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Newspaper
Wilmington Dispatch
Location
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1918
Page
1
Report states the City of Columbus Line was safe while at least ten vessels including two schooners and crews went missing after attempting to reach H4 Carolina and Samuel.
A June report says no transport bound for Europe with war supplies was sunk in American waters, noting over 20 000 tons of coastwise ships destroyed. Survivors reached New Jersey as rescuers pursued others. 350 deaths is the latest toll, with several ships listed as sunk or damaged off Barnegat and Cape May.
French war office reports American troops joined French and British to resist a German rush along the Marne front. An American force stopped a German advance into Neuilly wood near Neuilly-La-Poterie and led a counter attack driving Germans north of the wood. Desperate fighting continued along the Oise to Marne line with heavy casualties and continued German pressure.
Goldsboro North Carolina June 4 Charles L Abernethy defeated for congress in the third district with W T Dortch has filed notice of protest alleging irregularities in Wayne and Sampson counties Dortch leads by 201 votes the protest moves to the state board of elections.
A U boat captain gives orders to all ships near Texel to abandon ship as the submarine prepares to open fire after crossing the Atlantic in pursuit of Allied vessels. The alert emphasizes the German submarine threat in the North Sea.
Captain Kenneth B. Lowry of the Texel recalls being captured by a German submarine off the Atlantic coast. He describes a brief peaceable exchange with a young German officer before the U boat sank the Texel. The German commander expressed regret at destroying a freighter and wished the crew safe ashore as the submarine vanished.
Indianapolis reports former vice president Charles W. Fairbanks in critical condition with death possibly imminent. Doctors announced that a relapse last Saturday was a stroke of apoplexy, marking a severe decline in his health.
Washington reports Navy officials believe a single submarine sank about 10 American ships off the Atlantic coast and is returning to base. Secretary Daniels says no new submarine reports have arrived and authorities maintain secrecy while continuing sea patrols and searches.
A violent explosion at a southern France plant near Arles caused extensive destruction. The Havas dispatch from Marseilles reports many killed or injured amid the blast at the war material facility.
The Mallory liner Sabine with 40 passengers including 17 children reached port after meeting a submarine between Charleston and Frying Pan Shoals lightship. An unknown vessel aided the Sabine and drove the U boat away. The Nantucket also entered port after warning of a nearby enemy submarine.
Washington reports debate whether the German submarines destroyed or captured the missing collier Cyclops off the Jersey coast. Experts deem a nocturnal meeting and prize crew possible, with manganese cargo a key factor, while hints of a base on American waters fuel the mystery.
Paris reports another German bombardment as heavy shells hit the city today. The raid used long range guns and caused damage across parts of the capital.
New York reports eighty crew and passengers missing from the Orto Rico liner Carolina after it was sunk. Captain Barbour aboard the Eva B. Douglass confirms survivors and the disaster, with 28 passengers and seven crew men landed at Atlantic City. Another group of nineteen survivors had reached Lewes Delaware earlier.
Mrs. J Graham Hege testified in Lexington North Carolina as she described alleged sordid relations with J Franklin Deaderick since November 14. She supported her husband’s claim that Deaderick drew a piano stool on Hege and that the killing was in self defense. She faced intense cross examination but stood by her account and denied or admitted various allegations.
German advances north and south of the Duca area were checked by French counter moves as battles raged along the Ourcq and Marne valleys. The line east of the forest of Villere Cotterets held with French regrouping, while German forces drew an armed circle three-fourths around Rheims, leaving critical nearby towns contested.
Telegraphic advices from Industrial Agent James H. Cowan in Washington state that the capital issues committee has approved the Victory Home charter, a million dollar city housing venture. Work may start immediately. charter receipt is anticipated tomorrow, with building preparations already under way. Government approval required due to wartime capital growth.
Washington June 4. The War Department issued a statement addressing inquiries about soldiers who are not citizens. It says non native born or non naturalized soldiers cannot hold commissions but receive the same care, attention and privileges as others.
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