Evening star., 1912-09-29

confess that Josephine was recently
caught selling French secrets to the
Germans. At least. she figured in the
Paris papers German spy. and while
she has ardent defenders. the exact truth
probably lies buried in her heart.
1t happens-but very seldom. Witness
the famous Koch. just condemned by the
high court of the empire at Leipzig to
than any except Schwartz-Hauser being
merely a brilliant operator-has rendered
inestimable services to Germany.
Koch was accused Of burgling into the
Office of Maj. X. chief of information
at Metz. and of stealing two arms of
new model and case of new cartridges.
Also of having stolen and sold to the
agents of two foreign powers "ta) maps
of the environs of Metz. (b) sketches of
new fortified camps and, above all. '(c)
of stealing and selling to the agent Of a
foreign power list of French towns
and communes made in 1905
What was that mysterious list? 1t is
easy to guess. 1t contained the addresses.
all over France, of indicators in German
pay clandestine carrier-pigeon lofts, auto
mobiles ready in private garages. repair
shops and exchange pieces, ready day and
password.
For whose benefit? You can guess: but
very much also to rescue and even aid
in their work those devoted German of1i-
GERS who quit their command and grade
to become pilgrims of inquiry in hostile
land. Most Americans twenty years in
France have met such melancholy heroes.
l knew one in Paris in 1899, and here, at
Grenoble. | ran across the engaging Count
Hermann whom l befriended at Gerard
mer.
Such officer-spies are very different.
Long in advance. his etat-majo jor COM
municateS to the candidate program,
with minute maps including all the work
already done in the region to which he
is elected. He must get it all by heart
a spy must carry no papers. Officers of
the famous second bureau put him
through rigorous final examination.
French gold and notes are given him. He
knows by heart his list of refugees and
garages. His officers resignat alton is ac-
cepted and filed They shake his hand.
God save you.' they say. ''for if YOU are
caught we cannot
1t is the most repugnant work, the high
est devotion an honorable young officer
can offer his country. And, despite their
cheapness and absolute fidelity-not to
mention their technical superiority. almost
necessary in many cases-officer-spies sell
dom rise to bring off the terrific coups of
my merely PROFESSIONAL heroes On an
automobile trip over the Schlucht pass
we were surprised at the minute, sus-
picious searches of the French authorities.
whom We were quitting. The explanation
1 learned between Munster and Colmar.
The illustrious Leopoldus CORNER Bavarian
Mai. Leibrock) had been running some of
his new officer-SpieS across the frontier,
and fetching back work. The French
special commissares knew the numbers
of his automobiles, and had just arrived
befriended Count Hermann He would like
me not to mention it. Even Leopoldus.
the high chief of all these, himself ad-
mits: Much is work for paid profess
sionals.''
Schwartz Is such-and German Ar
sene Lupin to boot. To learn the secrets
of French bomb-placing practice from
aeroplanes he frequented a cafe at Am
berieu, where an army commission was
working. Within three days he was
"enveloping' an artificier-sergeant, who
quit his coffee and newspaper each after
noon at the same hour to make off in
the direction of the sheds
In three days more Schwartz was play
ing chess with the bored and lonely non
commissioned officer. He invited him to
lunch, accepted dinner and was pre-
sented to the Sergeants wife and mar
ried sister. SchwartZs automobile did
the rest. Living dull lives. cramped for
little pleasures the Belgian postcard
publisher came like a ray of sunlight to
them They guided him to picturesque