The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-09-25
By RONALD RHODES.


 'Do you think you can carry 1t out2"
 II am confident, sir"
 ''Thau you have my permission to make the attempt Good luck to youI'
 Such was the conversation which preceded one of the most brilliant little upisides of the war against the Bolshcviks In the Baltic.
 The speakers were a fuli-blown Hritish admiral and e young Scotch lieutenant In the Royal Navy, known .u the service as "Jock,'' a light hearted, flashing fellow. who had made special study of torpedo work. The scene was aboard the flagship ef tho British squadron.
 There had been n successful little air raid upon the Bolshevit positiors, and the aIrmeu had returned 10 the warships with the information that practically Inc whole If the enemy's naval forces were at anchor Tn the Gulf of Finland. Lying surrounded by the.r small craft were Jatdeships and C~Utsers, and they looked a tempt ing target 'JoeE'' had seen the rough chart whish the raiding airmen had dr1wus his expert eye had summed up the position Tn a flash. I'd lovv to get at that crafL' he said. pointing to 2 s2eck un the rough chart which indicated where a big BoTshcvIE cruiser laN The Idea brought action, and that evening he worked the whole thing out. Tn a ppcady motor boat, one of tho fa- nous "C, NL R,'s,' he could dash In between the line of protecting de-
 
 ! does, and Ert away again before the "Bolehlos' had recovered from thelr surprise.
 He went to two uf his messmates with the plan, and next morning laid tlo details before the admiral, who gave his consent
 "JocE' lost no time h attlnz out his craft for the dash Co the base of the enemy fleet A run load of petrol two spare torpeGoes, and au was ready, They waited a suitable time to sst or, oaa finally on cloudlezs night dashed from the side of the British liEht cruiser and headed for the Gulf uf F'ialand, The boat had a voyage of 30 miles tu do. and ''Jock" nursod her carefully, for ho know he would want every ounce of speed on tho return trlp,
 Tho boat kcpt steadily on her course an hour and a half. and then. far away 3u tho distance, they made out C2c ruaSthcads of warships, and thc order 'Fuu ahead" was given,
 The "C, NE. B." dashed forward. EuEe waves of water, white as crys- tai, lowered on each side of her. Her nose was lifted clear of tho sea: she tore along at ovcr 10 knots, scarcely touching tho>sca, The roar of the en- zines was terrific, the boat Jumped bumped end praucod.
 ThroUCh lt all ''Jo~}'' was coolncss 0orsouiHyd, He inspected the two ,orOedocs Co sec that all was in order and crouchjnE by the death dealing missiles, waited, hIs eye ever on the enemy ships now plainly visible,
 There was not a sign or life aboard them, They lay riding at anchor, thin wisps of smoke curling from their tunnels The nearest vessel hc made out to Do tho Olo=, 9 cruiser Of 6.7SO tons, mounting 1a siv-lnch guns. and carrying a rID crew of s7o men. Tn on instant he marked her for his prey Three E:olshcvlz dcstrovcrs, the Red Fiag flying at their taffrails lay on tho outside of her. and before tho Scotsman could hope to reach the cruiser he would have to pass through the line formed by these. Fortune favored him. for none aboard the Red ships appeared to have any thought of danger.
 TOrpCdOctI at Anchor.
 Lying flat, Jock" with his left arm. sd 5gnaIIeG directions to the man at tho wheel The tiny boat swung