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completely wrecked by the mob.The furniture in the building and every picture of a Gennan prince and of the German Kaiser was tom into shreds by the mob after it had driven all the members out. After completing their work of destruction, the aggressors burned the building to the ground.During the days of rioting an English cruiser appeared along the coast, the letter says, but the purpose of 'Jts presence was not made public. The battleship departed after peace had been restored in the capital.According to the letter, the Germans were given every protection available by the government. Before the police and troops were called out, however, the rioters were permitted to rage at will and destroy anything that reminded them of Germanism.During the riots the letter savs, many Germans were slain and also others, who were accidentally shot.The letter also contains a question of information regarding the rumor afloat in Buenos Aires that five transports, bearing United States troops to France, and a cruiser, convoying the transports, were sunk in an encounter with German submarines Rev. Kramer inquired of his father-in-law whether he had any confirmation of this rumor. It is believed, however. that this report found its source in the many wild reports afloat during the riots in Buenos Aires, as no official confirmation has been given j out in the United States. I
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The Weekly Tribune
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, US
Fri, Oct 12, 1917
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Robert G.
MO, USA 13 Jul 2020
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