Five Minutes Asked Officers and Sailors Rescued at Sea
Navy transcript details the Edward H. Cole sinking by a U boat off Barnegat and the Bristol rescuing eleven Cole crew members after limited lifeboat drift. Additional rescue near Absecon channel saved 38 aboard Winneconne and two other vessels with eight days aboard U 151 prisoners.
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Washington
Navy Department
Bristol
Edward M. Cole
Edward H. Cole
Cole
Barnegat Light
Barnegat
New York
Atlantic
Winmeconne
Abseconn Channel
E. S. Estes
Mollory Line
Enda
Wattle Dunn
Estes
Norfolk
Providence
Patham Bank
Jollnet
Edna
Hattie Dunn
Mariners Report Stranded Boats Far Off Coast
About 30 miles from land and after roughly 20 hours of pulling, two vessels near Absecon Light were turned over to a submarine. Captains N. Gilmore of the Hattie Dunn en route Charleston to New York in ballast and W. Knudson of the Winneconne hound from Newport News are named in the encounter.
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Edward H. Cole
Barnegat Light
Cole
Bristol
New Jersey
Coastwise Transportation Company
Boston
Absecon Light
N. Gilmore
Hattie Dunn
Charleston
New York
W. Knudson
Winneconne Hound
Newport News
Atlantic
New England
Bowton
Two Divers Reported Sunk By U Boat Attacks
Washington reports by Secretary Daniels reveal multiple U boat sinkings officials list the schooners Jacob Haskell and Isabella Wiley and the steamer Herbert L Pratt with crew losses. Other vessels include Edward H Cole and Hattie Dunn with minimal casualties as rescue efforts continue amid fear for the Carolina liner's fate.
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Washington
Daniels
Navy Department
Jacob H. Haskell
Boston
Norfolk
Isabel B. Wiley
Hattie Dunn
Rockland
Charleston
Edward H. Cole
Jacob Haskell
Isabella D. Wiley
Bath
Herbert I. Pratt
American forces fight with spirit halt German advance
Paris reports American troops on the western Chempaigne salient stopping the German push near Nevilly wood and counterattacking. U.S. and French forces on the Marne drive Germans back after a river crossing, while ships and schooners like City of Columbus and Hattie Dunn are reported sunk or missing amid submarine activity.
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Paris
Chempaigne Salient
Nevilly Wood
Marne
United States
Aisne
Ourcq
Hernant Silly la Hoterie
City of Columbus
Savannah
Boston
Edna
Lewes
Del
New York
Hattie Dunn
Bunuel W. Hathiway
French Girl Genevieve Reille Garners Washington Society Attention
Miss Genevieve Reille, cattenter of Baron Reille of the French high commission, ranks as one of the most popular women war visitors in Washington. War missions have enriched social life in the capital, giving entertainments a cosmopolitan air akin to European capitals.
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Genevieve Reille
Cattenter
Baron Reille
French High Commission
United States
Washington
Survivors of U-Boat Attack Picked Up by English Steamer
Atlantic Port June 4 Nineteen passengers of the Carolina have been landed by a British steamer. Several empty lifeboats riddled with shells were seen at sea.
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Carolina
Atlantic
Allies Bombard Cologne Killing 146 and Wounding 150
An Allied air raid on Cologne killed 146 people and left 150 injured. The attack caused widespread panic among residents as the city endured the bombing on June 4.
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Washington
Cologne
Strange Malady Strikes Madrid in Epidemic Surge
A Times dispatch reports 100000 Madrid residents afflicted by a mysterious illness with 700 deaths in Spain over the past ten days. The rapid spread triggers urgent health concerns across the country.
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London
Madrid
The
Times
Spain
Baseball Scores Across Major Leagues Today
National League results include Boston 3 Chicago 5 and St Louis 13 over 12 innings. New York 2 Pittsburgh 3 and Brooklyn 2 Chicago 9. American Association reports Kansas City 6 Milwaukee 5 and Columbus 5 Toledo 2. St Paul Minneapolis postponed due to wet grounds.
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Boston
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Detroit
Rossen
Teve Cleveland
Washington
Philadelphia
American Association
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Columbus
Toledo
Indianapolis
Loulaville
St. Paul-Minneapolis
Perch
Cincinnati
Henan
Cascadeys
Canons
Wapeeebseaass
Brooklyn Coes
St Louis
Lis
Cleveland
Wilson Aids Russ Move in Allied Cause
London dispatch reports growing pro Allied sentiment within Russia aided by President Wilson's sympathy. Russian democracy welcomes British moves showing friendship and the Novoe Vedomosti defends allies policy and thanks Wilson for his friendly utterances.
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London
Russia
Wilson
Petrograd
Daily Express
Novoe Vedomosti
Allies Down 1127 Planes in May Fronts
The Times reports a record 1,127 airplanes were downed on all battle fronts in May. Thirteen German aircraft shot down on the western front were credited to American pilots.
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London
Times
Huns to Use Convicts in Army Regiments
The Prussian diet has sent a proposal to the German Reichstag allowing imprisoned individuals to enter the army for formation of special regiments. Copenhagen reports June 28 noting this plan amid wartime measures and potential parole for convicts.
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Copenhagen
Reichstag
French Break Up Great Attack Between Bouresches and Chateau Thierry
Paris reports a resumed battle in France with heavy fighting between the Oise and the Marne. French and British forces retake ground north of Champlat and south of Ville-en-Tardenois while German divisions suffer heavy losses. Reinforcements arrive as Paris braces for a major offensive. Haig and Reuter call the day hopeful with several prisoner and weapon captures. Veteran telegraphers mourn David S. Anderson in Chicago.
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Bouresches
Chateau Thierry
Paris
France
War Office
Oise
Deren
Soissons
Paves
Rolles
Villeen- Tardenois
Champlat
Foch
Marne
le Matin
Petit Parisien
Gemer’ Foch
General Stain
Chateau Thierry-Paris
London
Bagaté
Reuter
Berlin
Chaudun
Oureq
Reims
Flanders
Haig
Vieux Berguin
Merville Merrix
Lys
Arras
Lens
Marshal Haig
Frazeese
Fland
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Herbert L. Pratt
Overfalls
Delaware
Pratt
Winneconne
Hattle Dunn
American
Atlantic Seaboard
Naval Intelligence Bureau
Virginia
Edward Nt. Cole
Navy
Butreau
Beach Haven
N. J
Coast Guard
Long Island
Tera
Tsubel B. Wiley
Block Island
West Indies
Sittrteteri
Russ
Allies
Petain
Faverolles
David
Anderson
Board of Trade
Western Puion Telegraph Company
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