Show CARRIER CARRIE PIGEONS GIVE LIVES TO SAVE OTHERS London Oct 20 Wounded Wounded O.-Wounded and with wih blood streaming from one ono of or Its eyes a carrier pl pigeon con fluttered to the ground In a n British aerodrome almost ex ex- ex hausted The message It carried was the tIme one word Attacked I The bird was one ono of oe four which had been taken out in two seaplanes on patrol patrol pa pa- ml duty uty In the North sea sea It I was known that hunt a German patrol of ot at least six machines wa was at in the lie vicinity These I had swooped down on the lie British Cl fliers filers rs and arid and before help summoned b bv by the pigeon could arrive had quit the fight and flown fown away aw in iii accordance wih with thu th the usual German air tactics of not risking an engagement with equal forces Tho The pigeon eon which has recovered from Its Is wound has l been pensioned pensIon cd off oU for tor or war service There arc are numerous cases casos where messages a eS carried b by pigeons pigeons' have havo re resulted re- re suited suled in tIme the rescue of occupants of ot wrecked seaplanes In n one a bird at the tho cost of its Is life brought a messa message mes mes- sa sage e that saved sa six British airmen adrift in the North sea After Arter dolit delivering dul ering its message tho pigeon fell fel dead from exhaustion ton Tho The wrecked airmen were on tho the point of death when rescued having had no food and anc little water for ro Or days daf |