El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-24

CTOCKHOL1L Sweden. June "a
y With the arrival Of a suave but
firm Tipped official from the Ameri-
can embassy with a request for im-
mediate audience concerning the ac-
ton taken against one Of his COM
patriots, il transpired that when Ar
mold Muller had been arrested in the
German capital he was in the com
pany OF an American friend. Bliss
Hartman. special correspondent in
Berlin. of prominent New York
journal Hartman was in 8Iuuer's
confidence and when the latter was
hustled off TO the cells By Won Ja-
COWS orders, he at once appealed to
the embassy on his friends behalf
revealing the whole story
The official in turn laid the fact
before Wilhelm urging the possible
grave consequences. at that critical
Iuucture in the relationships of the
two nations, Of an American citizen's
arrest and punishment for an act
committed under such strong provo
carioE-
Needless to say. the kaiser. ordered
young Luller's release, and that at
once, before he could be brought be-
fore the courts that day. when. as
the embassy official warned Wilhelm.
he had vowed TO make public the rea-
".-AH Aaa ms assault AAENAAA A.aAAE aAaA-
gust So ne was promptly ana
quietly set at liberty, 10 the delight
ed relief Of his anxious sweetheart.
Crown Princes Stupidity.
News came OF a disaster to pOr-
ton OF the crown princes army. The
official report CLOSED it over; de-
tails were kept from the German pub
lc- but ID was announced that Gen.
Won Eeissengen. in command of that
sector Of the French front. was To
be summarily retired.
The young and handsome wife OF
the unfortunate officer was then one
~ the ladies OF the court Frau Won
ReissenEen was a personal friend Of
mine, but had never been q favorite
with my mistress because her un-
usual good looks had drawn the adj
mirinE glances Of the kaiser.
one day. just after receipt Of the
bad news. FRAU Won RessenEen came
20 the Ealzerln's bouoOlr, when 7 was
sitting with her. and sought an au-
dieuce- 7 observed that the generals
wife was strained and aEirated in
manner. and that her dark eyes bore
signs Of recent tears
Pleads for Husband.
Your majesty" she began, 81 have
come 10 beE your interest and favor
on behalf OF my nus9lnd- Your NAL
estv must know that my husband is
q pe pu1lsl el--reI l-el -l9r /" mar las
happened at the front But I plead
with you graciOusly TO intervene for I
him with the llaise---'
Ny mistress frOWned. and tnter- Z
rupted co1dly-
That is impossible. 7 am surprised. ]
Frau Won ReissenEen, that you should !
make such request 7 never inter ]
Herewith military matters. and can ]
uOr dc so now
Not even th7ucn his sentence is I
undeserved and UNJUST the gem I
erals wife exclaimed, her tears start |
ing afresh-
~Tou have TO right TO say that /
said the kaiserin cit is natural. Of I
course. for you 20 excuse your hus- D
band. but such blunds-s as his must I
be punished"
Z have the right 70 say s0-r Frau I
Won ReissenEen bust out sEci-sily.
The blunder was not my husbands I
End he is Icing made a ScapeEoat for i
for an0thert Friedrich has written /
II. me and revealed the truth He act
ed against his better judgment. and I
was compelled TO obey his hiEluess,
the crown princes ordersl"
Truth TriumphE In End.
sympathetic as I was towards Try