Grand Forks herald., 1917-02-14
AMBASSADOR
ESCORTED BY
THE POLICE
Young Man Attempts ia
Hand Him Letter and is
Arrested,

Hoboksn, N. J. Bsb. 1A-Ths sDse.
ial train carrying Count Won BsrstoE@
formerly German anbassador. to the
United States. and his party. arrived
At the railroad terminal hers thie
morning. The train stopped about
Scandinavtan-Americ line steam-
ship, Frederick VIII. and which they
were to sail this afternoon for Copen-
hagen.
The count and countess surprised
the group Of newspapermen. pho
tographers and moving picture opera
tors. who were permitted to pass the
police lines. by appearing on the rear
platform Of their car.
Police On Guard -
The route from the train to <1se pisip
lay between lines of policemen and
detectives and force Of 1bo inspeo-
tors from the neutrality squad Of the
collector of the port was on duty at
the pier. A New York police boat
made its way up and down among
the ice foes in the Hudson river IN
front Of tho Scandinavtan-Amsrica
docks. and two smaller police launches
the pier.
Many PaaDengeEA
Tho Frederick VIM. will carry 4ee
second class cabins. the largest num-
ber she ever booked. Among them
10 the Baronoss Zwiedinok, wife Of
Baron Erich Of Sweden, who was dese
tgnAted charge Of affairs Of the AUS
triAn embassy after the dismissal of
that ofnciaL
Another passenger IL Wolf Won Igel,
who was arrested in connection with
alleged plots to blow up tho Welland
canal and vNn pAry,,i<tad - 1a,1,a <y,o
country, although under $4,000 bail
and pending indictments.
After the count and his party had
boarded tho ship, Collector Malone
and his guards lined up behind
wooden fence at the street end Of the
pier and prevented persons other than
passengers from passing.
One Arrested
To an untoward incident which oc-
Cured as the ambassador stepped
from the automobile pier, the police
attached little importance.
A young man tried to approach tho
party and was seized by detectives,
VINO hurried him to police headQuar-
ters. He said he was Alfred Hopkins,
19 years old. Of New York city, and
had been given q letter by a man in
that city who instructed him to hand
it to the ambassador.
Would "Shoulder Gun"
The letter was signed. 'Fredertck
Hohenzollern," who claimed to be q
cousin of Prince Frederick Will
helm"
The writer sought an interview with
tho ambassador and asked tho latter
to call upon him ''to shoulder q xun
in the service"
Collector Malone announced the do.
parture Of the ship had been deferred
two hours, or until 4 o'clock. No
explanation was offered. The Fred
erick VIII. encountered eleventh hour
difficulties in obtaining coal.
Not Subject to Attack.
Count Won Bernstorn does not be.
lieve that his convoy would be subject
to attack. although he feels a great
Of danger is attached to such
Q procedure. He feels that any
American has not always been strict-
ly neutral. He has told his men.
however, that he believes sentiment
In the United States was Influenced by
commercial conditions brought about
by the war.
i. You have shipped your goods to
the allies because they have command
Of tho seas" he said. ''If the condi.
lions had been reversed and the Ger
man navy instead of the British had
that command, you would have
shipped your goods to us. Naturally
any persons sympathies are where he
does business. You can't blame him
for that. d ; 4.
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