Ireland’s 1917 Rising Tied to German Submarine Plans
British authorities reveal German efforts to foment rebellion in Ireland with Sinn Fein aid. Documents show arms and munitions shipments, coded messages, and plans for Irish bases for submarines to strike Britain, with De Valera and Casement figures central to the plots. The 1917 uprising was postponed after America’s entry and failed to materialize.
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Tireland
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Cuxhaven
World Happenings Of Current Week
A broad roundup notes Turkish troops seizing Tabria near Tehran, six Chilean submarine deliveries arriving in Ballenita Ecuador after sailing from a U S Atlantic port May 25. Hungary orders crops seized and mills placed under state control. Lily Busch estate seized under alien property law. Major General Leonard Wood reassigned to train troops at Camp Funston. Private W J Guyton awarded the French Croix de Guerre as first American killed on German soil. Interior requests funds for Okanogan water pumping. James Buchanan statue approved for a D C park amid loyalty doubts. Potatoes set a new regional production record near Kanab Utah. several legal and espionage cases cited. Sarah Bernhardt arrives in Seattle en route to Camp Lewis. a Chicago death by suicide note is reported. wartime salvage of sunken ships discussed.
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Teheran
Persia
United States
Ballenita
Ecuador
Budapest
Lily Busch
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Leonard Wood
France
Camp Fanston
Kansas
W. J. Guyton
Pershing
Guyton
Wenges
German Soldier Turns On Kaiser Cheer Sparks Fight
In St Louis Charles G Kirsch forty five a six foot German entered a car store and cheered for the Kaiser. Max Cohen who expects to be drafted struck Kirsch with a fist. Police arrived, Kirsch was hospitalized then jailed for federal authorities.
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Charles G. Kirsch
Germany
Max Cohen
Kirsch
Officer 1s Caught in Net Washington Plot
Lieutenant James C. Staley a reserve officer was arrested in New York on a charge of accepting a payment from the Truest Raincoat Company for securing a war contract. He confessed and gave information that may reveal further fraud as Justice agents pursue other cases tied to contingent-fee contracts. He faces court martial.
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New York
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United States to field four million man army soon
Washington reports the War Department plans a four million man army by January 1 next year requiring one million draftees between July and January. It would absorb remaining first registration, plus new class additions and reclassifications, with potential draft age extensions debated in Congress.
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Department
Senator Prance
Maryland
Venezuelan Minister Affirms U S Friendship and Freedom
Venezuelan minister Dr. Santos A. Dominic in Washington dismisses editor Carlos Lopez Bustamante’s claim of German influence in Venezuela. He says there is no truth to pro German assertions and that Venezuela maintains friendly ties with the United States.
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U. S
Washington, D. C
United States
Santos A. Dominic
Carlos Lopez Bustamanti
America
Honolulu Troops Reach Washington Camp After Tropic Trek
First infantry troops arriving from Honolulu at Murray near here struggle with Washington nights. Daytime temperatures resemble Hawaii but gear is unsuitable. Red Cross supplies quilts and sweaters, about 1280 quilts provided to soldiers returning from the tropics.
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Camp Lewis
Tacoma
Murray
Here
Hawaii
Washington
Red Cross
Tropics
Hindenburg in Hospital Report Claims Nervous Illness
The Tribune cites a reliable source saying Field Marshal von Hindenburg suffers from a nervous disease and has impaired mental capacity, is confined in a private sanitarium, and did not take part in the western front retaking offensive, with General Ludendorff leading the effort.
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Geneva
the Tribune
Field Marshal
von Hindenburg
Hente
Mindenburg
Western Front
Ladendorff
Italian and Allied Forces Hold Front Against Austrians
Reports from Rome say Austrians attack from the Brenta to the Piave with heavy fighting along the Italian front. Allied troops including Italians and British repel assaults, taking hundreds of prisoners and driving invaders back across the river lines.
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Platen
Plave
Treun
Allesen
Plave River
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Talna
Hittiah
Victor
Tratlang
Vienna
Shipwrecked crew sails into San Francisco harbor after 15 days at sea
A 12 man crew aboard the Crescent under Captain Olson reached the Golden Gate after 15 days at sea in a 24 foot craft. The ship, which left Sidney March 23 for San Francisco, suffered a galley fire and abandonment at 3 a.m. June 1. The crew reported no craft was lost and a steamslip arrived June 9 with a lookout kept for the smouldering vessel 400 miles offshore.
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T. Clan Wife
Iain Olson
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Crescent
Sidney
Iralia
San Fr
Mines Point to Hun Plot London
The British admiralty reports no mines found in the searched area near the Dutch hospital ship sinking. Between June 9 and 11 German mines were swept in the track used by Dutch ships and repatriates, suggesting a mine laid to hinder their passage west.
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London
Slo Ning
Regenten
Admiralty
Paris Bolsters Defense Amid New Military Measures
Paris announces defense upgrades including General Guillaumat reassigned to fortify the capital. Premier Clemenceau outlines precautionary plans in cooperation with a new defense committee to safeguard Paris as military threats loom in the Balkans and allied theaters.
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Guillaumat
Mander
Balkans
Duball
Pat
Defense Committee
Clements
Dutch Shelter Vessel at Tandjong Priok Faces British Dispatch
A British dispatch released publically alleges the Dutch government sheltered the 4000 ton ship Maria at Tandjong Priok harbor in East Indies in May 1916 to prevent capture. The vessel, flying a German mercantile flag, was reportedly aided by Dutch authorities.
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London
Tandjong Priok
Ama East Indies
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