Show w www v w I Excellent Work Done by the Navy Stations I There Is a constant Increase In la the number of or compass stations maintained main trained by the Navy Na de department along ailing the various coasts The latest statistics statistics statis statis- tics available a show that 1 1 ship captains were shown their the location during heavy y fogs last year and It If Is Israil fair rail to 10 assume that at least 10 itt per percent tent cent of ot them might have hate he been en ground grounded e ed eci 11 or wrecked had hind It not been blen for bur the lire assistance ghe given n by radio A compass station Is u II wireless plant where special l apparatus Is used for telling the definite locution location of 01 a vessel A ship hlll Is II lust In the fog the th wireless operator flashes tashe s out the signal U J T 7 U. U The station receiving the mes noes message sage aage adjusts the radio c compass to 10 meet insect the direction from which h the m message comes COUles This Is the tire median teal leal eur of ot the station Dud and the fhe o cr attic ator can lun tell exactly the Ibe do n to a 8 point of the compass compus i station getting the message reports to toa toa a It central station where calculations are made as os to the lire locution of the ship i I The distance from trum shore Is la told by the fhe strength of ot the the signals Then I within live five minutes minute of ot of the time the vessel esse sends out the Inquiry the reply rp comes COUll'S buck track and the ships ship's master knows kD Just where he Is and pilots his craft accordingly I |