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relief WORK IN PRESTON

... the books of the Association promise to greater; than at the time of the Boer War. CHIPPING SPY’ SCARE. Another FoundationJeso Story. Tl>» latest local spy rumour comes from Capping the King's enemy iras Opposed to be entertaining cv.l .ntent towards the ...

Published: Saturday 22 August 1914
Newspaper: Preston Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 199 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

!! VILE RUMOURS.'! CUMBERLAND MAN TAKEN FOR A GERMAN SPY

... deceased had overworked himself, and had been subjected to persecution lately on account of the rumours that he was a German spy. They heard of tlu)se rumours last Saturday, and he was 'very much upset, but she laughed at them, and said they were ridiculous ...

Published: Monday 17 August 1914
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 448 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SPY PANIC

... SPY PANIC. INNOCENT PEOPLE SHOT IN GERMANY. In a continuation of his experience# Germany now being puolished in the Daily Telegraph,” Gerard, formerly Ambassador Bcrl u, says: *‘ During these first days there was a great spy excitement in Germany. People ...

Published: Saturday 01 September 1917
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 543 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

SPY BUREAU IN SWEDEN

... SPY BUREAU IN SWEDEN. CHRISTIANIA. Wednesday. Commenting on the many rumours of the German spy bureau in Gothenburg, the Tidens sayslt is an open secret in Norway that spies receive instructions from the spy bu-eau at Gothenburg. Many Norwegians engaged ...

Published: Thursday 17 May 1917
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 72 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

A BASELESS RUMOUR

... A BASELESS RUMOUR. No Truth In Spy Stories. number of tumours have been circuiting about town during the past few days the effect that German spies have been attested in the town. On Monday evening the statement that spies had been arrested attempting ...

Published: Wednesday 19 August 1914
Newspaper: Preston Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 144 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

THE DAILY POST. PRESTON: THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1915 THE SPY MANIA

... THE DAILY POST. PRESTON: THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1915 THE SPY MANIA. LAST night's debate in the House of Commons on what Mr. Bonar Law not inaptly described as the spy mania did not prove so exciting as many people had ventured to predict, and it certainly ...

Published: Thursday 04 March 1915
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 828 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TOURISTS STRANDED, AMERICANS' VISIT TO THE CONTINENT. COUNSEL'S REMARKABLE STORY AT OLD BAILEY

... He then stated that he had been arrested in Hanover as a Russian spy, and that the Germane had taken the money. He wrote out a remarkable story of having been arrested three times as a spy and court-martialled. This story, said connsel, was quite imaginary ...

Published: Monday 16 November 1914
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 313 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

HUSTLED BY CROWD

... was accused by ° man of making inquiries about an adjoining works engaged on Government work. rumour quickly went round that the n est arrival was a German spy, and in a very fe%! minutes a large crowd had gathered, assumed a very hostile attitude. Fortunate ...

Published: Friday 24 September 1915
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 186 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

lORE GERMAN HORRORS

... lORE GERMAN HORRORS. Report of. Destruction of Town*. i* rumoured that the Germans have completely destroyed the village of Vie by firt, taking all adult mates prisoners, and rendering women and children homeless. It further reported that similar scenes ...

Published: Wednesday 19 August 1914
Newspaper: Preston Herald
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 137 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

SPIES AND ALIENS

... one denies, but it is as foolish to imagine that every alien is a spy as it would be to overlook the regrettable fact that doubtless many spies are not aliens. Most of the wild rumours which are circulated as accurate reports prove to be myths when carefully ...

Published: Saturday 14 November 1914
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 519 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

GERMANS IN DUBLIN?

... tha rebels in Dublin, says rumours were current when left that among dead rebels wore soma German officers and ona Austrian officer. Tbo military correspondent of the Birmingham Daily Rost” write*;— Whether, current rumour has it, there are German officers ...

Published: Tuesday 02 May 1916
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 285 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

GERMANS IN BELGIUM. COMPLAINTS OF TREATMENT. (Press Association War Special.) BERLIN, Monday,

... the appearance of a i German s attackPd in the street or arrested on suspicion of spying _ _ _ most imp - robable reports have been spread by the Pr's. For instance a rumour was current that German soldiers had tried to murder General Leman, commander of ...

Published: Monday 10 August 1914
Newspaper: Lancashire Evening Post
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 237 | Page: 2 | Tags: none