Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-25
Former Crown Prince
Was Warned in 1916
Of Awaiting Fate
BY HENRY JACQUES.
Exclusive Message by International News
Service and Petit Journal Paris

BY HENRY JACQUES.
Exclusive Message by International News
Service and Petit journal, Paris.
Charleville (French Ardennes, by
MaiD.-"You will never reignw
In this curt sentence the crown
prince of Germany was warned long
before the end of the war of the fate
awaiting him. The words came from
the lips of fortune teller of Charlie
VILE, known under the name of
Madame Emma, whose most assidu-
Gus client during the war was Will
helms heir. She relates that the
prince tried to shoot one of his
sweethearts and commit suicide at
Charleville just before his flight to
Holland.
/ have just talked with Madame
Emma and the picture she presents
of the crown prince is far from that
of swashbuckling, victorious war
rior.
Early in the winter of 1916 he en-
tered her house in a side street of
the town and, without giving his
name, handed her various small ar
ticles belonging to his wife and
children.
"Where do they come from?" the
imperial heir asked brusquely.
Madame Emma, who had immedi.
ately recognized her visitor, had no
difficulty in giving the correct an
swer to this question.
"Now read the cards and tell me
what the future has in store for me-"
was the next command.
The fortune teller spread her cards
on the table, studied them closely
and replied calmly: "You will never
reignw
Never questioning her provision,
the prince paled and with head and
shoulders bent abruptly left the
house.
But Madame Emma had left
deep impression on him and later
he called on several occasions to
consult her, not about affairs of
state, but concerning some of the
love intrigues which made him no.
torious in this section. He con-
fessed that he had become madly
infatuated with a girl in her 'teeps
whom he called "Bebe." "As soon
as | saw her l fell in love-" he con-
hded to Madame Emma, and then
ordered her to tell him what would
be the outcome of it all,
The task was by no means to the
fortune tel1er's liking. The lover
might be told with impunty that he
would lose his throne. but who could
predict what would happen if mis-
fortune were also foretold for an at
fair of the heart? Emma took no
chances and did not scruple to paint
the future of the idyll in glowing
colors.
Another day the crown prince
came to inquire about the future OF
the Emperor Wilhelm, his father.
"He will die of trouble in the
head" was the ambiguous predic-
ton of the fortune teller, who de-
sired to avoid using the word mad
ness" But the prince had no tender
filial feelings. Bursting into laug h |
ter, he cried: "That doesn't surprise
me in the case of papar'
During the spring offensive of 1918
when the hopes of the German u.
H. Q. reposed in the triumph of the
Kronprinz's army, the kalser'ss son
again had qualms about the future
and once more consulted Madame |
Emma. L
Read from the cards how long l
am destined to remain with bebe,
he commanded. Il
"Seven days and seven months,
came the dreaded reply. /
The cards lie!' he exclaimed, and
added with a threatening grin: III
that is so l would prefer to kill my
self with my Bebe!
And, strangely enough, he came
near putting this plan into execution.
A short while before he left Cnarle.
vile forever, he learned that one'ot
his generals, faced with utter defeat,
had committed suicide in one OF the
local hotels. Brooding over this, the
crown prince drew his revolver and
fired several shots at Bebe, but only
one bullet endangered her life by
tearing a strip o. flesh from her
cheek. Next he tried to shoot him
self, but his aides de camp rushed
into the room and disarmed him.
A few days later he fed to Holland.
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