The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-11-20
WOMAN IS SHOT
BETRAYS NATION
ALL TO hVENGE HER SCORNEO
LOVE-WALkeD PROUDLY TO
HER DOOM BESIDE COFFIN.

SOMA, bulgaria, NOV ia Deau-
tiful and wealthy young woman, the
divorced wife OF Bulgarian army
officer now fighting at the front, has
been shot here as spy and traitor
against her native land.
Two MacedOnians implicated with
her died the same hour. The trio
were led to thee waiting collins,
blindfolded and led
\ body of soldiers marched into
he prison yard and faced the con-
demned spies. At the order Fire."
the woman and the men fell over
ridded with bullets.
So Bulgaria Furnishes spies. The
woman was Nine. Helene Kovoff,
former wife Of Lieut.. Kovoff, hero
of Kirk Killssen Nine. Kovoff be-
cane spy and a traitor in a mad
effort to avenge herself upon the
mar who had cast her off Love.
wealth and happiness were hers un'
til few months ago. Her mother
is a-rich widow. Her husband was
dashing, handsome army officer.
They lived in beautiful home on
the main street OF Sofia, resi-
dence owned by the young woman.
Both we're social favorites>and oftep
entertained the small group Of Sc
lect society folks of the capital
Then the other woman appeared
"A Russian woman of wonderful
allurng beauty Rumors came to
Nine. Kovoff's ears The sighted
wife tried to bring her recreant hus-
band back to her, through Jealousy.
Covertly at first. then openly, she
flired with an attache OF for
eign legation in Sofia.
Doors that still opened to her
husband, despite his notorious nfat-
uation for the Russian. closed to the
Young wife wher gossip said she
was Too interested in the attache.
Her husband appeared at their
home one evening while his wfe's
friend was there and, although the
mother was in the room with the
young couple, he bitterly accused
his wife Of unfa'rTfulness and left
her.
Suit for divorce was Immediately
brought by Lieut. Kovoff and
strangely enough was decided in
his favor. Then he openly wooed
the Russian For weeks the cast
off. misunderstood wfe secluded
herself
Then came the war against the
Turk. Lieut. Kovoff went gladly to
the front. His divorced wife emerg
ed from her shelter and seemingly
renewed her interest in life. But
she had decided to take a horrible
revenge on her former husband.
and on the country, her native land
that had crushed her while cheer
ing her eNhusband She had de-
cided to betray both; to give her
husbands and her countrys enc
mics the military secrets confded |
to her during the days when she
was still n happy wife and met the |
leading military men of Bulgaria.
One day Nine. Kovoff told a wom-
an friend that she was going to |
Vienna. This friend saw her at |
the railway station, getting on a |
train for Constantinople She made |
some remarks which were reported |
to the police, and the young woman
was watched when she returned. 1t
was found that she was in commu- |
nicaton with two Macedonians, also |
Hnder suspicion. All were arrest
ed.
Proofs il is said were found in |
her house of the completely with |
spies. and that no. only had she
disclosed what she already knew to |
Turkish officials, bu. had agreed TO
keep them posted as to future |
events and plans
At the court martial she refused |
to talk beyond exclaiming in dra-
matte fashion:
MY country's laws have taken
away my happiness in life. they !
NAV as we'll take the emDtv she'll"
She walked boldly. fearlessly, to
the death yard. Her BODY was dis
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