The mysterious “Marie Louise
of the famous Baillie-Stewart casi
of the Tower of London, lurks it
the background, with French polio*
suspecting a connection betweer
her and some of those arrested it
Paris.
“La Belle Sophie” Drost, a fron
tier beauty, was sentenced recent
ly to two years’ imprisonment. Shi
was convicted, along with fivi
men, of espionage on hte nev
| forts.
Clever Devices Found
Secrets written on necktie-Un
ings, inscribed on cigarette pape:
and hidden in the imitation pearl:
of necklaces, or embroidered in i
telegraphic dot-and-dash design or
a feminine handkerchief, havi
been discovered by the Frencl
police in some of their investiga
tions.
Wrist watches which really ar<
tiny cameras, and fountain pern
used to pump up surreptitiously a
few drops of a new chemical in e
war-gas laboratory, also have beer
seized.
Here are some of the major of
fenses of espionage punishable un
der the new French code:
Obtaining, divulging or inducing
others to obtain or divulge secret
objects, plans, maps, documents or
information of a military, diplo
matic or economic nature which
affect the national defense 01
safety.
Wall Scaling Penalized
Making photographs or drawings
within six miles of a fortification
or other military establishment to
which access is forbidden strangers.
Scaling walls or otherwise forc
ing way into such places.
Secret trial is provided for, if the
authorities think the country's
welfare would be endangered by
publicity, and courts martial are
given jurisdiction over all spies in
time of war or a state of siege.
