DOGS SAVING
MANY LIVES
(Continued from P»ge 1)
wounded of his own troops. The Fren
ch dog is taught to .seek the wounded
of the enemy's troops as well as his
own. He is as gentle as he is faithful
and, as in the case of ‘Tom’, is the
pet of his company.”
The “case of Tom” is this:
Gaston Durand of the 50th infantry
fell in one of the violent engagements
in the Argonne Forest, wounded in the
arm by a fragment of a shell, with a
bullet in his jaw and nearly scalptxl
by a blow from a sabre. He tried to
rise, but a heavy weight fell upon him
and then he lost consciousness. The
first thing he became aware of was a
feeling that resembled a caress upon
his forehead. He opened his eyes and
there was Tom, one of the ambulance
dogs, affectionately lapping his torn
head. He tried to rise, but the heavy
weight that had borne him down was
still there. It was the body of one of
his comrades who hail fallen with a
bullet through his heart.
Impossible to extricate himself, he
finally succeeded in getting to a sit
ting posture. His cap was gone and
that explained why Tom had not gone
back to the ambulance for help. Dur
and looked, and Tom searched but no
cap was to be found. “Go, Tom. and
fetch the comrades," Durand cried. A
half hour later Tom went into camp
and seizing the first soldier's coat in
his teeth, began tugging at him. The
soldier did not understand. Then Tom
barked appealingly but with no more
effect. Finally he barked menacingly,
with no result. Then the doctor came
along. He understood and Tom gave a
yelp of joy when he realized that he
had succeeded. Directed by him the
doctor and the stretcher bearers soon
found Durand, hidden in a thicket,
where probably he would have passed
unnoticed until he had either starved
or died from his wounds, had it not
been for Tom.
They lifted the dead man off. car
ried Durand back to the ambulance
and notwithstanding the gravity of
his three wounds, he is now mending,
all thanks to Tom.
Tom’s is not an isolated incident of
the devotion of the ambulance dog. A
case is reported from the vicinity of
Verdun in which a dog discovered a
soldier who had been wounded in the
head and who had received first-aid
from one of his comrades, who after
wards had been obliged to abandon
him. His cap had also been lost and
the dog could find nothing that he
could carry back to the ambulance to
•eport his find, but he had the intel
.igence not to touch the bandage on
the soldier’s head. Finally, despair
ing of finding anything he could carry
back, he lay down on the ground op
posite the wounded man and howled
dismally until help came.
Dr. Vertier, surgeon in the 13th
Army Corps, reports that the ambu
lance dogs in his corps have saved
hundreds of lives and that not in a
single instance have they mistaken a
dead body for a wounded man. In
some cases where the soldier s cap
could not be found, the dog has torn
open his knapsack and hunted out
something that he could carry back to
show that he had made a discovery.
The national Society for the train
ing of ambulance dogs has already
sent 100 of these animals into the
fields and t7 more are soon to go. Dr.
Troussaint, director of the Sanitary
Service at the ministry of war has
authorised the training of stretcher
bearers with the dogs, so that they
may be able to work better in har
mony. the dog knowing the man and
.he man knowing the dog.
For the same reason that the servi
ces of the dog have become necssary
in finding the wounded, they have be
come useful, as demonstrated in the
Belgian campaign, in the bringing up
of machine guns. The dogs are so
trained that the soldiers are not oblig
ed to accompany them in hauling the
guns; they creep along under cover
us well as they can to the desired posi
tion, leaving the dogs and the guns
behind. When they have reached the
desired location, all they have to do
is to whistle and the dogs come up
w ith the machine guns and are scarce
ly noticeable to the enemy.
“Pmsco” is the name of a shepherd
dog that belongs to a estafet who car
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“ PALACE JINGLES "
Now Woody ha? the Railroad Dope,
And Big Business wants a Bank,
And from the news the other towns
Must be feeling pretty rank.
But until they start construction—
In case you’re feeling dry,
Come over to the Palace
And try Our SHERWOOD RYE.
ries orders along the lines with a side
car. PrusscoA sits alongside his mast
er; whatever the pace and however
rough may be the route, he cannot be
shaken from his post. The estafet re
ceived a bullet in his shoulder the oth
er day and was unable to go on. He
tucked the order which he was to
bring back to headquarters under the
dog’s collar and finally persuaded him
to start off with it. The dog delivered
his message and then started back to
find his master, accompanied by stret
cher bearers, who brought him safely
back to the lines.
WATSON TAKES MACHINERY
FOR THE MILLARD MINE.
VALDEZ, Jan. 18.—The Admiral
Watson left this place at 11:30 this
morning. She will stop at Port Wells
with mining machinery for the Mil
lard mine and is due in Seward to
morrow evening.
SEWARD MAIL ARRIVES
WITH NO FIRST-CLASS.
IDITAROD, Dec. 26.—For some un
accountable reason the mail which ar
rived on Thursday evening last con
tained no first-class matter, atlhough
it is said that a way-bill of first-class
matter was received. This is the se
cond consignment in which there has
been no letter mail, and there in con
sequently a great deal of dissatisfac
tion with the service. It is believed
that letter mail is being held up some
where, and there is a disposition to
find out who is responsible.—Iditarod
Pioneer.
WANT JUDGE AT BROAD PASS.
A petition is being circulated in'
Knik and surrounding country and J
wil be sent to Judge Brown asking1
him to appoint Harold W. Howard as
U. S. Commissioner at Broad Pass.
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FEARED FOR BOAT.
On January 0 there was some un
easiness at Knik for l aptain Penny
who had left Kern creek for Knik the
previous Tuesday with the boat Buf
falo and fourteen passengers. Or. the
date mentioned he had not reached
Knik.
“Colonel Skinner's Chutney, estab
lished 1841. Especially fine for meats.
Brown & Hawkins. “Quality first.”
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REAL ESTATE AGENTS
Houses for Rent, Rents Collected,
Titles Examined. Lots for Sale.
Large Listing.
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Opp. Washington Annex
1621 SECOND AVENUE
SEATTLE, - WASH.
DICK DAWSON’S
Barrel
House
109 PIKE ST.
SEATTLE, W ASHINGTON
NEWS NOTES
Chairman Fitzgerald of the house
appropriations committee is dceclared
to be an opponent of the claims for
lights on the Alaska coast. The other
day, according to an exchange, Cap
tain Bertholf of the revenue cutter
service tried to tell Fitzgerald how
badly lights were needed.
~“Huh" said Fitzgrald. “If there was
u signboard on every rock I could run
a ship up there myself."
A Valdez paper in giving the item
about the new national bank for Sew
ard says the name given to the bank
is the “National Bank of Alaska.
Why hide the real name, Valdez?
The interior mail was brought in
Saturday afternoon by Elgin Vaughan
and was taken out this morning by
Suits Built
By
Kane the
are accepted as the
standard by men
and women who
appreciate real
quality in tailored
to-order garments.
Men’s Suits, $35.00 and up
ladies’ Tailored Suits, 45.00
and up
When in Seattle come
and let us show you the
new fabrics.
J. S. Kane
70^ Third Ave.
New York Block,
SEATTLE, WASH.
The Brown-Powell
Liquor Co.
(Ml THIRD AVF.NUF.
SEATTLE, WASH.
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WHKN COM I NO OCT HAVK YOI'K
mail addrksskd in our carf.
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Go Y ou
One Better
We will not only
Sell you a lot,
But will
Build a
House On
It for You
Call and See
Our Plans and
Prices.
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REALTY and
INVESTMENT
COMPANY
Two doors below
The Gateway
THE PALACE BAR
Furnished Rooms for Men
JOE MORRIS Cafe an<* ^unch Counter Just Opened BILL DEVINE
him also. He was assisted in the out
ward run by Martin Lanning.
Fred Bunce and Mrs. Bunce have
returned to their home on Kenai river.
WANTED
A position by woman in hotel or
roadhouse. Enquire Gateway Office. .'1
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The finest kind of job work as well
as tho plainest is done by the Gate-i
way.
Finch’s Golden Wedding Kye at The
Branch.
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Yost water motor wash machines
at Brown & Hawkins. “Quality first.”J
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Finch’s Golden Wedding Kye at The
Branch.
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Mrs. Porter’s Mayonnaise for salads
; Brown & Hawkins. “Quality first.” j
Meet me at The Branch.
“Seward’s Pioneer Show House*'
Casino Theater
N. J. KOONTZ, Man’gr.
“A Reel Show”
“Get the Casino Habit”
TO-NIOHT
Betty, the Coxwain
Comedy.
A Woman Who Knew
Drama.
The Voice of Millions
Druma.
| Boob’s Inheritance
Comedy.
Friday Night is Amateur Night
snow every mm
Change Every Other INiglil
Prices Always 25c ami 50c
WHEN IN SEATTLE
CO DIRECT TO
CHEASTY'S
Make yourself at home. Leave your packages and suit case
there, they will take care of them until you call no charge.
Right now everything in this big store is reduced
for January Clearance sale from 10 to 50 per cent
ALL CLOTHING 25 PERCENT OFF ON EVERY GARMENT
It’s time well spent at this store.
pTjr A Men’s and Young
IjOlLAu 1 I O Men’s Wear
O. C. GKAVKS, Pre«. and Manager
SEATTLE Second Ave. and Spring St.
MOST YOUNG MEN
are ambitious to some day own
a business of their own, or to
hold an interest in one already
established.
Thousands are fulfilling this
ambition every year. Most of
them accomplished it by accu
mulating a reasonable amount
in a savings bank.
BANK OF SEWARD
Clothing I =♦’ I traceries
BROWN & HAWKINS
SEWARD “Quality First” KNIK
THE MONARCH RANGE
No matter how hot or how cold the
weather, THE MONARCH MALLE
ABLE RANGE adds comfort to the
kitchen. Being made of malleable iron
and having a triple wall construction all
heat is kept in the range.
The duplex draft enables you to main
tain just the right temperature for any
kind of work and give years of splendid
service.
: REMEMBER
we carry the largest stock of Crockery,
Furniture, Tools and Builders’ Hardware
in the city.
STEP IN
and let us explain to you how easy it is
to operate the latest Kerosene Mantle
Lamps.
Brown & Hawkins
“Quality First” [furniture
“ PALACE JINGLES "
There’l be some celebration
On that to be remembered day,
When Woody hands the dope out
Headed Resurrection Bay.
And there’ll sure be something doing,
And we’ll all be feeling fly
When we start in at THE PALACE
To celebrate on SHERWOOD RYE