Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-01-01

promoting nc. territorial army system
in the county.
II Was No 6iunder.
II looked as if the secret service had
made a bad blunder But it hadn't.
They showed by direct evidence that
this man during his whole residence
in this country had been in regular
communication with the German gov
eminent. and that there was no doubt
whatever that his British naturaliza-
ton was a calculated fraud to cover
his work on behalf of his native coun-
try. The British secret service knew
everything that had passed between
this German nobleman and the Ger
man government at time when 1t
was supposed to be asleep. If not non.
existent. He was simply informed, al
though his Infatuated dupes thought
he should be tried and dealt with as
a spy. But he had seemingly been
quiescent since the war began.
These, it is said, are only examples
OF a great number of cases where sus-
poets. having been brought up for in
ternment, Indignantly contested the
demand on the ground of their loyalty
and who, when they pushed the Sc
cret service to disclosing its case,
were thunderstricken to discover that
their underhand activities had been
known and watched for years.
There is good reason for stating
that within forty-eight hours of the
declaration of war every German spy
regarded by the authorities as in the
least dangerous was put away; others
were kept under observation as being
useful as decoys for the spies sent
here since the war.
Lenient With Woman Spy.
Anent the killing of Miss Cavell by
the Germans when she was not even
charged with espionage. the British
government has under lock and key
here now. under a sentence of merely
ten years penal servitude. the Ger.
man woman whose accomplice was
one of those shot In the Tower as a
spy. This woman was known to be
one of the most dangerous and most
highly trusted spies in the pay OF the
German secret service. She was full
of daring. could adopt all manner OF
DISCUSSES, and often made UP like a
man without ever being detected
except by the secret service agents,
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tether. She had control over several
male spies who accepted their orders
from her. She had always planned
to commit suicide if arrested, but she
was shared In a way that frustrated
that purpose. She had determined to
take her own life because she expect
ed to be shot Or hanged If caught She
knew that under all the rules OF the
game she deserved it.
The most ingenious and daring in.
ventors of spy stories are left putting
and painting with exhausted magma
ton compared to the schemes. devices
and sacrifices that the spy of real
life is known TO have made in further,
aAAAG vi AIi6 htHlB lis vi Nnt
An Engishman's German Wife.
One hears of the case of the Ger.
man wife OF very prosperous pro
fessional man up country. She is a
singularly handsome woman. clever
talker. a very good amateur musician
and singer, and an adept in all the
wiles OF fascination. Being married
to an Englishman, she is of British
nationality, She too had been lone
in the books of the secret service
She was kind Of person who was
bound to be talked about anyway. be
cause there was a Teutonic ostenta
ton about her and fiushness OF cash
that attracted attention Early this
year she came up to London. set III
in handsome apartment frequentet
the best night clubs and other place,
where officers were TO be found. AND
soon had train OF them after her
She entertained lavishly and her par
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