The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-06-10
GERMANS START U-bOAT WAR ON
 EASTERN COAST
At Least Fifteen American Vessel: Been Sunk by Enemy Submarines Off Atlantic Coast---Pass-
 enger Ship Shelled

ducting warfare against American shipping off the New Jersey coast This fact was made plain today when the sinking of steamer, schooner and several other yes els reported These sinkngs occurred i'll almost the very of the New York harbor
 It is believed that this action the part of the Uboas that the Germans have inauguraed submarine cam pagn effort break up the transportation ol troops America France. An extended activity by the Ger submarines on this side of the Atlantic would make almost absolutely necessary that they have base some where in the near vicinity.
 The maritime exchange received information today in dicang that least fifteen vessels have been sunk. IheI Edward H. Cole, large sailing vessel sunk I3 miles The allowed put off in feboa before the se orpedoed by the submarine The arrived in this port this morning. There casualties theI result o the sinking of the big sailing vessel The authori ties this morning closed the port to all outgoing vessels
 OFFICIAL REPORT
 WASHINGTON D. C., June 5.-Ihe navy department has received official report the effect that three Am erican chooners had been sunk off the New Jersey by enemy submarine
 Following the report of the sinking of several ships of the New Jersey both in the vicinity of Barnega and Highlands it is also reported that vessels have been orpedoed off the Nantucket shoals hundred miles to the is believed that these sinkings, covering arge of indicate that the enemy boats operating n large number It would be practically impossible for only few of these submarines to the distance beween| Barnegat and the Nantucket shoals.
 It be the Germans plan to blockade those ports which being used for the embarkaon o Amer1 troops France Their intention would be rate these undersea in the vicinity of Atlantic coast ports from which American ships sail and to allow any vessel to get fully out to
 There is however, adequate number of American naval forces n the home waters the submarine There hundreds of fast motor patrol boats along the Atlantic that will start immediately their work of searching out the enemy These boats are armed with guns large enough sink any submarine in the Ger navy. Owing to the with which they handled the water and their speed these patrol boats could make short work of any submarine that should be encountered
 PASSENGER BOAT ATTACKED
 T,na Inc New NOrk-DO RicCt Lines passenger Carolina wireless today that 1t being attacked by German submarine. The boat is bound for Atlantic and carries 22O passen gers and of l3O
 The wireless messages were picked up by coast radio stations and also by several boats. They stated that the submarine had attacked the ship but had yet been cessfu in sinking it. It requested that aid be rushed the endangered boat immediately
 BOAT SPELLED
 WASHINGTON, D. C., June 3.-The report re- ceived here this evening that enemy submarine was sheing the New YorkPorto Rico Line passenger steamer Carolina The report stated further that the passengers had taken open boats, it thought there no hope for the boat remaining ahoat. No mercy is being shown these non-combatants by the enemy submarines.
 TANKER ATTACKED
 AN ATLANTIC PORT, June 3-A British steamer rushed into this port today and stated that had picked III wireless appeals from American tankers off the coast of New Jersey These tankers reported that they had been attacked by German U-boat and sinking.
 ONE MAN LOST
 PHILADELPHIA, June 3-In the sinking of the Standard Oil tanker Herbert L. Pratt, of the members of the lost his life The tanker sunk only four miles off Cape Helopen Delaware The remainder of the landed in safety at Lewes, Delaware No warn ing given the tanker by the attacking submarine which submerged immediately after firing the torpedo
 NORFOLK, Va, June 3.-Several naval officers who stationed here have been receiving authentic reports of tie submarine activities along the Atlantic These officers that their reports indicate that there five of the enemy boats that operating along this Two of these boats is reported good authority have been sighted off the Virginia capes.
 CREW LANDED
 ATLANTIC CITY, June 3-The crew of the steamer Texe landed here tonight in ifeboas They that their vessel sunk by German submarine sixty miles off the of New Jersey As with all others of the sinings is reported that no warning given the ship