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WpPSpw JOHN.PAUL , JONES FOUGtfT IRST NAVAL BATTLE IN WHICHr"OLa GLORY" WAVED , - j .-, u , 5HB j9Bk yB".A-. -Ity K'9pA "1 Paul Jones Fighting First GreattNavalr Battle. By Frank' Merriwell, Jr. Commodore John. Paul Jones, the Scotchman, was America's FIRST great seaman. He fought the first great naval bat tle, with Old Glory atrt.e helm- He laid the foundation and made the plans for our United States navy There are three fine reasons why, John Paul Jones 'was ajiero worth' remembering 1 t ,' I - Paul Jones spent tiis early life as a British seaman, but later came oven to the states to manage his brother's! plantation in Virginia.- Like all the early settlers.the love of freedom and( his adopted country .were strong in lhs heart - - And so 'When 'the colonists discov ered that thenext thing which they must have ,was a NAVY it -was John Paul Jones who came to the rescuer The commission, chosen to organize a fleet, sent, for .him. On-the spot, they 'decided 'he .was the man to ad vise.'them andto take command of their 'first ships "unon the sea! .This wasths'pfaahe mapped out auu fvjuuivcu wiLu suuu reiparKaDie -success his-triple slogan: Do MOT fieht against England for the mastery of the seas! DO carrv on a sea warfarin? that .will-harass the .enemy! . DO have ONE sharp encounter, capture a British vessel and take it into a FOREIGN port! "Follow. this- program," he said,' -"and the worlds-will know and fearu . SK rfKVsJtfL.! if. UY-. 'Am- Lx i i-r . - . . KiMMMI