ESPIONAGE SENSATION.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 January 1916, Page 10

ESPIONAGE SENSATION.

AX IMPORTANT ARREST. Au extraordinary sensation has been created in a town in the south-west of France, says a Central News message from Paris, by the arrest of a beautiful adventuress on a charge of espionage. The woman was born in Hamburg ami lived in Berlin until shortly before the outbreak of war. .During the first few months of hostilities she resided in France, and, curiously enough, hoi nationality was never discovered by the authorities. She made the acquaintance of many French officers, had various residences in Paris and the provinces, and had a number of motorcars at her disposal, Finally, suspicion was aroused in certain quarlers, and in order to throw the police off tlie track, she married a French officer. Sin; subsequently made frequent journeys to England, Switzerland and Spain, and would probably liavo been able, to continue her career unmolested had not a high military official taken matters into his own hands and ordered I her arrest. An inquiry into the affair brought about some interesting disclosures, and | the woman will shortly Appear before 'a military tribunal 5 on a charge of espionage.