Spy Ring Probe Exposes Swiss Espionage Plotters Trial
In Berne a Swiss court convicted most of twenty-one defendants in a high profile espionage case. Luginbuhl, among the defendants, fed secrets from French and German agents, detailing wool trade and war plans. Mourgeot, missing and sentenced in absentia, led the French spy network in Switzerland. Other defendants included Bruestlein, a lawyer, and several military officers. The trial highlights Switzerland's fragile neutrality amid widespread spy activity.
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Berne
Laginbuhl
Lugibuhl
Luginbuhl
Luginbuli
France
Germany
Luginbahl
Luginball
Switzerland
Ilready
Germaine
Mourgeot
Chippla
Wachahut
Bruestlein
Republic
Slacker Douse Sparks Red Cross Row at Plant
A bizarre incident at Edgar Thomson Steel works erupts as an Austrian worker stands against a full Red Cross donation push. A delegation confronts him, forcefully handling him with a barrel of red paint, then dismisses him after a day’s pay is given for the fund. The plant remains a total supporter.
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Pittsturch
Andy Tomko
Red Cross
Edgar Thompson Steel Works
Snd
Tobacco substitute hams German army plans
Deputy Mueller in the Reichstag claimed the tobacco substitute supplied to the Germany army caused more harm than enemy fire. The beech leaf product was reported by Koelnische Zeitung. General von Oven said further deliveries of the substitute have been halted.
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Amsterdam
Germany
Mueller
Mein- Ingen
Reichstag
Koelnische Zeitung
von Oven
Rabbits Help Homesickness for Repatriates in France
The Red Cross assists repatriated French and Belgian residents from German-occupied areas. Families receive beds tables stoves and utensils with installment plans for furniture. Rabbits and gardens offer relief from uprooting while delegates aid housing, tools, and food as they await return home.
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Bourg
France
Germany
Ministry of the Interior
Red Cross
Typlen
Bulan
American Red Cross
Graes
French Academy of Sciences Criticized for Revealing Secrets
A La Liberte writer argues censorship should be tightened as even respected bodies like the French Academy of Sciences may unintentionally expose sensitive science. He notes press detail on German long range guns and artillery progress, including published shell and gun plans, as an example of dangerous disclosure.
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Paris
French Academy of Sciences
la Liberte
Academy of Sciences
Academy
M. Charles le Goffie
Scientife
France
Good Samaritan Is Repaid in Nevada Missouri
Mrs. 8. H. Meller, owner of a small home bakery in Nevada, receives word from the War Department that she will receive ten thousand dollars in insurance on the life of Thomas H. Price, a soldier who recently died from unspecified causes.
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Nevada
8. H. Meller
War Department
Thomas H. Price
Accidental gun discharge on transport court case details
The fragment notes an accidental gun discharge aboard a transport. It mentions Price arriving years earlier, and Mrs. Meller providing shelter, support, and a job after he recovered from illness and poverty. Before leaving, he claimed war risk insurance assignment to her as his gratitude.
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Price
Camp Gordon Bans Degrading Names For Soldiers
Camp Gordon in Atlanta issues orders prohibiting slurs such as Wops dagoes and bohunkas toward non English speaking soldiers. The directive imposes conduct rules to prevent prejudice antipathy and humiliation among officers and troops.
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Camp Gordon
Atlanta
Imagination Over Romance In Marital Discourse
Dialogue touches on whether marriage dulls imagination and romance while stressing imagination in problem solving. A car part analogy hints at using explosions effectively. Myrt questions Mr Rewtal’s relevance as Gert defends a self starter despite old fashioned views. a line about fear of graveyards vs spirits in a park.
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Myrt
Mr. Rewtal
Gert
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Swift & Company
The
Food Administration
U.S.A
U. Bie
Canada
Reeetabe
Sosuateepwen
Alberta
G. A. Cook
St., Kansas City, Mo
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