9 OCTOBER 1915, Page 13

"The Red Cross St. Bernard dogs are a groat help

to us is finding the wounded, and it is remarkable how they know the dead from the unconscious. When they find a living man they give a low mournful howl to fetch us. We don't let them out till the battle is over, and sometimes we can't tell exactly where they have found the man, so when no one goes to them they come to us carrying the man's cap, which lets us know whether he is a Turk or a Britisher, and they load us to the very spot."