Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-06-05
French Tank Steamer Saved
From Destruction by u, S,
Destroyer Which Also Finds
Another Ship Sinking, ]
PATROL VESSELS ARE
SLOWLY CLOSING NET
ChaSerS Are Securing Sea
Hoping to Find Some Trace
of Raider at Least Two
Submarines Are at Work. F.,
'sr MORNING. Jov.s.l s,so,.. .s.,.o w,..,

'sr soasrsa JoUssAl SPECIAL ls.ssp ~,.ri
Washington, June 4.--Enemv sub
marines still were operating off the
American coast today. A French tank
steamer, the Radloleine. first trans
Atlantic craft to be attacked by the
raiders, was saved from destruction
.at $50 o'clock this morning by an
American destroyer sixty-lvo miles
off the Maryland coast
The same destroyer found the coast
ing schooner Edward r. Baird. Jr,.
sinking after having been bombed in
the same vicinity. making seven
schooners and four steamers known
officially to have bcen sunk by the
raiders.
Announcement by the navy depart.
ment of these facts late tonight dis
closed that the raid in American
waters had not ended with yestetda4',
tale of destruction, upsetting the
theory that the raiders probably we're
speeding homeward. Coast patrol YES.
sells had not acted on the theory. They
tarc now closing in from all directions
on the scene os the raiders, last ex-
plot, securing the sea for further
trace of enemy U-boats. as they COME
Destroyer Hunts Encmy.
Secretary Daniels directed tonight
that the brief report from the destroy
er lie made public. The destroyer her-
ny =. tith two 4a4 xsss from tho
Baird. 279-ton craft hailing frdn,
Wilmington Del, was still hunting
for the enemy "a
The announcement. which naval
officers said contained all the depart
ment knew about todays activities tf
the raiders, follows:
/ The navy department has received
a dispatch from United States de-
stroyer that at $3.50 o'clock this morn
Ing she Interrupted an attack by an
enemy submarine on the French
steamer Radioleine, about sixty-fiva
miles off the Maryland coast. The
destroyer also took on board two mem
from the Edward Baird. which wasr
bombed and sinking.
"a later report was received stat-t
| ing that the Radioleine had arrivedS
at an Atlantic port"
Reports from survivors who were
aboard the vessels also esta blished the
| lh't NitIl hhiiiAs NAt uoa Nloh At iCdns
two submarines have been at work in
American waters They are the U-a'
ami the E-151 and a resort to the
navy department shows that one OF
them at least had stores to last three
months.
Members of congress who conferred
with Secretary Daniels today we're
convinced that everything possible
was being done that could be dons
without lessenng American efforts to
crush the enemy in France.
Main Purpose Of Raid.
Secretary Daniels believes that the
main purpose of the raid is TO crests
a demand among the people for tho
return of American crkft that ara;
fighting submarines abroad. II so.
the German effort to crush Cnltsd
States participation in the war has
again met with flat failurcs Thu
troops have gone forward without de-
! lay The raiders have created panic
among coastwise shipping. but they,
have done no military damage what
ever.
The picking up of floating mine
off the New jersey shore was an
nounccd today by the navy depart
ment. Undoubtedly 1t was dropped by
one of the enemy U-boats. Possibly
the raider was closely pursued ana
thought to lay trap for her puruser.
The official list of vessels sunk by
the U-boats as given out tonight at
the navy department included seven
schooners and four steamers The
statement follows:
| THE latest reports received by the
navy department indicate that the
following vessels have been sunk as
result of enemy submarine activity or
this coast.
schooner Edna. 325 tons: schooner
Hattie Dunn, 4S6 tons: schooner
Hauppauge. | 500 tons; schooner Ed
ward f. Cole, l,79t tons; schooner
Isabel b. Wiley. 776 tons: schooner
Jacob M. Haskell, LIS tons; steam
shin Winneconne, ,s69 tons; steamer
Carolina, 5,039 tons; schooner Ed
ward r. Baird, Jr.. 2I9 tons; steam
shin Herbert l.. Pratt. 1900 tons'
raised and towed to port, steamship
TeXel.
Fear Airpfanc Raids.
| While ali the resources Of the navy
were engaged in determined search
! for Ne sea ,.iGers. coast cities mhte
n .ot,;tiations tor any emergency fet
! dispIav lights were ordered extiA-
puished in New York City and in cits
les and towns along the Long Island
and New Jersey coasts as precau-
ton not only against possible attacks
! on the coast, but against air raids
| from airplanes which 1t is thought the
submersibles carry.
Lending strength to the theory that
| the government may have some def.
mite ground for fear of raids, Police
Commissioner Enright tonight an
nounced the signals which will tell
| of the coming of enemy aircraft.
At every aviation station along the
| coast flocks Of planes took the air to-
day. In some cases they went out "a