German Officers Betrayed Plans to Pershing via US Spy Ring
Two high ranking German officers turned over critical General Staff plans before 1918 offensives and later faced a vendetta from former associates. The prisoners were moved from France to the United States aboard the Agamemnon under heavy guard. They spoke fluent English and were kept on board with limited disclosure as officials arranged transfer to Washington for intelligence handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
New York
Director of
Military Intelligence
Washington, D. C
Agamemnon
von Hindenburg
Pershing
Infomors
France
Atome
Owen
Ljieutenant Owen
Brest
Agenta of Intelligences Office
Intelligence Office
Balloon Fire Kills Ten at Chicago Bank Crash
A large dirigible on a test flight burst into flames and crashed through the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank roof in Chicago, killing ten, injuring twenty five, and trapping clerks in the rotunda. The balloon, owned by Goodyear, plunged from about 560 feet after tank explosions and motor sparks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Illinois, Trust & Savings Bank
Jackson Boulevard
la Salle Street
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Jack Boettner
Henry Weaver
Harry Wacker
E. H. Norton
Earl H. Davenport
Weaver
Boettner
Wacker
Norton
Denies Carmen Raise Under Old Contract
CHICAGO July 22 L J Wolf president of the Aurora Elgin and Chicago Railroad company sent a letter to George E Adams business agent for the Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railways of America stating the employer will stick to the wage scale in force until June 1 1920 under the existing agreement. The letter responds to a wage increase demand and says no raise can be considered unless fare rates are allowed to rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
L. J. Wolf
Aurora, Elgin & Chicago Railroad Company
George E. Adams
Amalgamated Association of Street & Electric Railways of America
Sails For Europe To Sell U.S. War Stocks
Washington July 22 Co W Hare director of sales of the war department sailed for Europe on the Imperator with experts to dispose of surplus war material. More than fifteen hundred million dollars worth of surplus property to be disposed of by the director of sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Co. W. Hare
War Department
Europe
Imperator
Governor Commutes Lee County Sentence
Springfield Illinois July 22 Governor Lowden commuted the sentence of R E Johnson of Dixon from hanging to life imprisonment for the murder of George Gush in Lee County. Clemency cited evidence of lack of proper defense. Lee County has never had a hanging.
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Springfield
Lowden
Board of Pardons
R. E. Johnson
Dixon
Lee County
George Gush
Senate Debates Peace Treaty and Provisional Representation
Washington July 22 The Senate continued debate on the peace treaty while the foreign relations committee considered provisional American representation on international commissions under the treaty. President Wilson asked Lodge for approval to appoint a representative on the reparations commission, arguing it would aid American business. The panel postponed a decision.
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Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Wilson
Lodge
Germany
Knox
Pennsylvania
Geddes Named Commissioner to Settle Yorkshire Miners Strike
Sir Eric Geddes was appointed as a special commissioner to mediate the Yorkshire miners strike and travel to the region. Prime Minister Lloyd George said the government would withdraw troops from pumps once the strikers return to work and would use all means to protect workers and the mines amid the 35 million ton annual Yorkshire output.
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London
Eric Geddes
Yorkshire
Lloyd George
House of Commons
Yorkshire Coal Fields
United Kingdom
Miners’ Federation
Ansell resignation accepted by Baker
Col. Samuel Ansell former acting Judge advocate general resigns and says he will continue to advocate a radical revision of the army court martial system.
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Ansel
Washington
Col
Samuel Ansell
Army
Baker
Ansell
Peace Treaty Advances in Commons
The House of Commons unanimously approved the peace treaty second reading. The committee of the whole saw no amendments, and after Joseph Devlin’s protest the third reading passed with Lloyd George defending his Ireland policy. The motion to reject Devlin’s was defeated 163 to 4.
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London
House of Commons
Joseph Devlin
Ireland
Lloyd George
Ulster
Mr. Devlin
Swiss Bankers Fear German Securities Law
Swiss bankers fear a German bill requiring Germans to redeem or unstamp securities held abroad. The proposed law targets bonds and collateral tied to royal houses of central powers, with huge sums deposited in Switzerland. Austria reportedly holds substantial securities, with similar action considered. The Hohenzollern and Hapsburg families may be obliged to declare concealed private fortunes.
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Associated Press
Geneva
German National Assembly
Germany
Switzerland
Austria
Hohenzollern
Hapsburg
Swiss Experts Vote to Adopt League Membership
A committee of Swiss experts adopted a resolution by 24 to 2 favoring Switzerland joining the League of Nations. The dissenters were socialist members of the parliamentary expert group. Hope was expressed that Switzerland would vote in favor at a plebiscite likely in September.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Leagues of Nations
Switzerland
League
Amnesty proposed for man who painted Wirz bust
Representative Wood introduced a resolution to grant amnesty to Charles A. McAnally a private who was sentenced to six months in prison after painting the German colors on the Wirz bust statue at Andersonville Georgia. The measure says his act stemmed from patriotic motives and his ignorance of wrongdoing.
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Washington
Wood
Indiana
Charles A. McAnally
Daughters of the Confederacy
Andersonville
Henry Wirz
McAnally
Irish Could Be Won To League He Claims
John A. Murphy, in Paris for the American commission on Irish independence, informs Andre Tardieu that the Irish American population opposes the League of Nations but could be won over with a proper Irish settlement. He argues France’s silence harms longtime friendship between the Irish and France.
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Paris
John A. Murphy
American Commission On Irish Independence
Andre Tardieu
Peace Conference
League of Nations
France
America
Ireland
Fall King Speak Out On Mexico
Washington reports on the Mexican situation as the State Department and lawmakers review depredations against Americans. Sailors aboard the Cheyenne were robbed near Tampico on July 6 and bandits robbed Puerto Lobos for payroll funds, with Mexico promising to identify suspects. Senators press for full information as Fall cites casualties among Mexican forces in border raids.
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Washington
State Department
Tamesi River
Finney
Topeka
Tampico
Atlantic Refining Company
Puerto Lobos
Fletcher
Henry P. Fletcher
Mexico
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
King
Utah
Fall
Republican
New Mexico
Reinstatement Plan Reached in Milwaukee Telephone Strike
Officials from the telephone companies and Cleveland city council committee met with Chairman Koons of the wire control board and agreed to reinstate striking workers not guilty of overt acts. Those returning after six months of service will have pension benefits restored with no discrimination. The plan, approved by the wire control board and council committee, will be implemented through company and employee measures. Separately, about 290 carriers walked out in Milwaukee over a 10 percent wage demand, threatening to halt much construction.
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Washington
Koons
Wire Control Board
Cleveland City Council
C. J. Benkaski
Cleveland
A. J. Damm
Special Telephone Committee
Post Office Department
Wie Control Board Board
Certy Council
Riots in Washington Claim Four Police Dete ctives in Night of Violence
Across Washington a race riot erupts with street clashes between whites and Blacks. Two city detectives die from gunfire, a marine is killed, and several others are wounded as troops patrol the streets and civilians are beaten. Police and guardsmen clash with rioters on streetcars and in business districts, nine or more Negroes are hospitalized, and officials call the disturbances the worst since 1860.
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Washington
Harry Wilson
Second
G Streets
Thompson
Elsie Stepnick
Naval Aviation Bureau
Pennsylvania Avenue
McGrath
Army
Navy
Daniels
Prohibition Bill Passes House Amid Home Liquor Debate
The U S House completed section by section approval of the prohibition enforcement bill while resisting an outright ban on home possession. Only three votes backed an amendment to criminalize home liquor. Debate focused on bonds for violators and limits on personal stock in private dwellings.
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Washington
Gard
Ohio
Stock Exchange
Volstead
Judiciary Committee
House
State Department
Rubey
Missouri
Baker
California
Friends of Prohibition
Blanton
Texas
Texas, and Upchaw
Georgia
Steele
Pennsylvania
Carranza Plans Strong Move on Tampico Oil Field
Galveston Texas July 22 The Carranza government will assert full control of oil regions by sending 5000 infantry unseen battalion of machine guns 12 to 15 airplanes and five batteries of field artillery to the Tampico field Meade Fierro Mexican consul says the force will be the pick of the Mexican army.
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Galveston
Texas
Carranza
Tampico Field
Meade Fierro
Louisiana Woman Awarded French Medal for Nursing Service
Laura Birk of Louisiana Missouri head of Pike county was decorated by the French government with the Medal of Honor for nursing wounded at night for 18 months at the American ambulance. She organized an American volunteer workers' group that supplied clothing for about a thousand French children with funds largely raised in Missouri.
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Paris
Mre
Laura Birkhead
Louisiana
Pike County
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U.S
Pomerene
Harrison
Mississippi
Williams
Geddes
Bulletin
Wirz
Cleveland Telephone Companies
Milwauker
Carriera
I¢ Fa
Milwaukea
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