The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-03
UBoats Are Ra1dlng
On American Coast
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roast has been captured by United States warshp 1t said
that the Uboat being towed to this port There is
flrmation of the rumor yet.
Boston, June 3.-Among the many reports here today
that German submarine after sinking four vessels
OFT the New Jersey coast was captured and was being taken
into New York Local officials denied definite
knowledge of the matter.
New York June s-Two more American vessels the
Hattie Dunn and the Samuel W. Hathaway have been sunk
by German submarine.
The Hattie Dunn three-masted schooner was 145 feet
long, 35fee beam and feet deep Her tonnage 365
The Samuel w. Hathaway four-mased schooner.
An Atlantic Port June 3.-A British steamship which
into port at full speed today reported having picked
being attacked off the New Jersey Both of the anke
reported they were sinking.
New York, June 3.-One of the vessels sunk off the
United States coast was the Edward Cole sailing vessel
According to the survivors, the Edward H. Cole sunk
rs miles off the Highlands of New Jersey yesterday after
Two submarines attacked the Edward H. Cole accord
ing to the commander of the vessel Captain Newcomb.
They appeared simultaneously, each side of the
vessel and gnaed the captain heave to- The commander
of of the submarines then boarded the schooner in
boat and gave the minutes to the ship
The took to their own boats Immediately and the
German sailors then pante bombs on the vessel and blew
Just before the explosion occurred American steam
ship appeared the ofng and the Uboat Immediately
The last Captain Newcomb of the steamer she
The of the Edward H. Cole subsequently picked
up by American auxiliary naval vessel brought At
taken in charge by navy officials.
The auxiliary vessel carrying the Edward H. Coles
pursued by the submarine but escaped by taking refuge
in the Atlantic port.
The Edward H. Cole American schooner Of 1,791
gross din Boston. She Rockand Maine
in 1904.
Washington, June 3.-The navy department announces
that it had received official that three
schooners had off the
navy department statement announcing the snkings
says
''The navy department has been informed that three
American chooners have been sunk off the
submarines.
"The steamship Bristol arriving at New York this
ing reported that the fourmased schooner Edward H. Cole
sunk by submarines at $3.50 p. Sunday, fifty miles
southeast Of Barnegate n j. and that the Bristol the
crew and brought them to port.
1t also rescued the another sailing which
sunk The Bristol reported that she encountered sum-
marine hirtyegh miles off Barnegate at 20 pm. Sunday
and that submarines operating that locality.
he steamship Grecan reports that the schooner Jacob
Haskell sunk by gunfire by German submarine
general vicinity at Sunday The rescued
by submarines.
Captain Newcomb of the Cole stated that his was
attacked by German submarine which boarded him. took
away his papers and placed bombs board captain
and took to the boats Captain Newcomb
submarine which attacked him about long
carried two large guns, forward aft one
smaller amdshps He states that distinctly
other submarine besides the which
ond submarine being in the vicinity submerged
periscope showing"