The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-27
By CAPT. KARL ScHwARzKoFFEN
Attuche to Knlsers PERSONAL STAN.

Attnche to Kniscrs Personal StaH.
Early In October l saw signs OF Ia"
rapidly approaching downfall of our
monarchy. our KAISER himself mad I'M
willingly bccn forced to face the SAD
REALITY even earlier. The truth IS that
we who were near him had become con-
WINGED Of the coming calamity when ms
majesty against the counsel OF his war
chiefs. went TO the krupp WORKS ana
addressed the workiugm"u there. APP
pcalng TO them IN pitiful ard pathetic
tones 10 stand by him n little longer.
Eycryonc in the inner circle admitted
at that time that he had committed IN"
greatest tactical hlundcr in his me
or this appeal 70 the ''orE"rS or hr"PP
showed him in the eyes Of his SUBJECTS
MS = moro. veg, Il desperate mortal ana
that his much yauntcd prctcnsc 10 az
vine partnership had been gross nm
position upon the German people
I saw every day military ch!"i> q.
our kaiser visit him and l"ar" WIN sh"
and SGT faces. l heard man! co'''''S''
,tons between these chiefs and between
them and the kaiser and from All ''i'S
could no, hrlp bcC0in.rg conNlnrci
that cvcn,:ul days were at hand. Then
came ,hr collapse OF bulgaria; Il put
tho finishing touch % tn" already cru
c,I s,ruallru. Thr doom of IN" llo-
henDoll"rns was signed.
Scarcely n week after III" COLLAPSE" 81
BULGARIA received orders from 'h'
kaiser TO hold myself in readiness I"
accom- many him TO Wilhc,mshoc. l WAS
in great suSpcnSr during thoS" dogs.
The Sad journey to Wnhelmshoe.
Then finally the day came. Accom-
no1Icd b. Ludendorff. Prince Max anc
ron Trrg. The chief Of the Imperial
staff, wr arrived at "ilhcl'nsh"c-
personally attended upon the k;t!F'r
during all these days. During IN" Jour
ncy u" worH the undrcSs UNIFORM u
rniou..I OF the Deaths Head huSsarS.
Never in my I!fc had seen HIM SO s'" SAD;
He VAS pale and Very haEEard anu
worn During the Journey h" sIn"k"d
heavily and drank more win" 'hHn
usual He was nervous. hni never
f-arc way to anger. Ono" looking out
nj the window he remarked 10 me-
What a beautiful view; natuT" Is So
rome" Then after Jew minutes
PAUSE lie said. half TO himself .Ih"7"
arr, times when human b'''+sS WiSh '''y
might crnulat" the serenity az nature.
Wb,, did he mean" Did he moan 'haN
n. wished tina, Ii" himself did not i'ri
tho arpnies Of those trying days: II
u.,s truo The very color Of his 81!
face betrayed his surfr-inEs.
Emperors Daughter Greots Him
When the Train reached the station
Tho kaiser walked out ut INC ~. '"l-
lowed by General l.ud"nd"rf'. Fringe
Max. Won Rcrg and myself. ON ihr P'''
f,rr General L.udcudorfi offered las
,-n IA the kaiser and together they
mounted the steps Of III" SchI"SF.
rcrhcr. while was the III" las ~ !''F'
w.i,b M. .rnncrurs vaiiSn IN M haU'l,
The duchess, tn, cinprror'% dauEh''r'
,.r,,.t.I her father ar the head "i Tie
.,a,rs Then aCcnnTrIn@"d hT frIhc'
Max. General Lud"ndnrif ana Won i"'|
he entered his writing room. Wh'l"
answered :, few questions rui :" m TX
ctcdIy hy the dUch"s*
CouImoners Invited 20 an Imperial
Council
They we're cloS"trI thor" n"ar.E ~"
hours. Finally tn" h"ll rang. and -
,,.,..:G.oI On entering tls" room f''ri-
,.i .h..: Ycflsi,y suh!nc fs had h""u Dis
GUESSED. i was ordered "a Summon -"
court s,"uosra;iI, -. In ah"u' -" min
u,rs returned with iw" a. tf"n}. u:l' Il
w,,m;tn. the privaf" secretary "t III"
rurlc.s The other. Il .rUuC man. ne
r-.yrIr SECRETARY rf IA" t"'!r' l'harEh' r
I,,r Wini. r~'uc. Max I.c'ai''! :" rs"
Indy SECRETARY Herr Tpn i;"E- h.fi'h
himself N!'h th.. ;uni"' secretary. ih'
Kaiser 81; 81 lon; ;,uI sion. !:k'. E"n"ra'
I.u,!".!durCr Then Dictated :" ~. Sh'r'
,r,rgra,n~ tud or! red ''i' - S'.nd ir'n'
., once - Herr S,.h..,!.i.,nu. ill.,:
iIaaSn md lIv-" E!%n1'". .SHmm"n'H"
,I,.,u e. c,,m.,. a "rc" ?" " ih"i'"sh'"
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