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Show EAGLE AND ' I Great Bird of Freedom H Nearly Conquers in - M Fierce Battle , Glenns Falls, N. Y April C Milton ' H Stoivcs of this city was nearly killed. H in a fight with a bald eagle this week jH near North Creek lumber camp. Hr I IH was rescued, badly wounded, by a IH fellow lumberman. IH Stelves came upon two eagles dc- jJ routing the carcass of a calf and shot IH one of the birds. Before he could re- IH load his gun the other caglo attacked IH him, He struck at the bird repeatedly H with his rifle, but the eagle, although. jH one of its wings was broken, was get- , IH ting the best of the battle t when a jH hunter killed the eagle with a club. jH The biid weighed 75 pounds anaV jH measured nine feet from tip to tip. H |