The Archive · 1925

Paris, Dee. 7

Great interest is being taken in the casa of a young. woman, Mar-celle Monscil, otherwise Marthe Moreil, described by the press a "the new Mara Hari," who has been volved in the case, comes as strange anti-climax'to Locarno, A search of the premises of the wireless company where the three arrested Englishmen were employed was carried out by a magistrate and representative of the Ministry of War, Certain letters and a list of air officers were found, Questioned by the Magistrate, the three denied any knowledge of espionage activities on the part of Molle, Moreuil, with whom only one of them is aequainted—Reuter, rested on a charge of being © spy. in the service of a foreign Power for the purpose of inquiring into the aviation services of France.

Not So Serious as at First Believed:

Monseil, interrogated by the examining magistrate, admitted that vho had been engaged in espionage work since March last on behalf of certain English merchants, stated to apparatus, had been in. vestigating the number, make and capacity of aeroplanes at the St. Ni Bordeaux, Hy'

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