Spy case highlights Swiss espionage in neutral Switzerland
A Swiss court wrapped up a major espionage trial with twenty-one defendants, led by Luginbuhl who spied for both French and German sides. The case exposed French and German agents operating inside Switzerland, treason against the Swiss republic, and a wider pattern of spy activity across Swiss cities as authorities shield neutrality.
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Berne
Luginbuhl
France
Germany
Luginbuc
Kaisér’s
Luginhbuhl
Switzerland
St. Luginbuhl
Mourgeot
Chippis
Wadahut
Bruestlein
Republic
Pittsburgh Plant Douse Slacker In Paint
An Edgar Thompson Steelworks worker, Austrian Andy Tomko, resisted a full Red Cross donation. A delegation seized him by the heels and doused him with red paint, then turned him into a barrel, feet first. He was discharged after one day’s pay was docked for the Red Cross drive.
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Pittsburgh
Andy Tomko
Red Cross
Edgar Thompson Steelworks
Tobacco substitute kills soldiers claims in Reichstag
Deputy Mueller in Meiningen said the tobacco substitute supplied to the German army is more injurious than gas. The Koelnische Zeitung notes beech leaf composition. General von Oven confirmed further deliveries have been stopped.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Mueller of
Meiningen
Koelnische Zeitung
Nemy
von Oven
Rabbits Ease Homesickness for Repatriates in Bourg France
The American Red Cross helps repatriated French villagers in Bourg adapt after Germany’s advance. Families receive basic furniture on installment, tools, seeds, and rabbits to provide food. Rabbits are highlighted as a key comfort and meat source, aiding homesick refugees amid limited prospects of return.
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Bourg
France
Germany
Ministry of the Interior
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Halle
Censor Frightens France as Science Details Leak
French science reports claim newspapers leak vital information to enemies. The French Academy of Sciences warns editors publish sensitive long range artillery and shell details. writer Le Goffe cites negligence enabling propagandists.
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French Academy of Science
Academy
M. Charles le Goffe
France
Good Samaritan Is Repaid in Nevada Missouri
Mrs Meller owner of a small home bakery in Nevada Missouri has been informed by the War Department that she will receive ten thousand dollars in insurance on the wife of Thomas H H Price a soldier who recently died from injuries sustained in service.
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Nevada
Hl. Meller
War Department
Thomas HH. Price
Accidental Discharge Aboard Transport Still Ties To War Claims
The report recalls Price coming here years ago penniless and aided by Mrs Meller who took him in married him cared for him and helped him find work. He explained that assigning his war risk insurance to her was his only way to show gratitude just before leaving.
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Price
Camp Gordon Restricts Offensive Terms At Base
General Sage issues orders banning slurs such as WOPS and dagoes toward English speaking soldiers. The policy prohibits prejudicial conduct and harassment to prevent prejudice and humiliation at Camp Gordon in Atlanta Georgia.
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Camp Gordon
Atlanta
Sage
Submarine Sinks Tug and Barges Off Cape Cod Coast
An enemy submarine attacked a tow three miles south of the Orleans coast guard station at the tip of Cape Cod. It sank three barges and set a fourth on fire while firing on the shoreline. The tug Perth Amboy, owned by the Lehigh Valley railroad, was valued around $100. The barges worth about $90,000 carried stone and coal for New England. Forty one crew members escaped by lifeboats, with one seriously wounded Austrian crewman. The attack lasted about an hour before the submarine submerged and withdrew.
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Orleans
Mass
Perth Amboy
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Gloucester
New York
New England
Orleans Coast
Casualty List Grows for Army and Marine Corps Overseas
Washington reports 983 additional casualties in the army and marine corps overseas for the week, bringing total to 12 716. The update notes 201 men killed at sea and 51 as killed in action or by other causes, with 5817 wounded among army personnel and 1124 among Marines. Missing or prisoner totals reach 675 army and 82 Marines.
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Washington
Army
Marine Corps
Nicholas II Executed as Bolshevik Reports Proceed
London reports the former Tsar Nicholas II has been shot. The former empress and Grand Duke Alexei Romanov were sent to a place of security. Bolshevik authorities claim diaries and other documents were seized and a counterrevolutionary plot uncovered. The Ural regional council ordered the ex-emperor's execution on a date not specified.
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London
Nicholas
Ttnssly
Wipchi Sholonod Moou
Alesis Romanoff
Hellape
Emperoe
Eovtet Council
Ural Regional Council
Waa
Corn Prices Drop as Farmers Sell Freely in Chicago
Corn values declined this week with farmers selling heavily. July futures traded from 58.10 to 58.14, August from 1.05 to 1.40 4/8, and September around 1.04 1/2 to 1.04 8, reflecting market pressure from higher bear activity and steady downward movement.
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Chicago
Cleveland shaped by law more than politics in Erie memory
R O Brown notes President Cleveland valued legal work and fishing over political ambition. He recalls Cleveland as a deep legal thinker who avoided public acclaim, preferred solving complex cases, and resisted leaving Erie County for higher office to stay near fishing spots.
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Cleveland
R. O. Brown
Buffalo
Washington Post
Erie County
Erie
Planes Heard By Tune Aid London Raids
An American in British service uses a tuned aircraft detector to distinguish German from British planes. He notes British aircraft hum in G minor while German raiders are in B flat, enabling timely anti air defenses around London. Brooklyn youths test the device for a detector of approaching planes.
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London
Brooklyn
Brith Aviation Service
Intoxicated by Freedom Quotations Spark Courtroom Exchange
A magistrate hears a dramatic exchange as a defendant accuses himself of violent acts while defending his actions as a peaceful revolution. The defendant claims twenty years of being a model husband but admits to ejecting his wife and attempting harm to others, provoking a stern judicial response.
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Puck
French Botanist Finds Optimal Watering for Plants
A French botanist with vegetable-raising experience determined the precise water amount for heat growth. He concluded that a supply given drop by drop intermittently yields better results than regular full drenching.
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