The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-08-21
Kaiser, Deserted BY Army,
Led Away BY Revolutionists
To Be Executed for Crimes

trembled. The women and tho children
forced themselves to the front
A tall. beautiful woman. leading her
sisters against the Kaisers guards, turned
| to the troops and said
"Win you dare to fire upon us? VIII
you have the courage to shoot down your
wives, your sisters and your mothers? VIII
you shoot your own children? Even II
your children are not here, they will bo
struck down by other soldiers just as you
are about to strike us down..
The soldiers looked pale and confused.
The men on horseback rctreated slightly
before tho silent mass o. women and chill
dren. The officer in command moved
aside. as though fearing the gaze of the
women and the children who stood bra"ely
facing the bayonets and the guns.
The general, in the distance whispered
also on horseback. Then he sigualled to
the officers. The guns were moved nearer
toward tho gates.
The women did not manifest any signs
Of fear. Tho soldiers who had stood mo-
tionless commenced to stir. They realized
that the machine guns would now them
down together with the women and chill
dre,, If they disobeyed orders.
Then the third signal rent the air. This
soldiers airacd their guns at the people.
Suddenly the rows OF the women opened
and tens CT thousands OF invalids came
forward. Blind. manned end crippled.
they formed wall between tHA people
and the soldiers. And brald!shing their
hands, they cried
Now We arc In chs .,rs. rowa Star.
with us! We VIII no. leave! We canno.
run. Wo are cripples! Sut we would no.
leave even II we could. XIII US. And then
your brothers Will kill you when you re-
turn from tho battlefield wounded.
manned for tine sake Of tae bioodthirsty
ia rr,f Inc
you may fire! Murde-c-s."
CrirpIes Surround Guns >.
They twitched about in pain Soma OF
them crawlcd OF tho ground, clasping the
hands Of the soldiers. trying to vrcst the.
guns from them. They crawlFd towar!
the heavy guns. surrounding .heEl. almost
covering them will, ::icir bodies.
The soldiers tror:bied and re:reated a.
the sight Of the inval:ds, .,rgetti,g that
their own lives were endangered, rayin.
no heed to furthe- signals from the palace.
The people suddenly Understood what
had happened. They rusheS TO tie soldiers.
kissing them, shaking t::eir ha1ds, d,iv.
ing away the young officers who, had
turned pale.
The crowd kept aevs=cira tcwar.I .hs
palace The officers sooa disappeared.
Tho guns were turned n tfc opposite
direction. Men in civilian clothes occu.
pied posts at the entrance OF the pa.aee.
They were expert artillcr!s:s.
The bloodthirsty Kaiser nuet y.
brought to Justice" shoutel som. o-.a in
the crowd. He has stecpc! .ha worll !,
blood He plotted against Ike resce # he
world. He has ruined our cw7 nation. Iis
is the enemy OF the German people ard
the fatherland."
Here he is. Here Re sr.' shouted --en-
people from the direction o: the Pos:
office.
..tJe r,,uet ha +,;~3' Rirt,. raw, ~@bo-a
must be no delay" cried some Of the
people He must be executed Ge-
manded several angry worien.
NO" the fcadcrs OF the psople ra.med
them. "1he Kaiser viii be brought to
justice in accordance with the rcorle's
laws. But not here Cit!zens. w. demand
that you follow out instructions since we
have been delegated to represent you. We
demand this for tine sake OF your own
honor and glory! The principal thing is
You are liberated from the
old yoke. Now the world will givs Us
peace Let us be generous. Let us rot \
stain our hands with the blred CT even
such q criminal IS this wretcbed Gid ma,
is"
wilhelm IIohenzollen, You are a--e,.cN
by the will OF tho peoplc!" said Vo.
Launer to the trembling old man. "Sur.
render your sword
Wilhelm tho last was led back IN ty,>
palace prisoner. conveyed BY the rem
-esentatives OF the people WHO ended IN.
dynasty on tho fifth amt.
5eTSaTy OF the world war. In 1919.