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Show PICE IS KILLED 1 flUTOJCCIDEOT FRIESACK, Prussia. May 20. Prince George "William, the eldest son of the Duke of Cumberland, and his chamberlain, chamber-lain, vpn Greve. wero Instantly killed In an automobile accident on tho highway near here this evening. They left Berlin Ber-lin early in the afternoon Intending to proceed to Copenhagen to attend the funeral fu-neral ol the prince's uncle, the late King Frederick VIII. The prince, who was at the steering wheel, probably failed to observe the signs of warning that the hlghwav was being be-ing repaired, and drovo tho machine at full speed into a part of the roadway which was being macadamized. He lost control, the machine being ditched and turning on its end. The prlnco's head was crushed. Chamberlain Cham-berlain von Greve's neck was broken The chauffeur, who was Inside tho automobile, auto-mobile, suffered from a broken arm. Prince George William was born In 1880. HIb father. Ernest August. Duke of Cumberland and Duke of Brunswick, Lunobourg, Is head of the house of Guelphs. |