Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1911-01-13

years ago he was consul general of his govern
ment in New York city Later he was charge
d'affaires in Washington when Grover Cleveland
was president.
When the peace conference was on at Ports
mouth, N. H.. and attempt being made to
end the war between Russia and Japan, Baron
Rosen one of the special conference ENJOYS
of his government This fact leads to tell
hitherto unpublished story of the Russian
bassador, story which goes to show how careful
foreign diplomats of standing to avoid all
possible chance of even personal difficulties with
Individual Americans. 1t should be said however
that Baron Rosen, because Of his natural in
stincts probably would have acted in this case
just he did even though he had not been the
representative Of the car of all the Russias
One of Baron Rosen's comrades on the peace
conference board was his fellow-countryman, the
Count Won Witte. An American woman and her
little daughter driving in light buggy on a
road between Manchester by-the-Sea and Ports
mouth. All at once there came whrling into the
road from a treelined lane an automobile which
struck the buggy, turned it over and threw
mother and daughter on to a grassy bank on the
side of the road The shock of the collision
smashed the lighter vehicle so badly that the
horse was released. and 1t promptly ran away.
The automobile was stopped instantly and
two gray headed jumped out and ran to the
assistance of the woman and child Apparently
both were unhurt. The automobilists were pro-
foundly sorry sympathetic and apologize. They
took the mother and daughter In their macnlne
and whisked them five miles away to the nearest
doctor who, after an examination, said that nell
Their of them was hurt in the least. Then the
woman and the child were taken In the automo-
bile again and driven to their residence, when
was ten miles of. The occupants OF the auto
mobile said they must leave for an hour but they
would return. They entered their machine, drove
of and In just one hour they were back
4 was subsequently learned that while they
were away they had given an order at village
carriage shop for a new buggy to be delivered 70
the owner of the one that had been demolished.
They found that the horse had returned unln-
tured to the stable. After doing these errands
the return trip was made to the home OF the
woman and child. There they said that II the
slightest injury to either of the occupants OF the
buggy resulted they stood ready to pay all dam
ages which might be asked. They were assured
by the woman that no physical harm had peen
done The two automobilists apologtzed again.
bowed and handed their cards, on which were
Inscribed the names, titles and addresses OF the
Baron Rosen and the Count Won Witte
The ambassador second in rank in Washing
ton is Mr. J. j. Jusserand OF the hepuonc OF
France Mr. Jusserand is we'll known, not only
az dinlomst but for his literary attainments-
like many other foreign diplomats in Wash
ington Mr. Jusserand married an American Wire
Perhaps 1t may be held by some people tna'
Nine Jusserand is not an American because sue
happened to be born in Paris, but both her par
ents were Americans. Inc Hst Oh ioieisneis -
the diplomatic service who have married Alne y,
can women ts n long one. Curiously enough, the
last two German ambassadors to American 5otn
claimed brides on this side OF the water good
many of these international alliances come ABOUT
in this way: The young foreign attaches OF the
LEGATIONS while on duty in Washington fail IN loye
with and marry American girls Later n me,
when promotion In the service comes. they are
sent back as ministers ambassadors to the
land where they married. Some people say ths'
this sort OF thing makes for international peace
and perhaps it does.