Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-05-24

The employment Of spies is recognized
by the law of nations, but spies themselves
have little to gain and everything to lose.
They are usually animated either by the
highest patriotism or the most sordd desire
Tor pccuniary gain. Sometimes they arc
stimulated by motives of revenge. Once In
awhile love gives tingc OF romance to
what might otherwise De an utterly dis.
creditablc occupation There is n recoc.
nized military etiquette governing the use
of spies. The calling is so dangerous and
90 little rebounds to ones honor that IL is
not permissible for general to compel bv
threats any person TO net us spy, but he is
nc liberty to accept such services when
offered.
In the British army they almost have a
recognized place in the service and arc
usually under the control of the quarter
master general. Martial law, while dis.
tinct enough in ordering the death Of a
spy, Is not clear in defining what const:.
tutes spy.
A man belonging to an opposing force
and found inside the cncmy's lines i'm the
encmy's uniform or acivlian dress is held
and treated rs spy. If, on the other
hand, he he in his own uniform he can
only DO treated as u prisoner of war or a
dcserter
As regards honor and penalties. spics
ought in fairness TO be divided into two
classcs-thosc who while in the employ of
their own country bctray its secrets TO the
enemy and those who penetrate the enc
mys limo In disguise to get information
for their generals use. The first class is
regarded as utterly dcspicablc Ivy the coun-
try that employs them us well US by the
country they bctray.
Cuban Joan of Arc.
Some Of the NEST efficient spies nro
women. Among the Cuban insurgents arc
several whose enthusiasm and daring will
make them historic hcruincs of the new
government which must inevitably supcr
sede the barharism OF Spain. All Cuba
rings with stories of Pauline Gonzales.
She Is n rcputcd dead shot with rifle or
revolver, and her skill with the machetc
Is cnvicd by many seasoned troopers.
On secret service missions in various
DISCUSSES she has taken her life in her
hand To penetrate the strungholds of the
enemy. On two occasions she entered
Havana and brought away valuable In.
formation.
For months the Cubans expected 10 hear
that she had made her way into Weyler's
presence and slew him as a Judith or n
Charlotte COrtlay in their times relieved
the world of monsters
Pauline Gonzales Is the wife of daring
Cuban officer When her husband went
TO the front 10 avengc Macco and to tcar
Cuba from the trcachery of Alfonso. she
walked Mt his side and endured the suffer.
ing of camp life.
Fired with the spirit of Cuban liberty.
she sought an audience with Colonel Me
nendcz and announced that she did not
propose to be one Of the ''impcdimcnta,
as the women with the army are called
whom IL Is necessary tn convey 10 places
of safety when the hour of danger or bat
tie arrives
Mrs Gonzales begged the colonel to al.
low her TO carry the rcgimental flag. urg-
Ing that Cuba needed every man it could
summon To- WELD machete
The colonel gnzed long and earnestly on
this enthusiastic woman and bcheld in
her soft handed, delicately nurtured
woman Of 81, whose apparel and refine
ment Of manner betOkened her gentle
birth. She is very handsome, with straight,
regular features, soft, dark eyes that at
times CLEANED with the fires of patriotic
fervor, and with glossy black hair cut short
for the exigencics OF the life that she had
chosen she was slender, taller than the
average woman, but very 1.-THE and grace.
ful In her movements. Her soft, persua.
siye voice had ceased, and she waited with
parted lips the coloncl's decision, while her
husband, scanceiy less interested, stood
proudly ty her side.
Cuba needs such women as you. Her