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Newspaper
New York Times
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
1
Allied report notes two more ships sunk in our waters while French forces battled a U boat, Americans aiding two ships. Analysis suggests pause in German drive may signal weakness and a Fabian strategy by General Foch aims to conserve men and halt enemy advances.
War dispatches report American forces near Veuilly la Poterie repelling a German drive amid heavy fighting in the woods. Parallel coverage praises American resolve at Cantigny and Lorrai ne as Allied hopes hinge on fresh American divisions. Editorial notes warn Germans of expected sustained American counterthrust.
German submarine attack near Virginias capes sinks a neutral steamer named Eibs. Officials report no advance in insurance and no reason for alarm as measures to shield transports to Europe from U boats are discussed. Raids are said to have caused no major disruption. Special to The New York Times. Washington June 5.
Reports from Secretary Daniels describe the French steamer Radioleine engaging a German submarine off the Atlantic coast. An American destroyer arrived to aid, allowing the French ship to escape unscathed with no casualties.
Captain Hansen and ten Mengel crewmen describe a German commander claiming he sank seven ships on Sunday and four on Monday before Mengel was sunk 125 miles southeast of Sandy Hook. Survivors of the Carolina and 250 Mengel crewmen were saved by Danish and other ships and brought to New York. The Mengel schooner, a 1100 gross ton four master, was built in Pensacola for Caribbean Steamship Co.
American marines report another successful engagement on the Marne battlefield. They say they wiped out a large enemy patrol, captured machine guns, killed many Germans, and took prisoners after heavy fighting near Weuilly Wood.
Captain Arden PD Doty of the United States Army reported the Edna bombed by a submarine on Saturday May 25 was not sunk. The Mohawk towed her to the Delaware Breakwater after finding the derelict Hattie Dunn and Hauppauge, with the Edna carrying oil and gasoline and sustaining only a small hole from the explosion.
Enumeration lists vessels attacked or towed in by enemy submarines with dates from May 24 to June 4. Entries include schooners Fana Hattie Dunn Winneconne Hauppauge Edward H Cole Isabel Wiley Jacob Haskell and Sam, steamers Carolina Texel Pratt and Ebbsvold with tonnages. Net loss totals 16,367 tons after adjustments for Pratt and FEilna.
A note from Adri describes Horsford's Acid Phosphate as a refreshing remedy. A teaspoonful stirred in water is claimed to quench thirst and cleanse the palate.
Survivors of the passenger liner Carolina recount the peril as a German U boat commander threatened to shell the ship to stop wireless signaling. Of 342 aboard, 41 percent survive, with 19 passengers and 9 crew unaccounted for as destroyers pursued the submarine after warnings. The attack followed earlier sinking of another vessel and the zigzagging ship crossed paths with the submarine near the coast.
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