Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-13

! tion OF secretary ~ fegation. ne leit
| the diplomatic service to nght with
his old rssiment. the GlciwiN Hus-
sars, through the Franco nrusslan
war, lie then returned 90 the dip
| lomatic service In which he finally
attained the rank of minister TO
| sweden lie now lives on his estate
Of Lachnow, with a pension as eN-
| minister, on great occasions he
appears at the royal palace, re.
splcndcnt In uniform. wearing the
orders OF the Red Eagle and PruH-
/ sian Crown with the star OF tho
I Johanns order. His total income
| from pensions and estate IL about
$4,000 year. The oldest son,
baron Kari Frederick, after serving
! In his fathers rcgiment resigned
and entered the diplomatic service.
and is now second secretary OF tho
| legation In Buenos Aires. He mar
ried there the daughter of rich
cattle owner. The second son,
| Baron Johann, is now police presi-
dent of tho city of Schelsnu. after
having been district attorney in an
| Industrial district where he dis
| tinguished himself by his prosecu-
ton OF the social democrats. lie
married the daughter Of the ricn
manufacturing proprietor schultz,
who sells wholesale little statuottes
on the Ritterstrasse In Berlin. BarOn
August IL IN the army, detailed to
the general staff and with great
/ future before him. Baron Max is
now out OF a Job. While on h.1 va
cation tho British captured the col
ony In which he was secretary to
the governor, and So at the out
break of the war he assumed his
| old uniform OF first lieutenant ir 20
| Glei.ltz Ilussars and was given
command OF the prison camp at
| Schluttenberg. where he has won
distinction for his severity with the
British prisoners Baron Ernest Ia
In the navN This ls considered
rather n comedown by tho family,
as the navy. unlike the army. is not
arlstocrntic. He has great hopes OF
marrying the only daughter OF Won
Blitz, who own n splendid estate in
Sllesia, one OF the daughters, linda
Ia married TO Count Wenharp, own
er OF a beautiful estate in Pome-
rania, an1 the other to Iiochlst.
who Ia judge OF the law court in
Holstein and who owns the Ritter-
gut Cor manor) OF Klein Spassberg.
near Kiel
The estate OF Iachnow is perfect
ly flat ground The road to Bran.
denburg runs through the estate and
villages, the houses OF which front
directly on the road. This road in
the village In paved with rough cob
blestones The house uf the Von
lachnows almost touches the road,
from which II In separated by an old
stone wall one side Is on square,
cGbblestoned courtyard formed by
the great barns, stables and sheds
which surround tho other three sides
OF the square. The house and all
the barns are built OF rough stone.
The house is built on the plan OF n
piece OF CASTLE soap. walls and roof
and nothing more Inside there Is
IA dining room two pariors and AN
office-den for the master: upstairs
bedrooms, opening on long hall
no CfbathrOoms, no convenlencea:
even the water Ia brought in by the
maids from the well In the center OF
the court The furniture Ia old and
plain. The family does not keep
an automobile. but two houres draw
a doFcart TO the station and take
the family on visits so the neigh
boring aristocracy The driver IL
1he sexton OF the village church on
these occasions on the two sides
OF the house away from the main
road and the square OF barns there
is a park of about ten acres. Here
are rev cyergreens and gravel
paths and pond where some
enormous carp excite the wonder OF
the village children.
Haroness l.nchnow is renowned for
her devotion TO the frur Ks. Nol
one has a better stock OF household
linen, all made by her her daughters
and her maids. In the whole Mark.
khe sunerin,cnds every household
detail and holds the KEYS 10 closets
and wine cellar,
Of course. the family does not as
-eoClate with the schoolmaater and
The Lutheran minister uf the village.
but they speak very kindly to them,
and the baron once Interested him
self In obtairinR n long service dec
Grafton for the sehoolmaster
spartan Life OF German Aristocrats.
The Won lRchnows live on their
e=tAte The year round, except for two
weeks In February, which they Ro TO
HtfNn 10 n tnbhp nOteI ana attend
one ~ the court balls. The baroness
never spends more than $3.50 n year
on her clothes. altho when in Swe-
cen az, minister's wife she spent
more. The baron and baroness some
times condescend to dine with the
fhther-in- OF their son. n manu-
factory proprietor. at his handsome
apartment on the Kurfuerstendan,m
IN 1erliu, but schultz. In spite OF his
4 006 600 marks ana growing busl
ncss, IL made TO feet the wide gulf
that separates him from the nobility.
Baron IAchnow FERNS his own esr
tate Ills flrm superintendent IA
Won Treslow, once an officer In the
Gleiwi'Z husssfs. who was compelled
10 resign hccaufe of a crippled arm,
tndN broken IN steepiechsse THIS
taciturn individual. soured on the
war, was given place ns Comman.
der OF village way station near
the west front, where his cruclties
to the French inha bitants VIII long
be re'nem bered,
Food Is verJ simple The family
drink beer except on great oc"nsions.
bui The baron drinAs moscllo at tho
midday meal and red vino IN the
evening The recreation ~ shooting
and visits 20 the neighbours
Such n VISIT is great event, mr.
ranged by letter bcfuiph'rl The
Won H., Knows drive Ia visit the Won
seltows. rs miles away They arrive
In time for lunch when much-'elRA
Is drunk After this ~" wuwcn gOs-
sip oNer their fancy work Hnd the