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Daily Capital Journal
Salem, Marion County, Oregon
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US naval officers suspected German U-boats brought disease germs during attacks, citing a similar submarine-linked epidemic in Spain; officials warned against keeping U-boat provisions as souvenirs due to suspicious commander behavior.
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Washington, June 5. That the German U-boat raiders carried germs to this country was the belief of some naval officers today. Officials warned that survivors of the U-boat attacks should avoid giving away as souvenirs any of the food or other articles given by the U-boat commanders.
While not intended to cause undue alarm, it was officially pointed out that a German submarine carried disease germs into Spain, apparently those which caused the strange epidemic, similar to the grippe, now raging there.
This fact, coupled with the strange conduct of German commanders toward U-boat victims, was regarded as suspicious.
"German commanders do not do things that way,'' said one official today. ''It is unparalleled in German submarine history that a U-boat should give food and water to its victims."
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Spain
Event Date
June 5
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officials warned survivors of u-boat attacks to avoid giving away food or articles from u-boat commanders as souvenirs.
Event Details
Naval officers believed German U-boat raiders carried germs to the US. A German submarine carried disease germs into Spain, causing a strange epidemic similar to the grippe. The conduct of German commanders giving food and water to victims was regarded as suspicious and unparalleled.