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Dr. Josef Goricar (b. 1873) originally from Pressberg in Styria, resigned from the Austro-HUngarian Consular Service in December 1914; in November 1915, he gave a statement to the Providence Journal, claiming that there were German and Austrian spies throughout the US. "The Austrian embassy denounced Dr. Goricar as a liar and a paid agent of the Russian Government." query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20F13F8385B17738... books.google.com/books?id=aGeHnWinaXIC&lpg=PA294&... books.google.com/books?id=ZKMMAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA290&...

He's not this J. F. Archibald: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._F._Archibald James Francis Jewell Archibald was an American journalist aboard the Rotterdam in August 1915, when he was detained by British authorities. He was carrying papers that revealed a plot to disrupt American munitions production by fomenting labor unrest at plants such as the Bethlehem Iron Works. The "Dumba Affair" is explained in this entry on the Austro-Hungarian ambassador who was expelled as a result: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Dumba

Thanks for the info! We'll update record.

Johanna Gadski (15 June 1872 – 22 February 1932), German soprano.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johanna_Gadski

Gadsky as Brünnhilde:


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Quite apart from her singing, she was much in the news in the Spring of 1916, becaus eher husband was arrested and charged with plotting to blow up the Welland Canal. See, for example, the NYT of March 31, 1916 select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10E13FE3A5B17738DDDA80B94DB405B868DF1D3 "GADSKI'S HUSBAND ARRESTED IN PLOT TO BLOW UP CANAL; Capt. Tauscher, Krupp Agent, Seized as Conspirator to Wreck Welland Waterway. DATES BACK TO AUGUST, '14 Von der Goltz Gave Evidence Involving von Papen, Which Led to Capture. RAID THROUGH PRIVATE DOOR Government Holds Him in $25,000 Bail -- Admits Activity, but Denies the Charge. GADSKI'S HUSBAND ARRESTED IN PLOT"

Thanks B-59 for her first name. We'll add it to the record.