Show CAME OVER TO ITS FRIENDS eagle in france quickly naturalized when made prisoner and went into battle against huns this this story Is told by stars and stripes the american army paper in france on bastille day a group of french and yanks were celebrating in a little town not far behind the lines tho yanks were doing their part by pitching small coins into a tin can when a big eagle swooped down from the north and alighted on the ridgepole of a barn ile he was so black and rapacious and altogether militaristic in appearance pe arance that lie he looked as though he might have flown squarely out of the prussian coat of arms I 1 fritz lol lat shouted sli a french soldier and the game stopped somebody got a net and somebody t else got of up on the roof the net wis too short and the eagle just looked at I 1 it yawned dawned and went to sleep A young french soldier who started a second offensive was foiled when the eagle awoke and flew lazily to a neighboring roof another tried this time the eagle flopped off and alighted on the american Ame fallet ile he seemed to think he was safe there or perhaps perli aps he mind for the next attempt to snare him succeeded 9 that night the battle began A rain of shell tell fell on the town as yank and french went up into the line and fritz la went in n too lie ile had become naturalized overnight |