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KING and QUEEN
IN A|RsH|P TRIP
WILHELM AND CHARLOTTE SAIL
FOR HALF-HoUR.
RULERS BRAVE BIG PERIL
Finding the Sail Delightful tho Royal
Personages Congratulate Air Navi-
gator on Feat-First Tour Of
Royalty in History.
Kina Wilhelm Of Wurttemburq.

King Wilhelm of Wurttemburg.
Friedrichshafen, July friday for
the first time in history, reigning
king and queen made an ascension in
Siderable balloon. The royal per-
sonages were King Wilhelm of Wurt-
temburg and Queen Charlotte, who
are staying in their castle on the
shores of Lake Constance, and who ac-
cepted Count Zeppenlin's offer to make
trip in his airship. His majesty was
the first to ascend and sailed for half
an hour over the waters of the lake
and found the experience SO delightful
return to the floating shed, where he
prevailed on Queen Charlotte to take
his place on the platform for an aerial
excursion.
Hearing that the king and queen of
| Wurttemburg had arrived at their
castle, Count Zeppelin decided at
three o'clock Friday afternoon to make
an ascension in his big flying ma.
chine. After various maneuvers, he
directed the machine to the vicinity of
the castle and circumnavigated the
royal residence and Its surrounding
park.
Monarch Is Fearless.
The royal personages observed the
evolutions from the grounds of the
castle and when the airship returned
to the lake the king and queen pro-
ceeded aboard the royal yacht to the
balloon shed. Their presence was
signaled to Count Zeppelin, who was
cruising aloft, and the airship imme-
diately descended. Count Zeppelin Of
fered to take King Wilhelm for a
trip and the monarch accepted with
out hesitation, stepping aboard the
forward platform beside the count, En-
gineer Duerr and several mechanics,
while Gen. Won Heilsinger, the kings
chief aide, mounted the platform. At
$40 o'clock quietly and smoothly, the
airship moved off and rose into the
air $50 feet. It's bows were then
turned toward the castle, which was
reached in eight minutes. The entire
domain was circulated several times,
giving the king an opportunity for a
splendid birds eye view of his pos
sessions.
King Is Enthusiastic.
Then the return was made to the
shed, where the queen was waiting.
| The water anchor was cast out and
King Wilhelm and his aide were trans
ferred to motor boat. They landed
at 4:04 p. m. The king appeared full
| of enthusiasm while relating his ex-
| periences to the queen, who few
| minutes afterward adopted his sug-
| gestion TO make the trip. Boarding
l the motorboat, her majesty mounted
the fore platform of the. balloon, ac.
companied by lady of honor, while
court chamberlain Rasster clambered
to the platform aft. Again, at Alb
o'clock the airship rose and with the
motorboat following it. bearing King
Wilhelm another flight was made over
the castle grounds. The queen en-.
joyed the same spectacle that her hus-
band already had seen. The crowds
below waved handkerchiefs and
cheered, to which the occupants of the
balloon cordially replied. Later Count
Zeppelin carried out further steering
tests in a most satisfactory manner
Thousands of congratulatory dis
patches from all parts of the world
have reached him. Among them Is
one from Emperor William, which
says: "Heartiest congratulations.
stand by you now as ever. William