The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-11-12
FORMER KAISER
CUTS SAD FIGURE
AS he CROSSES
HOLLAND BORDER
Leans on Walking Stick,
Proud Bearing Gone in
Seeking Refuge
BEL CLANS JEER
FLEEING KING
Call Him Assassin Cover
ed Part Of Journey in
An Automobile

Amsterdam, Monday, Nov. 11.-A
great mystery still is being made of
the destination in Holland of William
Hohenzollern, the former German
emperor. Three different country
seats of the Bentinck family now are
mentioned as his temporary abode.
The former German emperor made
an inglorioues entry into Holland,
according to reports fro Eysden.
At 7:30 o'clock Sunday morning 10
travel stained automobiles driven by
Prussian officers were seen coming
slowly through the fog along the
Vise- -Maastracht high road. The last
Belgian village. Mouland, which is
almost on tn g border line, was still
asleep. The noise of the motors
brought out a crowd of curious viii
layers.
Picture of Despair
The former ruler of Germany was
dressed in the uniform of ageneral
with an officers cap and carried a
sword. The erstwhile martial figure
was huddeld and bent on a walking
stick while his eyes stared straight
ahead.
The Dutch frontier guards stopped
the cortege. After some brief for
nlalities the automobiles were con-
Quoted to the railway station at
Eysden. Dutch cavalry and military
cyclists formed a Gordon about the
station. Crowds of Belgion refugees
sWarned about the station, crying:
"Abas GuiLlaume Assassin" ;" W &c
Abandons Uniform
An imperial train arrived at the
station an hour later. It consisted
of IA cars and William Hohenzollern
who had walked up and down the
railway platform, entered the train
and changed to civilian clothers.
Arrangements for the. reception of
the Germans were made by General
Van Deutz. aid de camp to Queen
Wilhelmina, who went to- German
headquarters last week.
Shots Fired at Train
London, Nov. 11.--A special dis
patch from Eysden. Holland, says
that when the train of William Ho-
henzollern. arrived there the former
German emperor was not aboard.
Later he arrived by motor car, ha,v-
ing abandoned the train because OF
the shots fired at the window of the
car in, which he was riding The ex-
emperor. Joined his officials on the
platform OF the station at Eysden. He
was looking haggardN and broken
down. Although his nerves appear
ed to be at the breaking point he
walked up and down the platform
slowly and then entered the train.
Not ON Speaking Terms.
London. Nov. 12.-A dispatch to
The Daily Mail from The Hague dated
Sunday, says 1t was the Intention OF
the former emperor to remain on
board his train at sEysden throughout
the night and that he would leave
Monday morning for internment in a
chateau between Utrecht and Arnhem.
1t was added that his suite would be
inEerned at Arnhem.
IA dispatch attributed to The Mas
tricht, Holland, Handelesblad, says.
the presence of the former German.
crown prince with the Hohenzollern
party has not been confirmed, but that
it is known former Prince Joachim
and General Won Falkenhayn We're
with the former emperor.
On the other hand, The Daily Mall
described the ex-emperor and the for
Yner crown prince walking on oppo-
site ends OF the Eysden platform
without exchanging words.