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Show KAISER ISSUES SOLEMN DECREE Thanks People of Berlin for Love and Devotion and Expresses Ex-presses Belief in Ultimate Ulti-mate Victory. I Berlin, via Copenhagen and Lon- dCn, Aug. 18, 3 p m. The German emperor before his departure from j the Imperial capital on Sunday. recei i ed Adolf Wermuth, lord mayor ot Berlin, to whom he handed a decree I Baying that the emperor in leaving the capital wished warmly to thank the population ot Berlin for all its demonstrations and proof of live and devotion which he had received during dur-ing these sorrowful days. The decree de-cree added' "I am firmly confident that with the help of Clod, the bravery of the German army and navy and the unquenchable un-quenchable unanimity of the German people during these hours of danger, victory will crown our cause. I Signed l " WILLIAM I R. At the station the emperor was greeted With much warmth and en-thusiasm, en-thusiasm, which brought a smile ot joy to his bronzed face, which hitherto hither-to had borne such a serious look The police round difficulty in holding back the enthusiastic crowd from the imperial carriage I j |