The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-14
BERNSTORFF STARTED
ON WAY HOME
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men. 100 deputies of the custom
house neutrality squad, and Hoboke
police, Count Won Bernstorff, deparl
ing German ambassador, and his suit
arrived in Hoboken early toda
from Washington.
The party was imme diately escorte
to the pier of the liner Frederik WI
and went aboard the ship. At tw
O'Clock this afternoon the liner vii
head down the bay and the last for
NAL step in the break of diplomatic
relations between this country ant
+ Germany will be complete.
The German envoy and the German
consuls from various parts OF tns
country, together with other Teutonlt
& diplomatic representatives will be en-
route back to Berlin.
Won Bernstorff was accompanied by
175 members of the German dipio
matte corps in the United States
Occupying the Pullman coach Man
haitian. were the count, Nine. Won
BernstorR and Prince and Princess
Won Hatzseldt. Their train pulled IN
to the station at Newark at O'CLOCK
Switched from the Pennsylvania
tracks to the Jersey Central. the tram
OF three cars and a baggage car was
taken to Weehawken. There the train
was switched to freight track and
taken down the shore of the Hudson
river to Hoboken, where 1t stopped
at 1880 at Thirteenth and Hudson
streets, three blocks from the pier.
Few In Hoboken knew the depart
ing ambassador and his suite had ar
rived.
Swarming up to the train, re.
porters and photographers waited
while Prince Hatfield emerged from
the car and was closely followed by
Count Won Bernstorff. The cameras
began to click.
"Take off your hat" a photograph
er yelled, unceremoniously at the de-
parting envoy.
Bernstorff removed the soft fedora.
But it still wasn't satisfactory.
.Put it on" yelled another. and the
count did.
Just as all the photographers had
finished, moving picture operator
dashed up breathlessly.
"Count," he said. II didn't get You
Would you take off your hat again?
Bernstorff smiled and oblig1ngly
removed the hat again. He posed IA
spite of objections from his WIFE,
while the movie film made Its h1stori-
cal record.
you'll take cold" Nine. Won Bern
storff objected, and solicitously. she
turned up the collar of his coat.
Reporters clamored for an inter
view, but the ambassador, still smli'
ing, waved them away.
Il have nothing to say he SAID.
Prince HatzfeIdt was the first mem.
Der OF the party to start for the liner.
He entered one of the thirteen
waiting limousines and was whiskeo
away to the Scandinavian-American
pier. :.
Count and Countess Won Bernstorfi
accompanied by Princess Hatfield,
left next. They were quickly followed
by other members of the party.
There was no disorder OF any kind
In Hoboken. The transfer OF tbs
party from train to steamship was
done quickly.
Arriving at the pier. the party
passed through the gate Of stock
ade that had been built around the
pier $50 feet outside the landing. Nc
one was allowed to pass this barrier
except members Of the diplomatic
COtpb uAU PCA SoAo soASASN AZ ~
Bernstorf.
Precautions on land were no great
er than those in the Hudson river
Collector of the Port Malone spent
the night on board the Frederik
VIII. A police boat kept up con
slant patrol Of the nearby waters
circling about the ship. A dozen
policemen were on the boat.
Chief Flynn OF the United States
secret service and number Of his
aides were with the Bernstorff party
They accompanied the party aboard
ship and were to remain there until
sailing time.
More precautions were to be taken
as the ship passed down the river
and out into the bay. The police
boat patrol was to escort the liner.
This craft, huge, fast tug, mounts
rapid FIRE gun in the bow. There
was possibility, also that United
States destroyer would accompany
the liner to the narrows.
The FREDERIC VIII will carry one of
the largest cargoes and passenger
lists in her history. thus putting an
other notch in the record Of Captain
Thomson, who has crossed the Allan
tic 425 times and is plastered with
decorations.
The Frederik VIII will sail from
port with more guarantees of safety
than any ship in months. The allied
governments having given Bernstorff
safe conduct and the route to be taken
being out of the mine zone, the liner
Is assured of clear passage.
In view of this. applications for pas.
sage fairly swamped the steamship
offices. First and second class cabins
were thrown together-215 persons
booked passage for these cabins. In
addition about $50 made third class
reservations. The official German
party numbers 154, making a total of
more than six hundred aboard.
Before noon three police boats wero
patrolling the river, keeping close
guard over the Frederik VIII. No
vessels were permitted to approach
the liner. 1t was planned to have the
police boats escort the liner down the
bay.
Up to II o'clock the pier was prac.
ideally deserted except for officials