South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-10
REPORTERS SPOIL
GIGANTIC GRAFT
PLAN AT DOORN
Former Kaiser's MiniOns Try
Scheme to Make Press Sup
port Wilhelm.
BY :. ID. WEYER.
O. ". =. stan Correspondent
Copyright. 1922. by International
News Servfce).


Copyright. 1922. by international
News Servtce).
DOoRN. Nov. 9.-''Imperial In
terviews Papers for sale, apply at
The house Of Doorni"
J. Rufus wallingford and Black
ie'' Daw were mere pikers alongside
the picture peddlers and publicity
promoters. unlimited-main office
Castle Doom" This concern is
headed by Court Marshal Count
MOltke. aided by trusty lieutenants
as salesman who can talk as fast
and as we'll as any veteran drummer.
They are pastmasters in the art OF
price driving. and business is flour
ishing right now. Big deals are i'm
pending. The correspondent has the
details from Moltke himself
THE boys are bringing home the
bacon. Morever. this shrewd blue
blooded Wallingford has still bigger
and more profitable deals in store.
International News Service will tell
all about them. and rip the veil of
hypocrisy from the gang Of money
mad flunkeys surrounding the for
mer kaiser before whom they cringe.
hut behind whom they are exploiting
with get rich quick schemes that
make Ponzi look like an amateur.
The correspondent has dOcumen-
tary evidence i'm his possession which
reveals a well organized business in
which greed. intrigue and deception
play the dominant roles.
Briefly summed up. the scheme is
20 make the worlds press pay for
the support of the ex-kaiser and the
miuions are making "a mystery Of
him. then extorting fabulous sums
TO secure exclusive interviews and
photographs. Already it has been
worked SUCCESSFULLY in the case of
T the ex-kaiseIss memoirs
The promoters are exploiting the
phantom emperor to get hard cash
preferable dollars or pounds. Be
ginning first with interviews and
stories. they have opened a new
branch Of business for photographs.
An obscure little village photo
graphcr near Doom was summoned
on sunday TO take pictures of the
bridal couple. Also. he took two
striking poses of Wilhelm alone.
resplendent in fun gala uniform of a
Prussian general. richly braided Fith
broad yellow sash across the chest.
and numberless decor5 t..S and
medals cleaning on the bosom.
'kaiser's Come Back
A glimpse at the Photographic
plate reveals the former war lord in
the most striking martial pose since
he was banished. II shows Wilhelm
In all the military splendor Of the
past 1t might be entitled The
kaiser's come back"
This photograph was an outcome
OF the dollar dreams" OF Count
Moltke and his partners They ex-
pected 20 sell il. (Hke the memoirs)
20 the highest bidder. 1t was 10
furnish the groundwork for a mad
price driving rush. plans of which
were carefully laid out.
But like all "big deals'-so Moltke
argues. IL takes time. Another
sucker batting scheme must be
concluded first There exists another
recent photograph showing the ex-
kaiser in civilian attire taken by his
son. Prince August.
The sale OF this latter picture was
entrusted TO George Sylvester Vel
reck.. an untiring exponent Of the
German cause during the war and
devoted chronicler OF the virtues Of
kaiserism.
NeireCk was recently received al
Doom. the "aI highest" paying his
wag debt by permitting him 20 pub
lish a long and sympathetic screed.
carefully gone over by the former
emperor's publicity agents. II must
De understood that not a single line
s authorized unless approved by
them as proper" publicity. Any
legitimate newspaperman with a
record for independence IS barred.
The revenue from the Veireck ven
sure viii be shared with the imperial
treasury.