It's '47, and two senior employees of the Goorooyarroo Gazette are discussing bringing on new staff. They are talking about hiring one journo in particular.
A: "He's very well traveled, as we all know. The Soviet Union, Congo, America..."
B: "True, true. He's had his fair share of adventures, and met several interesting people along the way."
A: "Not every journo has a movie made about some of their escapades."
B: "Quite true also. But what about that little white dog of his. He wants to have it in the office with him."
A: "From what I've heard, that dog goes everywhere with him, and gets him out of trouble sometimes."
B: "Yeah, I've heard that too."
A: "He claims that he can send his stories back from the field in some encoded and encrypted format."
B: "Yes, he challenged one of the staff to crack a message, and so far it's proved impossible."
A: "Really? I wouldn't mind having a look at that."
B pulls a piece of paper out of a file and slips it across the desk to A.
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A: "What a load of rot! Did he say anything that gives away how to decipher it?"
B: "He said that after encrypting it, he added a layer of encoding."
A: "So even if one were to get through the encoding, there's still a cipher to tackle?"
B: "Yes. Look, since you're interested in this, I'll call Jones in. He's been working on it."
Jones walks into the office.
B: "Jones, what did that European bloke say when he handed you the message?"
J: "Well sir, he said something about a German cipher from around the end of World War One."
B: "Anything else?"
J: "He pointed to some cigars, and said they are key."
B: "Cigars, eh. Wasn't there something about cigars in one of his adventures?"
A: "Yes, I believe there was."
B: "Anything else, Jones?"
J: "There was one strange comment he made sir, about sauce. But I might have heard it incorrectly."
A: "Strange."
B: "Yes. Very well Jones. Thank you for your help."
Jones departs.
A: "Well, should we hire him?"
B: "I think he's a bit of a gamble. Too ambitious. Wants to go to the moon, you know."
A: "Yes. You're probably right. But I'd still like to crack that message. See what he has to say."
B: "Go ahead."
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