British Liner Sinks U-Boat In 4 Minutes
A British liner, attacked by U boats in fog west of the Irish coast, sank a submarine in about four minutes using its 4 inch stern gun. The ship, escorted by destroyers, pursued and destroyed the U boat after a dramatic head on pass. Passengers reported depth charge blasts later as depth bombs from destroyers were fired. The vessel arrived with 176 jubilant passengers and was later joined by American destroyers and a hydroplane.
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von Tirpite
Fisherman Says Schooner Supplied U-Boat With Food
U S naval investigators opened a probe into an odd claim from Seabright fisherman Howard Applegate. He said a schooner approached a U boat forty miles southeast of Long Branch, transferred bulky provisions, then sped shoreward with a searchlight and smoke. Investigators consider the possibility the schooner was seized and forced to surrender stores.
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Floating Mine Picked Up Off Virginia Coast
An incoming steamship reports picking up a floating mine about four miles off Ship Shoal Inland Virginia north of Cape Charles Light. The find is linked to German U-boat raids along the coast last week. Government mine-sweepers search the coast for mines as officials expect more discoveries. Sixteen mines have been found off the Delaware Capes, with ten brought in by destroyers and patrols.
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Germans Trapped by Own Decoy in Air Battle
British and German flyers collided in a chaotic June 1 air fight traced to a Halberstadt decoy signal. German scouts misinterpreted the green light, attacked their own, and were overwhelmed. British pilots guided the fray, shooting down several enemy planes while others crashed or fled.
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Associated Press
France
Walberstadt
Halberstadt
Coastwise vessels moved under guard near Lewes Delaware
Three boats were exploded at sea by a revenue cutter and three were cast ashore below Lewes. The coast is under strict watch with no night navigation. Every evening vessels near the Delaware Capes retreat to the government harbor near Lewes and depart at sunrise under escort.
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Government Harbor
Navy Doubts U Boats Have Mother Ship
Reports from survivors of the steamer Pinar del Rio, sunk by a German submarine off the Virginia coast, that raiders were accompanied by a mother ship found no official confirmation. The Navy Department said one crewman believed the raiders used a captured vessel loaded with torpedoes.
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Pinar del Rio
Virginia
Navy Department
Lieve
Navy uneasy as raid off coast seen as lone attack
The Navy Department believes no Atlantic Coast base exists and that the raid is a single action, though there is no doubt it could be repeated at any time with supplies to prolong their stay off the coast.
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Navy Department
Atlantic
All Ships To Be Directed by Navy
Orders issued by the 2d Naval District headquarters require ship owners agents and masters to keep vessels ready to receive instructions to head to the nearest port. Mariners should relay all information gathered to the naval information office at the earliest moment.
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Navy
Newport
2D Naval District
Naval Information Office
U S Troops to Visit Ireland to Aid Recruiting
Dublin reports a voluntary Irish recruiting drive involving American regiments marching though towns with priests accompanying them. Edward Short directs the plan likened to a general election. Nationalists show mixed support while Arthur Lynch and John Dillon hold cautious positions amid evolving opposition.
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London
Dublin
The
Daily Express
Ireland
Edward Short
Ure
Stephen Gwyn
House of Dominions
Central
Arthur Lynch
West Clare
Mr. Lynch
John Dillon
New York Central Manager Crowley Built Career All Along Rail
Patrick Eudward Crowley rose through railroad ranks from Erie telegraph operator in his teens to New York Central figure. Born 1864 in Cattaraugus New York he joined the Erie in 1878 and later held posts from dispatcher to chief officer. He became general manager in 1912 and vice president of operations in 1919.
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Suspected of Signalling to U Boats From a Gas Jet
Atlantic City New Jersey June 11 Harry Strassburg a 51 year old registered alien was named last midnight as a spy suspect alleged to signal to German submarines from a room window by operating a gas jet. He has been under watch for weeks and was taken to Philadelphia today. He bartended for Louis Hyman owner of the Pavilion for two years while living in the country for thirty years without seeking citizenship.
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Aeion
Philadelphia
Louis Hyman
Pavilion
Major General Bell's Aide Wins Major's Commission
June 11 at Camp Upton Captain T. Thomas, aide to Major General Hell, is commissioned as a major in the regular army. If promoted, he may leave Bell's aide post but will stay on as acting aide for a time. Thomas, a 1912 West Point graduate, is succeeded by transfer of Captain J F Crutcher to tank corps school.
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Westpoint
J. F. Crutcher
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Kings Must Stick Together Royal Letter Shifts Romania
A private letter from Emperor Charles to King Ferdinand of Romania, written in February, pivots Romania toward peace talks. It urges monarchs to unite against democracy, warning of socialism’s spread and danger to the throne, and promises support if Ferdinand abandons the Allies. Ferdinand later thanks Premier Marghiloman for peace.
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London
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Alexander Marghiloman
Indictments Hit Seven in Effort to Trick Wilson
Federal grand jury charges seven individuals with attempting to defraud President Wilson by posing as India mission officials from the Windus party. Dartmouth College President Hopkins appointed to a War Department post. Defendants include Hindus Nath Das Ghose and others, plus Americans Miss Smedley and Astor Gonthals.
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India
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Taruke Nath Das
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William Astor
Wotherspoon
Agnes Smedley
New York
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Bose
Germany Plans War Aims Talk With Burian Consulted
A German government and high command discussion on declaring wartime aims is to occur soon. The plan will be reviewed with Baron Burian the Austro Hungarian Foreign Minister according to a dispatch to Central News via Amsterdam.
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Burian
Loavun
High Army Command
Centralews
Amaterdam
Holland
Berlin
Baron Burian
Deception Aimed at Wilson Officials Over Indian Movement
The text describes efforts to gain sympathy from President Wilson, Secretary of State Lansing, and Dutch, Swedish, Danish, and other representatives in Washington for India’s revolutionary movement through deceptive means.
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Wilson
Lansing
Netherlands
Sweden
Denmark
Crazl
Washington
Indian Revolutionary Movement
U. S. to Guard Ship Plant at Bethlehem Yard
The government has ordered sixty regular army men to the Moore plant of Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company in Elizabeth New Jersey for patrol duty. Suitable barracks will be provided immediately.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Moore
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Company
Burian says no new peace offer from Teutons
Vienna via Amsterdam reports Haron Burian, Austro Hungarian foreign affairs ace, stating the Quadruple Alliance will make no fresh peace offer while Entente leaders push Lloyd George style views. He defends past treaties and asserts no new conquests, cites Romania actions, and vows firm defense.
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Vienna
Amsterdam
Taron Burien
Romania
Carpathian
Haron Burian
Lloyd George
London
Austria Threatens Suppression of Slavic Agitation
A Swiss-dispached report from Washington notes Austria-Hungary warns across the empire it will crush any Slavic uprising by force and without mercy. The threat reflects growing authorities anxiety over Slavic agitation and pressure on German and Austro rulers.
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Washington
Austria-Hungary
Switzerland
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Hungarian Press Sees Austrian Agitation and Slavic Uprising
A Hungarian dispatch notes growing agitation in Austria with placards in many towns. It warns authorities fear a Slavic national uprising across the monarchy and cites reports of German and Entente positions. The piece cites Austrian and German press perspectives on Vienna's ability to quell any revolt.
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