Show jL jI Staunch Friend of France 1 Paris Pari Dec 17 liThe The death death of King Kine Leo Leopold 1 of Belgium removes one of Q the staunchest staunches friends of ot Prance France He saved aved Belfort for France Prance after the war of f lilt 1871 and during durin numerous crises In the his history hl hI tory of the third republic never faUel te to 0 place his bis sound advice at the disposal of the government Despite the pleasure lot loving ing follies I which marred his bis career the French statesmen consider the role played by Leopold II in Europe was large and dis die distinctively I that of a political peacemaker He Ho was frequently the counsel of other I monarchs and though he be broke with ev cv every ery pry of his own family at times his intervention is t believed belleW l to have pre prevented prevented I vented scandal andal 8 and tro tm ole in many princely houses hou notably of Get Gee Germany many and Austria Personally he was extreme fond of France and passed a great areaL portion of his bis time here A few years ago he was a familiar figure on the boulevards at the thet theE t E c I jL jI opera and in the te restaurants where he j earned title litle of the sportiest king in Eu Europe Europe Europe rope Since his alliance with Baroness Bareness i Vaughan however the Cue places of amuse amusement amusement I I ment had seen little of him Career of Baroness Barone Vaughn Vauhn I The Matin MaUn sa says sars s Baroness Vaughan was wa horn born Caroline Caroli Lacroix and was the daughter of the house bouM porter at the French Finch F legation hi In Budapest The man who was known as Baron Vaughan was wa in reality a French named Durieux Leopold first met the woman at Os Ostend Ostend tend Following her acquaintance nce with the king she was wu the mother of two chill chil children dren Lucien Loden the Duke of now BOW aged 5 years sears who was born at Yule VUIe france franes and Phillips Phillipe Count of Raven RaYeD stem item who was a born at three years ago agoA J JA A dispatch from Rome says that the tM Vatican confirms the marriage of Leopold and Baroness Vaughan Yau han at n Remo Bemo Italy last lut year |