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. "? ; < . jV j_ETUESDAY, SEPT. 3, I91?s ^ooooooooooooooooo< fctThe Kaiser for Fourte By ARTHUR N. oc-oooooooooooooo (Copyright, 191?, hy the McC When I went hack to RerUn In tn? fall of 1S115, ufter a visit to the United Ftates, the kaiser wns very anxious to ascertain from me just how America felt towards the wur. I told hlin that before the sinking of the Lusltania American opinion had been divided. There had been many who were strongly pro-ally, there had been others who were openly proGerman and there had been still others who maintained an absolutely neutral attitude. After the Lusltania tragedy, however, there hnd t?o??n n distinct change In public feeling, I told him, practically the whole country huvlng become decidedly antl-Gerinun. "Perhaps If the U-boat commander had known so many women and chll| dren wpre on board," was the kaiser's only comment, "he might not have sent ^ forth the torpedo which sent the vessel to the bottom, but what he was thinking of most, of course, was the S.000 tons of ammunition on board which were destined to slaughter my people I" Of course the kaiser knew that If the U-boat commander's orders were to sink the Lusltanla, disobedience Upon his part would have left but one course open for him: suicide. If, on fhe other hand, the kaiser meant to Intimate that the U-boat commander sank the Lusltnnln on his own Initiative or without special Instructions from his superiors, the fnct still re- , mains that the kaiser could undoubt- j edly have prevented the trugedy und ; dWn't. '"Bui If there can be any doubt as to , / the kaiser's direct responsibility for S the sinking of the Lusltanla, certain It ?** that he fully approved, openly de? ? ^ hiiu evi-n exuueu -.*si tne murder \* 'Kf women and children by Zeppelin \; ' .Us on London, Manchester, Liverpool and other non-mllitury cities and town? "i> gland expects to starve my wonn n and children to death," he declared to me early in the war?long before we In Germany had begun to ^ feel the slightest effect of the diminishing food supply, "but our Zeppelins will give their women and children a taste of war. too. Confound .them! They sit on their island and try to starve us; we will give them u taste of what war is 1" This was the man whose various acts of consideration towards me, whose talents aud personal charms, had made such a favorable impression upon me! How trivial nnd inconsequential they all seemed now I Clearly, they were all a part of the role he had been playing for years. While he was outwardly displaying all the earmarks of a gentle character, he was Inwardly plotting to dominate the world. For twenty-five years he maintained the pence of Europe, he frequently boasted. He maintained peace Just long enough to complete ills final preparations for the wickedest war that was ever waged! And yet strangely enough, even after > _ the war hud revealed the kaiser to me HQil- 4 1? bis true colors and h?fd shown him * to be capable of deeds which I should j > huve thought were foreign to his natliriv hlu oltt-nvu !? ?/! ?? I A ?- * * ** 'emurkuhle effect upon me. m I have n vivid mental Impression of fclm now un I write. He Is standing In the center of my room, drawn up to his full height, his shoulders thrown back, his left hand upon the hilt >f his word and his right emphasizing his remarks, protesting In the most earnest manner that It was not he who was responsible for the war and all Its horrors, but that It hud come upon the world despite all he had done to prevent It. Ills ready, well-chosen words entrance me, I feel that this man must Ue telling me the truth und 1 I am ready to believe that before me stands the most unjustly Judged man In the world. And then he shakes my hand In farewell and la driven awuy, and us 1 gaze at the spot where he stood, there comes \ before my eyes the desolation of Bely J glum, the tragedy of the Lusltanla, the J despoliation of France and Poland, the ' destruction of women und children In* London and Parts and a thousand and e C ove other atrocious deeds which belle the kaiser's fair words, and I realize i [ '. that 1 have been talking to the world's j I most finished actor and have simply | > j ' beeh bewitched by the power of hie personal magnetism. ( CHAPTER IV. ' *~\msrlca Disappoints Kaiser. \ The tylser ascended the throne in I ^ 1888. For^ twenty-six years his reign was uninsured by a single wur, ulitmk though flWce during that ucrlod. once mdf^_ Id 1905 and ugafu in 1911, ho nearly M^wn^yufvoodrd In precipitating n ?unfllet. dearly enough that-during ** "X **?? ?* man see' Y Americuc f ? r *. w w* A |Ber,,n? 11 I Knew Him I SX*2?. Y tlve lam ytr X anions tl sen Y ears ? j?jr., X I'rofessoi sa~* X Henry, t X two natlc _ _ X: ?tlll In t DAVIS, D? D. S. o 1,1 Amer .ill- T . , T t | M . 0^ abiding 1 Just b lure Newspaper Syndleata) | wns Phin - , hero wltl won 1 do the most good In the event 1 jjp (oj( of u world war, I The German military preparation was more or less obvious. The kaiser "That was nlways its warmest advocate and .. . ' frankly admitted that it was his inten- If (j ^ tlon to remain armed to the teeth, al- ' though he protested to me many times | * ' that his sole object was to maintain places n the peace of the world. : Palm B? In 1013, for Instance, I was In The contact > Hague when Carnegie delivered a mats, Wi speech at the opening of the Peace the most palace, in the course of which he de- The ki clared that the kaiser was a stuin- formatloi bUng-block In the way of world peace. | ther deti When I got back to Berlin I mention- in mind ed the fact to the kaiser, hoping to to send i draw him out. j It was "Yes, I know exactly what Carnegie that the said at The Hague," he replied rather built in < testily, "and I don't like the way he thnt mor spoke at all. He referred to me as the sented al *war lord' and snld I was standing In 1 of any ol the way of world peace. Let him look , When at my record of twenty-five peaceful J Frederlcl years on the throne I No, the surest in McKl means to maintain the. pence of the ?ted a n world Is my bl ,irmy und navy 1 Other could be nations will think twice before going gued. thu to war with us!" The fhct thnt he hud the cnplt previously accepted 5,000,000 murks wns not from Carncfcle for the furtherance of tratlon, universal peace didn't seem to occur the Intel to him. erected 1 And the world at large learned more firming or less of German Intrigue and props- 0pp0SjtP gnnda since the war, but It Is r.ot gen- ){n|Her r erally known that the same sort of ^or no^ thing was going on even more actively Bentjinen In time of peace. Countless measures, | ' A fj>w of the most subtle and Insidious char- | p(lwnr(j ncter, were taken to lull Into a sense of ^ ^ ^ ' false security the nations she Intended . ... ... ... , . In mouri eventuallv to attack und to Inspire feur . . ... . ' most eln In or command the respect of nations ever crl vc which she hoped would remain neutral oelehr or might even be induced to throw in vIpw wn their lot with hers in the event of ; | reservatl Wtr" ... w * . I 100,000 t In this phase of Germany s prepara- j ^ p tlon for wur, the kulser took a leading " ' , honored P?rt. It Is a fact, for Instance, that prac- V?W tlcally every ofllcer In the Chilean 'n nt army Is a German, und the kaiser has not spared no pains to foster the friend- to ship of the South American republics, | have left commercially and diplomatically.p I admlrntl One of the South American minis- ' ''lent an ters told me of on ex-president of country. Peru who hud visited Berlin. This ,lut 1 Peruvian had previously visited Lon- America! dou and Paris and had received little overtures or no official attention In either of Amerlcni those capitals. For reasons best ! .v,,rhtlng known to himself, the kaiser decided ' ?'Sr he 1 to cater to this gentleman, and accord- I sal lngly arranged an audience. I rnn P?ln In the discussion which took plnce a huge when they met, the kaiser displayed \ works ui such a remarkable acquaintance with ' here Peruvlnn ufTairs ami the family his- ("<1 no* 1 tory and political career of his visitor himself that the South American was stunned, that he When he returned home he carried the greo with him a most exalted Idea of the eventual! ull-pervudlng wisdom of the German Taken emperor. To what extent the kaiser cldents had spent the midnight oil preparing have evt for this Interview I have no knowledge, kalsew*<i hut knowing the Importance he placed tance to upon making a favorable Impression a good ? at all times I have u mental picture of he dellvt his delving deeply Into South Amerl- her part can lore In preparation for his guest, allies?c There Is nothing dearer to the kaiser seed he than caste and social distinction. Mar- failed t ganatic marriages were naturully ah- When wi horrent to him. Nevertheless, before he reallz Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the sue- tured [>li cessor to the Austrian throne, was naught, murdered, the kaiser not only recog- teroess nlzed his morganatic wife, who was ment. only a countess, hut went out of his "All n: way to show her deference, lie placed ship for her at his right ut all state functions sors wit which she attended. To bring Austria brother and Germuny closer together, he was nothing!' willing to waive one of his deep-rooted nfter we prejudices. | On am The significance of the kaiser's more cle many visits to Italy, his presentation len short of a statue to Stockholm, his yachting "What oAtumuuB tu oiuuuiiinviBn waters, Amerlcni his flirtations with Turkey from his their yn< castle on the Island of Corfu, and aim- entertain liar aots of lngratlatlon, becomes quite snrcnstlr apparent In the face of more recent England developments, but his efforts to curry utilizing favor with America during all the to make years of peace which preceded the war they thli were so much more elaborate that they tain thei deserve more thun passing mention. atn <Hst;i No more subtle piece of propaganda Saxon ra was ever conceived than the kaiser's The k? plan of exchanging professors between the Unit Hie United States and Germany Canada i through the establishment of the the way ltoosevelt and Hurvurd chairs at the if he he University of Berlin and corresponding House hi chairs at Harvard and other American tjre wt>8 universities. Ostensibly the purpose of That t the project was to foster good-will be- politics tween the two nations. Actually, It the war was Intended to Germanize Americans The fact to such mi extent that their co-opera- nuin-Aim tlon might he relied up?m Id the event was not of wnr for which Germany wag ged- haven't 1 ulouMly preparing. | lfmglhe<l It wns believed that the exchange of profeggora would accompllah the tier- hl^feirdx man purpose In two way*: not only could the profeagora the kalaer ?ent |^ierlcab?|depeaded ujwmi - THE LANCASTER NEWS, LAE tl In American soli, but tne ) Message fro i professors who were sent to Itethmann-II t was hoped, could be so In- the kaiser h with the German viewpoint return und \ n they returned to their ?a- call at his f I they would disseminate It at four p. in lelr associates and students. I was ushe tline before the kaiser con- In the cornel te scheme of the Exchange like looking i s, he sent his brother, 1'rince was otherwl 0 this country to draw the The relchski ins closer together ami to In- dored, hands he heart of every child born came over tc lea of German parents uu in mine, wa ove for the fatherland. the desk. II efore the war broke out, he smoke, and nlng to send one of his Bona ette, he did 1 the same object "The kals I me of his project and asked tor," he sale ilcli part of the United State.i America, nm t he ought to send the prince, a few questli depends, your majesty," I re- I said that jon the object of the visit, :>f America. urpose is to meet American ly glad of l I would recommend 6tch with the priii that time. is Newport In summer sno Then folio >nch In winter. To come In <lon of <1U, vith our statesmen and dlplo- whjc|, WHH ? ashlngton would naturally be hu(J u j)ecui likely place to visit." German, hai User thanked me for the In- knnzler ,ipi a hut did not enter Into fur- uiarly well, nils as to the object he had "How are or which eon he had planued ggky^ "Die across. ?lty to guuji to curry favor with America Who do ym kaiser had his yacht Meteor 1)re8|(ient? ] jur shipyards, and It Is u fact cans are oj e American women were pre- t,mt woui<i , I the German court than those money out * ther nation. people so m he presented a statue of to see t ( the Great to this country, gate of the l nley's administration. It ere- lt?" ;reat stir In congress. What ?No your less appropriate, lt was ar- ..yoi, re qu in the statue of a monarch In that my cour al of a republic? The statue jonj? tjje we set up In McKlnley's admlnls- proflta. Thu but Roosevelt accepted lt In the ca8e. o est of diplomacy and had It try nt iarRe n front of the Army building. "Don't for that his gift had had Just the jnR a lot of effect to that Intended, the the ro|chski eprlmunded his ambassador are hecomln having Interpreted American Rlinn have u t more accurately. Putting an e days after the death of King grcut extent Roosevelt arrived in Ilerlln. ties for nial the fact that all Edrope was nious scale." ilng, the kaiser arranged the "That mn; ihorate military dress review "but fortune >n In honor of a private cltl7.cn more of tin ate Roosevelt's visit. The re- liberty than s held In the large military Rnj the sooi on near Ilerlln. More than about on n toldlers passed In review be- some assure kaiser und his staff and their ^ ter we will 1 ???? I "Wilson I nr the kaiser would have gone nj(y ever pr tentlons to Roosevelt had he his name tni i In mourning It Is Impossible pPftce jn the but I don't believe he would feej aow ths; : anything undone to show his friendly to t on for the American ex-pros- hQ nmy foe H id to curry favor with this jH prolonged | the destruct toosevelt was not the only volved In It a to whom the kaiser made any posslhll He was constantly Inviting war?" 1 millionaires to pay him \ "That, of visits nt Kiel or wherever j excellency," inppened to be. opments. I t for a portrait by an Amerl- jH anxious t< ter, which was exhibited with that nothing collection of other American ider the kaiser's auspices. out of It If was nothing that the knlser nutlon are n do In his efforts to ingratiate "We cortu with this country In the hope Hughes has would reap his reward when stump," dec t war he was anticipating "IHd you he ly broke out. UUJ" of ^Vilst individually, these various in- I said 1 h seem trivial enough, but I hear any ol ry reason to know that the but that I 1 ittached considerable linpor- newspapers, them. I know that there was "Well, db leal of chagrin In the tirades yr,n read ti reil to me against America for want to se? In supplying munitions to the they want t hngrln at the thought that the J can <;ontlnu had sown in America had | of It?" o bring forth hotter fruit. 1 Again I r e finally entered the war and j our country ;ed that all his carefully nur- by sueh son ma of years had availed him i Implied in ft he could not restrain his hit- hut that If nor conceal his disappoint- could be b country wou ly efforts to show my friend- The suhjer Americu?exchanging profes- was never n h your colleges, sending my | until several In your country, all?all for submarine \\ " he exclaimed, disgustedly, on a greatei had entered the war. realized tha tther occasion he showed even this lntervle\ urly how far America hud fnl- could, wltho t of hit* expectations: tlons, who v has become of those rich or Wilson, t is who used to visit me with gerous to tin rhta at Kiel and come to my sels were si iincnts in Berlin?" ho asked, marine cafh| ally. "Now that we have templutlng. Involved, why aren't they The electh the opportunity to serve and wns necessa their own country great? l>o torff of Potsi lk I put myself out to enter- ser believed m becuuse 1 loved them? I deciding hal usted with the whole Anglo- shape of th ice j nnu ne niur tlser couldn't understand why Hence the e ed States did not scire both Interrogated ind Mexico. Apparently, from the "front." fie talked from time to time, I The Interv id been sitting In the White and the fact f? would have grabbed the en- the kaiser In tern Hemisphere. lea occupied he kaiser followed American In the kalst very closely, especially after months later broke out, was very natural. Germany, In : that there was a great'Grr- planning am ^rlcnn vote In this country lapsed. The overlooked In Potsdnm, and I confidently e the si'ghtest doubt the kaiser the ground 1 I that he could exert consider- | a false foun Deuce In our elections through (was his exp? sarles In this country. i win the fr yied to ^nmnlute in October I State* In tl two | him anythln ICASTER, S. C. m the Refchskanzler von kl CHAPTER V. ollweg to the effect that ,a<l aent htm word of my ^ Ka|fer Defends Qw.mi that he would like me to Method# ailuce either that noon or The kaiser was always verj about everything which mlgl red Into a very Inrge room |jjs tu.aith, and even ufter * of which was a business- B(nrted, when his attention w flat-topped desk, but which rnuy occupied by many pressl ise elaborately furnished. ,ems hp (,|(1 Qot neK,ect hls t( tnzler, a tall, broad-shou - came b) me as rt.?uiur|y Hs h< mine specimen of a man, way8 donp > me and, putting his arm ()f thJs , Wf|R vprv R|a(, bt Iked me to a seat beside mo an opportunity to d le asked me what I would ka|ser out <)n ((f thp upon my taking a cigar- t|ons whlch t|M. wur s, likewise. .. . , , ... , and which I found him alwu] i-rs been telling me, doe- t() j|KCUS8i perhaps the faci I. -of your recent visit to was an Ampr,can u.d th? u i ? wouiu liKe to ask you I Rrt.uter lengths in his Justille ons.' German war methods und r I was always glad to talk than l|p Injgjjt otherwise liuve Indeed, I was particular- | nt,ct,ssury. the opportunity to speak j Thp flrs't t|me | 8KW the kntl ne luluUrter of Germany at ( ^|(l war started was about Ai | 1014. Between eleven ami wed u bewildering succes- I 0-rlork the nlRht before. I h ifstlons, the purpose of i not|fled hy telephone that th ot at nil clear to me. We would like me to attend hin lar conversation?half In (Berlin palace the following f In English. The relchs- at nine o'clock. lie was about' not speak English partio his first visit to the front nnd his teeth examined before he things In America?" he The work I had to do for 1 you have any opportu- nothing of a serious character ;e the polltlcul situation? not occupy more than twenty l think will be the next One of his valets stood by to Do you think that Aineri- any assistance I might need, iposed to peace because the room when I was through md their chunce to make "Huve you been reading In of the war? Are your pers, Dnvls," the kaiser asked ercenary that they would were alone, "how our soldh he war prolonged for the been treated by the Belgians' money they can make out j paid I had not had a c' read the papers that mornlnj 1 excellency," I replied, "Well, you must certainly re ite wrong If you Imagine They've been gouging out tht itrymen would like to pro- our wounded and mutilating ir for the sake of war- horribly! They call it modi t is very far from being lized warfare. That's savai n the contrary, the couu- hope your president is takln Is anxious for peace." of these atrocities." get your people are mak- of course I was In no po money out of this war," contradict the kaiser's asser rnzler persisted. "They ; j was not In possession of an g very rich. They will facts, but I learned afterwi II the gold In the world. ! four American newspaper cor nd to the war would to a ents had scoured Germany f end American opportunl- i end of the country to the oth dug money on this cnor- effort to run down these repoi left no rumor uninvestigated. 7 be all true," I replied, ter how far they had to travc tely my countrymen think ffy it. When they had finally ? blessings of pcuce and ' ed every clue and followed ei they do of war and profits, they had not found a single ner police cnn he Drought justify the charge the kaiser 1 basis which will have aKa|nst the Itelglans ami v nee of permanency the bet- course, the Inspired German p Ike It." j tlnued to report from day to ins the greatest opportu- The object of these Mea we esented to a man to make tlfy the outrages which the mortal?by bringing about were committing In their pla world," he went on. "We rorlze the inhabitants of the it he Is not our friend, but iney were overrunning. Acci he utiles, but nevertheless reports the activities of frai ble to see that If this war in the occupied territories v Indefinitely It will mean by the Germans with the n Ion of all the nations In- baric punishments, crucifix Do you think there Is similar atrocities being very ity of America entering Undoubtedly the kaiser was what his soldiers were dolnn course, will depend, your defend their conduct he lent I answered, "upon devel- ear to the unfounded charg don't believe my country against the Ilelgluns. ) fight, but I'm quite sure ??i have already framed a In the world will kee? us which I Intend sending to yo our rlch.u US a noutral rrltunlliw th? use of ot rrsppcted." ^ th" "''"""""""p i i id >,,* the kaiser went on. "We ha ilnly don t like the way . A , > . ii i.. . proof to estnhllsh this charge i been talking on the J . . ^ *i ^ - i ?.?i,???i, .. In the character of the wounds lared the reichsknnzler. p vi. .. , ??. ? by my soldiers but In the sha; ar any of his speeches or , used cartrldgi'S which we foui ms? , ? ? . . i , |, . captured forts." ad had no opportunity to * . , .. , , . . J 1 , | Strangidy enough, the leal the campaign speeches, , ? , . ? ' , , .. off his protect to Presiden lad followed them in the . , , ' , . about the same day that . ' Polncare forwarded a slmlla 1 you gather from what . . ,. ... , based upon the use of duuulu uit the American people v * bv the Germans jit in h ir. r.uropc or <10 " he war to go tin so they N?'gnrdlng the violation of 1 e to make fortunes out neutrality, the kaiser was at for no reasonable argument. pplled that I was certain that h,> wns w,II,nK to *"?-v lW would never he Influenced P^lsslon u> n,,ow lid considerations as were through that country was aj .e relehskanzler's question. I m,fflrlent Justification In his the right kind of peace t,,kln? b>' force whnt Belgluii rought about the whole 1 *? ,s'": Id eagerly embrace it "How foo,,sh of Belgium to . . . , slated us!" he declared, in ?t of the U-boat campaign ! ? MII . .. . nectlon. MIlnd they consent! aentioned and It was not . ? .. . . , , .... . ., i us walk through we would h I months Inter when the \ . . , ?... ... . for evervthlng?everything! nrfare was started again , . , ' ? . - . f *. . 1 .. . * hair of their heads would h r scale than ever that I 1 . , , ....... t the whole purpose of 0"?Kh0<1 nn<l B<-lglhm to,lay ' v was to ascertain If they " \hil happy financial ut telling me their Inten- thnt Bnxembourg Is. as the candidate, Hughes At n subsequent Intervlev nho would he least dan- forr<Ml to Belgium ngnin, and em If more American ves- 8<'r that Japan had unk in the ruthless sub- th<* neutrality of China when ailgn they were then con- through Chinese ter seize Klno-Chau. on was drawing close; It B 's "" r'^ht for the all ry to notify Von Herns- t}iese things." he comniente, dam's preference; the knl- Bonlly. "hot when C.ermany (1 that perhaps he held the England rises up In rlghteo lot In his hand in the nation. The hypocrites! 1 e German American vote f,"">d papers In Krussel: i't know how to cast It. "bowed conclusively th> t En( agerness with which they Belgium had a secret agre? me up?in my return from w,l,rh ,n the event of war 1 many England wns to be per lew with the relchsknnzler or<"l,v Belgium! We've got that It wan Instigated by l"'rH 'n Herlln. We could dlcated to me that Amor- "'7*; i-"""'"' l"""> agams! u a most Important place J{^'K,nns w*'r" "??nPly Kngland r's plans. When, a few S"mo of th<" arguments tl . we declared war against rn,H<>ri ,r- h,H discussions wit owevcr, all the kaiser's Kafdlng the war were so v il plotting of years col- untenable that one might w t edifice he had been so ',is s'n<,,'r'ly 'n urging thei rectlng came crashing to H'UI" give them for what ?ecntise It was built upon datlon. (low eiciaontary .. ref,'r to OR ns ctatlon that Ida efforts to ka,so,r observed bitterly, lendshlp the United P"op,G cou,d SOG whHt the ine of pei^Mouh] avail h,,ve done ,n th(> !*ukowln" 1 g In the t,jH t>M\r- ern *>rU8J,'n they would kn Is of ^lu ure the real PACE THREE n A, strayed everything they could lay their hunds on. In one of my shootin War jng lodges which the Cossacks enters<? they even knocked out the teeth of th? r cureful hoars' heads wiiich hung on the walls! it affect with knives they cut out the covers o? the war ,?y chuirs. They had special Arc as nntu- hotnbs which they threw on peaceful tig proh- , villages. Tiiesc hninlis had been con?~ eth. but i .......i ..?.i ?.?.? | n?< <11 III |ICIH C 111UVO 0?? UVT - hud al- signed solely for pillage and destruo! tlon. cause It "instead of treating their soldier? raw the prisoners of war we should haver terestlng strung them up by the neck?every uggested ont> of them ;? irs ready Several prominent Poles, who wero t that I patients of mine and whose line esaiser to tates In Poland were looted and deatlon of molished, told me positively that thas nensures destruction and depredations wertr thought committed entirely by German troops. The Russians had occupied ttrtf bouse? xer after when they were In possession of that igust 10, s,.cth>n of the country, hut It was not ^ twelve until they were driven out by the Gerad been nmns that the acts of vandalism wero C e kaiser | committed and they had convincing? 1 at the . evidence that In every case the Germorning man soldiers and not the Russian? tc make were rear jnslhle. 1 wanted i The outrages committed by the Gerwent. ! mans In their treatment of prisoner? him was wnr wfII probably never be known and did jn their entirety. '' We do know that minutes, they executed Captain Fryatt, thw give me commander of a British merchant vesbut left gel, who was captured after he had rammed a German U-bonC; I don't i the pa- know to what extent the kaiser was when we directly responsible for that dastardly ers have crime, hut from what he said regarding the capture of another British enphance to tain, the commander of the Baralong. < " It was quite evident thnt he was ii* ad them, entire sympathy with acts of that > eyes of character. my men \ German U-boat had sunk a Brtt?rn, dvl- jgh vessel upon which were some of gery 1 I the relatives of the crew of the Baraig notice long. The crew of this U-bont wax subsequently captured by the Barasltion to long, and according to reports In Gertlons, as many they were harshly treated. Then iy of the jt was reported that the Baralong had ird thnt heen captured and that her captain respond- and the crew would be summarily rom one dealt with. - \ ier In an ?i hear we have captured the canrts. They tain of the Baralong," the kaiser deno mat- clared to me at thnt tliue. "If we enn ^ il to ver- prove that he's the man we'll fix him 1" exhaust- The manner In which the kylser rery lead gpoke left no doubt in my mind that r case to the direst punishment wonld he meted lad made out to the unfortunate British captain. * hlch, of Booty Is undoubtedly a legitimate ress con- incident of war, but It Is legitimate ' day. only as an Incident. Otherwise booty is to Jus- becomeR loot. In any event, when ln-'^ uermnns vading troops seize private property It ? ^ n to ter- jH customary to pay for it. That thffr^/ V. . countries Germans were Rood takers but poorXiT irdlng to payors is revealed by two tnriUc?js*v :" ic-tlreurs which the kaiser narrated to me, and "W, "* cere met tpp keen enjoyment he derived from ir>st bar- them can be fully understood only by ion and those who know how much the kaiser common, appreciates Retting something for aware of nothing. " *s* and to "Roumnnls wanted our gold for food ^ a ready products," he told me. "They demand ;es made <Mj pure gold and they set enormous prices on their wares; but we needed message what they had to sell and we were ur presl- ready to pay even the outrageous dumdum prices they demanded. And then they w French," foolishly declared war against us and ve ample we got it nil for nothing! When T not bnly spoke to Illndenburg about the con--4 i suffered templated campaign against Rouma- * pe of un- nla lie said, 'Tills will he a very inter- ft ad in the ostlng campaign.' It was. We got all we wanted and didn't have to pay' a ^ Iser sent penny for it." t Wilson The kaiser beamed all over as hu President contemplated the results of Roumar protest nla's entry in the wnr. in bullets When the German troops entered' Tnrnnpol, Russia, at a inter time they Belgium's captured vast quantities of Americanlie to of- made hospital supplies. The fact "We were Just figuring what thlw Igium for seizure amounted to, and my army ^ les to go doctors were strutting around ns If parently they owned the world," declared the eyes for kaiser, "when one of my oltlcers was ^ 1 refused approached by a group of long-haired, greasy Jews, who claimed that these have re- supplies belonged to them. 'They are tills con- our private property; we bought their*, d to let and we should be compensated if you ave paid seize them,' they contended. 'Did you Not a pay for them?' my officer asked. 'No, ave been Wo didn't pay for them, but we gave would lie our notes.' thov renlled. 'Then.' said condition my officers, 'when you take up thosa notes we'll pay .'or these stores; In.7 we re- the meanwhile we'll Just take them. * the kni- We secured bandages, serums?every- . ? violated thing. In fact, that we needed so very^ she sent badly, and we got them all for nothv- *" rltory to lng l" 2^ * ! 1 did not know at that time thau^ * !es to do German army lacked medical supplies* '1 sarcas- but later I saw paper bandages in use. loes them j bave previously referred to the ? us indlg- kaiser's defense of the use of Zeppe- /.py VVhy, we JiQg against I'arls, London and othep'^vv^ s which nonmllltary cities. He claimed that If ^ [land and wa8 proper to make war on clvTTTans. inent by because England was endeavoring to vlth Ger- starve Germany. On one occasion I inltted. to pointed out to him that In 1870 tha ^ those pa- Germans had besieged Paris and hadj , have no starved Its population. "*-? lem. The "The cases are entirely different,'* 's toolR!" be anHwered hastily. "Then we were te kaiser besieging a city and the civilian pop n me r * ulatton had plenty of opportunity to reak and evacuate It before the alege begara. ell doubt England la besieging a whole nation n, but 1 and trying to starve ray women ami they are children, who have nothing to do with war." ^ V anal" the I couldn't help thinking of th? "If your "whole nations" which had been abItusslnna qoiutely crushed under the kaiser'* and east- hcftl?of feelglum, Servla and Poland. iow then (" 1 1 , Fiiejr de- j* % (To be Continued.} &