Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1916-04-20
HOW THE CROWNED
HEADS OF EUROPE
ARE GUARDED

BERLIN, April 2U.-The crowned
heads OF Europe even in time of peace
are guarded in a manner that would
be irksome to them, II they we're not
used to it from childhood. Since the
present war began the measures taken
for the safety of the emperors and
kings and their families have Of course
been doubled.
The most closely guarded monarch,
with the exception of the Car, Is King
George OF England. The British ruler
is surrounded by large staff of detec-
tives, even in his private apartments
in Buckingham Palace. When the king
dimes out, or attends some festivity he
is accompanied by a number of secret
service agents, but these expert detec-
tives do their %Ork so tactfully that
they are never noticed and in most
cases are not even Kaown to the king.
Generally they Wear the livery of SER
wants of the royal household.
The secret police which guards the
Car consists of more than three hun
dred men and when the ruler travels
this Is increased to a small army.
With the numerous detectives a
special body guard of Cossacks and
other picked troops always surrounds
the Russian emperor. On his journeys
through the empire the railroads are
! lined with soldiers, and his court train
is preceded by another one appearing
| exactly the same.
The German emperor is guarded less
carefully than the British and Russian
| rulers, but he also has several stall.
wart detectives following him when.
| ever he shows himself in public.
He is unguarded only when he visits
! his troops in the field. There he feels
| himself absolutely safe and his so.
| journs at the headquarters of the Gen.
eral Staff always means a vacation for
the secret police officials attached to
| his suite.
The detectives watching over the
| safety of the rulers must possess not
only large amount of tact and fit
ness, but also special training. All oi
them have command of many Ian
! guages and 1t is absolutely necessary
that they be absolutely familiar with
the plans and workings of the many
| secret revolutionary organizations
which are forever Matching murderous
plots against the different rulers.
Several of the detectives guarding
the Car are members of Nihillst ant
| Anarchist societies and their live!
would not be worth a farthing If the!
| ever should be found out by the revo
lutionists.
The chief OF detectives at the British
court speaks five languages and the of
ficials holding the same positions al
Berlin and Petrograd have command
of seven each, but the best linguist j!
| the head of the secret service at the
court Of the Sultan of Turkey. Thi.
sleuth, besides his native tongue, flu
emily speaks Arabian. Greek, Arme
nian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Italian, Ger
man, French, English. Russian. Per
sian and three other languages.
Many of the courts also have female
detectives. Queen Victoria of Spain
on her travels is always accompanied
by very beautiful and stylish lad!
who Is never mentioned in the cour
reports. The lady is said to be /;
wealthy American friend of the queen
but in fact she is an English detectiv,
attached to the palace secret service
The British and German courts hav,
no female detective, but Queen Heleni
of Italy, Queen Sophie of Greece
Queen Marie of Roumania, Queer
Eloonore of Bulgaria and the Czarini
are guarded like the queen of Spail
by secret agents of their own sex.