Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-11-14
HOW GERMAN SPY
MEETS HIS DEATH
French Official Deals Rapid
ly With Wandering
Vagabond.

F,aris. Nov. lion coming out of
e dirtttSnad. descending from Yer
dun," rays an officer who Is quoted in
the Paris Midi. II crossed a miserable
creature leaning heavily on an oak
stan. He limped along painfully as II
he were wounded and dotted a greasy
hat tr humble salute. I responded
at,st ntmtndedly and went on my way.
A hour later, Q dull rafting AS of
the cracking of branches, and the
bursting of a shell in a thicket beside
the road. brought us back to the re-
alities OF war, and at the same time
to the wandering vagabond-the only
creature who could have SO soon and
50 accurately posted the enemy on
n position Of my little detachment.
We turned aside from this dangerous
route and by a crossed road reached
the main road leading to K.
II continued to think of the vaga-
bond, who now clearly appeared to
my mind as one Of those soft-man-
nered spies OF whom we have seen so
many in this war, who follow their
tortuous, way, seeking Information as
the mendicant seeks aims. faltering.
watching, then disappearing into some
secret underground route by which he
bears his fruitful harvest to his chiefs,
than coming back in the role Of the
.conQueror, serving az a guide to the
invader.
Suddenly, there before me appear
ed the. man. gliding u of the thicket.
He also had taken the roundabout
way and after posting the German
hunt for information.
i rushed upon him and he gave
q start OF surprise, then his greasy
hand went to his eyes in the gesture
Of wiping away tears.
Your papers, 1 demanded. He
produced u greasy bunch with here
and there an illeigible trace of writ
the clever imitation Of an official wise.
NO safe conduct, nc passport.
III he had no papers 1t was be-
cause the mayor had been shot, or the
notables of the town had fed. The
village existed no more! the children
even had been shot.
""Take him in charge Two men
on either side execute the order, then
the spring of steel hidden beneath the
rags Of the vagabond shows itself.
The man is upright, tall, robust, ag-
gressive, the eye flashing IN the
voice defiant.
1T you want to take me, you'll
have to bring q vehicle, for I'll never
walk Then he sees his mistake, his
FORM OeuOS again, MS voice eCOme
humble and supplicating. I'll go
wherever 0 like, my good sir
Too late! No more doubt posi-
BILE. The vehicle is dispensed with
a stone wall at the entrance to q viii
lage is sufficient"
Antwerp, Nov. 14.-Orders to
fsmash up the windmills anywhere
within. ten miles of any possible n
gagement' have BEEN issued by Off.
GERS of the allied armies. ss: ~
1t has been found that the Flemish
windmills are as dangerous as they
are picturesque. Many Of them sur
mount lofty brick bases which. give
the wheels q total height of seventy
five or. one. hundred feet.
The Germans were quick to avail
themselves ..of these high windmills
as signal stations and both by day
and night they made use of them in
many of the fights in Flanders.
London, Nov. 14.-English hatters
this fall are offering no fedoras with
the bow at the back. Neither are the
soft hats and derbies with feathers
in the band among the fall offerings.
The bow at the back of the hat was a
fancy originated by Austria and the
feather idea also came from Vienna.
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