U-Boat Raid Spur To America Tells Naval Class
Vice Admiral Sims letter and Daniels address at the Naval Academy graduation in Annapolis outline the war's impact on the nation. 199 graduates receive ensigns. Malcolm Schoeffel tops the class. Rear Admiral Eberle named superintendent. a three year program for the four year course noted.
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New York City Light Rules Persist Amid Air Raid Fears
A Tribune reporter surveyed Manhattan from tall rooftops and saw that despite police orders to darken, street lights and lit windows kept the city highly visible to potential German bombers. Bridges, hotels, and cross streets appeared as luminous outlines, guiding observers from Jersey shore to Brooklyn. city officials say the blackout will continue indefinitely to prevent vulnerability and public danger.
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U-Boat Sinks British Steamer Off Virginia
Navy officials defended early warnings of submarine presence after a British steamship was sunk off Virginia. Assistant Secretary Roosevelt said wireless alerts were issued before recent attacks, but some ships lacked wireless and warnings may have been ignored or misdated. The Navy boosted convoys and coast patrols as searches for subs continued amid unverified reports of Cape May wreckage and spy threats along the coast.
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Navy official warns on German U boats and possible U S sub visits
An official stated German submarines might be attempting to project power on the United States and its southern neighbors. He noted rumors of germ dissemination were denied by officials, and that as far back as December a U boat was seen near a Spanish steamer in South Atlantic waters.
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Pratt Reaches Own Dock After Mine Strike Near Delaware Capes
The American tanker Pratt arrived at her dock after being struck by a mine off the Delaware capes last Monday. Crew say wireless warnings warned of submarines and that the ship began unloading its oil cargo once reaching shallow water. A boiler explosion occurred nine miles from shore as lifeboats were launched. three wireless operators stayed at their posts. Divers pumped out oil and water from damaged compartments as the bow rose.
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Tug and Barges Reported Torpedoed off Virginia Coast
News from Norfolk says a tug and two coal barges were torpedoed today off the Delaware and Virginia coast as a flotilla of submarines chasers hydro planes and destroyers searched the area. A chaser was seen northbound and a tender may accompany U boats. The tug Waltham and barges are owned by Stapleton Transportation of Fall River. No crew fate reported. A stray mine and twelve found to date prompted renewed sweeps from Lewes to the capes.
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Two Coast Liners Arrive Without Seeing a U Boat
Two American passenger steamships, one from South America and the West Indies, and the other from the Canal Zone, arrived unmolested by submarines. Both crews reported no hostile craft sighted. The South American liner was warned early, passengers wore life belts, and a boat drill was held after the warning. Five lights were seen 80 miles southeast of Sandy Hook but the ships continued northward. The Canal Zone liner also skated through with guns fore and aft and gun crews ready for action.
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Crew of Schooner Edward R. Baird Rescued After U Boat Sinking
Atlantic port report says Captain R. R. Couldman and his crew of the schooner Edward R. Baird, along with two dogs, were picked up by a destroyer after the German submarine torpedoed the vessel eighteen miles off Cape Charles Tuesday morning and brought to port today.
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Weasel Destroyed After U Boat Encounter
An account from the sea describes the Weasel travelling from Jacksonville to New York when blown up by bombs. The vessel, loaded with lumber, was damaged and likely to remain a derelict. The destroyer Hickel claimed to have damaged the U boat, but it submerged before a shot was fired.
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Censor Criticised For Delaying U-Boat Raid News
Paris newspapers fault censoring delaying Germany submarine raid report off New Jersey coast. Temps notes public calm and predictable response, cites destroyer pursuit, depth bombs, and a liner damaged by bombardment, with accounts of ship captain and sights of shredded windows.
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Sinking of U Boat Reported By Warship Across Ports
A German submarine was said destroyed in American waters along the coast with reports from several ports. No official confirmation appeared though. A naval officer quoted on a captured U-boat story near New York dismissed the tale. The account claims a destroyer sighted the sub running awash about sixty miles offshore.
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U-Boat Turns Crew Adrift Without Water
London dispatch reports German submarine crew abandoned the Glasgow liner Ellanton after sinking it with bombs. The British captain fired until ammo ran out and was taken prisoner aboard the T-boat. Lifeboats faced water shortages, oars and mast were seized, leaving survivors to seek land. One boat reached Las Palmas, Canary Islands, after hardships. the other was picked up by a schooner.
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Demand Convoy for U S Hospital Ship Amid War Losses
Washington reports heavy Norwegian shipping losses in May due to U boat warfare and other war causes. Fourteen vessels totaling 11 791 tons were sunk. two seamen were lost and four are missing. A U S destroyer hunt fleet of forty vessels, including destroyers and patrols, set out from an Atlantic port to scour the sea. Representative Husted argues against sending the hospital ship Comfort to Europe without convoy, warning German attack could endanger two hundred lives and urging towing or additional precautions.
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