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The Daily Alaskan
Skagway, Alaska
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German soldiers disguised as partygoers smuggled soap, chocolate, butter, leather, and fats into Germany from Switzerland in cars after a masked ball, but Swiss authorities seized the vehicles after firing warning shots; smugglers escaped. (187 characters)
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Smuggling of foodstuffs into Germany is being practiced in ingenious and unexpected ways. Three weeks ago a party of 50 persons crossed the frontier to take part in a masked ball in a little Swiss town. Toward midnight they returned in automobiles, which were warned to stop at the frontier. No notice being taken of the warning the Swiss sentinels fired and brought the cars to a standstill. The occupants, most of whom were discovered to be German soldiers, succeeded in making their escape, but the cars, in which were found to be hidden large quantities of soap, chocolate, butter, leather and fats, were seized by the authorities.
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Switzerland
Event Date
Three Weeks Ago
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cars containing large quantities of soap, chocolate, butter, leather and fats seized by swiss authorities; occupants escaped
Event Details
A party of 50 persons, mostly German soldiers, crossed from Germany to a Swiss town for a masked ball. They returned in automobiles loaded with hidden foodstuffs, ignored a frontier stop warning, and were fired upon by Swiss sentinels, leading to the cars being brought to a standstill and seized.