The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-05
WOMEN SPIES AT ALL
CAPITALS OF THE NATIONS
Japan Had Some Of Them Posing as French Dancers
Inside Port Arthur.
oHAs. DeKAy IN NEW YORK TIMES.


man spy been brought to the point so
uear perfection as in Europe, and IT
may be unhesitatingly said that IN
Russia. which fairly swarms with eyes
and ears of the Gear, the dashing,
beautiful woman. of high breeding and
title. perhaps, has become the most ne
cessary arm of that underground sys-
tenn which appears to read thoughts as
well as detect designs.
At the present time the secret SER
vice of both Russia and Japan is ma
turally most active. and it must not be
forgotten that Japan. too. has made
use of women to ferret out the inten-
tfons of the Russian Government re-
garding the present war. They are not,
as a rule, however, japanese women.
who are singularly untitled for the
delicate task To meet the Russian
spy on his or her own ground the jap
anese have. 1t is said, secured the ser
vices of some of the cleverest women
In Europe. many. of them Frenchwo-
men. and often their visible means of
support is by acting. Shortly before
the war burst suddenly in the Far
East. an English manager was con-
Quoting a japanese troupe through Eu-
rope. and the tour led to Russia. While
the troupe of actors was in Budapest
young Japanese pleaded SO hard to
Join the company that he finally per-
shaded the manager to take him. He
was tried upon the stage but was
found singularly Incompetent. How
ever. something was found for him to
do. and he did not want much salary,
so he was allowed TO remain with the
company while 1t went through the
Cars empire.
Practically nothing was known of
the young man, but he was educated,
q pleasant companion. and appeared to
have plenty of money. After the tour
ended the manager discovered he was
the son of the Japanese Admiral whose
name frequently appears in the news
papers in connection with the won
derful naval feats he has accomplish
ed during the war In the same com
pany were several very clever Japa-
nese women, who kept their eyes and
ears open during the tour, and there
lis little doubt that their reports to
their Government had something to do
with the rapidity with which the Jap
anese struck the first blow.
lit was discovered that so long ago
as two years back the possibility OF
An attack upon Japan was considered
seriously by the Russian Government
Japan had been preparing for much
longer period and consequently was
able to strike first and strike hard.
The Japanese police and military
system has, of course. its secret SER
tous as is the so-called Third Section
OF the Russian Police. Yet during
the last few years little of Importance
has transpired in the Far East OF
which the Japanese Foreign Office has
been ignorant. Her agents the best
Of them those so-called French ac-
tresses, found a way of being present
wherever there was anything to be
learned Often these women encoun-
tered the women spies of the RUSSIAN
Eoyernment who are undoubtedly
among the cleverest detectives in their
line in the world.
governments at war, or on the
brink of hostilities. require the ser
vices of two distinct classes of spies.
There must be many men connected
with this dangerous service; but Tor
the most part the work demands cour-
age and skill rather than the delicate
nfplomacy which is required, too but is
generally. certainly so far as Russia is
concerned assigned to women oil
culture education, beauty, and rare
Judgment. With the troops OF the
enemy are sent the men spies, and WITH
the commanding officers, with the dip
lomats with the brains which stay II
st Petersburg and move armies 5000
miles away as If they were pawns or
a chessboard, the ingratiating. clever
women spies are to be found.
While the japanese have not been re-
Rarded as having an especially efncien'
secret service, the events of the wal
have shown that the persons who are
watching day and night for them have
been of the greatest value. 1t Il
known that just about the time the wal
broke out there were in Port Arthur
several French dancers. who had cap
tured every Lgussian official heart
They were not only attractive dane
ers. but beautiful women, who dressed
well and had most engaging manners
The Russian officers were charmed
mcouainted and proved TO be yer!
agreeable companions They took
great interest in things military, blu
always made amazing biunders in at
sxempting to repeat what had beel
told them. The womanly ignorance o
such matters charmed the young of
ficers all the more, and at the SAM
time put them off their guard. But
as a matter of fact. they were yer,
clever women, and their information
was forwarded speedily to the Japanes
legation at Picking, which, in turn, for
warded valuable reports to Toxic D.
the time their true character wa
known the French actresses, who wer
spies for the Japanese, had left Por
Arthur far behind.
one of the most valuable assistant
little servant who was not in the pa
OF the Government, and who was no
in any sense attached to their secre
service. In fact, she was one of thos
poor, little, unknown patriots, who fee
when their country is at war that the,
should give their own little insignia
cant aid
A short time after the first lombard
ment, the trains leaving Port Arthu
were filled with refugees. The Japan
csc, of course, thought 1t polite t
make a change of base, and the Rus
slams were of the same opinion. Man!
left Immediately. but the little Japan
csc servant remained. One evening
there was a council. and the servant
who was looked upon as an ignoran
little child. waited on the officers a.
usual. Plans and documents wer
spread upon the table the officer,
smoked, drank, and discussed the stu
alton. The council lasted late, ant
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