Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-07-13
AND CROWN PRINCE AS
RfST Won F1ELTZENDORFF TO WILLIAM LEQUEUX

ply, but l smiled, for the Thuringia
myth had been invented by myself De-
fore l had left for Holland. 1t is at
any time difficult to impose upon the
Berlin police, but, of course, news CIV
| en- out officially from the court they
naturally believe to be the truth.
| Peril of the Emperor.
A quarter of an hour later Leib-
| brands assistant re-entered the room,
and, handing back the photograph,
| placed a file of papers before his chief.
saying:
1.-THE woman is a famous Spanish
dancer, and one of the most active
members of the anarchist society of
Geneva-the society which committed
the bomb outrage upon King Alfonso,
and who were responsible for the re-
cent attempt on the king of Italy"
"An anarchist" l gasped.
"Yes," answered the official. "And
very dangerous one, too. If she put
foot into Germany, we should have
her at once under lock and key"
"Why2"
Because 1t Is known that there Is
conspiracy on foot, organized by that
league in Geneva against his majesty
the emperor. We had news of it from
the Swiss police q month ago."
us there really plot against the
emperor" l asked, much startled
There certainly is in Geneva" re-
! piled Leibbrand. Eat the present mo-
ment we are watching for this dancers
| appearance in Germany. I thought I
was not mistaken when first saw her
picture"
| stood in that bare official room ut
terly staggered. l dared not tell those
! two men the truth or give them warn
ing of the emperor's peril.
| saw, however, that I must act in
stantly. In five minutes l had gathered
| that the woman was one of the most
! dangerous anarchists in Europe, and l
also realized that my memory had
/ served me very well, inasmuch as l
had seen her picture in an illustrated
PAPER a year before, when she had
been arrested in Rome in connection
with an alleged attempt upon the life
! of the king.
Herr Leibbrand, will you please
write down for me the facts you have
just related?" 1 urged.
Most certainly" was his reply, and
taking up his pen he scrubbed the
truth, signing it with a flourish.
Eighteen hours later l assembled in
the lift at the Hotel des hides to the
|
Without waste Of time 1 produced
| the snapshot photograph and asked
him whether he recognized 1t.
'Certa;nly," was his reply. sit is
Madame ROsales," adding, laughingfy,
Il became acquainted with her and
her husband in curiO's manner In
the lift last night. We were ascending
together, madame, who ware a soft
blue evening blouse, standing next to
me. Unfortunately the button on the
wrist of my coat caught in the sleeve
Of her blouse and tore IT, very badly. I
! apolOgized for running the blouse, and
insisted that her husband should send
the damaged garment to me so chat
might replace it with something bet
ter. 1t arrived only five minutes ago,
and is in that little box over there"
/ and he indicated cardboard box ly-
| ing upon the couch.
"Ah! You haven't opened it'll see!''
l exclaimed. "YOur majesty must not
open it! Please read this !" And I
put before him Leibbrand's signed
statement of the identity of Madame
ROSales.
! When the emperor read It he in
=. stantly realized the situation.
Luring the Kaiser.
"Ah! see it all, Heltzendorff. My
practical joking becoming known. the
anarchists have taken advantage of it.
| I have heen lured here, out of Ger
many, by a cleverly conceived dodge.
for | came here believing that I was
| to meet in secret General Oranovski,
chief of the cars military cabinet,
who wished to confer with me. And
though he was due three days ago he
has not arrived. Instead, this woman
and her friends are busy plotting my
| death"
without a doubt. Probably had
you opened that box yonder it might
have been fatal" I said. as it not
wise to leave at once for Berlin2"
Herr Zeller acted promptly upon my
suggestion, and we carried back to
Germany the box containing the az
tress' blouse. Next day in my pres
ence, the box was carefully opened i'm
the military laboratory, when we
found, wrapped in a pretty blue crepe
de chine blouse with heavy beaded
trimming, small canister filled with
high explosive, the fuse so arranged
that had the string of the box been
suddenly released by cutting in the or
binary way a terrible explosion must
have ensued.
Certainly the emperor very nearly
lost his life as a result of his own
practical joking.
AS for the Spanish dancing girl, she
| apparently followed the emperor, for
two days later she and a man named
FerrOni, well-known Italian anarchist