Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-12
KAISER ARRIVES
At M|DDACHTEN
Takes Up Abode at Count
Bentinck's Chateau at
veIp, Near Arnhem.
THE EMPRESS STILL ILL


By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 12.-WHIism
Hohensollern, the foriner German 2
emperor. arrived Sunday at Count
Bentinek's chateau of Middachten,
at Velp, near Arnkem, according
to a dispatch to the Daily Express
dated Sunday at Velp.
The former emperor was accom-
panied by two equerries. All three
were in civilian attire.
An Amsterdam dispatch to the
Daily Express, dated Sunday, says
that the former German empress In
i'll mt Potsdam. near Berlin, and
that the former crown princess Is (.
at her bedside.
AMSTERDAM, Monday, November
ia 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.
Makes Inglorious Entry.
The former German emperor made
an inglorious entry into Holland, ac-
cording to reports from Eysdon. At
1870 o'clock Sunday morning ten
trayel-stained automobiles driven by
Prussian officers were seen coming
slowly through the fog along the
Wise -Maastricht high road. The last
Belgian village, Mouland, which is
almost on the border line. was still
asleep. The noise OF the motors
brought out a crowd OF curious vii
layers.
The former ruler of Germany was
dressed in the uniform of general,
with an officers cap and carried a
sword. The erstwhile martial figure
was huddled and bent on walking
stick; while his eyes stared straight
ahead.
Guards Stop Cortege.
The Dutch frontier guards stopped
the cortege. After some brief formal
tiles the automobiles were conducted
Dutch cavalry and military cyclists
formed a Gordon about the station.
Crowds of Belgian refugees swarmed
around the station. crying, Abas
Guillaumo. Assassin"
An imperial train arrived at the
station an hour later. 1t consisted
Of fourteen cars. and William Hohen-
zollern, who had walked up ana doWn
the railway platform. entered the
train and changed to civilian clothes.
Arrangements for the reception of
.ha Cermans were made by Gen. Van
I,eutz. aid de camp to Queen Wflhel-
nina who went to German headquar-
ters last week.
Fifty-one Persons in Party.
LONDON. November 11.-Reports are
still contradictory as to whether the
former empress accompanied her hus-
band on his fight to Holland. A
Dutch agency message from Amster-
dam says that the party consists OF
fifty-one persons, including the former
empress and crown prince ana Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg.
Les Nouvelles of The Hague does
mt mention the former empress, but
says that high military authorities. Of
the grand headquarters and court
funotionaries are with William Hohen-
yojlern There were several carloads
of archives brought to the border, the
newspaper says.
Said No Women Were in Party.
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
The Hague dated Sunday says the
former Empress OF Germany was not
on board the train. and that no women
were among the party. This dispatch
asserts that 1t was the intention of the
former emperor to remain on board the
train at Eysden throughout the night.
and that he would leave Monday MORN
ing for internment in a chateau between
Utrecht and Arnhem. 1t was added
that his suite would be interned at
Arnhenl.
A dispatch attributed to the Maas-
tricht. Holland, Handelsblad, says the
presence Of the former German crown
prince with the HohenzolIern party has
NOT been confirmed, but that it is known
FORMER Prince Joachim and Gen. Won
Falkenhayn were with the former en-
peror.
On the other hand, the Daily Mail
| describes the ex-emperor and the for
mer crown prince walking on opposite
ends Of the Eysden platform without
ax hanging words -ssf