The Washington times., 1917-09-29
MATA HARI MUST
FACE FIRING SQUAD,
|. LAST COURT RULES

PARIS. Sept. 2e.-Mata Hari. Dutch
dancer and adventures. is about tc
experience her greatest adventure as
a result OF ,meddlinG with British
tanks. The lower courts decree tina;
she shall be shot as q spy has been
sustained by the supreme court.
The dancer was so successful In
misleading the authorities as to her
real purpose in making visits to Eng
land and points on the mainland that
she was able to transmit to the Ger
mans information about the tanks in
time for them to prepare a special
penetrating" gun which came near
destroying the effectiveness Of those
new instruments OF warfare.
Moro Arrests Coming.
The secret service expects to make
further arrests in connection with
Mata Harris espionage and II is said
that a high French official may b.
involved
Mata Hari, meaning "eye OF the
morning." scored repeated successes
on the stage several years ago under
the name Of Marguerite Gertrude
zelle Macleod. She appeared first in
Paris and later in many European
capitals.
Risque performances OF the dancer
last spring in Paris caused the police
to notify her TO modify the act. She
showed great indignation, and rather
than modify It, closed her engage
ment, claiming that her "art had been
insulted." She was not under sus-
picion at the time and no search was
made OF her apartments.
II rAnafna nffiFtaI aaCFRf hOW IL
was learned that she was in the en-
ploy OF Germany as a spy, but two
months after closing her show, Mata
Hari was arrested and tried before
court-martiaL
Sentenced to BE shot
She was found guilty and SEN
fenced to be shot as a SPY; an appeal
was taken to a higher court: there
were further charges made, and the
case was taken through several
courts on appeals, each tribunal sus-
tanning the lower court The action
of the supreme court leaves no fur
ther recourse.
Taking advantage OF the publicity
given the case. a Partisan newspaper
contracted with Mata Hari to write
a series of memoirs. These have been
appearing periodically. being written
by the dancer in her cell at the
prison.
Paris is waiting with interest to
see IL she will reveal who furnished
the hint that caused her to 90 to Eng
land and remain in the town where
the first tanks were being built. 1t
is generally believed that a French
deputy was behind the plan.
Returning to Paris, she announced
that she was going to Holland to
settle some business matters with
her divorced husband, Captain Mac
leod, known to be pro-German- 1t
was later learned that she trans
acted no business with him while
there.
wsuId sBed7 Aritish officer.
After another brief sojurn in Paris,
Mata Hari announced her engage
ment to an English officer. She was
given the necessary safe conduct to
the port where she said she would
meet him, and arrived at the port
in question a day in advance OF the
arrival at that port OF the hrst ship
ment OF tanks.
The English officer proved a myth
She remained there a week and hur-
ried back to Paris, and then off to
Spain, where she is known to have
kept in touch with Nauven, Ger
many, from Madrid.
Seen constantly in company at
San Sebastian with a French Of
ficer, who had been dismissed, she
first aroused suspicion. She was
shadowed and on her return to Paris.
where she attached herself to an
English officer. known to be in the
tank" service. she was arrested.