Show GERMAN PIGEON WAR CAPTIVE IS ENJOYING LIFE sixteen years ngo ago just before the end of the world war writes helen 0 loomis in the detroit news american soldiers participating in the st millet drive in france found two homing pigeons rheingold and helene in ID a dugout that had been occupied by german soldiers both birds were taken captive and rhean gold since re christened Wlllie Willi elm lm Is still alive and enjoying good health at the pigeon lofts of the U 5 S A signal corps at fort monmouth N J capt edgar L clewell public relations lom officer of the signal corps reports A number of other pigeons were captured hy by american forces during the lie war but wilhelm as the sole sor ivor of 0 them nil all and I 1 likewise holds the distinction of being the only one of all of then them to claim the lie royal Ha bavarian varlan lofts us ns his first lion home e lie ile still wears with pride the band bearing the imprint of the ger i man royal crown and crest proof of 0 ills his former n associations with royalty aike that other kotlier wilhelm who was destined to spend so BO many years of ills his life on nalen soli soil and for whom lie was named by his Amer american lenn captors captora when ft lieu it was discovered through gIr ills his log IOK bund band taint lie he had been bred in the lie royal roial Ila varlan lofts the pigeon W Wll helin carries his years well for at seventeen nn an age a nt it which most homing pigeons have long since passed on he appears as hale bale and hearty ns as many much yo younger birds nor has he lost ills his excellent homing instincts |