The Ordway new era., 1917-07-20
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STARTLING EXPOSURE OF INNER LIFE OF KAISER AND CROwN rNT. ~
told RY COUNT ERNST Won HELTZEDORFF TO WILLIAM E0OE

that wild mountainous district beyond
Rres,au. For a week we hau oeeh
stayins at n great, hish-up prisoniihe
schIoss. the ancestral home OF Prince
Ludwig Llchtenau, In the "o''e'''
grund. ~ ..,
Tho emrcror and his suite haa
left. and our host had been snddehi!
called TO Berlin by telegram, MS
daughter having been Ill. therefore,
the crown prince and we OF the suite
had remained for some further sport
On the day after the emperors de'
parturc had spent the afternoon III
n small paneled room which over.
looked deep mountain gorge anu
which had been given up to me for
work. I was busy with correspond
ence when the courier from Potsdam
entered and gave me the battered
leather pouch containing the crown
princes letters. Having unlocked II
with my key, found among the cor
respondence a small square packet ad-
dressed TO his imperial highness' ana
marked private"
"Now, fearing bombs or attempts by
other means upon his sons lie, the
emperor had commanded me always to
open packets addressed to him. This
one, however, being marked private
and moreover, the inscription being
in a feminine hand. decided to await
his highness' return.
When at last he came in, wet and
muddy after long days sport. l
showed him the packet. With care
less air he said: "Oh, open 1t, Helt-
zendorr. Open all packets, whether
marked private or not"
81 obeyed. and TO my surprise found
within the paper small leather-cov-
cred Jewel case, In which, reposing
upon bed OF dark blue velvet, was
the beautiful ornament which l had
admired at the throat of the fair
haired British girl-the golden butter
fly.
handed 1t to his highness just as
he was taking cigarette from the box
on a side table.
The sight of It electrified him. BE
held his breath, standing for a few
seconds staring at 1t as though he
were gazing upon some specter. His
countenance was as white as paper.
when did that arrive7' he man
aged TO ask, in hoarse voice, which
showed how completely sight of 1t hat
upset him.
This afternoon. II was In the cou
rier's pouch from Potsdam."
"lf the Truth Came Out"
He seemed highly nervous. and a
the same time extremely puzzled. Re
ceipt of that unique and beautiful
brooch was, ! saw. some sign, but o.
its real significance / remained In en-
tire ignorance
That II had a serious meaning
quickly realized. for within half al
B hour the crown prince and myself wer,
II The train on our 20o-mile journe,
b tGck 10 Berlin
o. arrival his imperial highnes
5-CT= s--aEra- 10 the Berlin Schloss
zlt ta=-s hat & long interview witt
tha @qscur- AZ last I was called int
the familiar Qale-Ereen room. the kai
se-'s private cabinet. and at once say
. that something untoward had oc
4 Cured.
The emperor's face was dark an,
thoughtful. The crown prince, in hi
badly creased uniform betraying
long journey-so unlike his usua
| sp!ck-and-span appearance. stood ner
vously by as the kaiser threw him
self into his writing chair with a dee
grunt and distinctly evil grace.
Il suppose 1t must be done" h
srowled TO his son. did not fore
see that the girl would constitute a SC
rious menacef When she was in Ger
many she might easily have been a,
rested upon some charge and he
mouth closed. Bah. our political DC
lice service grows worse and wors.
We will have it entirely reorganizet
The director, Laubach. is far too ser
umental- far too chicken-hearted."
As he spoke he took up his pen an
4 y.
deep breath as his quill scratche
upon the paper.
You realize" he exclaimed angr,l
to his son, taking no notice of m
presence there, because I was part an
parcel Of the great machinery Of tn
court, you realize what this orde
means! 1t is blow struck against ou
causNstruck by mere slip of a cir
Think, II the truth came out! VII,
all our propaganda in the Unite
States and Britain would be nullifie
In single day. and the good rels
ions We are now extending on ever
hand throughout the world in order \
mislead our enemies would be expose
IN all their true meaning. We canno
aHord that 1t would be far cheape
10 pay twenty million marks-the an
nnal cost Of the whole propaganda 1,
America-than to allow the truth to b
known