| Show I NIA MAY Y USE PIGEONS TO I DIRECT ARTILLERY FIRE I Army Signal Corps Considers Using I Birds to Carry Messages to Lines I Possible Washington Possible extensive use of ot pigeons In directing artillery fire tire Is s engaging the attention of the sl signal ol corps of or the arm army Observers In advancing positions release release re re- re- re lease lense the birds carr carrying Ing messages telling tellIng telling tell tell- ing where the shells are fulling and they are trained to fly back buck to the I lines This method would be u used erl when hen other channels of communication then tion such as radio or telephones were not available The Germans utilized pigeons to direct artillery fire on the eastern front during the World war There are now 1500 1600 birds at ot various vari varl- ous posts In the keeping of the corps which has tins a breeding center for tor them era at Camp Vail N. N N J. J J The birds are retained at the various army corps area headquarters In ther the r i Insular possessions and In Panama It takes Jukes from ten days das to two weeks week say to train n a pigeon pig to return return re re- re- re turn to Its loft and get g-et Its bearings s. s Pigeons PIg do not fly well at nt night and andas as us n rule are not outstanding ln In In In- Difficulty has hus been experienced fanciers In la the theau with pigeon make pigeons aIn n a au army uty who wish to In I r method of communication Only one ene bird In ten Is considered capable capable cap cop able of lit fi flying GOO miles in one day In I Hie Ile canal zone hawks hawi s constantly pigeons pl eons while In flight To whistles whistle's s 's fastened to O this a whistle 3 the lull of or the bird nn and as os It flies the tho rush of if air causes the whistle to sound and und frightens away awny birds of pre prey |
