Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-09-16
RENO, DOG OF WAR,
SAVES HIS MASTER
Italy Has Many Dogs In Active
Service Performing Inn
pOrtant Work
BysAlice Rohe.


Rome, Aug. 22.-(By mail.-Reno is
a real dog of war-rot one of those
symbolical dogs of war which typify
the destructive onslaught of conflicting
enemies, yet Reno has done some pretty
strenuous work against the enemy and
Ss result ne is wearing a medal about
his neck suspended by tri.color rib.
bon.
Reno saved his master, Lieutenant
--------, in hand-to-hand combat in Ca.
dre. In consequence he is the pet of
regiment ----4-.
Italy s dogs are playing an important
lpart in the fierce struggle which is 20.
| ing on at the frontier. Austria has mo,
bilized ner canine soldiers with great
success ard today when dog meets dogs
in those mountainous confines of Italy S
old provinces there axe conflicts which
would make dog history for all time
The Italian war dogs are largely
mastiffs. Reno is big white "molos-
so' mastiff) and is typical of all
these faithful four-footed soldiers. The
dogs are turned loose, unleashed from
the trenches and go forth scouting,
beating about in the brush and woods
WV V"Nl"y "PPlV"ch. Nhch
happens that they run atoul OF Aus
iran dog scouts, dong similar duty,
mere is warfare or the Widest kind,
rlerce ana bloody II lasts tlll me OF
them has given his life for his country.
The Italian war dogs are perfectly
trained. They follow the columns on
the march, When a conflict occurs the
dogs become half mad VITA ferocity
Daying ana jumping and leapng as
tnVugh they would tear the enemy tc
pieces
memo, following the column one day
beside ms beloved master, saw hand
to'hand combat between the Italian of
tlcer ana an Austrian. The officer wa'
struggling bravery but II was due t'
Keno that he was saved. Leaping a
the Austrian s throat the mastiff drag
i ged nm to the groalnd piercing mis- jug
ular Veln with his sharp teeth
FROM mat day on Keno mas neve
left his lieutenant lie sleeps with him
ana eats mess with HIM. When he
not IN service he plays with the sol
A dlers, deporting nimself as any do
4 would VINO did not nave a great worI
n desIlhy hanging over ms head.
Inc war dogs beside scout duty an
n actual ilgatlng are OF especial use !
the Itallan campaigning fG they carr
Il fiasks about their necks and in tn
n mountain passes are flrst and to man
n an injured AlPlae soldier
d
4 Nrescioni Michele who recovered h
Il speech ana nearing through tne JOY.
seeing ms lieutenant again, and "a
urhlno Squlllacclott Neapolltan, WI
A resalheu nus speech thfough nearing
n"turne OF ,hopns, offer two inc
usnts among 'he many strange emotlol
a. happenings recorded IN Italy' = wa
'"rT, RE- mi
ine Ilai,ah temperament seems to
giving auliy PROOF oil ltS actualty'
Nresclonl, lhlahtryman, was NOT act
II any wounded p1t was thrown to u
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n Speeen ana wpS taken |" the hoslDtal
r'', ro'oh'o' AZ SHOWN means prove
4 iIui,iess u respore MN 10 ms norm
v ggh1i'lon' Ohe uay IL was learned th
4 us , neu'onhnI dnh1 nau peen Drought 10 u
\ .SosP'.Sl' SsP ininnlhg 10 give MN PleasG
M w o ,n,d", ,.i,t y, m 'na" w1s i"Nen M 70 tae Nl
cer WIN Wholl ne had shared the 10
: "nu soIloWS o. warfare, inc TWO thr'
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