The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-03-13

, Europe accustomed to scandal in high political life, has raised it's eye brows in amazement at this story, which is also appearing in several continental newspapers. It is stated that the countess confessions were abstracted from her attache case by an enemy who followed her to Berne, from which city she began her plot ting (M- MulyukoV. the former foreign minister of Russia, and one of the leading figures in the Russian revolu- ton. during a speech before the Du- ! ma attacking the Czarina's regime, spoke nearly two hours regarding this woman and her many political ma chinations-
 CThe Russian woman to whom Countess von Schaumberg refers in this article was also violently attack ed by M Mulyukov during his famous Duma speech This woman, Madame Wassiltchikoff. former intimate of the ex-Czar, is now a prisoner in the hands of the Russian government, awaiting trial by military court for treason
 Ct is stated that the papers giving
 
 from the countess attache case by an enemy who followed her to Berne. CThis titled 1adys beauty and high social position, and her command of money, made her a valuable aid to the Kaiser's schemes of peaceful pen etration before and during the war-) Countess Von Schaumberg foa with that of Lenin at the end of 1916, as well as early in 1917, when the N Russian exiles returned to their bar barous country, whole swarm of mad fellows pestered me to find out where Lenin is now
 As if l knew or cared! He had served my purpose, and we are done with him. What further interest can a dirty hairy Russian anarchist have for the Countess Hilda von Schaum- berg? It is absurd; indeed, the whole business would have been absurd if it had not been so very advantageous. To begin with, it was suggested to me that I should take up my dwell ing in Berne, Switzerland, in July, 1914; on July 8, to be precise did not know it then, but I know now. of course, that a meeting of the Elm peror and his advisers, with severa of the chief men from Vienna, ha6 been held at Potsdam three days be- fore. and it had been decided to bring about a war.
 knew that great events were 1T the air, and I was not best pleased il being invited to such an out-of-the- way place as Berne. might have re fused, of course, for we ladies of tht German secret diplomatic service art under no compulsion. We may de cline to follow any suggestion iron headquarters; but we never do.
 Photograph Taken in America
 The Villa Capresi had been take1 for me beforehand. really a well-ap pointed and well-staffed establish ment for such a secOnd-rate place a! BeEee, and our press agent had don' his work well before I arrived, at tn, end of July The photograph I hat taken in America-the only one tha does me justice, I think-appeared il most of the Swiss papers. and ther were countless paragraphs concern ling the beauty, wealth and charm 0 the highly-born young widow, Coun tess Hilda con Schaumberg, who wa about to settle in Berne.
 Reckless Refugees
 No sooner had settled there tha1 the war began and in a week I recog nized the wisdom which had estab lished me there and the unrivalle opportunities afforded me. l coul write a whole book of the curiou
 
 than three years in that haunt c strange refugees from every Euro pean nation n.t
 I think it is pity should hay scored my greatest successes with thi man Lenin, man the very though of whom makes my gorge rise eve now. And to have him hold my han and put his hairy face close to min whispering in atrocious broken Ger man of his detestable passion.
 Absheuiich! (abominable). Wh3 the fellow had a wife. to say nothin of being the leading spirit in a so1 of free love association maintaine openly in the place by a number ( miscellaneous men and women aS in possible as himself.
 Frencfl1nan Ca1Hauz
 If he had been the nan0Some your man who spoke English. and wi confessed on my own balcony, aft kissing me, that he was New Ze; land officer in multi, and dared n to have hf-n interned! Or even Il dignificd old Turk from the pea4 mission, who wanted me to come ar rule his harem for him! But they on gave me entertainment, while tn rank fellow Lenin brought me sol success.
 It seems unbelievable now, but met him through one of the fine men I know. Prince von Beulo' Berne was d happy hunting grvuI for him, as it was for such people the Frenchman Caillaux, and Il Russian von Etuermer. He came catch, but they were there to caught which makes aesdifference.