The sun., 1919-08-28
PRINCE WHO FOILED
INVADERS ARRIVES
De Croy of Belgium Hunted by
Germans for Helping
Countrymen.
SISTER PUT INTO JAIL
Many Repatriated Americans
Return From Service in
British Army.

Bringing 1913 passengers, many OF
them repatriated Americans returning
from service in the British army, the
Cunard liner Carmania arrived yester-
day from Liverpool. Among her cabin
passengers were the Prince de Croy OF
the royal house Of Belgium, who is on
his way to Washington as special at
tache Of the legation there. The Prince
had q narrow escape from the fate
which Edith Cavell suffered at the hands
OF the Germans His sister was tried
for assisting some Of her wounded coun-
trymen to escape into Holland and re-
ceived a sentence Of ten years imprison-
ment. She was released after the armis-
tice, when she had served more than
three years.
The Prince and his sister remained in
the Belgian capital after the German
invasion and turned their house into a
hospital, where they cared for Belgian
and German wounded alike. One eve
ming he received information that the
Germans had discovered that he had
been helping cohvalescent Belgians to
escape to Holland and that his arrest
was imminent. Dressing himself in the
the uniform Of a wounded German SOL
der he got out of the city, and after
several days travelling by night and
concealing himself by day succeeded in
getting through the electrically charged
wire into Holland.
Princess Near Death.
Meanwhile his sister had been ar
rested and placed on trial for her COM
piicity in the matter. Prince de Croy
said yesterday that he believed that
only the fact that his sister had not
declared that she was aiding the men
TO escape so that they could rejoin the
Belgian army saved her from a death
sentence.
Miss Cavell boldly asserted on her
examination that she had not only
helped wounded men to escape but she
had done so with the intention of hav-
ing them take up arms again. and 1t was
this declaration. Prince de Croy said.
that prejudiced the court against her
and resulted in her sentence to death.
Other titled arrivals on the Carmania
were Lord Richard Wellesley, Lady
Wellesley and their two little daughters,
the Hon. Pamela and Hon. Mary Welles-
ley. Lord Wellesley is the great-great-
grandson Of the Duke of Wellington. He
served through the war as member Of
the Royal Air Force. returning with the
rank Of Lieutenant Colonel, and was the
first English flier to cross the Channel
TO France after the declaration of war
IN August, 1914. He intends to remain
at his American home, 40 West Thirty
fourth street, for some time, and expects
to take an active interest in aviation
matters on this side of the Atlantic.
Another arrival on the Carmania was
President-elect C. d. r. King of the
Republic of Liberia, on his first visit to
the United States. He was met down
the bay by H. F. Worley, the United
States receiver OF customs for the Afri-
can republic and Liberals delegate to the
Peace Conference.
Plan Return to Liberia.
President-elect King and Mr.. Morley
will return to Monrovia, the Liberian
capital, within a short time and will
take with them the proceeds of a credit
of IS, 900, 900 which has been extended TO
Liberia by the United States. The
money will be used on public improve
rnents that will tend to make Liberia
even more productive and stimulate both
exports and imports, President-elect
King said.
Sir Allen ]. Sykes. NJ. p, arrived on
the same ship for a tour of the country,
during which he will pay special atten-
ton to the labor situation. He has not
been here for several years. He said
that the labor situation in England
looked rather more favorable.
The 400 repatriated Americans and
their wives and children were met by
Red Cross workers under Miss Edna j.
Wakefield and by Col. Norman Thwaites
British Provost Marshal at New York
After they had been passed by the I'm
migration authorities the men were
marched to the Seventy-irst Regiment
Armory behind a guard OF honor from
the Thirteenth United States Infantry
under the command of Major Richard
Stockton, Jr. At the armory they were
paid off by the British authorities and
Officially demobilized.