The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-12-19

Somewhere In Holland, Dec. 10
Editor Index: Noting that you are
making suggestions as to what ought
to be done to me and my family, it
has occurred to me that if you were in
formed concerning what ! have had to
undergo during the past three weeks
you might be willing to let up a bit.
When Ludendorff sent me note to
the effect that the jig was up, l re-
marked to myself William it be-
hooves you to make arrangements for
your getaway and it will be well not
to fool away too much time either"
/ called council and asked Maxmil-
liam and Solf and some of the rest
what they thought of the situation
They agreed that if it was any worse,
a residence in hell might be pleasant
and restful as compared with the
abode of royalty in Berlin.
Privately, | could see where they
were right but proposed to maintain
my dignity "Of course" | said, zone
chosen of God like myself has really
nothing to fear but for the sake of my
people l, perhaps, had better retire"
at might be as well, when you are
conversing with those who are on the
inside, if your royal nibs would cut
out this conservation about divine
right" remarked Macmillan flippant-
ly, "but when you say that you had
better retire you have said something
and l might add that you can't be too
blamed quick about the retiring"
Maximillian wouldn't have talked to
me in that manner a few weeks ago.
In the language of Solomon it makes
a lot of difference what kind of hand
a man holds. Frederick William, the
crown prince, was present at this
meeting and was weeping so profuse-
lv that Solf commenced to roll up his
pants. He said that if there was going
to be a flood he had better be in con-
dition to wade out. He didn't have
any human sympathy for that boy who
has just seen a job worth 3 million
dollars a year slip away from him.
ed up my wife and told her to put
Seeing that the stuff was off call
half dozen clean shirts several pairs OF
socks and some clean underwear In a
suit case as must be on my way and
that Willie, the crown prince, would
jog along with me. Of course l know
that the crown prince doesn't amount
to a whoop but then he is my kid and
| have to look after him as long as l
can.
l also arranged to have consider
able amount of coin shoveled into
sacks to take along with me. You may
observe that say coin. There has been
a large amount of paper money issued
since this cruel war began but take
it from your uncle William Hohenzol-
lern that he is not loading up with de-
preciated currency when he is bidding
hasty but perhaps permanent fare
we'll to his native land.
i Will NOT QeSCIiUe III ucIdil my ~
to the border of Holland. Suffice it
to say that when got across was in
formed on reasonable reliable authorl-
ty that number of my soldiers were
not more than a few jumps behind me
and were announcing in loud and I'M
pleasant tones of voice that if they
got their hands on me what they
would do to me would be, indeed, a
plenty. These are some of the men
had told they must kill their own par
ents if l should command to do so. AT
the border, a stolid Dutch soldier held
me up for an hour before he would let
me across, altho he must have known
that l was anxious to be on my way.
| Strengthened up and threw out my
chest in my most royal manner and
said to the Dutch yokel "Do you know
who am ?" That ought to have crush