AMERICA.
GERMAN SPIES ACTIVE
ESPIONAGE BILL ADOFfED
WASHINGTON, May 16. | Rear-Admiral Sims has reported that Germany knew of the departure of the United States fleet of destroyers to cooperate with the British weeks ahead, consequently the British port of arrival . wa.s mined by German submarines. The Gregory Espionage Bill was adopted at a conference between the House and the. Senate. The censorship clause has been modified in ordr to apply only to news of military %-aluo to the ene,my.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, Issue LXXII, 28 May 1917, Page 5
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79AMERICA. Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, Issue LXXII, 28 May 1917, Page 5
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