FATE OF GERMAN SPIES
TWELVE SHOT IS THE TOWER. London, December 12. The newspapers reveal that twelve spies were shot in the Tower during the war. Another committed suicide in his cell, and others- were sentenced to penal servitude. The third spy shot was Carl Lody. JIo possessed great lieryo atid resource, and obtained uccurate information, but latterly all his letters and telegrams had been intercepted. The special functions of another spy named Derysdach were to ascertain the sailings of transports for the information of submarines; also fhc location of munition factories in London and tho home counties for aerial raiders. Two women spies were sentenced to penal servitude. One. owned a fast motor-car, with which she frequently visited Rosyth naval base, obtaining, information of the movement's of British warships, but the information was intercepted and did not reach Germany.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 68, 14 December 1918, Page 7
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142FATE OF GERMAN SPIES Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 68, 14 December 1918, Page 7
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