"I am Lieutenant-commander Davis of the U.S.S. _Tallahassee_," replied
the officer. "You are the man we came after, and now that we have found
you we must get right out of here as quickly as possible. I should like,
however, to congratulate you on your remarkable exploit in getting away
from the submarine and signaling so fearlessly for aid. Furthermore,
I congratulate you, too, on capturing this U-boat single-handed."
Jack blushed and endeavored to stammer his thanks.
Immediately the American landing party prepared to retire. Deprived
of all arms, the German prisoners were turned loose and driven out
of the village, with instructions to get away as quickly as possible.
After communicating with the American fleet offshore, reporting the
rescue of Hammond and receiving instructions to get aboard ship as
quickly as possible, Lieutenant-Commander Davis ordered the destruction
of the wireless station. Likewise the two huge oil tanks at the
canal's edge in which the Germans had stored fuel for their U-boats
were fired, along with supply stores and every other thing that might
prove of value to the enemy.
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