The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1914-12-25
OF SPY IS
BRIEF AND FULL
Of EXCITEMENT
Notebook Of Official In France
OiScIOses Stories Of Many
Daring Feats.
SHORT SHRlFT WHEN CAUGHT
Take Most Desperate Chances and
Usually Die With Back to Wall
HTsken In Zone Of BattiS They
Are Tried on the Spot.

iondon-These notes were written
sg a man engaged by the allies in an
oaicial capacity. whose duties con
tinually called him from Paris to the
HFing lines OF the Belgian. English
and French. and who thus has unusual
opportunities Of talking with che So.
diers and frequently seeing the battle:
The general and his stan have es-
abolished their headquarters In a ril-
lage a few hundred yards from the
Belgian frontier. From The north
comes the roar OF heavy German ar
ullery brought NJ during the night.
from the west the duller sound OF the
big guns OF British warships maneuver-
ing four miles from the coast and do
Eng good work. ! have slept two hours
In a deserted farmhouse IN company
with three wounded British soldiers
and a whining dog. evidently left be.
hind by his master In his flight
A shuihing Of feet In the roadway
and shouted orders awaken me. A
squad OF French soldiers led by q lieu.
tenant In gathered al the door, around
two civilians, hands tied behind their
backs Spies! Caught on top OF a
haystack within a hundred feet OF the
generals headquarters. They had been
To the nelghborhOod for a week. Il
seems. getting food no one Knows
where. They refused to speak They
had held glasses and note books, with
the numbers OF French and British
regiments. The names OF generals and
numbers OF batteries were found
buried IN the hay. On both men. sewn
IN the Innings OF their caps, we're
passes through the enemy's lines
signed by one OF General Won Kluck's
Rlde-de-camps.
Their case is settled In advance In.
t~errogated, they neither make denlals
cor confessions. Simply refuse 10
speak Caught a. eight o'clock. they
are tried at $3.50. a broken table serv.
lug as judges bench for a colonel and
three captains called hurriedly from
stan headquarters
Six shots End Their Lives.
A few questions 70 which no an.
sWers are forthcoming. a glance AZ the
h~Otebooks and passes found on the
prisoners and Il IL over. Back OF the
farmhouse are Il poultry yard and de
crepit stable, Against the stable wall
eyes bandaged. hands tied. kneelinE
the two Germans are placed. the sil
soldiers ten PAGES away. The lieu
enants sword is raised, six shot
miEgle into one. The law OF war 4
carried out II Ia nine o'clock
such Incidents form a part of ever
day conversations ia the eamps AN,
trenches IN The airing line N a 40
is caught within the zone OF battle h
Is tried on the spot. the trial eonsis
ing OF an examination. OF the napev
aud documents found on the guspec
the hearing Of witnesses and OF N
prisoners defense. II no papers I
documents are found and the vi
nssses are not sufficiently anlsmatl,
the suspect h released or sent TO Par
for further examination, according
the Views Of the commanding once
II a suspected spy is caught oatpli
the battle one. say IN Paris. q laWy
b designated 70 defend him. and
nine Eases out o. ten the SPY IL foul
guilty. and. unless he Il French,
which case he 10 a traitor and dies.
only sentenced 70 hard labor or 4
pFikoned Ia q fortress.
Serves Ter Country.
A French c~0uatefepying aysts
with headquarters M Paris has Do
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