The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23
RICHMOND YOUTH
ARRESTED THRICE
AS ENGLISH SPY
Adair Minor, Separated From
Aunt, Has Hazardous Jour
ney From Munich to Berne

Paris, Aug. GA party which in.
Opera company; Mrs Robert Groncr,
Of Richmond. Va. the Duke Dc AL
ba, who ~ suffering from Jungle fe-
yer; Harry Black. c. ". Wetmore,
Mrs, Ebcu Caldwell Stunwood. of 1908
ton. and Philip Lydig reached Paris
this morning. Some came from Carls-
bad and others from st. Mor.tz and
arrived here after a glow Journey.
but all were comfortable thanks to
the strategy OF Captain Lydj& This
was eXemplified when an unruIy mo
tried to board the train in Sw.tzer-
land. Captain Lydig disappeared au3
presently a piacard appeared on the
windows OF the cars reading: Re.
served by Captain I.ydig United States
army, and party" This sign was re
spected, and the party was not dis
turbed till they reached ptjen n
midnight, which was the end of tho
run of that train
The only chance Of proceeding lay
in being lucky enough to find stand.
ing room in military trains Cap
tain Lydig again disappeared. Press
emily a railroad official appeared and
asked Mrs. Groner " she were a
Spaniard AS she was about to re-
ply in the negative Captain Lydic
appeared and said she belonged Us
his party. which was escorted to Il
special car. where a meal was served
later on.
As the party was nearing Paris
Captain Lydig confessed that he had
led the officials TO believe that the
Duke De Alha WAS a Spanish ambas-
sador The duke was at first alarmed
RS he feared diplomatic oomplica-
tons bat he became reconciled to
the sltbterfuge when no realized the
comfort which the little misrepresen-
tation had obtained for him. and
which was really necessary in view Of
the condition of his health.
Nine case Describes the situation
at ST Moritz as deplorable, The
Americans there had no ready 9Ionev
and there was no American consul.
Therefore. they could not get any
passports After an appeal 10 MIR
StovaB the American minister ~
Switzerland, q deputy consul was sent
"a ST Moritz. who insisted or charg-
ing 50 for each passport Some
wealthy people did not have two dol
lars in cash. while in the case at
three school teachers who had 500
TO take them home, Sc was an enor-
nous sum,
One Of the children Of Corneliu.
Vanderbilt passed the hat around ana
collected more money than was neces-
-sary to get the passports for these
three women.
Mrs. Thomas Preston, .Jr., formerly
Mrs. Grover cleveland. and TWO Of
her daughters, President John G.
Hibben, Of Princeton university, and
Mr.. Waterman of Virginia, are at
81. Moritz.
Nine. Case Is doubtful about the
production Of the Wagnerian cycle at
the Metropolitan Opera House this
season. She says that many Of the
singers, like Braun and Goritz ara
serving in the army. Herr DIPPED, the
inpressario, is doing police duty in his
native town of Cassel Most OF the
costumes are in the hands Of the
German railroad lines. and 1t is
doubtful If they wifi ever arrive. Sal
zedo, the harpist, who was in France
on his honeymoo Don, has been modified
into the army.
Adair Minor. of Richmond, Va
aged sixteen. was travelling with his
aunt, whom he left at Munich. He
started for Berne alone, and was ar
rested three times as an English spy
He arrived in Berne on foot with
out a cent of money in his pocket
Princess Troubetskoy (Amelia Rlves)-
who Is a relative of the youth, Is TAX
ing care Of him until his aunt can be
located.