A SPY IN DISGUISE.
—— AUSTRIAN' COUNT'S ROMANCE, Tho arrest of a new recruit for tha United States army, wlio gave his name as Peters, has been followed by some strange and romantic disclosures. "I'etcrs" was recrnitcd at Indianapolis, and it was not long before his behaviour persuaded the military authorities that ho hiid joined the army with motives distinctly ulterior. Strict'inquiries'made as to "Peters's" antecedents led' to a remarkable statement being made by a younj? American lad.v. It appears that tho lady met "Peters" on an ocean liner on tho way to tho States. lie represented himself to be an Austrian nobleman, Count AYindischgraetz. They became engaged, and in the course of time the Count contidedo to the lady that his object in visiting America was to obtain tho secret of the. manufacture of tho now American explosive, dunnite, which is supposed to be the most powerful chemical agent of destruction yet invented, and which is being used for loading shells for the United States forces. The lady has supplied the military authorities with an affidavit, detailing her acquaintance with tho Count, wlio, she «ays, came from Prague, and his subsequent confessions to her.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1222, 2 September 1911, Page 12
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194A SPY IN DISGUISE. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1222, 2 September 1911, Page 12
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