Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-03-04

as soon as he heard my name, and
the Baroness followed close upon his
heels, dragging an enormous court
train. partly detached, after her.
What has happened" she cried.
my princess (referring to Princess
Henry of Prussia) is in tears, but
won't say a word. State secrets,
she vows. And the Prince is writ
ing like mad, keeping our whole
cypher brigade, going full tilt. He
is telegraphing to-whom?"
ITO the Kaiser, most likely" I
answered her questioning eyes.
II thought So" cried the Baroness
Now report, sir"
Here is the story 1 told her: it
seemed singularly tame to me at the
time.
'At the gathering of the German
princes, there was much eating,
drinking, coughing, gurgling, and
picking of teeth, nothing remark
able or unusual in that. And the
speeches were a continuous flow of
platitudes, and imbecilities the
Kaiser had set the fashion in that
line, you know. The last official ad-
dress had been entrusted to a dis
tnguished Russian-German of high
position in Moscow society. He spoke
in German, but not in the choicest
and right at the opening of his
speech, he put his foot in it,
Thrice welcome" he shouted,
came here in the suite of the
Kaiser's brother"
He didn't get any further for as
he pronounced the word Suite"
Prince Louis of Bavaria (the heir to
the crown who subsequently became
king) rose heavily and, smashing
the table in front of him with his
clenched fist, cried, ITO the devil
with your suite. We German Princes
are not travelling in anybody's suite.
We came here on our own account
to represent our Kingdoms, Grand
Duchies and Principalities, even as
Henry came to represent his brother,
the Kaiser. Prince Henry is one of
us, but no over-lord by any means.
AS to the Kaisershimself, as Royal
Personages we are his equals in all
respects. What do your Royal
Highnesses say? Am 1 stating the
case correctly?"
Before Louis had half finished,
all the guests, save Henry of Prus-
sia, were on their feet, shouting and
gesticulating to show their complete
agreement with the royal spokes-
man of Bavaria.
The turmoil lasted FIVE or six
minutes and the banquet was as
good as broken up, for the Princes
were so excited they paid no further
attention to the program, talked
among themselves and drank each
others health in such quick success
sion that the majority got tipsy.
Poor Prince Henry, the innocent
cause of the trouble, sat like a
whipped dog, and it was a great
rellef to him when one of his gem
tlemen came, bringing him q dis
patch. Upon this. he rose abruptly.
and bowling all around, hastily left
the banquet room.
The Baroness listened with every
evidence of excitement. But she
didn't seem surprised and my priv
ate opinion Is that Louis's outburst
aimed at the Kaiser, had been pre-
arranged and that Madame the Bar
oness was perhaps privy to the plot.
AS soon as l finished my story. she
rose, shook hands with me, thanked
me profusely, and said, "I am off
TO wire the Kaiser. He will have
my story hours before Prince Hen
rvs comes limping in. I know the
Russian chief censor. and ann
afraid Henry won't have much luck
with his cypher dispatch. First ~
will have to be deciphered, and then
they will take their time thinking
whether it should be sent or not.
Next day I met the Baroness nv
appointment for the third time. and
We agreed upon the plan of the