Society Woman Linked to German Spy Case In New York
New York March 20 Mrs Edme Reisinger widow of Hugo Reisinger and daughter of the late Adolphus Busch is named in a German spy case in which two titled men and two women were arrested and ordered deported to Europe. A photo with Count Robert de Clairmont triggered the mention as investigators seek links to Mme Charlotte Nix and von Bernstorff. Reisinger claims Clairmont was a charming French ally and denies espionage. The case exposes gaps in how German agents transmitted information and underscores the value of publicity for uncovering secret networks.
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Edme Reisinger
Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Hugo Reisinger
Berlin
Europe
Reisinger
Robert de Clairmont
Fifth Avenue
Mme
Elizabeth Charlotte Nix
von Bernstorff
Count de Clairmont
Department of Justice
Mrs. Reisinger
Radiquet
Marne
Duchesse de Reichelieu
France
Mme. Nix
United States
Mme. Storch
Farm Hands Deferred for Class One Under New Quota
Washington March 20 Farmers in class one within the next quota will receive deferment for workers engaged in planting or cultivation. Notices mailed by the U S Employment Service say deferment ends with the new quota. Claims must be supported by affidavits to local draft boards. failure to heed may lead to removal of hands.
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Washington
United States Employment Service
Department of Labor
Police officer commits brutal double murder suicide
In Washington on March 20, Lawrence H. Farquhar a 42 year old member of the metropolitan police, murdered Mrs. White and wounded Mrs. Farquhar and a boarder, Clarence W. Trippler, after his wife filed for divorce. He then fatally shot himself. Farquhar was a Spanish American War veteran.
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Washington
Lawrence H. Farquhar
Metropolitan Police
Harry White
German Front Soldiers Face Priva tions Over Food Shortage
In The Hague on March 20 reports describe worsening German wartime hunger with privations affecting front line troops. Ten ounces are cut from their weekly rations and a small sugar allowance is provided instead.
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Hague
Germany
German ambassador erased from University of Chicago alumni
Chicago March 20 Count Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff, late imperial ambassador from Germany, has been stricken from the list of honorable alumni at the University of Chicago. He received the degree of Doctor of Laws in 191L.
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Chicago
Johann Heinrich von Bernstorff
Germany
University of Chicago
Postpone Action on Prohibition in Albany
Albany March 20 The Assembly debated the federal prohibition referendum bill but agreed to postpone further consideration to next week. Leaders from both parties sought a week long adjournment while Governor Whitman’s veto threat spurred pro and anti prohibition factions into sharper stance amid heated exchanges. The measure resubmits the issue to voters next fall and heads to the Senate tomorrow.
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Anti-Saloon League
McNab
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Whitman
Assembly Excise Committee
Marty” McCue
Sweet
Adler
Senator Hill
State Senate
Think German Drive Is Only a Bluff
London reports varied views on Copenhagen claims that the German high command invited neutral correspondents to Berlin to witness an offensive. Some say the invitation exists but is a bluff. others deny any such invitation. Western fighting continues with raids and artillery duels as German assaults near Rheims are described as penetration actions with casualties. The German war office says 300 Belgian soldiers were captured near the North Sea coast.
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Berlin
Western Front
Germany
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West Flanders
German War Office
North Sea
Congress Will Sit Until September Says Clark
Washington March 20 Congress will not adjourn before September 1 Speaker Champ Clark predicts the session will stretch into late fall due to a heavy war bill backlog. Key measures include war finance, revenue bonds, draft legislation, water power, seed credit for farmers, army and navy bills, housing for wartime workers, food conservation, and price fixing. Leaders expect adjournment after the summer elections, with a tighter scrutiny policy likely.
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Congress
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House
Clark
War Finance Corporation
Claude Kitchin
Crowder
Wilson
Baer
Army
Hoover
United States
Lever
House Agricultural Committee
Military
Naval Service
War and Navy Departments
Debate On League of Nations In House of Lords
London March 20 The debate on the proposed league of nations continued in the House of Lords with Earl Curzon expected to speak. Lord Lansdowne drew interest with views that central empires should join and that the league be open to all and empowered to enforce its decisions.
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London
League of Nations
House of Lords
Earl Curzon of Kedelston
Lord Parmoor
Lord Lansdowne
Stremliau To Speak To Men In Labor Meetings
Julius C. Stremlau, member of the Connecticut State Council of Defense, has completed talks before New York labor groups and is now addressing labor meetings in New England carrying a patriotic message from the national government for organized labor.
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Hartford
Julius C. Stremlau
Connecticut State Council of Defense
New York City
Mr. Stremlau
New England
Farm Labor Reserve to Enlist Men in Connecticut
Hartford dispatch reports that the Emergency Farm Labor Reserve will begin enlistment in March under the U S Public Service Reserve. Each Connecticut community must raise a quota of men who will perform part time farm work to aid farmers and increase food production.
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Farm Labor Reserve
Hartford
Connecticut
United States Public Service Reserve
Sub Treasury Gains From Banks in New York Report
The Sub Treasury in New York reports a cash net gain of 1,276,000 from banks since Friday, with a daily gain of 416,000 noted on March 20.
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Treasury
New York
Cotton Census Report Shows 1917 Cotton Bales Decline
Census report dated March 20 shows the 1917 cotton crop excluding linters at 11,231,263 bales, down from 11,362,915 in 1916. The 1917 total includes 189,069 round bales and 92,501 Sea Island bales, with an average bale weight of 502.4 pounds. Expressed in 500 pound bale equivalents the 1917 crop is 11,285,999 versus 11,449,930 in 1916. Ginners estimate 158,493 bales remain to be ginned and included in 1917 totals.
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Washington
Sea Island
Public Service Bureau to Aid Washington Visitors
The committee on public information announced plans to establish a public service bureau in Washington to connect business visitors with the proper officials. Located at Fifteenth and G streets NW, it will serve as an information center for all visitors, especially industrial groups.
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Public Service Bureau
Washington
Committee On Public Information
Fifteenth and
G Streets
Northwest
Un settled forecast for New Haven area and New England
Weather forecast from New Haven on March 20 calls for unsettled conditions with light rain late tonight or Thursday, along with northeast winds and minimal temperature change. The report notes a poorly defined low in the southeast, cloudiness extending northward across New England, and generally high pressure off the Atlantic with interior low pressure.
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