The Secrets of the Hohenzollery Exposed by Count von Heltzendorf
Editorial note reviews William Le Queux's publication based on Count Ernst von Heltzendorff revelations of the inner life of the Imperial German court. It cites Le Queux's sources, authority, and wartime connections with the British government and states the disclosures concern two dominant rulers of the autocracy.
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Hohenzollery
Kaiser
Prince
Count Ernst von Heltzendorff
William Lequeux
Ernst von Heltzendorff
Europe
Great Britain
Germany
LeQueux
Count von Heltzendorff
France
le Queux
Hohenzollerns
LeQueuxr
Imperial Court
Potsdam
Luisa
Saxony
The Kaiser's Demand on the German Emperor's Yacht
An on-board memoir recounts Kaiser Wilhelm II during a Baltic Norwegian cruise aboard the Hohenzollern. A defiant Norwegian pilot, a dramatic sermon, and a secret dispatch stop reveal imperial egomania and a fatal act by Rudolph von Lantzsch, ending with the captain's apparent suicide on land.
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Ermany
Bismarck
Hohenzollern
Hammerfest
Spitzbergen
Potsdam
Herr Moritz
Neues Palais
Moritz
Germany
Herr von Wedell
von Wedell
Norway
Norddeich
Emperor
Sweden
Nase
von Stoecker
Johannsen
Carl Johannsen
Ekersund
Norwegian
Baron von Richtofen
Kaiser
Globe
London
Wolff Bureau
Smolen
Hatteras
Christiansand
Natzmer
Fosnaes
Folden
Rudolph von Lantzsch
Red Hussars
Heltzendorff
Europe
von Lantzsch
Hussar
Rudolph
Machine Guns Best Weapon of War in Verdun Defense
Paris reports that Verdun’s defense heavily relies on machine guns and the French 75 artillery. Offensive heavy artillery and naval guns are costly and slower to deploy, while machine guns provide swift, accurate fire and mobility, explaining protracted stalemates on the western front.
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Chicago Daily News
Paris
Verdun
Paradoxical Sayings About Blunt People
A brief quip contrasts blunt speech with directness, noting blunt folks tend to be frank and to the point, while questioning how this affects their reputation and acceptance.
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