MILITARY ESPIONAGE

Evening Star, Issue 21718, 12 May 1934, Page 13

MILITARY ESPIONAGE

SECRET TRIAL IN GERMANY BARONESS SENTENCED TO DEATH Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. BERLIN, May 11. A secret military tribunal sentenced Baroness Benita von Berg to death and Captain Georg von Sosnowski to twenty years’ imprisonment on charges of military espionage. The Press ignores the case, though it was a sequel to the most sensational post-war spy case. The baroness is a fascinating society woman and a member of the Holieuzollern entourage. Her husband was a distinguished Russian air ace in war time. Captain Sosnowski was a brilliant Polish soldier, socially prominent in Berlin, and a wei.-known racehorse owner and motorist. He, the baroness, and scores of others well known in theatrical and film circles were arrested in February on charges of espionage for' Poland, Germany’s newest ally. The majority, however, were released.