The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-03
Are Evidently After
The US. Transports
TWO SUBMARINES OVERHAUL, AMERICAN
SCHOONER AND GIVE CREW TEN MIN
UTEs TO ABANDON SHIP
NAVY HAS AMPLE MEANS OF MEETING
ANY SUCH ATTACK-ATI4ANTIC PORTS
TEMPORARILY CLOSED
(By Associated Press. },

N'y YORK June So wireless g. call from the
attacked by oubmains was received here doy was ''''
The fate Of tho Carolina not know" No further wireless
wac one Of the vessels which got the call The Carolina
125 TONS has bee" long i" the New Y0POrto Rico
The Carolina with go crew. was
bound for Atlantic which hours
Washington coast naval stations were directed bv
department today steam
Carolina O. g. oa saying attacked
by submarines The O. calls Arlington naval
Philadelphia by the navy to clos.
ooIed this afternoon.
New York. June 3At three American vessels the Ed
ward e. Cole Hattie Dunn and Samuel W. Hathaway have
been sunk by German submarines operating the New Jersey
coast at the entrance to New York Harbor
New York. June 3One steamship schooner and two or
three other vessels have been sunk off the Jersey by
submarine
Information received the maritime exchange here indicated
many fifteen vessels have been sunk.
The attack American shipping almost at the very
entrance of New York harbor taken that Germany has
last inaugurad submarine campaign break up transport
Of troops to France.
The port authorities detained the departure of outgoing ships
this forenoon.
The ships attacked time during the night according
information which received here Details were not e
lately available
One of the ships sunk the Edward e. Cole sailing vessel
asserted in shipping circles it was possible that
many additional were DESTROYED not incd
those known to have been sunk.
1t is presumed here that the submarines now being dealt
with by American destroyers.
Rumors Of the presence of German submarines off the Ame
coast have been current for the past weeks the reports
telling of having been sighted southern waters
Within the last week South ship arriving here
brought report Of the Of two German submarines in
the vicinity Bermuda The reports that vessels had been
sunk to indicate the presence of submarines and
that the enemy has inaugurated an attack in force
Although there have been few rumors of submarines having
crossed the Atlantic since America the war non has
actually attacked American shipping this side Of the Atlantic
October 1916 the German submarine after visiting New
port R. L. lay in wait for British shipping Nantucket obts
and got six victims
Providence, R. L. June 3Narragangett bay was closed ID
outgoing vessels this morning by order Of coandant Of the
naval station at Newport.
Washington, June 3-The navy announced in an official
statement that three American schooners been sunk bv @
submarine.
Barnegat, N. j. Sword has been passed alone Ma
Atlantic coast to be the watch for of ships sunk
marines All Of the life guard stations have bean
communicated with but up 10 o'clock no disaster had been
ported
At this station nothing had been heard Of the reported
ing Of ships by enemy submarines.
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