4 The Private Life of the Kaiser ntoM THI RAT at* AND DIARIES or THE BARONESS VON LARISCH-REDDERN Tk. Kilttr u lUlMatal Late Malar Dam*. Chief at the Rayal Hanaehal* at Berlin and Fotfdaa. BaraatM awn UiMk-lltMcra la the TRUE name af the Berlin Dam I Lady aha Bar* the atayy af the Kalaer t* Henry William Vlaher, Crania. Ciaatlat ran BB*ta*haren helna a nam de guerre, Bteretafere need ta ahleld her. Thompson Feature S "rvice. 1919, Copyright pUontinned front Yesterday.] If he was to get those Belgian or Frereh coal fields and iron mines which the kaiser had promised him for his lifekwig support, financial and other wise, why, 'THE DAY" must not be "cake to-morrow." Cont Zeppelin, since dead, played on the name string. He was getting on in years, and before he "kicked the bucket," he wanted to "lay London and Paris and possibly. New York in ashes" by his latest machine—always his latest. Afrd there was Gwlnner and Rathenau urti a hundred and one other Industrial *fcd financial barons with or without Mandles to their name. Cecilia's fortune and William Jr.'s uavings (what there was of such), were bound up with those of the Fatherland's merchant princes. If war meant larger dividends, as the Frankfort Nabobs predicted, why, the. Kaiser must be prodded to say "go" now, particularly, as Little Willie was building a new home for himself at Potsdam—one of those enormous hideous German palaces, which Thack eray was wont to shed tears over. The spoils of war, I heard the Crown fITARRH is What akesYouFcelSo ring to death. Catarrh haa ystem and upset the work jur food Is not being prop- The blood la not obtaining ded amount of nourishment, may be pronounced or per y realise that you aro not tandard. Your tongue may ted. some headache, breath etching gas. sometimes pains eo and loins. 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After the Austrian Archduke inci dent, the Kaiser's activities as war pro motor grew more direct, more sys tematic and more wide-spread. His daily cable tolls to America alone would have kept a good-sized family going for a month. "Bernstorff must know what I think of that affair," he kept saying at lunch eon, dinner and supper. Or more often: "Now to fool those idiotic Yanks. John tells me they love to swallow the bait I hand them." And on such occasions, Rieger couldn't fetch the pad of telegraph blanks quickly enough. When Francis Ferdinand had been a doomed man for a week or ten days (ot course he didn't know it, poor chap), the Crown Prince one evening interrupted a poker game in his bach elor quarters at the Marble Palace. "Get me Huelsen, on the double quick,'* he said to his adjutant, throwing down his cards. "Huelsen," he ordered in his most imperious style after the connection had been effected, "I want you to be put on 'Diplomacy' on Wednesday at the very latest." There was considerable buzzing, Huelsen replying no doubt, but Willie hung up the receiver. The director of the royal playhouse had his orders and the Crown Prince wasn't interested in what the director might have to say on the subject. lLoltciizollcms Big llators Not to miss one of their five consti tutional meals a day—five, count 'em 1 —the imperial family had tea and sandwiches served to them between acts at the theater. During the first act of "Diplomacy," William, Jr., had talked to the Kaiser off and on, commenting particularly on the woman spy, and during the repaßt he continued his "il luminating talk," as he termed his va porings. The Kaiser seemed to pay more at tention to Willie than usual, affecting the thoughtful mien which characterizes most of his portraits. Suddenly ho put down his cup and beckoned to me. "Baroness," he whispered, as, stand ing behind his chair, I bent over him. "make haste and call up Daisy. Tell her to start for Berlin instantly. No, the midnight train will do," (It was then 9 o'clock). "I have got a mission for her; special ambassadress. Make her mouth water, you know." "But," I boldly suggested, "wouldn't the Princess be more eager Btill if Majesty In person did the talking?" "Of course she would, any pretty woman would." —I was being backed by William, Jr., who probably had a favor to ask of papa. "Call her yourself, father," he added. "And have the whole castle know what's what?" demanded the Kaiser. "Mind your own business, Willie, and you Baroness—" He was going to say something rude, but at that moment the operator signalled that the line to Pless was clear. I hurriedjy left the table to go to the booth. (All wires and lines, favored by the Kaiser, had to be aban doned by operators and officials the mo ment William indicated that he desired to speak himself or by deputy). I was explaining his Majesty's orders to the Princess Pless for the second time, when William, Jr., burst In, "Tell her, never mind Court dress —traveling outfit, tailormade and half a dozen semi-evening gowns will do." "But what does it all moan?" asked Daisy, when I had transcribed tho order to her. "A hurried trip to her old country," whispered William. Jr., into my ear. "Rut secrecy, dead secrecy, Kaiser's most stringent orders. We will" have her cars, tell her, if she breathes a word even to her lap dog." Daisy, Princess Pless, born Mary Theresa Olivia Cornwallis West, of Ruthin Castle, England, was then forty one years old and no longer the great beauty over whom the illustrated pa pers raved when she was a girl at home. And though her husband's royal estate at Pless is one of the finest on the con tinent and though the castle Is set in romantic and even poetic environment, more than twenty years of German life had coarsened her in looks as well as in manner. German royalty, after which she patterned, is rough-shod, over-feeding and over-weening. Titled attendants, like myself, are treated with sarcasm at court; the ordinary run of servants is used worse than beasts of burden. "Why shout at tho man." asked the Prince of Wales, afterwards King Ed ward. when on a visit to Berlin, he heard his imperial nephew bawl at a lackey; "he isn't deaf, is he?" "You don't understand, uncle 1 It's customary here to rave at servants, so they know who is the master." Williclm's Special Ambassadress in TiOiidon In May. 1914, we find Wllhelm's spe HXHRDBBtmG TELEGRAPH cial ambassadress in London town. He had asked Princess Pleas to try to per suade Lord Kitchener and Lord Roberts to come to Germany for a stay at her house, and she did his bidding, right or wrong, giving no thonght to possible consequences, I dare say. Wilhclm's Spies People have exaggerated the Kaiser's reputation for gallantry. In the early years of his reign, when at last free to lay his hands on millions, he indulg ed ina succession of mistresses, it is true, but the anonymous letter scandal and his growing intimacy with the Eu lenburg coterie cured him of that weak ness. For the last ten years and more women have merely served him as so many "Countesses Castigllones." Their ladyships were made to believe that the king's crust was better than their Lord's dainties and were flattered into the con viction that special priveliges had been conferred upon them and that under "Ah Highest" guidance, diplomacy was to be their oyster. The acts of "diplomacy" assigned to them were spying at home or abroad, and the dirtier the work for the Kaiser's greater glory, the nobler it was in the eyes of true patriots! And the lady ! spy's reward? If successful: Royal dec. orations for herself, titles, advancement for husband, cousins, uncles or sons! If found out: Banishment from court and society. What Wilhclm's Special Ambassa dress Did In London Wilhelm's idea, superinduced by the play of Diplomacy, was to make Kitch ener and Roberts, England's leading military men, prisoners of war in the midst of peace I 1 ! He intended to lure them on a hunting trip into the very heart of the Central Empires, midway between Berlin and Vienna; there to sequestrate them In the lonely castle of Pleas, without reach of post, telegraph or phone. "Impossible," you say, "there are no such wild and wooly places in Ger many." Yes, there are: KAISER MADE. for when Wilhelm stays at a country house, the entire postal and telegraph services are suspended for all other inmates, and nothing short of the All-highest "I command," makes the post come forward and sets the 'phone and wires working. There can bo no manner of doubt that if Lord Kitchener had accepted the Kaiser's invitation to meet him at Pless in the last weeks of July, 1914, Wilhelm would have man aged to isolate him from London and the British Embassy in Berlin, for the time he wanted him Isolated, as thor oughly as if the future British Minister of War had been on a visit to Mars— him and Lord Roberts, who was also in vited "as a surprise" for Lord Kitch ener. Ead of May, 1914 Expecting many callers on the Kai ser's business, Daisy, after a short stay at the Savoy, leased a furnished flat In Jcrmyn street. Piccadilly, a unique es tablishment for none of the servants spoke a word of Engtish. Perhaps the circumstance that the same apart ment has frequently housed William, Jr., when in London incognito, accounts for that. Such were tho London safeguards. But what about the proposed victims? The Kaiser intended to dccroe a "real rest" for his friends; "absolutely noth ing to worry them 1" The chase, agree able company, lordly splendor and his (Wilhelm's) boon companionship would make their days and evenings a delight. And there would be new war inventions, shown by special favor, to interest them: Krupp would send cannon and Wllhelmshaven models of submarines. There would be professors to talk eco nomics, old sabre-tasches, great nobles, industrial barons and pretty women. Tho Plot „ At the same time, unknown to his British guests, the Kaiser would con tinue his mischief-making activities through a thousand and one channels; royal scamps like Tino. over-rated pop pinjays like Buelow. pleaders for organ ized dishonesty like Bethmann-Hollweg, and through diplomatic devilry of the John Bernstorft sort; through his paid and voluntary press agents in all parts of the world besides. And he would be at it until the time was ripe for his war provoking ultimata to Belgrade, Petrograd and Paris. Then, after creating "a military necessity that knows no law," his English guests would become his prisoners, "prisoners of war," and Wilhelm could snap his fingers at Downing Street. For Eng land's "contemptible little army" would then .be headless, its organizing and fighting spirits would be in bis, the Kaiser's, hands. Such was the plot. If tho English Lords Became Suspicious But I.ord Kitchener was not the man to submit to treatment of that sort. While as to telegrams sent by him, or addressed to him, he might be deceived for a little while, yet eventually he would become suspicious about the de lay of bis mail and would insist upon phoning to his Berlin Embassy. Be sides, he would object to being cooped up in the Castle and would venture out on his own account. Undoubtedly he would, but what! chance would he have had, surrounded and spied upon by Germans? For the ! Kaiser would see to it that no English , speaking servant was at the Castle or I . in the neighborhood, and the hosts, other ! | guests and the entourage, while pre- j t tending to bo most eager to accede to I the English Lords' slightest wishes, would do nothing to assist them. Far from it, they would help to thwart Kitchener's and Lord Roberts' every ef fort to get an Inkling of the true situ ation. Kaiser Would Have •'Pinked" His Guests And if the English with accustomed energy, nevertheless ventured to break i through the charmed circle, why there was the last and not unconventional re- ' sort of "pinking" them! Accidents hap- ' pen at the best regulated "shoots" whilo an Imperial chase brought into action, [ besides the numerous guests, scores of professional huntsmen and foresters, | gendarmes, detectives and soldiers. ! Nothing easier then, but to arrange for j a stray shot at persons so conspicuous • as Kitchener or Roberts. The very mul- , titude of possible delinquents would | forestall discovery, for there are always ! poachers among the small army of beat ers. Hence obvious explainations and ex- CUSCB ! And, if it seemed undesirable to employ a hired assassin or uniformed underling, why, some courtier or army officer would "oblige." For a silver star or cross set with seed pearl, this sort of gentry would do worse than wound a man to order. Of course the shot must not kill— that would cause too much uproar. It was intended only to wound the victim so as to lay him up for some time. Tho Ambassadress's Precautions The Kaiser's ambassadress bad no sooner taken possession of her flat, than she rang up a certain Haymarket stenographer's office, and ordered a "typist-woman for four o'clock sharp, not a minute later." We will let the "typist-woman" tell her own story. Tho Secretary Tolls Her Story "I was there at tho stroke of the clock. A German footman stood facing tho elevator, and beckoned mo to follow him. He pointed to a chair near the i window In what looked like a boudoir- | library, and there I sat fully twenty- i eight minutes before the elevator gave i another sign of life. Then there was a j commotion and I heard a high pitched ; voice call out something which sounded ! like: 'Has the typist-woman come?' | "When Her German Highness was at J last comfortable in a high-backed chair, j a cushion under her. another at her back and two more at her elbows and ; a small eiderdown laprobe over her I knees and slippered feet, she turned upon my unworthy self, and queried in English. 'The typist-woman?' '"As you see,' I replied. " 'Well, I have some Important let ters and very little timo before dinner." Letters to Lord Roberts and I/ord Kitchener "'My dear Lord Roberts,' the>Prin-j cess began her dictation. She leaned ! back and thought long and earnestly. There were several beginnings, crossed ! out as soon as put on paper. But when j the opening lines were once settled, her Highness proceeded quickly, nnd when I read the finished letter over to her she was quite satisfied. I wondered 1 much at so much weighing of words nnd phrases. Surely a grande dame ought j to have had no difficulty In penning a j simple invitation to the chase, for that | was the long and short our labors. 1 She wanted Lord Roberts to be a guest at her Castle, Pless, and asked him to tlx a date for his early visit. She would be pleased to have him in the next few weeks. There would be good shooting for his Lordship, and she took it upon herself to promise that 'Majesty' would be of the party. 'What a happy coinci dence,' she fluttered, 'quite informal of course, such a meeting of the youngeßt and oldest War-Lord! To her personal knowledge there was no more sincere admirer of Roberts than the 'All- Highest.' How they would revel in recol- j lections of the 'Afghanistan and In- I dlan campaigns, etc.' and more of that . sort. "The Princess stopped suddenly to ask: 'How much will that make?'" " 'About a page In type.' " " 'Gracious me, Lord Roberts will not read a typewritten letter, I am sure. It must come sort of spontaneously from me. Let me see what kind of a hand you write.' "I passed over a scribbled specimen, but her Highness said It wouldn't do at all, as it did not resemble her own writing in the least. " 'Maybe there is a girl at our office who can imitate your writing,' I ven tured. The Princess called to her maid, who fetched pencil and writing pad and a newspaper from which to copy. As hers is the average English high school girl's hand I said there would be no dif ficulty finding someone to write the let ters in the same style. " 'Very well, then. I.et's go on with our work,' said the Highness, and dic tated a letter to Lord Kitchener similar to the one addressed to Lord Roberts. The Kitchener letter was even more pressing, more full of assurances of how much the All-Highest would appreciate the chance-meeting and opportunity for exchanging 'views and dissipating preju dices. All her own doings of course,— "Majesty" knew nothing at all about it. But William was so good and dear a friend of hers, he would come when ever she wanted him, and the presence of Lord Kitchener at the house was the greatest attraction that could possibly happen. "As in the case of Lord Roberts, there was passing allusion to the disappoint ment felt at Potsdam that his Lordship had found it inconvenient to accept the All-Highest invitation a month previous, but Majesty was not offended, certainly not, only the more eager to meet the Hero of Khartum. "The maid fetched an assortment of fancy letterheads, with Initials sur mounted by a crown, and her Highness selected some that had a touch of inti macy about them: a pet name set In a scroll. " 'These will do for their Lordships,' she said. 'And mind I must have the letters at seven to catch the early country mail.'" Baron Von Kuhlmnnn Steps In The "typist-woman" continued: "When I returned In the evening, I was conducted right up to her Highness in the library. It was quite a small room. When her Highness beckoned to a gen tleman sitting in the window niche to come and look at the letters, the place seemed quite full. "The man's face, suddenly popping up under the electric hanging globe, gave me a start. "Surely, I had seen the face before, hut I could not place it for the moment. though the title of Baron, twice re peated, sounded familiar enough. His Lordship was in elaborate evening dress—too elaborate for an Englishman and, moreover, both lie and the Princess spoke in German. Therefore I did not understand what they were saying, ex cept that they referred to the letters. Also there was a large amount of 'Kai sers' mixed in their lingo. The Baron nodded approvingly while he read the letter to Lord Roberts. Then he ad dressed me. directly in English: 'Of course, you can get me a typewritten copy from your notes, can't you?' Noticing that tho Princess nodded as sent, I did likewise. 'Send it to 9 Carl ton House Terrace, marking a "K" in the corner of the envelope,' said the stranger, handing me half a crown. "Unconsciously, no doubt, he con tinued to speak English when he turned to the Princess, saying: "I'll send the copy to Majesty—a little masterpiece this. I always maintained when a smart woman, like your Highness, turns to diplomacy, she beats us poor profes sionals hollow.' "Now I recognized him: Baron Kuhl mann of the German Embassy, the most consummate liar of the diplomatic corps. 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