Evening star., 1917-03-13
COPENHAGEN FOLK
GREET BERNSTORFF
Big Throng at Dock When Dis
missed Ambassadors Ship
Arrives There.
WRITES REPORT ON PLOT

COPENHAGEN, March IL. via London.
March i3.-Count Won Bernstorff. the
former German ambassador at Wash
snston, and his party arrived at Copen-
hagen at 1880 o'clock this morning
from Christiaria. Count Won BrocA-
Sorff-Rantzsu, the German minister TO
Denmark, and the German consul gen.
oral at Copenhagen boarded the Fred
srik VIII to greet Count Won Bernstorn.
The Frederic VIII encountered good
weather from Christiania. although
sAslins In Danish waters was dimcult
on account of tho ioe and the steamer
was forced to use two ice breakera
Count Won Bernstorn did not go
ashore. Members Of the party will re-
main on board the Frederik VIII until
tomorrow morning owing 10 the
crowded condition OF the hotels TO
morrow Count Won Bernstorff ana nus
party Will proceed 10 Berlln IN u spe
cal train.
from ChriStiania was decided upon so
suddenly that several passengers we're
left behind in the Norwegian capital
The impending arrival of tho steamer
here was known early and the German
COLONY assem- bled at the dock TO give
the returning ambassador q hearty
~
shronged with thousands OF people, but
only the most important Germans and
those who were waiting relatives and
friends were admitted inside tho In
closure
American Flags Waved
ThS German minister to Denmark.
Count Brockdorff-Ran with the
staffs Of the German legation and con-
sulate, and the Austrian minister.
Count Szechenyi. reached tho docks as
the ship berthed. The liners band
played American airs. and the deck
was afiutter with American hags waved
by the passengers. Count Won Bern
storff and his wife stood on the prom
enade deck, watching the docking and
apparently oblivtous of an American
flag which was waved energetically by
q neighbor.
The German and Austrian ministers
were quickly on board, and exchanged
greetings in the lounge with Count
Won BernstorH, who then gave himself
up to photographers and reporters
and posed on the deck with his wife
Count Rantzau remarked that Count
Won Bernstorff's face lacked its famil-
far smile. The dismissed ambassador
talked with the newspaper men about
his trip, but declined to discuss poll
tics. According to other passengers.
tion with Germany until he reached
Norwegian waters. An extraordinary
number OF police had been detailed to
control the crowds at the water front,
but there was no demonstration.
Statement on Mexico.
Count Won Bernstorn prepared a
statement on Germany's dealings with
Mexico after his arrival here. This
statement will be forwarded to the
Berlin foreign office and. If approved.
will be made public through the Wolff
agency. 1t is understood that the
statement deals with the way in which
Foreign Secretary Zimmermann's In
structions to the German minister in
Mexico City fell into the hands of the
American government
LONDON. March IS, 4:15 a.m.-The
story of mysterious trunk, which was
on board the Frederik VIII. the steamer
which brought Count Won Bernstorn
from the United States to Copenhagen,
is given prominence by the Express
The trunk is said to have been consign-
ed to Stockholm by the Swedish min
lister to the United States and to have
borne the seal of the Swedish con-
sulate in New York. The story says
that the trunk was held at Halifax be-
cause Its seals were broken and that
II will be sent to England by a British
warship. After 1t reaches the British
capital 1t will be turned over to the
Swedish legation. where its contents
viii be examined in the presence of
British officials
The Express suggests that tho trunk
was opened between New York and
Bernstorff '0ii