The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
PR|NCELY SALARY
FOR AMBASSADOR
Baron Marschall Won Bieberstcin
Will Receive s37,5oo
Year.
GOES TO LONDON POST
He Is Conceded to Be Most AS
tute Diplomat in
Germany.
les TO LONDON POST

Berlin, May 1s-Baron Marschnn Won
Bieberstcin. tho new ambassador Of
Germany at London, viii receive a SAL
airy OF $4,000 q year, which is q higher
salary than is paid to any man by tho
German government. outside of the
compensation which the Kaiser re-
ceives. 1t is more than that which Is
paid 10 tho Imperial Chancellor, who
receives salsry next to that OF the
Emperor.
Speculation az TO how long Baron
Marschall Won Bicberstein will remain
gan London is already going on. In
deed II is freely predicted that the
new ambassador. who Is admittedly the
most astute diplomat in Germany, was
sent to London only as n preliminary
TO being named IS Imperial Chancellor
in place OF Won Bethmann- Hollweg.
SSho. his friends say. is anxious to lay
down the burden under the continued
assaults OF all political parties and
the press. Upon Chancellor Won Beth
manufacturers head have baen heaped
all the political mismoves of Germany
In the last few years. Baron MarschalI
Won Bieberste!n Is the only diplomat in
Germany except Count Won Bernstorff.
the German ambassador at Washing
ION, who understands and values the
power of the press and knows how to
use 1t.
Baron Hans Won wangenheim, the
German minister at Athens, who has
been raised to the rank of ambassador
and who is going TO Constantinople as
Baron Bieberstein's successor. was for
marty the latter's right-hand man and
councillor of the embassy in 1856
He was married TO a daughter NJ
Chas. Ahrenfeldt. German-American
at Paris. and was divorced in 1891
after duel with Count Waldemar
Won Gyllenband, who divorced his
Wife few months later. Baron Won
"angenhcim then married the Baro-
ness Johanna Won spitzenbcrg.
No Friend of Mntrimony,
Count Leo Tolstoi was not a friend
OF matrimony. according to Professor
L.asuerki who was tutor Of his
children. and he SO declares in his
memoirs in book TO be published.
Professor Lasucrki. in order to en-.
phasize his point, gives this talk with
Tolstoi on marriages:
"A man goes his way alone. II he
places load of fifty pounds on his
shoulders he can still he happy be-
cause he is alone. But IL he chains a
woman 10 his leg and drags her along
she binders him al every step"
Professor Lasuerski. who is married
aid not SEQ the point of the argument
and replied:
II did not know all this before. but
every human being must strive for
protection. For myself 1 cannot com
plain about marriage. 1 also know OF
other happy marriages."
Despite this Tols,oi said:
Marriasc is not feast or festive
holiday TWO beings unite to be in
each others way. II man wants to
marry let him do SO: perhaps he may
md II means to make his life happy
Before doing SO. however. he should
consider that he is about to take
step downward. and that he must do
everything III his power TO make mar
rage happy If that after all. be pos
Bile"
The premier of Strauss "Ariadne in
MaNos' has now been definitely set
1t VIII be produced first at the new
Royal Theatre, ri Stuttgart on SEN
tcmber 20 20 and 81. SEATS are ALREADY
sailing for sig apiece.
music ind which is most interest
Ing has been made by Herman Albert.
professor of musical history at the
University OF Halle. He has discover
ed a genuine Beethoven trumpet mar
tet composed in 1872 for the CITY direc
tor OF music, and also a Good Friday
cantata, to which an unknown author
wrote the words.
L. w. Austin. the American wireless
expert, who has been delegated bv his
government to investigate the prog