James Francis Jewell Archibald

James Francis Jewell Archibald (September 22, 1871 – May 29, 1934) was an American war correspondent.[1] He was the first man wounded in the Spanish–American War.[2] He was embedded with German troops in World War I and was arrested when he returned to the United States.[3][4]

James Francis Jewell Archibald
Archibald circa 1915
Born(1871-09-22)September 22, 1871
Chautauqua County, New York, US
DiedMay 29, 1934(1934-05-29) (aged 62)
Hollywood, California, US
Known forfirst man wounded in the Spanish–American War

Biography

He was born on September 22, 1871, in Chautauqua County, New York to Dr. Francis Albert Archibald and Martha Washington Jewell.[3] He graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1888.[2]

By 1910 he was living in Washington, DC.[5]

He was detained by the British in World War I and was found to be carrying a letter from Constantin Theodor Dumba, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador to the United States to Stephan Burián von Rajecz, the Minister for Foreign Affairs in Vienna.[6] The letter described a plan to delay the production of American munitions by a strike action.[7] He was charged with performing an "unneutral service" and later released.[6]

His wife filed for divorce in 1927.[8]

He committed suicide with a gunshot on May 29, 1934, in Hollywood, California.[1]

Publication

Blue Shirt and Khaki a Comparison (1901)

Footnotes
  1. "J.F.J. Archibald Suicide on Coast. War Correspondent Was Accused in 1915 of Carrying Dispatches for Germany. Britons Seized Papers. Expulsion of von Papen and Dr. Dumba Followed, on Evidence of a Plot to Foment Strikes". Associated Press in the New York Times. May 29, 1934. Retrieved 2013-12-23.
  2. "James Francis Jewell Archibald". The International Who's who: Who's who in the World. 1911. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  3. Roth, Mitchel P.; Olson, James Stuart (1997). "James Francis Jewell Archibald". Historical Dictionary of War Journalism. p. 11. ISBN 9780313291715. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  4. "To Prosecute J. F. J. Archibald. Indictment May Be Found In New York Against The Correspondent". Los Angeles Times. September 11, 1915. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  5. 1910 United States Census for Washington, DC
  6. "Say American Had Messages For Berlin. James Archibald. Correspondent, Carrying Embassy Dispatches, British Charge". New York Times. September 2, 1915.
  7. "Archibald Lands. Tells His Story. Supposed Dumba's and Other Letters He Carried Abroad Were Innocent, He Asserts". New York Times. September 21, 1915. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  8. "War Correspondent Sued. Wife of J.F.J. Archibald Seeks Divorce, Alleging Misconduct Here". New York Times. January 25, 1928. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
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