The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-12
HE IS AT MLP
Former German Emperor With
Count Bentinck.
His Wife Is Ill at POtsdam
Says a Report.

London, Nov. 12.-William HohFn Z
zollern, former German emperor, ar.
rived at Count Bentinck's chateau OF
Middach chten at clip, near Arnhenf, ac-s
cording to a despatch 20 the Daily Ex-
press, dated Sunday at Velp. An Ans
sterdam- dispatch to the Daily Express
dated Sunday, says that the former
German empress is i'll at Potsdam nea
Berlin and that the former crown
princess is at her bedside.
London, Nov. 12.-Conf1icting re-
ports were received today regarding
Hohenzollern, the former kaiser. and
what disposition the Dutch govern
ment would make of this person. ~
was generally agreed. however. that
he would be interned. if such action
already had not been taken.
The Hague correspondent Of the
Daily Mail declared the ex-kaiser had
been interned in a chateau between
/ Arnheim and Utrecht.
A Reuter- dispatch from Amsterdam
quoted a high authority as saying he
would be interned. -
Mystery of Whereabouts.
Amsterdam, Nov. IA great mys-
| terry still is being made of the destina-
| ton in Holland of Vim. Hohenzollern,
the former German emperor. Three
different country seats of the Ben
| tinck family now are mentioned as his
temporary abode.
The former German emperor made
an inglorious entry in Holland, accord
ing to reports from Eysden. At 1880
| o'clock Sunday morning, ten travel
stained automobiles, driven by Prus-
sian officers, were seen coming slowly
thru the fog along the Vise-Maastricht
| high road. The last Belgian village,
Mouland, which is almost. on the bor-
der line. was still asleep. The noise
| of the motors brought out a crowd of
| curious villagers.
The former ruler of Germany was
dressed in the uniform of a general,
| wore an officers cap and carried a
| sword. The erstwhile martial figure
4 was huddled and bent on walking
| stick, while his eyes stared straight
ahead.
The Dutch frontier guards stopped
the cortege. After some brief formal
tiles the automobiles were conducted
to the railway station at Eysden
Dutch cavalry and military cyclists
formed a Gordon about the station
Crowds of Belgian refugees swarmed
around the station. crying:
''Abas Guillaume Assassin"
An imperial train arrived at the
!station an hour later. 1t consisted OF
fourteen cars and William HohenzoI-
lern, who had walked up and dowI
the railway platform, entered the
train and changed to civilian clothes
L. Arrangements for the reception Of
the Germans were made by Genera
Won Deutz, aide-de-camp to Queer
Wilhelmina, who went to German
headquarters last week.
Intern VIM. Hohenzollern.
London, Nov. 1.-THE latest dis
patches strengthen the belief that tn,
former kaiser will be interned in Hol
land.
An official statement issued in Th
Hague says:
THE kaiser has arrived in Holland
! Pending an investigation the queer
4 sent an official delegation to call OF
him, with a view of discussing plan
for the kaiser's visit
The newspaper Telegraf urges tn
. government to restrict Wilhelm's visi
/ to few hours, pointing out the dan
ger OF the new German government
and allies regarding the presence o
the German court in Holland as tn
center of an effort to overthrow tn
new government and renew the war