Show WHY WHY- Prince Eitel Is Execrated in FrancHere France Franc Here Is how N Newell well Dwight Hulls to 10 his book entitled German Atrocities Atrocities U ties ties 1 tells teUs of Qt the crime for tor which PrInce illuce Elt l sop of the kaiser now stands under indictment In France the sticking tt and und r ruin ln of ot a beautiful cha chateau teu II One of the historic chateaux Is that of A Avricourt rich In noble nobl as associations associations Hons of history It was one of the class s of or b buildings cove covered cd b by a clause In the international agreements between between be be- tween t Germany German l France and the United Unit ed States State's and nil all the civilized nations safeguarding historic buildings l For or ninny months It wa was wag the home of Prince second son of ot the kaiser When a Judge judg and Jury held Inquiry tit ut the ruins of at the chateau the aged liKed French servant ant who understood the electric lighting and had hod charge cht of the gas KUS plant during Eitel's occupancy I stated stilted that he heard the German officers officers cers telling Eitel Frederick that he dl disgrace grace the German name It If he destroyed d a building that had no relation re re- lation lution to war that could be of at no aidor aid aidor aidor or comfort to the French arm army and that he would make his name and that of at his family a n name of shame and und contempt cont contempt con con- t tempt of ot obloquy and scorn But Dut the theman theman theman man would not yield He brought In his Ills auto trucks and carried to the freight cars every historic object in the tile splendid chateau Having pledged himself elf to leave the building uninjured the prince stopped his car at the theates gates ates of at the exit ran back to the historic historIc historic his his- house lighted his firebrand spread the lames upon the halls huUs waited waited waited wait wait- ed until the flumes flames were well In progress progress progress ress and then ordered his men to light the fuse of ot dynamite bombs A few days dus lat later l' l Inquiry was held and testimony of at aged servants and und little children was taken The degeneracy of at the German prince as then re revealed aled has not been equaled since the first chapter of ot Romans Ro Ro- Romans nomans mans catalogued the unnatural crimes of the men of at the ancient world |