Death Toll From Submarines Holds At Fifty-Eight
The Associated Press reports fifty-eight dead or missing from the German submarine raid on ships off the American coast, all from the Carolina. Survivors recount storms, lifeboat wrecks, and a dramatic rescue of Elena Donato Virola of Porto Rico, with two men found dead. The tally includes 350 aboard the Carolina and Eva B Douglass, with ongoing uncertainty about the missing.
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Carolina
Porto Rico
Sandy Hook
Barbour
The
Eva B. Douglass
Ship Sailed By German Sub Attack, Survivors Recall
In a dramatic wartime account, crew and passengers recount a submarine attack on their unarmed ship. Ten lifeboats launched as women and children led the escape, while officers managed papers and calm in the chaos. The Carolina vanished after a blinding flash as night boats drifted apart and relief followed.
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Altho
Carolina
McLaren
Purser Mertz
Women and Children First After Carolina Sinking
Twenty eight survivors of the New York and Porto Rico liner Carolina, sunk by a German submarine, are recovering in hotels and at the Soldiers and Sailors' Club after 40 hours at sea. Women and girls, exhausted and barely able to stand, were aided by lifeguards and bathers and taken to a beach hospital. Mrs. C H Westbrook praised Lieutenant McLaren and his crew for saving passengers.
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Elena Donato Virola
Porto Rico
New York
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Norfolk
Lewes
Associated Press
Atlantic City
Carolina
Soldiers and Sailors’ Club
McLaren
South Carolina Avenue
C. H. Westbrook
Shipping Board bars foreign flag transfers of large ships
The Shipping Board forbids transfers to foreign flag for American vessels over 1000 tons. Foreign governments may contract for sailing craft not larger than 1000 tons. The move targets brokers seeking high premiums. The policy does not affect the board's construction program and may aid small yards.
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Washington
Shipping Board
United States
Daring Escape After Sinking Ships Off New Jersey
Captain Thomassen of the Isabel B Wiley landed in New York with fifteen survivors from three vessels sunk by German submarines off the New Jersey coast. He described a perilous high seas dash toward land after taking aboard eleven Americans from the submarine and joining lifeboats from the Winneconne, Hauppauge, and Hattie Dunn.
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New York
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Isabel B. Wiley
New Jersey
Gilmore
Edna
Hauppauge
Hattie Dunn
Princess Bay
Newport News
Montevideo
Wiley
Winneconne
Wineconne
Only Large Submarines, Says Hurd Naval Writer
London reports Archibald S. Hurd, a noted naval writer, argues in The Daily Telegraph that Germany’s submarine cruisers are not feats of engineering beyond British ships. He contends their size, speed, and claimed 5,000 ton displacement are overstated, and praises British subs for their notable but constrained efforts.
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Hurd
Associated Press
London
Germany
Archibald S. Hurd
Tele
New York City Air Raid Signals Publicized During War Fear
Police Commissioner Enright announced emergency air raid signals amid German submarine threats off the coast. Residents will hear ten minutes of continuous sirens, then short blasts at twenty minutes to mark danger end, with lights to be extinguished until further notice after a Governor's Island defense conference.
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New York
Enright
Governor's Island
Allen A. Ryan
Division of National Defense
Military All
City to Dim Lights as Air Raid Precautions Expanded
Commissioner Enright announced a citywide light dimming order extending to Coney Island and all seashore resorts. Deputy Ryan warned U boats might carry planes over the city and said American planes would test the effect of the edict. Violators face police reports to the Justice Department.
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Ryan
Coney Island
Department of Justice
New York
London
Paris
Raiders recall giant submarine raid near Atlantic City
Interviews with U boat captain and Texel engineers describe a monster submarine attack on the sugar ship Texel. Survivors say two raiders may have operated as a team while destroyers passed nearby without signaling.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
N. J
Texel
Lowry
Atlantic City
Carl Peterson
Rahway
Peterson
Production of new vessels greatest for any month
The Shipping Board announced that May deliveries set a national record with 44 ships totaling 263 571 tons. Through May, 808 600 tons were produced, with strong steel deliveries in multiple cities and a goal of 500 000 tons for June.
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Washington
North Atlantic
Shipping Board
United Kingdom
Great Lakes
Great Britain
Philadelphia
Lorain
Toledo
Mani
Firing Heard Off Jersey Coast And Delaware Bay
Firing was heard off Cape May New Jersey this afternoon and again at night. Aviators sighted small boats with women and children several miles offshore, but the report was unconfirmed. Airplanes flew low over Delaware Bay mouth. In Lewes Delaware the same night firing was heard off the coast. The tanker Herbert L Pratt sunk yesterday by a submarine was hauled off the bar and towed to the Delaware Breakwater. Crew boarded and a move to Philadelphia was planned. Most of cargo remained intact.
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Delaware Bay
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Delaware Cape
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Delaware
Philadelphia
Sabine Reports Submarine Sighting Off South Carolina
The Mallory Line freighter Sabine arrived at Sabine Pass revealing an at sea warning of a German submarine off the South Carolina coast. The unidentified steamer warned the Sabine of the threat before the coastwise voyage continued.
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Atlantic
Mallory Line
Sabine
Caro
Tax Increase Call Drives Referendum Support in Ohio
The President warns of needing millions more in government revenue through income and excess profit taxes. The Anti-Saloon League seeks to reduce liquor and tobacco taxes, with the W C T U backing the effort. Ohio Home Rule Association urges a YES vote on the referendum amendment led by L H Gibson.
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L. H. Gibson
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Waterfront Buzz Over Lina Coast Submarine Escape Tale
Residents on the waterfront sparked by rumors of Lina Coast recounting an encounter with a submarine and a daring escape. The tale circulated as if firsthand, stirring curiosity and disbelief among locals.
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Lina
British destroyer sunk in collision
London reports a Royal Navy destroyer was sunk in a Friday collision. The Admiralty confirms no casualties among the crew.
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Associated Press
London
Admiralty
Tank steamer Herbert L. Pratt floated after sinking
The Herbert L. Pratt, sunk yesterday by a German submarine off the Delaware Capes, has been floated and is being towed to harbor for repairs, the Navy Department announced.
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Associated Press
Washington
Herbert L. Pratt
Delaware Capes
Navy Department
Fairbanks Dies After Stroke at Age 74
The biography recalls the late Vice President Charles Warren Fairbanks born in a log cabin at Unionville Center Ohio on May 11 1852. He rose from humble beginnings to lead Indiana Republicans in gold standard battles and served as U S Senator and Roosevelt era vice president before his 1908 presidential bid.
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Clemenceau Wins Confidence Vote In French Government
Premier Clemenceau secured a government confidence vote of 377 to 110 after addressing the Chamber of Deputies. He refused to disclose military siting details, citing public interest and ongoing investigations into responsibilities. He defended the army chiefs, saying it would be cowardly to act against those who deserved well of their country.
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Paris
Clemenceau
Chamber of Deputies
Marcel Cachin
M. Clemenceau
Broadtop Miners Vote to Return to Work
United Mine Workers and local union representatives voted to resume mining in the Huntington Broadtop coal field after three weeks of strike. The request includes a ten cent per ton bonus and will be arbitrated by representatives of the miners operators and the Fuel Administration.
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Associated Press
Washington
Huntington Broadtop
Fuel Administration
Garfield
John L. Lewis
The
United Mineworkers
Making Idleness a Crime Moves Forward in Minnesota
The State Public Safety Commission adopted an order making idleness a punishable offense. It prescribes imprisonment or a fine for idle conduct. The decision was announced in St. Paul on June 4 by Associated Press.
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State Public Safety Commission
Courage of Free Peoples Against Berlin Despotism
The text extols the free peoples and their soldiers as steadfast, enduring with faith to save civilization from German aggression. It emphasizes victory for freedom and the heroic resolve shown in prior defeats of German offensives.
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Call Million Youths (Continued From First Page)
The speaker argues that the young men registering will be classified to oppose the enemy on European battlefields and earn the undying affection of a grateful nation for their service.
Draft machinery again in motion in Ohio
Columbus, June 4. Ohio will begin registering all men who have turned 21 since June 5 last year at 7 a.m. through 9 p.m. local draft boards report readiness. Officials expect more than 50,000 registrants, but may be lower due to enlistments and a drop in births twenty one years ago.
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Columbus
Washington
Ohio
Navy
Wood
Kilwinning Chapter Stated Convocation June 5
Masonic Kilwinning Chapter No 97 R A M invites Royal Arch and Master Masons to a stated convocation Wednesday June 5 at 7 30 p m. Dues payable and routine business followed by entertainment and refreshments. H P A T Roever, Secretary.
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Royal Arch
Austin D. Baugh
H. P
Deaths Kennelly Vickers Wilder in area notices
Death notices list John Albert Kennelly age 59 of Covington Kentucky with funeral at his home June 6 at 10 AM. Minerva Fillmore Vickers died in Portland Oregon on June 3 formerly Cincinnati. Henry Clay Wilder died at home June 3 at 1 45 AM at 2383 Wilder Avenue in his eighty second year with funeral June 5 at 2 PM. Flowers omitted.
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John Albert
Alice Kennelly
Johnson
Banklick Street
Covington
Vickers
Minerva Fillmore Vickers
Portland
Ore
Cincinnati
Wilder
Henry Clay
Minnie D. Wilder
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