The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-06-27
GERMANEX-CRO
PRINCE ESCAPES;
BACK IN GERMANY
WASHINGTON HAS ADVICES EN-
KAISER MAY ALSO TRY TO
RETURN TO FATHERLAND
COUP D'ETAT SUGGESTED
Frederick Williams Flight From Hoi'
land Believed to BE Connected with
Some Plot of Observation-Disclosures
Government Held Accountable to
Allies.


Hohenzolern. former German crown
prince caused a considerable stir in
made his way into Germany
News of the escape of the excrown
prince causer considerable stir in
peace conference circles. While it Is
not felt that he is figure around
which the reactionaries and monar'
chists would gather enthusiastically
nevertheless his act is regarded as an
event of considerable significance in
view of other German recalcitrancy.
Hints have come from Germany
within the last few days that the mill
tary caste there would not be aVerse
to bringing about a military situation
within the former empire that would
embarrass the allies in putting the
peace treaty into effect, and it seems
not improbable that the move made by
the ex-crown prince is connected with
some such plan.
The former crown prince made his
way into Holland shortly after the
signing of the armistice last November
and was interned there by the Dutch
government, tdhllS up ms TtSluelCe oli
the Weirengen, in the Zeuder Zee.
Two days before the armistice was
signed, decree issued by the German
imperial chancellor, Prince Max of Ba.
den, announcing a decision of the for
mer German emperor to abdicate, stat
ed
The imperial chancellor will remain
in office until the questions connected
with the abdication of the kaiser the
renouncing by the crown prince of the
throne of the German empire and of
Prussia, and the setting up of the re
gency, have been settled"
This generally was accepted by the
public as an Official announcement of
the crown princes intention to re-
nounce his rights to the succession.
Later. however, the crown prince de-
anied any such intention in an interview
given: to the Associated Press CORE
spondent at Oosterland, Holland, De-
fember 3. 1918. At the time the crown
prince said:
''1N"f have not renounced anything and
have not slsped any documents what
ever. However" he continued, SHOULD
the German government decide to form
q republic similar TO the United States
or France, / should be perfectly con
tent to return to Germany as a simple
citizen"
Notwithstanding this categorical
statement, the semi.official Wolff bu-
reau of Berlin three days later issued
what was said to be the exact text OF
the crown princes remuneration of his
rights to the throne.
AS regards the Associated Press in
terview mentioned, however, the corre'
spondent who Obtained it holds an auto
graphed letter from the ex-crown prince
in which the latter states that in this
interview he was quoted correctly in
every particular.
Since the former crown prince has
been on the island of Wieringen he is
reported to have lived a quiet life, tax
ing his exercise in walks with his dogs
and sometimes doing manual labor in
the village shops, where he made friends
with some of the workmen Much OF
his time has been given to writing.
Some time ago he was reported to be at
work on his memoirs
A venture into business was reported
several weeks ago in official dispatches
from Holland received by the state de-
partment at Washington. 1t was an
nounced that company had been or
ganized with Mr.. Frederick Wllilam
Hohenzollern as the director-manager'
TO use the calcareous sands of the is
land of Weiringen in the making oil
pottery. 1t was said that the former
crown prince was a large investor IN
the enterprise.
One of the pieces of pottery to be
put out by the new company, ACCORDING
to these dispatches, is tile portrait OF
the former crown prince, in outing cos.
tune. shown against background Oh
q church and cottages.