Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1920-11-17
NONEN SPIES
hRE Selfish
setray Tfeir rri.,ts for Money
Rather Than 10. Fatiotio
M9.i.cs.
WAS DsSTi:aT XII! OF KAISER
Nine. Victoria In German Secret po
lice Empsoy-Turklsh Spy kills
Sell at Ellis island to Avoid
Deportation.

Wv" ." "A-I ast Mite foudnfe suf-
rounded the women spies Ia uae world
var IL shown By Intimate bits of his
tory Of the more prominent women
who rtsked. and lost. their liyes TO
gain information. Money alone seems
to have been the impeiIing power In
the lives Of these women, rather than
any heroic motive or patriotic desires.
Nine. Marie K. de Victoria, who died
Ut pneumonia In New York city ~
Gently In q private sanitariu.n. was
one OF the most mysterious figures
who arose out Of the maze Of intrigue
unearthed By American secret service
agents in their delvings into the plots
Of Count von Berustorn. She was ar
rested In 1918 and In May. 1919. told
q United States Judge and Jury what
she asserted was the true story Of her
ufa
ths Filled With Adventure.
II had lasted only 40 years. bu; IN II
were crowded thrills intr!gues and
hairbread.h escapes almost number
less The indictments against her
were never pressed to trial. due to her
Ill health. A distant relative OF the
former German kaiser, she drew q sal.
ary OF 1900 a month as spy and
lived In luxury.
Mournful was the funeral OF the
Turkish spy" Nine. Desp,na Dav!do.
Witch Sforch, famous for her beauty
and for the diplomatic intrigues OF her
life. which lasted only q years She
died In prison on Ellis island. the Of.
ficials believing that she took poison
rather than be returned to France
Only three nourners accompanied
her body to Mount Olivst cemetery
They were the young Baron De Bev.lle
and his aged father and mother. The
Young Frenchman. whose infa ,uation
for the beautiful Turk ertancled him
Ia the web Of her intrigues, made all
the arrangements for her costly fr'
neral DeAp!na was married TO an
Eng,tshman James Hasketh, in lala
but she LEFT him TO take - her life OF
adventure. and soon was numbered %
the German pay roll. "--.
Her beauty and wit enabled her to
ensnare many officers, from whom she
les rnesi military plans which were OF
value to the German war ministry. The
depa r,men, Of Justice has many OF her
love letters, hu, the real secrets OF bef
itSo ver,. hrrtad With her.
Ma.a Harris Dramatic End.
In the season Of 1850 an exotic dan
Ger. Ma,a Hart. made spectacular
debut In Partisan circles The little
japanese dancer cntraucel all by her
graceful dancing and her cha rfning
personality. On October Is. 1917. Mata
Hari faced II firing squad at dawn In
. French prison yard. They fred and
she fell face forward. dead.
The real name Of the woman was
Marguerite Gertrude Zelle, who had
been convicted Of treason. She was
arrested In Paris, February 13, 1917.
and II was proved beyond douh; that
she was trusted agent OF the Ger.
man special police and had acted for
them for decade before the war. She
was known IN Berlin by number and
for years had furnished them with
valuable Information Of French mil.
itsry plans and equipment.
In 1914. shortly after Germany had
Belgium. Marguerite 2eile left
Paris for Switzerland. which she said
wus ter native country. She returned
after a mysterious visit which aroused
the suspicious of the French secret
police and thereafter her activities
were directly for ef'icers sn the Ger
man army. with whom she cen,muni. |
catt-i and fran whom she received |
large sims " money, To them she |
s.ss Information or The construction |
Of the Rritish tanks and the i,ltorrnn. |
,icn was intercepted and traced to
her.
Mata. on being arrested and coo.
fries, In fortress In Paris made no
denial hut stated that her father had
been German ot.icer and that what
she has. done bad been for tie father
land. This Sas false. for I, VAS proved |
that she was not OF German origin. |
su, had played the role Of spy simply |
for the mcnev she had received. |
PULLMAN BANDITS SLEEPY |