Clement (1934)
Newspaper Articles

October 2, 1939: This article appeared on the front page of the Marshall Evening Chronicle, Marshall, Michigan and was one of the first mentions in the press of a German raider loose on the high sea.


October 4, 1939: This article appeared on the front page of the Charleston Daily Mail, Charleston, West Virginia.


October 4, 1939: Article that appeared in the Daily Press, Buenos Aires, Argentina. The headline states that the survivors of the Clement believe that the cruiser Admiral Scheer was the ship that sank the Clement.
(Courtesy of Hugo R. Sochi)


October 10, 1939: Front page of The Gettysburg Times, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania showing a photo of the survivors of the Clement seen on the rescue ship.


October 10, 1939: Close-up of the above story.



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