New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-12-08
Baroness Won Wolf Saves
~ husband from Capture
by British,
CAPTAIN HoNoRED BY
KAISER FOR BRAVERY
o.x,sv's Stepdaughter Fools
c.rtaiu of Cruiser and Ship
ping Inspectors.

IA, Dec. A romantic story
~ Baroness Hans Heinrich Won
. gbo was Jayte Humphreys, well
w. !, New York society, struggled
,..b,nd into Germany after the
p ..r.,k Of war past British cruiser
.vo sets Of British shipping IN
~D -. 90 he could fight for the
r.S.r,snd is revealed in news re-
..r.d here Of the be'tOwSl on the
-, Of the Iron Cross. first class.
psro, Won Wolf and his wife, who IS
I.n,bter Of wealthy patent medi-
-. manufacture and whose step
s 81. is Consul General T. st. John
c.s,,v at Munich, we're on their plan
osnn'' n German Southwest Africa
Jaw" ,bs Kaiser ordered mobilization.
WIZ '' reserve officer, the baron
De..s bomeward aboard n German
'uI, m.b;n on July %, and fortunately
-. baroness accompanied MIN.
Halted by British Cruiser.
.. che recent Of wireless instruc-
va .Ls, war had been declared their
WYE ro,on+lv nut into Rio de Janeiro
my he middle Of August, and II
$50 weeks later before the Won
Wa. found a neutral vessel headed
unilsnd. In South American
10 - thew we're halted by a British
Zee hut although there were many
go. reservists among the passen-
tbs Glasgow was so full of Ger
s.rs already that she could not carry
Az more, so they we're permitted 10
p' S.,on Won Wolf left the ship official
), ~ Vieo, Spain, his wife waving a
..,+ui farewell 70 his imaginary tig-
Az the tender. He was really Sc
.-s.sd through the connivance OF a
.,-s,ously bribed steward, in tiny
to.st where he remained twenty-four
Sonrs Finally. he was spirited into
~ wife's stateroom, and during the
vas, NJ the voyage spent most OF ms
.;rs living under a berth. All his
go. drinks and cigarettes were
Ira,ch. in nv the steward who was IN
.ls nio-. and. as the baroness remarked
l1uCningly 20 liltAuo oANN. "NN'
Tsi5ed a frightful reputation as a
heavy drinker and smoker, and one
Mrs Grundv even spread the scanda...
lous report I had a man IN my room
Vessel Searched at Falmouth.
pr;tish warships compelled the Dutch
vsssel 10 enter Falmouth, where the
authorities searched her for contra
band and reservists from top to bot
tom. Knowing that the baroness was
German officers wife, the naval Of
seials called upon her several times
i ,he course Of the two weeks the ship
VA, forced 70 remain in Falmouth, but
ssrb time thew found her either doing
lu hair. whereupon they retreated
,astily with apologies for intrusion, or
wing in her bunk feigning illness. ,
me shin manifest, of course, showed
that Captain Won Wolf had disem-
bsrked al Vigo. and the captain, ig-
po-sat Of the truth. swore he had seen
CAPTAIN Won Wolf aboard the tender
waving 70 his wife on deck. There was
8 further search at Dover, but Baron
Ton Volts hiding place was never dis
covered
The Kaiser awarded the Iron Cross
% hin for capturing seven English
aldiers, single-handed, near Ypres and
.or carrying dispatches in an automo-
bic under fire so not that his chauf-
fsur and two officers in the car fol-
lowing were killed. As far as his neu-
irslity will permit, Consul General
Gsfney, in whose Munich residence
The baroness is living during the war,
has indicated 70 friends here his de-
light over his stepson-in-lsw's valor.