Armed U S Liner Sinks First U Boat
The Mongolia shot down a submerged U-boat off its port bow at 5 20 PM on the 19th in high seas. Captain Rice praised his crew and especially the gunners led by a lieutenant who precisely directed the shot. The submarine disappeared after the shell hit, and the ship steamed on at full speed. The event coincided with Lexington Day celebrations in Massachusetts.
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Mongolia sails for England on second voyage since U boats
The American steamship Mongolia of 13 630 tons owned by the International Mercantile Marine Company left an American port for England on April 7 on her second trip since Germany's February 1 submarine declaration. The Mongolia is one of the largest vessels under the American flag. She
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Captain Emery Rice Receives Command Of Mongolia
Emery Rice of Allston, native of Brighton and Mass Nautical Training School graduate, is named commander of the American steamship Mongolia. A veteran of the Spanish American War, he later captained ships on the Pacific and led the Mongolia to sink a German submarine. He married in Tacoma, Washington, and lived in San Francisco before his Atlantic service.
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Roosevelt delighted as Mongolia sinks German submarine
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt expressed great joy when informed a gun on the Mongolia, named after him, sank a German submarine. He praised the captain and crew and said Americans have finally begun to hit back in the war.
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Trained Gun on a Queer-Acting Cruiser
Passengers on a transatlantic steamer report an unidentified auxiliary warship 200 miles off the American coast. The vessel fired a wireless message and approached the merchantman before withdrawing as a six inch stern gun was trained on it.
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Food Demonstrations Reported in Sweden
The Larens Nyheter reports new food demonstrations in Stockholm and Upsala. A military order forbids soldiers from attending a Socialist meeting, yet several hundred soldiers join a large gathering.
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Submarine Chaser Belliqueuse Launched at Bordeaux
The gunboat Belliqueuse, specially designed to combat submarines, was successfully launched at Bordeaux on April 25.
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Sundberg Dies by Own Hand in Dorchester Home
Charles E. Sundberg a widower committed suicide by hanging at his residence 824 Dorchester Avenue yesterday. The body was found by his housekeeper Lena Carlson suspended from a door in the kitchen.
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Government will not comment on German submarine loss
Washington dispatch says the government plans no announcement or comment about the destruction of a German submarine by the steamer Mongolia at this time.
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Mongolia
Colonel Corn Finds You Can’t Rush a Lawyer
A light comic feature previewing Colonel Corn in the upcoming Sunday Post. The strip leans on legal humor and quick witted exchanges as its protagonist navigates courtroom antics.
How to Really Know the Wonderful West En Route to California
Burlington Personally Conducted tours offer guided daylight sightseeing from Denver to California including Colorado Springs Pike s Peak Royal Gorge Colorado Rockies Salt Lake City and Sierra Nevada with through Pullman sleeping cars and attentive staff. Contact Alex Stocks Boston for illustrated maps and booking details.
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