Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-03
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ABSOLUTELY PURE
WHO Is Mrs. KRAENERe
A Woman Who Sought to Enter Russia as
he'd Cross Agent

woman Who Sought to Enter Russia as
Red Cross Agent.
According TO the New York sun today the
Russian secret police in this country have
blocked the scheme OF a female pihllisi to enter
Russia as an agent Of tine Red Cross society
Mrs. Theophils Kraemer. wife OF Mr.. Felix
hraemer, trusted employee OF the firm of
Steinway X Sons. is tie suspected person
Mrs. hFaemer is tall and beautiful
woman She is graceful IN manner and has a
personal magnetism which is powerful IN in .
fuencing the men of whom she desires 10 OBJ
tain a concession. A Pole by birth. she speaks
EussIan fuently and Is also master of the
English language.
She Is said TO have asserted that her sole am
oition Was To aid in the overthrow of the Rus
sian empire and the re-establIshment OF the
Kingdom of Poland
She came to Washington recently. met Miss
Clara Barton anu succeeded IN being chosen to
go to Russia with the Trnehead's cargo. Mrs
NJ. Louise Thomas OF New York hear
ing that Mrs. hraumer a Pole became DIS
trustfui aud said TO her:
Knowing as l do that the Russian govern
ment Is most Jealous and careful one, and
knowing that you a Pole. must ash You IT
your political record is clcar"
Mrs hraemet looked her squareiy in the
eye and replied:
My record is perfectly clear"
shortly alter this interview. however. Mr..
Charles de Strive, the Russian envoy at WASH
ingion. wrote a note 10 Mr~. Thomas asking her
To CAL at the legation. She Was SO busy that
she was unable TO do this. and few days later
Alexander Greger, charge d'sffaires OF the
hussian legation. called on Mrs. Thomas.
de told her that he had heard that she in
tended going TO Russia with Mrs. hraemer as
companion and said that Mr.. de Struye ad-
vised Der not to do SO. He warned her that If
she did there might result political complIca-
hons ON arriving at the frontier which would
prove most disasreeable To Mrs. Thomas, as
Mrs kraemer had a bad record IN Russia
Mrs. Thomas informed Miss Barton OF what
had happened. Mrs. Thomas then secured
her passport and returned TO New
York city. On arrival she received y
note from the Russian consul, Gen
eral Olavowsky, and few days later
she called on HIM at the consulate. He
told her more of Mrs. Kraemer and advised
her again TO give up going 20 Russia with her
He assured her that Mrs. kraemer was pro-
fessed socialist and that she would
probably be stopped at the frontier.
He said that he had been making an Iuyestl-
CATION regarding Mrs. kraemer and that he
believed she was merely taking the badge OF
the Red Cross to secure entrance into Russia.
He said also that he had forwarded her ''biog-
raphy" to the third section, which Is the Rus
sian political secret police. Mrs. Thomas as
sureu Mr. oidNOWshy tuat sue NOulu not lraNe
with Mrs. kraemer.
Since Mr.. DE Strive sent his message TO Mrs.
Thomas and the latter informed Col. Parsons
OF the condition of affairs norhing has been
seen of Mrs. kraemer. On Saturday, April %,
Mrs Thomas received telegram from Col.
Parsons, then in lhlladelphia, which said:
Mrs. X has started"
Mr.. Thomas does not know whether this
means that Mrs. kracmcr has started for Rus
STA or not. She certainly did not sail from New
York unless she ~eut under an assumed name.
But that is the last that has been heard OF her.
Miss BARToN's DENIAL
mo one has been shielded by the Red Cross. -
said Miss Clara Barton TO STAR reporter to-
day. There has been at DO time any dan
ger of this. 1t has never been the
intention of the National Red Cross
to send any ENJOYS. either men
or women to Russia, excepting it's own fed
agentDr.J b. Hubbell whom If has sent and who
is at present on his way from Rome to Russia
If not already arrived.
From time 10 time various rumors have been
observed of ladies going as representatives OF
the Red Cross all and each of which had no
foundation in truth. Every proposition of that
kind has been promptly met BY firm denial"
Neither Mrs. kraemer nor. Mrs. Thomas has
the slightest connection with the Red Cross.
Neither Is a member or representative OF II
and never has been"