Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-13
IT'S COUNT" NOW,
NOT EMPEROR
William HohenzoIIern Now at
Amerongen-To Be In
termed as Other Officers.
By the Associated Press.


LONDON. November ia pub
lished statement, which the former
German emperor wishes to be re-
garded as his reason for going to
Holland, says that the journey was
not a flight. according to an AM
sterdam dispatch TO the Daily Tele-
graph. His departure from Ger
many was actuated by a desire to
facilitate the work Of the new gov
ernment by Kidding them Of any
embarrassment his presence in Ger
many might cause. suck as an at-
tempt to make him the center Of .
royalist agitation.
LONDON, November 13.-The deposed
German emperor probably will remain
only short time at the castle Of Ame-
rongen, in Holland, according to well in
formed Dutch circles. The correspond
ent at Amsterdam Of the Daily Mail says
it is believed that if the necessary ar
rangements can be made the former
emperor will reside permanently at
the villa of Achilleion, on the Island
Of Corfu.
(The villa of Achilleion, on the Island
of Corfu, which lies off the southwest
ern coast of Albania, was acquired by
the former German emperor in 1907,
after the death of Empress Elizabeth
1890. So far as known. the villa of
Achilleion, which has been the head
quarters of the Serbians, still is under
occupation by the allies.)
LONDON, November 12.-Holland
will permit William Hohenzollern to
remain on Dutch soil on the same
terms of internment as other high Of
ficers Of the German army. He has
taken the name of Count William
HohenZollern and is expected to buy
an estate and remain in Holland, ac-
cording to an Amsterdam dispatch to
the Exchange Telegraph Company.
The Telegraaf of Amsterdam says
personal property from his train, the
non-personal property which was
brought to Holland being confiscated
as is usual in internment cases. Re-
cent dispatches have stated that the
former emperor had taken a carload
of archives with him to Holland.
Hollands hesitancy in dealing with
William Hohenzollern is ascribed to
the extremely indefinite state of pub
lie opinion in Holland by the Amster-
dam correspondent of the Mail He
says that German revolutionary SOL
that they were strictly ordered to
prevent the former emperor and his
family from escaping into Holland.
Late Saturday night and shortly
after 6 o'clock on Sunday morning. he
says. the sound of cannon could be
heard from German territory. 1t was
reported that a fight had taken place
between revolutionists and royalist
troops and that both sides had used
artillery.
At Amerongen Castle.
AMSTERDAM. November Evil
liam Hohenzollern. former German
emperor, arrived Monday afternoon at
the castle of Amerongen. Count Won
Bentinck's country seat at Maarn. in
the province of Utrecht.
Soon after 4 o'clock a special train
stopped near the little country station
near the castle. Count Won Bentinck
awaited his guest in an automobile. 1t
dressed in a generals gray uniform
with red cuffs and fur collar. but no
orders or medals, and carrying a cane,
stepped from the train and was greet
ed by the count.
Count Won Bentinck, at whose cha
teau the former German emperor is
staying, told the Handelsblad today
that it was only yesterday afternoon
that he received sudden request
from the Dutch government asking
him to accommodate William Hohen-
zollern and his suite. the number In
the retinue not being given. AZ the
party numbers about fifty. the ma
jsrity Of its members are being
lodged at two neighboring country
hotels.
Amerongen Castle, where the for
mer emperor is living. Is a splendid
old place with 1uxuriously adorned
apartments. Louis XIV Of France
spent a night there in 1872.
A few aged generals accompanied
William Hohenzollern on his flight
to Holland. When they reached the
frontier they were stopped by Dutch
frontier guards. who sent for Gen.
Omen, chief of the internment serv-
ice, and some local authorities. After
being introduced to the former em-
peror. Gen. Omen entered the auto
mobile, which had crossed the from
tier, and drove OF. The bystanders
hissed the former German war lord.
One of the generals in the party was
in tears when the group drove away.
The wofkmen's and soldiers coun-
Gil at Berlin announces that the for
mer emperor, the former empress and
their eldest son, Frederick William,
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