Show THE THE KAISER AS I KNEW HIM FOR JOR fOURTEEN YEARS I Io o 0 Kaiser Told Dr Davis That Man JIan Who Started Great War Should Be Strung Up by the dze Neck He Blamed the tle King lg of England and Czar of Russia for lor Plotting at His Hi Daughters Daughter's Wedding BY DR A A. A N. N DA DAVIS D. D D D. D S. S S Copyright IS b by McClure Newspaper Syndicate CHAPTER CHATER XV The Kaiser at Army Headquarters fp T TO 0 what extent the kaiser is responsible for the failures and entitled to credit for the successes or of his armies in the tIe present war I am not in a o 3 position to sa say but if he lie did not actually direct the military policy he at least kept closely in touch with everything c that was going on From roI the tIe very vry beginning of hostilities he l e lived the major part of the time at the great army headquarters an and was in constant consultation with wih his military mitar leaders leader Knowing th the self confidence he DOS DOS- and the high value ho he placed placed on bi Ills his own Judgment In all al things and es especially especially es- es In mil military tan ma matters ter I am an In Inclined In- In dined to believe c that he took tool a very ery direct part In the councils of ot the beneral general general gen ben eral staff and It is most unlikely that any major move mo was ever made without without with with- wih- wih out lila his sanction I can Imagine the time dramatic sancton scene that would follow Colow If It anyone at the these e army conferences conference s was presumptuous and bold enough open openly to oppose e the kaisers kaiser's plans Within the past few week weeks In a re reply reply re- re ply Phi which he sent to a congratulatory te telegram from the University of ot Cologne the kaiser Is reported to have havo referred to himself as aa the su suI supreme su- su I preme war lord and antl It Is hardly likely that with such uch noton notions of oC his own o Importance Im Jm ho hO would bow much to the Judgment or experience of ot any of his generals I had hal several opportunities to see nee seethe fee I tho the kaiser while h he was at the various great arm army headquarters headquarters Visit IIII Army n Headquarter In the spring of oC 1916 1016 I received a a long distance telephone message from the great re t army headquarters which was wag Then In the palace o of tho the Prince Von Yon Pless at Pless to the time effect that the kaiser wanted me mc to go there I Iwas Iwas was told that Ober tho the head court chamberlains chamberlain's office would arrange for Cor a pass and give Ive methe mo me mothe 00 the necessary Instructions for tor getting to headquarter and the following da day one of the secretaries called caled and gave olo me mo all an tho the details On the trip down to Ples I was waR able to make better beter connections than had hail been anteI anticipated and got In at a a.m. a. a m m. ni Instead of ot and tho the consequence was that no car was waiting for tor me at atthe atthe atthe the station staton Tho The place was very Yen dark and I had hadnot hadnot hadnot not the slightest idea where to go to spend the night The station staton was ap apparent apparently apparently ap- ap parent located In the open country and there wasn't w the least sign of ot life UCe In iii the vicinity I knew however that tho the village of Pless must bo be within reach and hoped to find some sort of ot hotel there I applied to the tho stationmaster stationmasterS station station- staton- staton masterS master and he lie roused ono one of ot his men and had him show me to a little hotel lace lage the Hotel I Fuchs fn In the adjoining vil village 1 Illace Il A barefooted bo boy with a candle In his hand came down In answer to m my knock on the door and he lie gave ave me the best room the place afforded Telling him to wake mo me at 1 I turned In without even en e having ln registered but the awful led beth ledd and d the smell of ot tho the old room allowed ved aJo me little rest Found Foune end Dud Quiet In the morning I Inquired of ot the proprietor where tho time great arm army headQuarters headquarters headquarters head head- quarters was as and antl ho he told me It was right around the corner I told him that I was to go o there thero to n meet the kal- kal ser Sec and he then me inc that some I officers In two motors had been around looking hookIng for me mo half hal an nn before beCore They first went to the station staton to meet the tho train and when the they found you OU were Vera not on that they came here hero but you ou weren't registered and I II I t know you OU were In the place an anI and andI I I sent them awa away You can get et In I touch with wIh them b by calling up No o. o 15 25 1 on on the telephone I followed his suggestion and quickly quick quick- ly I secured a connection with wih tho the kaisers kaiser's kaisers kaiser's kai kal- sers ser's HI Ills His secretary said he would send right around for tor me mc They came over In a big car and after picking up m my baggage at the station drove me to the palace Sentries Sentries Sentries Sen Sen- tries were posted at tho the palace palace- gates but there was no other sign of ot military activity that I could observe As we e drove through the beautiful park surrounding the palace 1 kept on the tho lookout for marching troops and other evidences of the tho bu bustling activity which I naturally expected to find at atthe atthe atthe the great arm army headquarters of ot the lar largest est arm army In the worlds world's history but everything was strangely el calm and peaceful and I concluded that the they were le keeping me out of ot the thebus bus busy section of ot headquarters Seemed From War nr When we arrived ed arl at the palace I was waR ushered through long marble halls tho the walls of which were covered with wIh antlers to a i ver very large e room on the ground foor floor There WAS n a bright red carpet on 01 the floor and the furniture j i iu In told cold and white of ot si s' antique W wn 01 ant French design It I overlooked a a terrace terrace terrace ter ter- race ard and one ot of th the tho most beautiful garden landscapes I had ever over seen Lakes and antl bed flower beds arranged In the most mst artistic manner stretched as far tar faras faras taras as the oyo eyo could see tailed Long Lne golden pheasants pheasant w were were rc walking on the lawn some ome distance away and swans adorned the lakes Away In the dis- dis fance jance I sa saw v two officers on ord horseback cantering across the tho lawn Jawn but they Were ere the only soldiers In tho the scene Icene and ami there W was absolutely nothing else ehe to Indicate that this picturesque es estate estate eta es- es e- e ta tate te in all al Its Js peacefulness and qui quiet et W was nevertheless tho the center centor about which the whole world war revolved Th Tb The kaiser walked In unannounced He lIe le v s a dressed In his hi full tul uniform It beautiful hero here Davis Did DidI I you 0 ever see a i lovelier place he asked as ho lie observed me studying the land land- I told him that the scene Was too beautiful for tor description but I didn't tell tel him what hat was W S really In 1 my thoughts I Wa was thinking thinking of ot what m my J. J laboratory orator assistant nt had said when ho returned from the tho western vestern front on a. a i furlough If I the ones who started tho the war wal could be where I Iwas was Just one hour thc they would be willing wiling to tomake tomake make maIce pe peace ce Immediately Did Dil you 01 have hae any trouble In reachIng reachIng reach- reach Ing inc Pleas PIes the kaiser asked On the contrary I got In about four hours ahead of ot time your majesty t ty I said Bal and ane I 1 explained to him how It happened Would Untie hang Mn Inn Who 10 Storied Started War Va Well It Jt speaks well for tor our railway railway rail rail- rai- rai way system In war time war doesn't it Who ho ever hearth heard of a train getting In 11 ahead of ot time these days During the course of my work vork on one oni of ot hl his private secretaries came In re repeatedly repeatedly repeatedly re- re with wih telegrams and and messages for tor the kaiser kalor and he would usually excuse himself to read them Sometimes Sometimes Some Some- times he would bo be summoned outside to consult with wih Important persons who were there to see him but he was Wa never gone more than ten minutes at ata ata ata a time I did nol not think ho looked exceptionally exception exception- aJ ally well 11 He seemed to be very tired tred and and- and he had ver very lithe to say say say-In In Itself an an indication that he was not exactly normal When my work for tor the morning was Wl over or and anti his is valet who wh wh had assisted d me had been excused tho l kaiser alser raze gazed at me for tor a moment or two and ant then apropos of ot nothing nothing burst out with the rather remarkable announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment The man who brought this catastrophe oh the world Davis should bo lIo strung strung up b by the neck and that man is I not I I. I as the time world seems to think The czar of ot Russia and the kin king of ot England when they were ant at t tho wedding of ot my daughter daughter guests guests at my own house mind you ou and my blood relatives relatives hatched hatched hatched this thi plot against me inc The They were envious of or ormy my power but they wi v no not heal n what that power ther Is In the tho same saro breath almost h he made tho the Inconsistent remark England will wil never be able to raise an efficient army It took Germany one hundred years year car to accomplish what she has donel How ridiculous it ft It was to Suppose supPose suppose sup sup- pose that tho czar of Russia Rusia and th time king kIng of ot England could coul have hatched a S Plot which neither of ot them was th the least prepared to carr carry out and which Germany was apparently powerful enough to foil tol To be continued tomorrow |