The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-16
ALBANIANS REFUSF
TO SUBMIT TOTAXFS

the German army in which he hold
'he rank of major, and is now on
saseo In tho formation OF body-
guard of 200 young Albanians, picked
as lar as possible from the yarlous
.,.s tribes, on the nomination Of
avonl, respecuve chieftain,. 80 as to
avoid tealousies. They are being
drilled by young Prussiun officers. who
nave oeen allowed to volunteer for
service In Albania. But. inasmuch as
most or these men composing thu
podyguard will obey their own CHER,
In preference to the new King, and as.
moreover. they belong to tribes that
nave peen for hundreds of years en-
gagged In blood feuds with one another.
IL VIII be matter OF some difficulty
10 maintain any sort of discipline
among them, or to rely upon their
complete loyalty and devotion to tho
ruler whom they are supposed to
guard.
That Emperor Nicholas has become
iecontlied' In a measure. to the NOR
ganatlc marriage OF his only brother.
Grand Duke Michael Acknowledgement
Is shown by the fact that he has he.
slowed upon the lady tho Russian title
VI Countess Brassow, the latter being
the name OF large estate owned bv
tho grand duke. 1t IS as Countess
"oao" .ha1 she appears in tho pagos
or the Alnannoh de Gotha for 1871
where she is described as born Natalie
scheremetersky. OF Moscow. thirty
iour years of ngc. and the divorced
VITO OF NJ. Won woulrert.
inc marriage Is designated In tn.
Aimanach de Gotha MS mon eral d,
Nuisance" that Is to say. 40 NOR.
shnauc Moreover. the grand duke ha,
pnen allowed 10 retain nil HIS rnilitar,
"a I'M
'fand Duke Paul and HIS cousin
Grand Duke Michael MichaeIa,ovitch
we're each of them deprived of ali
'heir military honors and Offices nm
marrying without the Cars perrnis-
sion. and In defiance of his protests
'rand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch
anu countess Brassow. who have taken
-" Hy ''on country Beat at Kneb.
worth In Hertfordsh!rc. for n term of
years. have been dining and I,,nch,nr
OUT quite frequently In London durin,,
we past winter. and are now I'm Tho
South or France. Grand Duke Michael
prior to his departure for the Cont.
neh'' saw good deal OF his aunt
queen alexandra. and OF his cousin
iihcess victoria. to whom he has all
"ays been greatly attached from hi.
earliest boyhood. and has been n,ch
al marlborough House, and at SAND
Flhrham But there is no record NJ
'nc'F having seen the countess. and II
she has pet them. II has been n,,Ite
privately. The couple have several
chiidren. and their marriage is describ-
October Is. 1911. "a
INC widowed Marquise 4 rtus do Mont
aie'nbert. who has just passed away nj
"cr itaiian castle near Alnssio a, thr
.se oi cithty-on was daughter OF
me htth Duo dc Prasiin. ana was
fourteen years old at the time OF tho
sehsat ionai murder OF her mother, un-
ucr circumstances OF great provoca
tion. by her father, In Paris TIL. Az,
uuhe' VINO had killed hs wife win .
sword. was tried for his HE nv rha
! ohainper OF Peers OF France Blu, h.
toFe ms doom could be pronounced ~
was announced that he had cor,ntttod
'u,nioe IN prison by means OF poison
,,,, iuneral which followed was nc
',',ous' FOR the NTH duke who had
shielded the memory of tho d,,o,"aa
uuiihs the trial, survived his aue,.d
u'ciue Tor nearly a quarter of n CEN
Jury during which time he wa. .un
ported by nm allowance contrihuto,I H.,
as t"uEhter, Marie. the late Marouise
'','e"pcrt. who married five
$50 ai'er inc tragedy, and by her
| orothers and sisters, none OF u,bn,,,
manifested any pity for tbo,- ,o,s
~. great deal for their father. The
narquise's eldest brother, and sixtb
married Miss Elizabeth Forbes
u, New York. who still survives. re-
sldihR at Mentone, and IT Ia mo .,d..t
VI hel sons by this union who ia tho
P'cSoht ana seventh Due de Prnsl,n
married to the widow OF CharIe. IT
fayne. OF Boston. Mass a.
copyright, 1914. by the Br.ntwood
Company