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... can only wait and see, and allow time to solve these mysteries. Spy Rumours. There is another type of rumour of which we from time to time hear a great deal of in Oxford—the spy rumour. In any Oxford circle you may hear tales of German ...

JOTTINGS

... We bear a good deal about the enemy in our midst in the person of the German spy, but there are others who are as dangerous, and they a re the people who spread false rumours respect X g this war It may be that some of these stories came from a German ...

ARREST OF ALIEN ENEMIES AT LITTLEMORE

... OF ALIEN ENEMIES AT LITTLEMORE. Some excitement has been occasioned in Littlemore and the neighbourhood by the rumour of a supposed German spy having been located in the ne..zhbourhood. It has been ascertained that there is no ground for the report, which ...

KING OF TILE BELGIANS' FETE Dfl

... that Smith was a spy. Captain Mayne said the attempt to fasten Smith's death on to the police was uncalled and is was monstrous charge to make. The police hail aecused Smith of being a spy. There wen- (AMr things beside idle rumours against Stint If hut ...

Published: Wednesday 18 November 1914
Newspaper: Oxfordshire Weekly News
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 635 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

OXFORDSHIRE YEOMANRY IN THE TRENCHES

... wounded soldiers. I have been in the held in the trenches. I am proud to tell you wo have had good praise for sticking.” Rumours have been current of several local men of ths Q.O O.U. being wounded, but they are of a confl'ding nature. WITH THE AND BUCKS ...

Published: Thursday 12 November 1914
Newspaper: Banbury Advertiser
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 737 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

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... account of himself. Suspect at Towcksteb —Great excitement wae occasioned in Towc-eter on Wednesday evening week by rumours that German spy bad been arrested. appears, however, that foreigner (proved afterwards to be an Italian) was seen loitering in tbe ...

Published: Thursday 20 August 1914
Newspaper: Banbury Advertiser
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1396 | Page: 5 | Tags: none

NAVY

... carrying out of this work under the auspices of the Workers' Educational Association. PROGRESS OF THE WAR. WEDNISDBT. Many rumours reached London on Wednesday of naval conficts in home waters, in the Mediterranean and in the Atlantic. These lack confirmation ...

Published: Wednesday 12 August 1914
Newspaper: Oxfordshire Weekly News
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1205 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

BICBSTER URBAN COUNC

... Downing was at Yeomanry training, and whilst there news arrived that the training would be suspended because there were rumours of war. Wbeo Mr. Saunders saw Mr. Downing, the latter told him the mare had bean sold*she had been commandeered. That was ...

Published: Friday 20 November 1914
Newspaper: Bicester Herald
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 6129 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

NEW FICTION. THE FADED VISION

... message from home to the trenches, in Parliament, the anti-German rioter as 11,par-statesman. a war echo from New 'Zealand, go spy-trail, an unwritten letter to the Balser, a soldier's wooing: a waiting list for employers [ei Wooer: tea-time gossip (in the ...

GENERAL NEWS

... prepared to restore the £5. GERM/Or SPY PRRTRIT FOR PILLAOS. Au extraoroinery ome of pirlage wan investigated et Weet Ham Police C.Jort on Bsturdey. At about two o'clock the pravi me afternoon, it wan stated, • rumour got abroad in Custom House that •n ...

Published: Friday 16 April 1915
Newspaper: Bicester Herald
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1611 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A Milt BUIL

... Tiremont that, likely enough, they would be unable to return ere going to Cumberland to put the Dack in• commissios ; for if the rumour of the approach of the German airship was true, their presence would be needed in the air at once. Give her top speed. Jack ...

Published: Friday 18 May 1917
Newspaper: Bicester Herald
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Illustrated | Words: 2369 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

LOCAL & DISTRICT WAR NOTES

... It will seem like old times to marob behind a band again.” We are glad to state that there is no troth what• ever in the rumour that Lxoce•Corpl. Fred Heroism (Queen Victoria's Rifle), son of Mr. F. A. Ileefison. of Lannteo, had been killed at the Front ...

Published: Friday 20 August 1915
Newspaper: Bicester Herald
County: Oxfordshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 2072 | Page: 4 | Tags: none