Show I Russian Royalists Escape 4 2 f e ei 1 e i 2 1 e 4 loi Stokers on U. U S S. Steamer Ste-amer 1 V TE YORK June o. o Thirteen 5 Thirteen Russians signed up as officers and members members mem mem- i NEW V bers of the thc crew of the American steamship Lind which arrived here ere today from Copenhagen are arc reported to be either eitler escaped members of the official family of the flue former emperor of 01 Russia Russin Nicholas Romanoff or former high officials of the Russian naY navy The rhe appearance of the men ini indicated that they were above the tho positions they were cre filling one being and the others members of the boatswain first officer of the ship one a n e. e i 1 1 inta nu I lIce ure U A. S. S iu o. o Efforts to them were prevented prey pre pre- officers O Only lY a D- afew afew y vented b by ship line iino few tew questions were exchanged ed but their bearing and nd answers delivered red in In good English Indicated they y were not average Russian sailors Local custom custom cus cus- tom torn and Immigration officials professed professed protes pro pro- tes to know nothing about thorn thom but i it was reported that t they ticy C halt had signed ned on the John Lind at Copenhagen with the tho knowledge and consent of Qt the I United States government It was also alio lo said that the entire party will soon go to Washington One Ono of the party part was declared b by sailors Bailors of ot the tho John Linds Lind's crew to be bea a member of Q the tho Romanoff family which the tho Russians did not deny when questioned b by them thern Oth Others rs are reported to be bo high officers officers cers core cers who had escaped d from Russia Russin following following fol tol- fol- fol lowing tho the revolution and had made mado their way war to Denmark where they l. l have o been In hiding Their ages zan ranged d from 18 IS to 61 |