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Show CALLS ROOSEVELT I QREflf WARRIOR K:iser Would Give Him Professorship in the German War Academy BERLIN. May t The Kaiser Is not entirely en-tirely pleased with the German edition of lb "Rough Riders," by Theodore Roose-elt. Roose-elt. Colonel' First volunteer cavalry. L'nlted Slates army. The book was translated "by authority." but the Kaiser thinks Mr. Roosevelt should have passed - n the proofs and corrected a few details that In bis. thw Kaiser's opinion mar the iltrimin volume. Above all he finds fault with the title: "Die Kaunsn Relter." He thinks the "en" should he dropped and "Kauh-Relter" substitute, - Ar the title xbotild be transcribed "Eisen-Relter" t Iron Riders), a version of old Ironsides. The translator, opines William, knows nothing at all about the American army-organisation. army-organisation. A Brigadier, for instance, he calls "commander of a brigade." Such terms as :"Captain of Horse" ' are -not given correctly In German. Then there ;tr too many "battles," according to William. Wil-liam. The greater portion of the fighting Hhouhl have been classified as "engage- merits." ' The Kaiser- would be willing to offer . Roosevelt a professorship at the German -' war academf , so impressed Is he with ltoosevelt's "military genius" and his ' knowledge Of military affairs. To a numbers num-bers of officers he said the other day: "After you' read tne Roosevelt book you won t be so fond of your saber as you are now. He gave up his in short order and! took a gun like an ordinary soldier. A real war-man Is Roosevelt." Somebody ' suggested that Baroness fluttner, the peace apostle, who called Roosevelt "the angel of peace," would be - dlsanpelnted In the "Rough Riders." - "You mean because he shot that "dago" cried William. "Well, even the .-Baron-rexs should admit that he did only his plain dutV. Anyone redwJng the number of enemies serves his country. I am glad Congress gave Roosevelt a medal for 'ex-trserdinary 'ex-trserdinary bravery' In war and made him a Brlgadler-Oeneral." |