New Britain herald., 1926-03-17
STUBBY, FAMOUS DOG,
 DIES IN WASHINGTON
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MeHt lIIOusn lHt tulllt puttS hh his master. When Conroy was sc- lected as a despatch rider from reglmental Headquarters to the battalion Headquarters, Stubby was always seen trotting along with the horse, cavorting through tho fields about Certilieux In the Vosges hills. When his master was select cd to stand guard, Stubby did his trick like a veteran.
 In February, tho order was issued for the division 10 move into the trenches in the Chemin des Danes sector. Machine Gun" Parker, then colonel Of the regiment, made 1t a special order that sent Stubhy along with the company. Colonel Parker said that Stubby was the only member o, his regiment that could talk back to him and get away with it.
 In the trenches, the soldiers Of tho goth were in with members of the l62d French Infantry. Stubby had q special place as bunk in the dugout and French lieuten- ant who became attached 10 him constructed gas mask for him,
 and although he didn't like 1t at first. his master taught him 10 wear it. Then came St. Patrick's day, just eight years ago. During
 tho night before. tho Germans hc- gan a smelling attack through the
 Marne valley. Tho sirens screeched out and the bells and klaXons
 dinnod upand down the hillside. It was gas, Stubby's mask was put on him and sensing that something was wrong, Stubby kept in his cor ner. For 24 hours, the gas shells raincd down on the American po- sltions but Stubby emerged from , his first baptism of fire, unharmcd. shortly attorward the divisicu moved back into a rest area. 1t was Easter time. But after q day in camp, nows came that the Germans had started q drive down through the Cantigny sector and the 9Gth was ,callcd 10 relieve the First Division. r, $, A., stationed in the sector out from the city Of Toul. Vans moved the troops 10 within eight miles of the trenches and among them was the canine veteran.
 Rcgimcntal headquarters were set up in Beaumont, q milo and q half north of Manircs aux Quatro Tours tand between the two towns was the danger spot known as "Dtad Mans Curvc.'
 Here on tho morning of April 2otl1. 1918, the bomhardmcnt that herald cd the battle of Seichcprey, reported TOW as the first real engagement en- tered into by American troops be- gan. Tho Prrssian shock troops hurled themselves on tho first line companies at Seicheprcy, C and D, the first commanded by Captain AL fred Griswold of this city. The tale of that heroic struggle of little more than 300 men against 1,500 of the | pick of Germany's troops will never he known. Cut off from help by deadly harragc, the two held their positions from o'clock until after | f. in the morning when thcro were | ronc left 10 stay.
 Regimental headquarters was in 2 turmoil with Machine Gun Parker at tho helm. All of headquarters was pressed into service and among them Bob Conroy. They were sent
 out to carry messages through to Major Ran of Hartford, one of the was out with tho rest Of the com
 pany. They were placed in support
 positions waiting for the German 10
 break through. 'Stubby' was with him.
 Suddenly a low howl of pain came from q shell holn and Conroy, know i ing it was 'Stubby' Crawlcd over to ] him. He found that he had been hit, l A fragment Of shell had struck him
 in the left forclcg. Bob gave him , first aid and when things quictcd down towards night, and his Com- | pany was called 10 quarters, he ton-
 dcrlv carried 'Stubby' back 10 head. quarters.
 The doctor in charge Of the first
 aid station caught sight Of tho in-
 iurcd dog and ordered Conroy to put him in an ambulance. He was
 taken back to the lolst field hospi- tai where his wounds were dressed
 and no soldier ever had more ten der car" than Stuhloy. After week, he was back with his com. pany.
 Chateau Thserry came next and all the while as regimcntal head
 quarters moved forward as the bat
 tic progressed. Stubby moved for
 ward. Hero it was that he got his first look al a German prisoner, The sight of an American uniform O Stubby was d friendly one, II" ! learned that a German uniform
 was something 10 be summed. So
 savage did he become, that it was
 found necessary 10 tie him up when
 patches of prisoners were being
 brought hack, for fear that trouser-
 less Germans would be reaching
 the prison pens,
 Stubby carried on through the
 St. Mihiel salient crash and stuck
 with the lo2d in the Argonne forest.
 He was of treat service in smelling
 out gas and would howl whenever
 the insidious vapors approached. He
 also helped take prisoners back
 and woe 10 the German who would
 step a foot out of lint.
 In the Argonne, those with him tell of Stubby ferrcting out a pris-
 oner by himself. The German sol.
 dier had become lost in the maze of bushes and tree clumrs which dot this spot and was in hiding waiting ! for a chance 10 get away. Stubhy scentinc his presence. went after
 him with all the might of his 50 or
 more pounds and brought him in on | the run. The German had an iron