Semi-weekly herald., 1915-10-14
LATE WAR NEWS

were poured in before the city sur.
rendered.
All civilians deserted the city weeks
ago.
A>small garrison fought desperate
ly to the last in the streets.
The allies are continuing their troop
landings at Salonika, going to the
aid oil the Serbs.
The new Greek cabinet shows no dis
position TO heed Bulgaria's warning
to stop the landings.
Fighting between the Bulgarians
and the Serbians is momentarily ex-
pected.
The German legation at Athens has
formally denied that the Bulgarians
were induced to aid the central pow
ers by promises of Greek territory.
1t is hoped here that the Serbian
claims Of victory at the Drina are
true. The Germans have denied the
claims.
PARIS, Oct, 11.-Between seven
and eight thousand Germans fell and
were left before the French trenches
in an attempt to recapture their lost
positions at loos. Upwards of 10000
attacked.
The German artillery is active on
the western front but is spirtedly an
swered.
General Won Hindenburg is gaining
slightly around Dvinskk.
By Ed l.. Keen.
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON Sept, 1S.-(By Mail.)-
The open season for spies is on.
Presumably on account of the gigantic
preparations of both countries for
thl long delayed "big push" in Elan
ders, never since the war began have
antoi-espionage activities by England
and German been so thorough.
Every traveller to or from Holland
proves himself innocent. If he escapes
the English or the Germans he may
be gathered up by the Dutch they
being considerably peeved at the use
of Holland for spydom's clearing
house.
Suppose you are spy. How would
you go about it and what would be
your chances of getting away with it
Here is the story of make-b believe
spy, who recently made the round trip
from London to Berlin.
An American newspaperman was
going on a perfectly legitimate bu5i-
ness mission. He was properly neu
tral. But that is precicely the role
spies assume. They fake an "Ameri-
can accent" travel with forged pass
is coming Immediately.
port, and make a noise like real
journalist.
Potentially he was spy. He didn't
carry any incriminating documents.
Neither does a clever spy. But he
had lot of information mentally bot
tied that would undoubtedly have been
of aid and comfort to the Germans.
He was reasonably sure he would
meet folks in Germany from whom
he could get information equally use
full to the English.
AS spy he would have played
the newspaper game because, so far
as he knows that hasn't been tried
recently. The fact that he had the
hardihood to undergo the scrutiny to
which newspaper men especially are
subjected might throw the authorities
off the real scent. A spy wouldn't
take such chances-unless he was
clever.
He didn't advertise the fact that
his destination was Berlin. When he
applied at the British home office for
his permit to depart (required of all
travellers to the continent these days)
he said he was going to the Hague.
This was true, but not all the truth.
He was thoroughly questioned at
the home office as to why he want
ed to go to the Hague. He told the
truth and apparently they seemed
satisfied.
At Tilbury, whence sail daily
steamers for Flushing, came the real
inquisition. He was questioned and
questioned separately by six
officials, inspectors of aliens, Scot
land Yard bulls and an army col
onel After long wait, during which
his inquisitors compared notes, he
was sent to the customs house for
baggage examination.
His story had apparently held
water. 1t was true-but it might not
have been. Only one of the six in
quisitors suspected that he was head
ed for Germany.
Now, look here" observed this
particular sleuth, with a third degree
CLEAN in his eye, (the journalist had