New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-25
TEUTONS AWUSE
MME. De wharf
Fun to Tease Them, Says
Liberated Wife Of Bel
gian Minister.
REFUSED SPECIAL
FAVORS IN CELL
People Of Brussels Look to
Whitlock as Their Protector
Sad When His Wife Left.

Sad When His Wife Left.
Especial Corresnordeuce 20 The Tribune
Paris. Oct. 12.-Tt is very amusing
20 tease the Germans" Il was Nine.
Carton de Wharf, wife Of the Belgian
Minister Of Justice, who made the re-
mark only a few days after she had
been released from three months in
German prison. And. although she did
not refer 10 her own exploits, the
words are so Characteristic that they
recall wildly her portrait.
She is small in stature. only little
more than five feet two inches tall, and
weighs about ll5 pounds. Nowadays
she dresses always in plain and simple
black. with a long veil and a narrow
band Of white edging the small nat
which fits close hel silver gray halr
There is nothing heroic In her appear
ance. Seen on the bouleyards, she wouid
rot attract particular attention il one
did not know who she was.
But after one has talked 90 her IN
timately. watched the play OF her ex-
preston. felt the magnet sm OF her
ewes. studied her face. which mas lost
none Of It's frmness Of contour through
either years or trials. and become
enamourcd Of the soft precision OF her
voice. one finds that one expects OF her
lust such things as she has done ana
al the same time one marVP's.
a feminine person Of another KIND
is present. She is large and much 100
stout 20 be comfortable. Her lace is 2
collection Of large folds OF fat OF
which one is undoubtedly her neck.
Her voice is thin and high and pam
tive.
"One Can Always Read
"Was II not terrible 20 be in prison :"
she asks in discouraged wall.
cone can always read replies Nine.
de Wharf There is nothing piaintive
about her voice.
"Oh." walls the plaintive one.
Mime. de Wharf stands beside chair,
one hand resting on its back. Her back
is very straight. One wonders that 80
small q person can stand so straight
and be so supple and yet so firm
II translated q book from Englsh
into French while ! was IN prison she
says. 81 hope ! VIII be allowed TO
publish it,"
Won were not treated badly in
nrison. then -" some one else asks.
ooh. no." she says. They wanted 10
treat me much better than ! would let
them. They wanted 20 give me special
accommodations and special food but J
would not lo. them. J said If they put
me I'm prison they mus. treat me as
other prisoners. ! would not let them
nut me i'm prison and then take credit
for being kind TO me-
"They were very funny when they
arrested me-" she continued. hey
came and searched my house and took
ali nv papers. but, Of course, they could
find nothing in them, and then ! asked
for them back again. They told me 20
wait. but / told them I did not wait
for people: people waited for me, and
7 went away. Two DAYS later an under
officer brought my papers back TO ne.
After that thev searched my house
again and then they arrested me.
gree Belgium" Anglers Them.
".u tho timo thov wore getting nay
little paper, Free Belgium, and It
made them very augr.. j. u.s. edtea
and printed and published IN Brussels
ert~y dav. and they cannot find out
j.
General Won Kissing gets MP he finds
a couv Of IL slipped under me door Of
his room. and they canrC- md out
anything about il. II makes them very
angry.
at isl very amusing 90 tease the Ger
mans. They arc so heavy and slow.
They got $50 angry, and thor DO nor
NOS. what 90 Do r~ what 81. stN. Ihcy
are so angry and SO helpless
.l, spoke Of .l., America had done
for Belgium auo how the people OF
8russcl. ook to Minister NMt.ocs.
"When Mrs. NhtocE went nome
She said. "thc poor BclgIaus thought
thcir only protector was going 20 leave
them They did not understand, but
thought the minister was going. too.
7 went 10 him and told him how fright
cncd they were
"'Very we'll, lie said. 4 will 60 out
and walk through the streets and let
them see that J am still here
After Mrs. Whitlock had gone
went o. the legation again. and Mr.
Whitl0ck came out with me and we
walked together through all tho streets
90 Brussels. 7 cannot tell YOU row glad
the ueople were 10 see that he was
still there and how they crowded
around as and walked with Us. waving
American flags and cheering America
and Mr. Whtlock.
cit was very unpleasant for the Ger
mans TO see how America was loved
by the Belgiaus and how the Germans
were hated.
The American Ambassador tried 90
help me, too in Berlin" she continued.
"but the Germans would not let him.
Two ladies tried 90 come to see me in
prison. and the American Ambassador
tried 90 come. but the Germans would
only let the Spanish Ambassador see
me, and him they would not let do any
thing, although he tried all that he
could.
"Now that I am free again would
like 20 go back 10 Brussels" she said.
Of ought 70 be there with the Belgian
rcou.e. but the Germans will not let
me"
One believed her One would have
been skeUtical IL IL had been the tat
and piaintiye lady who had spoken.
But when Nine. Dc Wharf speaks one
believes what she SAYS
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