Evening star., 1923-07-22
Brought Back by
ID. e.. MAJ, From,
Russia.
Journey One Long
Succession of
Objections.

Two cheese eating wolves from Rus
steppes, yesterday completed a hec-
tic journey TO this city, the wards of
Charles NJ. Wiloughby of Washing
ton, who had the time of his life. he
says, in spiriting the woolly creatures
across customs borders, and through
the hotels of Europe.
Yes, they are cheese eating, Mr..
Willoughby believes, because in the
city of Rotterdam, In Holland, where
he was marooned for a whole day
and threatened with deportation
back to Germany on account Of his
wild pets, they-but that is getting
ahead of the story.
Sought Wolf Pups.
WiIloughby, as American agent in
charge OF distribution of food. for
the American Relief Association in
Russia, tried for weeks, he said to get
some wolf pups to bring back to this
country, but without success, until
one day, TO his surprise, in Moscow
came a queer looking box from the
back steppes-just before he was to
leave for the United States, il was
too; 50 the "wolvelets," a present
from a Russian agent of the Ameri-
can Relief Association, started their
journey to the land of their adoption,
little knowing the adventures ahead.
The trouble started, Willoughby
explains, when he attempted to get
out of Russia. because one can't
take foxes out Of Russia The Gus
toms agent stopped him on the way
out, thinking the animals might be
foxes. These are wolves, can't you
seer said Willoughby. And the pets
went through.
stopped Everywhere.
Stopped later by the Polish agents.
he was accoSted with the protest
You can't bring wolves into this
country"
But" said willoughby," can't you
see these are Russian foxes?" I'm on
get these through
The Prussian guards and the
Dutchmen made all sorts of troubles
for the animals. because you see. in
H2lland. they were wild And be-
sides. one is supposed to take no
animals into Holland without long
inspection at quarantine
So 1T was that in the Hotel Amer
lea, In the Hook of Holland. Mr. VIII
loughby finally obtained permission
to leave the pets outside of the bo-
tel. in the quiet orderly little street.
Settled down for a restful night.
early. because, he says, the folks
all go to bed at 10 o'clock in the
by the bowling of the wolves.
Forced to Move On.
you'll have to move on" said a
| rude voice. rousing Willoughby at
the door OF his room The peopIe
can't stand to be kept awake all
night by your wild wolves. You'll
have to get out of town."
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in the middle of the night, caught a
train soon. and arrived In the early
morning at Rotterdam, in Holland,
where, he says, the famous cheese in
cident occurred.
All was so quiet when he arrived
! there, Willoughby said, he could get
no accommodations, and SO dozed off
sitting on a bench. at the station,
with the wolves tethers about his
wrist Waking later, he tugged at
| there, evidently. But where? He
smeiled peculiar odor. and looking
about. perceived huge bundle
wrapped in burlap. or some such
substance. The chains of the wolves
led that way.
Ate Into Cheese.
Holland: Cheeses! Discovered.
deep into a rich golden cheese, with
a hole big enough for two, and only
their noses sticking out. They had
dug in.
Yanking the pets out of their hole,
Willoughby looked frantically about
for the owner of the cheeses, hoping
he was not there. Pacing up and
down the platform, he tried to find
out when the next train left. They
tried to detain him on account of
the wild animals. But chap who
knew exactly eight words of Eng
lisiA came along, luckily for Will
loughby, heard the story, and helped
him out of his predicament, and onto
a train. -.-.--
Fed with Ceremony.
Gay Paree. That was the place. for
wolves. In the Hotel Continental at
Paris, Mr. willoughby said, the man
agement at first positively refused to
I keen the animals There was a
courtyard handy He. might keep
them over night in. the courtyard.
But only till morning. When morn
ing came the management relented.
and when they discovered what great
attraction the pets became two
walters were assigned to bring me-
| ticulously prepared chopped meat on
a silver platter and milk in a glass
bowl, with great ceremony, and be-
| fore the assembled guests feed the
| "distin nguished" foreign quadrepeds.
| But II was back in Minsk, Russia.
| that the beasts showed their dire in
| gratitude They "chewed up all the
4 rubber nipples In Minsk," according
In their proud owner. Wolf like,