New-York tribune., 1909-11-12

oaitn sh> Is Swiss. halls from rhs ri,, n,
He' and as a young girl rejosced II, the
"l.7 o' Eieonora. or Nora, Fussu Her
soano was the late Werner Siemens. son
u Sn1ries siernens. the latter being known
nc RUSSIAN sienenS- in order 20 dis
Nnkuish him from his three brothers.
werner siemens married IN 1852 a Rus
H woman OF the name of Natalie Cavr1-
.0uA. or Odessa This union was dissolved
% divorce tn 1894. and in the same wear
une eS-Nne- Won Siemens became the wife
o. Baron AKei Won Vsrnbller. plenipo-en-
uary 81 the King of wurtsmherg AZ Berlin.
werner siemens also lost no time IN ma
rsns again. bestowlng his name and ms
hand upon Nora FussII.
IN MS death his widow married FreydoIn
Malcolm Kahn. who was az the time Per
san Minister al Rome. and a son Of Saze1
malcolm Kahn. VINO headed the nr<t Persian
Embassy 70 the United States-d,lrfne the
-'NSioehey or Buchanan-and who was for
50 many years Persian Envoy in London.
freycoun Malcolm's marriage with the
"laosed Nine Won Siemens was annuIIed
ai'sr Two or three years. on the ground
N-at ne mao already a Persian wife living
- L0r Some time the courts OF Germany
ana Italy were busy with suits brought bv
dismissed from his country's service-to pre-
vent the lady from styling herself Princes
Naieoim Kahn. which she persisted in do
Ing on the ground that he had tsflAd -
repay 10 her, in accordance with the terms
OF the decree OF the snnulnent % .het-
marriage, the large sums OF money which
she had advanced 70 him both prior and
subsequent 20 their marriage.
Last February Nine Nora Won sis-na,s
OF Princess Malcolm Khan. as she stu
sSEies herself. became the subject OF an
immense amour; or discussion in the
l1eii3n press and even in the Italian Parlis-
n-ent, owing 10 the fat that when General
s1ietta died as chic: OF :he general STAFF
OF the italian army Z vas found thar he
hao oequeathed al his effects and property
10 tne lady IN question whom he named ss
TIE eNecutrix OF his viii and BY whom he
had been completely infatuated during the
closlng years OF his life As chief OF The
general stan he had quantity OF the most
CONFIDENTIAL documents relating 70 .he de-
FENCES OF Italy. the mobilization OF the
army. etc. IN his care. and these thus
came into the possession os Nine Won Sic
mems. who al first declined 10 surrender
them Matters were further complicated BY
The fact that the German Embassy, when
appealed 10 b the authorities. declined 10
interfere. on the ground that the lady was
not a German. since she was d. birth a
Swiss. BY her first marriage a Russian.
and By her second q Persian. The Russian
ETu bassy was reluctant 70 take any steps n
the matter or the ground the Nine Won
sle1nens had become a Persian by her sec
ond marriage. and that since Malcolm
Khan had not compiled with the terms on
which alone the German courts had con-
sented 20 dissolve the marriage the union
must be considered as still IN existence.
But finally. Nine. Siemens surrendered the
documents in question 20 the Italian gov
eminent on her ONn terms. which left her
free 20 remain IN Italy and 20 continue her
relations with Italian military men
II is difficult 70 believe that while she had
possession Ot the confidential papers OF the
late General Ssletts she did not master
their contents before surrendering them 70
the Italian government. and. as the power
which they most Immediately concerned
was Austria. IL il naturally believed that
she communicated the Information thus OBJ
tsined 10 Vienna That is probably why
she was described as an Austrian spy
when found 20 have overheard lie con-
ference q TIE Italian Minister % War
with Italy's leading generals a. the Con-
tinental Hotel. At Milan. some weeks ago,
on the conclusion Of the m.noauvres.
MARQCTsE DE FOSTESOY.