The Idaho recorder. [volume], June 20, 1919, Image 6

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GREAT WAR WORK OF PIGEONS
ON BATTLEFIELDS AND THE SEA
Carriers of Vital Messages Ever
Since Battle of Marne
in 1914.
U-BOAT IS TRAFPIO BY BIRO
New* From Trench** Taken at Fu
Speed to Headquarter* and Supply
tin**—Information Gained
From Captured Pigeon*.
Purl« At ih<* Trrnin gala of I'nrl*
fimy In* «'in n memorial, tl»« work of
1 lu rtli.till, on which I* ln «er I Ix-d :
"Mutuumnt to Ho- ItulliMinlst* nnd Car
rier l*lg«-<>n* of Ix7o " Whitt meiiiorlal
will acknowledge tin* services of car
rier pigeon* in t|„. world * «nr of lot »
ÏÎMH remains tu tu* »een, hut their work !
ainlil Imrruge lire, bursting shrapili'l,
the zip zip of machine gun hüllet» »nil J
the death destroying game* vt.i» of
enormous value.
Carrier pigeons were ttieil on nil the
hattlefr.xits hut their lient work wu*
on the western front, from the chan
nel t" the SwIm border nml from the
Alp* to tin* Atlrlatlr gulf. They oar
rhil messages »t the Munie, when the
Hun- were driven hark hy Marshal
Jiiffre. Iliindreil» Were u»eil In Ihe
tail tip of the Yuer, In Klan der», when
the Belgian* and the Kreneh halted
the Herman advance ; und they nmdn
many and frequent trip* In the flrat
tintlle of Yprea, In Ihe drive on Ihe
channel port* when the ftrltlMh. Kreneh
nnd Belgian* Ntoppiil the (lertttana do
d»h, y In the tlfinl tmttle nt the clone
«>f IIM4. They aided In the capture of
Neuve Chapelle hy the British and
they died In number* with the British
Tommie» at the second hattle of Ypren,
when the German* advanced toward
the Ywr canal using for the first time
poisonous gn*. Again the bird* did
valiant aervlce when the Kreneh tried
to break through In the Chuinpagne In
the full of MM3, and In the whole
aerie* of the Verdun nttai-k» lasting
through July, oftentlmc* the only (Him.
mtinleNtlon* with men In advanced *ta
• hm» were the dog» that crept through
the barrage* nml the carrier pigeon*
that relumed with ineHNage*. Where
w
telephone and wlrel.-*» broke down, !
nnd mi ii could not survive the storm
of shell fire. It Is .......riled that 07 per
rent of the message* carried by carrier
pigeon* came safely through.
Told of German Retreat.
When the Herman* ret Ir.» I to the
"Hindcnburg line," It w a* carrier pig I
et. n* carried forward Into the front
ndvanee lines that brought hark the
liews of the retirement long before
telephonic communlcittlnn could he c*
tnbll-hnl. Through the whole area. ,
!,"■<** "ipiui e mile*, on a ft ont of list
tulle* from Arras to SoUsous, carrier
pigeon* did th.-lr work effectively And
wherever the American* fought, at
('anttguy. Chateau Thierry, Torcjr,
lloiiresrtie*. It.dleau wisst, Onde-en
l»He. Huzuni y. Jiiulgonne, IVreenTur
•Icnols, mimic, t'lcrges, \ liter* Ai'cron,
I Isme*. I'rapelle, Itazoche*. Juvigny,
St. MlliM. Argonne f.ir.-st carrier
pigeon* were likewise on the Job.
A earlier plgi»>n aided In capturing
a 1' bout and h> r crew A const watch
er on one of the loneliest part* of the
west coast at sundown saw the tip of
a periscope arise and then the conning
lower of a K boat. The underwater
Lout stopped, and the »Hirers and crew
were seen on deck Ihe lookout titan
tied it note hearing the Information to
the leg of a carrier pigeon urn! released
It fr»iti Id* basket The next morning
a Herman submarine, which had run
out of gasoline, ami It* otllcers and
crew were taken to a naval *ub ha*e.
A llrlllsh patrol t»>at was itlacuv
eiisl hy a Herman submarine nml tor
| cdis'd nnd shelled. The skipper, hnv
lug on board a carrier pigeon, wrote a
brief message, telling Ills |*>-»ltlon nnd
what bad huptwited As the boat
punk, the *kt|q>cr began swimming for
some wreckage to Hing to The p'gcoit
went up gradually In a spiral, and the
Hermans, seeing It. began «tesuing at
the hirst. The skipper drifting on the
wreckage, gave up hope when he saw
the bird had been tilt Twenty mite*
away, however, tt lighted on n patrol
png destroyer. Its »liver gray plunmg«
:
^
RACHEL M MILLAN BABY CAMP IN ENGLAND
of fouturv* at this t>lg KiiglUh nursery camp I« ;!«> outsit »I.
ri-.-ping quarter* for the children. Every day that wonth.i
Clt-idrv-u u.kv Otis healthy wag «C getting their afterooou uup
penult* the
nwu ? r _
»peeked with blood. It* tall feather*
ahot away, and one of it* wing» wound
ed. The commanding of!ii*er read the
iin-»»age. the deatroyer wn* ru*hed at
full »Jieed to the plaee Indien led. and
within three-quarter* of an hour from
the time that the pigeon wn* -eut off
the officer* and crew of the patrol Were
picked up where liny clung to the
w recknge.
Spy With Pigeon*.
Alt American at Liege, In writing of
the lier man advance, told this Inci
dent :
"A* I returned to the elty, walking
along ihe Hiver Mcu»o, I *»w one who, !
ohllvloii* of war and It* alarm», wit*
dangling hi* leg* over the water nnd
peacefully dulling. The battle In the |
air, which lie must have witnessed,
had nut moved him. The certainty that
the Herman* were only a few mile*
ier tied him. lie
tanked Id* pip*- and placidly cant hi* ;
Ilm*. It wn* aoothlng to overstrained
nerve* to *ee that chap, hut It wn*
only a few hour* later that 1 learned a
Oilman *py hud been arrented a* he
poled a* a fl»heriiinn, with a creel full
of carrier pigeon»."
Another »tory rend»:
"In lln* cowl, habit and tonsure that
mark the monk a young man told hl»
head* aboard lln- train hound for Ant
werp. And a woman, hardly more
than a girl, kept her eye* fastened on
the man of prayer*. She atuilled on
the devotion with which hi* linger*
»lipped from dorade to decade of the
long, well worn rosary that hung from
Ihe cincture about Id* waist. Hut, al
though Id* lip* appeared to move In
humble supplication, the woman »aw
that he had failed to kls* the crus*.
The lapse was significant.
"'Spy!' the girl hl»*ed Into the face
of the alleged Hnoeltc. In an I lint a lit
two giiurd* had seized the man nnd
rti»hed him down the train corridor.
The woman examined the »mull wicker
hn*ket behind In the »eat. Lifting the
lid, »he found three pigeons."
Get German Pigeon*.
A new* dispatch briefly Muminarlzed
such a find thus:
"A Herman trawler was captured hy
n ItrltUh warship near the Orkney
Islands to the north of Scotland. She
Is believed to have been engaged In
! *l'> l,, «' «* furrier pigeon» were found
0,1 ,,0 " n ' "
In ference ha* already been mad
Ihe number of message* carried hack
to the French lines hy carrier pigeons
In the defense of Verdun. A pigeon
<u Pt« r **«l »*> *1».. French conveyed lids
I Information :
,
***** ciunpletel.v
''The rolling tire of the enemy with
gun* of the heaviest caliber Is such
that sectors N,, and II are to a
groat extent leveled. The garrison. In
eluding that of sector V„ Is dlsorgan
Some of It ha* been
bilged to fall back on the Klghty-tlilnl
and Ninety eighth regliuem*. which
also hud to retire.
"Sector V. (von Haim'*) wa* sub
locied to such tire that It* observation
(»ist wa* put out of order. All sorties
are being hoiiihurdrd nnd one I* occu
pied constantly In replacing them.
"The ImttaHoii ask* Its Immediate
'T
a
Red Cross Workers
Âid Exiled Greeks
Athen* In It* work In the Greek
Island« the American Ited fro»* ba
ilie co-tq«oration of the ('tilted States
navy. Six Kuhtmirlne elm »er» have
been av-lgned for transporting person
: net nml »upplle*.
^ ( >n the Island of Mytllene are .12.000
Greek*, who fled there from Asia
Minor live year« ago. Red Cross work
er« are regularly vl»Hlug all the towns
and clothing ha* been given to ubout
20.000 of the refugees.
At the outbreak of the war. In 1014,
there »ere ;t.«M».ooo In A«l* Minor.
More than SOO.OHO escaped to the
Islands In the Aegean. Thousand*
«ire massacred. Armed band* of
Turk* roamed the countryside, plun
dering and murdering Greek« wherever
;
relief tld* evening hy fresh troop*. H j
can tight no longer.
"(Signed)
'T HINT LIEUTENANT 8'ILI-V
BRECIIT."
Currier pigeon* t II headquarter* of
the progress of a battle. Here 1* ■*
typical icporl when the trench arm)
fought along the Aisne:
"It Immediately apls-ared that th*'
destruction of the Herman defense
had I..... n accomplished with as much
slice, s, as could he hoped for In so
dltttcult a country. Hy 7:!«) a- »>•
learned hy carrier pigeon and other
means that tin- Chuleau <lc la Motte on
the French left near Alternant had
I,cell carried, and that at the center
Miilmulsoii Fort was taken. At H:t.
Allemant village had been occupied, ,
the prisoners numbered a thousand
and the Frein-h assault troops were ad
vnnelng aero*.* the central plateau to
ward Vuudesson and Mont Humasse
quarry. At lodti» the new* was that
they were at the north of HUI 17H, the
fun her spur of Mulnutison plateau
and In n quarry 22*) yards west of H*e
fort. Hy 2 : l- r > P. nt. tin* villages of
Chnvlgnon and Vuudesson, with sev
eral neighboring quarries lying on the
norlhern edge of the Aisne hills, had
I....... occupied. <'havlgnon was the
furthest point contemplated In tin
plan and represented an advance of
one and one-half miles made In the
face of the best remaining troops of
the Herman empire."
Aided by Camouflage.
While many carrier pigeons changed
their habits of spiraling. Unding It a
dangerous practice and learned to lly
hack and then forward at an altitude
comparatively low, camouflage aided
birds considerably In getting buck to
their loft carrying with them messages
from troops In front. At Fort Vaux,
In the hattle of Verdun, the crown
prince's army had u special group of
men shooting down carrier pigeons as
they left the fort.
And another story of Verdun. It
win» (U Tblttumont, slsteCO
taken, lost ami retaken. Wireless and
telephones hud long ceased to exist.
No human being could cross the ter
rain. The commandant was lu des
perate need of communicating with
the rear. Suddenly the glasses re
vealed a dog, crouching on Its belly,
crawling through the flashes, and in
a moment of temporary lull leaping
forward. On Its hack was a pannier.
Nearer und nearer the dog came, nnd
prayers were Involuntarily offered as
the beast flattened out here and .here
In the debris for shelter. Another lull
and the dog leaped forward and nt
Inst It scampered Into Thtnumont with
the pigeons safe In the pannier. On
the (log's collar was this message:
"We relieve you hy attack on Froid
terre, 8 |>. tn."
"Stoii the Herman battery on mu
left. Here ure the elements for |»>int
lug,' was the written message of the
commandant sent back hy one of fhf
pigeons. Another momentary lull nn(
the pigeon Is released. I tog and pig
eon, faithful and distinguished friend.*
of limn, have done their work U> save
clvlllziitieu.
found. The other*, driven out of theli
home* and sent Inland, are now return
ing, to find their homes either destroy
ed or occupied by Turk*.
The refugee* In the Aegean Islands
Intend to return to Asia Minor a* soon
as conditions permit. At present the
Greek government gives each refugee
six cent* a duy.
The Red Gros* Is devoting much at
tention to the prevention of further
epidemics, such n* the typlm* scourge,
which took such a heavy toll at Mytl
lene.
Food I* scanty and costly, nnd most
of the refugees are underfed, even In
the large town*. Nearly all are In
rag*. The hospital* are short of modi
eine« and other supplies, and have
been crowded by Influenza ease*.
Clothing, blanket* ami medicine nre
needed on all the Island*, ('untied
meat for broth Is wanted in the hos
pital*. American women run the
worshops where clothing Is made on
the three Island* of Mytllene. Chios
and Samo«.
22.000 In Town of Mytllene.
t'f the r>2.itOO refugee* on Mytllene
22 t**' are In the town of Mytllene and
It* suburbs; the other« are scattered
nhoist In i)2 sillages.
Of the 20.000 refugees on Trios p ; , r t
are sheltered In old hottsos |t u .
rrneks, divided with
ari>ets into "rooms,"
ng a family of from
The Island« of Lemnos, Itnbros, Ten
■' ! ' ■* Santal hrac* are served with
U' -It «applies from Mytllene ; Oin
.- t - -■ r\e,| fr >tu Chios, and llcnnla
from Sannau
I e A merit n R,>1 Cross agent*
were recxdved at Mytllene with the
..cat.-st enrhuslasin. The horses were
itched nnd the carriage drawn by a
cheering crowd to the residence of the
governor general, who commandeered
n private home aal placed It at their
Uisp'ssal.
COCA-COLA WILL
BE USED TO
CHRISTEN ENGINE
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Program Will Feature Exercises
at Fire Hall on Wed
nesday.
(From Na»hvilla Tennessean 1
Ann Dallas Dudley, the new lire en
giro- at the Waverly-Belraout fire hall,
will he christened on Wednesday aft
eroon at 2 o'clock with appropriate
exercises. Mrs. Guilford Dudley, for
whom the engine gets Its name. Is one
of the slate's pioneer suffrage workers
and It Is due to her untiring work that
partial suffrage was given the women
of Tennessee. Mrs. Miles Williams, a
resident of the twenty-first ward, is
chairman of arrangements, and also a
pioneer suffragist, nnd little Judith
Winston Kolk, the 6-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Reau Folk, also a
pioneer suffragist und the youngest
member of the Nashville organization,
has been chosen sponsor. Miss Folk
has selected as her maids the following
young girls, daughters of prominent
suffrage leaders : Travania Dudley,
I.enore Kenny, Kate Barksdale, Harriet
Ingram, Mary Sue Cantrell, Jane Liuvis
and Elizabeth Smith.
At the christening not champagne
hut a bottle of coca-cola will he broken
and the maids will shower the engine
with yellow flowers. Speeches will be
made by Mayor William Gupton, Com
missioner Tompkins and Chief A. A.
Hosetta. Mrs. Dudley, a member of the
national suffrage organization, and
Mrs. Reau Folk, chairman of the city
organization, will be honor guests of
the occasion.—Adv.
•
All some women talk about Is—well,
about 18 hours.
Cry tomorrow, If you must, but
laugh toduy.
Frechen ■ Heavy 8kln
With the antiseptic, fascinating Cuti
cura Talcum Powder, an exquisitely
scented convenient, economical face,
akin, baby and dusting powder and
perfmne. Render* other perfumes su
perfluous. Öne of the Cutlcura Toilet
Trio (Soap, Ointment, Talcum).— Àdv.
I)o you put your "O. K." on your
day's work?
Laws nre not ullve until they are
executed.
IT'S NOT YOUR HEART;
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS
Kidney disease Is no respecter of per
sons. A majority of the ills afflicting
people today can be traced back to the
kidney trouble.
The kiduey* are the most important
organs of the body. They are the fiW
terers of your blood. If the poisons
which nre sw ept irom the tissues by the
blood are not eliminated through the
kidneys, disease oi one form or another
xviU claim you as a victim.
Kidney disease is usually indicated by
weariness, sleeplessness, nervousness,
despondency, backache, stomach trou
ble, pain in loins and lower abdomen,
gall stones, gravel, rheumatism, sciatica
and lumbago.
All these derangements are nature's
Good Riddance.
"Shull we hire n detective to watch
our wedding presents?"
"I hardly think that will he neces
sary, my dear. Our friends have
seized the opportunity to work off a
lot of old Junk."—Louisville Courier
Journal.
Bitter or Better Baldi
A letter makes a great difference in a
word. A word makes a great difference
in baking powders.
If the little word "alum'* appears on
the label it may mean bitter baking.
If the words "Dr. Price's " stand out
bold and strong, they surely mean
BETTER baking.
This is only one reason why it pays
to use
Dr. PRICE'S
CREAM
BAKING POWDER
Made from Cream of Tartar derived from grape*
Contains No Alum—Leaves No Bitter
Their Faithfulness.
"Force of habit Is almost as bayil a
• inster to some people as rum Is seid
to he " commented the landlord of the
.nvern at Grudge. "Although the post
office moved to Its new location more
than a month ugo, and, too, though
they never were compelled hy law to
lo so, 'most any time o' day a bunch
The Effects of Opiat«
1 smallest doses, U conunuM, were opw** cause eh
Hons and growth of the oella which are likely to become |
imbecility mental perversion, a craving for aloohol or nan»
Nervous ^diseases, such as intractable nervous dyspepsU^j,
powers are a result of dosing with op*t^ OT nsrootics tofa^
In their infancy. The rule among phyaidana fa that chfljg!
receive opiates in the smallest dose* for more than a day
only then if unavoidable. „ _ __ , _ i
The administration of Anodynes, Drops, Cordials, Sootfcfal
other narcotics to children by any but a physician cannoTffJ
decried, and the druggist should not be a party to It. Çhfi
ion of a physician, and it fa nothing fas
need the attention — _
dose them willfully with narcotics. _
Caatoria contains no narcotics if It Dears the
signature of Chas. H. Fletcher.
Genuine Caatoria always bears the signature of'
Don't Sneeze; You May Die.
Scientists say that we ure never
nearer death than when we sneeze,
the act causing a momentary convul
sion of the brain.
FRECKLES
N*w Ii tk* Tim* to Get Rid of Tktte Ugly Sprit
There's no longer the slightest need of feeling
ashamed of your freckles, as Othlne—double
strength—la guaranteed to remoY* these homely
spots.
Simply get an ounce of Othlne—double
strength—from your druggist, and apply a little
of It night and morning and you aho"ld soon see
that even the worst freckles have begun to die
appear, while the lighter ones have vanished en
tlrely. It la seldom that more than one ounce
Is needed to completely clear tha akin and fain
a beautiful clear complexion.
Be aura to ask for the doubla strength Othlne.
at this Is sold under guarantee of money bach
If It fails to remoYe freckles.—Adv.
The bet you Intended to make but
didn't Is always a safe bet.
NEW SOUTH WALES
INFORMATION BUREAU
Sianr Buildiog. 144 Broadway, New York City
will be pleaa.i
ploaavd to aend Government Bnlletlna
sin »« for farming. Itock r&aSing, fruit growing,
rnTnUjlfia InTfjtjieuS In pew SoutË W*loa,
AMS T R A LIA
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A toilet preparation of merltT
Helps to .radicate dandruff.
For Raatoriac Color and
auty to Gray or Faded Hair,
60c. and 1 1.00 at Drugglste.
signals that the kidneys need help.
You should use GOLD MEDAL Haar
lem Oil Capsules immediately. The
soothing, healing oil stimulates the
kidneys, relieves inflammation and de
stroys the germs which have caused it.
Go to your druggist today and get a
box of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil
Capsules. In twenty-four hours you
should feel health and vigor returning.
After you feel some\vuat improved
continue to take one or two capsules
each day, so as to keep the first-class
condition and ward off the danger of
other attacks.
Ask for the original imported GOLD
MEDAL brand. Three sizes. Money re
funded if they do not help you.
The General Tendency.
"Everybody In America belongs to
some kind of a social or commercial
organization," observed the distin
guished visitor."
"Yes," answered Senator Sorghum.
"We have developed Into a nation of
leagues."
of prominent and I
can be seen stand™,
of the old post oZ 1
waiting for butty f* 1
they used to, and
trying to get In."
Hard facts do ug
Impression on a i
KHI All
Placed anywhere, D A
Neat,
HAB0LD tit&ïïti
Skia
HEART
Caused!
Add-81
to
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That bitter he*rtbiix L
repeating, Indigestion, bM|
all are caused by acM-a
are only first aymptoaw
warn you ot awful troabla]
Headache, blllouanesa
that tired, llatlega f
diMme**,. Innom ma,
of the tnteellnrs THfl 1
ire traceable t§ ACID
Thoueandl—ye«, mill! -
ought to be well and ttro*]
ling:« because of acld-ftc
starve in the midst of i
do not gret enough strenitba
the food they eat. 1
Take EATONIC and |t«J
chance to do its work rifhtj
cool, »weet and comfor
brings quick relief for 1
indigestion and other itoi
prove« digestion—helptyoid
from your food. ThooBABAfl
is the most wonderful i
the world. Brought thwart
thing: else failed.
Our best testimonial M
will do for you. So get ij
EATONIC today from yoorf
five day»—if you're not pi
and get your money back.
Hard to DtW ra«i
Ruth Clifford, the
star, has a cousin ove x_
l.v his name appeared
list as wounded.
"Y'es," said Miss
swer to an inquiry
"lie was wounded, bi
We had a letter from I
surgeon."
"Where was he
Gerard.
"We are not quite i
geon mentioned the
don't know w liether IHj
phrase or a French