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Show THE PAYSONIAN, PAYSON, UTAH himself with fills country in the hope Did you hear any of his speeches or that he would reap his reward whfn any of Wilsons? I said I had had no opportunity to the great war he was anticipating hear any of the campaign speeches, eventually broke out Taken individually, these various in- but that I had followed them in the The Kaiser as I Knew Him For Fourteen Years Bj ARTHUR N. DAVIS, D. D. S. (Copyright, 1914 American Dentist to the Kaiser from 1904 to 1918 by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.) I have a vivid mental Impression of than caste and social distinction. MorContinued. him now as I write. He is standing la ganatic marriages were naturally abThe purpose of this announcement, the center of iny room, drawn up to Ills horrent to him. Nc rertheless, before of course, was to forestall the storm of full height, his shoulders thrown back. Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the succondemnation which the Germans Ids left hand upon the hilt of his cessor to the Austrian throne, was knew would follow their use of the sword and his right emphasizing his murdered, the kaiser not only recogCHAPTER HI bombs on London a ruse which they had Invariably employed whenever they contemplated some fresh violation of the rules of International law and the dictates of humanity. It happened that one of my patients called to who resided in Iladen-Badesee me the day after the bombs had been dropped on her town, and she told me all ubout It. The airplanes which dropped the bombs had been flying over the city all We she declared. the morning, thought they were our own machines out for practice aud paid no particular attention to them. Then they dropped the bombs and they landed in the woods, and we knew we had been attacked. What a dreadful thing for them to do! What a foolish thing for nllied airplanes to do to spend a whole morning studying the layout of the town and then to drop those deadly bombs on a clump of woods where they could not possibly hurt anyone, and how careless of the Germans not to molest them while they were engaged in their devilish work I But the point I wanted to bring out was this : these gas bombs were never used on London! Just as everything was in readiness for the raid," the officer told me regretfully, we received orders direct from the kaiser to hold off I saw his signature to the order. Of course, there was nothing for us to do but comply, but If we had had the kaiser there, I believe we would have strung blm up by the neck! We still have those bombs, however, and you may be sure they will yet be used For some unknown reason the kaiser stopped the use of those lethal gas bombs for the time being. Why didnt be move to save the women and children on the Lusitania? When I went back to Berlin in the fall of 1915, after a visit to the United States, the kaiser was very anxious to ascertain from me just how America felt towards the war. I told him that before the sinking of the Lusitania Americnn opinion had been divided. There had been many who were strongly pro-allthere had been others who were openly and there had been still others who maintained an absolutely neutral attitude. After the Lusitania tragedy, however, there had been a distinct change In public feeling, I told him, practically the whole country having become decidedly commander "Perhaps if the had known so many women and children were on board," was the kaiser's only comment, he might not have sent forth the torpedo which sent the vessel to the bottom, but what he was thinking of most, of course, was the 5,000 tons of ammunition on board which were destined to slaughter my peon 1 - anti-Germa- ple!" Of course the kaiser knew that if the commander's orders were to sink the Lusitania, disobedience upon his part would have left but one course open for him: suicide. If, on the other hand, the kaiser meant to intimate that the commander sank the Lusitania on his own Initiative or without special instructions from bis superiors, the fact still remains that the kaiser could undoubtedly have prevented the tragedy and well-chose- n And then he shakes my hand In farewell and is driven away, and as I gaze at the spot where he stood, there comes before my eyes the desolation of Belgium, the tragedy of the Lusitania, the despoliation of France and Boland, the destruction of women aud children In London and Iaris and u thousand and one other atrocious deeds which belle the kaiser's fair words, and I realize that I have been talking to the worlds most finished actor and have blmply been bewitched by the power of his personal magnetism. . CHAPTER IV. America Disappoints Kaiser. The kaiser ascended the throne in 188S. For twenty-siyears his reign was unmarred by a single war, although twice during that period, once in 1905 and again in 1911, be nearly succeeded In precipitating a conflict. have Subsequent developments brought out clearly enough that during all these years of peace, the kaiser was only awaiting the opportune moment to bring on war. Germanys preparation consisted not merely in building up her army and navy and developing a military spirit In her people, but In trying to establish friendships abroad where they would do the most good lu the event of a world war. The German military preparation was more or less obvious. The kaiser was always its warmest advocate and frankly admitted that it was his Intention to remain armed to the teeth, although he protested to me many times that his sole object was to maintain the pence of the world. In 1913, for instance, I was in The Hague when Carnegie delivered a speech at the opening of the Peace palace, In the course of which he declared that the kaiser was a stumbling-block In the way of world peace. When I got back to Berlin I mentioned the fact to the kaiser, hoping to draw him out "Yes, I know exactly what Carnegie said at The Hague," he replied rather testily, aud I don't like the way he spoke at all. He referred to me as the 'war lord' and said I was standing In the way of world peace. Let him look at my record of twenty-fiv- e peaceful years on the throne! No, the surest means to maintain the peace of the world Is my big army and navyl Other nations will think twice before going to war with ns The fact that he had previously accepted 5,000,000 marks from Carnegie for the furtherance of universal peace didnt seem to occur to him. And the world at large learned more or less of German Intrigue and propaganda since the war, but It is not generally known that the same sort of thing was going on even more actively In time of peace. Countless measures, of the most subtle aud insidious character, were taken to lull into a sense of false security the nations she intended eventually to attack and to Inspire fear In or commnud the respect of natlous w hich she hoped would remain neutral or might even be Induced to throw in their lot with hers In the event of war. In this phase of Germanys preparation for war, the kaiser took a leading x 1 didn't But If there can be any doubt as to the kaisers direct responsibility for the sinking of the Lusitania, certain It is that he fully approved, openly defended and even exulted in the murder of women and children by Zeppelin raids on London, Manchester, Livercities and pool and other towns. England expects to starve my women and children to death," he declared to me early in the war long before we in Germany had begun to feel the slightest effect of the diminishing food supply, "hut our Zeppelins will give their women and children a taste of war, too. Confound them They sit on their Island and try to starve us ; we will give them a taste of what war is This was the man whose various acts of consideration towards me, whose talents aud personal charms, had made such a favorable Impression upon me I How trivial and Inconsequential they all seemed now I Clearly, they were all a part of the role ho had been playing for years. While he was outwardly displaying all the earmarks of a gentle character, he wus Inwardly plotting to dominate the world. For twenty-fiv- e years he maintained the peace of Europe, he frequently boasted, lie maintained peace Just long enough to complete his final preparations for the wickedest war that was ever waged! And yet strangely enough, even after the war had revealed the kaiser to me in his true colors and had shown him to be capable of deeds whith I should have thought were foreign to Lis nature, his pr erne always had a most remarkable ulcit upou me. non-mlilta- 1 1 remarks, protesting in the most earn- est manner that it was not he who was responsible for the war and all Its horrors, but that it had coine upon the world despite all he had done to prevent It. His ready, words entrance me, I feel that this man must be telling me the truth aud I urn ready to believe that before me stands the most unjustly Judged man In the world. part. It Is a fact, for instance, that practically every officer in the Chilean army Is a Germnn, and the kaiser has spared no pains to foster the friend- ship of the South American republics, commercially and diplomatically. One of the South American ministers told me of an of Bern who had visited Berlin. This Peruvian had previously visited London and Iaris and had received little or no official attention In either of those capitals. For reasons best known to himself, the kaiser decided to cater to this gentleman, and accordingly arranged an audience. In the discussion which took place when they met, the kaiser displayed such a remarkable acquaintance with Peruvian affairs and the family history and political career of his visitor that the South American was stunned. When he returned home he curried with him a most exalted idea of the wisdom of the German emperor. To wliut extent the kaiser had spent the midnight oil preparing for this interview I have no knowledge, but knowing the importance he placed upon making a favorable impression at all times I have a mental picture of his delving dei ply into South American lore in preparation for his guest. There is no; long dearer to the kaiser nized his morganatic wife, who was only a countess, but went out of his way to show her defereuee. He placed her at his right at all stute functions which she attended. To bring Austria and Germany closer together, he was willing to waive one of his prejudices, The significance of the kaisers many visits to Italy, Ills presentation of n statue to Stockholm, his yachting excursions in Scandinavian waters, his flirtations with Turkey from his castle on the Island of Corfu, and similar acts of ingratiation, becomes quite apparent In the face of more recent developments, but his efforts to curry favor with America during all the years of peace which preceded the war were so much more elaborate that they deserve more than passing mention. No more subtle piece of propaganda was ever conceived than the kaiser's plan of exchanging professors between the United States and Germany of the through the establishment Iloosevelt and Harvard chairs at the University ol Berlin and corresponding chairs at Harvard and other American universities. Ostensibly the purpose of bethe project was to foster good-wil- l tween the two nations. Actually, it was intended to Germanize Americans to such an extent that their might be relied upon in the event of war for which Germany wus sedulously preparing. It was believed that the exchange of professors would accomplish the German purpose In two ways: not only could the professors the kaiser sent to America be depended upon to sow German seed In American soil, but the American professors who were sent to Berlin, It was hoped, could be so Inoculated with the German viewpoint that when they returned to their native land they would disseminate it among their associates and students. Some time before the kaiser conceived the scheme of the Exchange Professors, he sent his brother. Prince Ilenry, to this country to draw the two nations closer together and to Instill In the heart of every child born In America of German parents an abiding love for the fatherland. Just before the war broke out, he was planning to send one of his sons here with the same object. He told me of his project and asked me to which part of the United States I thought he ought to send the prince, That depends, your majesty, I replied, upon the object of the visit. If the purpose is to meet American society, I would recommend such places as Newport in summer and rulra Beach in winter. To come in contact with our statesmen and diplomats, Washington would naturally be the most likely place to visit. The kaiser thanked me for the Information but did not enter into further details as to the object be had In mind or which eon he had planned to send across. It was to curry favor with America that the kaiser had his yacht Meteor built in our shipyards, and it is a fact that more American women were presented at the German court than those of any other nation. When he presented a statue of Frederick the Great to this country, in McKinleys administration, it created a great stir in congress. What could be less appropriate. It was argued, than the statue of a monarch in the capital of a republic? The statue was not set up In McKinleys administration, but Iloosevelt accepted it in the interest of diplomacy and had it erected In front of the Array building. Seeing that his gift had had just the opposite effect to that Intended, the kaiser reprimanded his ambassudor for not having Interpreted American sentiment more accurately. A few days after the death of King Edward, Iloosevelt arrived In Berlin. Iespite the fact that all Europe was In mourning, the kaiser arranged the most elaborate military dress review ever given in honor of a private citizen ta celebrate Roosevelts visit. The review wus held In the large military reservation near Berlin. More than 100,000 soldiers passed In review before the kaiser and his staff and their honored guest. How far the kaiser would have gone In his attentions to Iloosevelt had he not been in mourning it Is Impossible to say, but I dont believe be would lmve left anything uudone to show bis admiration for the American and to curry favor with this country. But Iloosevelt was not the only American to whom the kaiser made overtures. He was constantly Inviting American millionaires to pay him yachting visits at Kiel or wherever else he happened to he. He snt for a portrait by an American painter, width was exhibited with a large collection of other American works under the kaiser's auspices. There was nothing that the kaiser did not do in liis efforts to ingratiate deep-roote- d cidents seem trivial enough, but I have every reason to know. that the kaiser attached considerable importance to them. I know that there was a good deal of chagrin In the tirades he delivered to me against America for her part in supplying munitions to the allies chagrin at the thought that the seed he had sown in America had failed to bring forth better fruit When we finally entered the war and he realized that all his carefully nurtured plans of years had availed him naught he could not restrain his bitterness nor conceal his disappointment. All my efforts to show my friendship for America exchanging professors with your colleges, sending my brother in your country, all all for nothing!" he exclaimed, disgustedly, after we had entered the war. On another occasion he showed even more clearly how fur America had fallen short of his expectations: What has become of those rich Americans who used to visit ine with their yachts at Kiel and come to my entertainments in Berlin? he asked, Now that we have sarcastically. England involved, why arent they utilizing the opportunity to serve and to make their own country great? Do they think I put myself out to euter-tai- n them because I loved them? I am disgusted with the whole Anglo-Saxo- n race ! The kaiser couldnt understand why the United States did not seize both Canada and Mexico. Apparently, from the way he talked from time to time, if he had been sitting In the White House he would have grabbed the entire Western Hemisphere. That the kaiser followed American politics very closely, especially after the war broke out, was very natural. The fact that there was a great vote In this country was not overlooked in Potsdam, and I havent the slightest doubt the kaiser imagined that he could exert considerable Influence in our elections through his emissaries in this country, I returned to Berlin late In October of that year. Within a day or two after my arrival I received a telephone message from the Reichskanzler von Bethmann-Hollwe- g to the effect that the kaiser had sent him word of my return and that he would like me to call at his palace either that noon or at four p. m. I was ushered into a very large room in the corner of which was a businesslike looking desk, but which was otherwise elaborately furnished. The reichskanzler, a tall, handsome specimen of a man, came over to me and, putting bis arm in mine, walked me to a seat beside the desk. He asked me what I would smoke, and upon my taking a cigarette, he did likewise. The kaisers been telling me, doctor, he said, of your recent visit to America, and I would like to ask you a few questions. I said that I was always glad to talk of America. Indeed, I was particularly glad of the opportunity to speak with the prime minister of Germany at that time. Then followed a bewildering succession of questions, the purpose of which was not at all clear to me. We had a peculiar conversation half In German, half in English. The reichskanzler did not speak English particularly well. How are things In America? he asked. Did you have any opportunity to gauge the political situation? Who do you think will be the next president? Do you think that Americans are opposed to peace because that would end their chance to make Are your money out of the war? people so mercenary that they would like to see the war prolonged for the sake of the money they can make out of it? No, your excellency, I replied, you are quite wrong if you Imagine that my countrymen would like to prolong the war for the sake of That Is very far from being the case. On the contrary, the country at large is anxious for peace." Dont forget your people are making a lot of money out of this war, the reichskanzler persisted. They are becoming very rich. They will soon have all the gold In the world. Putting an end to the war would to a great extent end American opportunities for making money on this enormous scale, That inny be all true, I replied, but fortunately my countrymen think more of the blessings of peace and liberty than they do of war and profits, and the sooner peace can be brought ubout on a basis which will have some assurance of permanency the better we will like it." Wilson has the greatest opportunity ever presented to a man to make his name Immortal by bringing about peace In the world." he went on. "We feel now that he is not our friend, but friendly to the allies, but nevertheless he may be able to see that If this war is prolonged Indefinitely it will mean the destruction of all the nations Involved in It. Do you think there Is any possibility of America entering the war? That, of course, will depend, your excellency, I answered, "upon developments. I don't believe my country Is anxious to fight, but I'm quite sure that nothing in the world will keep us out of It if our rights as a neutral nation are not respected. We certainly don't like the way Hughes has been talking on tiio stump," declared the rciehskuuzlcr. flat-topp- broad-shouldere- war-profit- s. Why Dread Old Age? It doesnt nutter how old you are, if you keep well and active. Lota of folks re younger at 70 than others are at 60. Lame, bent backs; stiff, achy, rheumatic joints; bad eyesight and deafness are too often due to neglected kidney trouble and not to advancing years. Dont let weak kidneys age you. Use Boons Kidney Pills. They have made life more comfortable for thousands of elderly folks. newspapers. Well, did you gather from what you read that the American people want to see peace la Europe or do they want the war to go on so they can continue to make fortunes out of itr Again I replied that I was certain our country would never be influenced by such sordid considerations as were Implied In the reichskauzler's question, but that If the right kind of peace could be brought about the whole country would eagerly embrace It. The subject of the campaign was never mentioned and It was not until several months later when the submarine warfare was started again on a greater scale than ever that I realized that the whole purpose of this Interview was to ascertain If they could, without telling me their intentions, who was the candidate, Hughes or Wilson, who would be least dangerous to them if more American vessels were sunk in the ruthless submarine campaign they wc-- e then contemplating. The election was drawing closp; it was necessary to notify Von Berns-torf- f of Potsdams preference; the kair ser believed that perhaps ho held the deciding ballot in his hand in the vote shape of the German-Aruerieaund he didnt know how to cast it. Hence the eagerness with which they interrogated me upon my return from the front. The Interview with the reichskanzler and the fact that it was instigated by the kaiser indicated to me that America occupied a most important place in the kaisers plans. When, a few months later, we declared war against Germany, however, all the kaisers planning aud plotting of years coThe edifice he had been so llapsed. confidently erecting came crashing to the ground because it was built upon a false foundation. 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That was the answer of the kaiser to the sugwere bound gestion that by international law to stop and search vessels at sea to determine their status before sending them to the bottom of the ocean. Doctor Davis, in the next installment of his story, tells how the kaiser defended the inhuman methods employed by the German soldiers. (TO MORE full half hour. Everyone wanted to know afterward how Ilidgy liked it. I fear, he confessed, and the everlasting smile broadened as he spoke, that Im no braver now than before. Maybe Id better go up front some-morExand get sort of used to it. change. Ivory Carvings Owned by Pittsburgher Are Declared to Be Almost Priceless. During many years H. J. Heinz of Pittsburgh has gathered together one of the finest collections of ivory carvings In America. There are probably a dozen notable collections of this sort In the country, and among them the Heinz group of 1,300 pieces holds distinguished rank, says a writer In Wet and Muddy. One day while tiie soldiers were-hikinon a country road which was water in some places and mud in other-placeone of the officers said, Ill if Im not getting tired of being a duck one minute and a mud turtle the next. e g s It is estimated that there are 2.04S.-k'- 4 cattle in the western provinces of Canada. I Of New Yorks regular police are fighting in France. always goes with health, and health making is the big reason for Drop in Irish Birthrate. The Irish registrar generals return for the first quarter of this year shows a drop In the Irish birth rate of 3.G be- A delicious food, rich in the vita! low the average for the previous ten years. The marriage rate is practicalThe death rate Is 3.3 ly stationary. below the average. The general prosperity of Ireland Is reflected by the fact that the returns on Irish pauperism show a decrease of 3,122 in the average number of work-hous- e inmates. Replace Faults With Virtues. The cardinal method with faults Is to over grow them and choke them out with virtues. John liascoio. ORDER Fair, fat and past forty is tills secretary of the Red Triangle, lias the smile that won't come off. Every doughboy within miles around the hut knows him and likes his cheery personality. That is why, perhaps, the opportunity came Pudgys way last week to sjH'nd a night in a front line clugout.. While he was there a deafening barrage rained around the dugout for a COLLECTION Scribner's. As a rich and fascinating field for a discriminating collector, ivory carvings are perhaps without a peer. Executed In a material that has always been costly, too rare, as a rule, to be subjected to poor or mediocre workmanship, they may well be considered as typical of the artistic development of the time In which they were produced. They represent the art, moreover, not of one people, of one period, but. It Is scarcely an exaggeration to say, of nil peoples and nil periods. From prehistoric ages down through the civilizations of Egypt and Assyria and of classic Greece and Rome have come priceless examples of sculptured Ivories. The dark ages of Europe, 'so meager in artistic treasures, have bequeathed us an unbroken chain of ivory carvings. Much of the most interesting of such work must be accredited to the centuries of the Gothic revival, the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth. The Renaissance and the centuries succeeding have yielded a wealth of carved Ivories of great richness and beauty. From India, China and Japan come ivories of deep historic Interest and especially in tho work of Japan, of genuine artistic achievement. Beriods of exceptional turbulence, such as the fall of Constantinople, the reformation In England and the French revolution, have caused the destruction of incomparable treasures. That so much has survived seems cause for wonder. The explanation lies In the very uature of the carvings. 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