The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-01-19
SPIES TRAINED
FROM BOYHOOD
Secret Activities of German
Women Told by Dr.. Arthur
Lynch, N. P.
SYSTEM IS FAR REACHING
Eyes Of French People Suddenly
Opened to Extent Of the organIxa-
tion and lts Studied and
Elaborate Character.


London.-Dr. Arthur Lynch, NJ. I
writing under Paris date to the Dali
Chronicle on German spies in Franc
says:
I'm Marcel Prevost's Les Anges Ga
diens' (The Guardian Angels, othe
wise gOvernesses) he depicts an EN-
1fsh governess who is fond Of drinl
an Italian whose beauty wins the q,
fections Of the son and heir, and Gel
man, Meg by name-a jolly and attrat
tive young woman, unembarrassed b
moral scruples, but capable an
shrewd. Meg Is spy, and her spyin
Is the more dangerous for the fact tina
she is the guardian angel Of tn
daughter Of the French war minister.
"This story, written with certain
grace Of style, set all France talking
and many bourgeois family scrutin
lied with horror their stockish, stupid
looking but Woodworking WestphaliaI
maid, who knew little outside the
small household and who, moreover
had conceived real affection for the
children.
IL confesssI was inclined to laugh al
the spy scare, but some time before
the war used to meet on the stair
case of modest and quiet little pr.
vate hotel the dame who stood for the
original Of Meg. She had an apart
ment adjoining mine. There was moth
ing about her appearance or her man
ners to attract attention. Meg had, In
good German style, grown imposing
though still attractive in the German
fashion.
zone evening, on returning to my
rooms, I saw Meg's lady companion
a dragon looking person, camped on
chair on the landing near Meg's door,
and presently three middle-aged gen.
tlemen left Meg's rooms. Meg knew
that the war was coming, and no doubt
serious business was on hand that
night.
Abused by German Husband.
"Parisians have become very suspi-
c1ous Of late, but the surprise was gen.
eral nevertheless when they discov-
cred that their exotic favorite, Mata
Hari, the Hindoo dancer, was Ger
man spy. This lady with the dusky
skin and flexible wrists and languOr-
GUS graces Of Eastern dancing women
turned out to be formidable person
age. At the age Of seventeen she mar
ried German who had obtained
Dutch nationality in order to mask his
spying work. The marriage was rather
in the nature of a formal business
but this did not prevent
the one-time German officer from bru-
tally iu-treating his young wife.
Nevertheless she entered into the
spy system with zest, became duly
registered and paid, amused and de-
lighted Paris for some years with her |
audacious performances, became ac-
quainted with various highly placed
officials and politicians and found
it Is said, to make known to-
The Germans some Of the most i'm
portant French plans in the first
months Of the war.
Certainly it is absurd to find spy
n every German kitchen maid or hall
porter or BARRIERS apprentice, but eyes
nave been opened to the extent of the
its studied and elaborate
character and the cleverness Of the
German spy system.
'.Here in Paris is type very diff
erent from Meg, but one who en-
'loys the Megs as his agents-the
cunt of W, old Adolph,' as he
vas Familiarity called, half in affection
nd half in contempt. Adolph was,
lot so many years ago, dashing Off
er Of the Guards, great rider,
eau, a lady killer. Certain histories
I this latter direction cut off his ca I
eer as a Guardsman and he came to
aris. Old Adolph had then nothing
the beau cavalier Of old he seemed
God natured, but. stupid; he did not
,ok as If he could mount a horse, for Z
e moved all in block, like a piece
wood.
Had Hired Chateau.
"Old Adoiph incidentally had hired
lateau which commanded a great
lnge of country and which possessed
real value for war purposes. To q
lis chateau he made several addi-
Ons and Improvements, which were
ought to be fad Of dear, stupid
d Adolph; they could be used as ex-
llent- gun emplacements. It is still
moot point in the circles that old
1olph frequented whether he really ..
as a fool or only had that appear :
ice. But it is not remote from this
estion to remark that at one point
e disastrous flight of the Germans :,
ON the Marine was brought to an end %
the fact that they arrived at pO-
ions which had been carefully noted
d prepared by Germans before the
If.
II have lifted the veil here and ~
IRE upon the types; the framework Of
} system is no less edifying to study.
r the past two generations the Ger
ms have been extending and perfect r.
!, their spy system; it has now be-
ne one of the important functions Of
tie. A spy is not taken at hap
Yard and asked inpromptu to under re
.e difficult and hazarlons work"