German U boats raid off American coast near New Jersey
Reports from Washington and New York describe German U boats operating close to the American coast in early June 1916. Instances include sinking three American schooners off Barnegat and near Nantucket, with ships named Edwin H Cole Jacob Haskell and others, amid Navy warnings and ongoing dispatches to anti submarine patrols.
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Mackensen's Pincers on the Paris Channel Front Map
A distorted war map describes Mackensen’s proposed pincers aimed at splitting French and British lines. It portrays a two pronged attack toward Paris and Channel ports, with the front line pressing along the Somme and Marne as the goal to trap and crush opposing forces.
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Dedicatory Services Draw 2000 at Mission House Rites
At least 2,000 people attended the dedicatory and baccalaureate services at the Mission House Sunday. The campus was crowded with automobiles as the biggest day in the college’s history unfolded at 10:30 a.m. Speakers from the steps included Pastor S. Stern and Rev. J. M. G. Darms. The sermons stressed faith, duty, and the mission to spread the Gospel through missionaries and ministers, with the Dormitory dedication tied to broader spiritual work.
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Submarines Eye American Transports In War Zone
Washington dispatch says German submarines, after clashes with American destroyers, may target U S transports along the Atlantic coast to disrupt the flow of vessels. Navy reports three schooners sunk off the coast while anti submarine forces are bolstered in home waters.
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Submarine Attacks Off New Jersey Coast Overnight
Reports from the Maritime Exchange say German submarines operating off the New Jersey coast sank several American vessels during the night. A list of at least fifteen ships was given as sunk, with the first attack on the schooner Edwin H. Cole near the Jersey Highlands at 4 p.m. Additional slips were reported sent to the bottom at various points north to Nantucket. News is awaiting naval authority confirmation before public release.
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Hindenburg Eyes Fleet Move To Crush Britain
United Press reports Hindenburg seeks to rekindle German naval effort to cripple British sea power regardless of cost. He argues success would crush the entente and restore prestige after prior setbacks. American officials debate the potential threat as German advances stall and Allies hold firm.
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Becker Arraigned Under Espionage Act in Wisconsin
United Press reports Judge A. Me Becker of Monroe will face arraignment this afternoon on a U S grand jury indictment charging violation of the espionage law. Becker, a longtime county judge and recent gubernatorial candidate, was arrested in Monroe with sixteen others as part of a war law crackdown.
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Supreme Court rules child labor law unconstitutional
United Press reports that the nation’s child labor law is unconstitutional according to a Supreme Court decision. The court sustained decrees upholding the state corporation income tax act and dismissal of proceedings against the United States Glue company for tax recovery, while ruling the Supreme Court has no jurisdiction over selective draft boards in a Milwaukee case. The opinion states dividends to stockholders from corporate surplus under the 1913 income tax law are not taxable.
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Carrollvilie
Wis
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Front War Bulletin From France and Britain June 3 1918
Allied lines hold with growing resistance as German efforts concentrate on the Oise Ourcq and Marne valleys. Paris reports nearly 200,000 refugees moving toward Normandy and Brittany while British air and ground actions target frontline targets amid heavy bombardment and hospital strikes.
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Ourcq
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Rheims
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