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Newspaper
New York Tribune
Location
New York, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1918
Page
11
Survivors from the German U-161 recount a planned fleet of submarines ordered to blockade Atlantic coasts. They claim six months of supplies, crew doubling, and officers aboard to convert raiders if captured. The voyage from Kiel aimed up the U S east coast with a six month provisioning, sighting Cape Hatteras.
Lieutenant John J. Lynch of the Royal Flying Corps describes London under air raids to a New York audience. He contrasts hooded street lamps, dimmed factories and bridges with New York’s brightness, explains blackout measures, and recounts how aviators and searchlights coordinate to meet German raids while civilians hide in cellars and dugouts during bombing and gas exposure risks.
First Mate George Gilliatt tells how the 250 foot U boat with two 6 inch guns commanded by a former German liner officer sank the Boston owned Jack M Haskell off New Jersey. The polite officer gave ten minutes to abandon ship and only one bucket of water and bread were allowed. Survivors, after drifting seventeen hours, were picked up by the Grecian and later intercepted by a naval patrol.
Washington reports questions raised whether German submarines raided American shipping off New Jersey or captured the missing collier Cyclops. Analysts deem a sea prize crew possible but unlikely, suggesting a night attack after Barbados departure with later navigation to Germany or a hidden port. The Cyclops disappearance with 800 aboard remains a mystery as U boat captain said he had been in American waters two months. A London note reports a British destroyer sunk in a collision with no casualties.
Captain Thomas Thomassen of the schooner Tankel S Wiley told of a night at sea after three vessels were sunk off the New Jersey coast by German submarines. He towed twelve survivors to a motor boat then took aboard twelve more before the U boat vanished. The Winneconne and Edna survivors rode lifeboats as the escort failed to aid. The Wiley limped toward shore with a small gasoline supply, finally picked up by a liner, with three Winneconne lifeboats left behind. The encounter occurred near a submarine above a 75 mile gulf, flags described as black and white diamonds signaling an enemy craft.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge declared the navy ready to tackle German U boats after a briefing with Secretary Daniels. He cited extensive anti submarine measures, suitable vessels, hydroplanes for patrols, and a capable coastal defense, adding that submarine raids should yield limited military effect and that waters of the North Atlantic remain challenging for attackers. He noted lights on ships were extinguished as a precaution and described recent near misses and aid calls from a tanker near the Delaware coast.
The Staats Zeitung editorial urges a large German stock citizens’ demonstration to prove loyalty to the United States. It argues there is only one united nation in wartime and that all Americans must rally under the Stars and Stripes despite German birth.
AN ATLANTIC voice reports the Savannah liner City of Columbus with passengers arrived in port after rumors that German submarines raided American shipping off New Jersey. No subs were sighted and officers heard a gun firing after the rescue of a caller from the Carolina but passengers did not realize they were in danger until Coast Guard patrols informed them.
The National War Economy Conference opens tonight at Horace Mann Auditorium 120th Street and Broadway with hundreds of officials business leaders and civic groups expected. Talks will urge budget systems thrift education in economy and reduced public spending. Sessions move to Hotel Astor tomorrow and conclude with a City Club dinner featuring governors lawmakers and major public figures.
In Tours a U S flag presented to American troops was shown to thanks. Speeches were given by General Jonneus, France’s mission chief to American headquarters, and Lt Colonel Edwards who led the American forces in belief in the Tous Yegion.
HUDSUN June 4 report shows German submarine activity in the Atlantic east increasing enrollment in the U S merchant marine training program. Henry Howard of Recruiting notes 128 men passed examinations today and will begin sea duty training immediately.
The British Admiralty issued an official denial today of a German wireless report that a captured English student was unloading munitions from the hospital ship Western Australia at Rouen harbor. The Admiralty states no munitions of any description were carried on the Western Australia or any other British hospital ship.
PITILADELPHIA June 4 Germany has devised a new weapon and method for its campaign against American and other Allied shipping. The new four time bomb is smaller lighter than a torpedo and explodes with little noise without sinking a ship outright. Divers say bombs rather than torpedoes sank the Edna off Port Richmond. A commander with the time bomb halts a ship and bombs it from outside, three hours later the vessel blows up, while the submarine slips away unseen. The device is lighter, quieter, yet equally effective.
German raiders mined the mouth of Delaware Bay as submarine chasers and hydro aircraft patrolled the area. Ensign Allyn Ryerson Jennings from Philadelphia attacked a submarine with a hydro aircraft near a sunken tanker, reporting no confirmed hits. A wide naval search continued offshore, with officials in Washington warned and coastal bases in close contact.
Washington reports a warship fired on a target but struck the battleship Louisiana by accident. One man died Fireman Moses L. Morgan of Gulf Point was killed aboard while Fireman Roy H. Jolley of Water Mill Long Island was injured in the incident aboard the U S S Housatonic May.
London June. Archibald S Hurd, naval writer, argues German submarine cruisers are overhyped. He says they are about 2000 tons, under 300 feet, surface speed ~12 knots, submerged ~10 knots, not 28 or 1450 feet as claimed. British subs target more and perform magnificently despite fewer targets. He calls German campaign a defiance of law and humanity.
Governor Edge spoke at a convention of the Imperial Temple Ancient Arabic Order Nobles Mystic Shrine. He dismissed sea serpent fears and warned that submarines are being sent to German harbors. He urged pursuit by Uncle Sam and noted Atlantic City sand bars block hotel access.
In Asbury Park New Jersey proprietors of amusements and hotels lit up tonight amid no orders from the War Department to dim or close. Authorities said no such instructions were received and operations resumed as normal. Clyde Liner Huron Makes Port at Atlantic Port
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