Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-29
Indian Prince Aboard Steamer
Rotterdam, Which Is Near
ing English Port.
ROUTE THROUGH WATERS
MENACED BY GERMANS
Precautions Taken to Prevent Pub
LEGATION of Notice of Departure
From New York.

NEW YORK. August 2S.-Somewhere
in the dangerous waters that wash the
British Isles, the steamship Rotterdam
is nearing the port of Falmouth to-
night with an Indian prince aboard,
whose chief apprehension is that he
may he captured by the Germans and
held for ransom. He is Jagatjit Singh
Bahadur, Mahara jah of Kapurthala,
whose rich principality lies in the Pun
jab of India, and who is reckoned one
of the weaIhiest and most powerful of
Indian rulers. He sailed secretly from
this port August q on his way back
TO his kingdom after a two-month tour
of the United States and Canada.
With the maharajah are his queen
the maharanee-a Spanish beauty whom
he Welded III Madrid five years s;g,- ago e,
his secretary, NJ Roy; conSidera bic
retinue of servants and an American
girl Miss Maggie Cullen, to whom the
maharanee took q liking while in the
west.
Friends of the royal couple are very
much afraid that German submarine
comman ders might hear of the maha-
rajahs departure from New York, were
1t published here. and, knowing of his
great wealth, might lie in wait for the
ship, take him off and hold him for
ransom So it was arranged that he
should leave the United States secret
Iy and take the Rotterdam, a Holland
America liner, for Falmouth.
Remain in Seclusion.
To make certain that no one, save
few close friends and officials, should
know of his plans. the maharajah and
his party boarded the steamer two days
before she was due to sail and re-
manned aboard in seclusion. They
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closed automobile with drawn cur
tains. at night, and after they We're
taken to their quarters in the royal
suite the pier was closed, until the YES
sells departure. TO every one not in
tending to sail. Meantime, to preserve
outward appearances the maharajah's
summer residence, big house on
Long Island, rented for the season, was
kept open as usual.
me indian servants remained on the
premises and those whom he took back
in his retinue We're quietly repla ced
with others so that neighbors would
not notice the change. To allay any
suspicion of the maharajahs departure
an interview was given out in his
name, four days after he had sailed
telling that he preferred Broadway's
nights to everything else. Thus, while
he was in midocean, by the published
statement attributed to him, it was
made to appear that he was still en-
Joylng himself in this country.
Measures Taken for Safety.
Plans for his safety went further
than that. however Through the
agency of the British consulate general
here, it was reported. arrangements
were made for British cruiser to meet
the Rotterdam off Falmouth and con-
voy her through the submarine fields
of operation to port. A special train
viii take him. to--London-fromzr Fall
mouth= and at the British capital a
special guard of his own Indian troops
will be assigned to him as an escort.
From London, in the course of time,
the royal party Will proceed leisurely
back to India.
The maharajah and the members of
his party reached this port, on visit
to the United States, May last. They
have visited the chief American cities,
including San Francisco, where they
spent some time at the Panama Pa cific
exposition, and Canada.