A DOG STORY FROM THE WESTERN FRONT.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Our chaplain at Chantilly, the Rev. H. W. Armstrong, sends us the following illustration of animal intelligence which will interest your readers :-
" Being on the line of the Gothas to Paris, we are continually having the ' Alert' sounded at night, which, as you may imagine, is not altogether conducive to sweet and peaceful slumber! It is curious how even the animals can distinguish between the sound of a Gotha and a French aeroplane. My little dog disappears under an armchair when he hears them coming, and there he lies with his nose to the ground and ears erect till the guns cease firing and the ' All clear' is sounded; then he comes from his ' shelter' wagging his tail and looking quite pleased that they have gone."
Secretary Colonial and Continental Church Society. 9 Serjcants' Inn, Fleet Street, E.C. 4. _
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