The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-08-13
Merry Dogs Of War
Khaki Tinted Cur Adopted BY British Tommies Meets Twin
Brother IN Trenches IN France.
~ GEORGE DUFREsNE.

~ GEORGE DUFREsNE.
PARIS, Aug. 13.-In the early days
OF this war, Ugly scrambled ashore In
northern France a stowaway on one
of the channel packets. He was q
khaki-tinted cur OF the most disreput-
able appearance. Nobody's dog; but
with a soul so tuned to the doings OF
soldiers that as soon as he discovered
that the great game was going on,
he swore to be in 1t. He was ma
tural fighter, scored and SCARED with
a hundred battles as an old cam
paigner. hardened to all the vicissi-
tudes. a sleeper out O. nights under the
cold stars; a cunning boarder on emer-
eency rations; a strategist second 10
none in his particular line.
So they attached him here to b. A.'
which means any sort OF job that IS
going at the base-"B" standing Tor
base, and "X" being the recognized al
gebraic symbol signifying an unknown
quantity. He was signed on the A. .:
c. (Pickford's Light Horse) to deal
with the rats which ravage the oales
down by the docks. Like the minis
ter ON munitions. he was given free
hand with his subject, and so success
full was he with these grey-jacketed
rascals that he soon received a cor
poral's stripe, double rations The dear
ly loves jam) and the offer, after an
other singularly successful raid among
the rodents, Of commission. Tnls
last he refused, declaring that ne
would never leave the ranks.
Downs French Dogs.
In several fights with French dogs,
who disputed his territory. ne scored
so heavily that they were only scraps
and flag ends of the enemy leit. II
only he could meet a dachshund!
Uslys prowess was noised about. II
reached the fighting line u. n. -.
heard of it. so that presently a dusty
NJ. T. driver pulling up his car amid
the shellstrewn debris OF the DOCK
handed a package to the young onlcer
in charge, demanding a speedy an
swer. The communication read as 1oi-
lows:
"Dug-out Ssh, Battersea Rise, Tues
day.-We always congratulated our
selves here in having the ugliest dog
and the fiercest fighter in FLANDERS.
We hereby challenge Corporal osiy'
A. G. s., to meet Sergeant Smller. u.
II. O.. to fight at % pounds. catch.as'
catchcan, at any handy spot within
or without the meaning OF the act
Stakes, five pounds side, money
down."
Inquiries were Immediately made as
to the standing, skill and flghuns
weight of Sergeant Smiler, and these
being satisfactory, the challenge was
accepted, and Ugly was put into strict
training, much to his disgust His
lam was cut down, and he was put on
an exclusive diet of bully and biscuit
To harden his teeth and augment MS
angry passions. That they were aug
mented was proved by one or two re-
hearsals he was allowed to have with
a noodle and a semi-wolf hound. both
OF which are now in the clearing hos
pital Goes to Battle Scene.
A heavy book was made on the
forthcoming combat, and when the
tense evening Of the meeting OF those
two growing Greeks arrived the arena
was packed with an eager. DroWh-
faced crowd. all a-throw with the
sweet pleasures of anticipation. Ser
geant Smiler arrived. due to time IN
a carefully corded H. & P. biscuit oox,
marked ginger nuts" and perforated
generously for the in and exhalatlon
Oh JHS 1HlSIuCu w al III, "hcoS - " 49,
could be heard through the wood ike
the complainings and mutterings OF a
Gagged thunderstorm.
Ugly was already in possession OF
the floor. striding up and down in the
fierce pride of ownership, and snarl-
ing challenge to the whole category
of Crufts. Such moments of suspense
were experienced as only when brave
men meet to watch the fate OF EN-
pires decided. Ugly looked-and nc
doubt felt--like the kings champion
on coronation day. He was so fierce
and so fit that two-to-one was laid
on the match before the other cham
pion had even been seen.
Scrappers Meet.
The box labeled ginger nuts" was
dragged into the ring, the cords un
laced, the lid raised, the cage tipped
at the necessary angle by brave
Tommy. who leaped over the parape'
rs with roar the incarcerated thun
derstorm hurled himself into the lists
Alert, savage, and with his bach
hair bristlng. Ugly crouched for the
sprine-crouched and then sat down
hard in absolute amazement; for there
in front of him was his exact, his COM
plete double in size and shape ane
color Sergeant Smiler also crouched
and sat down suddenly as if frozen to