Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 February 1919 — Bird Saves Boy’s Life on French Battlefield [ARTICLE]

Bird Saves Boy’s Life on French Battlefield

Manchester. N. H.—How a bird on a battlefield of France indirectly saved the life of Private Edward Lassonde of the United States heavy artillery was tol<i by the young man in a letter to his father. . Lagsonde said that he was riding on a caisson loaded with ammunition when a bird began .to circle about his head. It flew so close that its wings almost brushed Lassonde’s cap. Finally the young soldier sprang from his seat arid ran after the bird. Just then a German shell struck the caisson it went up with a mighty explosion. The Manchester boy’s chase of the bird- saved him f ury or . death.