It was this ability to deduce direction from the sound of the
signals which led to the location of the Zeppelin which came down
at Lun6ville some months previous to the war, and which
threatened to develop into a diplomatic incident of serious
importance. The French wireless stations running south-east to
north-west were vigilant, and the outer station on the north-west
side picked up the Zeppelin's conversation. It maintained a
discreet silence, but communicated by telephone to its colleagues
behind.
Presently No. 2 station came within range, followed by Nos. 3, 4,
5, 6, and so on in turn. Thus the track of the Zeppelin was
dogged silently through the air by its wireless conversation as
easily and as positively as if its flight had been followed by
the naked eye. The Zeppelin travellers were quite ignorant of
this action upon the part of the French and were surprised when
they were rounded-up to learn that they had been tracked so
ruthlessly. Every message which the wireless of the Zeppelin had
transmitted had been received and filed by the French.
Under these circumstances it is doubtful whether wireless
telegraphy between aircraft and the forces beneath will be
adopted extensively during the present campaign.
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