Big scheme to rob U. S. thwarted by DOJ arrests
Department of Justice agents in Detroit arrested Capt. Soterios Nicholson, A. B. A. Grant Hugh Browne, Fred C. Collins, and others in a plotted $30,000,000 munitions swindle. Bids, payouts, and a forged bidder named Collins were used to divert munitions to Mexico and Germany, with arrests made at the Statler Hotel and Fort Wayne pending grand jury action. The case involves army officers, a New York junk dealer, and a Windsor race track owner.
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Detroit
Mich
Department of Justice
Arthur L. Barkey
Bureau
Germany
United States
Grand Jury
Soterios Nicholson
Washington
Ordnance Department
Grant Hugh Browne
Devonshire
Windsor
Fred C. Collins
Greece
Merchants’ Realty Company
United States Army
France
Army Fort
Fort Wayne
Nicholson
Browne
Statler
Bert Harris
New York
Barkey
Sleuth
Army
Ile
Mexico
Rochester
N. C
Harris
Collins
Mexico City
Kaliser
Republic
Chicago
Army Intelligence Service
Pickage
Pittsburgh
Boston
Investigation Spreads to Additional City Centers
Among the cities mentioned were several other hubs cited in the investigation. Authorities indicated broader outreach across multiple centers, with officials noting ongoing cooperation and parallel inquiries in each location.
Revolt by peasants against Hungarian communists in Oedenburg district
An Exchange Telegraph report from Vienna describes armed peasants marching to Oedenburg Soprony to topple the Soviet backed government. They were halted near Zinkendorff by local garrisons, a bloody battle followed, Kollerhof fell, many peasants killed, and the Oedenburg district placed under siege and military dictatorship.
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London
Hungary
Vienna
Oedenburg
Soprony
Zinkendorff
Kollerhof
Red Guards
Hungarians Defeat Czechs at Kaschau in Northern Hungary
Budapest dispatch reports Hungarian communist troops captured Kaschau, a northern town northeast of Budapest, from Czech forces after two days of fighting. The Czechs suffered a decisive defeat. In Munich the 24 hour strike over Spartacan leader Lévi ne Nissen's execution caused little disorder as Berlin notes.
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Kaschau
Copenhagen
Hungary
Budapest
Berlin
Lévine Nissen
Munich
Western Union Strike Calls June 16 Amid Tie Up Threats
Western Union telegraph workers join a nationwide walkout ordered for June 11 by International President Konenkamp. The union presses demands for pay, hours, conditions, and collective bargaining while company officials vow no service delay.
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Chicago
United States
Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America
J. Konenkamp
Atlanta
Western Union
Konenkamp
Campbell
Newsomb Carlton
New York
St. Louis
Washington
Pittsburgh
National Army Says 333305 Troops Sailed In May
Washington reports homeward movement complete with ETA and replacements. General March notes 883308 May sailings from France and 48023 regular army enlistments to date. About 14,000 of 50,000 specified destinations. Siberia remains a separate problem.
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France
Mareh
Washington
National Guard
National Army
March
Marsh
Enid
Siberia
General March
Siberian
War Department
Philippines
Panama
Honolulu
Alaska
Terms Too Severe Austria Rejects Peace Plan
Vienna June 9. President Seitz denounces the Austrian peace terms as impossible and starvation death for the country. Foreign Minister Bauer accuses the Czechs of seizure of sugar and industry and warns of loss of German Bohemia, urging plebiscites under central control for borders and urging direct Italian communication.
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Vienna
Austria
Seitz
Bauer
Feldkirch
Renner
Bohemia
Tyrol
Hungary
Carinthia
Styria
Italy
Springfield and Enfield rifle scores cited in AEF matches
General March released figures from AEF rifle matches showing the lowest Springfield score exceeded the highest substitute Enfield score, highlighting rifle performance differences during the U S forces. The details emphasize marksmanship comparisons among service rifles amid training evaluations.
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General March
Shells Explode In Mulheim Ammunition Dump Fire
Mulheim near Coblenz was shelled when a fire broke out in a Third Army ammunition dump. German prisoners and U S soldiers sheltered in a cellar as intermittent shell bursts continued. Train crews deserted their posts until soldiers restored service. An engineer was wounded in the cab by a shell fragment. no other casualties reported.
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Coblenz
Mulheim
Third Army
United States
Trafic
Government to pay million for Camp Zachary Taylor acreage
In Louisville Kentucky on June 0 the government will pay one million dollars for the 218 acres on which Camp Zachary Taylor is erected. Capt W B Ashby war department acquisition officer arranged the purchase and about fifty land owners share in the money distribution.
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Louisville
Camp Zachary Taylor
W. B. Ashby
War Department
Germany approves 100 billion marks indemnity plan
Berlin reports the German cabinet has approved paying 100000000000 marks in indemnity to the allies with part settled in raw products. Dernberg says taxes will reflect German earning capacity and Alsace Lorraine must pay its share. An Adriatic peace solution is promised by Premier Orlando in Rome.
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Rome
Orlando
Berlin
Dr. Dernberg
Germany
Dernberg
Alsace-Lorraine
Entente
Epocca
Italy
Paris
Vittorio Orlando
Italan
Versailles Hosts Cosimo and Rantzau in Peace Talks
Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau returns to Versailles amid conflicting reports. Some say he traveled to Berlin to confer with the German government on peace terms while others claim he went to Cologne to study the Rhineland secession.
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Count von Brockdorff-Rantzau
Versailles
Berlin
Cologne
Rhineland
LONG SKIRTS FOR NEXT FALL
Cleveland, O. June 9. National Cloak Suit and Skirt Manufacturers association outlines next fall and winter women’s styles with long skirts, straight lines, broader hips, bright colors, high rolling collars, full fastenings to the chin, large pockets, tucks and cording, and longer voluminous coats with large armholes.
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Cleveland
National Cloak, Suit, and Skirt Manufacturers’association
Navy orders cut Great Lakes staff by forty percent
Chicago reports that Secretary Daniels ordered a 40 percent personnel cut at the Great Lakes naval station by July after already having 14,827 sailors in June. The reduction affects regulars for the war duration, leaving about 1,500 civilians to replace deployed sailors.
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Chicago
Great Lakes
Secretary of the Navy
Daniels
Civies
Illinois gunmen kill and wound Neuvilles in Mount Vernon
Gunmen surround the Neuville home in Mount Vernon Illinois and fire through windows killing Mrs Laura Neuville and wounding John W Neuville and seven year old grandson Robert Mabry. Theodore Bolen held in jail is a suspect as two or more assailants used different caliber bullets.
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Mount Vernon
Laura Neuville
Neuville
John W. Neuville
Joyo Mabry
Theodore Bolen
Neuvilles
Bolen
Neavilles
Neaville
President May Proclamation Talks War Time Prohibition
Report states President may issue a proclamation voiding war time prohibition. The note suggests the executive action could affect legal restraints during the war period. Analysts weigh potential impacts on industry and public sentiment as the administration considers measures.
Warfare in Ireland and Wilson Proclamation Rumor
Unconfirmed reports say President Wilson may issue a proclamation declaring demobilization of the American army complete. The move could render war time prohibition invalid, as discussed in a special dispatch.
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Evening Journal
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Guerilla warfare active in Ireland report says ex governor
Special to Evening Journal Paris June 9 ex Governor Dunn reports to President Wilson that guerilla warfare, which often precedes a major conflict, is now underway in Ireland.
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Evening Journal
Paris
Dunn
Wilson
Ireland
German reply to counter-proposals due June 18
Paris reports that a reply to German counter-proposals will not be delivered before June 18. The Germans will have five days to study the reply and decide after receiving it.
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Evening Journal
Paris
Wants More Cash for Ships
Washington reports Chairman Hurley of the shipping board has asked Congress for a final appropriation of a little over 600 million dollars to finish government shipbuilding. He says the total will raise the United States to first in world shipbuilding and boost the mercantile fleet to second place, with about 13.9 million dead weight tons by completion.
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Washington
Hurley
The
Shipping Board
Congress
United States
American Mercantile Marine Fleet
Good
House Appropriations Committee
Sinn Fein Chief Is Jailed for Disaffection
Laurence Ginnell Sinn Fein member for West Meath is sentenced to four months in Mullingar for inciting disaffection and boycotting police. He was arrested May 30 over a speech at a banned Athlone meeting on May 5 disrupted by British troops.
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Dublin
Laurence Ginnell
Sinn Fein
House of Commons
West Meath
Mullingar
Athlone
Socialist Roundup Leads to Federal Action in City
In Meveland and West Side districts, police with 30 officers and 192 suspects including 10 women were rounded up during two raids on socialist meeting halls and boarding houses. Seventeen were ordered for federal authorities.
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Meveland
O. Jape
Loyal American Legion
West Side
Three Boys Drown As Canoe Upset Off Forty-Eighth Street
Three boys drowned when their canoe capsized in the lake near Forty-eighth Street. One boy, Robert Gunger, swam to shore and survived.
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Chicago
Forty-eighth Street
Amother
Robert Gunger
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U. S
Assembly
Guys
Taylor
Cosimo
Rantzau
Navy Department
Great Lakes Station
Ratti
Poland
Monsignor
Illinois
Mount Vernon, Il
Fire Valley
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