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... . • fU. S. Now Enlisting Dogs For Sentry Duty;Cali Is Made For 5,000 Trained Animalse3estkye€ISVisI*»lt;ffeisdiseyt-isde1,'sotgri-isn).•yeait/By WILLIAM €♦ BARNARD lt;•AtiociaUd Prats Staff WriterIf you can’t join the Army, you can enlist your dog.Uncle Sam's fighting forces have drafted 500 dogs and now they are calling for 5,000 more.Russ Ellis, who is regional codirector in Dallas for Dogs for Defense, Inc., explains that the animals taken in the first batch will be used for sentry duty.Dogs for Defense will become active this week in Texas, Louisiana and New Mexico and Ellis will call for volunteer workers and the enlistment of dogs.Type Of TrainingEllis demonstrated the sort of training required, using his champion Afghan.“Heel,” the co-director said, and Zaretta promptly sprang to her master’s side, with her muzzle about five inches from his left knee‘‘She’ll stay right with me, he said. “Watch.”He started walking, slowly at first and then more rapidly, zig- j zagging down the sidewalk. Then he swerved off into a vacant lot and began trotting in circles and finally he did a series of figure-8vs at full speed. The Afghan never missed a beat; at the end of the workout her nose was still a faithful five-inches from his left knee.After this, Zaretta .stopped on command and demonstrated her obedience to the order, “stay.” Should Stay Where Put “It is very important,” Ellis explained, “that the sentry dog should stay where he is put.” Illustrating, he marched the Afghan down the street and told herto “stop and stay.”*Their he came back and went into the house. Zaretta didn’t move a muscle and she paid absolutely no attention to passersby.One fellow made a move to pet her. She growled throatily and he changed his mind. When her master came out of the house five minutes later she serenely resistedany doglike desire to greet him. Instead, she remained intact until she was called.Warning To Strangers “And now,” Ellis said, “we come to the most important duty of the dog—to give warning of a stranger. In a minute a fellow is going to appear in the front doorway of this house. Keep your eye onZaretta.”Even before the man appeared, Zaretta knew it. Suddenly there was the low, rumbling growl and then the long hair along her back bristled menacingly. She swung around and “pointed” the doorway.The Afghan barked sharply as the door opened a trifle.“Go out!” Ellis shouted, and Zaretta streaked toward the entrance, yipping as she went. The door banged shut.“She wouldn’t attack unless I directed it,” Ellis pointed out. “The Army requires that the dogs it enlists should not attack, since a man with a gun is there to do the fighting. Besides, the Army doesn’t want its sentry dogs to get hurt.”Only trained dogs are wanted by the armed services. Mongrels are out, no matter how intelligent they appear to be.If you enlist Rover, he’ll he properly fed and cared for and you 11 get him back when the war’s over.CHAMPS BOTH—Black Baron, English sheep dog, and Blue Boy of Dorn, tiny Yorkshire terrier, carry off honors at Los Angeles dog show.Night Club's Patrons Have Fun—Help U.S.CHICAGO, May 18. W — Thecustomers at one of Chicago’s swankiest night clubs had a million and a quarter dollars worth of fun last night, and so did Uncle Sam.The money represented the amount a select group of 689 men and women paid out for the purchase of government war bonds. In return, the management picked up their checks and had the top ranking stage and screen stars put on a show for their entertainment.To gain entrance into the club for the free dinner and show, there was only one demand. The committee of business executives in charge of the party requested that each table of 10 persons buy at least $10,000 (face value) in warbonds.Worries For Hitler(Continued From Page One)the British Isles was “substantially larger” than two previous contingents, and included armored units.The announcement, made simultaneously in Washington and London, was the first mention of the arri val of American armored forces in the United Kingdom. The newest reinforcements presumably were added to the immediate command of Major General Russell P. Hartle, who headed the first force to arrive in Northern Ireland on Jan. 26, but the War department was silent on this point. Other reinforcements for Hartle’s command arrived Mar. 4.Maj. Gen. James E. Cheney is commander of all American forces in the British Isles.Texan Aboard Bomber Declared Lost At Sea
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Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Lubbock, Texas, US
Tue, May 19, 1942
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