The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-10-06
Nobler Instincts Of Animal
Brought Out and Made
Use OF.
BEST Kind or sENTlNEls
Remarkable and Touching Incidents
Recorded About Canine contin.
gents OF the Franco. British
Continental Armies-A
Dog Academy.

London. Mr.. Theodore MARBLES. r.
z. y, editor OF Our Dogs, writes as fol.
lows in the Continental Mail:
When the war Is over and Its ter.
rible Incidence is committed to the his
tortan to chronicle In permanent form,
the dog. the traditional friend of
man. must surely come under review.
for has he not often formed part OF
the operations-held the position OF u
genuine military unit. and not an un.
important one eithcr--.n the warfare
In this world war real dogs OF war"
have been "let loose" as In ancient
Roman wars, with this distinction, that
the dogs natural propensity has been
suppressed oil his nohler instincts
have been brought out, SO that II has
been possible to employ him with safe
~ and success as scout. sentry, mes.
senger, as draught animal for draw
ing small field pieces In situations
which neither horse nor motor trac.
ton could negotiate, and last. but not
least, In finding wounded soldiers and
carrying succor TO them.
Everybody will have read OF the ter.
nced colony of dogs In their dugouts
In the north OF France, which form n
standing army OF war dtgs, fully
equipped with every device Of canine
military paraphernalia OF Lieut.. Rene
Haas and his Journey to Alaska and
return TO France with upgssd Of one
hundred huskies--a harry cross be.
tween the Eskimo dog ana the wolf
and other siedss dogs OF the near Are
tic regions for the French army: Of
the success OF Lieutenant Megnin, ed.
itor OF LEleveur. aud his army Of war
dogs, which he organized and success
fully employed on the field OF battle
at the instance OF the French govern.
ment. lie was director Of the dogs
attached TO the Seventh French army.
A Deg Academy.
One could write a whole volume I'D.
on the proweSs. the exploits. the bray.
cry and the usefulness displayed by
the dog In this great war, but | must
content myself with recording a few
OF the more prominent cases which
have come under my notice OF the In.
telligence, sagncity. fidelity and devo-
ton to duty which have characterized
the dog under altogether novel con
ditions.
The French have an association OF
war dogs, the president Of which Is
Mr.. Etienne, formerly war minister,
and the acting president, Mr.. Be!lan,
formerly president Of the municipal
council. This association Is really q
dog academy, in which curriculum
OF tuition Ia laid down to tit the
psychological capability Of each canine
| student.
The PrlsS!ans attach a team Of
dogs TO every jaeger lriiiel battalion.
! which are under the control 81 practi.
cal doggy officers They are mostly
Of the sheepdog breed. register OF
which, numbering 1900. is kept for
mobilization purposes ~ the yerein
fur Deatsche Schaferh nd. Dogs are
also employed by othes regiments, NJ
TO ten with each battalion. They are
mostly of the same breed, bat Airesiale
| terriers, DabcrMan PinscherS and box.
ers "a sort OF bull terrier) are also
/ employed.
Work Of Belgian CoSs.
1 Eosh Russia and Belgium have
I rheir war dogs which have been large
ly employed With the greatest success
When the Prussgan hosts swept
| through Belgium the dogs os King Al
bert and his soldier; performed won
ders iE the way Of sentry worx aud tn.
quick dAwEng Into pss-aoa OF Geld