American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-10

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grand fleet believed that war had been
declared; and Insignificant foreign d.
plomats we're under the impression
that the emperor had at last deigned
to notice them.
The whole thing was a huge Joke in
vented by the kaiser on the castle ter
race, and the court and the imperial
family were in fits of laughter over it
for a week.
A Message to the Emperor.
One afternoon when we were back
again at the palace at Potsdam the
emperor was explaining to me a GER
tain order he wished carried out. Pres
emily one of the fiunkeys entered with
a private note for his majesty. The
emperor read 1t, and instantly l saw
that his countenance grew pale and
his changed.
He read it again, and then re-read
1t, his lips compressed, his eyebrows
narrowed, and his cheeks unduly pale.
Afterwards he struck a match and
burned the letter In the CRATE.
That missive no doubt contained
some grave news, the nature Of which
1 could not guess, because he suddenly
abandoned his work, and, telling me to
meet him in the study at eight o'clock
that evening, he strobe out.
When he had gone out l picked up
the blackened finder and examined 1t,
but 1t was so charred that I could not
read any word, though from the two
or three marks of the pen l realized
that it had been written by the hand
Of a woman.
An hour later / learned that the en-
peror had left Potsdam. He had by
receipt of that letter evidently become
seriously perturbed.
1 called the turnkey who had handed
him the missive and questioned him.
He had received it from another serv-
ant who had received it from someone
else. until at last I discovered that 1t
had been handed by a young girl to
one of the sentries on duty outside the
palace, who in due course had sent 1t
in to his majesty.
While passing along one of the cor
ridors that evening 1 met bald-headed
old Won Klupfel, who was at that time
grand chamberlain, and he beckoned
me into his cozy room. Then, when the
door was closed, he asked
"What has h%appenedf The emperor
has left incognito and all of a sudden
The state ball tomorrow night has beer
cancelled"
Cancelled" l echoed. "Where has
the emperor gomez
Nobody knOws-except Herman
his personal valet, whom he has taker
with him."
Curious" l remarked, thinking o.
the letter, though. of course, l told Vol
Klupfel nothing of 1t. Whatever tran
spired within his majesty's study wa'
always regarded as a strict secret
t More than one serious family quarre
had occurred there in my presence.
"Well. something serious has Ger
tainly occurred. That IS my belief,
J. declared the old chamberlain. "'Uncle
Zeppelin was coming to the palace to
morrow on a visit, and l have just sen
t him a telegram to postpone his jour
ney."
"But his majesty had two importan
s engagements tomorrow, and, in add
q ton. a military parade in Berlin
said.
"All is Cancelled. my dear Won Hell
zendorff," replied the old fellow. 9TH
emperor has left for a destination III
o known. 1 suppose 1 had better repol
l. his absence to the imperial chance
+ lori" he added.
+ mo. if 1 were you 1 would say notl
d ing" 1 replied. "For some private re
# son his majesty has evidently bee
forced to go on a journey. Witho'
T. doubt 1 shall hear from him tomorrow
s. AS o as 1 do so 1 will tell you"
A Telephone Message From "Herr
Zeller."
4. Nv expectation was realized, for Il
G. next day lust after six o'clock in Il
1T evening 1 received a telegram dispatc
n ed from HARLEM, in Holland, orderil
N me to go to the Adlon hotel, IN Beril
ut at once and register there. The co
n Guiding words of the message, sent
English, were: "You will receive
Is telephone call at 10 80 tonight"
is was signed "Zeller," one of the nam
used by the emperor when he travel
/ incognlto.
L ordered the car and drove into b
lin, taking with me a small bag, a
u engaged a room In Herr Adlon's hot
in which was a telephone.
ly Soon after ten o'clock I told {
telephone operator that II anyone ra
OF me up 1 should be in my room.
RI Half-past ten came, and then SLOW
I'D the hands of the clock passed round
eleven, and past.
"a Suddenly there was a sharp ri
N and 1 took up the receiver.
CHI A strange voice sounding far aw
a asked for me, and I replied In the
irmative.
Ike Then in a few seconds another vo