The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-26
Scheme Devised Abroad Recon-
mended to American EN-
baSsy Association.
NJ Ia MNRQUISE DE FONrE;NOY.
IT. the American Embassy Assoc

| lot me purpose or promoting
national movement compelling CON
rress TO vote the funds necessary for
the construction or purchase OF man
slona 10 serve ~ permanent homes for
the United States embassies and lcgn-
lions IN foreign capitals, may be rec
commended the scheme devised by tho
1 French government, namely, that of
lcallaDsible Legations.
The French government eNpcricnc-
int great difficulty in securing, a suit
able house for the use of its ,niuistcr
plenipotontiary at Durazzo, realizing.
moreover. that it Is by 10 means Ger
tain that the new ruler OF Albania win
retain DuraHZo aa his cnpitnl. ouprA-
.hchHIn" too, perhaps. that the exist
cncc Of th" new independent state of
! Albania may possibly be of a mere
ephemeral character. determined to
nave Il large. roomy and commodious
T., legation, built entirely of wood In
sections, and so pioced together thar II
F. could be taken auart, transported from
one place to another. and set up again
Wherever necessary. while. if tho ac-
/ comm )dation which IL AFFORDS is either
100 ample or too restricted, the fault
can be rcrncdied at once. by either add
ing section or by taking down on.
and storing IL away
/ VI course, the ARRANGEMENT is mt
very complimentary 10 King William
OF Albania, since II implies an :,nnrns
/ "''' "p me part OF the French gov
! crnnen, that his rule is no, likeI,. ia
last. Still. at the same time no nd.
NahtaScs arc so obvious TINT Tho 1o
vice la likely TO he adopted by other
natlohs IN diplomatic and consular re-
iMuohs W!th Albania ana no; only i'm
. Albania bat also elsewhere
! Certainly. the French envoy M ,ur-
azHo, in his wooden. coilapeiblc ,r,,.
p"tiabtc' legation building Will be in
/ HhitelE more comfortably housed tbor
ne sovereign TO Whom he is accreJit
.u ana who with his consort ana his
40 .tie chlldr"n, is obliged to con
/ tent himself with the oil rat -infectAa
! uraity, half-ruincd residenc. Of ~
I 'oThcr Turkish Governors OF thar mr.
'oh OF Albania. ana which, not even m.
recent installation Of new sanitnr,, mn
piiAhceS. decorations and furnishings
""s 'h'h"E ed TO render really habitabie
| II ~, by no means, certain that mo
capital viii not be moved verv eho.,i,.
20 acutar!. and there seems To n. =
scheiaI impression that IA great mis-
."he was made In no, from the very
nrst selecting 1t fur the mctroDoIgs nf
~ new state of Albania It is the
| strongest. largest, finest and hooltb,.at
city OF Albania. infinitely s,,nertor j.,
tHr natter respect TO either Durnyzo ar
'aion". added to which IL Is iientiaad
more IMAM any Other city or Town ,vi,L.
:Nlnahian history, and figures in all the
national legends and annals. MS tho
principal stronghold OF the old Al
bantam warriors.
II Is the only Albanian CITY whjcb
mas really line buildings, suitable for
use as residences by the new kim ana
Queen or Albania. by tho reprcs.n,,-
ives or foreign powers, and as ONCE
| ior the various state 6nuar.,.,
while the protection which !, ~,
io!u 10 King William and to his ,r,.,.o,,,
'"eh. from any hostile move on thc mr.,
W '"e hclShhorinE countries. or from
nc Almost Inevitable risiLgs witti,
80, 80" "o,'iihions. with which he viii have
70 zeal. Is best shown by The re.;.,,,
si"n. mas offered on several occa
,'omS TO heslegers. notably i'm tho las,
'"'Nah Wars. when il held out for ovo,
.tNch months against the co,nl,inc1
'o -, or MONTENEGRO and OF Servio
i"sic is no means OF properly snfe
tuar"inF King William nj Durayzo.
""ero ne IL at the mercy of any coip
ne mann. even on the part OF n relative
! ~ small band Of INSURGENTS. Tho OIL,
advantage being that IL possesses he
/ nv thi'. situated on the very .cashorc
Weht from tho country by water would
present comparatively little ditficultv
10 inc ROYAL couple and their children.
Admiral FRINGE Alexander 1levap.
"ho' while apparenil; enjoying Tho
pest OF health. died suddenly, and with
"et INC slightest warning, in "A railway
station near tdine last week. while on
ms way from Nico TO Rome. is The Of
hccr who. commanding the Nuscoy;tc
cruiser Diana at the outbreak of tho
! war between Russia and japan in 1901
( TOOK part in that gallant dash ON; or
/ Port Arthur by the Russian varsbine
In tho harbor, in Difference 20 pcrel,p
tory instruction received from ST
| Petersburg.
I he ron, !
sian ships were either driven back into
| port damaged almost beyond rrpr,r
| or else sunk by Admiral Togo ONLY
one Of them got away, namely. The
Diana. owing 10 tho superior seaman
snip OF her captain. Prince Alcxander
MeVen' Fighting off and escaping the
Japanese cruisers sent in pursuit
| Licven managed to navigate her in
safety 20 the French mort of Saigon
! i,ooO miles away, Where she was dis
lhantled. in accordance with the re-
quirements OF the laws of neutrality
TO he held until The end Of the war
| while at Saigon. Iicvcn WAS Joined
| by his wife, who had made her cscane
from Port Arthur through the tightly
drawn Japanese lines OF the besieginE
forces by Disgusting herself as a
Chinaman, and under cover Of a blind
ing snowstorm In fact, her cxtraor-
| uibary adventures, ana tile romantic
features of her escape appealed so
powerfully 10 the great people at St
petersburg that they forsavc her hus-
| band Tor marrying her, their former
objections TO her being due to Tie fact
that she was a divorce, and a woman
| OF birth far inferior to his own
for Alexander Licvcn. who was at
me close of the war promoted to flag
rank, ana afterwards created chief OF
The general stan OF the Russian navy.
could trace his ancestry in an unbroken
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