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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1918
Page
1
Desperate blows aimed at Paris are repelled. Mount Choisy and Faverolles retaken. Soissons area remains contested while Rheims shows little change. German losses rise. Prussian Guards withdraw. Allies poised for possible counteroffensive, with Paris rail corridor under threat and Fo ch expected to strike.
By the Associates with the French Army in France on June 3 the Prussian Guards Division has been pulled back by the German High Command after heavy casualties. German losses worsen daily as the offensive began with a system of filtering through Allied lines.
Dublin June 3 The Lord Lieutenant proclaims 50 000 voluntary recruits with 2 000 to 3 000 monthly to support Irish divisions The first call targets 18 to 27 year olds and promises land legislation for fighters Washington June 8 The volunteer call signals Britain may suspend conscription in Ireland until voluntary recruiting demonstrates its adequacy
In a morning artillery duel northwest of Toul American and German fire raged for hours with gas and high explosives. Lieutenant Sumner Sewall of Bath Maine shot down an enemy two seater after a dogfight as Germans and Americans clashed in five flights, with at least one enemy biplane believed downed and the wreckage displayed at Toul.
Secretary Daniels told the House Naval Committee that Atlantic coast defences against submarines are adequate and no recall of vessels for the war zone is needed. He said German aims include frightening Americans into demanding the return of naval forces abroad.
U boat threats trigger immediate coastal defense surge from New England to Cape May. Army pilots over Long Island and Jersey coast patrol sea and sky with depth bombs and rad devices as 1000 planes and balloons join the hunt. Coast guard and naval units accelerate readiness. foreign airmen may bolster the force today.
Quoted by Skipper C M Gilmore Edna prisoner for eight days aboard a raiding U boat the German commander said he would not waste a torpedo on ships other than troop transports and that he had fuel and provisions to remain another month in these waters before heading back The captain also said he was surprised by America's entry into the war and discussed the issue amiably with his captives after landing at an Atlantic port last night.
In Washington June ning rector General McAdoo ordered a full report on arming railroad administration ships in Atlantic and Gulf coastwise trade to guard against submarine attacks. The railroad administration authorized that all necessary measures will be taken to guard the railroad owned ships.
News describes a sustained submarine attack near New Jersey and New York waters. Eleven ships and four steamers, seven sail, plus two tankers and many fishing craft, are missing or sunk. Survivors report shipboard scenes and cautious German raider actions. one dead, about 400 missing from the Carolina and City of Columbus.
The following vessels are known to have been sunk by U-boats near the American coast. The Carolina steamer 5,017 tons. Texel steamer 7,000 tons. Edward H. Cole four-masted schooner. Winneconne steamer. Jacob M. Haskell four-masted schooner. Isabel B. Wiley three-masted schooner. Samuel W. Hathaway four-masted schooner. Hattie Dunn three-masted schooner. Edna schooner. Herbert L. Pratt tanker 6,372 tons. Happang schooner 179 tons. City of Columbus steamer 5,433 tons. two unidentified tankers.
German submarines off the U S coast prompt naval authorities to warn that Berlin seeks to terrorize and disrupt Allied lines of supply. The article notes possible broader aims include blocking transports and air supplies, with continued U boat activity and convoy patterns discussed as of early June.
Norfolk reports indicate five German U boats operating along the Atlantic coast with two sighted off the Virginia capes. Me Len says others reported off New Jersey and North Carolina as no engagements with U S ships noted. Texel sinking sixty miles off New York harbor at 4 21 p m Sunday, crew of thirty land at Atlantic City after thirty two hours in boats. Frank Ryan saved the ship mascot cat amid shellfire. cargo valued at more than Continued on Page 4.
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