South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-02-14
Special PreC- ions Are TAX
en- by Government Officials
to Protect Lives of
Members of Party.
ARREST CRANK WHEN HE
TRIES TO BOARD SHIP
Enqine Proceeds German Spe-
ciaI From Washington to
Test TraCkS-MakeS
Through Run.
International News Service;

International News service
HOBOKEN, y. j.. Feb. 14.-With
q courtesy and marked attention sell
dom if ever accorded any guest of
the nation. Count Johann Won Bern
storn. dismissed German ambassa-
dor. and his official family. were es-
corted aboard the scandinavian
American liner Frederick VIII today
for the second stage of their long
Journey to Berlin. The train from
Washington bearing the party,
reached Hoboken at $500, and the
partv transferred 10 the liner before
s o'clock.
Every precautionary measure that
could possibly be devised to insure
the safety and comfort OF the de-
parting Germans was taken by a
small army of government secret
service men. augmented by scores of
HOboken police and members of Col
lector Malone's neutrality squad.
Around the big liner played a patrol
of police boats. The pier was a
barred zone. through which no one
could pass unless he had a card
personally signed by Collector Ma
lone.
Crank Promptly Seized.
Before Count and Countess Won
Befnstorff had been aboard the
steamer an hour one crank attempt
e9 to board the vessel and was
promptly seized by secret service
operatives and locked up.
Il am a cousin Of Crown Prince
Wilhelm and / have a note 70 be
delivered to Count Won Bernstorff,
said the man as he pushed through
the Gordon of police and secret ser
vice men. 1T is highly important
and I must be allowed 10 go aboard
at once. Do not detain me-
With this he started TO rush 10 the
gangplank and half a dozen police
fell on him at once. The man at first
refused to say who ne was, but final
" admitted that he was Alfred Hop
kins. a salesman, of ia +. 123rd st.
He is believed TO be demented.
Train Well Guarded.
The train that brought the party
from washington was guarded to
minute perfection. The German
special section consisted of five Pull
mans. which were sealed up on leav-
ing Washington The train did not
stop after leaving the capital until
it drew into Hoboken.
Secret service operatives were
stationed at the entrance OF every
car and these were reinforced by
HUNDREDS of police and special guards
in Hoboken.
An engine preceded the train from
Washington TO est the tracks.
Thus had a bomb been placed on the
right-of-way. il would never have
reached the train.
William j. Flynn. chief of the
governments secret service. himself
took charge of the situation when
the train arrived. The five special
cars were unhitched at Jersey June
ton and shunted 10 the Erie tracks.
Then another special train preceded
the special section to HobOken.
one hundred uniformed policemen
lined up abreast on either side Of
the train at the point of detrain-
ment
I'm Excellent spirits.
Count Won Bernstorff, with the
countess on his arm. appeared on
the back platform shortly before s
O'Clock. The dismissed AMBASSADOR
appeared To be in excellent spirits.
With a good-natured grin he con-
sented 10 pose for the camera men.
How are YOU feeling 80 cried one.
Fine. said the count
Count Won Bernstorff declined 20
say anything 10 the reporters. You
see" he smiled. Il said everything
in Washington"
With the battery Of cameras going
full blast. the count and countess
entered an automobile 10 go 10 the
vessel. Chief Flynn and Capt. John
Henry OF the secret service. entered
the car with them. on either rum
ming board stood two operatives.
The three hlorka 10 the ufnr vera