The Washington times., 1923-07-17
PRINCE IS
SELLING
AUTOS
August Wilhelm Earns Meager
Living-FamiIy Has Been
Widely Scattered.

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BY THEODORE C. DIETRICH.
Cosmopolitan News Service Staff
Correspondent.
BERLIN, July ia broad
shouldered man of military bear
ing, rather shabby of dress, step
ped from a third-class compart-
ment of a train from Potsdam
arriving at Observation-Disclosures. He
attracted no attention from the
hurrying crowds. Not half a
dozen persons in the big station
recognized him as Prince August
Wilhelm, son of the former Kaiser.
The railroad trains here carry
three classes. Millionaire Ameri-
cans and German war profiteers
ride first-class. Everyone else
rides second-class except the poor
er working people-and former
ROYALTY, who ride third-class.
Prince Is Salesman.
Prince August Wilhelm makes the
trip from Potsdam to Berlin twice
n week. The second-class fare for
the trip from the summer home of
the former Kaiser to the German
canital is 800 marks. The third
class fare is just half that, 500
marks, which, in real United States
money at the present rate OF ex-
change is a fraction more than l
cent.
Prince August Wilhelm rides third
class, not because he enjoys the
hard. uncovered seats, and the null
titudinous odors, but because 500
marks is 500 marks, and marks are
not plentiful with this once popular
son of the former Emperor. Before
the war he occupied a palace on
wilhelmstrasse adjoining the for
eign office. 1t is now used by the
government for office purposes.
Next door to August Wilhelm's for
mer home is the residence of Presi-
dent Ebert. August Wilhelm lives
in a pension at Potsdam and
works every day as an automobile
salesman. Two days a week he
comes to Berlin to see prospective
customers. What a fortune he
could make along automobile row on
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former wife, who was Princess Won
Schleswig- Holstein, having divorced
him.
Brothers Are Scattered.
The chance meeting with Prince
August Wilhelm in the Potsdomer
bahnhof prompted the inquiry as to
the whereabouts of all members OF
the former Kaiser's family. The
re -
sons. "Oh, they're scattered all
around" was the usual answer.
But not one of them could tell
where. except as regards the former
Crown Prince, Friedrich Wilhelm,
who IS at Wieringen, in the Zuyder
Zee. An Official of the government
volunteered to get the information
but was finally compelled to admit
that he had been unsuccessful.
Finally friend Of Prince Oscar
put me in touch with that member
of the former Kaiser's family. 1t
was only upon the promise that he
should not be interviewed that
, Prince Oscar consented to give the
information. He pleaded that the
members of the family had been so
grossly misquoted on the few occa.
sions that they had given interviews
OSCIQSo future 10
remain silent.
Aside from the crown prince
himself, most interest proba bly,
would attach to his wife, the Crown
Princess Cecelie. Since the Danish
ment of her husband, the crown
princess, once mistress of the biz
palace on Inter den Linden, in the
shadow Of the Schloss, has beer
living very quietly in a little house
known as Cecilianhof, at Potsdar1
There most of her time is occupied
with her six children. four sons and
two daughters. Prior to the way
she was wealthy in her own right
Earns by Her Painting.
But, like all others of her class
most of her wealth was swept awav
by the revolution, and she has
little upon which to subsist. Ar
accomplished artist, the Kron
prinzessin Cecelie (how familiar the
name is to American ocean trav
slersJ adds materially to her meager
income by painting miniatures
When she is not thus engaged the
woman who expected to some da,
be the empress of Germany mend,
the children's clothes and help.
with the household work
Those of the children of the
former Crown Prince who are ole
enough. attend the public school al
Potsdam. They are treated BY
their teachers exactly like thu
other pupils. Sometimes, if they
are bad" they are kept in late,
but there is no record of any o.
them being teachers pets"
Probably the most popular of tn,
former Kaiser's six stalwart SON
during the days of the empire wa
Prince Eitel Frederick, Elite
Fritz" as he was known. Year
ago he married Sophie Charlotte
daughter Of the former Grand Duk
of Oldenburg, who brought him
great dover. But most of her for
tune has been swept away an,
Eitel Fritz is now living in a small
but comfortable house in Potsdam
instead of the palace he formerl
occupied. For a time he was EN-
ployed as a clerk in the Deutsch
Bank here and made the trip t
Berlin every day by train. Som
time ago he gave up this position
and is now said to be intereste
In a manufacturing venture.
AdaIbert Lives Quietly.
Prince Adalbert was the only on
Of the former kaiser's sons VIII
was not in the army. AdalbeE
preferred the navy, and was know