U S Ships Sunk Off N J Coast By U Boats
News from New York June 3 reports five American schooners sunk off the New Jersey coast by German submarines. The Edward H. Cole was torpedoed off Barnegat, crew rescued, then bombed. Jacob S. Haskel and Isabella D Willey also attacked, with crews saved. Reports claim two divers signaled, one submarine boarded, and a vessel I was sunk while another escaped to an Atlantic port. The Bristol rescued Cole’s crew and reported another sinking nearby.
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New York
New Jersey
United States
Edward H. Cole
Barney
Wessel
Navy
Jacob S. Haskel
Isabella D. Willey
Hattie Dunn
Samuel W. Hathaway
Newcomb
Cole
Highlands
Atlantic
Boston
Rockland
Block Island
Willey
Porto Rico
Germany
Washington, D. C
Navy Department
Wave Department
Bristol
Barnegat
N. J
Grerian Repo
Jacob Yaskel
Srew
Isabella J. Willey
FWO
Cols
Daniels
Story
Paris
Georges Leygues
M. Leygues
Cape St. Vincent
Portugal
Alten
America
Newport
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Bermuda
Washington
West Indies
Mexican Gulf
Tampico
Meico
British Force Storms Front North of Morris Gains Ground
British troops report engagements south of Ville-en-Tardenois and northwest of Morris. Allied resistance grows as German raids are repulsed and two fortified positions near Vieux Berquien are captured with about 140 prisoners. Desirable high ground west of Morris changes hands and German trenches are occupied by British forces.
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Associated Press
Francen
Paris
Dormans-Reims
Ville-en-Tardenois
Villers-Hretonneux
Scarpe
Villers-Hretonneus
Flanders
Vieux Berquien
Morris
First N Y to Boston Mail Plane Overturns
The first New York to Boston mail plane overturned near Mineola New York as it attempted to rise. Pilot Guerrive Wavel a French army officer and mechanic William O'Brien were thrown out and bruised but not seriously injured. Officials said a replacement machine would push the mail run forward by route today if possible.
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Mineola
N.Y
New York
Boston
Guerrive Wavel
William O'Brien
National German Shakespeare Edition Ordered by Kaiser
The Kaiser ordered a grand national edition of Shakespeare works with Hauptmann writing a preface for the volume titled Visions. The edition is promoted as more German than English, reflecting official endorsement and cultural aims.
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Kaiser
Amsterdam
Pat
Arts
Shakespeare
Gerhard Hauptmanns
Chinese Japanese Pact Reports Military Defense Accord
The Peking foreign office released March 25 notes detailing a China Japan defense pact against a German Siberian threat. The exchange confirms military cooperation and flexible duration to be set by competent authorities, with Japanese troops to operate within Chinese territory for defensive moves.
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Peking
China
Japan
Siberia
Foreign Office
Mae Towg
Russian Ally Sentiment Grows in Russia Favoring Allies
London reports a rising movement within Russia backing the Allied cause, buoyed by President Wilson's declaration and Petrograd Express mention. The Novoe Vremya defends Allied policy and thanks Wilson for his friendly utterances, as British policy warms Russian reception.
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London
Russia
Wilson
TEST STRATEGY IN WEST PROVES WORTH IN TEST
The article reviews German advances in early 1918, noting surprise attacks and gains from St Quentin to Amiens and Lille to Hazebrouck. It argues German advantages stem from initial breakthroughs and secure inner lines, while Allies refrain from major 1918 offensives awaiting American troops. The piece previews continued analysis on page two.
Raid on Karlsruhe Kills and Injures German Civilians
Amsterdam reports on June 3 that 19 British aircraft attacked Karlsruhe at 9 jotelack Saturday morning, killing four, seriously wounding four, and causing many slight injuries among residents. Two British airmen were shot down. The British war office confirms a raid on Karlsruhe station and workshops, noting one plane failed to return.
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Amsterdam
Karlsruhe
Jotelack
Weser Zeitums
Breitung
British War Office
Fharlsruhe
Allied Offensive Predicted By Foch Petain In Paris
Paris reports predicted allied offensive by Foch and Petain with strong French and Allied leadership. Front shows German assaults fierce, French resistance energetic with counterattacks. some enemy positions retaken. Paris press notes equilibrium on front and growing Allied action.
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Paris
la Matine
Petit Parisien
French Retake Four Towns In Counteroffensive
German forces fail to cross the Marne as French troops regain Passy En Valois and Hill 163 near Villers Cotterets. British bombers and American airmen claim several enemy planes while a large Franco American supply dump is seized near Jere En Tardenois. A Bolshevik counter revolution plot triggers a siege in Moscow and arrests across Petrograd.
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Soissons
Noyon
Marneti
Oureg
Villers-Cotterets
Prench
Dormans-Reims
Ville-En-Tardenois
Champlat
Aroun Reims
Reims
Amiens
Jere-En-Tardenois
Western Front
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Corcy
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West
Tants H. Lemondes
the Tribune Association
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New York Tribune
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Lille
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Marne
France
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Petain
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Healy
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