American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-07-17

buy his paper from that one shop close
to the Rue de Provence, where be had
rooms.
The Arrest Of General Won Trautmann.
On the third night following I stood
in the emperor's private room at Pots
dam and made my report, explaining
all that I knew and what I had wit
messed in Paris.
THAT man knows a very great deal
but how does he known snapped the
emperor. "See Schunke early tomor-
row." he ordered, land tell him to dis
cover the link between this young
BLACKBOARD and your friends the Brei-
tenbachs, and report to me-"
Next morning l sat with the astute
Schunke at the headquarters Of the
detective police in Berlin, and there
discussed the affair fully, explaining
the result Of my Journey to Paris aud
what I had seen, and giving him the
order from the kaiser.
"But. count. If this woman Breiten-
bach and her daughter are your
friends. you will be able to visit them
and CLEAN something" he said.
81 have distinct orders from the en-
peror not to visit them while the in
quiry is in progress" l replied.
Later that same morning returned
to the Marmor palace to report to the
crown prince, but found that his high
ness was absent upon an official visit
of inspection at Stuttgart.
In the meantime I several times saw
the great detective. Schunke, and
found that he was in constant cOmmu-
nication with Baron Steinmetz in Paris.
The pair were evidently leaving no
stone unturned to elucidate the mys-
terry Of those annoying letters, which
were still falling as so many bombs
into the center Of the kaiser's court.
Suddenly, one Sunday night, all Ber-
lin was electrified at the news that
General Won Trautmann, captain gen
eral Of the palace guard-whOm, truth
to tell, the crown prince had long Sc
cretly hated because he had once dared
to utter some word Of reproach-had
been arrested and sent to a fortress at
the emperor's order.
An hour after the arrest his mates.
tvs personal adjutant commanded me
by telephone to attend at the Berlir
Schloss. When we were alone, the
kaiser turned to me and said:
"Count Won Heltzendorff, you vii
say nothing Of your recent visit t
Paris. or of the authorship Of thos'
anonymous letters-you understand
You know absolutely nothing"
Then, being summarily dismissed by
a wave Of the imperial hand. I retired
more mystifed than ever. Why SHOULD
my mouth be thus closed7
When I returned to my rooms tina
evening Schunke rang me up on TIL
: telephone with the news that N!
friends the Breitenbachs had CLOSED
l their house and left early that morn
ing for Brussels.
"Where is S~eeligerf" I inquired.
? "In Brussels. The Breitenbach
! have gone there to Join him, now tina
the truth Is out, and his father
under arrest"
The emperor's fury knew no bounds
His mind poisoned against the poo
old general, he had fixed upon him a
the person responsible for that dis
graceful correspondence which for s
3 many weeks had kept the court in cor
Y slant turmoil and anxiety. Though hi
J. majesty was aware Of the actua
writer Of the letters. he would nc
t listen to reason. and openly declare
l. that he would make an example of tn
. silver-haired old captain general Of tn
guard. who. after all. was perfect
e innocent Of the deeds committed by hi
l- vagabond son.
s A prosecution was ordered, an
three weeks later It took place I
I camera, the baron. Schunke and
o number Of detectives being ordered {
give evidence. So damning. indeed
was their testimony that the judg
It passed the extreme sentence Of twent
years Imprisonment.
e And I. who knew and held proofs {
Is the truth, dared not protest.
e Elise 5reitenbaeh.
Where was the generals son-tT
.e real culprit and author Of the letters
I made inquiry Of Schunke, Of II
l baron. and Of others who had, at II
order of the all-highest. %cOnspired
Is ruin poor Won Trautmann. All, how
ever, declared ignorance. and yet, q
10 riously enough, the fine house Of II
Breitenbachs in the Alsenstrasse sti
Il remained empty.
le About six months after the seer,
,? trial of the unfortunate general 1 ha
c. accompanied the crown prince on
visit TO the Quirinal, and one afte
IS noon while strolling along the Cors
h. in Rome. suddenly came face TO faC
n with Fraulein Elise Breitenbach.
Is In delight I took her into Ronzi'
t the noted confectioaer's at the corn,
q. Of the Piazza Colonna, and there,
one Of the little tables, she explainC
2 to me how she and her mother, havir
s become acquainted with Franz See1
n ger-not knowing him TO be the &c.
erals sOn-they suddenly fell undi
Is the suspicion Of the Berlin secret p