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
Died	May 29, 1934(1934-05-29) (aged 62) Hollywood, California
Cause of death	Suicide
Other names	J. F. J. Archibald
Known for	He was the first man wounded in the Spanish–American War
Parent(s)	Dr. Francis Albert Archibald Martha Washington Jewell

Biography

He was born in 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)

External links

• Works by James Francis Jewell Archibald at Project Gutenberg
• James Francis Jewell Archibald at the Internet Broadway Database

• First Engagement of American Troops on Cuban Soil in Scribner's Magazine on August 1, 1898

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. "James Francis Jewell Archibald". Historical Dictionary of War Journalism. p. 11. 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.