Raids Round German Clubs as 64 Held in East Side
United States Marshal Thomas D. McCarthy and Charles De Woody led about 200 Secret Service men in raids on German clubs across the East Side following submarine attacks. Sixty four unregistered Germans were jailed at East 104th Street Station. officials vow more arrests as they seek nineteen prominent suspects.
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Upper East Side
United States
Thomas D. McCarthy
Charlies W. de Woody
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Jap Per
Secret Service
East 104Th Street
East Lth Street
Marshal McCarthy
de Woody
John Senaff
Germany
Martin Hanger
Berlin
Vgterman
Iheum Winter
U S Navy Tightens Watch as German Submarines Reach U S Waters
Rear Admiral Usher says submarine moves must be confirmed by Washington while patrol fleets sweep nearby waters. A Mitchell Palmer urges patriotic lawyers to aid in seizing enemy property, with potential federal holdings near 800 million dollars.
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Wway
Navy
Usher
Thir
Navy Department
Washington
A. Mitchell Palmer
Bureau of Investigation
Francis P. Garvan
Palmer
House Appropriations Committee
Second Visit Here of an Armed U Boat
The article recounts Germany's second coastal submarine campaign against the United States during 1916. It details the U-53 and U-1 incursions off Nantucket and Newport, listing ships sunk or halted such as the Stephano, Strathdene, Aiigaston, Inward bound, Broomersdijk, Kristian Knudsen, and the Kansan, with notes on the Deutschland and Bremen ventures and other long-range cruises by U-51 and U-85.
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Germany
United States
Nantucket
Hans Rose
Newport
Red Cross
Stephano
Halifax
New York
Strathdene
West Point
Aiigaston
Broomersdijk
G. Rotterdam
Kristian Knudsen
London
Kansan
Deutschland
Baltimore
Bremen
New London
North Sea
Dardanelles
Atlantic
Greece
Spain
Pola
Adriatic
Cartagena
Alfonso
Aviation group urges air mail expansion for long distance training
A Aero Club of America committee urged extending airplane mail service to train aviators for submarine hunting and bombing. They asked Post Office to connect New York to Boston and Washington to Chicago via intermediate cities, with War Department cooperation.
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Aero Club of America
Alan R. Hawley
Henry Woodhouse
Board of Governors
Praeger
War Department
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Mr. Woodhouse
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Boston
Chicago
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Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Dayton
Detroit
Airplane Fleet Sails From Long Island to Patrol Coast
More than a hundred dirigibles and airplanes depart Hazlehurst Field Manhasset to scout the coast from Sandy Hook to eastern Long Island. Regular Army aviators fly 20 miles out to sea circling Long Island Sound. Flights continue through nightfall with future armed gear planned.
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di Il
Canady
Coast Aviation
Mineola
L. I
E.mander
Hazidur
Mann
Long Island Sound
Atlantic
Sandy Hook
Long Island
Hazlehurst Field
No Trace of Survivors Reported From Coast Patrols
Patrol boats scoured coast from Sandy Hook to Barnegat and returned with no trace of life boats wreckage or submarine activity. Several vessels remained at sea while coast stations reported no U-boat contact or attacked ships.
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New York Times
Asbury Park
N. J
Sandy Hook
Barnegat
German submarine sinks Irish fishing fleet off coast
A Belfast dispatch to the Daily Telegraph reports twelve or more fishing boats from a larger fleet leaving Irish ports on May 80 were sunk by a German submarine near the Irish coast. The sub appeared among the vessels and compelled crews to row ashore before shelling. All gear was lost but no lives were reported.
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London
Belfast
Daily Telegraph
New York Closes Port to Shipping Amid U-Boat Fears
News from Washington confirms undersea craft in American waters as shipping halts nationwide. Government bars vessel departures except excursion boats. armed liners remain unshielded while officials map fleets and warn lines of peril. Marine superintendents monitor positions as a passenger ship’s safety is checked.
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Washington
Federal insurance rates unchanged amid U boat threat near U S coast
Washington officials said government war risk rates on hulls and cargoes would not change yet as submarine activity nears American shores. The Navy and Treasury weigh possible rate shifts or commerce suspension, while private underwriters likely raise prices. Police prepare emergency plans and rescue protocols in case of aerial raids and submarine attacks.
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New York Times
Washington
America
British Isles
McAdoo
W. C. Delaney
War Risk Insurance
France
Enright
Army
Navy Department
Department of Gas, Water Supply and Electricity
London
England
Jump in Marine Insurance Rates on U Boat News
News of U boats off the New Jersey coast sent marine insurers into a rate surge. Coastwise policies rose from 0.74 to 1.0 percent per 100 then to 1.2 to 2.0 percent per 100, with some notes at 2 percent. Underwriters withdrew from new business, yet maintained existing regulars at high, unsettled prices until clarity emerged.
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New Jersey
New York
Sinking of Coastwise Fleet Hits Boston Harbor
Boston reports heavy losses to its coastwise fleet from German submarine actions off the Jersey coast. Three four-masted schooners, Edward H. Cole, Jacob M. Haskell, and Samuel W. Hathaway, all owned by Crowell and Thurlow, are sunk and the steamship City of Columbus under Savannah line is feared lost with cargo valued high. Estimated daily loss may exceed $2.5 million. passengers aboard City of Columbus include Mrs. Oliver B. Nobbs and her daughter Flora.
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New York Times
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Mass
Hun
Jersey
Edward H. Cole
Jacob M. Haskell
Samuel W. Hathaway
Crowell & Thurlow
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Wollaston
American Unitarian Association
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Sticklestad
Navy Will Guard Ships Not To Stop Troopships
Secretary Daniels told the Senate and House Naval Affairs committees that U S policy will convoy transports with destroyers across the Atlantic and keep battleships in the war zone. He argued German sub attacks are strategic to rally American resolve and that coastwise shipping remains protected.
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Naval Affairs Committees
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Daniels
America
Lincoln
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Germany
England
Coast amply protected by hydroaero planes along coast
Washington officials said the American coast is amply protected with hydroaero planes and scout planes deployed at several coastal sites. Naval authorities foresee no need to increase hydroplane numbers for coast service but plan to obtain more for battle cruisers and ships. Submarine activity on this side of the Atlantic is expected to intensify.
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New York Times
Washington
Atlantic
New shipping offsets sinkings by U boat activity
Report from Washington on the first quarter of 1918 shows submarine sinkings averaging about 600000 tons deadweight per month, totaling 1800000 tons. May output from American shipyards rises, with expectations of shipping production outpacing losses as British, American, and neutral tonnage bridge the gap until U.S. yards fully mobilize.
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New York Times
Washington
Great Britain
Sweden
Clyde Liner Mohawk Safe In Port
The Clyde Line steamship Mohawk was reported to have left Atlantic port yesterday and was thought to be in a submarine operating area but is now safe in port according to line officials.
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Mohawk
Atlantic
Clyde Line
Tanker Pratt Sunk Off Cape Henlopen by German Submarine
The tanker Herbert L. Pratt, three miles off Cape Henlopen, was sunk at 4 o'clock by a well-aimed torpedo from a German submarine. The Arco escaped after a dangerous run under shellfire toward the Delaware Breakwater. All crew were rescued by the pilot boat Philadelphia and landed at Lewes with no injuries. Naval scout boats fired offshore but it was unclear if they scored a hit. Coast guard patrols tightened as lights were out and patrols ring Delaware Bay and Cape May.
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Delaware
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Cape Henlo
Mexico
Philadelphia
Arco
Pratt
Rehobeth
Lewes
Robert Chambers
Landrey
Reed Island
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Navy
Pellmell
Cape May
New Jersey
British Reported Two U Boats Sailing West
Shipping circles acknowledged British Admiralty reports that two German submarines of the latest type left the North Sea and were sighted westward. Observations placed one near longitude 2 degrees west and another near 19 degrees west.
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