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Show CARRIER PIGEON IS NO LONGER SCORNED i ( Ll'.YLLAM', Ohio. F. b. of f ed j at and scorned hv sportsmen for a score or more of years -ever since the r-ais- I 'in" of prize pigeons entitled a mail to J the title of sportsman Ohio fanciers I of homing pigeons nt last have been j awarded notice nmong the ranks of de- , vetoes of more popularly accepted sporting pastimes. ll remained with the pigeon raisers to furnish the Cuited States one of i;he most important instruments of war-! war-! fare necessary to the successful opera- tion in the trenches. S une time next summer when the big push starts "over there'' Ohio carrier pi, eons will bring back to headquarters through barrage fire and machine gun bullets if they are lucky messages from observers' in aeroplanes and from men stationed in listening posts far out in front ot the from line trem lies. Alrcad'- more then 7000 birds of the highest class have been ordered by the' war department for delivery at an Atlantic At-lantic port on a certain date, the ex.vt time of which is Kept secret, for military mili-tary reasons. p.v next fall, according to Dr. .1. 0. Simon, secretary ol the Ameriian Kuc-iu" Kuc-iu" I'lgeoii association, ''011,01)0 first class carriers will be available for service overseas. The pigeons being taken are considered hv lb'. Simon to be particularly reliable in the trailer of returning speedily to the spot, whi.h marks their present home, Xii recruit going into the national arun goes under closer scrutiny than do the pigeons accepted, according to officials of the association. Oovorip meiit inspectors scan the registry cards of each entry, after examining the bird to see whelhor he or she is healthy mid accept only those whose parents and gr:'. ml pa rent s made exceptional records in speed conlesls. |