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manition factories, magazines, and WORK WITH THE BRITISH ARMYulnerable points of all Finds, was an amions one for the Government. I was [BY. LI,-001; B.; B. KIDMARDSON, XX) ment for and questioned as to whether The intelligence and Belolity of the dog the dogs could be of service at this junc has been recognised sa a valuable asset tulit, to act aa guards and replace man- poter I said most emphatically they in the protection of person and property old From my experienes, however, in trum time immemorial, and military com- manders have appreciated this during Prewar years, as applied to civilians TJILEBOET. many previous centuries, and have utilised I knew that, in order to be success
ful, careful management of these guard 1JIMANOKK ed dog with their armies. They were employed entirely as a means of defence dogs would be necessary, and therefore
I drew up a list of regulations which wa against enamy attacks, and were posted
issued to each centre where thesó. dogs on the ramparts of ancient cities sad
were employed. Once this branch wa elsewhere with the sentries and patrols In my book, "War Folios and Watch started applications began to pour
in from all part of the country Dogs," published some years before the
jAt this time; also, a request, for sentry war, there is a photograph depicting den for me with the troops at Salonika number of English-bred dogs with a Gerwis referred to me. The desire was par- man regiment. I mentioned my fears titularly for Airedales, and they were to that these dogs might be used against be used in the listening-posts in the front." some day, while we were doing nothing like to give warning of enery approsch. |111| in preparation along the same line.
Tre were thus, at this pime, throu also stated how I discovered the German separate branches of training proceeding agents buying up large quantities of our as the "chool With these ipareasing de good Airedales, sheep dogs, and collies.
mads upon the school, it was found that for military and police purpose
-the supply bf quitable dogs so far ob- ted was becoming inadequsta. At first the day pply was from the Home for Lost Dogs as Battersea. Then the Ein mingham Laverpool, Bristol, and Man chester Dogs Homes were invited to help by sending any suitable dogs to the school. Many a homeless, deserted "stray was. Formed into useful member of His saved from the lethal chamber, and trans
Majesty's Forces. Later, the Home Office ordered the police all over the country to send all stray dogs of certain breeds to the school. Finally, when even thes bourses were not sufficient, the War Office decided to appeal to the public for gifts. The Tesponse was exceedingly generous The country was at this time, passing through especially serious times, and many people were only too glad to help by sending their dogs. The food shortage also was much accentuated and it was fel that the family friend yould be cer tain to receive good food and care in the Army.
CANINE BENTRIES
At the outbreak of way the French had a number of dogs with seven or eight infantry regiments, and certain officiat encouragement was extended to various dog clubs, which made trained dogs. speciality, but there was no properly or ganised training school in connection with the Army until the official establishment was started by the War Office during the
about the same time as that in Eng The Italians had had previous ex periences with sentry dogs in the Tripoli campaign, and in the Great War used the mountain sheep dogs a good deal with their sentrica on the frontier. When the war opened, in there were practical- ly no military dogs of any sort sttached to the British Army The sole exception was an Airedale which I trained as a son- try, and which. I sent to manœuvres with! the 2nd Batt. Norfolk Regiment, and on the outbreak of was accompanied it to France, where it was eventually killed by
shell on the Aisne,
When my offer of sentry
"dogs was re jected in the first days of the war, 1 turned to another branch of work in which I had frequently experimented in previous years tracing the wounded on the battlefeld. These dogs were, of course, used with ambulance sections. At; this period a war of mavement was the only method conceived, and also we in this country were convinced of the in violability of the sacred symbol of the
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Some of the letters received at this time testify to the unselfish spirit in the coun-. try. A lady wrote: 1.have given my husband and my sons, and now that he too is required, I give my dog." From a little girlWe have let Daddy go to fight the Kaiser, and now we are send- ing Jack to do his bit" in "*Old Con temptible said: "I have been through Mons, and bave lost a leg and nearly lost my life, and have not much I can give
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country, but I gladly give my dog to help A sporting person sent, bia further, with the remark: I am send- ing you my dog Sam. He has alwav Red Cross whether on man or beast bon found his grub and has plenty of pital or ship. Had these conditions obserie
be of die Bam did sense," so she has tained in this
.wora dogs
hot have to Eis, his own grub ang langer have been of great assistance. As it
carted at
ambulance
however when the French army hus, when at the cool, but to neverthele
with
1916 sent some of their ambulance degs
in June I made an inspection of their, keepers to the front in the earliest the entire mestenger des service in feverish days, the first thing that hap-France, accompanied by Major Wales pened was that, although both men and We also visited the French front, and dogs wore the Red Cross, ther brutally shot them all down whenever were greatly interested in the work done in the French army with dogs. I had a they attempted to carry out their humani- conversation with the famous General tarian work. It was also found that Gouraud, whose wonderful defence near when the opposing forces settled down into Rheims in July, 1918, will be remembered, trench warfare, the opportunities on the The general is a great believer in dogs, Western front were closed. The only a and in opening of messenger dogs Da bulante dogs that were rand with any said: If only two out of ax dogs come succes were those with the German arms back with their messages I am extlafed.” when the Russians were retreating on the Eastern front.**
RENTRY AND PATROL WORL
Un my return to England a large exten- sion to the work, and a proportionate in crease to the establishment of the War
After some months I received a number Dog School, was ordered by the War Office. by this tame was found that the avail of requests from officers for dogs for seu ale training-ground at Shoeburyness was try, and patrol work. I did my best to bested a site waa
these, and found Airedales chosen ca supply answered the purpose well. I also sent bust some to the Belgian army. During this
tione
understand many officers were dorf to the War Office, asking that that month the school was moved to. Bul
should be supplied officially for several purposes. In the winter of 1916 I received a letter from an officer in the Royal Artillery, in which he expressed a great desire for trained dogs to keep up Dammmications between his outpoet and the battery, during heavy bombardment when telephones are rendered useless, and
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the risk to runners is enormous, He ask ed if I would train some dogs to carry messages, "and I promised to do so. made many experiments with a large num ber of dogs, and at last. I got two dogs homewards regularly to carry messages without a bitch for two miles. They were both Airedales, and their names were Wall and Prince
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They left for France on the last day of last year, and went direct to Thiepval ander escort of a gunner. The dogs war very intelligently managed in France, for although they had been trained without any of the adjuncts of war, they settled down successfully, and began to carry messages" regularly.
Hidge, above Lynd- There was a splendid stretch of country bere, and the training went on satisfactorily until May, 198 During ford on Salisbury Plain. In November, 1918, the armistice came, but just before that event the latest instructions for divisional attack were issued. In these it was ordered that infantry Battaliona in the attack were to be provided with messenger dogs. This seemed to set a seal on the work. The long uphill struggle. the open sneers, the active obstruction, the grudging assistance, all was forgot ten, in the knowledge that countless men's lives had been saved and that this fact had now realised and acknowledged. ~Daily
THE SITUATION IN ITALY.
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A webcinformed correspondent writes "The political aird economic situation in Italy following the remit of the elec tions, been largely misunderstood abroad. The augmented proportion of The definite results obtained through Socialist members returned to the House these two dogs led the authorities to in of Representatives in the consequence of quire into the question of establishing the feeling of unrest which prevails now some means whereby supplies of these in all ropean countries which have messenger dogs could be provided for the just emerged from the war. In Italy this Army. I was ordered to the War Office feeling as taken a moral form which is to discuss the matter. Sulice it to say
I was glad to propose a definite plan for acute but not at all dangerous. It is starting an official school of instruction due in various causes, mainly to the fact for military dogs, and that my ideas were that the Adriatic question, not yet settled, agreed to. It was decided that the school is taken deeply to heart by the whole should be formed at Shoeburyness, for the country. This paychologic situation of reason that the constant firing of the the Italians is not well understood and big guns would be excellent training for therefore, is wrongly judged abroad the dogs. Mrs. Richardson, accompanied The extremist section of the Socialist me. She has a great gift for training party, also, is wrongly considered" as animals, and much of the success of the Bolshevist Bolshevism, however, has military dog service was due to her skill never reached Italy, being a tragical and devotion to duty,
phenomenon-affecting peoples who have AT “HÜML AND ABROAD. WA lost the war and are of peculiar mental
In the meantime the training work pro-ity, and not a victorious and well. ceered steadily at the War Dog School balanced nation like Italy.
at Shoeburyness, and class after class of trained men sad dogs was sent over seas, where they were concentrated, in the at the central kenzels before
"In Italy the order is perfect, and
first buted to the sections] kennels, and high patriotic ideals, the country haa
being dis A new branch of activity bad besides commenced Shoeburyness. As the der mand for fighting men became increase ingly insistent, large numbers who had been doing guard duty all over Britain were withdrawn, and the security of
the food situation not too bad The general depression following the war is overcome, and, thanks to common-sense already started reconstruction work. The great majority of the people is not of all in favour of adventurous schemes, which can only be supported by small and isolated sections still retaining a warlike mentality!
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