The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-02-15

Several hundred Hobokenites, bound
for work, found their path blocked
by the train. Some tried to climb
across the cars. They were yanket
rudely off by the guards. Then the
boy crank appeared, waving his letter
and calling: I'm a relative of Prince
William!' He was grabbed by 6
couple Of Hoboken detectives, anG
turned out to be Alfred Hopkins, 10, OF
mo. la Hast 123rd street. His letter
read:
| Dear Ambassador: I await here
your word to consent to an interview
L am cousin of Prince Frederick
William, and 1 seek an appearance
before you to explain myself If you
refuse to believe my life secret, for
coos sake do not refuse to at least
ical on me to shoulder gun in the
service and for the cause
Frederick Hohenzollern'
Count Won Bernstorff did not read
the letter. He told the police he was
sure the youth was harmless Hop
klns later in the day was given into
custody of his half-brother, Edward
thompson. a motor dealer who said
Alfred was unbalanced
CoiIectOr insured Safety.
A fleet of motor cars carried the
German party from its train to the
ship. At the gangplank Collector
Malone greeted the former Ambassa-
dor Mr.. Malone had slept aboard
the ship. Through the night he had
forty extra inspectors of his depart
ment aboard and they made COM
plete search of the ship. They found
nothing to arouse their suspicious or
to indicate the slightest possible dan
ger to the Germans. No passengers
were permitted aboard until after the
official party had settled down
They fiocked Immediately to the
dining saloon and had breakfast, the
Bernstorffs and Hatzfeldts occupying a
table by themselves It was not a
gay meal. There was little laugh
ter.
After breakfast the Count and
Countess wandered about the ship,
and from that time on their friends
began to arrive to utter farewells.
On one of their walks about the
decks the Count and Countess met
the twelve-year- daughter Of
Frederick Dowsey, a customs inspec-
tor. They chatted with her a few
minutes.
About noon the Princess Hatzfeldt.
with a young woman companion,
took a motor car, drove downtown
in Hoboken and did a little Iast-min-
ute shopping. A secret service man
rode in their machine
Among the visitors who went
aboard the ship were:
: DR.. Paul Ritter, the Swiss Minister,
who now represents Germany's inter-
ests in America; Constantin Mavron-
di, Secretary of the Turkish En-
bassy; Rudolf Christians, actor; Mar
vim r. Lindhein, attorney; Otto Goritz
Co.; Rudolf Christians, actor. Marvin
r. Lindhein, attorney; Otto Goritz,
Metropolitan Opera basso; DR.. Otto
Ecker, director of the Hamburg
American line; Karl Neumond, fnan-
c1er; Carl Boschwitz, Hugo Rosen-
berg, Oswald Kunhardt, German
at Boston (who did
not saiD; Capt: Hans Ruser of the
Vaterland; Carl L. Schurz, julius P.
Meyer, vice-director of the Hamburg
American line; Hugo Schweitzer.
John D. Flynn and Ewald Hecker.
Carl Heynan, one of the promoters
of the Bridgeport Projectile Co., and
whose name was frequently mention
ed during the days when the Projec-
tile Co. was prominent in the news,
was, among the persons who were
present TO IBID the count goodbye.
Johanna Gadski, opera singer, ac-
companied her husband to the ship |
and remained aboard until nearly sail |
ing time. Her husband is Capt. |
Hans Tauscher, Krupp agent for the
United States, who was indicted for /
conspiracy to destroy the Welland |
Canal but was acquitted on trial Cap
ain Tauscher took advantage of the |
opportunity to return to Germany on
he F'rederik
Another alleged conspirator who
departed was Wolf Won Igel, former
Secretary to Capt. Franz Won Papen,
he military attache who was dismiss
ID from this country for pernicious
lctivity.
Some Men May Be Seized Il
It is not certain that the Allied
Powers have granted safe conduct to
Tauscher, Won Igel and other Ger
mans not connected with the Ambas-
adorial party. There is possible
ty-although it was believed remote
'esterday-that they may be taken off
It Halifax.
There were only a few Americans
board the ship. Several of them
we're newspaper correspondence
here were good many Scandinav-l
ans. One Of these was Robert Blu
DIV, Copenhagen agent for the Ford
1otor Co, who has been here several
nonths. He is going to The Hague
o pay the bills and settle the affairs
f Mr.. F'ord's peace congress-
It was intended that the Frederik l
hould depart at p. M, but the ice
4 her slip made coaling difficult, and q
was not until nearly that she
yas ready. By that time not more S
nan 100 persons were on the pier t
tut kilograms and letters for the for
Ter German Am bassador continued to r
rive. He received more than 500 f
Tres, he told Collector Malone, and r
lost of them came from Americans. v
lot one, he said, was unpleasant L
A Few Handkerchief Waved. 5
At 4:05 the ship began to back out
her dock. Collector Malone was 6
he last man ashore. Just ahead of :,