U-Boat Attacks Off New Jersey Coast Reveals Sunk Vessels
Reports from Washington state that U-boat activity off the New Jersey coast has sunk several coastwise vessels. Vessels named include the schooners Jacob Maskell Isabel B Wiley Hattle Dunn and the Edward H Cole along with the tanker Herbert L Pratt. Survivors and distressed ships reached port as Navy and coast guard races to rescue crews.
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Tuniele
Navy Department
Jaco H. Maskell
Boston
Norfolk
Isabel B. Wiley
Hattle Down
Rockland
Charleston
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Hattie Dunn
Samuel W. Hathaway
Newport News
New England
Captain at Lost Boat Tells Story Five Minutes After Rescue
Navy transcript recounts Bristol rescuing survivors from Edward H. Cole after Cole was sunk by a U boat fifty miles southeast of Barnegat light. Capt. of Bristol describes sighting a German submarine, fleeing toward New York, and taking in crew members before the vessel sank.
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Atlantic
Edward H. Cole
Washington
Navy Department
Bristol
Baward M. Cole
Edward HH. Cole
Cole
Barnegat Light
Barnegat
New Yrk
Barnex
Strw Marine
Beistol
New Jersey
Constwice Transportation Company
Boston
Bund
Gristol
German Thrust Stops Near Newly Wood as U S Troops Enter Battle
Allied forces halt a German advance near Newly Wood while U S troops engage in heavy fighting on the Champagne salient. Commanders report intensified combat as lines shift under artillery and infantry pressure.
American Troops Halt German Advance Near Neuilly Wood
Paris reports American and French forces repelling a German push along the Champagne front. A counter attack restored ground on the Marne while fighting raged between the Aisne and Ourcq. Germans captured Pernant and Silly la Poterie.
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Evening Journal
Paris
Champagne Salient
Neuilly Wood
Marne
United States
Aisne
Oureq
Pernant
Silly la Poterle
Child Labor Law Struck Down by Supreme Court
Washington reports the child labor law enacted by Congress last year was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. The ruling rests on local authority to regulate child labor without federal interference, following a protracted battle.
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Ut Supreme Court
Congress
Washington
Supreme Court
Flyers Collide In Air Over Paris Killing Two Aviators
Paris June 4. Aviator Carter Land rom Ovington of Louisville Kentucky and a second flyer were killed on the first day of the offensive. Ovington and two others were patrolling when the wing of his craft struck another machine, sending both planes down from about 1,800 meters.
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Paris
Carter Landrom Ovington
Louisville
Ovington
Huns Hurled Back After Bitter Fight In French Front
British troops make gains as French forces break up a major assault between Bouresches and Chateau Thierry. German counterattacks falter with heavy casualties and French, British, and Canadian units report successful raids and prisoner captures along the Soissons Reims and Ly salient as Paris braces for a grand offensive.
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Finns Make Secret Pact With Germany For Monarchy
A Stockholm sourced dispatch to the Times via Poltiken claims a hidden agreement for Finland to establish a German dynasty led monarchy and place its army under German command. Germany would hold naval and military rights in Finnish lands and use Aland as base, with Finland to suppress disorder and allow transit to the Arctic Ocean.
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the Times
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Vinland
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Arctic Ocean
Twelve Irish fishing boats sunk by submarine
A German U boat attacked a fleet of 30 to 40 Irish fishing vessels near Ireland on May 30. Twelve boats were sunk while orders forced crews to abandon ship and row ashore. All gear was lost but no casualties were reported.
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London
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Daily Telegraph
China Orders Deportation of German Residents
Tokyo reports the Chinese government will deport all Germans for enemy intrigue linked to attacks on China with Russia and Japan. Most were prewar businesspeople. About 7 000 to 10 000 Germans will be sent to Australia for internment under British authorities.
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China
Russia
Japan
Australia
Strange Malady Strikes Madrid in Epidemic
London dispatch reports 100000 people in Madrid infected by a strange illness sweeping Spain. In the last ten days about 700 deaths have occurred from the epidemic across the nation.
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London
Madrid
E Disputch
Times
Spain
Nine Teen Carolina Survivors Landed At Atlantic Port
Nine teen passengers from the Carolina, sunk by a submarine off New Jersey, were landed at Atlantic Port by a British steamer. They report an empty lifeboat seen at sea riddled with shells, suggesting German gunfire after the boats set out.
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Evening Journal
Atlantic Port
Carolina
New Jersey
Allied air raid on Cologne kills 146 in reprisal
Special to Evening Journal reports that late last night Allied forces conducted an air raid on Cologne in reprisal for Paris attacks. The event caused widespread panic among residents as 146 people died and 156 were injured.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Paris
Wilson Aids Russ Move Strengthens Allied Cause
A Petrograd dispatch to the Daily Express says Russian pro Allied sentiment grows with President Wilsons sympathy for Russia. The Russian democracy welcomes British government steps and The Novoe Vedomosti defends Allied policy and thanks Wilson for his friendly remarks.
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London
Russia
Wison
Petrograd
Daily Express
Novoe Vedomosti
Wilson
Guns Active On U S Front In France Duel Near Toul
With American forces in France an artillery duel erupted northwest of Toul after a period of inactivity. German and American batteries exchanged heavy fire using gag and high explosives. The bombardment lasted hours with no infantry action reported and quiet returning by noon. In Moscow German rail plans show two temporary lines in northern Finland toward Kem and Petvenga Bay near the Mourmansk railway.
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Toul
Finland
Moscow
Kem
Russia
Petvenga Bay
Rusete
Veteran Telegraphist David Anderson Dies in Chicago
June 4 report notes David Anderson a longtime telegrapher and for forty years manager of the Western Union board of trade office died of pneumonia in Chicago.
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David Anderson
Board of Trade
Western Union Telegraph Company
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