Subterfuge on the High Seas: German Plot to Starve Neutral Nations Unraveled

In a shocking turn of events, a German plan to starve neutral nations through sabotage has been exposed, revealing a web of deceit and subterfuge that stretches across the Atlantic. On March 14, 1918, General Pershing ordered an investigation into the actions of several American wool manufacturers, who were allegedly parties to a German plot to corner the market on vital supplies. The probe was sparked by reports of four American soldiers killed in a passenger train wreck in East Wisconsin, which was eerily reminiscent of a German torpedo attack on a neutral Spanish steamer, the Sardinero.