Show spies swarming around french frontier forts parts paris the recent arrest by french secret police of the most famous woman spy since the war la belle sophie as she sought to smuggle a new nev french army rapid alre rifle across the german border draws public attention to the swarm of spies hovering around the new french frontier fortifications la belle sophie Is the first of these spies arrested with proof of her guilt in her hands hundreds of others have been tagged and trailed among tile the fortifications but sophie alone has proved a rich arrest spohle had all the tricks of the mata harl school of women spies she used her wiles to ensnare ilene ples pies ton a lovesick french conscript soldier and persuaded him to steal the new rifle and give it to her aleston played sick hid the rifle and finally delivered it to his enchantress she was caught with the gun in an automobile when frontier gua guards ads evidently warned earned by counter spies bples went through her belon belongings gingi sophie Is in a thill military tary prison the peacetime penalty for a woman spy caught in the act of betraying a military illi tary secret Is 18 long imprisonment S she he cannot be shot as was mata alata biarl tamed famed H 21 of the germany spy sery service R 17 of the german service who was cau caught lit and executed at marseilles during the war or la and marguerite |