The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1913-1920, 1917-02-14
BERNSTORFF and
PARTY Leaving
Former German Ambassador
Arrives at Hoboken on Spe-
cial-Poses for Photo
graphers.
CAREFUL GUARD KEPT
Over Four Hundred Passen-
gers Booked on the Fred
erick VIII Distinguished
Men Abroad.
CAREFUL GUARD KEPT

Hoboken, N. Y, 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 s: 56 a. m.
The train was Immediately surround
ed by guard of Hoboken police and
government secret service men and
no one was permitted to approch with.
out credentials. Count Won Bernstorfr
and the members Of his party remain
ed in their staterooms for half an hour
after the train stopped. about two
blocks from the dock Of the Scandinav-
ian-American Line steamship Frederik
! VIII, on which they will sail for Copen-
hagen at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
Poses for Newspapermen.
Then the count and countess sur
prised the group Of newspapermen,
photographers and moving picture op-
orators who we're permitted TO pass the
police lines by appearing on the rear
platform of their car. The former
ambassador smilingly acknowledged
the greetings Of several persons he
knew and for five minutes posed good
naturedly for the benefit OF the cam
eramen.
Although he exchanged informal re-
marks the count refused TO submit
to an interview.
At 1877 o'clock the count and count
ess Won Bernstorff stepped into a
closed automobile and were taken to
the pier They had breakfast with
several Of their immediate friends on
board the Frederik VIII
Train Carefully Guarded
The train made no steps between
Washington and Hoboken, except
pauses necessary for switching, The
nineteen city blocks between the Erie
yard at Weehawken and the end of the
journey were picketed with police
guards The route from the train to
the pier lay between lines of police
men and detectives and force of $50
inspectors from the neutrality squad
of the collector Of the port was on
duty at the pier. A New York police !
boat pushed its way up and down |
among the ice foes in the Hudson |
river in front of the Scandinavian
American docks and two smaller po-
lice launches guarded the north and
south sides OF the pier, Collector
Malone of the port of New York with
ten officials from the custom house
spent the night on the Fredeik VIII
ready to receive the former ambaSsa-
dor when he came aboard
In addition TO the Count and Count
ess Won Bernstorif, the Frederik VIII
will carry high officials OF the German
embassy and a number of consular Of
6cers from different parts of the coun~
try who have ayailed themselves of .
this opportupnity to get safely home.
Among the latter is DR.. Karl L, DuiS-
berg of the San Francisco consulate.
Ship Carries 400 Passengers.
The Frederik VII Will carry 400 pas
sengers in her grst, and $50 in her
second class cabins, the largest num-
Der she ever booked. Among them
S the Baroness Zwiedinek, wife of
Baron Erich Zwiedinek, who was de-
'ignated charge d'affaires OF the Aus
rian embassy after the dismissal Of
Ambassador Dumba. Another pas
'enger is Wolf Won Igel. who was ar
'eSted in connection with an alleged
blot 10 blow up the Welland canal
md was permitted to leave the coun-
ry although under $4,000 bail on
,ending indictments.
After the count and his party had
boarded the ship, collector Malone and
lis guards lined up behind a wooden
ence at the street end Of the pier and
prevented persons other than passen-
;ers from passing.
Crank Brings Letter.
To an untoward incident which oc-
urred as the ambassador stepped
rom the automobile to the pier the
'olice attached little importance. All
'oung man tried to approach the party
nd was seized by detectives, who hur-
led him to police headquarters. He
aid he was Alfred Hopkins, 10 years
Id. of New York City, and had been
,iven a letter by man In that city
yho instructed him to hand 1t to the
A letter was found on
i'm, together with a horoscope and |
7ritings OF astrology and astronomy.
he police took possession of these
nd telephoned for Hopkins relatives
D come to Hoboken. The prisoner
efused to tell the name of the man
Tho gave him the letter He said
hat his sole object in coming here
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