The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-08-27
MERRY DOGS OF WAR
Tale of 'UgIy," Scared Hero Of
a Hundred Battles.
Wins Fame and corporaI's Stripes
With the British Troops in North
ern France-A Challenge
and What Came of It.
BY GEORGE puFREsNE.


International News Service Correspondent.
Paris.--In the early days of thts
war. Ugly scrambled ashore in north
ern France a stowaway on one of the
channel packets. He was a khaki
tinted cur of the most disreputable
appearance. Nobody's dog: but with
soul so tuned to the doings of sol
diers that as soon as he discovered
that the great game vas going on, he
swore TO be in it and OF it, He was a
natural fighter, scored and SCARED
with a hundred battles.
So they attached him here to b. X.
which means any sort of job that's
going at the base standing for
base. and TX" being the recognized
algebraic symbol signifying an un-
known quantity He was signed on
the A. 8. C. (Pickford's Light Horse)
to deal with the rats which ravage
the bales down by the docks. Like
the minister of munitions he was
given free hand with his subject.
and SO successful was he with these
gray-jacketed rascals that he soon re-
ceived corporal's stripes, double ra-
tions The dearly loves JAM, and the
offer, after another singularly success
full raid among the rodents. of COM
mission This last he refused declar
ing that he would never leave ths
ranks
Ugly's prowess was noised abroad.
1t reached the lighting line. G. Fl. @.
heard of it. so that presently dusty
NJ T. driver, pulling up his car amid
the shell-strewn debris of the dock.
handed packet to the young officer
in charge, demanding a speedy an
lows:
pug-out Ssh. Bastersea Rise, Tuesday
We always congratulated ourselves
here in having the uglest dog and the
tiercest fighter in Flanders. We hereby
challenge Corporal Ugly. A. 8. c.. to
meet Sergeant Smller. G. Fl. o., to fight
at p rounds. cate -as-catch-can. at any
handy spot within or without the mean
ing of the act. Stakes-five pounds
side, money down
Inquiries were Immediately made az
to the standing, skill and fighting
weight of Sergeant Smiler. and those
being considered satisfactory. the chal-
lenge was accepted. and Ugly was put
into strict training. much to his dis
gust.
A heavy book was made on the
forthcoming combat. and when the
tense evening OF the meeting of these
growing Greeks arrived. the arena
was packed with an eager. brown
faced crowd, all a-throb with the
sweet pleasures of anticipation. Ser
geant Smiler arrived, due to time. I'm
carefully corded biscuit box.
Ugly was already In possession OF
the floor. striding up and down In the
fierce pride of ownership, and snarl-
ing a challenge to the whole category
of Crufts.
The box was dragged into the ring.
the cords unlaced the lid raised. the
cage tipped at the necessary angle
by brave Tommy. who leaped back
over the parapet as with a roar the
incarcerated thunderstorm hurled
himself into the lists
Alert. savage and with his back hair
brlstling, Ugly crouched for the
spring and then sat down
hard in absolute amazement; for
there in front OF him was his exact.
his complete double in size and shape
and color. Sergeant Smiler also
crouched and sat down suddenly. az
If frozen to the floor In the silence
which follows, the breathing Of the
two dogs could be heard-jerkily
like the spurts OF southwest squali
at sea.
Then, with glad gurgle of canine
melody. the two animals flung them
selves into one another's arms in
brotherly caress, in which yaps of Joy
We're mingled with yelps of rem
iniscence, almost tear compelling to
the sentimental soldiers gathered
around. For none could fail to read
the riddle.
Corporal Ugly and Sergeant Smiler
were twins. and this was their first
meeting since puppyhood Truth ia
sometimes stranger than fiction. This
is a true tale. and the British army Ia
still laughing over It, A good chuckls
now and again is tonic.