Show BARON WAlTER AN FRANCISCO HOTEL He Has Menial Job ause H He Is Sore in Need eed of Money Toll 5 Ken Jim eWI BerrIe FRANCISCO Dec 9 Being Being a a. at t the Bellevue hotel is the occupation of Baron Alexander erst- erst Braun Broun Russian nobleman In the artillery branch Russian military establishment a fugitive from Russian rand find more recently still a near lot Jot fortune In California baron Is working a aa as a waiter welter for tor forin torill in ill American reason that he Is I But it Is not BO So o plain cona cona con- con a a. a little Russian woman the re- re reI I fiancee of ot the baron She is havo have arrived here a a. few days ard the steamship Maru having aying followed her betrothed e kingdom of the czar And she sheen shen en n reported as hovering tearfully I ithe the Bellevue seeking to learn baron of yesterday Is a a. waiter y 7 es Fiancee n Braun admits that he boarded hoarded inyo Maru upon her arrival herenS here ing nS' nS to greet his fiancee but he hees hes es s that she ghe was wa not on the ship says that he Is anxiously wait wait- learn why she did not take pas- pas n the vessel ho e C Russian consulate i it was us said Ton ron Braun was known to the theto te to as a former fonner officer in the theof ot of the czar who had for some been endeavoring to return to and re-enter re the military sert ISert cerat ser ser- at t the Russian government hadd had d that Brauns Braun's services were not Dot 1 1 and that at any rate It would dous for the baron to return to toI I because of the fact tact that he had tely levant to China after a n. aS S ancy pancy had been discovered In his huis ts its aa na customs manager at Eydt- Eydt ion on the German Gennan border zar's Ezar's Soldier on n i Braun occupies an Inexpensive at the hotel 1105 Golate Gol- Gol ate te avenue lie He Is known there thereas rs as s Mr Braun Braun the Russian gend gen gen- teil ill d on lie he edge of his bed i in this the Baron reluctantly revealed athe a a. athe the the personal history that has ly set him off from among the walters at the Bellevue and Ifor him the keen leen Interest of stel tel guests lie Ito said ave ve been in California for about I came came here ere because of ss JS In China My reason nc my title and accepting employment at the B Bellevue l evue wa was waa needed the money en Sn after m my roy graduation from tram then the thein in n military academy at Petro be he e Russian Japanese war began begau service sen After that and un- un was lieutenant In the artillery ev I was retired from the tho army 1 ll Q J l. l r L ithe i samo i imo mo year 1 was appointed ea post of ot customs C manager at I held that post until theS theine the S ine ng of the present European EUropea war i irom I from rom Russia the tho Inception of the war I 1 sought lIt and was told tola that I would ted as I 1 spoke oko four tour different and would be of ot value in the because of that Then I r resigned stoma post an and antl 1 was preparing ilary service when I was wall advis advised d de e government had baa definitely deo de- de to o accept mo me Into the army In my successor In the cus- cus post st had and I 1 was inI In- In I one day th t there was aa a a. short- short labout in my accounts and ant given seven days In hi which to it good With my army hopes hopes' my my customs Job gone and withey with withey with ey ICY in iii SIght eight I decided not to wait I B lapse apse of at s seven ven days I e ead d I fled ned to China Th There re I Id i id ed d In business and met with reI reI re- re I 1 then c came rne to California andI and I here bere at about the tha time the tho I rere L' preparing to proceed to the tho thoon on 5 border I offered my services I army officer to the tho recruiting of of- of 1 company B n. n in Oakland They i icy cy ey would take fake me inc In a aa as a private I could not see that If they hade bad had e f for tor r an ex experienced d army officer I IRot Rot PLOt want to serve Charge C trouble with mth the then hiS hla n customs service Baron Jaron Braun Braunt Braunat mt at t he was not In any sense sens 1 a n. ao tl Ie o sal saUl said difficulty arose by reason of theat the theat thet at t in order to make male ge ad chule chargeable against a a. fund which was waa depleted I took n ney y from froni another fund und and that ain the rules When an axion exion ex- ex ion lon of my books Was waa made theom therom the tho thoom om rom which I had bad irregularly WA 11 found to ta b b. b |