Show WILHELM LIKE CZAR IA HAD A AA A Armenian Had Baffling Control Control Con Con- trot Over Mind of Kaiser j Exclusive Cable to the International News Service and the London DOl Daily ily Express BERLIN Dec 26 How How a mysterious ous Armenian known as iLS Jan wielded strange occult influence over over the kaiser ex-kaiser just as the Russian monk held psychic sway over the late lat czarina of ot Russia was vas revealed today If It had not been ex- ex pelle l from Germany the house of Ho- Ho would still be able to look the world proudly in the face said Herr Leopold Roth formerly a iL personal person person- al attendant upon upon the kaiser ex-kaiser and now caretaker of ot one of the royal residences residences residences res res- near Berlin Roth told an as astounding astounding as- as story of the mysterious Armenian CAME DURING TROUBLE His Ilis remarkable statement follows first appeared upon the scene shortly after General Luden- Luden dorff became first quartermaster general general general gen gen- eral of ot the German army The ex- ex kaiser who had been notoriously Unfriendly unfriendly unfriendly un un- friendly towards Field Marshal von Hindenburg ever since the field marshal marshal marthaI mar mar- thaI outgeneraled his master at maneuvers vented his displeasure on The rhe general resented the emperors emperor's attitude and an open breach was only prevented by the mediation of or Dr Goons Goens the chief chier army chaplain who was continually pouring oil upon pon troubled waters POSED AS MASSEUR Dr Goens Goen introduced to the he mysterious Armenian ostensibly as asa asa asa a masseur and became a 3 person of ot the most extraordinary in in- in fluence I was invariably present at atthe atthe atthe the ex-emperor's ex side at all times excepting excepting ex ex- during the war council but I never saw act as mas mas- would face the former former former for for- mer kaiser gaze at him fixedly and then speak rapidly in an unknown tongue After a few minutes William would extend his hand which the Armenian grasped speaking slowly and impressively SOUNDS MYSTERIOUS It always appeared to me that Kar Kar- was trying to impress some important fact upon the imperial mind At all events from the moment of the appearance of ot the relations rela rela- Lions between William and became most harmonizing the former acquiescing unhesitatingly in Luden- Luden dorff's views When success c came me in the tAe spring of 1918 Williams William's spirits became excellent and at the beginning of July Kara Kara- expressed a desire to take a vacation William was unwilling to allow him to depart but finally reluctantly reluctantly reluctantly consented Come Com back quickly said Willi WilliamI William Willicm mI m. m I feel quite at a loss without you Then he handed a gold snuff box bearing the imperial monogram mono mono- gr gram m I HE WAS DEPORTED A month later the allied offensive b gan gah William became irritable and morose morosa and repeatedly asked Where is Efforts were made to re recall all the Armenian but without success One day a report was re received received received re- re from that a mysterious mys mys- teri us stranger was in prison there for having been found in possession of ofa ofa ofa a gold snuff box bearing the imperial monogram Karaman jan accounted for his possession of the snuff box by what the police regarded as a cock and bull story Whether he attempted attempt attEmpt- ed to appeal directly to the kaiser ex-kaiser and his efforts were prevented by the police is not known I An imperial order was telegraphed to Varn munde for the immediate re release release release re- re lease of and hi his return to great headquarters The royal order came too late as the Armenian had al already al- al ready realy be been n conducted across the frontier frontier fron fron- tier as an undesirable lien s HAD STRANGE POWER I could never quite understand the influence exercised by on Williams William's mind The fact remains however that the former emperor was wat invariably calm and self composed after seeing the Armenian and I feel convinced that had re remained remained re- re by the side of his royal master mast I the kaiser ex-kaiser would never have deserted desert desert- ed the fatherland I |