| Show HISTORY PS MYSTERIES nil JIBS willis riddle that nut still fauls IN j Author authorius Auth oriU ldes here and aad abroad bag the turkish beauty was she this beauty froin W WHO the e harem of the sultan way was her real name despina davidowitch or her true identity bild lild den behind the aliases of dexle the baroness na de belleville madame Il hesketh esketh or madame davidowitch till all of which titles sha film used ul tit various parts of tier her brief hut but eyelet ful career what was tier her mission sion tit lu the united states why did she lilt from capital to capital picking u up p bits of gossip when she had apparent ly ay no way of communicating either with berlin ot of final ly what was the cause of tier dyste rious and guilden death just at tile the moment when she seemed to he be on tile the point of giving some of tier her secrets to the world I 1 I 1 these and a number of other secrets connected with the life of the alie woman known to tile the members of the united states secret service as the turkish beauty will probably remain unanswered unless some one familiar with the inner workings of the german war ollice ollace during the world war decides to make ills his knowledge public then and then only will the real truth be known about madame one of the most beautiful spies ples who ever tried to pry military alil IL 1 diplomatic secrets from the archives of foreign p powers I 1 even be before fore the outbreak of the war madame had been a familiar figure at european Lur watering places in the cafes of the capitals and la in other districts frequented by nier met in uniform rumor credited tier lier with having been the heroine of a dozen love affairs tile cause of a score of duels but it was waa not until after tile invasion of belgium that the turkish beauty was vas suspected of being implicated in diplomatic intrigues aimed directly at the peace and safety of foreign powers in september she was indiscreet enough to be seen in the company of gernian german agents in fit madrid and from that time on slie she was a marked figure though her bior apparently patently ly inexhaustible supply of money and the radiant charin ot of her smile caved saved lier time and again from actual arrest though slie she usually avoided abided the countries actually at war slie she wits was seen on more than one occasion tit in london mid and kerne always slipping through tile fingers of the authorities just as they appeared to be closing upon her in madrid and lisbon in geneva und anti copenhagen slie maintained coteries of friends who kept her supplied with information which she considered valuable and nd finally when lien europe became a trifle too warm warin tor for tier lier madame decided to 0 try her smile upon america sailing for new york by way of Ilav havana nna from iii iiii cuba slie she attempted to go through tile the panama canal but after her trun trunks k had been stored in it the hold of the vessel she had selected site she was informed that tier her passage had been cancelled by order of the state department at washington indignant she demanded to know the reason for the order only to be told that she was its regarded with suspicion by the amerlean american government and under the clr cir could not be allowed to pabs tle rough through the canal zone in spite of this rather direct hint on the part of the state slate de department part ment madame metaphorically tossed her shapely head clenched tier teeth and set sail bull for new nev york ahert rather to her surprise site she was noi not openly molested ested but she was conscious of the fact that tier her every movement was watched by govern government men t agents attached either to the secret service or to the department of justice i even a short stay silly in was washington failed to produce any open int interfere erfer ence on the part of the government operatives but when tile the turkish beauty left the capital tind and went directly to key west with the evident intention of leaving the country and probably taking some important secrets with her slie she was taken into custody and brought brou glit back to new mew york to awalt await official action regarding her deportation internment followed the disclosures of another woman who had been seen in company with madame stor and the turkish spy was sent to kills ellis island pending the formal order which would send tier her to france where she was wanted in connection with a number of leaks in offic official tal circles on the eve of her departure and while it wits was freely whispered in III official circles that there would soon be some big news about tile the german spy system in the united states Madl madame itne scorch succumbed bed to a brief illness official statements issued at the time declared that there was not the least su suspicion of suicide or foul play but the coincidence of the death of the turkish beauty only a few hours before she was scheduled to have a personal and intimate talk with officials of the state department and tile department part ment of justice added the alna touch of mystery to the career of one of the most remarkable figures of the war M by the th wheeler syndicate |
