The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-31
don JUANFR0I& /
BEYOND RHINE
Frivolity of Former Crown
Prince Comes Into Spot
light.
INTRlGuEs WITH WoMENa I
William Hohenzolern, ri Has
Laison With Brunette
of Charleville.
fBy Newton c. Parke)

Paris, Dec. Ill. N. 81 --(By
mail )-The ex-crown prince of Ger
many is pictured as a gay adveneurer
spending much of his time In In
trigues with women, in n series Of
articles written by Henri Demelier.
from inforatlon supplied by -
French resident of Charleviile. The
grand headquarters were formerly
located at Charleville. ,,i
Similar information concerniug tho
frivolity of the former crown prince =
also has come from prisoners taken J
by the American army. though opq1
residents of Charleville haxs d9', 4,
clared the stories untrue. Z ~
william Hohehgollerus n "
arrived at Charleville. not y{1H, N
romantic fame Of a gallan6 any&
the more prosaic reputation o. ~ &
quenter of low company, whoW
most ordinary adventures s4t19
fully" writes Demelier. Fo
Stenay the rumoh comes to our A.
that the heir presumpttve hoQoS4
with his favors some peasant 0{t
attracted by the attention being
them by one of royal blood. N
Led Gay Life. 5
1--WE soon learned that those Wh
told these stories did not exaggefnte
At Cahrlevlle. the gallant croWu
prince exposed to the eyes OF the I
public his gay adventures. Tu4f
courtesans, the most ordinary. ha0*
the opportunity Of becoming nlomen1*
tary favorites. One of these who hxSka
been quite q favorlte with officers O.
the staff, retained his attention fQr
some time. This amiable person. X4o4
showed little respect for his hIqn4
ness, frequently employed such terp14
as old rascal and dirty boy" when
referring to her princely lover ana /.
remained for some months m MA%
heart. n. s i9
Came to Know Bitterness
"After having frequented. with ncr
conrade In pleasure, the caparets ~
the lowest part OF the village at the
hour when the civilians were IN their I.
homes, the poor girl came to know the<z,
bitterness OF disgrace and the youn Il
Don Juan from across the Rhtnp3
GUS 1t was thus that in the ssar!f 4 <
OF 1917 he became the 'son -in-IaNY.Ef
Monsieur H.. Monsisssss a.
In the Rue de la Grayieres MeAS!e
fssiSs elea NC wSs N va esfx soon sooS sussd &
found impression On the knfDefp oQY7f
In spite of his profession. u lpust ~
admitted That Monsieur B. was ~
tirely ignorant OF the transaction thai
raised his daughter to the rank ~ ~
sultan's favoritc. On the contrary, nosS
made every effort to avoid 1t, hut the
will OF such a grand person was a&t>s9.
powerful. He finally felt inclined -
submit to the mischief-maktng ana per-
secutions OF his quasi-son-in-law. fa
''rhe crown prince first received the
Petite, as he called his gracious sweet
heart, in u luxurious villa near hie
chateau. but as his love grew stfOngcrs
he resolved to install her In small
country place which he requisitioned.
The occupant was ordered to obtain an
other place. and to leave immediately.
Honeymoon Broken
"rhe. crown prince was now at the 4
clouds came. the last summer. to
trouble the young couple. The officers
of his staff. whose conduct had been
criticized. were called to grand head.
quarters TO avoid trouble for them
selves, they replied that they were only
initiating an example coming from
higher up. The kaiser wished to clear
the mystery; the truth was told, ana
last July, after he paid visit to the
crown prince, it was decided to remove
the young girl.
"This event was not accomplished
without the energetic protest OF the
crown prince. Rumor has 1t that there
were some Homeric struggles, and thai
as u result, lne crown PRINCE was oulrt4
rounded by n guard of soldiers day \
and night. But at last the plan was
carried out and finally the crown prince
consented to a separation from hin
sweetheart. She was taken first TO
Lille. whore she was the guest Of the
commandant, when ATe was transferred
to pretty chateau in Flanders between
Grammont and Lessine. a
THE prince was inconsolable. On
this subject story is told. which we
believe to be true. but which we pre-
sent under reserve, not having had the 4
opportunity to verify it.
Some days after the separation was
forced, II Is said. the crown prince
wished at any price to see his sweet
heart again, and confided his scheme \
to his faithful chauffeur. 1t was ar
ranged that the heir to the throne
should disguise himself as the chauffeur n
and that the plate on the car should
be covered where it indicated the royal
crown. But as the crown prince feared <
he would be pursued by the officers of
the staff, charged with preventing him a
from finding his petite the astute
chauffeur made it impossible for them
to catch him by tinkering with their n
motors. II
after the crown prince had been \
thus assured OF safety, he carried out
the scheme without being detected by
the staff officers"