Atlantic City learns of Carolina survivors and German submarine blockade
June 4 reports from Atlantic City and New York describe about 250 survivors from the liner Carolina aboard schooner Edna T Douglass near Barneset and the navy announcing a German submarine blockade of the U S Atlantic coast. Details include mine sweeping off Delaware and ongoing coastal patrols with U boats, crew numbers, and provisions captured.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Carolina
New York
Edna T. Douglass
Bameset
Iiner
Ita
New York & Porto Rico Steamship Company
New
Childer
Abie Comminine
Washingeton
D. C
Navy Department
Delaware
Germany
Lewis
Del
Firin
Cape Henman
Herbert L. Pratt
United States Naval
A & Hii
Edsa
Rocker
United States
Smong
Kiel
Imate
West Indies
Cape Hatteras
Enoch Rocket
Savannah
City of Columbus
Atlantic
Vinyard Haven
Mass
Appleby
C. v
Carolina Car
Unclear OCR report on T boat capture and German actions
Fragmented text reports attempts to draw German forces toward a T boat and mentions German attacks and possible captures. Internal confusion and garbled lines hinder clear facts. The piece references Washington and European fronts with scattered names and phrases about naval activity.
Loogootee Man Reported Prisoner in Casualty List
Washington Jung 4 Forty women included in today's casualty list. Three killed in action, two dead from wounds, six transported. One center. Private Lon Meders of Bran Ky killed in action, Fred Fickumat of Loogootee Ind. one.
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Washington
Jung
Lon Meders
Bran. Ky
Fred Fickumat
Loogedtée
Ind
302 Casualties in Cologne Air Raid
A wartime report states 302 casualties from the Cologne air raid conducted by American and allied forces abroad without convoy. Washington, likely officials, and the State Department provided briefings on the strike, noting targets and logistical details of the air raid on German resources and facilities.
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Marne
Jaulgohae
Midway
Beetween Chateau-Thierry
Laer
Foch
von Findenburg
Paris
France
The
America
Wis
Cologne
Sermiany Wi
American nerve cited on hospital ship travel plan
Fragmentary wartime note references Auspeienn Hospital Ship and travel without convoy, signaling German notification. The garbled text suggests efforts to communicate ship trips and American resolve during a conflict.
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Germany
Washington Chamber to Seek Aid From Chamber of Commerce
A meeting of Washington business men and agricultural agents was called for Wednesday night at 8 o clock to discuss farm labor problems. D P Ball, county agent, was to be the guest of honor and speak on steps to solve labor issues with business and agricultural leaders.
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Chambera of Commerce Ds
Washington
Selty
D. Pd
Ball
Pernet Parar
Ba Witi Sia
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