Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-01-04
SOME FAMOUS MASCOTS
of ARMY AND NAVY
Range From Pet Mice to Wild
Wolves, Cats TO Kangaroos;
Doves Popular.

Almost every regiment and almost
every ship in tho service has its animal
pct or pets Under the name Of rnNeote
these pets become part of the life Of
soldiers and sailors in oui fighting forces.
I he word masout means anything that
brings good luck, and all sorts of super
stitions have grown around regimeptal
masoots and ship pets.
There rs no end to the variety of req
mental mascots. They range from white
mice or rats, 10 cats dogs, bears, kanga
rooa, coons, gonta, ducks, foxes, donkeya
roosters, parrots, wolves, turtles, deer and
horses. In the British mounted regiments
some Of the drummers have the most un-
usually marked and picturesque horses
one could find anywhere IN the world
The word beautiful" absolutely fails to
describe them.
If YOU would care to sec goat-deluxc
take look at the mascots of the Welsh
regiments The goat is extensively bred
amongst the mountains Of Wales and
regiment adopts only the choicest speci-
mems The best Of food in ample quantity,
frequent baths and constant grooming
develop the goat-de-luxe, whose beauty
is enhanced bv gold or silver mountings
on their horns and resplendently adorned
blankets ON their backs.
When the Canadian regiments were
being recruited the number Of Inascnts
became almost q nuisance. These ami
mails developed all sorts Of queer traits At
the camps, for much Of the spare time OF
the men was devoted to- various forms Of
trick training.
As the Canadians assembled IN England
there were more animals than Salisbury
Plain could we'll do with Three bears
which crossed with the first contingent
were gwen quarters at the London loo,
not far from the Indian antelope which
was the mascot Of the First Warwickshlres.
But the docs were the biggest source Of
trouble England imposes n very strict
quarantine on imported dogs, and these
animals came over by the score.
One Of the famous dogs that went 10
the war was Bobby Burns, the pTinccly
collie of giant jack Munro Of the gallant
Princess Pats Their years of association
from the time when Munro picked up
the dog IN Carolina were unbrokcn even
bv the war An edict went forth that no
more dogs were to be taken to England,
and an officer scrltinized the men as they
boarded the transport at Quebec Jack
Munro stroled to the gangway with q
full sack thrown over his shoulder
Nv hat have you got thcre?' asked the
officer
Extra kit replied Munro.
Law AGArE TRTcgEp.
Thus the collie WAS taken aboard shin
But ut Salisbury PLAIN the order was
given that all imported dogs were TO be
removed for quarantine. Munros collie
was in his tent. But dog and man were
!, not long to be separated. Bobby was
! taken to a neighboring village and board
| ed out 81 50 much per day. Another col
| lie was bought IN the village and lodged
| in Aunro's tent. The substituted dog
was qllarantined, and IA few days later
| Bobby reappeared IN Munro tent ~ an
! entirely new canine bred IN the country
| From there the two got 70 France Both
were wounded, both were nursed IN the
| same hospital. both returned to Canada
| together And If you want to see fine
picture OF dog love Just sec Bobby Burns
stand on his hind legs, throw ms front
Paws around Munro 5 neck and hug him
| jimmy, the United States marines
masGan anteater mascot went through
the marine drive on the Marne tlnscathed
| When the Devil Dogs began the
march toward the German lines JIMMY
| fell right IN line. All the coaxIng threaten
ing and pleading that the pick II The
| regiment could do was OF no avail Jim
| my IS comrades were going into trouble
well then, so was Jimmy
| While the hand-to-hand conflict ragged
| between the marines and the Huns. Jim
| my was here, there. everywhere, scurrv-
| ing back and forth, his eyes pleading 10
| be allowed 70 aid
After the battle, the MARINES. realizing
! that they would never ne able to keer
Jimmy out OF any more engagements Inn
medlately fashioned a miniature gas
mask and shrapnel helmet with which
the mascot wlli be armed the next time
he goes forth into the fray
The ROYAL Highlanders OF sneda--the
Twelfth Regiment, which was nickname
the DIRTY Dozen had for their pct a
wire-haired fox terrier, grandson oi
hing Edwards famous dog, Cesar.
\ regiment recruited in Northern On
| tario adopted two baby wolves, which
| grew up as doclle pets and hobnobbed
| with the camp dogs without Quarreling
They were not taken TO France, however
Probably the only dog which Travelled
with the Dardanelles expedition was
| Pardo a mongrel of AIarselles PariC
was wonderfully clever and brave He
| took part IN every combat in which his
owner NlctoE aigiaVc, engaged, ana mao
the reputation OF being able TO tell 8
Turk from Frenchman or BrItishei
without even looking at him.
\ wild boar captured when very young
is the strange mascot of Poilu regi-
ment, and Is rs tame Ks a dog
Even the ar forces have their nlascots
One is = fox, but the Lafayette Escadrill,
| has two lion cubs
Reosters were adopted as the mascot;
of the Canadian Bantam Regiment
| The bantams were organized TO give III
little men a chance Scores of then
had been turned down at the recrmtin:
offices because they lacked inches. al
though they maintained that the hear
Of many httlc man was as big as tn,
heart of giant They got their chance
when they were organized as n distinc
regiment popularly known as the Ban