Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 22, 1919, Page 3

AMERICAN - MULE Democrasy. “DID 600D WORK OVER THER «In. AL 124,137 Mules. Were . in..Use by the -United- States Forces in- France —=In the Record of ‘War the Ameri- canHerse ‘Teps the-Mule in Num- _bers, but Only Slightly—One Camp 4las.Mule That.Knows All the Bugle -Calle,-but -Responds.to.One .Only. ' The_great -American mule did 'bis part for democracy. There were. 20,644 .members serving . under the. colors. in.this .country. and the Philippines- when the. war broke out. This is exclusive of 6,980 of his short-ribbed:brother known as the gck mule. The draft brought in 7,444 more of the big fellows for service overseas, dbut. bad.shipping facilities disappaint- ed ‘all but-975 of the little fellows, which - .were . squeezed . :aboard. 'Phus 29,063 native born long-eared -and gear- -~ ed-welfsstarters ‘for ‘all sorts ‘of ‘things “gaw-duty-with the ‘A, "E."F, with a mortality ‘of ‘about five thousand. But:this does not -begin to tell the tale of: the heroism of .the mule, for- ..elgn .and-domestic.-Mules from France .to.the.number-of 9,341, with €,777-from England-and 12,941 .from Spain, kicked freedom under. the Stars.and Stripes, because it.was cheaper _to let them .kick over. there than to give np.more our: home-grown stock and pay their way across. In this way 20,063 allied s+ and mentral .mules: served. alongside ~'the 29,010 free born hybrids on :the <ifields of France, making 58,973 of the 'stubborn breed who" did not look for greener graves. 124,137 -Mules Did Their Bit, If the war had lasted longer this tale of the American mule at the front would not have been so short. It may be said that many waited in vain: for Mr. Hurley to give them a chance to compete against the sides of the ship from the inside with the submarines without. Experienced muleteers say that the one avas about as. dangerous as the other. The mules that dtd their bit over there numbered in all 124,137 In the flaming record of the war the Amertean horse tops the mule in num- bers, but only slightly, on account of the /meager use of cavalry and the:dif- - fealty -of -transportation. There-were 48,241 mounts and 18,807 draft horses in service ‘whemthe cwar broke out. -Thers -were 88,471 of the former and 7216000 - of 'the -latter ‘purchased, 'of ‘which ‘06,454 and 115,730, ‘respective- 1y, were bought-in the United States, »18,879 and 91,489 in France, 2,433 and -+9y465-in-England-and 1,205 -and 826 in Spain. . Of the American horses only 5439 mounts- and 38,896 for artillery and draft use were sent abroad. The losses in France were 38,340 horses: of “both kinds. Thie tatal number -of animils sup- +plied to and bought for the A. BE. F., Amcluding 89,672 on hand at the start, -was 571,178, valued-at $144,794,652, an "..average ¥alue of $253. It.was a great work touauppiy:this beast power to the: army - within & -few months, and about: ax hard.a task to demobilize the four-legged ‘troops te conserve the in- terest of the service and save ars much - of-the-public -money invested in the animals t0:be sold in the United States, -which -ameunts - to - $115,508,389, . the horses being worth $81,654,254 and the mules $88,854186. ' The animals in France and ‘to be sold- there number ' 121,465 horses and 56,207 mmles. - .Ferce.Greatly. Increased. The. service was.organized.in. Sep- tember,: 1817,-with a force of five raffi- cers:and 16 assistants, working in four porchasing. zones. 'Now it has 600 of- ficers ‘and 24,000 enlisted men oper- ating 37 remount and two embarkation “depots, at Newport News and Charles- ton. S. C. The country was scoured for stock. There were no trotters of the Maud 8. ‘class discovered In the horses bought . for. cannon - fodder.. but. -there .. WOre.some. surprises.among the mules. At Camp Travis: there 18 -one now, a big piebald jack that would be a prize for any circus. ‘Nobody can ride him end everybody can teach him tricks. He is said to make an attempt to make a2 salute with a sardonic grin and a bow every time he meets an officer #nd to let out a contemptuous squawk when-he is ignored. He works on oc- casfon, but never in harness with a mate, and -is- ready to box without gloves-any man-or-mule at any time. Camp Gordon has 8 mule that knows all the bugle calls, but pays attention to one only. The reveille may sound, the ; assembly. the mess, taps or- re- treat, but all fall on his wagging ears unnoticed. But -let this. so-called stu- pid - brute at- work anywhere within reach of a wireless note of the bugler sounding “recall” and there is a holt for the .stable that often leavcs the driver behind on the ground and a spurt in high gear over the roads of the camp. (UL DT DT LT T IR T : will o, Nurse Starts Law Suit. Miss Mary Boyes, a nurse, of Man- chester, Wis., ~asks $3,000 damages from M. J. Chudacoff, a Harmony mer- chant, for {njuries sustained when Tun down by s car. of which Mr. Chindaroff was alleged: to. be: the driver. The in- furies preveated her from going to France as.2 Red Cross.nurse, but she later went ts Sev Francisco in & st Bar-especity, M,illlIIII“Illlllllllfllll|Imllllll|llll|IIl|I||llIIIlI|llllIl.ll|l|ll|!l|llllllI|lllllllllll}"llmlllllIlllllIllll'lllllllllllIllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll|II." LT i RS, k(r-—-mg,; - \ 1 | tive Paae DID HIS SHARE| Helped Make the World Safe for “ "THURSDAY EVENING, MAY: 22,1919, "BATTLE' FLAG ‘FRO occupied it ‘has' been ‘brought to the Vietory loan committee for use during ~government has claimed it-end-it will tonn drive ix tinished. /SIMPLE_WAY TO FIND OUT Gould Ascersain If.Car'Was Moving,. or Not. ‘In the midstof Nebraska saowdrifts a:trainogot gtalled so-that the wheels would not_mmove forward: ‘or. back. There it stood for six hours swhile the conductor walked four miles:to the nenrest-station-and-got-a-eection crew to dig:the train:out. - - Aboard that:train fidgeted a huogry farmer:with {Populist:brown: whiskers. He collected:the individual opinions of everybody- in-:the ;cesch -as: to when the train;was-going-te move on; and still he fidgeted. " At last the conductor returned. “See here,” signalled the farmer as the - condncter - hurried - through - the aisle. “Are we going?”’ “Are we:going?”. blustered the con- ductor. “You raise the window and putyour head out.. It:the gephyrs fan your whiskers we're ‘going; if not, the wheels of this train are probably frozen to the track.” The car roared with laughter as the disgruntled .whiskers 'retreated Into the: adjoining coach. New ' Splint ‘Works “Weil. “The. treatment of broken.and other- wise. injured arms_has been somewhat facilitated by the Invention of & new splint, - which :is -a -mechanical device ready for instant use in any cnse-with- out regard ‘to its character. It is In war, ‘where a great number of cases are to be treated as-quickly as possible, thut, this new device will be of the greatest value. It is adjusted to the body of the patient. It can be used on elther arm and may. be adjusted to any. position in ‘which it may be de- sired to hold the injured arm. It is a combination of metal rods, with sait- able joints and hinges, so that the arm is properly supported-and protected at n times. Find- for: Autograph Fiends. The visitors” book at the Hotel Ma- Jestlc or the-Hotel-Astoria, at Parls, is an interesting record of the signatures of -wellkknown ‘men. -Nearly - everyone who 1s anyone has written his name in one or the other and besides being n proof pgsitive of the universal illegibil- ity of the writing of celebrities the books would be worth thelr weight in gold to autograph: flends. It has-been supgested that when the conference 1s over and the various British, French, United States, Itallan, Slamese,; Tap- anese, Russian, Czecho-8lovak, Pollsh, and other celebrities scatter to thelr own places, the books might be put to auction, a page at a time,~to help to defray the expenses. No Bride, No Wedding. The only serious fault of the bride- to-be was that she was neveriknown to.be on time. Every place she:went she.was late, and it had gotten:toiba such-an old story that even the:min- ister, knowing of her failing, attempt- ed to remind her of it at thé wedding rehearsal. ’ “You know,” -he said, “the«wedding ceremony 1s-at 8 o'clock: sharp;: you must be here on timne.” She looked up at the clsrgymen-with a twinkle in her eye. ‘“Well, there 18 one thing—this wed- ding cannot go on very -well: without me, can it?" Angd the clergyman had to<admit that she had the best of him. OBJECTED TO ENGINE Bu‘falo Did Not Like Locomotive and Stopped Train. Denver and Ric Grande officials are wonderigz just what a certain huge huftalo thinks of Its passenger traims. Tho beast recently tried to. stop:a train over La Veta pass at night, bnt found the locomotive stronger than its head Undaunted, he came back and rammed the train agaln and a second time rolled off into the ditch. The train was running slowly, oth- erwise it is belleved the buffalo world Bave heen killed “The: German: fiag that flew over the fortress of Metz when the allied troops ‘Hinkle:-of ‘the Salvation.:Army, 'who has turned it over to the Philadelphia ~®t-Metz when-the Germans-ieft and-took-possession of the flag. The-French Fussy ‘Passenger “Fold- Just: How He | widow's bonnet—sometimes, ' THE BEMIDJI'DAILY PIONEER e M METZ FORTRESS YEAR RICH IN CENTENARIES Natal Day Ceiebrations: of Many Fa. mous People Will Take Place During 1919, This year-of grace 1919.1s rich In centenaries. To begin with, 1t is a hundred years since Queen Victoria ap- ‘peared on. Mother: Earth--a centenary concerning which: the monthlies wiil presently be .waxing eloquent, London Tit:Bits atates. Another ;. noted - centepary of the present year is'that of the famous old sea-dog, Admiral ‘Rodiney, the man in whom for. years the French found so persistent. an.assailant, so. doughty an adversary. "Twas way back in 1819 that this old:gentleman first delighted his: friends with his preeence. The »of 'W. E. Foster; thé states- man;-will: aiso be celebrated this year. ‘Few . greater authorities oo education than this gifted son-in-law of the great Doctor Arnold-ot Rugby ever breathed. Among other worthies:whose names -1 must .also -be: mentioned In this con- nection - §8 ~that of -John Campbell /barp, - the "Wordsworthian poet and philosopher; Arthur Hugh Clough, the M. E. IBERTSON Funeral Director and Licensed Embalmer PICTURE FRAMING A SPECIALTY Phone 317-W and 317.R 405 Beltrami Avenue BEMIDJI, MINN. YOU WANT TO GET THE WANT YOU WANT TO GET YOU WANT TO GET IT IN THE GREAT WANT GETTER, THE. 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