Girl Spy in Canada

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 August 1915, Page 3

Girl Spy in Canada

: $ JOKE-S AT AKREtiT. I Ninetoon-year-Jokl Louisa Marksteldtj j as (ihe calls horsoll, who appeared in tho Woman's Court, Toronto, Canada, on a vagrancy charge, turns out to be j one of tho cleverest German spies on the continent. Two mouths ago the British Government advised the Canadian military authorities that valuable information concerning Canadian troop transports was being given to the German Government and requested immediate, investigation. When the girl was arrested she at lirst feigned indignation, then when she saw the game was up laughingly admitted she wa.*> a spy ami that slm had sent much intormiition lo her Government in Germany. tfhr boasted of having a.-si.<to<l <.!o/.<'ii.- '>! (iernians to id urn to tin , German Army. She admits having spent two years in. the Un-ited Staffs, and say,- >he obtained valuable militnry information there. She said there are pro-Ger-man residents in Toronto. .Montreal, • Ottawa, l.oiulon. Berlin, ami Niagara-j on-the-Laki , . wlio materially a>si.-,ied j the work of the spii>. She .-aid -Ik , : had vi.siied lhe.se iimmi and given them J in.struction.s. ~ The girl's only aiwwcr to a ijiiery ato how the iiilormaiion was i-eiit to Germany was a nun eoinuiirtal smile and, "Oh. we have Irieiuls nil American soil." •Shu &j)eaks eight lan^nages.