Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-01-14

points ir ~ f,,''S ioefdted at various
I =. p'ii'a "a the chesapeake bav and M ,,a
an, I rit ,iiis,dl9ts from the capes. One pie.
/ ,ii ru t2'u from thc MOnongahela ia
/ f,,,,, = I'm IN ~ Henry or about 20 miles.
t,n",,, ~ nome lPit' made an average or
I o,,ct NIL, ..iIcs .!ics an hour but was out
/ N y, ,i,.7 ,1''' hr SwIftest flight was that
/ ri,d ~ I"ted az Norfolk which ar
/ .,, z 'H' nome lott three ANA three :
1 ~ f tpitS iater making an avcraaf,
/ Pm '''ii's per hpur for $50 miles
4 T tittf Wth liberated al different
/ ,n"'in'S OF ite coast Of Delaware and
,, iii" ~ SeE ~ oIher to discover If they
/ f.t,',,,. MI ltlMt ~ !a#dfe bay for The
''0" p'hh' ana diSo to record their
t,t,;. T.. ,I'oi from points of coast uil-
.ti ~ 'HtiH- IN all OF these triaiS
a,s.,ii', =, ITtoIas We're made, the more
- VIZ r. "iicH ~" lact II considered that
,r,| IN over dnd ana water entirely
-, ~ ~ .iIeih ~ regular mes
So pl5toh service when the flights are
h"oN u - ihe pigeons, excellent time can
~ '4"Ht' put me nights Of the pigeons of
-, ~ % ti' NaNdl Academy are of an
i lli'' .'aI 'hdfat ler and it is thought
ii i4"' hL1sH NOR satisfactory results will
,''i''" u 'ilt stations Were situated
'i'l M 'pdSt.
'-iI"t- 3uStlh NJ. Knight, VINO has been
tAt'h ih't .stfd IN this work wrote for
eif = hl'ed states Naval Institute a paper
s>'ii'hs tnt case ~ a foreign fleet ap-
~ "dtnIAE thf coast OF the nited States.
,,i'r ,,tp'5lt2 lit use "i pigeons as an aid IN
't' 'ititiit"-
hatehff p-Siti"n might be taken ~
~ a Ht'' oI defence. said he. there
~ m" ""ti 'f tHr"Wh out many miles beyond
- u H"t % lEht. swift vessels as scouts
-i'' upon me fapidltN with which these
-, ,"uiu communicate with the inner
iHto ana with the shore would depend in
a ''ti sf measure IN" success Of the de-
ltH't' suppose "a vessel ui this outer line
N"S 10 dlSf"Nef an enemy fleet standing
"a 'he W"st "affi Sht would hasten toward
me squadron of defence. or toward the
LGlitS' P"ilt "i tlt coast from which it
hi'Fi't '' l'"SStDi" 10 communicate with
th"t squadron, with Washington. and
VITA me cities threatened and. if not
pNtftahrh hy an enemy cruiser or by q,
SItH rom q HattieShip. and if she did not
nfeak Gown. she would ultimately com
mullrate Tn" fact that at a certain time
d4F'adY ione raS;-'tn enemy : fleet of un-
ho"h strength VAS standing in for some
ouhH""H l"Iit on lhe coast.
i-t ~ suppose mat instead OF hasten
ing "H htlstlf she could despatch num-
D"F "i pigeons with the certainty that
'htN would carry the news quite as surely
- 7Hf 'Cuid carry II ana tar more quick
W f1id tH'i tit''i Et"illiE the enemy IN
NV Si' 'ou4a t"lio" ms movements and
rom 0iHt 70 tiihe Hehu on new mtsscn-
@'iS N4'H pdt ticultiS ol ms strength, his
'"dTStt ana ms apparent intentions. Il
= H"t "IIicu!t 70 Sc 'ht immense value
u q system "hich promises the possible
= :, q 1uch service.
H' lesson ieafh"d al inc siege ol Paris
that carrier pigeons are 70 BE- relied upon
u eAtrhlIeS WIen nothing else Will suf-
:" T. 'dAAtu the organization OF regular
i'tit"it Pi-e"n systems IN almost every
o,H!4IHrhtal Haiioh OF Europe. Almost all
~ i''' t"I .ieNNtS are provided with pigeon
- =, II. n = 5'1te' 'eTtnahN AuSfld ltaiy.
: .5''-'',I' %!iN ~ "-"l tue ORGANIZATION OF
luo H4i'afE pigeon posts Is very COM
I',SSt. \ NE perh EXTENDED 10 kussid,
tti'di n an" o"futh ana even AFRICA
II" ,iou- ~ mo communication
~ ~ 1l'dit - stations AZ 'tuta ana Me
~. E"H idilu IaS ttGehtF estdpilShed
: allol 81 coh"laerapIe strategic lmpor-
tai'' ~ 'ipiditdr HisufllS coinmunica-
y. ,i'i a. iaisier aid WITH vessels cruising
~ ~ 'He NitlhltE OF the otralIs OF Gibraltar:
'H.'''ti "a ~, oa n,.''St' ~ rldhct assigns
d tt!t !t 81 S-9p" l"r thr annual cost ot
>, a,iILN a"n pigeon lpils. ne German
9'n,' 9 ''tiiVHt nus tiit most extensive anu
l'trtE system IN ol"ralioh III Europe
q; a. '.'uS US u - >pcliuS out SN"" year. rus
:; Hi'eii'.S fl''V"p d ear. ltdlH mas eAtch-
.,,N ,HliIl'"i! pigeon communications ana
- !it tihlle" out ~ seo' ae lnpSe
80 tnc Iitcd states are WIN a view To
'u'i tihi'i"! 'ii'it as iHtSSthsefs from thc
'',, "ii III 1o@Sl- IT WIN thuS ot
,,, 9.,i 'i.'l III 1n'S' eAPeiIhehtS theft Is
l,'' ~ - ~ SutH' W 'Gt " | h'ttu otatcS'
~ ''u'l St'l'S iuitheI thdh III" llFcS-
, L tr'ii oI 'eIHidi meth"uS nave pSoii
''N'H 'E tiC war department III regard
'E ''' ~ ~ "'SS az Hf'HH'i'S'iS III uiic
~ N"t, p"1 me hdltcr Is I""hs" upon
', y, ilH ray ~. aila pot"r' i"uS II iS ptHtNtu
M ''ttNin pit'uS "l u"eN VIII pc pouStt
.."'! l'"lIleu al Sonle "i ihe caNalrE posts
1" 't't NNSt- germany mas SET thc 'N-
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.h,. ,lorS * allot.J to am nfiirrr who is