New Britain herald., 1917-02-14
BERNSTORFF DOUBTS WHETHER HE WILL EVER REACH BERLIN;
 EXPECTS WAR WITH AMERICA
Says It Will Make No Diff ference Whether He Goes to His Death-May Retire Permanently.

Hoboken, N. J., Feb. 14.-The spe- cial train carrying Count Won Bern storff, formerly German ambassador to the United States, and his suite from Washington arrived at the rail- road terminal here at 6:56 a. m.
 The train was surrounded by a guard of police and government secret service men and no one was permitted to approach without ere dentials. Count Won Bernstorff and the members of his party remained in their state rooms for half an hour after the train stopped about two blocks from the dock of the Scandi- .navian- American line steamship Fred erick VIII. on which they were to sail for Copenhagen at ? o'clock this afternoon. Later the count and countess surprised the group of news paper men and others who had been permitted to pass the police lines by appearing on--t the rear platform of their car. The former ambassador smilingly acknowledged the greetings of several persons he knew. He re- fused, however, to submit to an in- terview. 4"I am sorry he said, "but I have nothing to say. It was all said yesterday. I am under orders"
 Fleet of Autos Ready.
 At 7:32 o'clock the count and countess stepped into a closed auto mobile and were conveyed to the pier. They took breakfast with several of their immediate friends on board the Fredefik VIII.
 Fifteen automobiles were on hand to transport the former ambassador and his party to the steamship pier. Prince Won Hatsfeldt- Ira achenberg, counsellor of the German embassy preceded the former ambassador aboard the steamship. No effort was made to transfer all the members of the party at the same time.
 The train made no stops between Washington and HOboken except pauses necessary for transfers from the lines of the Pennsylvania railroad, first to the Erie railroad at New Jersey Junction outside Newark and thence over the Shore Line railroad to Hudson and Fourteenth streets, Hoboken. The nineteen city blocks between the Erie yard at Weehawken and the end of the journey here were picketed with police.
 A New York police boat guarded the north and south sides of the pier.
 Collector Malone of the port of New York with ten officials of the custom house spent the night on the Freder- ik VIII. ready to receive the former ambassador when he came aboard.
 In addition to Count and Countess Won Bernstorff the Frederik VIII. will carry high officials of the German en- bassy and a number of consular off cers from different parts of the coun- xxrI,o >f this opportunity to get safely home.
 The Frederil1 VIII. will carry 400 passengers in her first and 250 in her second class cabins, the largest num- Der she ever booked. Among them is the Baroness Zwiedenek, wife of Baron Erich Zwiedenek, who was designated charge d'affaires of the Austrian em- bassy after the disnissal of Ambas ssa- dor Dumba. Another passenger 1s Wolf Won Igel who was arrested in connection with alleged plots to blow up the Welland canal and who was permitted to leave the country, al- though under 2O,OO0 bail on pending indictments.
 Letter From Crank.
 After the count and his party had boarded the ship no one was permitted on the pier, not even relatives and friends of the passengers, unless they had obtained proper credentials.
 As Count Won Bernstorff stepped from the automobile to the pier. young man tried to approach the par tv and was seized by detectives, who hurried him to police headquarters. He said he was Alfred Hopkins. nine teen years old of New York and had been given a letter by a man in that city who instructed him to hand it to the ambassador. A letter was found on him, together With a horoscope a. writing of ;tstrology and astronomy (Continued on Eleventh Page)