THE GERMAN SPY.

Bush Advocate, Volume XXIII, Issue 282, 7 December 1911, Page 5

THE GERMAN SPY.

Press Assn—By telegraph—Copyright LONDON, December 6. The German officer arrested at Portsmouth for espionage is Captain Heimlich Gros.se.

Evidence was given that he made elaborate enquiries concerning eoai supplies, also as to the number of men in barracks. Tho police discovered a cipher letter. Grosse was remanded. Grosse stated that ho wanted the information for a book to enable Germanl merchants to offer coal whoinever there was a fhoirtage. He told' a pensioner that possibly lie would send tho latter to other seaports to complete enquiries.