The herald., 1897-05-09
A DAUGHTER OF UNCLE SAM
HaeYIoXHD AZ PRIVATE AGENT
~ A 0ovERNkENT
The story d Baroness Kaula, . Noted
French Woman, Discovered to
Be . German Spy

often made In conversation in Europe,
to the effect that foreign Governments
ma in American women the most eff
cient recruits for their secret service.
with the exception Of the United States.
there II probably not single one Of the
great powers that does not maintain a
highly paid corps Of female Government
agents, In addition to its regular staff Of
ambassadors. ENJOYS. secretaries and
attaches. Although not officially ac-
credited to the various countries the
leading men Of which they are destined
to influence, the services Of these agents
are rated by the Governments which en-
ploy them as being sometimes Of value
far superior to those Of any male diplo-
mat. Though they are paid out OF the
secret service fund which Is at the dis
posal Of every European Government
even that Of England-their names do
not appear on any of the published civil
service lists, and are known with any de-
gree Of certainty by only favored few.
The most delicate and intricate pieces
Of work are often intrusted to them.
for which they are far better suited than
men. The talent for intrigue which Is
acquired by the sterner sex only after
years Of labor and experience, seems to
be innate in the feminine character.
Women possess q degree Of tact and
intuition for which one can search fruit
lessly In men. Their powers Of persua-
sion are incomparably superior, as well
as Of a more far-reaching character,
and in difficult situations, whence man
could emerge only with the help of lie
Of corase and discernable texture. the
woman will escape under the cover Of ali
artistic piece Of intricate embroidery on
the flimsiest and most diaphanous
groundwork of fact.
AN AMERICANS SERVICES
While there is no doubt that in clever
ness, self-possession, powers of adapt
ability to every circumstance. and, above
all. of charm and grace. American wo-
men are particularly fitted for work Of
this kind. must confess that know Of
but one single instance Of an American
woman playing the role Of secret agent
for a foreign Government. namely. that
Of Russia. The lady in question lives in
Paris, Just of the Champs Elysees, and
her husband bears an italian title Of
marquis, though It Is impossible to speak
with any degree of certitude Of his ma
tionality or antecedents. She sees little
of her own countrywomen, but her hand
some salons are crowded with French
and foreign officials and statesmen. who
are presumably ignorant Of the fact that
her reports and those Of her husband dis
sect them for her employers at st.
Petersburg, and describe the incidents
with which they are associated with an
exactitude which would startle them to
the last degree.
with the exception Of this American
born woman,I know Of no single authen-
tic case Of daughter Of Uncle Sam be-
ing employed as secret agent by for
eign government, although there Is an
American woman living In London, who
has as many firm friends as she has Bit
ter foes, and who is alleged by the latter
to derive portion of her somewhat mys-
terious income from the secret service
fund of the Russian government.
BARONESS KAULA'S CAREER
General Jung of the French army, who
has Just died, was at one time in dire
trouble, as the result Of intriguing on
the part of his wife, the Baroness Kaula.
She was a woman of remarkable beauty
and of noble birth; her father, Baron Won
Kaula, holding a position of some i'm
portance in the ministry Of finance at
Vienna. She met General Jung at Nice
during the latter part Of the cost was
q year or two before the Franco-German
war-and married him. The union did
not turn out happily. and after the birth
Of two children the couple separated
the children remaining with the rela-
tiveS Of the husband. while the wife, In
receipt Of an allowance from him, re-
paired flrst of all to Berlin and thence
to Russia. It Is difficult to speak with
any degree Of precision in regard to her
career there. The only thing known pos
itively on the subject is that her resi-
dsnoe at St. Petersburg terminated ir
her expulsion by the police from Russia
ON the charge of being a German spy
Some time later she turned up in Lon
don, living in a beautiful house In
Queens gate. Hyde Park. and before
lor she was welcome guest in many OF
the omcial and political salons Of tbs
British metropolis. the brilliancy of her
conversation and her perfect taste rem
dering her very popular.
Unfortunately for her the well-knowr
Mime. de Novikoff. who is likewise in
the secret service Of the czar, but who
II q woman of acknowledged rank
wealth and respectability, happened to
visit London at this time, and immedi-
ately on becoming aware of the social
currency which the baroness had OBJ.
tained, proceeded to inform her Official
and diplomatic friends Of the antece-
dents Of the lady. as well as the circum-
stances that had led to her expulsion
from st. Petersburg. Lord Granville
at the time minister Of foreign affairs
was not made acquainted with this be
fore the reception which he was giving
at the foreign office in honor of the
birthday OF the queen. Although tht
most courteous and suave Of men, he
determined upon immediate action. and
accordingly, walking up to the spot
where the baroness stood surrounded by
q crowd of admirers, he offered her his
arm, as II to lead her around the salons
and then conducted her down stairs
himself ordering her carriags and wait
ing with her until 1t came to the door
Within half an hour afterward every onc
at the foreign Office knew that the much
feted baroness was nothing else than a
spy Of questionable antecedents.
Leaving London on the following day
che some months later made her appear