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Show Kaiser Himself Is Said fo Have Learned How to Pronounce H ALL BECAUSE TEDDY JS TO VISIT GERMAN CAPITAL Ciermans Propose io Give Roose-veil Roose-veil Warm Welcome on His Visit There. BY MALCOLM CLAKKE. Special Cablo to The Tribune. BEP.LIN. Feb. 12. Berlin is busily en-gaged en-gaged in Icnrnlner to say "de-lighted" Hj with the proper accent, nnd the kaiser himself Is said to have completely inas-tcrcd inas-tcrcd the American pronunciation of 'bully." Professor Benjamin Idc Vhcc-lcr Vhcc-lcr of California, General Stewart L. Woodford, the American embassador, and any other Americans who may have had 1 the honor of personal acquaintance with former President Theodore Roosevelt are j plied with questions as to how the la-mous la-mous American hunter nnd statesman can best be entertained, what he wears, what ho CRla. what he likes to talk about and, in fact, all Information which may be of Ufio in making air. Roosevelt's stay in Berlin In tlic spring: pleasant to him. For be it understood that Berlin from Hj the kaiser down intends to Join in the effort to give the distinguished guest the ilmo of his life when he comes to the German capital. A large number of American Hags have been ordered for the reception, and there is more genuino j curiosity to sec Mr. Roosevelt than Hj would be aroused by a visit from the i .English king, me Russian czar or the Austrian emperor. Kaisor Admires Roosevelt. The kaiser is a groat admirer of Mr. Roosevelt. He recognizes m him a kln-dred kln-dred spirit and anticipates much pleas-uro pleas-uro In meeting him and hearing at first hands the story of that great African hunting trip which has been more or less n source of envy to him. He proposes inking particular pains to do all In his power to entertain the ex-presldcnt and in this he will be followed by all that Is host In German society. Literary and scientific Berlin will do their share also for the American stands nigh with them as a literary man and scientist of no mean ability. Altogether. Mr. Roosevelt's visit mav fairly he called an "occasion In Berlin. It may be that Mr. Roosevelt j will be here about the time for the open-J open-J Ing of the American exposition, which opens hi April and continues for three months. At least Count Rudolf von j Brandenstcin, the originator, hopes so. i If he should be he will bo called on for an address, and all Berlin will bo there Hj to hear him. Kaiser Emulates Taft. ' The kaiser, by the way. Is following the example of nnotner distinguished American. President Tnft, In some re-spects. re-spects. Within the past few months the kaiser has made no fewer than eight H trips across the city in the loyal auto-1 auto-1 mobile. Tlie kaiser l'.as given strict or-H or-H dcrs that under no circumstances must a collision between his automobile and another vehicle take place. This makes 1 it incumbent on tin; police to see that all traffic Is brought to a. standstill, so j ihat the rapidly-traveling royal automo-Idle automo-Idle may not be damaged As the kaiser 1 always travels at a high speed, through con the most crowded strets, the dlfTi-j dlfTi-j cullies of the police are many, v Is Enthusiastic Dancer. Like Presidont Taft the kaiser also is an enthusiastic dancer. The dancing at the royal palace, by the way, Is worth seeing, as his majesty will permit no one to dnnce who Is not an expert. For days beforehand those who have been invited j are expected to rehearse their steps, and while the ball Is in progress the court j dancing master sits in one of the gal-lerlcs gal-lerlcs and carefully watches the dancers. Should lie detect any nngracefulncss in Hj any guest no matter whether a lady or H gentleman he communicates with the kaiser later on. and the offending dancer H 38 warned that he or she must become 1 more proficient before again being In -H vitcd to the palace. Diary Shooting Expedition. H Prince Fredrlch Karl r.u Holenlohc- 1 Oohrlngcn. brother of the Duke of Ujest, 1 and his wife, a daughter of the late cm-j cm-j bassador. Count Paul Ilatzfcldt, some 1 months ago undertook n shooting ex-j ex-j peditlon in Africa, which led them far into tlie Central Soudan. Tlic prince and Hj princess have kept a diary of tlie cvent-B cvent-B ful incidents and adventures that befell them, which should prove very lnterest-ing lnterest-ing reading If published In book form. The princess has returned from Africa with rich and varied hunting trophies. Crocodiles, elephants, giraffes and all kinds of birds of prey fell to her gun. The expedition creates a record, as no other European woman has ever pene-H pene-H i rated so far Into the interior of the H Dark country. H Bigid Court Etiquette, H Tho rigldness of Prusslnn court etl- H quoilc Is again Illustrated by particulars H which have just been made, known of an H estrangement which exists between the H House of Ilolieny.ollcrn and the Ducal j Court of Saxc-Melnlngen. On tho occa-H occa-H slon of the recent marriage of tlie reipn-H reipn-H Ing Grand Duke of Saxe-Wclmar with H the Princess of Saxo-Melnlngcn. tlie ein-1 ein-1 peror did not attend the wedding. The H ennsptcunus absence of his majesty was H due. It Is said, to the circumstances that H the Baroness von Heldburg. the wife of H Duke George II of Saxc-Mciningen. is an H ex-actress, nnd was born a eonunonnr. Hl noriniiK feature of the case Is that the I kaiser's own sister. Princess Charlotte, married the hereditary Prince Bernard of Saxe-Moningen, and meets the baroness as" the wife of her father-in-law. Sea Encroaches on Isle. The German island of Heligoland, in the North sea. is being encroached upon by the sea. Tho government is going to -et aside several millions for the protection pro-tection of this Important strategic position. posi-tion. German, since the island was made a present to her by Great Britain In 1S90. has done her best, despite its small size, to make Heligoland another Cronsladt. It has been a British possession pos-session since 1S07 then captured from the Danes when Lord Salisbury, to obtain ob-tain free action in East Africa, bartered It with tlie kaiser. Small though it is, being roughly a mile long and half n mile wide, Heligoland Is an island of the greatest value to Germany. It is a valuable val-uable feature. If not the actual pivot, in ihe scheme of the naval defense of the German coast line, being forty-five miles northwest of the rivers Elbe and Weser. It is. In fact, tlie sentinel of Germany's tiny seaboard, and millions have been lavished on the fortifications In the last twenty years. Brief Mention. 1 understand the German government is considering tho admission of American maize and syrup for the refining Industry Indus-try free of duly, as the German refiners hit unable to compete abroad with the British, owing to the 25 per cent duty they pay for raw material. General Booth of the Salvation Army Is expected in Berlin next week. He is expected to make addresses at many of the Important German centers. |