The herald., 1917-07-19

ciete Rationale Gu Chen Sanitaire,
and having long been the most numer-
Gus, have naturally attracted the most
attention; but all tie four-fUOteG poi
IuS are not reSCuerS OF the wounded
Latterly, a gooG!y number have been
trained for functions which bring them
INTO closer relations with the actual
combatauts than with the disabled, and
special canine military service has
been organized by ministerial decree.
Dogs now serve as SentinelS. as scouts,
as dispatch bearers, and as revictual-
lerS.
They are taught 10 wait patiently in
solitary spots; Ia pay no attention to
the most deafeniug declarations; 10
wear "a cas-maSk; To growl (without
barEiug) nj the slightest suspicious ap-
proacL: 10 move back and forth be
\ tween widely separated points without
being tempted by irr, leyant appeals eli
ruu:" ur being diScOucerted by the OBJ
liberation Of landmarks due 10 the
I trampin- OF churning Of the earth.
Il use only French dogs" says q
doG-tra.ninG specialist, FOR very sim
pie reason that renders all other rea-
sons SUpcCtlouS. namely, that they are
the best shepherd dogs of La Beauce
and Of the Pyreuees. cnterprisinS and
hardy, excellent pupils on condition
that you specialize them. that you de-
. of haf nrtl IN ~
give. that you do not exact from them,
as from the mudern-Style ladies' maid,
/ housekeeping, pianO-playing, sewing,
! ironing. and the giving Of English les
sons. The efficiency Of the war dog
/ depends upon two things, obedience
ard scent. DO not expect from the
/ Lest dog miracles of well-nigh human
/ intuition. If you do, you will be de-
| ce.ved. Refuse 10 believe that a war
dog will learn to send telephone mes.
sages by growing before telephone
/ (aS has been reported and even print
/ ed), or that he will run 10 ring the
alarm bell at the approach Of asphyx'
iating gas"
FoUr-Footed SentineIs.
"Fidele," a big yellow mastiff, who
mounted guard regularly before the
portfolio Of a trench on the User, was
| shot in the head. He was evacuated
to n dog hospital. The surgeons sue
, ceeded in extracting the bullet (Which
his master now wears as charm OF
his watch-chain). and, after a proper
period of convaleScenCe. he joyOusly
resumed his service nj the front.
Lion" sentinel with the --th regi
mcnt of Colonial infantry, signalleC
the proximity OF a strong German pa
troll whose mission ii was to capture
a post some two hundred yards in ad
vance of the French lines. His alarm
permitted the opening Of a deadly in
fantry and artillery fire which re
Tulscd and decimated the patrol. Sev
eral prisoners were taken, who de
clared that they would certainly have
succeeded in their enterprise had /
not been for tie warning given by tn,
dog.
| ne NblIltltl bulltNlll VI hAS ~ I'Ab
contained this sentence: IAN attacl
directed by the enemy upon our out
posts in the region of Raschendae
CBelgium) was checked by our fire"
The failure Of this raid was due to {
dog named Fox" He was placed upoI
the roll of honor of his regiment witt
this mention:
Fox, Serie Fl, matricule POI of tn,
Kennel A, foiled an attempt of IN
Germans to raid our first-line trenches
Profting by a dark night and 4 gal
Of wind. the enemy had succeeded II
ppproaching our barbed-wire barrier
without being seen or heard by III
sentinels. The dog Fox of the Nine
teenth company of the til regimen
OF infantry, who was mounting guar
AZ the extremity of the trench, alarme'
the post twice and permitted us 10 re
ceiye the enemy with n shower o
crenades. Thanks TO FOx's alarm, tn