The Dove of Peace Is Resting, but 



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Carrier pigeons offered to the 

 government for use at the war 

 front are first tried out. 

 They must be wise as a 

 judge, swift of wing and of 

 great endurance to be useful 



At the training station near 

 Washington, D. C, not only 

 the pigeons but also the men 

 who handle them arc trained. 

 The soldier in the picture fast- 

 ens message to pigeon's leg 



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