SPIES IN PARIS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 69, 21 March 1916, Page 7

SPIES IN PARIS.

POSING AS BRITISH OFFICERS. "Here is a Paris spy story," writes the Paris correspondent of the London "Daily Telegraph" 011 January 26, "for every particular of which I can vouch. A Parisian petite bourgeoisc who, being a half Lorrainer. knows German, was travelling in the tube. In the same carriage were two men in the uniform of British officers. They spoke in low voices to one another. She does not know English, nnd thought they might be speaking English, but once or twice they spoke louder, and she thought what they said sounded remarkably German. She noticed both men particularly, as both were striking looking and handsome. "At one station a fat, heavy man got out and trod on the toes of one of the presumably English officers. The officer ejaculated* an oath in unmistakable German. The Frenchwoman was more and more interested. When the two 'British' officers got out at a station near the Etoile she got out too, and followed them at a distance. They went into a small, low-class lodging-house near the Porte Maillot. She took note of the address and looked for a policeman. When she found one he washed his hands of the whole thing, and eaid he could have nothing to do with spies; she had better go to the nearest police commissary. She did so, and reported what she knew. „, '■This was about two months ago. bnc heard no more about it till, the other day when she received a letter from the Fm.ch military authorities, signed by a high official, and enclosing 3000f. with their best thanks. The letter said that, owing to the information she had given, two leading spies who had been »c. ng about disguised in the umform of Brrtiitti officers had been caught and dealt with The little bourgeoises pride at the ser vice she had rendered and at the regard she received may be imagined.