Show Much Game Being Slain by Autos on Highways Hundreds of thousands thousand's of or rab rabbits its are being eln slaughtered by automobiles on highways with the lie result that sportsmens sportsmen's organizations and game wardens are urging drivers to exer- exer exer exercise else cise the utmost car care to reduce the mortality l Estimates of the kill In a cumber of states lead authorities to believe that an average of a rabbit a mile Is run down on every ery highway ay of the country countr Most ost of the fatalities occur at night when rabbits especially young ones are blinded by the headlights of cars and become ready victims of speeding machines Ring necked pheasants also are be- be being be being ing killed In considerable num numbers ers In sections where these game birds are plentiful A Pennsylvania sportsman reported the running down of three grown halt half grown rown birds within less than n a month In the vicinity of his farm Small fur-bearing fur animals likewise are being killed on highways running through woods and forests Minks possums and are numbered among those that are aro slain by auto auto- automobiles automobiles mobiles |