Daring Plot to Get Exemptions at Camp Sherman
Lorain attorney arrested by military police activists attempted to obstruct draft law for Austrian clients.
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Camp Sherman
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1918
Page
1
Arrest of Lorain Attorney Uncovers Draft Evasion Plot
Frank Coleman, about 50, arrested in Chillicothe on charges of conspiring to obstruct the draft. Authorities say he offered to secure exemptions for alien selects in exchange for 135 dollars, using affidavits and letters in a suitcase. Also jailed: Paul Hubner, a German sympathizer, found with German propaganda and codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Presse
Sherman
Chillicothe
Frank Coleman
Lorain
Coleman
R. E B. Flora
United States
Evans
John McGee
Flora
McGee
Middletown
Bellaire
Cleveland
Trumbull
Hie
Paul F. Hubner
Germany
Hubner
Baltimore & Ohio
Cincinnati
Japan
Mexico
Weather overview and January 13 1918 Cincinnati report
Ohio and West Virginia expect increasing clouds and snow with warmer temperatures on Tuesday. Kentucky and Indiana see snow and rising temperatures with further snow on Tuesday. Montreal weather included. Cincinnati records for January 13 1918 show high 33, low 8, average 19 with 0.02 inches precipitation and clear to partly cloudy conditions through the day.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Kentucky
Indiana
Montreal
Phoenix
Jacksonville
Spokane
Pittsburg
Seattle
Chattanooga
Portland
Ricebo” Co Sepes
San Francisco
St. Louis
Winnipeg
Omaha
Kamloops
Denver
Cincinnati
S.W
Death calls Senator Brady dies in Washington
Associated Press reports Senator James H. Brady of Idaho died at his Washington home from heart disease after an acute attack. His wife and relatives were at his bedside as two of his sons hurried to reach the capital. Born in Pennsylvania, Brady rose from teacher to newspaper work, then Idaho Republican leader, governor in 1908, and U.S. senator elected in 1914. He served on Military and Agriculture committees and supported war era legislation.
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Associated Press
Washington
James H. Brady
Idaho
E. Brady
Chandler
Okla
J. Robb Brady
Kansas
Senator Brady
Pennsylvania
Leavenworth Normal College
Republican State Committee
Senate
Brady
West
Grain for France aims 400000 bushels oats from Atlantic port
An Atlantic port announced the plan to ship 400000 bushels of oats to France soon. The steamer will be the first to leave the port with a full grain cargo after many months.
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Atlantic
France
Martial law declared in Colombian Atlantic coast
Associated Press dispatch from Bogota reports martial law declared in the departments on the Atlantic coast due to strikes. The government expects order to be restored soon. Strikes are described as nonpolitical and the rest of the country remains quiet.
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Bogota
Colombia
Atlantic
Fire destroys Indianapolis power brick plant in major blaze
A fierce fire in Indianapolis destroyed the Industrial Building housing dirty manufacturing concerns and adjoining properties, causing about 1 million dollars in losses. Fire Chief Louisks suspected incendiary arson. no lives were lost though walls collapsed and hindered firefighters. Six dwellings a church and several businesses burned. insurance on the building estimated at 300,000 with contents 500,000 to 700,000. The four story brick plant, 600 by 200 feet, was one of the city's largest.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Loucks
Hawkins Block Destroyed by Fire in Grand Rapids
Hawkins Block, a six story office building in Grand Rapids business district, was completely destroyed and two adjoining structures were engulfed by a fire of undetermined origin. Heavy snow drifts hindered firemen as they battled the blaze tonight.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Hawkins
Fire destroys Conger Flour Mills in Ashley Ohio
Fire of unknown origin swept the Conger Flour Mills and two adjoining buildings at Ashley near Delaware early today. Loss is estimated at 30000 dollars with 4000 to 5000 bushels of wheat and several hundred barrels of flour ruined. The day’s other occupants included a physician and a barber shop. Incendiaries are suspected.
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Delaware, O
Conger
Ashley
Morals Debate Over Women Messengers Guiding Union
The Women's Trade Union League in New York adopted a resolution arguing no woman under twenty five should work as a messenger. Some speakers called messenger work an old man's job, while delegates split on women on surface and subway lines. Similar action covered girl elevator operators.
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New York
Women’s Trade Union League
Mexican Mission Bears The Stamp Made In Germany
Buenos Aires reports the Mexican delegation sent to the neutral Latin American conference appears to have a secret mission. Military aviators and newspaper correspondents traveled with the group and several delegates are described as pro German. Passengers say the party was arrested at Bahia and barred from Brazilian ports as officials labeled the mission more German than American.
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Mexican Mission
Germany
Associated Press
Buenos Aires
Foreign Office
Argentina
Bahia
POW WOW IS BREWING IN MEXICO CITY
Military and political leaders gather in Mexico City as Alfonso Siller, ex Sub-Secretary of Foreign Relations, returns from Europe to reorganize Mexican consulates in Germany and Austria. Generals Murgua Alvarado Mercez Amaro and Governor Gonzales, from various regions, are arriving or en route.
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Associated Presa
Mexico City
Alfonso Siller
Germany
Austria
Francisco Murgua
Salvidor Alvarado
Yucatan
Juan Mercez
Oaxaca
Amaro
Durango
Armu Fo Gonsales
Chihuahua
Joyful South Sea Firms Celebrate Governor for New Guinea
Berlin dispatch says Colonial Secretary Solf received a telegram from an association of South Sea firms expressing joy at appointing a New Guinea governor and praising a vigorous colonial policy. Solf thanked them and voiced hope the German flag will soon wave again over the South Sea colonies to continue enterprise in the same successful manner.
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Amsterdam
Berlin
Solf
South Sea
New Guinea
Yankee airman missing earns French war cross
Corporal Benjamin Stuart Walcott of Washington receives a French war cross for valor on the French front. The award is accepted by his squadron and will be sent to his father. Walcott disappeared December 12 after engaging enemy planes and bringing one down before being attacked by three monoplanes. No fate news has been received.
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Associated Press
Groupe de Combat
Benjamin Stuart Walcott
Washington
Walcott
Hughes Off for England War Talks Plenipotentiary
The Sydney Sunday Times reports Premier William Morris Hughes will travel to England in March to confer with Prime Minister Lloyd George and allied governments on war and postwar issues. He will act as plenipotentiary and speak officially for the Commonwealth.
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Metbourne
Australia
The
Sydney Sunday Times
William Morris Hughes
England
Lloyd George
Commonwealth
Navy Ordnance Bureau Praised for War Readiness
Rep Oliver of Alabama, chairman of the House Naval Investigation Committee, reports complete satisfaction with the Navy Ordnance Bureau and its preparedness for war. He notes extensive gun and ammunition deliveries to England France Italy and to allied merchant ships arming for submarines, plus successful Lewis gun tests and strong wartime contract deliveries with minimal delays.
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Associated
Washington
Navy
Ordnance Bureau
Oliver
Alabama
House Naval Investigation Committee
Campana
England
France
Italy
Sims
Ordnance Department
Naval Service
Marine Corps
Bureau
Praise for Our Breed in Paris Fire Legion Hero Wounded
In last week's attack near Flirey, Grenadier Ivan Nock, one of the few Americans in the foreign legion, was severely wounded in the right arm. Amputation likely. A fellow Hollander praises American soldiers as extraordinary fighters. Nock, a Baltimore native, previously earned the war cross and two citations after being wounded several times.
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Paris
Foreign Legion
Flirey
Ivan Nock
Legion
Nock
Grenadier
Baltimore
Prompt government to pay debts promptly urged
New York January 13 resolutions from the Credit Defense Committee of the National Association of Credit Men urge prompt payment by the government for war supplies and obligations. They ask that the government be treated like smaller buyers and not cited for delays due to clerical or system shortages.
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New York
Credit Defense Committee
National Association of Credit Men
Wilson
Cabinet
Council of National Defense
Snow Drifts Are Tackled By Chicago
Chicago and the Middle West faced a severe blizzard with traffic tied up. Volunteers and municipal and railway workers cleared snow to reopen streets and lines, enabling outbound trains to begin running again. Rail yards and stock trains were mobilized to free routes as crews worked through the day.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Middle West
General Hoffmann Shows His Teeth at Brest Litovsk
Amsterdam dispatches report a Brest-Litovsk peace conference session where Czernin and Trotzky spoke on Ukrainian independence and Russia’s internal affairs. Trotzky defended free press while Hoffmann argued that Russian propaganda violated the armistice spirit. The exchange touched on Russian internal conditions and reciprocity with Germany.
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M. Bolubowysch
Count Czernin
Trotzky
M. Trotzky
Hoffmann
Russia
Hoffman
Russians See Variance In Brest-Litovsk Peace Talk
London aged report notes Russian account of Brest-Litovsk peace conference diverges significantly from Wolff Bureau version. Russians portray their delegates as skeptical of German intent, implying influence by military and annexationist factions. Schnitt Trotzky speech excerpt shows demand for free development in Finland, Armenia, Ukrainia.
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London
Brest-Litovsk
Wolff Bureau
Trotzky
Finland
Armenia
Ukrainia
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Twentieth Century Limited
Brest
Litovsk
von Hindenberg
von Ludendorff
Czernin
Central Powers
Ukraine Republic
Ukrainian Republic
Krylenko
Richard von Kuehlmann
von Kuehlmann
Petrograd
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