Lars Larsen correspondence
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1915-1919: Capper)
Date: October 13, 1917-November 20, 1917
Level of Description: Item
Material Type: Government record
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Governor's Office, Governor Arthur Capper, Correspondence Files, Numerical File Box 16 Folder 20
Unit ID: 217145
Summary: This correspondence concerns Lars Larsen, a civilian cook who worked at the officer's mess facility at Camp Funston, Kansas. Larsen, a native of Denmark, was arrested on September 21, 1917, and charged with being an agent for the German government. Kansas Governor Arthur Capper asks General Leonard Wood, the commander at Camp Funston, to conduct a "prompt investigation" and advise him of its findings so that he may report them to the U.S. Secretary of State.
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Title (Main title): Lars Larsen correspondence
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Kansas State Agencies. Governor's Office. Specific Administrations. Capper, Arthur Administration.
