The Washington herald., 1917-02-15
cERMANY'S ENVOY
LEAVES AMERICA
Count and Countess Won Bern
storf Applauded and
Showered with Gifts.

! (By the international News Service.)
New York, Feb 14-Aithough the dip
lomatic and friendly relations between
Germany and the United States have
been broken, hundreds of American citi-
zens cheered Count Won Bernstorr when
the dismissed German Ambassador sailed
for home today, and a score of members
Of his official suite waived American
flags in response.
/ The Frederick VIII of the Scandinavian
Line, with the ambassadorial party on
| board. got away from Hoboken at 4:lo D.
m. An hour and twenty minutes later
Count Won Bernstorfr got his final view
] of America as the liner passed Sandy
Hook and pointed her prov east into the
| Atlantic. The departure of Count Won
Bernstorff was accomplished without a
hitch. As II turned out, merely a detail
/ of policemen to keep the crowd back
would have been sufficient protection for
the diplomat and his gracious American
wife.
/ But a small army of Secret Service
men, neutrality guards and uniformed
| police were on duty and from the time
of the midnight departure from Wash
| ington, Tuesday night. until the police
boat patrol left the Frederick VIII OF
Fire Island, to proceed alone, no un-
toward incident occurred.
| Departure an Ovation.
| The departure of Count Won Bernstorff
contrasted strikingly with the departure
| of the Spanish Ambassador just before
/ the outbreak of the Spanish-Americar
war, when bricks were hurled through
| the car window of the retiring diplomat
| and fears were entertained for his life.
| The retiring German diplomat and the
! Countess were literally pelted with
| flowers. Their staterooms on the ship
were lined with orchids. Piles of flowers
! lined the companionways Baskets OF
fruit, three shelfs of books, and scores
of boxes of candy were delivered over
the side. over COO kilograms, conveying
/ regrets and good wishes, were received
bsfore the ship pulled out.
In consequence of which the last fare
! well of Count Won Bernstorff and his
wife was one of affectionate good will to-
ward the American people. Debating
| this message to Dudley Field Malone,
| Collector of the Port. just before the
plank was drawn in, Count Won Bern
| storff said:
THE countess and / cannot refrain
| from a last expression to the American
people for the wealth of gifts sent to
| the countess and the hundreds of teie-
[
| expression of gratitude would be adequate
to speak an afrectionate farewell
Earlier. speaking in what may have
! been voice of inspired prophecy Won
| Bernstorff said to Mayor Patrick r. Grif-
| fr. of Hoboken:
p Sure Peace Comes Soon.
| 'I hope we shall be able to meet soon
! again under more pleasant auspices. /
am sure peace will be here SOON
! Peace and good feeling were the key
notes of both his spoken and acted word
throughout the day. At 6:56 o'clock in the
morning, when the special train which
had carried the party without special in
cident from Washington, arrived at the
! railroad terminal in Hoboken, there was
| a friendly crowd already on hand. Count
Won Bernstorff surprised the onlookers
and shocked the men who were there to
guard him, by stepping out upon the rear
! platform of his car and greeting with a
smile and a bow the assembled crowds.
His manner was entirely unreserved, and
while his smile was genial, in repose his
( face wore a look of sadness mingled with
worry and concern. He readily posed for
| the photographers and moving picture
! men, but interrupted the work to disap-
pear into his car. from which he emerged
a minute later with the countess on his
! arm.
Crowd Grcets Countess.
| A ripple of applause greeted the
countess. and the swapping of shutters.
and the grinding of movie machines was
resumed. When all was over, there came
, the request for an interview. The look
! of concern swept into his face once
more. and he shook his head in dissent
NO" he said, "all / had to say, l
| said yesterday. I can say no more l
am under orders
/ With another bow, he and the countess
passed into the ear. That was prac-
| tically Count Won Bernstorffs final pub
| lie appearance in America. A few mo-
ments later he and the Countess en-
| tered a closed automobile and were wisk-
ed to the pier whence they boarded the
| ship.