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Show Ducks Dying of Thirst. Special to The Tribune. EPHRA1M, June 3. Thousands of ducks in the swamps west of this city are in danger of perishing this summer for want of watei Dr. Otto Nlolson, the game commissioner, made a trip to the swamp a few days ago and found hundreds of ducks huddled together ln pools. Some were already trying to struggle through the tall grass to find larger pools of water, and this is taken as an Indication pf what will happen if water docs not become more plentiful. Dr. NIelson says if the water supply In the swamps keeps diminishing during the next ten days as it has during the past few weeks many of the young ducks will perish. |