Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-12-10
IS
F0ILED; aide
is WOUNDED
Sick From Mental Depres-
sion Former Emperor
Tries to End Life.

London. Dec. 10. William
HOhenzOllern. the former Ger
man emperor. has attempted 10
commit suicide, following men
tai depreS sion, according 10 the
Leipzig Tageblatt, which +
quoted in a Copenhagen dis
patch 10 the Exchange Tele-
graph company. A member OF
the former emperOT's retlnue,
who prevented Herr HOhenzOl-
lern from carrying out his In
tentiOn, received a wound, IL Is
said.
Advices received IN London last
night stated that "the former kai-
ser. fearing extradition and trial.
has worried himself Ill. and that
aRother specialist has arrived az
Amerongen and is in constant at
tendance"
COnfers on Laws.
William Hohenzollern. the for
mer German emperor, has had sew
eral interviews at Amerongen with
two German experts on information
al law with whom he discussed his
personal position. according TO an
Amsterdam dispatch to the Express.
These experts arrived and left Am
erOugen in rather mysterious
manner.
Writing Book oi His Life.
1t is understood. according to tho
dispatch, that Herr Hohenzollern SIS
writing his autobiography and "A
history of his reign. He will eX-
plain his attitude before and dur
ing the war, it is said. The book,
which will be long, is intended for
/ publication, or If its author is tried
/ before an international tribunal
may be read as a part OF his de-
/ fense.
Sheds His Uniform.
Amerongen, Holland, Saturday,
Dec T. delayed (By the Asso-
ciated Press Since his formal
abdication, william HoheuzolIern
has shed his uniform and appears
, regularly in civilian clothes about
/ his retreat here. as do the members
of his suite. The encourage has
been reduced in number 10 IS, fCr
/ himself and the former empress.
The family life of the crstwhila
royal pair appears TO flow as even
ly as that of any middle aged coll
pie who might be enjoying n quiet
country holiday Their rooms Oh
the first floor OF the castle com
mand a wide view Of the landscape.
They dine with their host, Count
Won Bentinck. being often Joined at
the meal by the counts brother, a
noble residing in a neighboring cas-
tie, and spend much Of their time
together strolIing through the cas-
tie grounds
Yesterday Herr IohcnzoIIarn
went for a walk into the country
while his wife explored tho neigh
F., boring market town Of Wagoningan.
: Today the eX-emperOr visited Itty-
lestein, a Bentlnck family proper
ty, where he INDUCED in tree shoot
ing for the sake Of exercise.
Many RumOrs Of Plots.
The quiet Of the village here is
occasionally startled by Wild ru-
nOTS OF plOlS upon lHe lDi Nl'I 'Iil"
peror's life, but the 'su7piciaua
person found lurking about the cas-
tie" generally turns ont to be n
harmless newspaper man lH saroh
Of copy. Another rumo-, 0f which
no confirmation can be had, 's that
Herr Hohenzolleru has bought "a
villa in the e'ehborhood Tho ems
trance into the castle IS sull strict
ly guarded
Holland Sought Kaiser?
Paris, Monday Dec. o. Tho city
council at Spa has produced cvi-
/ dencc proving that a Dutch gem
oral came TO spa 10 NEE the for
mer German emperor before his
( flight into Holland, according 10
'he Matin. II would appear, there
fore, that his reception and that %
/ the crown prince and suite at tho
Dutch frontier was "a mere conf
edy," the newspaper continues.