The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-19
PRINCESS ENGAGED
AS MARRIAGE BROKER

eih,eFtaIned the most romantic devo-
mother Prince Lieyen who has
some in for good deal OF attention
on1osugn OF different character, is tho
Mne OF Rear Admiral Prince Alexan-
r re Lieyen. who commands the squad
on OF destroyers OF the Baltic divIs-
ION of the Russian fleet, and VINO
MAKES mis- headquarters a, Libau Tho
daughter OF i.'S ee, o, L oesa,. and The
name OF Won Huebner, becan,e az ,"e
81 Ok all the wife Of an army onicer OF
,"e ma me OF on klneppfel. stationed
az '!dd!yos took. ana on this union be-
ING sundered hy divorce at Vlad!vo-
STOCK, she married Prince Alexander
ION on LieVen. al the time a captain OF
me me nay. and as such stationed In the
ar Orient. The marriage was looked
upon by her husbands family. and by
= 1he e9uTt OF the Gar. IN the Ugh, OF
ms condition OF affairs that the
prince remained on the Pacific coast.
a. anr oraer not 10 subject his wife to Tho
ca ttvons which she would have re-
transferred from Vladivostock to
ih Arthur: ne was in command OF
Ia, me cruiser Rasboinik" at the begin
nihs o.; the war with Japan. Alter
hosu!ities had broken out, he was
t.ansferred TO the command OF the
cruiser cruiser Diana" and when. in ac-
SSa, uhH &C. with peremptory instructions
-. - ON 81. petersburg. the Russian neet
made a dash out Of Port Arthur. and
tmrn was drive. driven back into por, BY
lIeFeh managed by superior seaman
snip to get away, and TO reach Tho
rrench port of Saigon in safety.
co ~s ms viz Iilp W. WAS dismantled. In a6
laws OF neutrality. to De held there
"nrii the end OF the war
me princess who Is woman OF the
same sam age age as her husband. that is TO
say. hfty years, wished to accompany
n!m in his dash out OF Port Arthir
~ i SO firmly convinced was he that
m.o,, Tas soing to certain death. and
IIouiu never succeed In getting
5J"!0Heh the hlockading forces tina, he
Geci!ned TO allow her to sail with hin,
S 3n leaning that he had reached
an costa TO rejoin him. and gettine
out OF Port Arthur In the gulse OF .
na,t,.a man: made her way on board a
"a III! ~; LINK 9unk' and under the cover OF
aven o,,nd1ins snowstorm. to Chefoo.
safety at Saigon. after all sorta ~
thrilling adventures
sir Bryan Leighton. who has inst
oeeh hgnring in the English courts
s son prominently.. in the charac-
a former friend who mad treated him
IN particularly Questionable fashion
-, ~ certain money, matters. Will be re-
spanishHme pg the wa veterans 81 Of the
iEneish oaronet who crossed the At,
! lhntic 10 enl!st in the United States
army at the beginning OF The conflict.
and served right through. In the
1TahhS, making many warm friends
Wo years later he was engaged IN
..Entlng Tor his own country In South
i nir,Ea' as as an officer OF the Imperial
GG!ght Horse Corps. commanded bv
I colonel Chlsholme and when "a,
struggle was finally Brought to n
conclusion. he went off in search ~
further excitement to Mexico. uhera
ne smashed his kneecap BY a bad fan.
while wild sheep shooting. the stalk,
ms OF which game Is almost as risky
as that OF hunting chamos.
since then he has settled down to
me comparative quietude OF life as A
county magnate in Shropshire. where
t-oton Park. which has been in his
entire estate comprising about 5000
acres. He Is the ninth baronet OF A
creation of William III, in 1892 al
| though the family itself is very much
older: he baronetcy was conferred
Tor the part which Edward leighton.
OF Lotion Hall. played in bringing
about the succession OF William. OF
Orange. TO the throne, having been
intrusted by the Wing, party with The
lanes II. The sixth baroyet. Sir
Baldwin Leighton. played prominent
role In the war between this coun-
try and England at the beginning OF
the nineteenth century. and also served
under Wellington In the Peninsula. In
spite OF his Wing ancestry. Sir Bryan
Is an enthusiastic Tory.
Downright 1911. by the Brentwood
Company