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Modern `Mata Hari and Colleagues Arrested

Mrs. Theresa Behrens, 44-year-old Y.M.C.A. secretary. (left)i was one of five conea.gues

of attractive Miss Grace Buchanan-Dineen (right), charged with being the Mata Hari

and guiding genius of a spy, ring smashed in Detroit yesterday. All six were arrested by

the FBI.

Beautiful Counter Spy Aids

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r Worker Held

As Espionage Plotter

3).e,1 HOIT, Aug. 24.--The Fed-

eral Bureau of Investigation an-

nounced today that, aided by a

beautiful Canadian-born heiress

with a French title who acted as

counter-spy. they had broken up

an alleged widespread espionage

ping with the arrest of four per-

Ms charged with transmitting

valuable military information to

DR. FRED

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s t

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ver

 

said

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had

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reed

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at s

he

was

 

to 

receive $500 a month, and 

p

rio

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o w

as o

n

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e N

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troi

t.

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o w

ere

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ded

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this

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ear

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ntsc

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bed

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kin

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az

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ty m

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r in

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rlin

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oun

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oth

er a

lie

n, w

as 

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n in

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rlin

on

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97,

and

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an a

ctiv

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az

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m

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nd,

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nal

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me

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ter t

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d fi

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ed s

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ain

st G

erm

an

acti

viti

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