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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
6
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An American armed freighter arrived from a European port and fired several shots Monday afternoon at what was believed to be a German submarine about 100 miles off Barnegat Light. The officers reported the incident occurred near mid Atlantic waters as the ship neared the U S coast on June 5.
The captain of the French tanker Radioleine reported to the Navy Department that a submarine fired 15 shots at the vessel from long range near the Maryland coast yesterday before an American destroyer responding to an S O S arrived.
Navy officer recalls wireless warnings of enemy U boats as convoy ships altered course to port. Gunners fired at a suspected periscope and near misses. Three weeks of peril included submarine chases off an Italian port and near Gibraltar and a mid Atlantic sighting of a suspicious vessel before nearing the American coast.
Mine sweepers recovered several German made mines off the Atlantic coast. Navy officials said the devices were likely strewn by raiding submarines and confirmed the finds as part of wartime naval operations.
London readers learned that German submarines were operating off the Atlantic coast of the United States, a revelation that surprised the British public when released late today.
Navy summary recounts a French destroyer engaging a submarine near a sailing ship believed to be the Edward R. Baird Jr. The Radioleine fired three shots at the raider from about 12 000 metres while the submarine fired 15 to 20 rounds but no hits, no casualties, and the Radioleine escaped at full speed under cover of French colors.
In St John s Newfoundland on June 5 the bark Attila and the schooner Ruth Hickman both from this port were torpedoed by German submarines while en route from Gibraltar to St John s. Crews saved. both vessels were salt laden.
Naval authorities ordered the port of Boston officially reopen with hours from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. No vessel may enter or leave between 8 p.m. and 4:30 or 5 a.m. The partial reopening sets restricted overnight harbor traffic for security.
A German submarine sank the Norwegian steamer Eidsvold about 40 miles off the Virginia Capes at 5 PM yesterday. The naval cargo ship reported the loss to the Navy Department, and the entire crew was rescued today.
The Radio leine tracked an English submarine on June 4 with sightings at 9 15 a m wreckage and gunfire reports. A destroyer appeared at 7 55 a m and pursued the sub until it submerged. the Radio leine kept course to shield the submarine, and details after the encounter are unclear.
The steamship City of Columbus arrived at an Atlantic port yesterday prompting a secret inspection by naval intelligence officers. Guards blocked entry while officers thoroughly examined the crew and ship, offering no details, amid reports of the vessel previously sunk in a submarine raid. Captain Diehl survived the peril and navigated the danger zone after wireless warnings.
The freight steamer Westerner arrived at an Atlantic port on June 5 to repair and refuel after 23 days from France. Engine trouble hit four times, delaying the voyage and prompting owner alarm amid U-boat activity warnings. The ship returned in ballast with no passengers aboard.
Three Greater Boston girls aboard the torpedoed steamship Carolina are due to arrive home today. The passengers are Miss Carolyn Higgins of Arlington Miss Lillian Dickinson of Arlington and Miss Charlotte A Perkins of Melrose. Perkins, an attorney and Boston University graduate, has served as secretary to the attorney general of Porto Rico.
Reports confirm additional merchant ships lost to submarines off Maryland and near New York Harbor. A destroyer engagement and revised passenger crew totals on the Carolina show 329 aboard, with 16 lives lost from the lifeboat survivors reaching Lewes, Delaware.
John F. Malley, collector of internal revenue, urged Mission parish families in Roxbury to keep boys and girls in school, warning against industrial slavery for the children of the present. The plea was delivered at St Alphonsus Hall last evening.
A crew member denies delivering the American flag story as false and asserts he would never surrender Old Glory, stating the claim is indiscreet and untrue. The exchange centers on loyalty amid the ill fated schooner incident.
Washington June 5 President Wilson's War Cabinet met to discuss submarine activity off the American coast. Food Administrator Hoover said overseas army food supply was not endangered by the enemy raiders and that there were no fears on that issue.
Survivors of the steamship Carolina who landed in Atlantic City continue recovery in the City Hospital except for four. A crowd escorted them to New York as Mayor Bacharach distributed $1002 in aid with Shriner collections along the boardwalk. Leo K Dennett of New York was added to the survivor list, bringing total to 29. Remaining in hospital are Gertrude Lucienne from Puerto Rico, Charles Ferkins of Boston, Felix Cap Deville of Baton Rouge, and Miss Caroline Higgins of Cambridge.
The German submarine raid near Virginia Capes sank the Norwegian steamer Hidsvold at 4 p.m. yesterday. the entire crew was saved by a navy supply ship. The Eidsvold was later reported sunk about 46 miles off the Virginia Capes with all hands rescued. U boats are avoiding armed craft and remain active off the U S coast amid fears of broader raids.
Reports say Chief Coxswain William M. Trusselle 27, of Revere Massachusetts, was aboard the transport President Lincoln when she was torpedoed off the Irish coast. His parents Mr and Mrs William G Trusselle 5 Fiske Street await any word on his safety or whereabouts.
The Brighton police ruled the occupants of the second car blameless for the Dead Man's Curve crash on Commonwealth Avenue Tuesday night. John A. Mitchell, one of the deceased, was said to have lost control while attempting a high speed turn. Lieutenant Charles F. Butler died at the scene. Reverend Frank C. Woods is recovering at St Elizabeth's Hospital. Sergeant-Major John W. Williams was reported out of danger. The second car's occupants were not identified.
Frederick W. Grigg of Newtonville was arrested by a provost guard in Chatham for carrying maps of the Cape district and marine glasses. He was brought to Police Station 4 in Lagrange Street after being questioned about a deserter and alleged remarks about the U S naval service. Grigg, a Harvard acquaintance, explained botany hobby and Cape search for a flower.
A salesman urges readers to use Freezone a tiny bottle from druggists to instantly stop pain and remove hard or soft corns and corns between toes and calluses without soreness. It touts Freezone as a Cincinnati invention and a bargain at a few cents.
Catholic Alumni Sodality members urge parents and the state to prevent wartime unskilled labor by keeping youths in school. Attorney John F Cronin cites 1917 59 000 and 1918 70 000 youths leaving school for high wages, warning of a postwar drift to low paid, menial work without schooling and training.
Food Administrator Hoover opposed halting beer and wine manufacture while whiskey remains legal. President Wilson said he would not ban foodstuffs in beer and wine unless Hoover deemed it necessary. Senate members planned to remove a House amendment tying $6 million to stopping beer and wine production.
A two month old girl was found yesterday concealed in shrubbery at Marine Park near East Fifth street. The well dressed infant was taken to the Chardon Street Home. Police seek a finely dressed young man and woman seen in the area shortly before the discovery as investigators pursue a case of possible abandonment.
Captain William H. Davis of the Jacob M. Haskell, home at 33 Almont Street, Medford, asserted to a Post reporter that he never surrendered the American flag to a German officer and never shook a German hand, detailing his stance one hour after arriving home.
Miss Me Kelly of Newark describes a three year nervous breakdown improvement after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She was under a doctor's care for two years and benefited from starting the remedy, saying her nervousness disappeared and she regained strength to work.
An advertisement touts Sulpherb Tablets with testimonials from Syracuse resident Robert Clemence and coworkers. It claims widespread sales by druggists and urges customers to buy under the correct spelling Sulperb.
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