Show th S f f ih 11 e beere s 0 e ys si 30 I 1 lerna eaf I 1 ir STARTLING EXPOSURE OF INNER LIFE OF KAISER AND CROWN PRINCE AS e TOLD BY COUNT ERNST VON HELTZEN DORFF TO WILLIAM LEQUEUX RIAL NOTE milliant Ull Willi llam ant le fl neus alio 10 here ere fur for his friend fount count brunt v oa li eltre dvir the ht itera of at the inner life of tile lie imperial Ger inars court long ionic her bean cog liell throughout liu in tolle roff IV ill the po vp demor mior of 0 its innermost secret the alioa who says of 0 cilmi ule lit has hail Int linnie knowledge of alir ecret service of con flu can couer u orle clr nod 1 ir sir IT the dorrn airn of orent un on on much nin tirra 10 another authority payne vew pew people have hate been ciure closely its n t ed with or know more of the lip arin tail n ing inner inerT of 0 cieri carri quinny aban lie in Irli eui probably ban hn more olt of iwo fret information at ilia command tanu lu its 0 hlll it woo for inet nix 1 years the 11 r on fi erfort er Nort it liun madi made va lumble une ilse of sits liln at of secret information through a stilly organized department which lequeux work UN tin a alary tarr mint count nn inn li becam liec nine e on an lu in of several icorn prior enato to lite outbreak of tile ivnel lie be son linn been eltta sag la in retirement la in 14 trance rance move alix o august 1014 noil iowna were there that le lc brux received alvi fript the ilie crown prince princen inte per personal nonal adjutant to 1 minue public theme revelations of tile the anner life oi 0 the lc that 4 1 tile of the oie world might me to knoby tile he renit out lul heretofore per ut of the tvr vivo doial baat anant members alx rii of the autocracy they L mow strayed against nan luitt M M MH W W IH k Z affair cause of trouble i jiin VI in 1111 was ns T P which villi caused sed it wild sensation T g tit nt Poti dain in the autumn of A 1012 I 1 became implicated in it tin tn it somewhat curious manner I 1 clint iced to bo be lunching nt at tho the Es Lp lanade in Ber ilif chatting with ln r roque of the french embassy our 4 hostess ans fran n jewess a woman who came aguir dortmund and who was spending money like witter venter in order to into berlin society As personal adjutant ot of the crown prince I 1 42 was of course ono one of tho file principal i guests anti biml I 1 suspected I 1 alint silo sho was gling for a cari car of invitation to the next mt wit tit it the pal nei pratt frail breitenbach wits lunching with stetten guests tit nt ono one big round table 1 bior aier ellse a wry very dressed girl of nineteen seated opposite to her it was it merry party in chiding no na it hd did sonic oi a the most renowned pers persona tins in tho the empire among them omni being tha thi imperial chancellor inn nn and that seigneur who was liia a favorite nt at court uhe the multimillionaire serene highness brince egon zu of the latter it may bo be said that no man rivaled ins ills influence Indi ienco with tho the emperor what lie he sold said wits law in germony was vaa hend of tho the fa amous Ivi inces trust now liow dissolved bant nt that time with its capital of it was a great force dorco in tile tho commercial world indeed such n boon companion was he 0 of the kal kalmers fenU era sers alint an august but purely dec lora oracle or atle tive anti and ceremonial place was actu fy invented for him film na as colonel marn binl of the Il court an excuse r tn it gay eny uniform and gorgeous as beffi ted a man who t X possessing poa a hundred millions was tin nn I 1 important asset to the emperor in ills his elep lold scheme for world power young man across the room that merry luncheon party was the Tro loque of ii a iery ery curious drama As wo ve chatted I 1 noticed that far across the crowded room nt at a table set net in a r window vi ado there sat alone a dark linfred sallow vv illow good looking young clyl linn who was enting lus his lunch lit in a rather bored manner yet ills his eyes ayea fixed upon ellab U breitenbach as houlih she bhe exercised over film some strange fascination half a dozen tempi 4 I 1 glanced glan ceI across and on cacti ocen iton saw haw that the alio young man had no eyes for tho the no table around the table ills his anze being axed upon the daughter of the great somehow I 1 felt a distinct belief that the young youn civilians face was familiar to me f it wits was not the first time I 1 lind had seen him yet I 1 could not recall the circumstances circum cum stances in which we had I 1 d lue two ta nights later I 1 din dined 1 I with till iho nt at their ino fine house lit in the Alsen strasse tho the only guest myself self ivan ana the countess von blasse ettz and after dinner fran breiten bach took tile tho countess coun teBa nolde to talk while I 1 wandered with hel daughter into tho the winter parden garden with its high palms and gorgeous exotics exotica that overlooked the he gardens of tile the austrian emmay when the man hod had brought us its cof 7 fee ce tile pretty elise commenced to question nio me about life tit nt tho the crown court low intensely interesting it must arte rte u to be parson pc tl adjutant to ilia lie cro crawn m princel mother iother la is dying to get n R command to ono one of the receptions nt at potsdam Pots the girl said bald only today pho wax wondering wil wll whether you could possibly uso your influence in flint lint direction in nn an instant I 1 alv why I 1 find been invited to dinners und land luncheons so I 1 i fleeced fleeted eted n moment then I 1 sald said 1 I to do not think that will mill be very difficult I 1 will ft see what can ile bo done hut but I 1 hope that if I 1 din am successful you will your nur mother when I 1 looked in at the court roar room in the palace next morning I 1 scribbled down tile tho name of mother and daughter for cimis A week later inter tho the crown prince and princess guvo gave a grand annd hall tit nt tho the marmor bior palace tit nt potsdam and the lie em cut himself attended frail gorgeously at tired mittle lier her lie liow before tile till nil highest and her daughter tild did tile the same gain I 1 spoke with alth illse and afterward I 1 rhen I 1 danced etli her I 1 saw how low im m pre poised ased she filio wati vas by tho the glitter tind and glamour of the Iota Pots dain darn court circle and by tile fait fact that hint silo was as in the presence of the till nil highest one from words orda site she let drop that chilt night as she lung upon my ani I 1 wondered whether she alio ta was really as ingenuous as an silo she pretended I 1 ilia was aa I 1 found nil ex c nely discreet and clover little per salt kon it a fact which further increased my interest lit in her questioned by the emperor one about two months later inter I 1 had tin an appointment with max ma hein hardt at the then theater terin in lilt to arrange it royal visit there and litter after tho the performance I 1 went back to the palace prior to retiring to my iny rooms in fit the aliff the guards saluted its f I 1 crossed tho the dark courty courtyard ardi ond lin having ving passed through gli tile tho corridors to the private apart ments I 1 with my key tile crown locked study to my surprise I 1 found willie Wll llo rented dented there with tho emperor lit in earnest discussion with apology I 1 bowed instantly tin and withdrew whereupon the kaiser exclaimed t como come in I 1 want you then lie he east a quick glenco c tit at the young ninn man who hail had thrown himself in ft A lazy attitude into a long cano lounge chair it was ns as though hn his majesty was hesitating to with antl or asking ills his sons permission to in do vo so tell me exclaimed ills his majesty suddenly tin do you know this and lio lie placed before my ga gaze ze a cabinet photograph of the pretty ruse Is yer res I 1 answered frankly it Is fratiello breitenbach anti and what do you know of her inquired lilg its majesty nin jesty you introduced her tin and her mother to court I 1 believe I 1 saw that hat the emperor had dincov bcd something which annoyed him what could it bea be at I 1 was compelled to admit that I 1 lind hod set get down their names for invitation and further I 1 explained nil all that I 1 knew about them you tire are certain you know nothing more naked asked the emperor understand that no blame attaches to you I 1 assured him that I 1 had find all that I 1 knew concerning them hold no further communication with elther mother or daughter hla his majesty sald said li genvo anve for paris by the eight train tomorrow morning 11 nd go to naron baron von steinmetz the chief of our confidential ser service vico in F france britnee then turning to the crown prince lie ho sald you have his hi tid address dress yes said the lie younger man ile he Is passing ns its Allon monsieur felix It Heun eumont ont mhd la 19 living at his avenue do dc neuilly close to the pont bonti I 1 scribbled tho the name and upon tile lie back of an envelope whereupon his majesty said carry my verbal orders to stein aretz and tell him film to net act upon the orders I 1 sent lint him by courier yesterday and you will assist him ile iio will explain lunt luetter ter fully when you arrive then crossing to the crown printes writing table ills his ranj a largo large envelope into which lie he placed place tile lie photograph with several papers and sealed them with the crown princ princes et s seal I 1 give this to von Stein iii etz from froin in me ills majesty said mild I 1 bowed ng I 1 took it from ins his bajes anes tys hand my curiosity naturally excited regarding frail and her daughter what I 1 wondered was in tho the wind ali and please report to me remarked tho the heir still till lounging lazily in the ohp chair bowing boning I 1 took leave of my imperial master anti next morning tit nt eight 1 1 cloche set out upon my mission daron baron von steinmetz I 1 found the baron von steinmetz netz living in it a good sized house in tho the avo are nuo do N neuilly Neu llly not far from the bridge one of tile the cleverest and most astute cInIs that germany possessed and it man high in tit UK laisers kaisers kai kal sers favor lie ho had in tile the name of felix Il eumont purchased with government funds of course a cinema theater in tile the rue lafayette and ostensibly upon the proceeds of that establishment lived comfortably out tit nt Neti fily at eleven in tho the morning ills his valet evidently a german showed me lu in 1 IT I quite understand my dear ricci lie salt sald ns As lie took front from tilt the emperors packet tho the picture of frau frail alcin ellse and stood gazing tit nt it it if lb ib quite plain why you should havo been becia sent b y his Is majesty N A LETTER PROM FROM THE C CROWN R OWN PRINCES PERSONAL ADJUTANT TO WILLIAM LEQUEUX POSSESSOR OF THE SECRETS OF EUROPE beneux nadon par mir holni et llyrne february loth 1017 my ay iy dear I I 1 have jut just rea rend dinic loo the he proof of 0 your articles my IT life an n un tin official at taw lie court nt at Voto datu noil nod the ivro no or three small errors you ninilo I 1 have duly corrected the gross ii candal and div wily intrigues larl cue which I 1 have related to yoto ta were ninny it them knon to your elf corp or as n the friend of the ex es crown cronn princess of saxony you were e p before the warp war closely n or sated with nuy maily of those nt at court whose Tl altie tie appear la in these thene net el A tile which I 1 have ninde nail and which you have recorded here tire but a tithe lithe of which I 1 could anit and it if the I 1 world dextras more I 1 be to furnish you alth lilt other anil and even een more startling deta detally detal timp lH which you may al alio put into print my ner mice lifee nr nm personal adjutant to the geranan crown prince tn is limp any tit nt nn an end anti anil not avith the treachery of Oer germany mant revealed reven ledo led I 1 frel feet in fit my mr retirement no compunction la in exposing till nil I 1 know concerning the secrets of the kaiser anti anil his hl son KOD avith moat gioi cordial gree greetings tInas from roni your sincere friend signed Sl aneil VON h A A h A A AW why I 1 dont understand hut but ills majesty told ine ilia that you ou would explain tho the young hidy and her mother tire friends of mine exactly just lio he exclaimed you apparently know but little of thein 00 eh or you vou would not call thorn them your friends friend st ta those these words surprised me but I 1 was the tha more astounded when lie he continued you of course know of those disgraceful anonymous letters which have hao heen been continually tit nt court of the ilia cuiper ors fury concerning them I 1 replied in ill the affirmative for as a matter of fact tor the past three months tile whole court had bad been flooded with most abusive anti disgraceful correspondence concerning the cicma camarilla that had again sprung up around the kelser ser the emperor the empress tile flip crown prince and princess prince altel sophie caroline prince henry of prussia tind and others had received let most of them thein in typewriting containing the roost most intimate details of scandals concerning men and women around the emperor fully a dozen of these letters addressed to the crown prince lio lie had litin handed ded to me letters denouncing in sonic some cases perfectly innocent people destroying the reputations of honest men tin and women and abusing the heir to the ilia throne in n an outrage outrageous ou 9 in inner on nt at least three occasions willie hall had shown mo me letters addressed to the kalser kaiser himself and intercepted by the kal serin who in consequence of this load hood of anonymous epistles that lint had produced such n terrible sensation nt at potsdam had ordered that tant nil all such letters found in the imperial postbag should be 10 lin handed tided tit at once to her the identity of the writer la Is the point tant Is engaging my attention the baron said sad as lie he opened a drawer and drew forth a bundle of quite it hundred letters adding AU all these that you see here have been addressed either to the emperor or the empress and lie he handed me one which on scanning I 1 saw contained sonic some outrageous statements allegations which would make the hair of tile the all highest bristle watt rage well I 1 exclaimed that certainly Is in a very interesting specimen of nn anonymous correspondence yes it exclaimed the baron in fit berlin every inquiry ling has been mado mada to trace its author head of tho the detective police was charged by tile emperor to investigate ite iio ild did so and both lie he tind klewitz failed utterly now it hiie been given into my hands 11 A typical german hcrman investigation presently ahen I 1 sat with the baron at its his table lie he switched on an intense electric light and then spread out some of the letters above a small square mirror you see they are on various kinds of note paper bearing till all kinds of wa ter marks of french english and german manufacture some we ha have 0 hero are upon english paper because it la Is heavy and thick again three differ icat ent makes of 0 typewriter have been used ono one newly invented importation front from berlen tho the written letters ore are you yot will see mostly in q n mans hand inn yog yes I 1 see till nil that I 1 said but what have you iou discovered concerning their author the letter I 1 received bore a french stamp and tile the postmark of angers lie ile placed before mo me quite n dozen envelopes addressed to the emperor dud and empress tilt nil bearing tho the postmark of at that town in the balne ot colre others had been posted in leipzig Wilhelm wilhelmshaven shaven tours antwerp bertin and other places tho the investigation Is exceedingly difficult I 1 can assure you lie ho sat 1 I have lind had the assistance of some of tile tho fiest best scientific brains of our empire in making comparisons and indeed professor Is with |