The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-12


Into O plot to arrest tho ka1ser, pro-
nouuce him O luna:iee and become tho
emperor overnight. Tho overthrow OF
the Suvartnn king would hove toA-
lowed md Rupprsoht become king OF
Bavaria with moro powers.
WRITTEN By COLONEL EMILE
Won SCHROEDER.
An Officer In the Germany Army.
Trusted Messenger OF tho Kaiser. AS
sociato Of Baroness Elsa BaronIn
Schwe,rln (the Kaiser's Own Per
soma! spy: and Aide-de-Cnuap TO
Prince Rupprecht. tho Crown Prince
Of Bavaria. Tho author OF THESE
Revelations IS Now in Denmark. n
Deser,er. and From That f!aee
Sends These Cha p,crs.
Tho world seems to know very little
about OFT imperial German constitution.
Outside Germany people seem 70 'olnN
that every German IS in love with nus
]:aiser and ;hat he or she woui" LAY
down his or her life for the presHSve-
.riou Of William II. the most fen'arSa-
bile feature OF the German empire mat
huge agglomeration OF kingdoms pe'n-
cIpalttles duchies and dependencies le
that, although the kaiser IS the utolaF
bead Of the whole federation, yet. In
point Of fact. his authority Is ov no
means so welcome. or 80 securely o.
t,b1tsbea as to make disruption impos-
,,hIe or even SO improbable contin-
roncv q. 20 be dismissed from the cares
and anxietIes. manifold and muitl1oHn
o. they ara. that besee that haeassed
and st The present date the most hatoo
man In the whole OF our eIaV NN
throughout the world.
It Is my nrIn conviction that In case
o,r ar,ntes are dcnobiiizcd. the Kaiser
would End 1t prudent TO take refuge ~
foreign icliroe And this hatFco OF
mo emperor IS not limited 70 tho peopie
o1o,s He has his bitter enemies among
rho high generals. Tho majority OF the
German kings would like TO see MIN
overthrown and their independence eS-
tabhshed. But nowhere Is the natFeo
end jealousy of the kaiser so DUCT
az Il Is amongst those who worship
tha crown prince. The enptF-nedueu
49,, ,r,nce and his Immediate ret'-
.,a NJ degenerate boyubasts have moFe
,La, o,ce contrived to depose the KAISER
md se.ze the reins Of government ho'
our Pangern1ans.
Tbs kaiser. it should be remernoeFeo
Ia the German emperor: not tho LIMP.
mr. Of Germany. and even nurl"s Wv
.ro..n+ ,rsr some OF the vaSSai SteSeS
~. ca 70 make I'D Germany have cotn'
near revolving against tho YOKE ~
has been imposed on them from e.
Austria. Saxony. Eanover.-all OF '"V
have sroaned and fre:ted oeneatH t'He
sting Of Prussian insotence. ana at
On ono occasion during the last 1ou'
1Aa-
,rhicb binds them and the German EN-
,:,a toxaheA That they did not 40 81
,,... dua TO the failure OF Prtnce Nup1
recht Of Bavaria to rise 10 tho leEel u
great opportunity. In the lo'lo" ins
,.tanters Of secret history that III"
about 70 relate, II will be seen tha1. ou
Cor the Bavarian princes co"erdlce !.
The last moment the kaiser might nave
heen compelled TO relinQuish hts throne
and the degenerate crown prth'" rue t!!''
destiuies OF the German empire III part
nershto with Prince Eu1precht 81 f''
varia.
The event to which I refer look p'7I'
shorty after the Somme offensive ir''I'
Rupprecht OF Bavaria and the GRO"
prince Of Germany were ordered L" -
port to Berlin for conference. 49,,
failure TO realize 20 almost 1mposslo''
cxnectatto, -. OF the German high com
nand had led. II not 20 his recall. at al
events 70 the suspension OF his com
rnand. To do The prince justice. tint
failure was not his fault. As lt nap
Dened. when Prince Rupprecht and my
sci. reached Berlin we found that w II
liam the Sudden" had for the presen
abandoned the task Of investigating th'
conduct of the campaign. and mad pro
cceded to the eastern front. But thouSt
, the kaiser Was absent. we found Berlir
, fun of generals Of divisions. officers OF
the guard and other functtonaries. ane
: II was obvious to both OF Us. from tht
cool politeness and studied detachn"n
with which We were everywhere received
that the verdict had already Eon'
against US. and that the kaisers satel
= lites. who merely echoed the war lord:
opinions were satisfied that Rupprech
was TO be deprived OF mis- command anc
disgraced. The fact that the kaiser ma
made no proper provisions TOR our re
ception pointed Enthusiastically in this 81
rection. with the result that We were
: boycotted or cold-shouldcrcd in every
direction.
: The effect Of this treatment upon M
prince was soon made apparent. lie as
sunocd a starnneSH and a hanteur tina
soon set the Sossips Of Berlin and Ba
: yaria-a rurnor that ne did nothing Il
. SO. at rest. bavaria" he said to M
, one night when dining !ncogn!to at on'
Of the most fashionable restaurants II
the capital. Bavaria is 4 sovereign. In
dependent state. whose people will tor