Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-15


CAS- and her Ave orphan sisters. Never
was a chivairous captain so puzzled
In a case that seemed so simple
rescuing youthful beauty In distress
amid the applause of population.
In their palace the girls had been
prisoners Of the Germans. prosecuted
by continual projects OF marriages
which they knew to be so many
schemes to capture their rich little
land for the empire. Marie Adelaide
had actually taken refuge in con-
vent and then abdicated In favor OF
her sister. Charlotte had all but peeh
espoused by force to Rupprecht OF
Bavaria.
With unfeigned Joy the ROSEBUD
grand duchess welcomed Gen. Persh-
ing. And Hilda. Antoinette, Eiiza-
beth and Sophie
The Luxembourg population hurrah-
Cd.
No purer satisfaction could enter a
victorious leaders heart, one wouio
think: yet when he stood on the
palace balcony with the girl ruler
who owed her own end her sisters
safety to him, to review the American
troops and her hurrahing subjects
Gen. Pershing was perplexed.
4 i ~
A queer thing happened.
The Luxembourg population. which
had cheered itself hoarse following
the American troops. stopped snort
at the palace. refused to pass before
their grand duchess in the moment
of her happy liberation.
Yet TO protect these girls against
the Germans. the Luxemburgers had
seethed with indignation, protested IN
mass and been dispersed with vlo-
fence. while men Of substance went
to prison protesting: I'VE won't STAND
for the fate of WNhelmina for our
orphans" Wilhelnina, Queen OF Hoi-
land, the girls cousin. is married 10
q German princeling, with details we
know of.
1t was the mystery of Luxembourg
In November.
1t continues.
On April 26, by a sudden and uheA-
pected interposition Of the peace COLI
ference the plebiscite which tho
Luxemburgers had fixed for May was
postponed sine die. 1t had been ar
ranged to have the entire popuiatlon'
women as well as men, vote on the
question whether to continue under the
beloved dynasty of their grand duchess
or Ito give all ideas a chance to ex-
press them) TO adopt a republican form
of government. Then came the sudden
verbal message" from the big four IN
Paris, transmitted by Gen. smith,
comma nding the American forces at
Treves. Without debate, the leaders
Of the various parties authorized the
president of the Luxembourg chamber
to reply that the deputies agreed
unanimously to the desire of the con-
ference-and. consequently. there
would be no plebiscite until further
word from the peace conference"
When the German armies irrupted
into Luxembourg on August 2. 1914.
young girl went out to bar them with
her automobile, at the bridge of Bas.
She was the ruler OF the land--the
girl Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide.
Your highness had best return and
do embroidery" said brutal Gen. Won
Bulow.
Tears rolled down her face; so that
when the kaiser set up headquarters
in her capital Marie Adelaide had
singing repartee all ready for him.
what are those ruins 1 see from.
my window" asked the kaiser, polite
ly, on his first visit.
sire" she answered, they are the
remains of a fortress constructed by
Vauban for the French King Louis
XIV" Conversation languished).
And the old walls beyond the wind
mill?"
Sire, they were of a chateau built
BY. the Marquis Of CreQuy after he
had dictated peace to the Elector of
Brandenburg." Conversation Ian
guished some more). Co.
Again the kaiser ventured.
AND the charming road up TO them.
Has it any history?'
'Sire, but little" replied Marie Ade-
laide. '.excspt that along it, in 1895,
Gen. Anbcrt forced the Germans to
capitulate."
AL Luxembourg told these chats in
1915. How. on another call, the kaiser
sniftej the air and in0ujred. what