Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-20
;1vEN REGULAR EXAMINATION

s 'ootuiCTS iSst 'DaHs interesting StoIiSS
Regarding Assistance Rendered by
These animals Throughout the En-
tire Zone of Conflict.
BN II. q. CUMMINGS.
PARIS, Feb. l9.--'rhe waI horse is
3 simc- honorcd objec; OF admiration.
His role is We'll known. Ills patience
in suffering. bis endurance OF hard
ship. his faithfulness To his master i'll
story OF his conduct on active service.
In the days of Troy ana earlier. lac
bore his chief 10 victory. and never Il
war since tina; lie has not done the
same.
Bu> recently at least. II no; IN other
TINS :. lie has had a cOmradc IN arms.
played his par, in the great wac
u"oly rs any OF his companions hu
u,Xn 81 dumb.
lie is less familiar as a war figure
~ AmeriGa and Britain because he has
0eVc. been used as a trained and or
;anizcd unit in the armies of thcs.
countries, but tho French army. from
;hc beginning, recognized the useful.
ness of the canine tribe to its needs.
ANA kept the war dos a one II It's
approved aids.
HtNS OF THE ANIMALS
WE'RE ~ MONGRIi. rRIUI:
The authorities were NOT fastidious
as TO breed. MANY OF the animals were
wonsreis. which. nevertheless. are
often remarkable. both for intelligence
and reliability. These were COM
numbered from the peasants 10y OIL
ccrs IN their tours through the conn
Try districts in the sam" way that
hundreds OF horses we're taken OF Eng
iish farms and their owners cclnpcn7
satcd in the. latc summer 81 1914.
SuJ besides these dogs there were
vthers OF recoEntzcd value. such as
st. Bernard. maS-iTS. bulldogs. collieS.
bch;alls ana terriers al all kinds
some OF which were gifts Ia tho gov
eminent. some lent for the duration
OF the war and some reared from pup
pyhood to the ;,rduous lie OF the army
The new recruits were then sub
initted to stiff medical 0NauiuIt.O u.
and IL after this any dpS was pro-
nouneed unit for = service that dc.
inandod AN absolutely tl,wlcSs strength
and energy h- was rejected ana re-
turned to his former home. Those
lett were transferred to camps where
soldiers
ARMY u"i rINE l. MNDr:
CLEAR 10 CANNES
Their masters we're Incn specially
Sifted Tor their TASK aud fond of ami
mails, for however receptive tho pupil
may have beer the difficulty OF max
ing orders clear and the routine Of
army life thoroughly understood must
have been tremendous. and only over
blindness.
The course Included lessons in Inc
exercise OF the virtues most essential
III war--couraSc, prudence. sang froia
piscipline had also Ia DC taught. and
"A feeling of responsibility inculcatcd
by which the dog realized the depend
cncc OF others rn his effort. 10 one
trained thus. death is easier than tor
him TO know that harm hcfcl, his
master through mis- weakness
No dog WIS ever allowed to leave
The training camp before he had be-
come efficient and completely trust
WoTtW, n%, once al the front, he
the lessons he had lately learned were
quickly put to "A stern test. for his WORK
lay directly in the hiring line.
STIRRING s'rOItIES TOLD
or pLtfk UNDEEN FIRE
Ms Fromemt Maurice. vino worked
a:nofS wounded dogs, has many stir
ring stories oi their bravery and sus-
i.tnfd p!uei; under lire Many Of them
trenches. NJ listening posts and OBJ
Servhtion posts and once given their
orders. they would stand firm ON guard,
citing neither friend nor foe defect
Them from their duty. Failing shells
or snipcrs' bullets made no difference
so long ms they had the word to stay.
and over ana over again tn" soldiers
themselves have testified TO the splen-
did work OF these doC-scntinels More
tilan once whc: dcrsc FOG; hid tho
enemy trenches from view il was the
growing OF these faithful watchers
tack.
THOSE trained as rouricrs were not
.ess' feinafkablc They carried mes
ne open field and held inc advantages
over the soldier dispatch bearer in
lheir spetd. arr the, :fact that they
IN PAGES QUIT" Impossible for Il man
i'ut II is not surprising that this see
uon OF The dog army had Very large
casualties, for the work was carried
OF generally under heavy fire ANA
such was the fidelity Of these mes
senScrs thai nothing short OF death
you'd deter them from attaining their
cnd NJ. Maurice himself icndcC on.
WAC had had lis jaw srokcn while
Gdfryi hS message, nut. 'uotwithstand-
ing The terrible pain lIaG conrietcd
rs nission though reaen.ug its post
almost in stat. Of collapse
THOSE WTrII AMBUiANt.Es
SHOW SPECIAL. FITNESS
Others again were attached TO IN.
ambulance corps and DISPLAYED AN in
le!nsenCo IN III" performance OF their
notits little less thun human. rho
ana just as the rank and lie OF M.
army medical corps Mere divided into
u:hcrehi groups, each Win AN allotted
task. so We're the 'ncmpcrs of tho am-
Duiancc dog corps
some were instructed 10 NUT; on.
thc places where tic wuGnJcG lav
anu. having found them, 10 take :,
trophy OF man. say HE can. naci,
10 the stretchcr- bearers 10 give the
name Of the regiment ana 10 .uil,,
lhem by this TO the spot whcr. thni,.
help vas needed Other dogs. having
discovered the Wounded man, wcre
taught not to leave Linn but ,n lru,.
ihc ambulance men TO him Nv cor
tain cry that both sides understand
M these dogs OF the Ecd Gross carried
fastened round their ucuks a flask
OF restorative ana a little bunlIc az
ilrst-aid DRESSING for tie US. Of AM,
wounded solder "h" was able TO h.!p