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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1918
Page
19
A mass of chaotic reports from Bohemia describe widespread riots and disorder. Vienna papers recount martial law in Bosnia and street clashes, with officials unable to halt disturbances, as Prague and other cities endure fires and protests amid wartime strain.
A dispatch from Dublin reports measures to place Limerick and Tipperary under special military rule. Oath of office is required for local officials before authority is exercised. Dublin Nationalists debated whether MPs should return to Westminster, with no definite date set.
London dispatch shows British casualties for May at 166,802 with 14,984 killed or died of wounds and 155,506 wounded or missing. Weekly figures hovered near 100,000 as German offensives surged, reflecting continuing heavy losses across sectors including Flanders and major fronts.
The piece notes Clemenceau praising soldiers' morale after a front return. He says the troops are cheered and ready to fight, reflecting strong confidence in their resolve and the leadership's trust in them.
The report indicates activity in Flanders in May 1941 as British forces conduct cautious raiding and bombardment along the front. The action is described as limited and concentrated in specific sectors with ongoing bombardment and patrols.
Fragmented OCR recounts a Jersey City soldier named Samuel Ninth Sternt connected to the Jat Brigade Artillery. It mentions his sister Jennie and a May 17 hospital event in Jersey City, with references to injury and ongoing service in Lehigh area.
A garbled report describes a mysterious episode impacting an American envoy and mentions names like Anabel and Ur i Meee in fragmented terms. The text hints at a May 31 event and a tense situation across provinces, but specifics are unclear.
German long range artillery resumed bombardment of Paris on March 4 as Parisian defensesBrace for further strikes. Reports cite ongoing shelling affecting central districts with casualties and evacuations underway. Authorities urge civilians to seek shelter while mobilizing air defenses.
A damaged casualty report notes the U S Transport Lincoln was sunk by a torpedo. Names appear alongside scattered addresses including Locust Hill Avenue Fred Hooter Orchid Street Tod Moony and Broadway and Oak Street, with several individuals listed in fragmented form.
The President Lincaly launched in 1907 as a premier transatlantic steamer alongside the President Grant. Built at Belfast by Harland & Wolff, it carried nearly 4000 and featured cabin innovations. Known as a sea mammoth, it later faced wartime repurposing and loss of a Lincoln portrait amid saboteur acts and government seizures.
Officers report a German submarine fired a torpedo at a steamer in the mid Atlantic danger zone while half the voyage back to the United States had been completed. The torpedo missed by two feet as the ship zigzagged and the submarine disappeared beneath the surface.
Reports from Washington on May 1 state the Spanish steamer Maria Ma was shelled by a U boat fatally wounding the captain and several aboard. A lifeboat capsize caused drownings while the submarine helped rescue survivors. the commander apologized claiming he did not know the ship was Spanish.
An American traveler returning from abroad described a U boat attack off the Irish coast in May. A British transport engaged the submarine, torpedoed it, and the enemy craft was split in two as destroyers protected the convoy.
On May 1 American aviators shot down another German aircraft northwest of Toul as air combat continued along the front. Lieutenant Edward Rickenbacher, formerly an auto racer, rescued Lieutenant James Meissner after a damaged machine, then single handed, fought off multiple German planes. Rickenbacher attacked five enemy machines, saving Meissner, and another American pilot and five others pursued two more Germans near Apremont, with one crashing in a wood and another overturning on the ground.
The May 11 casualty list from the army names sixty personnel with actions including killed in action, died of wounds, and died of disease. Officers listed include Richard Anderson of St. Louis and Robert Griffith of Athens along with others from Grand Rapids, Wilmington, Enfield, and Fort Washington. Also noted are marines Cargoral Stinley B. Zyglarski and Corporal Les L. Gurtiz among the dead, and many soldiers reported wounded or missing across multiple states.
Amsterdam May General Alexander von Liowingen appointed commander in chief of Brandenburg for the duration of the war by the German Emperor, formerly commander of a firing group on the eastern front.
London report states Sir Chancellor Bonar Law said the Prince of Wales payment to Pope Benedict was made with government approval and strictly in accordance with policy. The remark came in response to a question about the affair.
A Pershing casualty list reports ten New York men among 60 American casualties. Killed in action are Lt Malcolm White of Southampton and Stanley Belew, with others wounded or missing. Notables include Lt White, a civil engineer and hero who helped shield shells from a German plane, and Lt Franke Plant McCreery, Dartmouth graduate, killed in an accident. Also listed are men from Manhattan and Newark areas, detailing residences and occupations, plus families awaiting word on status.
In Amsterdam May, Emperor William conferred upon Crown Prince Frederick William the Star and promoted him to Grand Commander of the Royal Order of the House of Hohenzollern with swords. The telegram expresses pride in the unit’s great successes and extends heartfelt congratulations on this distinguished honor.
Bombs fell near a hospital in a French village injuring none of the patients, while a French house nearby killed a mother and two children. Five American nurses at the hospital tended patients despite shattered glass and moving patients to safety. Three American ambulances were struck. one crew member described a direct blast that wrecked an ambulance but left patients uninjured aside from shock. Soldiers aided the wounded amid debris as bombs continued and planes buzzed overhead. A large funeral establishment opposite the hospital was also bombed and wrecked, yet panic was avoided and morale remained high among the Allied staff.
Amsterdam report describes a large heavy aerial truck being burned near Zeebrugge Thursday night. At around 1 am an explosion caused by powder mingling with the blaze lit the neighborhood. Flames rose high as the blast rippled through the area, per local telegram chatter.
Despite German planes overhead, a Memorial Day service near an American cemetery by the front continued in a quiet, simple manner. French civilians placed flowers on the graves as antiaircraft fire and raiders pressed nearby, while villages behind the American line faced attacks.
London dispatch reports German reprisals in Ukraine drenched villages near Kiev with gas causing whole communities to suffocate. Dispatch cites Daily Express and Alextogund. The report notes widespread peasant unrest and Bolshevik calls for troops, with German forces disarming Ukrainian towns at Odessa and capturing notable figures.
Cologne cancels a major religious procession for Coypus Christi after Allied air raid fears as British officials assured no bombing during the event. Cardinal von Hartmann requested the halt through authorities with Vatican coordination. The city had recently endured bombardment with a shell striking a church and several hospitals hit.
Reports from Amsterdam May 31 describe German hospital patients in Munich and Rosenheim resisting military medical care. Wards were wrecked and a hospital burned as inmates protested electric shocks and other punitive methods. Deputies prepare questions for John Relchatae regarding alleged ill treatment.
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