American Soldiers Respect Dog, Daily Racing Form, 1918-10-31

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AMERICAN SOLDIERS RESPECT DOG In its first drive an American platoon after ad ¬ vancing several kilometers fame into possession of a building which had been a fcrman regimental headiitiiirtcrs Personal effects scattered about a halfcooked meal maps and documents on tables and in racks tolil of the precipitate departure of the commander and his staff staffIn In the room which had been the office of the commandant was a dead dog Attached to his col liir was a metal tube In the tube was a nussagi ailing for assistance from German machine gnu niKt which nt the time of reading hid long since fiilliii into AiiiiTiciin hands Tin dog trained is ii iinsytiK bfiiriT hud been ilisyntehiil with the call for help jiaii iw11 struck by a shell rnigmeul as wis evidenced by a wound in his siili and had struggled on to the headquarters only to find it abandoned l will IK remembered and respected by the Amerit n plutiton as one uirvniit of the kaiser who uubly did his duty and died The Stars aud Stripes


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