A DAUGHTER OF UNCLE SAM (1918) Chapter 12. Sepiatoned

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A DAUGHTER OF UNCLE SAM is a preparedness serial released after World War I in 1918. Here is the surviving last chapter (#12) from SERIAL SQUADRON.

PLOT:
In this serial. Jessie Emerson, a young American society belle with a serious intellect, has adopted wireless telegraphy as a hobby. While experimenting she is visited by Von Prague, a social adventurer, who is really the chief of America's enemies within, although posing as a loyal citizen of his adopted country. A code message picked up by the young woman operator attracts his attention and he suggests that she copy it and turn it over to Lieutenant Blake, an inventor who has been working upon a marvelous invention which promises to overthrow the traditional methods of warfare. Securing the confidence of Jessie, Von Prague copies the message and then directs one of his agents to steal the secret code used by the government. The Von Prague home is a center of spying activities in the United States, such as I.W.W. agitations in the West, the destruction of munitions factories in the East and the inauguration of pro-German propaganda in the Middle West. Jessica, her cousin Lt. Blake and Captain Taylor of U.S. army intelligence do battle with the Von Prague spy ring in the serial's 12 chapters.
CAST:
James C. Morton, Director
Jane Vance---------- Jessie Emerson
William Sorelle------- Captain Leonard Taylor
Lewis Dayton-------- Lieutenant Blake
Henry G. Carleton---Henry von Prague (as Henry Carleton)

EPISODES:
[1] released 19 January 1918;
[2] released 26 January 1918;
[3] released 2 February 1918;
[4] released 9 February 1918;
[5] released 16 February 1918;
[6] released 23 February 1918;
[7] released 2 March 1918;

[8] released March 1918;
[9] released 16 March 1918;
[10] released 23 March 1918;
[11] released 30 March 1918;
[12] released 6 April 1918.

STATUS:
Chapter 12 exists in a private film collection and has been edited and digitized by the SERIAL SQUADRON.

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