German Plot Exposure Reveals Spy Network in U S
U S authorities publish hitherto unreleased documents detailing German espionage and plots in the United States. The 1914–1916 investigations center on Wolf von Igel's Berlin-linked advertising office at 60 Wall Street and allied agents seeking to destroy life and property.
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U. S
Washington
United States Secret Service
Department of Justice
Secret Service
von Tgel
German spy plots against U S exposed by public information
The public information committee outlines German efforts in the United States during World War I. It names Wolf von Igel as chief spy, Paul Koenig, James Archibald, Edwin Emerson, John Devoy, Daniel Cohalan, and others involved in bombs, propaganda, labor disruption, and Ireland's revolt support. Canada is noted as another target.
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Germany
America
United States
Committee On Public Information
Washington
Lieb
Ruhig Sein
Wacht Am Rhein
Vaterland
U. S
Wall Street
Wolf von Igel
von Bernstorff
Paul Koenig
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
New York
Fort Oglethorpe
Koenig
von Papen
Ireland
Bernstorff
Roger Casement
Devoy
Casement
Daniel F. Cohalan
New York Supreme Court
Berlin
Chicago
Max Niven
Canada
Leter Wave Plot to Harm Welland Canal and Canada Split
The piece reports on a 1916 German covert effort to destroy the Welland canal and push for Canada’s separation from Britain. It notes G S Viereck’s publication Veireck's Weekly aiding picric acid supply, William J Ruff aiding German trench and ship destruction, Ray Beveridge paid $3000 for pro German lectures, and Bernstorff’s staff promoting neutral Holland transit of munitions. Wolf von Igel’s spy network sent a coded message on troops and coast fortifications in California.
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Welland Canal
Canada
G. S. Viereck
The
Fatherland
Vierick’s
William J. Ruff
Quincy
Ray Beveridge
California
Red Cross
Bernstorff
Holland
Wolf von Igel
Coast Fort
Germany accused of exploiting U.S. protection at Bucharest
Secretary Lansing revealed that Germany hid explosives and deadly microbes in its Bucharest legation after U.S. took charge of German affairs. The evidence, including boxes buried in the garden and a note on horse and cattle use, was provided by Willian Whiting Andrews and Foreign Minister Porumbaru.
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United States
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von Luxburg
Argentina
von Eckhardt
Mexico City
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State Department
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Roumania
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Andrews
Doctor Bernhardt
U. S
Wronstadt
Hungary
Kostoff
Porumbaru
Flowers For U S Men As Soldiers March Through Darkness
American engineers marching through a dark French town were greeted by cheering crowds. Generals and officers welcomed them as civilians waved flowers fruit and sweets from windows. The scene left soldiers moved by French affection for the Americans.
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France
Union
Ares
America
U S threat ends big strike in New York harbor
The longshoremen's union voted 418 to 217 to accept arbitration with International Mercantile Marine and return to work. Captain Baker of the Army transport service warned the government would not tolerate further shipment delays and could declare the port a government reservation with labor conscription if arbitration failed.
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New York
International Mercantile Marine Corporation
William B. Baker
United States Army Transport Service
U S Army Plans Gas and Liquid Fire Units in France
American troops in France will be supplied with trained forces to deliver gas and liquid fire attacks. The order assigns civil engineer units to handle these devices of modern trench warfare as part of general orders released in Washington.
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Pershing
Washington
France
M Civl
Roosevelt Brands La Follette Leader of neocopperheads
In Chicago Theodore Roosevelt denounces Senator La Follette as the leader of the neocopperheads while commenting on Von Bernstorff disclosures and Mayor Thompson’s shift in stance. He travels next to Kansas City and says he has not read Minneapolis speech.
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Chicago
Senator la Follette
Thompson
Theodore Roosevelt
Kansas City
la Follette
Minneapolis
Roosevelt
von Bernstorff
Ambu lance fund drive stuns Wall Street crowd
Miss Natalie Camp in Russian military costume collects change from bankers and brokers for the Allied Ambulance corps as an unreadable foreign automobile delivers a donation box. The event ends with the ambulance driving away, funds supporting wartime ambulance work.
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Wall Street
Natalie Camp
Miss Camp
Allied Ambulance Corps
Argentina Suspends Vote on War Rift with Germany
Argentina's chamber of deputies prepared to break diplomatic ties with Germany when a Berlin note reportedly satisfied Argentina on cruiser warfare. The vote was delayed as a 200,000 railroad strike began, with managers warning of higher rates. German intrigue behind the strike is suspected, with martial law possible.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Negroes on N Y Ticket First Regular Nominations by Major Party
New York voters report the first regular nominations of colored men by a major party. In Harlem ward A Johnson is named for state assembly and James Thomas for alderman on the Republican ticket after late primary returns.
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New York
Harlem
Ward A. Johnson
James Thomas
Floods in Coahuila Cause Heavy Damage and Loss
Severe floods in the cotton belt of Coahuila state have killed many residents and caused extensive destruction. Hundreds of homes were swept away and crops severely damaged, as authorities assess the extent of the disaster in Mexico City reporting on the aftermath.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Coahuila
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