Chapter I: Front Matter

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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

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COPYRIGHT, 1917,
BY
HURST & COMPANY

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CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
I THE GOLD SHIP 5
II WAR IS DECLARED! 15
III ON DECK ONCE MORE 23
IV ICEBERGS AHEAD! 32
V A CLOSE SHAVE 38
VI SMOKE ON THE HORIZON 49
VII A SHOT AT THE RUDDER 55
VIII LAND HO! 61
IX A STRANGE QUEST 69
X UNDER OLD GLORY 78
XI THE "HERR PROFESSOR" AGAIN 84
XII THE ARMED CRUISER 90
XIII A MESSAGE IN CODE 96
XIV THE CATTLE SHIP 103
XV JACK'S BRAVE LEAP 113
XVI AWAITING ORDERS 120
XVII WHAT BEFELL IN THE AFTER CABIN 128
XVIII A RASCAL BROUGHT TO BOOK 135
XIX THE "BARLEY RIG" 147
XX THE HIDDEN MINE 154
XXI THE NORTH SEA 160
XXII A NIGHT OF ALARMS 167
XXIII MEETING AN OLD FRIEND 173
XXIV THE SKY SLAYER 179
XXV IN THE GLARE OF THE FLAMES 187
XXVI TWO YOUNG HEROES 194
XXVII "THE GERMANS ARE COMING!" 201
XXVIII FAST TRAVELING 207
XXIX THE UHLANS! 215
XXX "YOU ARE A SPY!" 221
XXXI COURT-MARTIALED 227
XXXII THE LONG NIGHT 233
XXXIII THROUGH BULLET-RACKED AIR 243
XXXIV A FLIGHT OF TERROR 248
XXXV THE BULLY OF THE CLOUDS 254
XXXVI A MYSTERIOUS CAPTURE 260
XXXVII THE MIGHT OF MILITARISM 266
XXXVIII MILITARY CROSS-EXAMINATION 272
XXXIX SHATTERING THE SHACKLES 278
XL OLD GLORY AGAIN 285
XLI WAR IN TIMES OF PEACE 292

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THE OCEAN WIRELESS BOYS ON WAR SWEPT SEAS