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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07

any type man isn't enough She must also be something
of actress. and she usually because such woman
naturally gets the stage, singer dancer actress
If not the art can be taught her.
This dealing however makes first class
spy dangerous her employers that they must
keep spies her trail TO be that she is not
selling them to the other side did both Grace and
Mata
The Dutch woman who posed a Javanese dancer
worked spy the French against the Germans. At
the time she spy against the French
Grace was working exclusively for Berlin until the
+ tapped the ladys lovely shoulder and advised he
work them She could keep right serving Hitler
and Hmmer. long the information she sent them
edited by the F. Is. l.
When German Gestapo gets its hands a spy
suspect il such soft treatment It's pro-
first to beat the half to death and
then complete tho process by slow torture in the hope of
forcing the victim 10 give the of other members OF
the underground
To the German agents this country the cat-and-
treatment cruel than physical torture
GET together 20 plot exchange nforma-
others terror fearing that
may Doe telling everything TO Uncle sam. And on
them discovers that such the fact
Besides making IT possible to clean up entire spy
ring the soft method has other advantages II German
spy known. arrested he she be used 10
nlsinform the Nazis.
In the Buchanan-Dineen lady the informa-
which the r. b J. permitted her TO transmit to Ger
truthful and accurate far as II went Yet
may be the sort of msinforma
ton and il is 20 be feared that Hitler sadly misled
that her reports production at the great
Willow Run airplanc plant though correct at the time
low to convince the supermenat WHhelmstrasse
that American production far behind.
Sirens like Grace and Mata Hari to grief through
the natural error in judgment They are well aware
that every country has trained ant-spy organization
and that agents almost certain TO their trails
and suspect them that u.s. they hunting big game
So what? Men may be clever but they. Com
ndcuce TO each siren from having done the thing
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07

1913 by American Weekly Britain Rights Reserved
--HE world solemnly told and solemnly believed IT,
after World War No l. that the career OF Mata iarl'
the seductive spy which ended before French firing
squad was make the irresistible siren
type of enemy agent useless and obsolete
The theory that any with brains enough TO be
entrusted with military would also have sense
enough to sight of of these oveles
bearing down upon him.
But it hasn't worked out that way
The dainty iniquity" armed with all the weapons of
her sex obsolete today than is the modern
batcshp This shown by the recent arrest in Detroit
Countess" Grace Buchanan Dineen.
During the first year of this war the lady spies,
rounded up England neither young nor beautiful
They far from the Mata Har standard OF glamour
that Scotland Yard at first classified them under the
initials L d CUEly puckinG)
These have changed to X G.. in due respect
who invented the type and therefore are
entitled 10 the honor OF naming II.
*. G. stands for Kartoffc Gesicht Potato Face.
Hitlers professors Of psychology reasoned that the
plain, unalurng type especially # not too young could
meet any man without arousng his suspicious
For time the world awed by this super-idea
turned be absolutely correct except for one
last thinG--4st- Al I4ter.s- eeH4Heats
abtC get TtUUEyTfC 0r
unsuspcctng wouldbc victims but having done SO
lacked the power of getting anything out Of them
THE brilliant professors missed point
i IN spy tactics spy of the most entcng Mata
Har type asks her victim directly what she wants
to know such where tho next invasion of Europe
viii be
Even the most infatuated and intoxicated man would
realize what she and have the spy arrested
First must make the fan passonatcly in love
with her. and after that II duel Of wits.
Just j womans instinct to make herself bcauti-
eyes the she loves, is the instinct
of a M 20 himself big, strong. important in
the eyes Of the he wants TO win.
Re really a big man the spy would not be- wasting
her time HIM.
His problem 90 show her how important he Us IN the
effort without betraying any war secrets. Playing
sweet and dumb about politics and ogstcs. It is her
put all these crumbs Of information together
into pattern that reveals something
The Potato Face having no power 10 inspire The male
stiVk out his chest gets none Of these crumbs
Therefore she's failure. All in ALL 1t is like potatoes
and champagne. offer wine and he may suspect
your intentions Offer him boiled potatoes and he will
suspect nothing bat potatoes won't loosen his tongue
The Potato Facks We're not. however, total loss 20
their Naz employers proving saboteurs ami
even as spies but only humble way
AS air wardcns and munitions workers they were able
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07

before She bamboozlcd very smart In private
her quick wits reinforced by feminine lure she
doubt that the agent will leave her pres
wondering how he could have suspected her
that how the game is played The spy does
not contend with an individual but organization
machine and machines cannot be vamped
MANY of the men who collect the evidence never see
wi the The cold facts put together by
man has faced her either When he does finally
the spy it is terrifying experience for her, quite
different from pulling the the eyes Of
picious AS F. B Chief John S. Dugas in Detroit
said Of Countess" Dineen:
we know her most intimate secrets
heen limited that these facts parallel the nNe life
Har but how closely the F 3. l. will not say, at
least not until her trial
Mata Har most famous of all spies has been described
by those who ought to know ball Of fire but by
others ball of ice" The ice conception comes en-
trev from women whom she confdcd her plans before
spy. These say that she cared nothing for
any man except what could get him money,
prominence power The fire was an act as much as
her mpersonation on the stage of JaVanese dancer
According records Margaret Gertrude Zelle the
Of Malta Har was born August !, 1876, near
Rotterdam Her mother Dutch peasant her father
a shopkeeper, both Of them poor, honest homely re-
spectacle especially bright BY all the laws of
probability, they should have had dumb and homey
daughter.
Instead they got Margaret pertty, strong-wied un-
crupuous but smart and mysterious that the parents
soon gave up trying TO control the child.
She grew up to acquire the graces Of lady to the
born but most of all she perfected the fine art OF
captivating
AS Mata Har exponent Of Oriental dancing, Margaret
exploded the Partisan stage Her parents did not
recognize daughter the newspaper pictures OF
the almost nude dancer
Until the start of the first World War, her life
of profitable affairs with some of Frances
most prominent politicians and industralists.
As the ball OF fire" moved from man TO another
imagined that he held her heart exclusively at least
the time When friends told him otherwise Mata Har
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07

doubts out Of her loversI
usually collected handsome apology for his
worthy thoughts.
The French Government looking for some one who
could ferret out its traitors recognized tho
full courtesan the makings Of an ideal counter spy.
The pay insignificant but the intrigue and double
dealing appealed 20 Mata Harris taste.
Later she made deal with Germany, too. She 10
go right with her couner-spy work for the French
which would keep her on the inside help in getting nfor
nation and also kill any likelihood Of suspicion that she
working for Germany.
The idea that she could with the hare and hold
with the seemed delightful well feasible TO
the dancer she got away time think
ing she the first spy who had taken from both
sides.
the death of many thousand French soldiers but in time
her counterespionage organization caught up with
the charming traitress.
She was tried convicted and morning found herself
before firing squad at Vnccnnes Prison In her hand
bouquet Of her favortc apple blossoms and her
lips "A brave smile
Mata Harris entire life had been act prctcnse Of
sort another TO deceive and this last
Of all another bit Of actng-but the only person
fooled her self
With Har caught a handful Of co-worlers
who shot at and promptly forgotten
because they were neither young nor beautiful These
were communications, and general Helpers and
protectors Of the spy herself
The Dutch dancer well her forties when she
heard the bad news and Grace 81. Both were
therefore past peak feminine magnetsm-further
proof younger lack the necessary experience
and judgment for their dangerous work ~
GRACE BUCHANAN DINEEN born without "
" Toronto Canada of loyal respectable wcll-to-do
parents. At early age she was sent TO convent
Toulouse France, poor school for spies.
But, in her early teens Grace made up for this by
living Paris where she unlearned much that the
had taught her At that time she developed grandiose
pretending to be great heiress and inserting
hyphen for background" This preensc Of being some
thing she was the first step in her downfall.
Moving from Paris to hungary, she assumed the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07

10 gather a certain
amount of information
and 20 do some spotting
of arrival and dcpar-
ture of ships But any
attempt al getting vital
information was beyond
their powers.
Tho big time lady
spy is both born and
made.
To be sufficiently
beautiful Of form and
face to fascinate almost
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07

November Z. 1919
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07

In World War Our Clumsy Foes 49,
Trained Glamour Girls Like Muto @1GA
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Hori to Undermine Us; Early in This 4,S1EsSN
War They Switched to Ugly. But NF7741
Willy. Agents Who Missed the y1r7Hk}.7ffA3
Boot; and Now They're Trying lNkSW
Beauty Once More. But Bofehine tBIEkI
the Works AS Usual VI yWIsuX
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-11-07

In the Gray Darn the Seductive Doubie-Cro'
Whose Activities Had Cost Thousands
French Soldiers LiUes, Faced the RI
Squad, Smiling in the Belief Shed
Made a Deal to OutiCit Her CGptOrS.
But the Cartridges Weren't Blanks as ~
She Expected, and Death Vas the Y
Escupe She Got, But Hadn't A
Planned For.
Evening star., 1943-05-02
By KATHERINE HOUISON.

It's time to be thinking of a gift
for mother on her own special day.
Here's an idea any of you can make,
and with hot weather coming, car
rier for those glasses of iced drinks
will be doubly appreciated.
You'll need round pie tin about
9 inches in diameter, and 5-inch
tin funnel. You can get these at
the dime store, or perhaps you can
find a discarded one around the
house. A short piece of wire, tube
of cold solder. and some paint COM
plete your materials.
Cut four holes in the tin plate
large enough to let the tumblers go
part way through, or hAge the tin
smith do it for you. Also cut a small
hole in the center for the tip of the
funnel. Push the tip of the funnel
through this hole. Make braided
loop of the wire. and solder it in the
tip of the funnel for carrier. A lit
tie cement or solder will hold the
funnel firmly in place.
Now enamel the pie tin one color.
the funnel and loop another. place
the glasses in it, and you've q gift
Evening star., 1943-05-02
PriSes T0taling IS
offered for Best
Contributions

Five prizes of 81 each are awarded
in every issue of The Junior Star
for the best ORIGINAL stories, arti-
cles, poems and cartoons by boys
and girls of high school age and
under.
All contributions must bear the
name, age, address, telephone num-
ber, if any, and school of the
author.
Written contributions must be on
one side of the paper and, if type
written, double-spaced. Drawings
must be in black and white and
mailed fiat.
The editors choice of winners will
be final, and he reserves the right
to use any contribution in whatever
form he may deem advisable, re-
gardless of whether it is awarded a
prize. Checks will be mailed to
winners during the week following
publication of their contribution.
No contributions will be returned.
Writers of stories and articles
which, IN the opinion of the editor,
are of sufficient merit will be given
cards identifying them as reporters
for The Junior Star. The editor
reserves the right, however, to de-
cline to issue reporters cards or to
revoke those already issued when-
ever such action appears advisable.
Address contributions to The
Junior Star, q 727 Star Building
Washington, D. c.
Evening star., 1943-05-02

American, three German and one
British. All had masts and sails,
as we'll as steam power
During the afternoon the barom-
eter fell swiftly. a sign of coming
storm. 1t went down to 29l. the
lowest known in that part of the
South Sea for a quarter of a cen-
tury.
A sharp north wind blew across
the harbor, and the captains Or
dered their men to let out all an
chors, so the vessels would be
moored as firmly as possible. Sails
were taken down, but steam was
kept in the boilers for use in case
of special need.
Night came, pitch black night.
The wind howled more and more
loudly as the hours passed. Some
of the ships began to drag their
anchors.
Before dawn, one of the Ger
man craft crashed against a reef
and a big hole was cut below the
Waterline. 1t sank quickly, and rs
of the so men aboard were drowned.
The other four, worn by their strug-
giles against the waves, were cast.
up on the beach. u
Another German boat was swept
against the Nipsic, which flew the
American flag. Both vessels were
damaged. The Nipsic lost its fun
mel, and it was run ashore and
"beached"
Decidad to Leave.
At o'clock in the morning, the
wind was little short of a hurricane.
There were other collisions, and the
captain of the British vessel decided
that he would leave the harbor-
which was not very safe one, to
say the least.
The captain was Henry Kane,
and he commanded the steam COR
vette known as the Calliope. An
chorS were lifted, and the struggle
to get out of the harbor was started.
Steam was well up, but only half
a mile was covered in one hour!
At last, however, the corvette
reached open sea, passing the
American Trenton near the harbor
mouth. Sailors aboard the Trenton
broke into loud cheers as they
watched the Calliope go by. They
wondered whether it ever would be
seen again.
Three days later. the Calliope
| returned to the harbor. 1t had
safely ridden out the storm on the
open sea. All of the six vessels
which had been left behind were
wrecks, including the Trenton.
There had been heavy loss of life,
but the majority of the American
and German seamen had come
through alive.
Admiral Kimberley, who was in
command of the American ships,
was among those who survived.
Capt. Kane thanked him for the
cheers which the American sailors
had given the Calliope on its way
out of the harbor. Kimberley re-
piled that he and his men felt that
the British had performed a brave
and skillful deed when they left
the harbor and weathered the storm
Read Uncle Rays Corner" Epery.
Day in The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1943-05-02

year we aren't making a book be-
cause we are too busy studying. We
have only 20 minutes in a club period
once a week, so we are having meet
ings before school for half an hour.
Our leader, Henry Young, knows a
lot about West Virginia and he
keeps us very busy reading and
studying. In the past five years
our club has won IL of the is golden
horseshoes given. Even if I don't
win a horseshoe this year or next
I'll know something about West Vir-
ginia."
And, thanks to you, Lady Lucy
Anne, readers of The Junior Star
also know something about West
Virginia."
The District Commissioners desig-
mated the seven-day period that
began April 18 as cleanup week -
But John HellWig, IL; Helen Simp-
son, II, and Therman Richards, IL,
all of Cranch School, believe the
idea should be carried throughout
the year. They write:
People in other cities think
Washington is clean and pretty.
When people come here from other
places, We do not want them to
think that D. c. stands for Dirty
City, instead of District of Colum-
bia. Your last name is Love, and
we know you love to see your city
clean. We are going to clean it up
and keep it clean"
Good for you, John, Helen and
Therman. Lots of people ought to
love you for it.
+ **
Betty Brandenburg, 13, of Damas-
Gus (MdD Junior High School, re-
sorts to rhyming to report on the
seventh grades war effort:
In our Victory Corps we have great
Over things we collect for guns
We collect, tin cans. mash them and
get them ready to use;
We also listen to the news;
And in eeography we study the map.
We collect toys for the poor u
have even more.
We collect grease from door to door.
we heIp at nome as muCn as we can,
And try to do some of the work of
the men.
We will do our part until this war
is at an end"
x x X X
II have been interested in poetry
and have been told to choose it as
career" writes Naomi Pollin, IL,
of Park View School. Il think
poetry is needed more than ever
now, when America is at war and
needs something to keep up her
morale"
Right you are, Naomi. And let's
see some good poems from your
patriotic pen.
X X X
Margaret Wiles, Central High
School, was made princess of the
Ponca Indians when she was 8
years old.
Evening star., 1943-05-02

Harriet Curry. before the fair,
feverish preparations were begun.
Advertisements over the communi-
cation system, through posters, the
school paper and an assembly pro-
gram informed the school of the
project. A few days before the
event, booths were decorated gayly
and colorfully, and the sale of tick
cts was begun.
On fair day, a large part of the
school streamed toward the gyms
after classes and had a grand time.
For those unable to attend, tags
were sold showing the wearer con-
tributed 10 cents or more.
At the fair, you could get chances
on War stamps with each strip of
tickets bought; you could have un-
expected pleasure with the grab
bags; candy, cake, cookies and soft
drinks were sold; boys found fun
at the auction block, where dances
with beautiful girls were bargained
for; you could have your picture
shetched by competent student-art-
istc;; fortunes were told by gypsy
teachers; one brave student, armed
only with baseball catcher's mask.
hung his head out of hole in
sheet for students to test their aim
with tennis balls; a magic show,
square dancing, sorority variety
show and dart throwing also were
high lights. and several wierd-look-
ing characters in costume wandered
around, handing out peanuts and
balloons.
Every one had fun, and about
$340 was made for Serbian relief
through the International Red Cross.
Evening star., 1943-05-02
Girl Reconditions
Old Coat Hangers

Reading the daily newspaper is
always a good habit, but in this in
stance it also proved a profitable
one.
Maybelle Pinkerton saw an ad-
vertisement in the local paper one
day, saying that a dry cleaner
wanted coat hangers and would
pay so cents for 100 of them.
She got busy collecting hangers,
even going to a junk pile, and
finally hSd 400 on hand. She picked
out the old rusty ones, sandpapered
them, and gave them a coat of
enamel. When she had them all
ready, she sold them to the cleaner
for 81, with which she purchased
War stamps.
Maybelle's home Is at Daytona
Beach, Fla.
Evening star., 1943-05-02
It's Easy to Make These
Pretty Garden Trellises

You can make many beautiful
things for your garden from lath or
strips of white pine. All you will
need will be a hammer, saw and
square. The illustration shows three
articles which can be made in
short time.
To make the fan, which is ideal
for climbing roses, get board with
out knots and with straight grain,
~ inches thick, inches wide and
from to 10 feet long. Mark a line
across the piece 2 feet from the end,
then with rip saw make cuts from
the other end to this line, each u
inch apart.
Now spread the upper ends apart
as shown and bend a lath over them,
driving a small nail through it into
each stick end To finish, give two
coats of white or green paint, then
place where needed.
Evening star., 1943-05-02

The ladder trellis is even more
easily made. You will need two
sticks 2 inches wide and / inch thick
for the side pieces and a number
of other sticks Y inch thick, or
IL inches wide and feet long for
the cross pieces. Fasten them in
place with two small nails at each
joint to prevent "wobbling" This
can be made as high as desired.
The checkerboard trellis is for the
more profuse type of climbing plants
and is made quite like the ladder,
except that there are four or more
vertical pieces. If you wish, the in
side vertical pieces can be of the
same kind of material as the cross
pieces, to lessen weight.
All garden furniture should be
well painted. You can make these
for your friends and neighbors and
make good spare-time money.
Evening star., 1943-05-02

Rosaiie Winniman. dom of speech,
freedom of the press, freedom Of
religion and freedom of assembly
and petitions being fought. The
blood of our sons, brothers, fathers,
husbands and even our daughters
who were Red Cross nurses at
Bataan and Corregidor is being
poured over our flag. We are proud
of the blood of the men and women
who are fighting to keep our homes
free from the tyrant nations.
One day, our flag will be cleansed
of blood, but until it is buy War
stamps and bonds to keep The Star
Spangled Banner" high above the
tyrants' heads. Remember Nathan
Hale, Patrick Henry and George
Washington. They fought for the
same things for which Douglas Mac
Arthur, Dwight Eisenhower and
Jimmy Doolittle are now fighting.
Buy bonds and stamps to back up
that pledge and to speed victory!
Evening star., 1943-05-02
Posers

= oo>1 y
l. A boy had two pieces of string,
one OF which was just twice as
long as the other. He cut 6
inches off leach piece, and then
found that one was just three times
as long as the other. How long
were they at first?
2. If $1450 is divided among so
children, the girls getting 25 cents
each and the boys 80 cents each,
how many girls are there?
3. George was trying to tease the
monkey seated on top of a barrel
organ. But although he walked all
around the barrel-organ, the
monkey always turned to face him.
When George had walked around
the organ, had he also walked
around the monkey?
4. Mabel bought some apples at
three for cents and an equal num-
ber of 1-cent oranges. If she spent
IA cents altogether, how many ap-
pies and oranges did she buy?
S. Jack, Frank and Harry divided
some postage stamps among them
selves. Jack had half of them and
one more; Frank had one more
than half of those left; Harry had
the remaining three. How many
stamps were there?
Evening star., 1943-05-02
Gave Their All
Pr1ze Contribution
By NORMA HARRIS

Montgomery Blair High School.
Deep in the jungles of Bataan,
Facing shot and shell,
Sick with the fever of Bataan.
Yanks fought in earthly hell.
Courage and honor were on Bataan.
Glory was in their eyes.
Yanks were expendable on Bataan:
Their deaths saved American lives.
All they asked were guns to fire,
Bullets and bayonets and knives.
Buy bonds! Buy bonds! Is your
battle cry.
You must give your money-they
gave their lives.