The Mankato free press., 1917-02-16
Won BERNSTORFF POSED FOR
THE PICTURE MEN
Removed His Hat and Put 1t On Again
Several Times at the Request of the
Photographers; To Newspaper Inter-
viewers Who Approached Him He
Replied: Il Have Nothing to Say;
Departed Today
UNITED Press Dispatch.l


Hoboken, N. j., February 14.-"I
am a relative of Prince William of
Germany and ! have a letter for
the railroad depot here, as he rushed
towards the count, waving letter
and managed to break through a
part of the guard surrounding the
count. The police grabbed the over
jealous messenger, if he was such,
and hurried him off to the police sta
ton.
New York, February 14-Under
heavy guard by the Unired States
custom house secret service men
and the Hoboken police, Count Won
BernstOrff and his retinue of Ger
man diplomats and agents arrived at
Hoboken this morning and made
ready to depart on the steamer Fred
erick VIII, which has been scheduled
to sail down the bay at two o'clock
this afternoon, taking the last of
the German diplomats out of this
! country, and completing the break
sof diplomatic relations between Ger
many and the United States
Count Was ObIiging.
The total party of the German
ambassador numbered 175, and the
iguards numbered 150 AS the count
tand his wife, together with their
friends, stood in the railroad depot,
photographers and reporters swarm
ed around to get material for their
newspapers. Take your hat off"
shouted one photographer, ard the
count at once removed his hat Put
it on again." cried another, and the
count did as he was directed. 81
am sorry, sir" cried another just as
the count was about to step away,
''for 1 did not get you. Will you
wait a moment, please, and take off
your hat again.
Wife Made Protest.
The obliging count did as he was
requested, although Madame Bern
storff, his wife, protested that he
might take cold. The count merely
turned up his collar for better pro-
lection, but he kept his hat off as
long as the photographer desired.
Newspaper reporters swarmed
about the count in vain to get an in
terview. 81 have nothing to say"
were the only words that the count
woul1 utter.
Made Informal Remarks.
TAssociated Press Dispatch1
Hoboken, N. J., February IA
special train carrying the former
German ambassador and suite from
Washington arrived early today. I'M
!. mediately on its arrival it was sur
Grounded by police and secret serv-
rice men and no one was permitted
approach without credentials. The
. ambassador appeared On the platform
and exchanged informal remarks.
Shortly afterward with his wife he
was taken aboard the Frederick VIII,
whose original sailing time was de-
ferrad two hours until four o'clock.
Baroness is Passenger.
UNITED Press Dispatch.l
Washington, February 14:-The
Baroness Zwiedwek, wife of the Aus
trian charge d'Affaires, is among the
passengers that will sail back to
Europe on the Frederick VIII. This
fact is regarded as significant. The
United States government has been
making efforts to avoid break with
occurred with Germany, but it is be-
lieved that such a break is inevitable.
New York, February 14.-Although
all possible preparations were made to
have the steamer Frederick VIII sail
early this afternoon. it was an
nounced today that the time of the
sailing had been postponed to $50
D. m.