Evening star., 1923-04-03
Turkey, Contrary to Expectations,
Will Not Accept Teetotalism

empress in all her church building.
religious and philanthropic activities.
In his younger days Andrew had been
IN the diplomatic service, but had
been dismissed by old Prince Bis
marck, owing to the inCompatibility
OF his evangelical hobbies with his
diplomatic duties. Thus, while first
secretary OF the German embassy at
Madrid, he had started upon a walk
ing tour through the provinces. aC-
companied by a cart drawn by.
donkey, and freighted with Spanish
translations of the Lutheran Bible.
AS Protestant proSelytism was and is
strictly forbidden by law, he quickly
became involved in trouble with the
rural authorities and clergy-was
mobbed in many places by the peas
ants--and was finally arrested and
locked up, which naturally resulted
in diplomatic incident, in his de-
parture from Spain and III the
termination of his diplomatic career.
He married a very rich Swiss lady,
which exceeded six foot two.
AS for Count Gunther BernstorN
and his American wife, the latter is
an adopted daughter of f. ]. Thoma-
son of Burling gton. n. J. Her first
husband was James a. Birch, Jr.. the
carriage manufacturer, and brother
Oh SOi. luOIldS BITCH, one lllne
American minister to Portugal. After
being divorced, she became the wife
of the soi-diSant Baron" Walter
won" Radeck, unfayorably known IN
New York society. When she ascer-
tained. somewhat late in the day, that
Radeck was not a diplomat not q
baron. not even an ordinary noble with
the predicate Of won and that she
was nothing but plain Mrs" RadeClS.
wife of a man with an extremely
shady past, she came to the conclu-
sion that she had bought a gold
brick-that he had acquired posses
sion OF her hand by false pretenses-
and she took immediate steps to
secure a dissolution Of the union.
She then married Count Gunther
gall and wormwood to his father.
the ambassador, since the latter had
had no end of trouble with RadecE
In England and in America.
It seems that Count Gunther Bern
storff had expressed himself very
freely about the man. learning II hiCh
Radeck sought out his successor IN
his wife's affections and publicly sub
jected him to the indignities sub
scribed above. Radeck is a man Of
such notorious past that he had long
been known as "hors honneur"-tlar
is to say, incapable of granting sat
isfaction on the field of honor In a
duel. Bernstorff was required by
military regulations and social ethics
to cut Radeck down with his sword
for tearing his shoulder straps from
his uniform and was about TO do it
when Radeck smashed his sword.
Bernstorff made no further attempt
to resent the insult. and, as there
could be no question of a duel, he had
to leave the army.
Radeck's career in England was
brought to sensational close
through his exposure i'll court Of
law in November, 1905, the records
Of which I have now before me. In
spite of the publicity of the case, he
subsequently, turned up in New York.
secured the entree TO society and
temporary membership of several OF
it's smartest clubs. But one night he
had the misfortune TO encounter at Il
dinner given by some well known
people on 9TH avenue Gen. Sir Cecil
Lowther, then military secretary TO
the Duke of Connaught at ottawa,
and who denounced him so vigorouslN
as a fraud and a blackleg that he
was then and there elected from the
house.