The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-20
'BISMARCK'S EXILED
PROYEGE INTERNED
DR.. Won Strench Planned In
vasiOn of Canada With
100000 Reservists.
LOYAL THOUGH sPURNED
Physicians Find Rintelen, Spy
and Bomb Master, Is Only
Highly Nervous.

Dr. Frederick August Richard Won
Strench. a Prussian who came TO Amer
lea voluntary exile when Bismarck
was forced out OF power but whose Bit
ter memories OF the fall OF the Iron
Chancellor did not restrain him from
offering his services to the fatherland
when war began in 1914. was recon-
mended for internment yesterday by
Rufus w Sprague. Jr.. chief Of the En-
envy Alien Bureau.
NO Young German in official life had
brighter prospects than had Won Strench
In the sos. He was Bismarcks protege
and the German Foreign office sent him
TO africa to pave the way TOR pro-
posed advance OF German immigrants
upon the newly acquired colony OF Togo
land. He founded Bismarckburg In the
interior. He conceived the idea or a
railroad from that metropolis TO the
coast.
In March Of 1890 Bismarck fell from
power His friends fell with him. The
rising Young Won Strench was ruined.
lie had spent 100000 on the expedition
to Togoland From this he got no tan
gible return.
He had been promised the rank OF
Captain in the army. but the Foreign
office did not keep the promise OF the
preceding regime.
Never Returned TO Germany.
when bismarck was retired Won
Strench was in London trying to raise
capital for the Togoland railroad. When
he heard that Heligoland had been given
UP by England in exchange for German
colonial territory he dropped the neso-
tiations in the opinion that Germany
had abandoned p colonial policy.
He came to this country and never
returned to Germany. Except for a
series OF applications for reinstatement
in the army which were never answered
he appears to have accepted his portion
uncomplainingly with the German spirit
of obedience to authority.
When war came Won Strench. who
! was engaged in the practice OF med,-
cine. looked around to see what he could
do for his country. lie corresponded
with Won Papen and others of the choice
! group OF iutrlguers who represented
German interests in this country. lie
had a visionary scheme for an invasion
of Canada with 100000 German reserv-
lists who were to be modified near
Buffalo Letters relating to these mat
ters were found when he was arrested
in a Columbus Circle restaurant and
they led to the accommodation for his
internment.
Won Strench was born in wittenberg
Luther's town. in 1857. His father was
wealthy retired merchant. He was
educated in the local gymnasium and In
the University of Halle. He entered Il e
German army In 1878. He rose to be a
lieutenant Appendicitis forced him from
the army In 1885.
Only Reward n Prussian "Von."
In 1885 he received 100000 from his
father and with that. his army record
and the patronage of Bismarck he en-
tered the German civil service with q
career OF promise before him. He went
to Togoiand twice. each trip taking q
year. After the first trip he received
| Il . right to adorn his name with the
Prussian won" and. according to his
! own story. that represents the sole re-
! ward given to him for the work he did
and the money he spent
/ After settling in this country, Won
| Strsnch invented method of tresJins
nervous diseases that brought him many
patients. He took UP the study Of medi-
cine and attended Georgetown Univer-
s.ty and the Baltimore Medical College
In all of his twenty eigi years In the
| United States Won Strench never appifed
for naturalization as a citizepS When
arrested he lived at 545S'West 164th
street,
! Franz Rintelen. the German agen,
who is under sentences aggregating four
years for his activities as paymaster
and bomb plotter in the first year OF the
| European war and who was transferred
from the Tombs prison to the Essex
county Jail Mt Newark week ago be-
I cal tS a i'm, NJ
tuberculosis. II was reported by DR.
/ David b. Gershenfeld and DR.. Edward
Gluckman yesterday after preliminary
examination. The pf ysicisns state tina,
| Rintelen is in highly nervous condition
| He will be reexamined II his condition
! improves. In the meantime he will be
held in the Newark Jail