New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-25
Won BerustOrff, Here from
Germany, Holds Allies
Send False Reports.
Won EMMICH, CALLED
SUICIDE, NOT DEAD
Count Regrets He May Not fight
SIRE Russians VIII BE
Checked at the ViStula,

Conn. =. II. von Born tori. 1eiH.s.
s.,l,.-oGor % tho United states lh'
...-l d;uIo.oat Of three OF the Dell1
Craq. European powers 20 come httr
,,,4li. .-.o dsyr. arrived yesterday
from Rotterdam b. the Holland Amer
lea Liner Noord2m.
Y. julio Jusserand. the French Am
ba edor. end Sir Cecil spring h'Ce
Great Br.'fia's representative at WASH
iro.or. came r on Saturday night OF,
,hc Arrl.ca. lircr St. Louis. SIR Geo
I,I ro.nffg 20 say about the war ana
n. Ju4-craud merely asserted ma,
FRANCO v.r rot 'hc aCSre9sor ana
would fight 20 the last ditcn.
Count von Bcrnstorf bitterly ar
iaionoI Great Britain for her par ID
The European var He blamed ing
land for .he entrance Of Japan INTO
The count branded much Of the news
from Europe this country has had IN
Tho last three weeks as unfair ana err
~oro9u-. IT, said that General Won
rmmicr. who was In command OF N.
German forces before Lieec. mad nov
committed suicide. The general i' no
oven dead. according 20 the |crinal
Amba. Sador. bu. was merely "Culde'
in .he leg. -.
Recently. the ambas ,ador said. ne
had travelled much about Germany
and had found Germans 20 man rally
ing 20 the support Of the Kaiser.
Wife Aiding Red Cross.
The whole nation" he said. STANDS
as unit 10 defend itself against an
unwarranted attack. There IS won,
derful spirit Of loyalty everywhere a a
have not the slightest DOUBT Dut INA,
Germany will come out Of the diihcu!ly
victorious. The people have more cou-
fdence now than they had in tne o.i, W. W
torious campaign OF ls'O, ana l''V''yVJlI
more men have volunteered tnan cou''
POSSIBLY have been used 10 service
81 regret that myself cou..d no. 10.
have remained az home 20 fight Tor ny
coun,rv Nv wife Is assisting the "orh
of the Red Gross az Nuricn. ahG H'
sop l. with the Emperor's Guard
Asked his opinion Of the japanese
action in declaring war on Gerihe"'
the count averred ,haJ Japan mao
rome into the conflict on the sugge>
lion OF England. "Of course tho jan
auesc will nroft BY the encounter
he raid. III they can gsin. contI,9..
of the .rade OF the Pac.Hc: hng!ahd ,
action M inducing the japanese ~
take arms against Germany a. ms
particular time shows that the allles
have no confidence IN the outcome.
The cutting of the German caoles
10 America b. the English Is another
des1icable action on the part Of nc
zoos OF Germany. The United States
is fair-minded nation. and "a a
neutral power she is entitled 70 the
-rr.b about the war With the German
,ourcce o. news cut OF By the English
the American people cannot be sure
Of What they read.
"1hc false reports sent here about
heavy German losses, the attempt OF
Tho life o. the Crown Prince. and the
suicide Of Won Emmich were meant 70
influence public opinion IN this country
..-.i,s- German. There were only a
few hundred Germans killed at Llege.
vet the reports sent here made tie
number 5000
Sees Reason for Autonomy.
When informed that the Russians had
crossed the Prussian border. the count
said: THAT s not strange. y nave
expected the Russians to enter last
ern Prussia. but they will be stopped
~ tho Vis-ulr. When ! left Berlin. II
was rcrorted that the Russians had
left Poland and that the Poles IN war
saw had established sort Of govern
ment Of their own. That no doubt Is
Thy the Car offered autonomy 70 the
Poles"
The count said that the German
Er,pirc had q high regard Tor tie
friendship o. this country. and that
;he government hci done all in its
rover 20 hcln Americans leaving Ger
mary Il he outbreak of hostilitics
Mobilization. he said had taken ur
practically all the train service, but
when occasion permitted Americans
we've assisted in getting TO the borders
81 myself was at ny country place
near Munich when the trouble began,
he added 81 telegraphed the Foreign
Oficc asking If ] was TO return TO
the United States. and was ordered 20
Berlin. started at once. bu; the
tourney. which under normal condition.
takes only a few hours, required q
hours"
he was positive in his assertions
that Germany tried 10 avoid war. but
vas forced into IL by the action OF
Russia. "While Germany and Austria
were doina their utmost % handle the
Servian affair. Russia started her mob
,l:zstiou. What .hen could Germany
do Wait until Russia marched o-c'
the border and tried 70 crush her
No. Snc was forced TO strike az once.
Count Won Bcrnstorf will remain IN
this CITY for few days before going
b., ,ts no.. 81, W. y % ofor