President Lincoln Sunk by German U Boat on Homeward Run
A 18 000 ton U S transport the President Lincoln was torpedoed at 10 40 AM and sank after about an hour returning from Europe with troops and crew aboard. Navy officials expect a small casualty list and await further details from Admiral Sims.
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Navy Department
Admiral Sims
President Lincoln
Sims
Lincoln
Europe
France
Navy
Antilles
Morgan
Finland
Ireland
Four Boston Boys on Sinking Liberty Ship Lincoln
Four Boston youths aboard the U S transport President Lincoln when torpedoed. Frank Green of 302 Saratoga Street, known as Reddo, served as wardroom steward and sailed May 6 after furlough. Manassah Bradley Jr. of 201 Webster Street, son of former Rep. Bradley, survived a near miss. another says his last word came via Chief Yeoman Clarence Finn. Joseph Minton, 29, from Dorchester, and Edward Bohmbach, 20, of Jamaica Plain, fired as fireman on the Lincoln.
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Boston
U S
President Lincoln
Saratoga Street
U. S
Frank Green
Manassah E. Bradley, Jr
Webster Street
Lincoln
Europe
Margaret F. Green
Reddo
Reddo” Green
Young Manassah Bradley
Bradley
Clarence R. Finn
East Boston
The
Post
Finn
Young Bradley
New York
U. S. S. Des Moines
Ald
Joseph V. Minton
Margaret Minton
Massachusetts Naval Militia
France
Dorchester Schools
Edwin
101St Engineers
Edward Bohmbach
Frank Bohmbach
Chestnut Avenue
Jamaica Plain
Bohmbach
Navy
Jamaica
Carpenters Order Strike Over Wages in Greater Boston
The Carpenters' District Council orders a strike on all jobs in Greater Boston where wage demands are unmet. House carpenters seek 73 cents per hour for a 40 hour week and shop carpenters 60 cents for a 4 hour day across five and a half days.
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Carpenters’ District Council
Hanover Street
Greater
Boston
Joseph Twomey
Building Trades Employers’ Association
Cloak Manufacturer Held in $10,000 Bail in Cloth Fraud Case
Philadelphia May 31 Jacob Sporkin a cloak and suit maker was held on $10,000 bail for a further hearing on a charge of conspiring to defraud the government of about $75,000. Agents say he had a contract to shrink 1 000 000 yards of cloth for sailors and soldiers uniforms and proposed falsely marking the cloth to inflate payments.
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Philadelphia
Jacob Sporkin
United States
Long
Sporkin
Wilson forecasts new renaissance of ideals after world war
President Wilson spoke to Central Presbyterian Church members marking its 50th anniversary and said the postwar era will bring a renaissance of higher ideals and better living. He cited the fight of 20 nations against evil as proof that Christ still governs human hearts.
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Washington
Wilson
Central Presbyterian Church
Christ
Bidell Sets New Record in New England A A U Meet
Sidney Biddell of English High starred at the New England A A U championships at Ocean Pier baths winning two events and breaking the 50 yard record in the process. Marion Gibson also doubled by winning the 50 and 220 yard swims for girls. Army Navy crews disputed relays while Radio School and C W Scranton noted in Marine Corps and Tech circles.
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Sidney Biddell
English High
New England
Army
Navy
Radio School
C. W. Scranton
U. S. Marine Corps
Tech
Patriotic Rally Held At Dorchester High School
A patriotic rally for girls is planned Monday night in the Dorchester High School assembly hall. Open to women and girls, the program includes Girl Scout troop demonstrations led by Miss Ethel Hill, Camp Fire Girls demonstrations by Mrs. Louis E. Billings, Red Cross surgical dressing displays by the Liberty unit with Miss Marian Decrow, and talks on girls responsibility during the war by Mrs. Eva W. White and Mrs. Colin McDonald. Mrs. Margaret M. Higgins chairs the event for the Dorchester School Centre.
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Dorchester High School
Ethel Hill
Louis E. Billings
Marian Decrow
Liberty Unit
Red Cross
Eva W. White
Colin McDonald
Margaret M. Higgins
Dorchester
German Breakthrough Forces Major Allied Retrench
The war note outlines a surprise German attack shifting from Amiens and Ypres to the Aisne and Marne sectors. Allied lines show a central gap exploited by the attackers while flank hold remains, prompting a rapid retreat and a push to close the Marne gap to slow the German advance. The report notes heavy losses in Picardy and uncertainty over whether the thrust is main or feint.
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Amiens
Ypres
Aisne
Paris
Picardy
Foch
Gough
St. Quenten
Marne
Foch Prepares Measured Counterattack as German Drive Proceeds
The article explains the German assault with about 600000 troops and French and Allied forces in retreat. Foch cannot yet strike with full reserves, waiting for the right battlefield and the arrival of American troops to deliver a decisive, concentrated counterattack. The aim is to delay and position for a decisive strike.
When General Foch Attacks Allies Aim For Victory
The article asserts Foch will press an allied offensive to crush Germany, notes risk of a Marne crossing, recalls a past German rush and collapse, and stresses Allied manpower shortages until American troops arrive. It argues French morale remains high and that American involvement would ease pressures.
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Foch
Marne
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United States Navy
Frank
Reddo”) Green
Georgette
Carpenters
Biddell
Dorchester High
Chester
Penn
Phoenix
Commonwealth Avenue
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