U boats off the U S coast fail to terrorize or gainsaid
Navy and coast guard pursue a scattered U boat threat as German subs roamed from May 25 off Barnegat to Atlantic City. Officials report several ships attacked and abandoned while crews endure perilous sea conditions. Authorities vow to intensify patrols and share updates from New York to Newport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl’ D. Groat
United Press
Washington
Germany
Daniels
Naval
Navy Department
Edna
Lewesdel
Hattie Dunn
Nyanza
Barney
Harry Dunn
Mexico
Barnegat
Europe
Navy
Jacob H. Haskell
Isabel B. Wiley
Edward H. Cole
Herbert L. Pratt
New York
Philadelphia
Newport
Atlantic
Halifax
U boats scatter mines and seek survivors near New York
Reports say a captured German submarine was brought into New York harbor and its crew sent to Brooklyn Navy Yard. A fleet of sixty naval planes from New York watched for survivors of the sea attacks as liners incoming to Atlantic ports were delayed and a hospital ship was stationed nearby. The Caro liner was unaccounted for by the New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
New York Harbor
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Atlantic
New York
Germany
America
Norby
New York and
Porto Rico Steamship Company
Boston Port Opened Amid Sinking of City of Columbus
Fifty two passengers aboard the steamer City of Columbus bound for Savannah are reported sunk by a submarine with nearly 70 missing including crew. The vessel valued at over a million dollars carried cotton and freight. three four masted schooners valued at 150 thousand each were damaged. Boston port opened for coastwise traffic under strict naval district regulations.
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Lina
New Jersey
Savannah
City of Columbus
Herbert L. Pratt
Delaware Capes
Beach Haven
N. J
Coast Guard
Textel
Atlantic City
Barnegat
United States Shipping Board
Boston
Savannah Line
New England
Edward Cole
Jacob M. Haskell
Samuel W. Hathaway
Crowell and Thurston
First Naval District
Americans Hurl Germans Across River In Intense Battle
American forces oppose German assaults near Pernant Breuil Missy aux Bois and Troesnes. Pernant falls to German attack with heavy losses. French retreat briefly near Missy aux Bois while Favorelles and Troesnes hold. To the south Germans advance on Mosley Neuilly la Porterie Torcy Bouresches. French counter attacks retake Mosley and Neuilly la Porterie as battle rages.
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Pernant Et Breuil
Missy-aux- Bois
Troesnes
Mosley
Neuilly-la-Porterie
Torcy
Bouresches
Neuilly le-Porterie
Germans halted as Paris front holds after Marne push
London reports German efforts to advance southwest along the Marne Ourcq and Oise valleys toward Paris remain checked. French and British lines hold gains on the eastern flank while Haig notes repulsed raids near Bailleul. Berlin claims fresh progress but Paris and French sources say otherwise.
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London
Marne
Ourcq
Oise
Paris
German War Office
French War Office
Berlin
Soissons
Faverolles
Flanders
Haig
Bailleul
Property Sold on North Fourth Street
Real estate dealer C Cosgrove reports the Herbert Wilson property on North Fourth Street sold to R Trenner for four thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Cosgrove
Herbert Wilson
North Fourth Street
R. Trenner
Caldwell man Earl Danford visits friends in the city
Earl Danford of Caldwell visited friends in the city Tuesday morning, spending time with acquaintances and sharing greetings during his visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Danford
Caldwell
Submersible Fleet Heads to Atlantic Coast Patrol
German u boats 57 m long with five inch guns, crew of 35, and captured supplies reach off the U S coast as an advance guard. Vessels traveled from Kiel via West Indies near the Bahamas and Cape Hatteras. The Edna’s oil and a US flag taken from sunk ships were aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiel
Germany
West Indies
Bahamas
Cyclops
Cape Hatteras
Rocker
U. S
Teutons Exuberant Then Jailed Amid War Anxiety
Report describes rapid crowd gatherings of Germans described as excited and jailed or interned. Widespread nervousness spreads via telegrams to friends and relatives as police prepare for possible air raids. Red Cross calls and makeshift hospitals planned. New York is labeled defenseless by August Post of the aerial league.
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New York
The
Aerial League
Appraisers Appointed in Johnston Bankruptcy Case
The first creditors meeting for S. N. Johnston bankrupt was held in Milton Turner’s office at 10 o'clock. James W. Bell was named trustee with a $500 bond. The bankrupt was examined by his attorney George D. Dugan along with the trustee and creditors. Adjournment set for June 4 at 1 p.m. Appraisers L. E. Bilyeu J. E. Slingluff and S. C. Carnes were appointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. N. Johnston
Milton Turner
James W. Bell
George D. Dugan
L. E. Bilyeu, J. E. Slingluff and Attorney 8S. C. Carnes
Local residents listed on society note
Dr. George M. Witherspoon of Fairview visited the city on Monday. Henry Hake and family from Canton returned home after visiting Chal Archer and Carl Cross on Clay ville road. Rev W C Knipe of Winterset visited Monday afternoon on business. A L Shuman and wife returned from a trip to relatives in Zanesville. Mrs J B Gregg left Tuesday for Bethany College in West Virginia.
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George M. Witherspoon
Fairview
Henry Hake
Esther
Erma
Canton
Chal Archer
Carl Cross
Claysville
W. C. Knipe
Winterset
City
A. L. Shuman
Zanesville
J. B. Gregg
Bethany College
West Virginia
Liberty Loan Parade contrasts with 1914 wet parade in Cincinnati
The Cincinnati Liberty Loan Day parade is compared with a 1914 wet parade backed by the German-American Alliance. The list of participating groups shows many military and civic organizations absent from the 1914 event. Prohibition remains a core war policy affecting soldiers in training camps and entertained towns.
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Cincinnati
Wets
German-American Alliance
Personal
Liberty League
Uncle Sam
Army
Outlook Positive for Ohio Prohibition Amendment
Columbus reports an optimistic outlook for the November statewide Prohibition amendment. Campaign leaders say workers are determined to close breweries and saloons to save manpower and food. Petitions are circulated by county dry groups with many former wets signing up to support the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Ohio
What Can Be Done Here Dry Denver Solves Brewery Fate
A Columbus Ohio report notes the old Cours brewery transformed after prohibition. Once a beer plant with 80 workers and 60 000 dollars monthly, it now produces malted milk and pottery, employing 200 people and earning about 150 000 dollars monthly with pay 25 percent higher. The Denver Post described the changes and compared past and present operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Columbus
Ohio
Cours
Denver Post
Patriotic Appeal Urges Women to Enroll in Nursing
Cambridge and Guernsey county urge educated young women to enroll in accredited nursing schools to meet wartime needs. The drive cites manpower shortages as graduate nurses are deployed to service, with Cantonment base hospital training proposed for ages 21 to 35 and plans approved by Surgeon General Gorgas.
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Council of National Defense
Cambridge
Guernsey County
Committee On Nursing
National ‘Committee On Nursing
General Medical Board
Wilson
Cantonments
Jane Delano
American Air Cross
Annie Goodrich
France
United States
Dora Tompson
Army Medical Corps
Gorgas
War Informaton
Americans Dine Below Sea Level in Odd Naval Scene
A fragmented account describes U boat crews and sailors in a peculiar scene with a naval uniformed figure appearing pleased at all times while brief mentions of submarines spending long periods at the bottom of the sea.
Saving a Dollar Idea Promises Wealth Through Small Savings
An advertisement urges readers to save regularly with Cambridge Loan and Building Co. It promotes earning 5 percent interest on deposits and claims small daily savings lead to independence. Secretary R. Deselm is listed with the Cambridge, Ohio, address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge Loan & Building Co
Wheeling Ave
Cambridge
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Naval District Today
Teutons
Ness
Liberty Loan Committee
Cincinnati War Council
U.S. Infantry
Camp Shen
U.S. Navy
U. S. Marines
U. S. Army
Cincinnati Home Guard
Cinccinnati
Home Guard
Seventh Battalion
Norwood Home Guard
Roettinger
Universit Cincinnati
Army and Navy Union
Ohio Mechanics Institute
Red Cross
Divisio
Anna Logan
Alms & Doepke Co
Alms & Doepke
Cliff Martin
National Women’s Patriotic Sea Boys of the Republic
Loyal Men of America
Young Men’s Christian Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Club
Main Street
Sixth Street
War Tank
Hay and Grain Exchange
Central Labor Council
Building Trades Council
Cincinnati Garden Club
Women’s Council of Defense
National League For Women’s Service
Battery E
136Th Field Artillery
Ga Comfort Division of Christian Scientists
M M
Aman
Associat
Brewers’ Local Union
Die Lustigen Broeder, Deutsch-Ungar
Gewerbe
Verein
Deutsch-American Unt
Schwaebischer Unt
Deutscher Militar Unt
Meerlein Gegens Unt
Gesellschaft
Rheinpfaelzer Unt
Deutsch-Oestr
Beer
Schleswig-Holstein
Clifton
Fairview Heights
Permal Liberty Brigade
Nord
Deutsche Schuetzen Gesellschaft
Deutsch-Gegenseitig Unt. Gesellschaft
Deutsch-Ung
Gt Brueder Unt
Metzger Verein
Schwab Verein
Deutsche Landwehr Schuetzen Co
Germania Raucher Casino
Noodle Club
Badischer Unt
Oldenburger Verein
Allgemeiner Arbeiter Turn and Athletic Club
Deutscher Brueder Unt. Verein No
Deutscher Landwehr Verein
Deutscher Pioneer Verein
Platdnetsken Vogelscheiten Gesellschaft
Sachsen-Thuer Uni
Siebenbuerger-Sachsen K. U. Ver
N. Waiters’ Union
Tocal
Cincinnati ‘Jurngemeinde
Roumanian Association
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Texas
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Hampshire
Chicago
Patriotic Appeal
Austria
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