Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-05
KAISER LEFT GERMANY
FOR CERMANYS GOOD
VIM. Hohenzollern Explains Why
He Went to Holland; Didn't
Run Away.

Rotterdam, Dec 5-Thc Shipmaatjc
korrcspondcnten, of this city. published
further interesting details OF the arrival
of Count William of HohenzolIern. the
dcposed German emperor, nj the Castle
Of Count Bcntinck in Holland. Tn
doubtcdly hc was then already regarded
rs beng interncd in that country because
at the station all nonpcrsonal property
was cont'scatcd, thing that is usual IN
cases of internmcnt
When the Kaiser reached Eystlen. on
the Dutch frontier, crowds gathered at
the depot to catch gl' Pc Of the mn
perlal train. They rcf ain | until dark
ness fell The palata, ,rain then was
lighted mp until / clock in the night,
when NIL lights were put out save IN ono
carriage This was the saloon ear and
III II was the kaiscr. General won ialkcn-
hayu was with him.
The Dutch soldiers who guarded the
train state that both of them were listen
ingto the latest news being translated for
them from the early Sunday morning
edition Of the lIandcsbladct of Amster-
dam Il was about O'Clock IN the morn
ing when the lights were extinguished in
the imperial czic's carriage, and the train
got into motion again.
WAS NOT 4 FLIGHT,
II was about II O'Clock in the morning
when the train arrived at RocrmOnd
whore there was stop OF 20 minutes
Arnhcm, a thriving Northern Dutch city,
not TAR from the German frontier town
Of WcScl. was reached At go IN the after
noon and Maarn m hour later. where tho
tatIon buildings were occupied 10y
strong detachment of Dutch troops Auto
mobiles were N readiness To take tho
kaiNcr and lu4 cutouragc to AmCrongcn
Castle. tho scat Of the Dutch BeutluCks
l,on his arrival 1T the chateau q
statcmcut WIS ISSUED ;hat the Kaiser
desired il e. - understood that his
journey Was not q; ali ~ the nature Of
llehi Ir had q i was declared loft
6 rnanv tn facilitate much a. be could
he undertaking .: the ncnl> formed
German government, snd to md il of any
embarrassment that his continued presence
~ Germany might cause
- DECORATIONS.
short ;Imc before the arrival It
the tram Al Maarn another tram pulled III.
bringing strong detachment nf soldiers.
who at unCc proceedc,l 10 clear tho
platform and ,ts vicinity from MI but state
officials and representatives. cf tie Dutch
+tfA III ifIpeHt INST. sAtAtttl " III A%eilllR
pcn:ncl. the host 81 tho monarch NJ
NGrronern castle, constituted. rs II
vcrc. an ofhcial reception committee
IS soon is the tram drew up II the
platform William II descended from
his compartment lIc appeared II Il
l'russian generals uniform, h.tf MS
irrast was innocent of All decorations
He wore rot cvcn the star of the Black
Eagle, the ono insignia II rruSsian ROYALTY
TIErp NNp wrkk.
llc appeared very tIrci and he seemed
20 have c,.od deal Of use for tn, stout
sf3ck upon which he WIS leaning heavily
There Was some cheering very little hv
the waiting Hollandcrs. whom CURIOSITY
had drSwn 20 the depot But hissrS also
Wcrc hcari distinctly IS The imperial
cXilc entered enc Of the ar;omoli ilc~ he
was heard to say. WITH a force. sn,c -
hls host. Count von Kentincl,. Well.
ount " hat 90 2ou have - 81, slout ali
tms7"
The nov ~papcrman. however. vas nor
nc-r enough to catch the Count : rrplv.
l}ut rs he ear ~l,d un 10 he Count
residence At trneraupcn the kalscr was
seen Il hc IN fairiv animated CONVEX
S9tltn Nth HrytInrk