Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1915-03-23
MANY GERMAN EWES I.
SAVED BY DOGS Of WAR;
eanitatshunds" Found Wounded Whs
Otherwise Would Havs Psrished.

the kalser0 canine conscr1ptD, the
'-sanitatshunde." or ambulance dogs.
have proved such q success in the west.
where they have been employed for
several months, that BY special order
Of the minister Of war the number OF
dogs attached to each ambulance com.
p4ny y to be Increased to eight. while
at the urgent request Of Field Narshal
Won HMdenburg $50 additional dogs
have been sent to the Gust How they
work = wildly described BY the com.
0Ander of-a.dog division, who rejoices
In the imposing title Of ''sanitatshund
fuhrer." In the following report: ~
AT Z IN The evening We started for
the battlefield. where we were already
eagerly awaited BY our grievously
wounded comrades. We learned that
the enemy had been driven back two
or three miles. It was Z pitch dark
night with heavy fog. At the com.
mand Hunt the wounded the dogs
dashed ahead into the woods. We fol.
lowing them az rapidly as possible 80
that they wouldn't have to bark too
long and 90 draw the enemy's DIRE on
us, for we were now close to his
trenches.
ut wasn't long before we heard bark.
ing. and we headed In the direction
from which 1t came. The dogs came
running back to meet US and guided us
ahead until we came upon one poor
devil who lay on the ground grooming.
his eyes fixed on the dog. Help me-
dear comrade. For Gods sake. give
me something to drink he cried out to
US. gave the poor fellow some coffee
from my flask. then put him on q
stretcher and had him carried back
while we again pressed on. for we
heard more barking ahead. And 80 II
went all night long till we had
thoroughly searched the battlefield
Fourteen wounded who were found In
the dark woods by our dogs could
never ,have been found by our ambu
lance men and would have been left to
their fate. You cannot picture the
horror Of it. at daybreak we went
back to camp with our four footed
brothers in arms. and all hands drop
ped in their tracks for much needed
Sleep"
From the military hospital at Bonn
member Of the engineer corps writes
the following testimonial to the ambu
lance dogs:
II was wounded In the ankle. and.
with several other comrades. including
q first lieutenant all founded. hid In
the cellar of a house in a small village
We were locked In. either By the In
habitants or other French, who tried to
drown ~ out by running water into
the cellar For three days and nights
We stood up to our breasts in water.
without food. and had given up all
hope Of being saved when presently
We heard . dog snifang around at .
small opening in the wall. and then to
our great Joy saw the dogs head The
ofncer grabbed OF biz helmet cover
and stuck It into the dogs collar. and
the dog ran Oh again. but IN about
four hours ambulance men came and
liberated %. ! am convinced that We
should have died Z miserable death IN
that cellar II the dog hadn't found "a"
No ambulance dogs have ~ YET been
decorated with the iron cross, though
many Of their leaders have won Il
wY clreumstantlal.
''pAtricla denied that, young WaoDer.
~ klnnn0 her In tn connorVat0Gy. butl
~ evidence was against hee."
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