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Show KAISER LOSES ' HIS VOICE IS PARIS REPORT The Matin Affirms That German -Emperor Is Suffering From Cancer of the Throat Paris, Jan. -J. Tho Matin affirms, notwithstanding denials, that tho German emperor is suffering from cancer of tho throat and Is no longer ablo to speak. "In February, 1911," according to tho Matin, "tho doctors woro considering consid-ering whothor it wns necessary to romovo tho entire larynx In order to stay tho progress of tho dloase. They raised tho question as to whether tho omperor would bo ablo to speak if such an operation wcro performed. Tho leading specialists of every cnpl-tal cnpl-tal in Kuropo wero consulted. It was learned that an eminent surgeon of Paris hail, with an artificial larynx and n breathing tubo opening Into tho trachea, restored tho power of speech to cancerous patients who hnd undergone totnl ablation of tho uf-fe(!ted uf-fe(!ted organs. "This doctor, whoso namo tho Matin Ma-tin withholds, for rensons of professional profes-sional otlquet was nsked to go to Dorlln by tho German ambassador. Ho was offorcd 100,000 francs nnd nil his expenses and was requested to bring with him n patient who had been fitted with tho apparatus, so that tho emperor himself might sec It ho was nblc- to speak, "Meanwhllo ns a rosult of a minor min-or operation with n bistoury and n fow wcoks absolute rest, tho emperor's emper-or's condition Improved ob Is often tho caso in this dlscuso, tho progress of which Is Impllcablc but slow. It Is nnothcr oporntlon of this kind which has Just been performed. Hut It is only pnlllatlvo. Tho Gorman ompor-r ompor-r must olthor make up his mind 'to accept rqmovnl of larynx or bo stilled sti-lled by tho growth. "This explains why tho mpcror nover went to Warsaw, Ccmtantlno-plo Ccmtantlno-plo or Ilrussols." 9 |