Victims of U-Boat Arrive Here Safely
Fifty survivors from the British transports Dwinsk and Ascania reached harbor after British lifeboats were shelled by an American steamer mistaken for a camouflaged U-boat. Survivors describe slow relief and rationing aboard lifeboats as they awaited transport back to England.
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Boata
Steward Skilling
Cook
Atlantic
Transort
Ascania
Cunardne
Cape Ray
Newfoundland
Institute
England
Theroz
German Raider Reported Near West Indies
Masters of vessels arriving from Central and South America report a fast armed German raider near West Indian waters. Described as a cruiser about 770 feet long with speed 15 to knots, she reportedly sunk a Finnish steamship east of Hamilton Bermuda and shelled two American merchants who escaped. British and American navies have been notified and protective steps are underway.
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Norfolk
West Indian
Central
America
Hamilton
Bermuda
Heralder
United States
Central America
Submarine's Blast Wrecks Itself After Munition Ship Disaster
London May 2 report says a submarine that destroyed a munition ship was wrecked by its own explosion. The incident highlights dangers of naval warfare as salvage and rescue efforts proceed with limited details available.
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London
British Admiralty Statement On Torpedoed Ship
A U boat torpedoed a British ship without warning and opened fire after surfacing. The second shell exploded in the ammunition hold, nearly demolishing the submarine, lifting its gun and tearing its side. A munition crew member recounted being enveloped in black smoke, knocked overboard, and later rescued by a lifeboat.
Adrift Five Days on Plane Lieutenant Rescued
Lieutenant Knight B. Owen of the Naval Flying Corps and a companion drifted five days and nights in the North Sea after a plane accident. They were picked up exhausted by a destroyer and are recuperating in England. Owen is staying with Mrs Spencer-Clay, formerly Pauline Astor, at Ford Manor Lingfield. He is the son of Mrs W B Owen of Vineyard Haven.
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New Bedford
Mass
North Sea
Knight B. Owen
Naval Flying Corps
England
Owen
Mer
Spencer
U Boat Threat Forces Late Atlantic Passage
Passengers aboard a British steamship from the West Indies report zigzagging along the coast and staying far at sea to avoid a German submarine. The captain learned of the Dwinsk attack last week and steered wide of the coast before entering the port, delaying arrival by three days.
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Atlantic
West Indies
Dwinsk
War Labor Board May Order Higher Streetcar Fares
The National War Labor Board, after a preliminary hearing, will consider increasing streetcar wages without regard to company finances and may require fare hikes. Taft and Walsh said a report on federal authority to enforce increases should be ready tomorrow. Cities cited include Detroit Cleveland Sergnton and East St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National War Labor Board
Taft and
Walsh
Taft
Detroit
Cleveland
Sergnton
East St. Louis
Public Service Commission
War Finance Corporation
Conferees Approve Eight-Hour Day for Federal Workers
Senate and House conferees reach agreement on a bill adding one hour to the standard workday for civil service employees beginning July 1. Thousands of department clerks in Washington and other cities will receive an extra 120 dollars annually. Sub treasuries in Baltimore Boston Chicago Cincinnati New Orleans New York Philadelphia St Louis and San Francisco will remain open as the House had voted to abolish.
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Washington
Senate
House
Borland
Missouri
Baltimore
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
New Orleans
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
San Francisco
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Sandy Mook
Pritchard
Fleamen'’S Church Institute
South Street
Cunard Line
John McKay
Nelson
Sandy Hook
Neen
Torpea
Tely
Lieut. Owen
David Brown
Continental
Automotive Sales Corporation
West 55Th ST
New York City
W.S
W.S.S
Carmen
War Labor Board
Court of Appeals
Board of Estimate
New York Railways Company
Monroe
National War Savings
Uncle Sam
Nuvester
Monroe Clothes
Manhattan
Nassau
Cortland
Matason
Acad Music Cor
Bronx
Bergen Ave
Brooklyn
Topstairs
Pigott
Mel Bee
Lofty
Retail Clothiers
Theroz Weiss
Guy Empey
France
Sree
Soldier Theroz
Perez
Mark Cross
Gimbel Brother Military Supplies
BR. H. Macy & Co. Sporting Goods Dept
Stern Brothers Sporting Goods
James McCreery & Co
B. Altman & Co
John Wanamaker
Franklin Simon & Co
Abercrombie & Fiteh Lord & Taylor
Rogers Peet Co
Scheverling Daly & Galen von Lengerke
Detmold
Penn
Station Drag Co
Park & Tilford
Acker, Merrall & Condit Co
Brooks Brothers & Brothers Metropolitan Hardware Co
Grand Central Terminal
Hudson Terminal
Baker, Murray & Imbrie, Inc
Warren Dr
J. B. Crook & Co., Inc
Pt. A. O. Sehwara Sporting Goods Dept
Ales. Taylor & Co
42Nd St
B. Davega Co
Broadway
Cortlandt
Browning King & Co
R. W
Basic Products Corporation
Wool Worth Tower
Lawrenceburg
Indiana
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