Sweden Charged as German Ally Over Spy Cablegrams
Secretary Lansing disclosed three Swedish diplomatic cables sent to Berlin urging the destruction of Argentine ships. The messages, dated May to July, imply Sweden aided Germany in a war plot, risking tighter embargos and possible severance of ties with the Entente, Argentina, and the United States.
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Count Luxburg
Berlin
Argentina
Washington
Lansing
United States
Sweden
Germany
Buenos Aires
Fry
Ives
Ty Vier
Lind
Menon
Gstensibi
Okholm
de Bos
Noon
Ekengren
General Sage to Lead National Guard Camp at Camp Shelby
General W H Sage commander of the National Guard Camp at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg Mississippi will lead guardsmen from Indiana Kentucky and West Virginia. Sage a West Pointer and New York native served in the Philippines three times and in Indian border warfare earning the congressional medal of honor. He was most recently stationed at Fort Snelling Minnesota.
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General Sage
Eri Man Cer
Hattiesburgy Miss
Camp Shelby
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
New York
Philippines
Fort Snelling
Minnesota
Baseball results from Chicago and Cincinnati games
In Chicago Pittsburgh games the scores were 0 4 0 and 1 8 0 with pitchers Cooper Schmidt for Chicago and Douglas Wilson. In Cincinnati St Louis games the scores were 6 9 with Watson Snyder for Cincinnati 3 9 Schneider Ragan and Wingo. Second game St Louis 2 8 with Meadows Gonzales for Cincinnati 0 7 Schneider Wingo.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cooper
Schmidt
Douglas
Wilson
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Watson
Snyder
Schneider
Ragan
Wingo
Meadows
Gonzales
Baseball Box Scores From Chicago Cleveland And St Louis Detroit
In Chicago Cleveland game Veleskie Coombe and ONeill led Chicago with three and seven hits. Russell Faber Danforth and Schalk powered Detroit St Louis offense in another pairing. In the second Detroit game Ehmke James Cunningham Stanage and Davenport Severeid contributed in a 6 10 Detroit win.
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Chicago
Cleveland
Coveleskie
Coombe
O'Neill
Russell
Faber
Danforth
Schalk
St. Louis
Detroit
Mitchell
Stanage
Sotheron
Koob
Wright
Severeid
Ehmke
James
Cunningham
Davenport
Evidence of Sweden's Shame Telegrams from 1917 expose neutrality fears
Washington dispatches reveal State Department telegrams detailing German and Austrian ship releases, Argentina tensions, and possible punitive actions. Messages from May to July 1917 discuss flag changes, ship sinking orders, and potential mediation by Spain as Argentina-EGermany relations stiffen.
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Washington
State Department
Monte
Bordeaux
Spurler
Luxburg
Steamer Harvey H Brown Strands in St Marys River
The Harvey H Brown bound for Sault Ste. Marie lost rudder control while entering Little Rapids cut, swung into the bank. Great Lakes Towing tugs aided, swinging the hull clear and opening a passage for other vessels. Repairs expected to fix minor steering trouble.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Harvey H. Brown
St. Mary's River
Soo
Great Lakes Towing Company
Petain Wins in Verdun Attacks
General Petain drives French gains along the Meuse between Beaumont and Bezonvaux. Chaume Wood and surrounding positions fall under French control with over 500 prisoners taken.Berlin reports mixed results with Chaume Woods captured but Fosse Wood contested. Heavy fog slows French and British actions in Flanders as ground dries. Russians repulse German pursuit near Riga and shell Gulf of Riga ports. German naval forces observed in southern Baltic, signaling possible Baltic coastal raids.
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London
Petain
Verdun
Beaumont
Bezonvaux
Meuse
Chaume Wood
Courieres Wood
Berlin
Fosse Wood
Chaume Woods
Mormont Farm
Flanders
Ypres
Verdun Front
Petrograd
Gulf of Riga
Irkensk
Riga
Teutons
Dvinsk
Teuton
Baltic
Stockholm
Svenska Dagbladet
High Seas
German Bomb Kills Son of New York Immigrant Family
In New York a German born American Rudolph Rubino mourns his son Rudolph Jr killed in German air raids on American hospitals in France. The father, who left Germany at fifteen, declares patriotism. the mother, born German, vows to renounce her birth country. Germans dropped pfennig souvenirs over the camps to ensure memory of the raids.
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New York
Rudolph Rubino
Rudolph, Jr
France
Rudolph
Germany
Mrs. Rubino
St. Louis
Harvard
Despondent Man James Prochaska Hangs Self
In Chicago on September 10, James Prochaska, despondent from ill health, hanged himself in his home while his family attended church. Police report no foul play suspected.
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Chicago
James Prochaska
Soldiers Break Up Parade of Carmen in Springfield
In Springfield on September 10 two men were shot and six arrested as soldiers from the Ninth and Tenth Infantry dispersed about a thousand labor demonstrators after a striking street car men parade. Albert Heineke and Anton Reddick were wounded. both were hospitalized and will be cited to appear in court.
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Springfield
Albert Heineke
Anton Reddick
North Sixth Street
Ninth
Reservoir Park
Heinke
Reddick
Death knell of whisky sounds across distilleries
Washington reports that on September 10 all 600 American distilleries shut at 11 PM as Wilson’s order took effect ending whisky production. Some plants stay open for medicinal alcohol. most close. Kentucky and Cincinnati also report closures with large stocks stored and large industry value at risk.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
John Barleycorn
Dan R
Peoria Distilleries
Peoria
Tek
Katileries
Cincinnati
Union Distillery
Kentucky
Lexington
Blue Grass State
Bomb kills Streator boy in France unit
Leslie G. Woods of Streator Illinois, 17, enlisted January 1944 and served as a trumpeter with the Harvard medical unit in France. He was killed when bombs from German aircraft struck the unit. Also listed among those killed were Rudolph Rubens Jr of New York and Oscar Letugo of Boston.
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Europe
Harvard
France
Leslie G. Vocods
Streator
Hil
Wittigsimmons
Kansas City
Tiarco
Rudolph Rubens, Jr
New Yor
Oscar Letugo
Boston
Slacker Held as Robber Arrest Ties to Freight Cars
Louis Jo whnowick, twenty four, arrested by Sheriff Schweinsberg and Detective John Pinkerton of the Detroit and Mackinac railway patrols after a winterlong chase. He faces charges of breaking into freight cars and stealing goods. The case follows prior registrar status and exemption claims amid ongoing service discussions.
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Bay City
Mich
Louis Jo Whnowick
Schweinsberg
John Pinkerton
Detroit & Mackinac Railway
Russian general Korniloff tipped as dictator in exile rumors
Rumors swirl in Russian circles that General Korniloff, commander in chief of the armies, may become dictator as Cossack loyalty strengthens his position. Reports cite about 250000 Cossacks and recent discipline demonstrations shaping a forced reorganization.
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London
Korniloff
Amies
Kornilo
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