Irish Name Takeover Linked to WWI Intel Chill
British authorities say a German-origin saloon keeper in Chicago adopted an Irish name and ran a traced WW organization fund network linked to Sinn Fein. The raid list includes 20 arrests with government knowledge, connections to Chicago Boston and New York, and a plan to attack figures including the President.
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England
W. W
America
Chase
Llonhee
W.av
Saat
al-' Thereh
Organinaion
Leavenworth
Wilson
W G. McAdoo
Furmer
Treasury
Mietoo Fuerre
Tsy Univerbal
London
Rero- Utigudary
State Street
Chicago
Boston
New York
Dublin
Betut
Belfaust
London 1 Wow
Pheobald Todd
Iff
United States
Bristow
Tingland
Ireland
United Ailes Coast Artillery
Fran Trelland
Cork
Lynn
Strin Feiners
Hrobert
Deportation planned for 50 LW/W prisoners at Leavenworth
Fifty LW/W prisoners at Fort Leavenworth Kansas who cannot obtain American citizenship are slated for deportation as their terms expire. Local immigration authorities announced the plan. About 50 individuals will be deported with twenty from San Francisco among them.
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United Press
Katsdas City
L “Mw
Leavenworth
Kans
United States
Fort Leavenworth
San Francisco
War era telegraphy lessons reveal German info lines
A Royal Institution lecture exposed how Germans used Tuckerton radio to transmit wartime messages. The case involved a spacing error that made the signals harmless, but the method explained shows how critical information could be carried.
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London ‘Times
Washington Post
Epsnight
Publi. Ledger Co
Leman
Alem
Royal Institution
Tuckerton
Wm Amelia
A & Jaya
War Money Talks at Paris Conference Readjustment Efforts
Paris reports detail tense finance talks as Wilson and European premiers seek currency stability and debt pooling. Americans resist a broad monetary credit system while supporting France and Belgium’s postwar rehabilitation. Belgium seeks frontier and economic adjustments under the supreme economic council.
French British public oppose Wilson peace plans argue for own leaders
In Hagerstown a Lincoln memorial banquet drew 260 Republicans as Senator Sterling and Representative Zihlman spoke at the Masonic Temple. The dispatch notes French and British publics resist Wilsons league of nations aims and press campaigns criticizing American peace ideals.
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Wilson
Wieson
Figaro
League of Nations
Alfred Capua
Washington Post
Hagerstown
Masonic Temple
Washington County State
Republican Central Committee
United States
Thomas W. Sterling
North Dakota
Frederick N. Zihlman
Maryland
Times Review of Jellicoe Book on Grand Fleet Shortfalls
London Times praises Admiral Jellicoe's candor in The Grand Fleet revealing 1914 fleet weaknesses. It notes only 42 British destroyers vs Germany near 88 98, cruiser speed gaps, armor deficiencies, Audacious loss concealed, and German inactivity as a morale issue. Jellicoe cites German reliance on night actions, Zeebrugge and Heligoland tensions, and the fleet avoiding extreme risks at Jutland.
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London Times
Washington
the Public Ledger Co
London
the Times
Jellicoe
Germany
The
Times
Scapa Flow
Baltic Sea
England
Admiralty
Zeebrugge
Heligoland
Jutland
Bolshevik Attack Renewed Near Archangel Front
Allied and Bolshevik clashes continue around Archangel Kadish and Pinega sectors as British, Russian, and American units counterattack. French foreman legion troops join Kadish front. Weather remains clear with eight daylight hours. American casualties in Siberia total 14 officers and 814 men through February 9.
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Associated Press
Archangel
Sicdmakrenga
Kadish
Siberia
War Department
Borden Smiles At Report On Ambassadorship
Paris dispatch reports Canadian Premier Sir Robert Borden smiling at a London report linking him to the British Ambassadorship in Washington. London notes officials deny knowledge of the posting and doubt it, while Count Andrassy reportedly leaves Bern to confer with British leaders in England.
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Paris
Associated Press
Robert Borden
London
United States
Washington
Robert Cecil
Robert
Downing Street
Great Britain
Sir Robert
Wiesbaden to Rival Ostend and Monte Carlo as Gambling Hub
Weimar reports Wiesbaden will be transformed into a major gambling resort after peace. Plans for a large summer gambling season are ready and an international gathering is anticipated, with wealth and citizens drawn to the city.
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Speelsi
London Times
The
Public Ledger Co
Weimar
Wiesbaden
Ostend
Monte Carlo
Miners Reject British Terms at Southport Conference
London Feb 12 The Mineral Federation of Great Britain with 300000 members rejected government terms for settlement of miners demands. The federation seeks a six hour day and a one percent wage increase. The decision followed morning committee review and afternoon discussion, raising the prospect of a strike and a deeper push to nationalize the coal industry amid labor demobilization.
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Associated Press
London
The
Mineral Federation of Great Britain
Southport
Miners’ Federation
Smiths
Fear Panicked Austria Faces Kronen Currency Crash
Vienna bankers warn a financial panic may sweep the former empire as new republics stamp old Kronen to create new money. About 36 billion Kronen in old notes circulate against 10 billion Kronen in new currency, with foreign holdings risking value if not stamped. International implications loom as reserves in Ukraine Poland Galicia and Western banks are affected. Dr. Alfred Treicht of the Anglo Austrian Bank urges a solution to prevent alignment with Germany and further depreciation.
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Vienna
Associated Press
Ukraine
Galicia
Poland
Alfred Treicht
Anglo-Austrian
Austria
Germany
British plan for mandatory system debated in Lords
London feb 12. Harry Curzon, former vice royalty of India and House of Lords leader, outlined the mandatory system for former German and Turkish possessions. He said its adoption marks a move to a world society with oversight, raising colonial administration standards and reducing rivalries, offering greater peace guarantees.
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London
British Wireless Service
Harry Curzon
India
House of Lords
Great Britain
Society of Nations
Lord Curzon
Mastered Out Soldiers Told to Doff Uniforms
Butte Mont February 12 United Press reports Lieut Gerner of the army intelligence bureau ordered all returned soldiers to remove uniforms tomorrow at noon. Two thousand say they will not obey. Miners muster out and still wear uniforms while picketing. Engineers and pump men remain at work as miners and other trades strike under the trades and labor assembly endorsement. The city is quiet with no federal troops present.
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United Press
Butte
Mont
Gerner
Army Intelligence Bureau
Trades End Labor Assembly
All American Federation of Labor Unions
Timitg
Germany Seeks Global Markets Through War Fortunes
A Paris report outlines German General Staff documents detailing a broad economic plan aimed at France and Britain. It describes German effort to disrupt French productivity, push Anglo-Saxon industries from markets, and use Poland as a pretext for continued military buildup despite armistice terms. Berlin’s propaganda and colonial stock demand are noted as ongoing strategic moves.
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France
Great Britain
Kpiten
Germany
Temps
Poland
Paria
Berlin
Chinese Slayer Suspect Wan Tight in Jail as Grand Jury Looms
Sung Wan is held at the District jail with his brother Tsong Ing Wan awaiting grand jury action in the murder of Dr. T. T. Wong and two assistants at the Chinese educational mission house. Wan, ill with tuberculosis and stomach trouble, is not considered likely to survive to be executed. Police say Wan may not have been in the house when the murder occurred. detectives prepare for grand jury testimony as Maj. Pullman and U S Attorney Laskey review the case.
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Zang Sung Wan
Tsong Ing Wan
Chinese Educational Mission House
Wan
T. T. Wong
C. H. Hsie
B.S. Wu
Wong
Hsie
Frank
Van
Clifford Grant
Maj. Pullman
Pollice
United States
John E. Laskey
Guy Burlingame
Edward Kelly
Burlingame
Deportations argued as overblown threat by Caminetti
Deputy Commissioner Crist counters reports of wholesale alien deportations as unjustified noting about 6000 aliens to be deported for insanity disease or offense while most remain in centers awaiting shipping. He cites 10.5 million unaffiliated aliens nationwide and urges Americans to help naturalize them to prevent propaganda and preserve American institutions.
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Crist
Anthony Caminetti
Allenaars
Mr. Caminett
Seattle
Huia Island
United States
Raymond F. Crist
Naturalization
Mr. Grint
America
Haston Hosts Roosevelt Memorial Meeting
A large gathering in Haston Maryland heard remarks honoring Theodore Roosevelt. William M. Day of Salisbury chaired the meeting with Henry Shreve of Haston as secretary. Resolutions on Col. Mullikin's death were presented and adopted by the committee including Capt J Robertson of Oxford. Several local speakers offered tributes.
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Washington Post
Haston
William M. Day
Salisbury
Henry Shreve
J. C. Mullikin
Frank Ross
Capt J. Robertson
Oxford
W. L. Wit TH. H. Holden
Martin M. Higgins
John W. D Jump
Maston
S R. Henry
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Holland
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Supreme Economic Council
Economic Commission of
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Batithne
Lincoln
Britain
Bolsheviki
Borden
Report
Count Andrassy
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Budapest
Count Andrieay
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Berne
Hans Pian
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Earl Curzon
Safety
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Caminetti
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