New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-06
WardenS, with Horns and
Bells, Hurl Foe from
Bushy Trenches.
DASH INTO TRAP
IN HEADLONG FLIGHT
War Prisoners To Be Shipped 10
Concentration Camp-Boats
Block Escape by Water.

Iron siar corspondsr, n Ths Trsunsi
Greenport, l.. l.. May 5.-One dav',
drive in the bloodless war against Ia
cabbage-eating deer Of Shelter Island
left thirty-fve trembl.r, animals /,
the V-shaped corral 90 Mashoma,s
Point. the narrowest end 81 The si.
and. Outside the corral were twice tia,
number of the almost extinct race o,
real woodsmen, who love animals ,or
themselves alone, rejoicing because no,
a life had been lost In the thrilling al.
vance through woods ana marshes.
But the task Is far from completed.
This morning the knaEi-ciad hunters,
armed with horns, sticks and whistles.
will start out once more % drive Ia
the willy animals which, making use o.
natures protection their color-sue.
cessfully effaced themselves and eysd.
ed the noise-makers.
Meanwhile the prisoners 81 war will
be Grated in individual crates and
shipped 20 a happier and more care.
free existence than they ever rave
known on Shelter lsland-in the hear
Of the Adirondacks.
Division Chief Game Protector
Cameron, aided by fifty woodsnsa
from the Adirondack, and later rein.
forced By twenty-five more men fron
the Riverhead Gun Club. began the cd.
vance from the northern end OF The
island. They reached across the isl.
and in long line, so widely separated
that IL was necessary 20 signal orders
By means of revolver shots.
Two reports from Camerons re-
volver meant the beginning o. hostli-
ties. Whistles blew. bells changed
clubs were beaten against tree franks
and all the other noise-mak.ng methods
known 10 woodsmen were used.
When there was lull in the assault
the crashing OF frightened deer through
underground told OF their desperate
flight. After half a miles march
through the woods there we're three
shots from Cameron's revo.ver-ths
signal that the panicstricken animals
were doubling on their tracks.
For a moment the hunters halted 70
intensity the din. Few OF the white
tailed animals braved the formidable
line OF men. Ten bucks, however were
reported 20 have pierced the Inc and
Joined the does which escaped de,ee.
ton BY covering in the underground as
the hunters passed.
OF Gibson's Beach several motor
boats stood az anchor while their &C.
cupants watched the approach Of The
hunters. They were cn the lookou,
for thrills. which they expected % see
through field glasses. They were nos
prepared for the thrills they expert
enced
Captain Everett Overton. at the
wheel Of the Olive, was watching the
fight Of the deer when one turned ana
plunged into the water
Rogers Ropes Fugitive.
"Stop it," he shouted 20 the mon IN
the boat. ITS trying TO escape by
swimming TO North Haven"
The motor was started and the crai;
pursued the deer.
The boat soon was alongside The
now nearly exhausted deer VIII
Rogers, whose proves IN swinging me
lariat is exhibited chiefly in vaudeville
found practical use for HE ability
He swung a rope over his head, and
an instant later dropped 10 over the
head of the deer Another rope wa.
fastened about the animals feet and
it was hauled into the boat
Within the next half hour thra'
other deer we're captured In the same
manner before they discovered that
that avenue Of escape, like al. others,
was closed 20 them.
I'VE did mighty we'll" said Chief
Cameron as he looked over his ~
catch this evening. when you con
slider the difficulties Of beating across
this entire island You can see that We
have accomplished much in getting
thirty-fve deer.
"Woodsmen have had here TO-DAY
are. in my estimation, the finest SCI
OF men in the country. | am proud 70
work with such men "a Harlow
Wheeler, Charles Kirby, Clarke Hayes,
William Stearns and all the rest OF
them" ,,,
Tomorrow morning the hunters will
beat their way across the Island agar.
in an effort 70 catch the animals tna'
escaped to-day.