The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1920-02-26
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tribute animals
engaged the world by Ernest Harold
naturalist writer and lecturer who has returned from through
Europe, Egypt and the Palestine.
Sixteen million horses served" said Mr.. Baynes
ut terrible work Night night
for thousands of hn habeag work hauling guns
through deep mud aeed with would stand all night their
cold blood
shell exploded in their midst.
Untold thousands killed. along with mules donkeys
camels reindeer, pigeons and canarie.
even goldfish the last thing the world would suspect being
of martial value joined the fight against the Germans They used
to determine whether water had been poisoned
ut impossible estimate the number dogs who wged
tie The Italians used $4,000 the Alps alone Most of these
mong St Bernads Others used the battle lines
Such dogs had swift but found that thoroughbred dogs
geyound while did have sufficient brains here
dogs with the exception of coes mong breeds between
swift dog and with brains
lowing their eyesg hearing they
sentries and for patrol duty.
"They gas masks by repeated firing
cartridges fear the guns have running
ualy into the face of battery of firing field pieces
"More than 100000 pigeons used by the Allies They
indispensable service from the line trenches tanks
submarines tras and apane Pilots Belgian seaplans refused
go without them
Canaes played important part
faint attack noticed The heavy
of the poison would then suddenly for adjusting gas
masks Canarie however, sensitive the fan wp the
They would become excited Auerng against the bars of their
thus warning the soldiers of the impending attack sufficient
And OH the mules. have any officer who
did have word them They Italy,
said Italian artillery officer whose guns placed only with
their strong aid
Anby used 10000 s in the Palestine campaign against
the Turks While of tremendous efficiency they hard
They could tell what apparently
peaceful camel would bite the top of mans head off,
animals played such in the history of the
world have they done much for humanity time
place.
"I war, they died. fighting
fully They beyond reward appeca-
ton of what they did by BETTER kinder of those Of their kind
around u.s..
Guarding The Big Bend of Texas
Time and again during the last decade the Big Bend of Texas has
had place the OF the troublesome Mexican border
1t the Big Bend that the three big raids made
Mexico the United States and recently the
rtory that the American aiato Peterson Davis captured
by the Chico Cano band, to be held for SIS 900
Guarding the Big Bend of the the problems
that confront the military administration the border and has
American lives No section of the country boast thoroughly
American citizenship than Brewster Preo Terrell Vavede
which form the American side of the great
Grand Each of them larger than the States of the
The main line of the Southern Pacific Railroad skirts the northern edge
the bnd but rail part
caton between Ma Sanderson Alpine and Marathon the northern
railway bases of the military force and Onag Indo Genns Springs
Shafe and other isolated points along the INTERIOR
maintained by truck pack trains and apne In nub
instances the military nothing than trails the
used by the Indians the days before white emgaed into the
Big Bend country.
The ranches which the Big among the finest the
southwest The grass the blue grass Kentucky Tennessee
and the herds of cattle and Ao Angoa conceded
the valuable be found anywhere this
ranches the fact that border protected
by bockhou defended by cowboys
posts maintained
of the Big Bend country.
Commanding the Big Bend James J. Hornbrook the
Fifth United States Cavalry that numbers
oone Robert Lee Albert Sidney Johnston George Thomas
Kirby Smith, John B. Hood and Gen. Charles King COL Hornook
of the amys btknown cavalry
the Big Bend he has, in addition his regiment the Thenh
Infantry quadron of plane, great organization
trains pack trains and the required auniaries
Twice day foot the border line patroled avamen
and nantmen while the complete the
made always once and sometimes thrice day by
Chicago and other far inland could
aircraft launched from wasps Is Atlantic coast and
the defense and aircraft
That what Brig Mitchell director mill
aeonautc told the house military affairs Graphic
indication of Mexican border conditions given witness when he