German Use of Sweden Officials in Mexico Exposed
Washington officials report Sweden's Mexico post and Argentina were used by Germany to secretly relay messages to Berlin. A March 8 1916 letter by von Eckherdt tied to the Zimmerman plot was intercepted en route to the German chancellor. Luxburg disclosures note Folke Cronholm, former Swedish chargé, supplied data from a hostile camp.
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Washington
State Department
Mexico
Germany
Fletcher
Morgis
Stockholm
Hague
Luxburg
Folke Cronholm
Mexico City
Swedish envoy Cronholm accused of aiding Germany in Mexico
The state department disclosed that Folke Cronholm, Swedish charge d affaires in Mexico City, supplied information from allied countries to Germany and acted as intermediary with Berlin. A letter from von Eckhardt praised Cronholm for late night telegrams and prior postings, noting he received a Chinese order rather than a Swedish one.
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Washington
Argentina
Germany
State Department
Mexico
Mexico City
T Gh
Berlin
Herr von Eckhardt
Herr Folke Cronhorn
Leter
von Eckhardt
Lansing
Imperial Legation
Herr Folke Cronholm
Herr Cronhorn
Peking
Tokio
Hamburg
Herr Cronholm
Day resigns chairmanship of Idaho State Defense Council
Harry L. Day, notable Coeur d Alene mining figure, resigns as chairman and member of the Idaho State Council of Defense. In a letter dated August 30, he cites the council s limited value and ignored recommendations by Governor Alexander, noting only the coal committee work had value and that his duties require his absence from Idaho.
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Idaho State Council of Defense
Alexander
Harry L. Day
Coeur d'Alene
Whatran
Day
Idaho War Secretary
Joseph P. Hansen
Idaho State Defense Council
Coal Committee
Frank Gooding
State Defence Council
Idahond
Recommendation to Award Cronholm Second Class Order
A letter requests that Herr Cronholm be named for the crown order of the second class and advises secrecy about patent issues until war’s end. The writer asks for telegraphic confirmation of the decoration if approved.
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Herr Cronholm
World Series schedule set with 24 hour gap
President Johnson of the American League announced a day will separate the world series games in New York and Chicago. Railroads offered a 20 hour schedule but delays risked rear receiving the series, so the plan was adjusted. Players barred from writing expert articles on the series were called absurd. Major General Barry and aides will attend a game in Chicago as guests of the league.
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Chicago
New York
Johnson
Teo Real
Cieneral Thonas H. Barry
Comander
New
National Army
Barry
Gasoline Prices Seen Rising As Demand Grows
Atlantic City Sept 14 Members of the National Petroleum association at their convention predict higher gasoline and oil prices soon due to rising demand and dwindling supply with no production boost while the war lasts.
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Atlantic City
N. J
National Petroleum Association
Corn and Oats Prices Reported in Chicago
Chicago on September 14 lists corn at 1.1834 per bushel and oats at 38 1/2 cents per bushel in early market figures.
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Chicago
Swedish Official Joins Inquiry Into Swedish Argentine Affair
London Sept official statement says Secretary Enoerler of Sweden’s foreign affairs ministry is on leave and offering aid to the justice minister in a special investigation into the Swedish Argentine revelations. Togging to leave Buenos Aires.
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Tunburg
Huevos Aires
London
Enoerler
Ministry of Forein Affairs
Foreign Office
Uruguayan marines claim German ships in harbor
Uruguayan marines report boarst German ships in Montevideo harbor as government weighs sinking the vessels amid growing tensions. In Buenos Aires Count von Luxburg faces crowds, departs by police escort after Argentine passports are sent to the legation. diplomats debate next steps and possible travel through Paraguay. Swedish colony protests actions seen as violating neutrality.
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Montevideo
Buenos Aires
Count von Luxburg
Berlin
San Martin
Secret Service
Legation
Thirty three men arrested en route to Bisbee
Thirty three men from C were arrested on their sign here en route to Bisbee and will remain under guard for the rest of the journey. A S Embree, leader of the deportees, was among those arrested.
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Douglas
Bisbee
A. S. Embree
Strength of Force Over One Million
Washington reports that on September 6, 1917 the total armed strength of the army and navy reached 1,704,146 men. Chairman Denthouse of the house military committee submitted the figure to Congress as evidence the country underestimated its military power.
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Washington
Denthouse
House Military Committee
House
Wilmore Sunk by German Submarine Near Sept 12
London reports the American ship Wilmore of 4000 tons owned by Berwind Coal company New York and armed was sunk by a German submarine on September 12 and the crew was saved.
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London
Wilmore
Dierman
Admiralty
Berwind Coal Company of
New York
Eight hours demanded at shipyards across Seattle
Fifteen hundred shipwrights joiners and laborers struck in Seattle to enforce the eight hour day in lumber and shingle mills now using a ten hour workday. The walkout aims to pressure plants tied to wooden shipbuilding.
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Seattle
Treasure Cache Found by Cowboy in Clinham Hills
Cowboy Joe Walser found an iron treasure box under a lead tree amid four large boulders in Clinham County hills. The cache reportedly held 400,000 left by priests who fled Mexico decades ago, with locals noting earlier discovery of 8408 and other wealth.
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Phoenix
Clinham County
H. R. Whitman
Solomonville
Chandler
Joe Walser
Walsey
Dres
Mexico
Bar silver sale in New York at $1.005 per ounce
New York on September 14 reports bar silver sold at one dollar and five mills per ounce.
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New York
Italians Score Great Victory Over Austrian Positions
Italian troops captured the Dol and Gargaro hill fortifications and now hold Mount San Gabriele after twenty days of severe fighting. The Italian embassy calls it the greatest victory since entering the war and predicts Monte San Gabriele will fall within hours as Austrians face a heavy assault in Tarnovo forest.
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Washington
Dol
Gargaro
Mount San Gabriele
Monte San’ Gabriele
Tarnovo
Germans penetration to second line near Guignicourt on Aisne
Berlin reports German shock troops reached the second line at Guignicourt on the Aisne front and inflicted heavy losses on defenders. The British were driven from the Langemarck wooded sector on the Belgian front during the night of September 12.
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Berlin
Guignicourt
Aisne
Langemarck
Allied fleet nears Pola as push on Trieste begins
An allied Italian and English fleet nears Pola where the Austrian fleet is bottled up. The report suggests a coordinated land and naval push toward Trieste, the key Austrian sea port, with Pola and Fiume identified as initial objectives.
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Pola
Trieste
Fiume
Helena Sees Rain Ends Drought With Early Snowfall
Sept 14 report from Helena notes snow in the city after a statewide rain that broke a drought prevailing since June 7. Weather officials described rain as widespread across the region, followed by snow in Helena.
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Helena
Americans Killed on Duty on French Front
Corporal Meeker, an American aviator attached to the Lafayette flying squadron in France, was killed at Pau Tuesday when his aircraft motor stalled. William Henry Meeker, formerly of Harvard Crimson, sailed from New York in May to join the French aviation forces. arrival reported in Bordeaux May 31.
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Paris
Corporal Meeker
Pau
The
Herald
Lafayette
France
William Henry Meeker
Harvard Crimsons
New York
Bordeaux
Minneapolis driver and Red Cross aide killed on duty
Paris report says R A N Hall of Minneapolis and Harries Norton of the Red Cross ambulance service were killed on Tuesday while on duty at an advanced post. They were buried in Avecourt wood according to the Herald.
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Paris
R. A. N. Hall
Minneapolis
Harries Norton
Red Cross Ambulance Service
Avecourt Wood
Herald
Organization Day to Observe War Service in Louisiana
Baton Rouge La Sept 14 Pur suant to a proclamation issued by Governor Pleasant tomorrow is to be observed as Organization Day throughout Louisiana. The people of all the counties have been requested to meet at the county seats for the purpose of organizing county branches of the State Council of Defense and discussing plans for national service.
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Baton Rouge
Pleasant
Louisiana
State Council of Defense
Rebels Near End of Standoff as Korni loff Forces Surrender
Major portion of the rebelling forces of Korni loff are ready to abandon the enterprise and surrender. Normal conditions have been restored in the capital.
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Korniloff
Krimoff Shoots Self After Fury Over Fate
General Kruimoff, commander of the Korniloff troops, met Kerensky at the Winter Palace and learned his fate. He returned to his lodgings and shot himself, but the wound was not fatal.
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Petrograd
Kerensky
Winter Palace
Kruimoff
Korniloff
Soskice Reports Improvement After Korniloff Revolt
M Soskice private secretary to Kerensky says the situation in Petrograd shows steady improvement and Korniloff has not surrendered though prepared to. Twelve Korniloff units offer surrender after being deceived while Kalediness and the Cossacks are checked. Railroads resume Warsaw Moscow lines and press control tightened.
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Korniloff
Moscow
British Naval Planes Raid Belgium Airdrome
London reports a night raid by Royal Naval Air Service on the Ghistelles airdrome in Belgium. A large quantity of bombs was dropped and all machines returned safely.
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London
Belgium
Royal Naval Air Service
Ghistelles
German attack repulsed on Casemates plateau
Paris reports a German assault against French troops on the Casemates plateau in the Aisne region was repulsed after close combat. The official statement confirms the defense and halted enemy advance.
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Paris
Itous
Casemates
Aisne
Pocatello to Send 106 Recruits by Train Next Week
The exemption board announced a second contingent of 106 young men will depart from Pocatello on September 19 by a special train for training camp. Citizens plan a royal sendoff with demonstrations and Godspeed messages, likely led by the commercial club, as patriotic groups prepare to join in the show of support.
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Pocatello
Beda
Fonthien
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Concord
Gaston Means
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von Luxburg
Paraguay
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Count Luxburg
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Army
Navy
Padres
Viennao
Goritzia
Rome
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