The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-09-18
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nehlaa nritiah Lines IA France
Sept. a ruY eac AmeFicau soldiei
ns~ly .srisea in The lines IA France
there il always a great iaserrst Al
iachlng the n0w wideagr~ad use of
cartier pigeons sAssle crates OF the
lra are ioaud "a mans frons line
q, sgoat. and si~y become great pets
ct the men. Who watch their work
vilh Interest
Normally Information ia wartime
is Transmitted by wire. bar some
tu4ea occasions a'iss nhnn She wires
Isosc Insufficient of break down al
sogssher Eses front line unit mus
- prrsMred fef such an emergency
81 ihe pleroas arr always kees hands
and trom time 10 ime are ,rird oul
in he sure that hes are ready tof
ttelr wuYk
rhe piscons quiekls b'come accae
samed tu sAell tirr ana ihp Viii
esrry Important messages bVash
heavy ARTILLERY hAfrAge aud through
gss clouds when no other method -
communication Is practicable
vaunmy Atkins Tired Them
First.
rlsoons were iirst empia,ed bs The
ifi,ish army in Oeiobas 1874 Wher
an experimental shlpmen, OF " hifAs
MAS brought 70 France Their value
sss Immediately recognized and theN
seruoe rapidly srsw 10 enormous .ifo
portions
Under present war conditions. ,hs
sAgeons are nosl lnrgeig ssnlguyef
iug tso PURPOSES 10 bfing bach a
30 nation from the fronl linc lrepchrs
aud during an advance 10 bring nies
saees from lhe iyanclng tank. anc
Infantry Generally apeanne q iea
mile flight IS he ou "a. limit iuf
n.illiary purposes even when MESA
ges are sent in duplicate Fer dA
isnces Of ton mites single birds arc
rolled on oonsiaaily, ana there are
very few failures
In war mobile lofts must tax. The
place Of stationary ones These a~
uFualiy small automohil' trucks ano |
contain from 70 TO "a birds Az i'm
f,rtant feature OF the trucks Is
f1od rlookoa, CA on op 20 'hai
the birds can easiy .ssrn The iopef
iaphy Of the neishborho,i before
being liberated for their worg
In The battle Of the sommo ln i'te
about a.seo operation messages we;s
brought In by carrier pigeons os'r
period of thre. months
Carrier pigeons are very "a
fully used 10 conn, elton ws.a at -rat'
10 Tight. and for distances up 70 -
of - miiee In fine weather eau be
., lied npon 70 reach home wi.A 'h.iF
message They ere released n such
. manner that they will ~ .nffr
F, iih the wind. she sifman throwing
The bird forcibIy downNsrd aud side
way IN the direction The wind Is
blowing SO that the wind viii assist
4 70 clear ID" machine With scs
planes. number o. cases have oe
nrred where pilots Ia distress have.
b IN rescued a. 'Lr result OF pigeon
/ esssgra
There are several cases on record ~
xhieh = bird has successfully de-
tsered has message even when w.
.erely wounded. In the British army
lofts. the lngulsiiive American sol-
oers hss. found several birds sgui af
orb who bear the marks Of battle
rcludlng several veterans who arri
'liil Tying regularly thougb minus
* lost IN action
The flriiiah pigeon officers tell Of
~ historic pigeon known in the ser
fsce ss the v G Bird. which arrived
ofn and bleeding and with the eylin-
ier containing lis message aeiusllyl
creed into his breast b. the force oil !
. exploding she'll This stout -heartedj
iser feii dead when bis massage was
leiivercd