Secrets leak inquiry links German embassy to U S government
Providence officials report ongoing investigations into leaks from the State and Treasury Departments sending vital information to the German embassy. The probe IDs Captain Franz von Papen and Captain Horn among others, notes forged passports, coded wireless traffic, and links to the Lusitania sinking, with possible murder or piracy charges considered.
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Providence
State Department
Treasury Department
Providence Journal
Count von Bernstorff
Boy-Ed
McAdoo
Lansing
s@ecret
Horn
Vanceboro
Secret Service
Franz von Papen
Washington
Admiralty
Berlin
Sayville
Cunard Company
New York City
Captain Boy-Ed
Navy Department
Lusitania
Nauen
Horns Attorney Denies Horn Confessed to Vanceboro Bridge
Daniel T. OConnell, attorney for Werner Horn, dismisses a Providence Journal report of a confession as a gross fake. He says Horn has not spoken to government agents since his representation began and that any prior statement referred only to the bridge incident. He notes no contact from the Providence Journal and calls the story malicious.
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Horn
South America
Vanceboro
Secret Service
New York
Boston
Germany
Washington
Lst
Captain Horn
Daniel T. O'Connell
Werner Horn
Providence Journal
Boston Post
Italians Push Forward in Trentino Amid Storms and Floods
Italian forces push east of Condino toward Riva at the head of Lake Garda despite stormy weather. Reports say trenches seized by Italians are flooded with water and bodies are floating.
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Brescia
Italy
Paris
Condino
Trent
Trentino
Riva
Lake Garda
Rookies Are Good Shots With Rifle
Post staff correspondent reports at Plattsburg camp before daylight as recruits begin the rifle range qualifying. Early fatigue marked the day with many soldiers showing signs of tiredness after a day of rest and strenuous practice.
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Plattsburg
N. Y
Uneventful drill day highlights rifle range scores
The camp reports unusually high scores at 200 yards with new shooters, led by Boston men such as Foster, Cabot, Emer son, and Storrow. Observers discuss moving the unit to New York, disbandment by Labor Day, and the potential to rapidly raise a large force if adequate recruits with matching intelligence and fitness can be found.
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Boston
R. C. Foster
Norman W. Cabot
J. J. Cabot
C. J. Emerson
G. S. Connolly
P. Kidder
T. W. Storrow
Crawford Blagden
Richard S. Sanborn
Matthew Hale
Westport
Lake Champlain
Robert Raymond
New York
Broadway
Victoria Cross For Navy Men Reported From Dardanelles
A report by Vice-Admiral John M. De Robeck in the Official Gazette details gallantry by British ship officers and crews during the Dardanelles bombardment after troop landings. The record covers deeds in the forts and actions of various ships.
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London
Dardanelles
John M. de Robeck
Victoria Crosses Awarded For River Clyde Landing
Admiral De Robeck lauds the Mediterranean fleet in plain sailor language. Five Victoria crosses and other decorations are awarded for bravery connected with the River Clyde landing. Among recipients are Commander Edward Unwin who guided water lighters under fire, and Midshipmen G L Drewy, W St A Malleson, Seamen W C Williams and George MacKenzie. Commander Eric Gascoigne Robinson receives a VC for solo assaults on Turkish gun positions.
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de Robeck
Eric Gascoigne Robinson
River Clyde
Edward Unwin
G. L. Drewry
W. St. A. Malleson
W. C. Williams
George MacKenzie
Unwin
Henderson Leads Harvard Law Exam With Top Grade
Official Harvard Law School exam results show Gerard C Henderson of Dublin New Hampshire Cambridge achieved the highest grade 97 since the current grading standard began. Henderson a Harvard Law Review president known for socialist views, previously led the Socialist Club at Harvard and faced a board revolt during college.
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Harvard Law School
Gerard C. Henderson
Dublin
N. H
Cambridge
Henderson
Ernest F. Henderson
Harvard Law Review
Harvard
Socialist Club
the Illustrated
Boston Post
New Haven
Interstate Commerce Commission
State Public Service Commission
The
New Republic
23 Years Wed Asks Divorce
Mrs. Stella H. Alexander, music instructor at Dana Hall in Wellesley, Massachusetts, files a libel for divorce in Dedham against her husband Arthur B. Alexander of New York. The couple married December 30, 1891 in Sandusky, Ohio, lived in Illinois and briefly in Massachusetts, separated ten years ago, with desertion and failure to provide alleged.
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Stella H. Alexander
Dana Hall
Wellesley
Massachusetts
Dedham
Arthur B. Alexander
New York
Alexander
Decatur
Ill
Alexanders
Sandusky
Illinois
Pann Hall
Handkerchief Men Rearrested After Discharge
Guiseppe Botoni 21 of 9 Pintston Street and Giovani Galliano 35 of 202 East 1th Street New York were discharged in Central Court from a charge of working the handkerchief game and were rearrested on a second similar charge. Ralph Nassano of Salem Court testified he lost 120 dollars to them in March and identified the pair. They were rearraigned and held in 500 dollars each on a continuance of a week.
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Guiseppe Botoni
Princeton Street
Giovani Galliano
East 1Th Street
New York
Central Court
Ralph Nassano
Salem Court
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