Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1921-04-15
Was Victim of Heart Trouble
Aggravated by World
War
LONG ILLNESS WARNS
MEMBERS OF FAMILY
Funeral VIII Be Held at POtsdam
Where She Reigned for
Thirty Years
BY CARL D, GROAT.

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BERLIN, April, II. - Neither
former Kaiser Wilhelm nor the
crown prince will be permitted to
attend the funeral of the former
kaiserin at Potsdam, it was an
nounced today.
Other members Of the family liv-
ing in Germany will be permitted
to take part in the services. Gov
eminent officials also granted a petit
ton that the former kaiserin's body
be allowed to lie in state prior to
the funeral.
DR.. Dryander, pastor Of the
royal family, left today for Doom.
He will have charge of the cere-
monies at the private chapel there
Thursday.
Relatives Leave Berlin.
Relatives Of the family also left
Berlin, although It was understood
they will not attend the services
here. DR.. Dryander and the relatives
will return with the body.
Prior to the services at Potsdam,
it is planned that the body shall lie
in state in Wild Park station, the
royal waiting room.
Reports of the kaiserin's last
hours said she realized that she was
near death and that she faced it
calmly. She declined nourishment.
She spoke Of the funeral, express
ing the wish that it be simple and
that she be buried near her home
where she had ruled during forty
years of her married life.
DOORN, April 1.-THE former
empress of Germany, Auguste VIC
toria, died here at o'clock this
morning.
Warned by the long illness of the
kaiserin, most members of her fam
lily were at Doom when death oc-
Cured.
The empress was victim Of heart
trouble. The illness was aggravated
by worries of the world war and the
kaiser's flight into Holland in the
fall of 1918.
Will Hold Funeral at Potsdam.
The funeral will be held at Pots
dam, where the empress reigned for
80 years. The body will be taken
there Wednesday after preliminary
services here tomorrow. Only men,
bers of the family will attend the
ceremonies in the chapel here.
1t has not been decided as yet
whether the kaiser can accompany
the remains to Potsdam. 1t would
be his first visit there since 1918.
Others Of the family will make the
journey. The kaiserin's death was
peaceful.
In her chambers at the time were
the former kaiser, their third son,
Adelbert, and the physician.
Accepts Death StOically.
Wilhelm, after leaving the death
chamber, was reported to have ac-
cepted his loss stoically.
The castle, always carefully
guarded, was doubly watched today
the expectation that large crowds
would gather to watch the arrival
of relatives and sympathizers.
Was Born In Exile.
Born in exile, Princess Victoria Of
Schleswig- Holstein died an expatri-
ate at the age of So.
She was born October %, 1858,
before the German empire had be-
come solicited and while her home
country was still at war. Its union
with the German empire became
complete when on February 81,
1881, she married Wilhelm, the
crown prince.
Wilhelm II. succeeded to the
throne March 9, 1888.
During the time the emperor was
building up the empire, preparing
for the great campaign to extend it's
territories, the kaiserin devoted her
self to the home. Her chief claim
to fame was her ability as haus-
frau. She never aspired to shine in
court festivities. Her husband
calmly said Of her, "the poor dear is
such a frump!"
She delighted in supervising the
household affairs of the kaiser S
magnificent establishments.
Delighted in Her Seven Children.
Another delight was her seven
children. These were the crow
prince, Friedrich Wilhelm. Elite