The Washington herald., 1906-11-09
WILHELM BALKSLOYE
Prince Joachim, Engaged to
Actress, Sent to Africa.
KAISER AS A MATCHBREAKER
Gives infatuated Relative Plenty of
Time to Forget Notorious Concert
Hall Singer, Who II Now Trying to
Get a Divorce from Her Husband,
an ImpecuniOus Austrian Baron.

Berlin, Nov. S.-Marie Sulzer, the con-
/ cert hall actress, who is engaged to
marry Prince Joachim, of Prussia, will
probably have plenty OF time in which TO
perfect her title as Baroness Won Lieben-
/ berg, to which she laid siege, and secure
divorce from the baron before she is
married to her fiance.
/ Prince Joachim has Just been ordered
4 to German Southwest Africa for daring
TO oppose the Kaiser's wishes in threat
ening to marry the woman despite all op-
position.
/ The story Of Maries marriage TO the
/ Baron Won Liebenberg, on condition that
/ he was at once to qualify for divorce
so that she might possess his title, Great
ed a great hit when published last week
Now comes the report on the practical
/ Punishment Of the prince.
/ Hitherto Prince Joachim has been con-
nected with one OF the crack guards Of
! regiments. He has been transferred 70
/ the colonial corps and must give up the
/ luxuries of life in Berlin Tor the African
/ desert, and deny himself the charm Of his
! sweetheart's companiOnship.
In connection with the so-called chan
| cellor crisis General Helmuth Won Moltke,
/ chief of stan. is mentioned as likely to
/ succeed Chancellor Won BuelOw. Should
/ General Won MOltke be appointed IL
would mean a repetition OF the situation
1 that prevailed when the Kaiser made
( the obedinet Count Won Capriv chan
/ cellor for the sole purpose of executing
/ the imperial will
] General Won Moltke is the champion Of
/ the Kaiser's supposed reactionary mill
/ tary policy, and is chief agent of the al
/ legged court camarilla.
Baron Wants TO Be Paid.
Baron Liebenberg. the impoverished
Austrian nobleman who recently married
/ Marie Sulzen, the actress. in Lon
don. is now in this city. He says
that if Prince Joachim does not compen-
the loss he sustained in marrying the
woman he will sue her for the restitu-
tion of his conjugal rights. If she then
refuses 10 live with him. he Will sue her
for divorce on the ground Of desertion.
I The love affair of Prince Joachim and
| Marie Sulzen has occupied much space in
the European newspapers Of late. As
told in recent cable dispatches. Prince
Joachim. If he married a woman not be-
longing to the nobility. would be COM
10
To get around the difficulty it was ar
ranged thai the actress should marry
Baron LiebenberZ who was living OBJ
| scurely in London. and that the latter
| should then give the actress grounds for
obtaining a divorce.
Baron Gets Half His Money.
The whole affair was arranged through
a matrimonial agency. who agreed to pay
the baron $3.50 when the marriage was
an accomplished fact. The actress had
thus obtained a title. and another similar
amount was 20 be paid him when a de-
cree of divorce should be granted
The couple had never seen each other
/ until they met at the registrars Office.
where the knot was tied Immediately
after the knot was tied the baron de-
parted with the agent for the continent
/ 10 qualify for divorce
II is assumed that the loss the baron
now complains OF IS the second S3,759
he was TO receive when a decree was
I granted