Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 213, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1912 — DEWEY’S DOG IN BAD MIX-UP [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

DEWEY’S DOG IN BAD MIX-UP

Chewed Up Two Pairs of Admiral Evans’ Trousers and Destroyed Copy of Navy Regulations. Admiral Dewey had an English bulldog of which he was very proud. So marked was his affection for the dog that an atmosphere of “love me, love my dog” had sprung up around the admiral and the canine. It is further reported that the animal came near pausing trouble between the head of the navy and the late “Fighting Bob” Evans. Admiral Dewey while on a tour of Inspection when he was In command of the Pacific squadron took the dog along with him. He lost sight of his pet on Evans’ ship, but in a few minutes saw him hurled skyward from the companionway as if shot from a catapault With blood in his eye, says the New York World, Admiral Dewey rushed over to see the reason for the sudden ascent, surmising correctly

that some one had kicked the dog. He saw “Fighting Bob” at the foot of the steps. “Sir!" roared the admiral. "What do you mean by kicking my dog?" “Sir/’ replied Evans In return, *Td have kicked that dog If he had been the property of the president of the United States! He chewed the legs off of two pairs of sls trousers and destroyed an edition de luxe of the navy regulations.” Dewey saw the point and paid for new uniform trousers.

Dewey’s Dog Hurled Skyward.