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 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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