El Paso herald., April 07, 1915, HOME EDITION, SPORT News and Classified Section, Image 12

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Scouts, Sentinels, Ambulance Aids
and Life Savers.
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The
GBRMAN newspapevs and peri
odicals, which publish car
toons, somewhat naturally
make the war the almost Invariable
subject of their efforts. The same
overshadowing theme Is used by
Uncle Sam My 'English Cousin Won't Let Me Send Out Foodstuffs, and
I Can Choke With. My Own Wealth. From Jugend.
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Dog Scout of the Belgian Trenches.
nearly all the other European news
papers in their pictures, and our
American newspapers use it only a
little less frequently than the others.
There has, however, been a marked
peculiarity about the German war
cartoons for the past few weeks.
They now frequently deal with the re
lations of the United States to the
war. This is the first time that our
country has had the honor of being
the central figure In public and news
paper discussions in Germany.
In half a dozen different ways
Uncle Sam Dear
Us: You Furnish
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SAVED A FRENCH
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German
America appears an Important fac
tor in the war to German eyes. The
Germans are very much concerned
about our trade in war munitions
with the allies.
The protest of the TJnited States
Government againBt the German sub
marine blockade raised a fresh crop
of German cartoons. Then the prob
lem of the American attitude towards
the British blockade of foodstuffs be
came a still more prolific subject for
them.
Thus it happens that Uncle Sim Is
the leading figure In many German
cartoons. He is not a pleasing figure
as he appears to German eyes. His
angularity is excessive; in fact, he
is hardly human. He looks like some
mechanical toy made of metal, and
that is perhaps how the fleshy Ger-
tsasi regards the lean American type,
Some ot the cartoons are quite'
virulent, some are good-natured, but
none ot them can be considered flat
tering to Uncle Sam. Perhaps the
strongest and cleverest of all the1
anti-American cartoons which have!
come over is one from "Simpllcissi
mus," ot Munich. It is entiUed "Neu
tral America," and shows a sly,
bloodless, hypocritical Uncle Sam
selling the weapons of slaughter to
WUBBLES WHO
German, This Is the Only Difference Between
the Battles and I the Supplies From the Ulk.
by tua Star Company. Great Britain
ONE of the most Interesting
features of this war has been
the Important and useful
part that dogs haTe played In It
Dogs hare been used to draw light
guns, to act as assistants to the Red
Cross service, to do scout duty and
for several other purposes. Dogs
were employed In ancient wars and
their usefulness has for some years
been urged by European army offi
cers. This Is the first Important
modern war In which they have
been tested. They nave fully Justi
fied the strongest claims made by
their trainers in many branches of
military work.
Germany has 2.000 trained dogs In
the field, both the French and Bel
gians are using them extensively,
and England has a corresponding
number.
The Russian Government recently
invited Major Richardson, of tie
British army, to Petrograd to judge
the army and police dogs. Major
Richardson found that the best dogs
belonged to the Ismailovsky regi
ment, which exhibited thirty-five
dogs, for night sentry work, draw
ing ammunition and carrying mes
sages. The next best regiment was
the Preobrashensky, and the third
was that of the Sharpshooters of the
Guard.
Germany uses her dogs chiefly for
ambulance work. In the enormous,
wild, thinly populated area in which
she is fighting against Russia It Is
extremely difficult for the medical
officers to recover all wounded men.
Here the ambulance dog with his
keen scent becomes of enormous
value. These ambulance dogs have
saved hundreds of men in the Ger
man army.
The Belgians have developed the
use of dogs to drag machine guns
and light quick-firing guns more
than any other army. The dogs can
pull a gun farther and over rougher
ground than a horse. They do not
succumb so easily to hard condi
tions and by avoiding the use of a.
horse they represent an important
Cartoons of "Uncle Sam
Death for bags of gold.
The legend
beneath it reads:
Don't believe, Mr. Death, that I
wish merely to make money; I sell
these things because they are the
means of bringing peace into the
world."
A more fantastic but less artistic
cartoon is from the "Ulk." An even
more horrible Uncle Sam is depicted,
this time having two faces. On one
side he is selling cannon to a pair of
shocking-looking allies, while on the
other side he is handing some fine
words to a perfectly angelic Ger
man soldier. This is called "Depart
ment Store Neutrality," and the leg
end with it says:
"Look here, dear German, this is
the only difference: You furnish the
battles and -I furnish supplies
for
them.'
The most friendly and hopeful view
ot Uncle Sam is expressed in a car
toon entitled, "The Patient American
Gold-Uncle" Here Uncle Sam is rep-
on an enormous Uncle Sam Don't Believe, Mr. Death, That I Wish Merely to Make
pile of unmark- Money. I Sell These Weapons Because They Are the Means of
eted natural pro- Bringing Peace Into the World. From Simplicissimus.
says:
"It is all right
to be neutral, but
Rights Reserved.
econqmy. They have better
chance of escaping the enemy's bul
lets than a horse or a man.
The Belgian police dogs have for
some years established their reputa
tion as among the most intelligent
and most courageous members of
the canine race. These are the dogs
that have done tie best work for
their country during the present
war.
Major Richardson, of the British
army, has trained many dogs for
sentry work, and they have dose
some remarkable feats for their
country during the present war. He
also trains dogs for all the other
kinds of military duty that have
been mentioned here.
The Major began by employing
bloodhounds for military purposes,
but he is now more disposed to
make use of Irish terriers and other
terriers of 3. large type. These
dogs have the wonderful smelling
capacity of the terrier, great activity
and courage and sufficient weight
and muscle for rough work and
fighting.
WeU-trained dog3 have proved
very valuable as sentries. The dog
can smell a stranger when no human
enemy can detect him. There is no
chance of a surprise attack by night
when an Irish terrier is on guard.
While the dog has been showing
his value and courage in war, it is
only right that some public recog
nition should be given to lite serv
ices. The British soldier receives
the coveted Victoria Cross for some
extraordinary deed of bravery. Why
should not a brave dog receive some
corresponding distinction for risking
his life? This was how the matter
appeared to the British public
At the regular London dog show
just held a place of honor was re
served for fifteen dog heroes. Un
like the other animals present they
were not chosen for beauty of form
or purity or race. They were there
because they had done something.
Wabbles, who belongs to Dr. A.
Conder, of Bognor, od the coast of
England, saw two young Frenchmen
deuced inconvenient My English
cousin won't let me send out food
stuffs, and I can choke with my own
wealth. Perhaps I shall have to take
my English cousin by the ear."
It must be admitted that the title
Is the cleverest thing about this car
toon. "GoM-Uncle-' Is a nice word.
These cartoons have been accom
panied by a proportionate outpour
ing of articles by German journalists
and writers on the subject of Ameri
can neutrality. The most important
and interesting expression along this
line comes from Maximilian Harden,
who is universally regarded as the
ablest and most independent of Ger
man journalists. In life journal, the
"Zukunft," ot Berlin, Harden writes:
"We earnestly reanest that there
-'bo no outcry if American ships are
damaged through attacks of German
submarines. England wants to pre
vent us, and we want to prevent Eng
land, from importing foodstuffs and
raw materials. You don't attempt to
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In danger of drowning after a ship
wreck, drew Ms master's attention to
them, and then swam oat; dived and
brought one ashore.
James, a Searyhaa terrier, belong
ing to alias A. O. Richardson, of
Stamford, saved fate mistress and her
household by giving an alarm of fire.
He has since collected over ?80 for
socks for the British troops.
Tony, of Mallnes. in Belgium, la
one of the dogs used in France and
Beigtesm for military and police pur
poses. They find wounded soldiers,
bring back something belonging to
them, such as a cap, to the base and
then take oelp back to the wounded
man.
Lassie, a cross-bred collie belong
ing to Mrs. M. Atkins, of the Pilot
Boat Hotel, Lyme Regis, saved the
life of Able Seaman Cowan, of H. M.
S. Formidable, one of the boat-load
of survivors who came ashore there.
He had been given up for dead and
laid on the floor, but the dog lay
down beside him and licked his face.
The warmta of the- dog's body
against fate heart and the constant
licking set the circulation going and
revived him.
Horses have played an even mora
important part than dogs in the war,
but the frightful destruction of
them is the most striking fact to be
recorded. It is said that a horse
at the front dees not last on the
average more than three weeks,
and that millions of thenr will be
killed. Horses will become scarce
throughout the world as a result of
the war.
If men have died in France, In
Germany. Austria and Russia by
teas and scares of thousands, then
it is no less true that the horses of
the cavalry, the horses that haul the
field guns, ttie horses of the trans
port trains, have paid their fearful
price. Indeed. American officers say
that it is very questionable whether
any of the contending armies has in
its ranks to-day a horse that per
formed duty in the first week of the
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land on our coasts. Keep away from
he British as well. You were warned
in good time. What is about to hap
pen has been imposed by pitiless
necessity, and must be. And let no
cry of pain and no menace sound la
Germany's ear.
"Sentiment of-'Americans is un
friendly to us. Despite tours of
princes, the statue of Frederick the
Great, the exchange of professors,
and Kiel week? Yes. Despite them
all.
"Before Mr. Roosevelt bared his
horse teeth to BerlinersN he had
talked cheerfully to Admirals Dewey
and Beresford about a starry banner
war against Germany. And the
quieter compatriots of that noisy be
ing said: 'You Germans are wonder
ful and selfishly devoted to duty.
You scorn us because we pursue
business. We take piles of gold
across the sea and then you raise
your nose high in the air as If It
stank.' "
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