Claim

Claim 942

Frohwerk was convicted of conspiring to violate the Espionage Act of 1917 through articles he wrote for the Missouri newspaper Staats Zeitung opposing American involvement in the war.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: Frohwerk was convicted of conspiring to violate the Espionage Act of 1917 through articles he wrote for the Missouri newspaper Staats Zeitung opposing American involvement in the war.
Field: outlet_affected
Value: Convicted for articles in the Missouri Staats Zeitung
About: incident 1918-us-espionage-act-conviction-of-editor-frohwerk
Source: Frohwerk v. United States (1919)
Publisher: Frohwerk v. United States (1919)
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2009

Quotation from the source

Jacob Frohwerk was convicted of conspiring to violate provisions of the Espionage Act of 1917 by writing articles published in the Missouri newspaper Staats Zeitung opposing U.S. involvement in World War I.