Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1918-06-04
U-BOATS SINK SHIPS IN u. S. WATERS
NEW SUBMERSIBLE CRUISERS
WOULD BLOCKADE EAST COAST;
TRANSPORTS ESCAPE ATTACK

That Large Flotilla Is Engaged In Raid
On Shipping Is Indicated By S. 0.
S. S.Appeals; Patrol Vessels Bat
tie With Invaders.
J. S. DEsTROYERS SEEK FOE
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Nsx YG1 hee fa mas Submarine
ing off the coast has been by ta Ss
There is no confirmation of the rumor as yet
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navy department have closed North Atlantic ports
until further notice. Outgoing vessels were turned back
to port today.
An Atlantic Port, June 3-Passengers on an incom-
eminent presumably in fear Of submarines had kept the
Of Havana closed to all outgoing vessels from May
New York. June ga wireless S. Q. S. call from the
New York and Porto Rico passenger steamship Caro-
lima, saying that she being attacked by submarine
VIZ aboard s;ss and 12s Ss
her bound for Atlantic port AZ Wn1en sne
this afternoon twelve hours overdue.
B.rnega J. June a-We.d has has been 9ee ., r.sses
ns sns sunk Ss All Of tie
guard stations have been communicated with
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Chatham j. "a 'assss if i f s.s;si: q
shoals. No official confirmation Of the report IS
obtainable.
New York. June s-Gemany has carried her unrestricted
submarine warfare to this side Of the and several YES
e have been by submarine attacks off the Atlantic coast
Some reports say that the number of victims already mas
TWO TANKERs ARE VICTIMS
British steamship which came into an Atlantic port az i1
need today reported having picked wireless appeals tor he
from two American tank steamers which were being
New Jersey coast Both anrs port hey Is
'rsue' = 'eiO' v VICTIMS LAND AT NEW YORK
Although the presence of German undersea boats had been
reported waters for several days past the first deli
he Of one victim the Edward Cole landed
T. is presumed that the submarine submarines are
now in battle with American destroyers.
ships have been reported navy They the Schooner
jacob jacob s. ss Haskell and the Isabella ? Wiley
Two American vessels the Hattie Dunn and the Sarue
Hathaway 5een sunk by German n sgemasnes
Two submarines attacked the Edward H. Cole according
the commander Of the vessel Captain Newcomb According
the survivors the Edward Cole was sunk IS miles off tn
highlands of New Jersey yesterday. -
They appeared each side Of the
the ns IN sms bs
gave the crew ten minutes to leave the ship
took to Their Doat n e and w
man sailors ''eR RESCUE Esrh SHIP ESCAPES HUNS
.,nsred in the ong and the Uboa Immediately gave chase
The crew of the Edward H. Cole subsequently picked
hv an American auxiliary vessel brought to Atlantic
lss night sent here by train They were taken
The vessel carrying the Edward H. Coles
by the submarine but escaped by refuge in an Atlantic
The Edward Cole American schooner of 791 ton
ross owned in Boston She was built at Rockland Maine
The crew of Edward H. Cole has been landed here
SIGNALS INTENSIVE CAMPAIGN
pors of the presence submarines off the
have for the two weeks the report
cling Of one having been sighted in southern waters
Tho attack upon American shipping almost at the
New York harbor taken to that Germany has
submarine campaign to break transport
Within the last week South American ship arriving her
rooht reports the of two German submarines
10 vcnity of Bermuda The report that fifteen vessels ha
SINK indicate the of number of submarines
the enemy has naugurated an attack in force.