| Show How the Greet Tear Ruler 4 hen He File Pays a a. Visit to the Capita Q i Police Pollee Regulations Stiffen When hen the h Kaiser raIser Drops Into Town l. Streets Are Arc C Cleared eared in a u Jiffy to Permit t the In Imperial Car Cal to p Pass ss ERLIN ERLIK Dec The 23 The kaiser B The kaiser is here These words spread through Wit Wil- from lip to lip with the speed steed o of the wind to Unter Den Linden Linden Lin Lin- den and se the main mein arteries arteries ar ar- ar- ar teries of Berlins Berlin's business incas s. s From citizen citizen cit cit- cit cit- izen to citizen from foreigner to foreigner for for- eigner cigner f goes the news that the kaiser kniser is in Berlin visiting the chancellor The busy the idle the curious and the loyal local hurry to the old white palace pal- pal nee ace off to get a glimpse of tho emperor I Looking down asse from I Un Unter tel Den Lin Linden cn a visitor would see sec policemen dressed in long dark blue overcoats with a n brown belt around the waist to hold the pistol standing in the thc middle of the street signaling to each other and ond the wagon drivers dri Jn front of the chancellors chancellor's palace Bismarck's old home are arc a small group of men an and women lined up on the sidewalk opposite the little garden which is in front of the entrance Inside the high iron fence stand five fhe military motor cars The police stand I Int at nt the gates and permit no one to enter enter en en- ter except an official or the passing postman The people wander back and forth and stare at the windows and doors Newcomers ask Is the kaiser there 1 Most everyone answers II I I dont don't know Types in the Crowd In the crowd are arc scores of a typo of citizens in civilian clothes which everyone c in Berlin knows The The police police po po- po lice mustache which these men wear indicate their profession They rhey mingle min min- mingle gle in and out of the grow growing lg crowd watch and anel li listen ten to what is done and sai said Amon Among the watchers are arc not only the humble Here is a director of the n r. r i I IThe 9 The Imperial Opera House House in In B Berlin I I Hamburg American line There is an official of or the the tho foreign office Further Further Further Fur Fur- ther on is a foreign diplomat for when the tho kaiser is here herc everyone c wants to see sec him no matter if ho has seen and talked to him before It is not yet 11 0 clock Traffic continues up aP and m down Wilhelm Vilhelm strasse under the scrutinizing eyes of oC the bluecoat Down the street comes a 3 military motor disregarding the speed laws and sounding its military horn It slows up aP and turns into the chancellery An official steps out an and enters the palace Fifteen minutes thirty minutes three quarters of an hour pass People People Peo Peo- People come and go Those who have ha been in the palace before describe to the interested what the halls look like I A tV man who has often spoken with the I kaiser Raiser said I cant can't stay any longer because when the kaiser begins to talk tolk he selI seldom seldom sel sel- dom stops His Ills majesty T is is' is isa a a. great I talker lie can say more in a given iven time than thon anyone I know and ancl the people who do not know him stand in amazement and rind await further remarks remarks remarks re re- re- re marks but he leaves es Su Suddenly denly the big palace doors open A tall strongly built officer in a agreen agreen agreen green uniform with gold lace loce and braid on his coat trousers and hel- hel I met comes out ont The chauffeur lackeys and and others who have lu been idling in the courtyard hurry to their machines The motors arc are started and doors of the cars are opened and the crowd waits in silence Tho The Kaiser Appears Ten fen minutes later Inter the heavy y door opens again and a n man who is in it immediately immediately imme imme- recognized comes out walks alks to his automobile alone turns smiles at atthe atthe atthe the chancellor shakes hands and sa salutes sa- sa lutes Other officers follow folIo The rhe kaiser dressed in a long winter winter winter win win- ter field gray overcoat and helmet covered with the gray hood steps into his limousine A servant steps forward with a heavy j and tucks it around the kaisers kaiser's legs and feet The door is closed The rhe emperor salutes his chancellor again The footman footman footman foot foot- man takes his bis place with the chauffeur chauffeur chauffeur and the car with a jump rushes out of th the garden into The rhe police have difficulty in keeping keeping keeping keep keep- ing a a. a space in the street for the car I because beranse the people rush up the tho men lift their hats and all shout and anel cheer The kaiser with ith a solemn sober face salutes His car is followed by bj others carrying adjutants and s serve rv- rv e ants The special horn which his car has blows its signal which everyone erron in in Berlin knows The streets arc ore immediately vacated meat meat- I ed cd wag unions germs and amI street cars cars stop and the royal motors speed down Wilhelm- Wilhelm strasse to Unter den dell Linden on to toPo Po Potsdam Tho nett day the ne newspapers print the brief notice that The rhe kaiser yesterday yesterday yes yes- conferred with the tho imperial chancellor at the Ole chancellors chancellor's palace from 1030 until 1 12 0 clock o'clock The newspapers cannot print the item on the tho same sarno day because it is a policy o of the government go never to announce where the kaiser is Announcements Announcements Announcements An An- arc always made that the kaiser has been at such and such a a. a place Cheap Tours at End Cheap tours through Europe arc are considered over forever by men qualified qualified qualified fied to speak on the subject The da days s 's sin in which a n dollar doubled and trebled in value by crossing crossing- a border are considered considered considered con con- gone The fhe increase in the cost of labor taxation due clue to the war the wear near and tear on all means of travel augmented by the neglect which the war brought about and the great and general economic loss ant ana waste incident incident incident inci inci- dent to the present times ha have hae e re removed removed re- re moved central Europe from the list of places where one could spend a afew afew afew few weeks in great comfort and still save the price of a first class steamer ticket Travel after the war will be beas beas beas as expensive in Europe as in the United United United Unit Unit- ed States if not more so some believe be be- lieve Rooms Booms Scarce in Vienna At present there is no such thing tiring as os an empty room in ill a Vienna hotel Nowadays a room worth having haying can be he obtained only by getting ones one's name on the waiting list and oven wen this is if the would be impossible patron is unknown to the management Visitors Visitors Visitors Vis Vis- still under the impression that Vienna hotels arc are run on the old basis usually spend hou hours s 's after their arrival arrival arrival ar ar- ar- ar rival trying to find a 0 room and then end up by sleeping in some somo hotel corridor corridor corridor cor cor- on a cot at a n. price ePico which formerly formerly formerly for for- merly would give them a n. good room Those unlucky enough to fo reach Vienna Vien Vien- na with a night train may spend ther their first night in the station At one of the best Vienna hotels the price for fora a suite of two rooms and bath both went ent up 5 a n few days daya ago this increase bring being incident to a general ris rise rise which a added fled from 50 cents to 1 to even cven the plainest rooms In Budapest conditions conditions condi condi- arc po possibly sibly a t trifle rifle worse Even E Sofia is seeing a rise in prices in hotel hotel hotel ho ho- tel accommodation which is I unprecedented unprecedented dented in the Balkans and Constantinople Constantinople Constanti Constanti- nople boast boasting nS' nS o of but two first-class first F 3 c t tL L i f 1 Y S i ri x d I The Imperial Opera House in Vienna and three second class hotels has become become become be be- come altogether impossible for the ordinary ordinary or or- traveler tra The cause for this is the same every every- where The war var prevents pre people from going to the wintering places in the thc south and amusement is therefore sought in the large cities Refugees from districts in the war zones and the many officers on l leave a ve of absence or not to mention in innumerable innumerable innumerable in- in numerable government go agent agents and anel purchasers also make hea heavy Vj demands s son on transient living quarters Are Building More Moro Hotels Vienna has opened two large hotels since the outbreak of the war and is about to open a still larger one In Budapest a high-class high hotel was on the verge erge of going into bankruptcy owing to lack of business when the war started It is now running full blast and making money Taxicab sins may also be he mentioned Though most of them run on II me mechanical mechanical me- me tires of little or no shock absorbing absorbing- qualities and have not been renovated internally since since Au August 1914 th their ir drivers dri want just four times limes what they charged before time Hie war Higher cost of fuel and l living is the answer The rhe same factors caused a slight slig-ht increase e in Vienna Vicuna I street car NIl fares recently A battalion of French ClI Clit L sta sta- Honed in the V wn was attacked and anda a short but hut livel lively battle ensued The commander favorably known for many brave bruve deeds in action was ri ridin riding rid rid- in ing before the front of his battalion by his own example inspiring his men menon menon on to greater valor alor He was mortally mortal mortal- ly wounded When it was discovered disco that his case was hopeless and life was eb ebbing ing away he heas was as asked if he lie had any wish Yes let the buglers corms t said nid the dying officer Sound the march of Sidi Brahim The buglers placed themselves ps around the dying chief and nd sounded the glorious march while life was going going go go- going ing out and h he lie died while the strains of the martial march were on tho the air aiT The name of I Sidi Sidi Brahim Brahim was gi given en to that march in commemoration of the desperate defense offered by three companies of the chas mers of the Ithe Montagna column attacked by el Abd during the Algerian conquest conquest conquest con con- quest on September 22 2 and 23 3 18 1545 Most lost of the little colum column i was No More Mol e Cheap Touring III i in ML Central Empires es After te A After War Travel and Hotel r Rates Hates Bound to Be I 11 n o l j a Increased for 01 Future Sigh SIh R 4 Kb seers rot tal an tut credo ered The survivors ors r took refuse refuge 7 f in in io inthe the Mosque l of Sidi Brahim a ta tal 1 village where tho they held out without vi fr tr food or water for two days and the thea then n tl ter cut their way back to the T rench co fo t to u camp Iri rl Talked Wooden Legs to Queen an aD pI GI How Hon an American salesman tried to sell a n wooden leg to the r- r queen o Jt Italy under tender the impression that she sho 1 w was s a n Red Cross nurse is being told toiV here I C. C C. C Swain mill a breezy drummer drumme fors oran orji or an artificial limb maker of ofton Washing y i iton 1 ton D. D C. C had been doing his beg bt l to place an order with the hospital hospit committee representing tho the Ith Italian aa government Just as ns ho was as on th tIm h tI ii verge vergo of g giving ging the gentleman up as EI bad prospects in came a most char chard ing eyed black-eyed nurse and Charlie t tt tik ing lag heart started all over again her benefit J I Its all ll a n. question of getting u use ea a. a to it J said Swain See I can sp spi around on mine like a top topi 1 S aru Swain Swai sUIte suited 1 th the e ac action t. t Ion to th the e word wor d Foi Foi- I 01 Swains Swain's best hest sample was his own le lef lefta leg JJ The Red Cross nurse was interested Swain unwound ever e inch nicer of his line of talk Over th mysterious frowns and restlessness o othe oT T J the tile committeemen he gave her unsolicited information He caugh up n a chair and danced Apparent amazed and amused at his 1115 demonstration t tion the eyed black-eyed nurse him and disappeared i f Tho The American salesman tame turne again to the committee He met met f tf thundering storm of wrath 1 b- b I Fool Fool I roared the chore f a if of voices I dont don't you know that wa 1 Queen Elona of Italy I fl t 1 ty y e d |
