and sell them the beer
that the girls old man makes d II amt
no good but I don't half to drink II my
self only say that I like 1t & drink
some thing else & I viii get expense
money so as can drink all feel like &
IT wont cost me nothing, pretty SOFT en-
Steve.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10

punch at any time and he also knew the
game from A to T. However. Toakum IS
not mark for any lightweight and he Will
defeat a lot more boys than viii beat him
He IS fast and co-ers well. but he does not
seem TO have good sralght punch. using
mostly overland chops and short jolts when
IN close. one thing in his favOr-he tries
20 give the fans their moneys worth all
the time-something many boxers do not do.
Atteu Stm Has Hopes.
Abe Atteu. the former featherwelght
again even though his match with Johnny
KiIbane at Los Angeles was called of Abe
IS trying 10 land a match NJ Fl Paso. Tex.
with GOO" Stewart. Of Wheeling. ". Va
for Thanksgiving day Jimmy Dime Is
handling the Stewart end or the match and
hopes 10 close the deal for Turkey day
ing good boys down south and east and =
well thought OF by prominent followers OF
sport IN that section o. the country, so
much so. that he can get backing for a
considerable amount that he beats Atren
He is legitimate featherweight. scaling
Mitchell Shows Class
The defeat o. Bryan Dowuey by Richie
Mitchell. Of Milwaukee at Columbus o.
this week. following hts knockout Of Benny
Chavez and his win over Patsy McAahon
q few weeks ago stamps the Milwaukee
featherweiEht as most promising oppo-
nent FOR Johnny KiIbane Mitchell has
been clean and his hitting hard Tor
youn gster Of his build
Buffalo Has Pine Arena.
The oueenEbury Athletic club. OF Buffalo
OF which Charles Murray Is the head. has
the correct idea about running boxing shows
The club has the finest arena in Buffalo;
IN fact it compares very favorlbly with
Madison Square Garden IN New York city
seating fully 900 people. II IS centrally
located and the club has made a hit with
the fans by always having about 1000 seats
at 81 each. no matter what the class OF
attraction may be This has proved 20 be
a popular move end the fans are loyal 70
the club. whatever the card may be Mr.
regarding the giving OF big percentages TO
star boxers
Nothing doing in the guarantee line"
said Nr Murray this week while discussing
think they are stars and big attractions.
they should not hesitate 20 take a chance
with the club: II not. then they are not
worth taking n chance on As TO Eunrau-
tees why 10 Is ridiculous that f. where
one also gives the men the privilege OF a
some good boxer. hut II we do he gets no
privilege with It. That kind OF gambling
doesn't appeal to us a little bit We furnish
the building. do all the work ETC. so let
them work with us"
The views OF Nj Murray were Identical
with these Of Johnny WeisuauteI. pro-
priet0r Of the Broad way Sporting club OF
Brooklyn. n 7. Mr. Weismantel has the
best proposition in Greater New York He
has we'll equipped club in the heart OF
IS now planning to put I'm a balcony which
viii Increase the capacity to $500 The
arrangements are about the best Of any
club in the country The ring is uptodate
and the rounds are displayed by electric
numbers as the contest progresses. The
gong is also sounded with an electric button
and the lighting Is similar to that OF the
Auditorium In Milwaukee. An underground
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-10-10

ttyv TELL. what do you think Of
w that ,',,,. Every 's baseball ee fan fan.
w SoPter OF the Athietics. was
asking this question Friday after the
Braves had beaten the worlds champions
IN the opening game Of the 1919 worlds
be said that Stalings men played rings
around Connie Nacks White Elephants
and made them look Ike they were play
ing out Of their class
Showing q complete reversal In FORM the
American league flag winners were OUT
played at every stage OF the game Hao
il not been for Moran's error in the second
inning when he let StrunlEs grouuder get
through his legs, the Mackmen would have
Dick Rudolph. the sensational young
hurler. deserved q shutouL His tV7irling
was TO a great extent responsible for Bos-
toms capture Of the National league pen
uaut. and Friday the Giant castolf was in
rare form. allowing but i've hits John
McGraW must have collapsed When ne
learned that the game was won by the work
OF two men he sent away. He released Ru-
doIph because he was too young and STALL
Gowdy go because he was too slow Fri
day Hank knocked a triple, double and
single at three times at bat He scored
from second on Maranville's single IN the
second inning. A percentage Of 1000 tor
the game isn't so bad for q castoff
And Bender Broke Down
CHER Bender. the greatest money
pitcher Of all time collapsed before the hard
hitting Of the hitless wonders- The Braves
made II hits in the game. which is far
above their average for the season The
indian was driven from the mound Many
viii think that il was old age giving away
10 youth, but this is hardly possible. Ben
der has had the best season Of his entire
career. winning Il and losing but three
games
Fans Discard the Dope Chart.
After the game Friday. Mr.. Fan. you had
lust as well throw the past performances
chart in the waste basket Rudolph twirled
the great game that was expected Of him,
but aside from this there was not a man who
played 70 form Bender, who was expected TO
let The hitless Braves down with three or four
hits. was touched up for eight in five innings
The Braves were expected 10 win. II they
did win. on the sensational twirlins Of Ru-
dolph- But although Rudolph twirled bril-
uantly. his team hit hard behind him. tax
ing kindly 10 the offerings OF both Bender
and Wyckoff who was hustled TO the res
cue after the indian had faded
1t was not the heavy hitters OF the hit J