The Washington times., 1918-06-23
ViHcennes France
Executes Her Men and Women Spies

Finally he put on new white kid gloves with black
stitches SO that the vile handouts might not touch his
hands When he had made his fastidious preparations
he was handcuffed and taken to military automo-
bile which waited for him outside. BE was placed be-
tween two soldiers and lieutenant watched him Two
soldiers drove the and other military automobiles
followed.
The journey to fatal Vincennes was performed in
few minutes At the chateau Boo asked to sign the
register formality ndicatns that he had been duly
handed over by the civil authorities to the military With
touch Of his former impudence he said haughtily:
'No; I am In command here. refuse to sign.
he was taken back to the military automobile. Inc
Twenty sixth Battalion Of Chasseurs drawn under
arms as guard for the execution. In front OF them
stood squad Of twelve from the Twentysxth ChaS
seurs the Third Artillery and the Sixth Dragons al
volunteers who held it public service to execute
traitor. They were commanded by Adjutant Audiger
This imposing escort conducted Bolo to the artillery
grounds already described and led him to the central
post Captain Thibaut read the sentence Of death to
him Soldiers removed the handouts and blindfOlded
him with blue handkerchief As they did 50 he muir
mured
'Dont tie it so tightlyl"
Then BOlo was strapped to the post. At this point
his courage failed He slipped forward with bent knees
Adjuant Audiger raised his sword and twelve bullets
were fred almost simultaneously into the crumped up
man. Most Of them struck Bolo in the body or head.
The adjutant stepped forward, in accordance with
military regulations drew his pistol and fired it into
Bolo's head-the "cOup de grace"
Over the dead mans heart found two handker
chiefs one of silk the other of lace The first
given to his widow the second to his brother.
When the startling information came from France to
the United States that Nine Desna Storeh the youthful
heroine of of Germanys most spectacular nrgues
for world domination, somewhere in America it
not long before the keen resourcefu agents Of the hives
tigation Bureau Of the Department Of Justice identified
her with the mysterious Countess de Beve, who had
been guest at the Hotel Shoreham IN Washington dur
ing the latter weeks Of 1916 Then began the most asc
mating spy hunt which has engaged the attention of
secret service staf-and in many ways the most per-
picking
Never had the authorities been confronted with such
clever versatile quarry The government decided that
it would not be satisfied with merely arrest Of the
beautiful whom slave girl and her deportation to France
defeat the revolt of the Moroccan tribes the sedon IN
India the corruption Of the gallant Spanish officers who
died to satisfy her vampsh whms but that must learn
first of ALL the for her appearance in America as
an intrigante for Germany with which country we were
then at peace.
battle of wits-a contest between young woman who
had crowded into her twentythree years experience
such as seldom is crowded into lifetime, and the vast
resources Of powerful government machine When the
trail narrowed down and almost waking hour OF the
beautiful young adventures passed under the sharp
surveillance of corps of Federal agents it seemed if
she enjoyed thegsmeOf hide and seekas If she laughed
merrly at the efforts of detectives to catch her
at her candestne operations She seemed to realize that
the game to the secret service operatives Of the
United States-hat these sharpeyed young men who fol-
lowed and watched her closely were not used to inter-
preting the tricks of woman of the world in whose
ginting dark eyes there the lambency Of childish
innocence but whose sauey smile had sent many
manders of regiments and divisions and many eareee
young officers to death disgrace. It afterward
discovered that Nine Sorch knew she being watched
that she knew the government had been warned against
her-but she piled her dangerous trade without quang,
as will be shown next Sunday.
ITO Be Confined Next Sunday)