San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-08
BLAME BRITAIN
Fin ARREST Of
| GIRL SPY
ihl Three Englishmen
Woman duplicates
in Espionage.

PARIS, Dec. S.-CR-Some Of the
Newspapers openly asert today that
Great Britain is the power for which
Msrthe Moreuil, 25-year-old Paris
ienne, former nurse and artists model
and parachute jumper, was trying to
obtain information about the French
air service. The young woman is un-
der arrest, charged with espionage and
there also are in custody three men,
James Leather, Fisher Williams, and
Ernest Oliver Phillips, who are al
legged to have employed Mile. Moreuil.
The newspapers assert that Leather
md Phillips are Englishmen, the for
mer lieutenant and the other a non
commissioned officer of the regular
British army who have been detached
into the intelligence service.
When Nile. Moreuil was questioned
BY the police, who said she had beer
extremely active in spying during the
past few months, she is said to have
told them of trips to Ouers, Pierriefeu
and Strafael-O, aviation bases and to
St Nazaire, Bordeaux and Ayre.
DENY CHARGES
Chilly she is said to have recounted
her experiences, to have made full
confession and to have given the names
of the three men, whom she aserts, had
paid for her services. On the strength
Of this, Leather, Williams and Phil
lips, who conducted radio store, were
arrested. All of them denied the
charge.
During the summer at Rennes and
Nantes, Mile. Moreuil achieved motor
icty by going up in airplanes and jump
ing from them with a parachute at
tached to her body. The military au-
thorifies had given her card admit
ting her to flying fields.
The Petit Parisien, which rarely
ever editorializes on any subject, today
departs from its usual practice and
treats of the espionage case. 1t asks If
governments are going TO continue in
peace fine the miserable game of spy
ing and counterFpying. with its long
record Of swindles and hoaxes.
The League of Nations council"
Il added. has met to make peace be-
tween English and Turks. It is
good opportunity to add TO its agenda
peace between the espionage services
LITTLE SECRECY
Henry De Kerillis, the air expert OF
the Echo de Paris, expresses amuse-
ment over the situation. He remarks
that II Mile Moreuil sought informa-
ton ct the places mentioned she was
wasting time, for all the facts there
are public property. He also declares
that the French air service has no
secrets for anybody. He had drawn
the attention Of Under-seeretary OF
Aviation Laurent Eynac to the gravity
of certain facts: for one. thing, French
aeronautic workshops were shown
from top to bottom TO visiting tech
nicians Of all nations. and French
technical reviews, which are subject
to no sort of control. publish daily
drawings and detailed descriptions not
only of the latest planes, engines and
special devices. but of projects and In
ventions still in the experimental stage
which ought to remain the secrets oil
The authorities assert that any in
formation which Mile. Moreuil may
have obtained was quite inoffensive
The secret police, however, are de-
clared to be annoyed over the publicity
given the affair, saying that by 1t
suspects have been warned and given
time to destroy all compromising docu-
ments.