EX- KAISER'S SON AS CAPTIVE.

Hokitika Guardian, 12 May 1924, Page 4

EX- KAISER'S SON AS CAPTIVE.

LONDON, Fob. _M. The capture of one of the cxICaiser’s sons in the war would seem to he an important event that the other Allies, beside the I'nited .States, ought to have heard of it. Hut appitrenlly it was not so. And it has been 1011, incredibly enough, for -Major K. iiussell to relate the thrilling story in his hook of exciting yarns, “True Adventures of the Secret Service.” "Freylng” chiimed to belong to the Swiss Hetl Cross, and at the request of the (ionium Covermuent In l had been sent to l.a Hoehelle to look after their prisoners. In point of fact he was a persist jut "firebug.” and repeated outbreaks of lire on the American "gasolene docks ” were brought home to him. Although Kre.vtag was sentenced to death. “ lie was too mysterious and personally impressive to he speedily executed ” ; and "soon extraordinary fierntnn clT' , rls to elfc t his exchange proved we wi ic right a.> to his being an ini-

port ant person ’’ It was ban! to believe that he was the sou ~(' tin* Kaiser. the brother of the Crown IVineo. But an American going through ike prison recognised him, and though Freytag had never admitted it, Major Anderson wits able to corroborate such idcutiiu atioii. The idro of allowing Joachim to escape in cider to provide a bridge for Anderson into C inianv. as his deliverer. was, it seems, strongly insisted by a " stubborn ollicial."

At any rate, the escape is effected in dashing stvle and Joachim is duly delivered to his compatriots in Spain. He takes Anderson with him jo Germany in a submarine. Eventually, with the a.id of two German defeatist oflieers. who stole "all the various plans for the campaigns." Anderson makes good hi-, escape to prance, and— The world knows the rest—how Marshal I-'oeli siiddeiiK- -bitted bis method of attack and within two months had the entire German Aimy in full retreat.