Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 278, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1917 — Black Dog Aids British in Locating a Wireless Hidden by the Germans [ARTICLE]

Black Dog Aids British in Locating a Wireless Hidden by the Germans

If you place the tip of your finger on a map of the world and run it along the equator, writes “An Australian Officer” in the'Wide World, you will discover the island of Nauru. This pinpoint of an island is perhaps the richest spot on earth, being composed almost entirely of phosphate, of which It is said there is $950,000,000 worth actually in sight. Prior to the war the Germans had erected an Immense high-power wireless station on this island, the lofty mast of which is visible a couple of hours before one sights the land from a steamer. Very soon after the struggle commenced the British authorities “rushed” place in order to silence the voice of the great station. On the; near approach of our warships the Huns in charge tried to render the station useless to us by hiding all the essential parts in a big cave, the existence, of which was a secret. When the station had been thoroughly dismantled and all parts stowed away in their subterranean hiding place the mouth of the cave was closed and hidden with rubbish. Alas for the Germans! An old black dog had been an Interested onlooker. When the British looked for the wireless the dog joined the side of the

victorious party and led our boyw t® the concealed mouth of the cave, where she commenced to dig. < There were cute fellows looking bn, and the excitag animal was soon assisted by a band of helpers who were missing nothing. They soon made the eargi and rocks fly, uncovered the cave —big enough to hold a platoon — and, to their huge delight, located the missing parts. As a result in a few hours the British were in communication with their warships.