The copper era and Morenci leader. [volume] (Clifton, Ariz.) 1911-1929, 1915-01-15
LIFE OF spy IS
BRIEF AND FULL
OF EXCITEMENT
Notebook of Official in France
DiscIoses Stories OF Many
Daring Feats.
SHORT sARIFT WHEN CAUGHT
Take Most Desperate Chances and
Usually Die With Back to Walt
If Taken in zene of Battle They
Are Tried on the Spot.

London.-These notes were written
by man engaged by the allies In an
official capacity, whose duties con
tinual1y called him from Paris to the
firing lines of the Belgian, English
and French, and who thus has unusual
opportunities Of talking with the sol
diers and frequently seeing the battle:
The general and his staff have es-
tablished their headquarters in a VII
lage few hundred yards from the
Belgian frontier. From the north
comes the roar of heavy German ar
tillery brought UP during the night,
from the west the duller sound Of the
big guns of British warships5maneuver-
| ing four miles from the coast and do
ing good work. I have slept two hours
in a deserted farmhouse in company
with three wounded British soldiers
and whining dog, evidently left be-
hind by his master in his fight
A shutting of feet in the roadway
and shouted orders awaken me. A
squad of French soldiers led by a lieu
tenant is gathered at the door, around
two civilians, hands tied behind their
backs. Spiesl Caught on top of a
haystack within hundred feet Of the
generals Headquarters. They had been
in the neighborhood for a week, it
seems, getting food no one knows
where. They refused to speak They
had field 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, were
passes through the enemy's lines
signed by one of General Won Kluck's
aide-de-camps.
Their case is settled in advance In
terrogated, they neither make deniaIs
nor confessions. Simply refuse to
speak. Caught at eight O'Clock, they
are tried at $3.50, a broken table serv-
ing as judges bench for colonel and
three captains called hurriedly from
STAFF headquarters
Six Shots End Their Lives.
A few questions to which no an
swers are forthcoming, a glance at the
notebooks and passes found on the
farmhouse are a poultry yard and de-
crepit stable. Against the stable wall,
eyes bandaged, hands tied, kneeling,
the two Germans are placed, the six
soldiers ten PAGES away. The ineu-
tenants sword is raised, six shots
mingle into one. The law Of war Is
carried out. It is nine o'clock
Such incidents form part of every
day conversations in the camps and
trenches on the firing line. If a spy
is caught within the zone Of battle he
is tried on the spot, the trial consist
ing of an examination of the papers
and documents found on the suspect,
the hearing Of witnesses and of the
prisoners defense. If no papers or
documents are found and the wit
nesses are not sufficiently Affirmative
the suspect is released or sent to Paris
for further examination, according to
the views of the comma ndine officer.
II suspected spy is caught outside
the battle zone, say In Paris. q lawyer
nine cases out of ten the spy is found
guilty. and, unless he IL French, in
which case he is a traitor and dies, IL
only sentenced to hard labor or i'm
prisoned in a fortress.
Serves for Country.
A French counter-spying system
with headquarters in Paris has done
good work in sending to Quieter and,
we hope. better world, several hun
dred too well informed Germans. I'm
like that of Germany's, the French or
ganization is recruited among volun-
teers, all civilians. None are paid In
any way and no other incentive but to
serve France is offered them. In this
way the government has secured from
all walks Of life a good number OF |
men, and even women, fond of excite |
ment, who are after neither gain nor
honor, but who would not stoop to |
such work In time of peace.
Up to date dozen or so of these |
unarmed soldiers have disappeared, |
some prisoners. most have ended their |
lives, eyes bandaged, against farm
house wall, IL German bullets in their
bodies When they started out it was
with the understanding that the
French government could not recog-
nize them in case Of trouble. Those
that have died took a chance and lost |
The flyer is worth while, for q week |
at counter-spying will often furnish
more excitement than a month in the
trenches.
The stories of spy chasing are now
innumerable in French and British
army circles Here are a few of the
most daring attempts made by the
Germans since the beginning OF the
war: S. is large town, bb miles
northeast of Paris. The h01ses are
low, the church steeple aloHa being
visible at any distance The 0efHaD