U Boat Hunts by Destroyers and Submarines
The article recounts Allied submarine warfare and destroyer actions against German U-boats. It highlights American destroyer escorts sinking a U-boat after a perilous chase, a British submarine commander sinking a target with torpedoes, and multiple perilous surface and depth-charge exchanges, illustrating the high risks and daring of undersea combat.
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Admiralty
Selieton
Whitehall
Nelson
Davy Jones
Ocker
A livelier gait needed at home for war effort
In Winston Salem the War Savings campaign is struggling as the American Army in France grows to over 1.5 million troops and consumes 6.76 million pounds of food daily. Officials urge stronger home-front sacrifice to meet the $6 million daily savings goal and support soldiers with food munitions and medical care.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
France
America
The Old Negro's Soliloquy and De Lawd's Call
A narrative poem reflects a speaker who delays and shirks duties, then reassesses when the Lawd assigns a task. The speaker contemplates guilt, fate, and responsibility, realizing personal affairs must yield to the divine work set for them. The piece uses a sermonlike voice to urge acceptance of duty.
U Boat Raid Near U S Coast Stirs War-Weary Nation
German submarine activity near American shores is taken as a sign of desperation by Washington as the U boat campaign fails to sink overseas-bound ships. Navy officials report several coastal sinkings while warning Congress of coastal protection and recounting ships sunk or damaged with crew losses and rescues.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Atlantic
New Jersey
Navy
Berlin
Europe
America
Navy Department
Carolina
France
Daniels
Capitol
House Naval Committee
Congress
Department
Nell
Thip Carolina
Admiral Benson
German press calls for new peace offensive
Amsterdam reports the Kreuz Zeitung urges a public peace offensive rather than an offer, arguing Germany’s recent military successes justify a concrete proposal. It warns that without a government plan internal unity weakens and rumors of clashes between government and generals rise, proposing a commission to draft a full peace program.
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Amsterdam
Kreuz Zeitung
Germany
North Carolina Flour Import Ban Urged by Food Administrator
Raleigh June 3 The Food Administration chief Henry A Page urged North Carolina wholesale and retail merchants to stop importing flour from outside the state to ensure local supplies. He noted North Carolina has its share and more of the national flour and asked small mills to divert exportable flour to state markets. He said compliance is expected and noncompliance will be viewed unfavorably.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
United States
Toda
Henry A. Page
Reefrain
Page
Saloon Keepers Told to Purchase Bonds
St Louis excise chief probes liquor licenses as 500 saloon keepers face bond checks for Liberty purchases. After a letter to saloon owners, 1300 reported bond buys while nonresponders were urged to buy. Commissioner says license eligibility hinges on bond ownership.
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St. Louis
Lewis
Lawyers to Work on Farms Vacation Project
The Missouri State Bar Association urges lawyers statewide to take a summer break to harvest wheat on Missouri and Kansas farms. In St. Louis and beyond, lawyers from Kansas City St. Joseph and Springfield join, including retired Judge John F. Phillips and former Missouri Supreme Court member Judge John Kennish.
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St. Louis Mo
Missouri State Bar Association
Missouri
Kansas
St. Louis
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Springfield
John F. Phillips
United States District Court
John Kennish
Mmssouri Supreme Court
Bowe Speaks On Indian Ills And Remedies
In Des Moines Iowa a missionary from India told of traveling to the interior where illness struck him. He carried Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy which he credits with saving his life. He says the remedy is used there to prevent and cure cholera and milder complaints.
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Des Moins
Iowa
India
Chamberlain
Coun
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Herbert L. Pratt
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Lewes
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