Iditarod pioneer., 1918-06-08

New York June 4.-German submarine 1aoS nays destroyed probably 12 vessels including two lners oo persons are missing according to the best information
 An empty iifeboat from the Porto Rcan liner Caro- lima was picked up at sea- and disclosed damage oy shell fire.
 Washington June 4.-A floating mine was Pcied! up up today off the Delaware coast It has been dehntey & settled at 10 vessels have been sunk, toIang 1O,ooo tons. No transports have been sunk
 Washington, June Mine sweepers have picked up anumber of mines along the Atlantic coast the Navy department announced today. The mines are ot Ger man manufacture and undoubtedly have been streWn by the rading German submarines according to navy of1 cials.
 An American destroyer routed submarine which was attacking the French steamship Radio, advlces from off the coast of Maryland today The submarine had just bombed the schooner Edward R. Baird. Two of the subs which have been attacking vessels on the Atlantic coast have been identified by number
 New York, June 5.-The schooner Samuel c. Mengel is the twelfth victim of the submarine attack and was sunk on Saturday 175 miles off New York Eleven ot the crew brought here by Danish steamship. The Mengel was enroute to New York with cargo from the West African coast The vessel was sunk oS bombs after the had taken to lifeboats.
 New York, June 6.-Ships sunk along the Atlantic coast total A. The sea is strewn with mines 10 Of which have been removed by sweepers Fifteen shots were fired by submarines at an armed merchantmen o1 Radio steamship line, which replied several times, ana escaped untouched
 Washington June 7The British steamship Marpathan has been torpedoed 100 miles off the Virginia coast.
 What have been German submarne-suppy ship disguised neutral vessel sighted in that vicinity on May g.
 Paris June 1.-The American troops struck their first blow in the battle of the Marne, fighting side by side with the French. They hurled back the German forces which reached the southern bank Of the rver Marne for the first time since early in the war The Franco American forces took hundreds Of prisoners after the boches had been thrown back the river and also destroyed the Germans bridges. American forces also halted the German advance before Nevy woods where they drove back the Teutons by magnh- cent connter attacks.
 Refugees from the Asne battle and also from the Marne district today began pouring into Paris by every available train Even canal boats and all other means of transportation were made of. The arrivals in cude the entire population of the villages of Lmy and Couoroq which have been destroyed. They packed into boats with all their hastily gathered possessions
 American Army in France, June 6.-An American patrol 30 penetrated into the Ieutons third lines in the unevile sector encountered 200 ot the enemy and attacked them with grenades bayonets and bullets The fighting lasted 30 minutes, and many losses were inflicted upon the enemy, with Yankee loss slight
 Washing gton, June 6.-Gen. Pershing today reported that American troops in Picardy and Lorraine had penetrated enemy positions killing and wounding many Germans.
 American Army in Picardy, 7.-Amercan marines at front komees and captured 100 and the French attacking the time their ef took 160 prison ers These actions in the Chateau Therry sector.
 With American Army France June 7-n the fighting north west Thierry it positively known that the Americans ooo Pran and Bavarian ahdwehr For hree days they took hundreds Of ana e heaps of Germans dead tho fields.
 Paris, June 1.-The Germans continue to exert tre mendous pressure against the Allied line along the Aisne and Marne front striving desperately to widen their salient. While pushing forward the Marne they reached the northern bank Of the Marne
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