Washington. Aug. 19. enormous explosion on our port side Chances appear even that, Japah will take new steps of day is very strenuous and doesn't leave one much time for any-a few miles away. There was nọ noise, but a large mushroom of bril-Mant red flame suddenly appeared. This was the Warspite's first salvo landing on the Polo. Then we opened fire, and thereafter I was busy and could not look round me much. I was trying hard to listen for the Captain's orders about firing. tor-pedees. and wondering if I should get: the chance to do so, The flash of our own guns was very blinding. Meanwhile from, various points ahead, what looked like streams of coloured rockets were shooting into the sky. They were red. white and green tracer shells from Italian pom-shoot our star shell flares out of poms, and they were vainly trying to
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