Front matter
Reading edition
“Thank heaven you came before it was too late.”—Page 108
THE
OCEAN WIRELESS BOYS
ON
WAR SWEPT SEAS
BY
CAPTAIN WILBUR LAWTON
AUTHOR OF “THE BOY AVIATORS’ SERIES,” “THE DREADNOUGHT
BOYS’ SERIES,” “THE OCEAN WIRELESS BOYS ON THE
ATLANTIC,” “THE OCEAN WIRELESS BOYS AND THE
LOST LINER,” “THE OCEAN WIRELESS BOYS ON
THE PACIFIC”
With Illustrations by
ARTHUR O. SCOTT
NEW YORK
HURST & COMPANY, Inc.
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1917,
BY
HURST & COMPANY
CONTENTS
CHAPTERPAGE
IThe Gold Ship5
IIWar Is Declared!15
IIIOn Deck Once More23
IVIcebergs Ahead!32
VA Close Shave38
VISmoke on the Horizon49
VIIA Shot at the Rudder55
VIIILand Ho!61
IXA Strange Quest69
XUnder Old Glory78
XIThe “Herr Professor” Again84
XIIThe Armed Cruiser90
XIIIA Message in Code96
XIVThe Cattle Ship103
XVJack’s Brave Leap113
XVIAwaiting Orders120
XVIIWhat Befell in the After Cabin128
XVIIIA Rascal Brought to Book135
XIXThe “Barley Rig”147
XXThe Hidden Mine154
XXIThe North Sea160
XXIIA Night of Alarms167
XXIIIMeeting an Old Friend173
XXIVThe Sky Slayer179
XXVIn the Glare of the Flames187
XXVITwo Young Heroes194
XXVII“The Germans Are Coming!”201
XXVIIIFast Traveling207
XXIXThe Uhlans!215
XXX“You Are a Spy!”221
XXXICourt-martialed227
XXXIIThe Long Night233
XXXIIIThrough Bullet-Racked Air243
XXXIVA Flight of Terror248
XXXVThe Bully of the Clouds254
XXXVIA Mysterious Capture260
XXXVIIThe Might of Militarism266
XXXVIIIMilitary Cross-examination272
XXXIXShattering the Shackles278
XLOld Glory Again285
XLIWar in Times of Peace292