The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-10-21
JUNKERS MOURN
ASEx-EMPER0R
PLANS WEDDING
Wilhelm's Marriage viii Mark the
End Of His Dreams Of .
Return to the Throne.

Doom, Holland, Oct. 21.-(By the
Press. )--Ofacial notice
of the betrothal of former Emperor
William and Princess Herminie Of
Reuss was posted this morning at
the town hall. Next to it was the
Of coming wedding
OF a peasant couple. The villagers
paid about as much attention to one
as to the other, showing but little
curiosity.
Notice Of the approaching mar
rage the former emperor retained
all Of his old titles, including that
Of william II, emperor ,of Germany
and king Of Prussia.
Berlis, Oct. 23.-On the fourth
anniversary Of the end Of the World
war the former kaiser of Germany
viii be spending his Honeymoon.
/, The wedding will be at Doom
Castle on Nov. s.
That day, German republicans
think, will mark the end of Will
helm Hohenzollern's dreams of q
return to the throne he occupied
for 80 years.
Monafchists in Germany private
ly agree that this is so. They were
among the loudest in opposing the
match In imperial circles, feeling
that the House of Hohenzollern
would lose Imperial prestige
through the marriage Of the head
Of the house.
The bride. Princess Hermine r
Schoenaich-C arolath Won Reuss, /,
in point Of ancestry and lineage
fully the equal Of the ex-kaiser
But as the widow of Prince JOIN
|, Carolath-who WAS only q Prus-
sian noble though he, bore the title
Of prince-she is merely one of the
members Of Wilhelm's former court
Wilhelm will be GA next Jan. u
The young widow. his bride-to-be
is IS. And she has Eve children
the eldest = hoy Of Is and thu
youngest q girl of 1.
Hansfrau or KaiseFfn3
will she be simple hausfrau a
Doorn-or Wilhelm's "kaiserin"?
! That question. is troabling man,
i people In Germany, particularly N,
monarchists. The lattAf think thi.
detail will have mucA to do Will
their hopes for the future, which
are now believed to center In vii
helms grandson, thu eldest son o
the former crown prince.
Whatever court" there is-anl
! even at clcsely> guarded Door
Castle in Holland the former kaise
has chung to court ceremony-th'
| young bride will, according to Gus
7 tom OF the Hohenzollern line, b.
/, considered his kaiserin. She vii
be so called and respected BY tn
private court
Few believe, however, that sh.
will adopt the title on her ewn &C
count, privately or publicly. On ,
former occasion such action cause'
trouble in Germany. 1t was in 182
when King Frederick wilhelm II
Of Pfuasian, great-grandfather o
/ the present ex-kaiser, after tn
death bf Queen Louise, narrie'
Countess Augusta Won Hafract
Tho latter waA quite ~ qualiAe'
1 10. wed him ~ Princess HeSnine I
1 b marry the ex-kais~f, ON II
| ground Of lineage, butt the famil,
| and the people objected strongly &
her calling herself Queen Of Prus
sia. So Frederick Wilhelm cfeate'
her Princess Of Lieghitx ARA Coani
ess Of Hohsu3ollsrn h her owl
right.
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/ Princess Aermine ID tail ana n
blonde hair and . regarded q bear
tiful. She II known tor her inter
lest In the arts and outdoor pastime.
She lives "a Castle SaAbof IN Gel
man Silesia. The castle b sxtrsms
" primitive, being without hot an
cold water, stationary bath tubI
and modern sanitary arrangement
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