The Boy Allies with the Victorious Fleets; Or, The Fall of the German Navy

h howitzer's marine crew. Many were killed or wounded. A naval cr

e British to locate the guns which were doing the most damage, but Jack, from the Brigadier, with men posted in the fortop of the vessel, kept up a continuous fi

igadier almost simultaneously. Half a dozen m

a moment to Fr

he operations of a second force, which was to carry out the actual work of destruction. The storming force, which had embarked in the Vindic

nchoring off the Mole, had over-run her station and was berthed som

lace, combined with the heavy losses already sustained by the vessel, seriously disorganized the attacking force. The intention had been to land the storming parties right

y through an attack against the enemy on the seaward end of the Mole, the enemy, it developed, being able to bring heavy machine-gun fire to bear on the attacking forces. As a re

They found themselves on a pathway on the Mole parapet about eight feet wide, with a wall four feet high on the seaw

Adams went alongside the parapet to the left, where he found a l

d to Frank, who was clo

moment later there was an explosion and

Mole and three of Frank's men descended it. Frank went wi

to hesitate and

en," he s

the foes. There were three short blasts, and when the smoke cleared away, there we

s, were beyond the lookout station protected from machine-gun fire from the directio

ams called F

of being shot down by our own guns. At the same time, if we move from behin

re, sir," said Frank, "an

be made in person," said Commander A

to try it si

r Adams

If you're shot on the way I guess it will be no

tive. To reach that vessel it would be necessary to pass through places exposed to enemy machine-gun fire. Howev

llets poured after him. Two or three times the lad threw himself to the ground just in time.

de, equipped with Lewis machine-guns and rifles and hand bombs. Frank approached the commander

r Hastings, "we'll soon clear

ed the German line wherever heads appeared. In this method

fifty yards from the seaward end of the Mole proper. Its capture was of the first importance, as an

dams ordere

tle army, Commander Hastings of the right wing. Command

cried Comm

ank and Commander Has

ent forward on the d

guns from behind covering their advance. At the same moment Frank ordered his own mac

became too close for either side to utilize its machine-guns. Steel clashed on steel.

the numbers against them. But they rallied after one brief moment in which it seemed that

p speed. But the British sailors kept close on their heels, and they reached the coveted spot at almost the same time. There th

ich had been abandoned by the foe in his flight turned

position there so as to cover the operations of the party of destruction, which was now hard at

to landward of this zone, Commander Adams' men were now faced with a double duty of preventing an enemy attack from the shore and of themselves attacking a second fortified zone ahead of them. The casualties alre

and seize positions abreast of the Vindictive, with the most serious consequences to the whole landing force, whereas, b

nder Hastings to attack the fortified zone. Commander Adams knew that he was taking a long chance by thus d

f the British attack on the Mole, for no effort had been made to get reinforcements to the men

d side of the Mole fired one volley at Frank'

Pretty soft!

ated by the enemy, and then sat down to awai

tified positions from the foe. Nevertheless he succeeded, due to the h

e done the best we can. We'll stick he