The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-07-08
HAS CONFIDENCE
N HIS LAWYERS
Sued for Divorce. He Starts
Round the World
MAY PREFER ABSENCE
Trial Against Pretender to the
Throne Of France Expected
to Provide Many SideIights
on Private Life of Royalty,
by the Associated Frese

Paris. july 5.-The pTetenGer to the
throne Of France, Prince Philippe Of
Orleans, against whom his wife is
bringing an action in the Brussels
court, has started on "A pleasure trip
around the world, leaving his lawyers
to take care OF his interests. The
trial in Belgium is expected TO pro-
vide many sidelights on the private
life Of royalty.
The Duke declares the Duchess has
no right whatever to the $4,000 year
ly alimony which she demands, nor
any claim to the repayment OF $35,-
200, which she says she spent on his
behalf. The whereabouts Of jewels
valued at $1,000, 600 also is in dispute,
but there is reason TO believe the
Duchess has them. h Duke de-
clares three Of his confidential men
were entrusted with the delicate mis-
sion Of evading various bands of in
ternatlonal thieves and restoring the
jewels to their owner. The journey
was surrounded with the utmost Sc
crecy. Special trains were chartered
for the occasion and carried the
Dukes three men, travelling as nota-
bilitieS. They guarded night and day
an enormous box filled with dia-
monds, pearls and other precious
stones, n finally made delivery to
the Dukes wife.
The Duke Of Orleans, grandson Of
Louis Philippe of France, is now
~forty-fOur years old. He has led an
adventurous existence, finding Oppor-
tunities for his love OF excitement in
the capitals Of Europe, on a trip to
the antarctic regions, and even IN
France itself. Disrega riding a decree
of Punishment against him. the Duke
once succeeded in re-entering France
and getting niself enrolled in the
French army. The French republi-
ran OnyoYn mont hnuoyor did NIT On
preciate the Dukes patriotism and
feared the popularity for the royalist
[cause which might result from this
exhibition of it. AS soon as the facts
were known the government had
Philippe arrested and sent him to the
prison of Clairvaux. The Duke was
not treated as harShly as other priS-
oners, and the Republic seemed will
ing to do all it could to make his stay
in jail pleasant. The government eve
sent a w~ell-known singer to Clairvaux
to entertain the prisoner. The Duk
was much pleased at this delicate at
tention on the part Of the Republic
and invited his sOngstreSs to sing tc
F, him again. After this the intervals
between the singers visits became OF
r shorter and shorter duration, unit
finally the couple escape and elopeC
: to OStend.
1 The enlargement between the Dukt
r and Duchess of Orleans dates back tt
t about 1906. and had for one of its
: causes the friendship of the Duke fol
a young Partisan girl. with whom
Philippe became acquainted abOu
that time. 1t was the Dukes custom
g when away on one Of his numerou:
Voyages, to correspond with this oun
: woman by cyphec kilograms. The ex
n lchange of this sentimental CORE
f lspondence. OF which the French gov
: ornynont VAS fD1iV Informed nv il
political police. was q source for SCI
: eral months Of much amusement t
: certain French officials, for all tn
n Dukes messages We're opened an
T translated before being delivered.
e The DucheS Of orleans. before he
marriage in 1896. was ~ArchdncheS
q Marie DoTOthea Amelia. Of Austria
She is q daughter of Archduke Joseph
n who's Il cousin OF the present I'm
$ peror Of AuStria. Francis Joseph.