Casper Daily Tribune Newspaper, September 12, 1918, Page 9

SECTION TWO Pages 9 to 12 (Continued from page 1) | a | Had the situation been reversed, of course, the Germans would undoubt- edly have thought it expedient to in- | tern Americans no matter what hap- | pened to their own countrymen in| America, and, in that event, this an-| cient treaty would have shared the fate of that which guaranteed Bel- gium’s neutrality. One “scrap of pa- per” more or less would never have | been allowed to interfere with Ger- many’s “destiny.” Influential Germans who called to see me professionally during that pe- riod almost invarlably expressed the hope that I was not planning to leave | Berlin. “No matter what happens, doctor,” they declared—“even if the worst comes to the worst and war is de- clared between America and Germany —you may feel quite sure the kaiser will never let anyone harm you.” I had not let the matter rest there, however. I had called at the Ameri- can embassy, where it was pointed out to me that, while diplomatic re- lations had been severed, it was not at all certain that war would result and there was, therefore, no reason! for me to leave Berlin precipitately. Had the kalser been in Berlin at the time, I might, of course, have had an opportunity to put the question to him squarely as to what my fate might be if war were declared, but he was away. The court chamberlain had been appointed but a short time before and I did not know him personally, but his predecessor, Count August von Eulenburg, one of the wisest and most respected men in Germany, was oné/ of my oldest patients and I decided to ‘iscuss the situation with him. Un- | fortunately, however, I found him too ill to receive me. He was eighty years old and, although unusually well pre- served, was in no condition on this occasion to receive visitors. Another influential patient of mine whom I sought out at this time was ex-Ambassador von Sturm, Although he was now retited from officiah life, he had formerly been a powerful fig- ure in German state circles and still | kept more or less in touch with the new court chamberlain and others in high office. His nephew was under secretary of foreign affairs. I found the ex-ambassador at his private apartment in ghe Adlon hotel. “What will happen to Americans,” I asked, “if my country declares war against Germany?” “That, doctor, will depend entirely upon how America treats our sub- jects,” he replied, somewhat more coldly than I had expected of him. “It America interns Germans, of course, we shall undoubtedly treat Americans the same way, and you could hardly expect any special consideration, al- though, if you will write a letter to the court chamberlain, who 1s a personal friend of mine, I shall see that he gets it” “But, excellency,” I replied, “there is a treaty between Germany and Amer- ica, I understand, which gives the sub- Jects or citizens of one country who happen to be sojourning in the other when war is declared nine months within which to close up their affairs and leave. Would not that protect me?” “Of course, doctor,” he answered, “Germany will -respect the treaty if America does, and then there will be no trouble. It seems to me you must await developments and, in the mean- The Casper Dail THE KAISER AS | KNEW HIM FOR FOURTEEN YEARS First and Only Account Written of the Kaiser by an American Unofficially Intimate With Him for Years, in Which the German Emperor Revealed His Real Self as He Did to Few Others Outside His Immediate Royal Circle; Inner Secrets of the Hohenzollern Dynasty Laid Bare by Royal Dentist :: VOLUME TWO ‘ The hand grenade is one of the most vicious little engines of death used in the present war. Several special- kinds are being used by | time you have no canse for worry.” “Suppose some of your subjects in America should act up and start blowing up bridges or munition fac- tories and should be lynched, which they probably would be,” I suggested, “what would Germany’s course be?” “What Germany would do then, doctor,” he replied, slowly and thoughtfully, as though such a contin- gency had never occurred to him be- fore—‘really, doctor, I don’t know what we would do!” This somewhat unsatisfactory inter- view with Von Sturm might have wor- ried me more, perhaps, had it not been for a visit I received only a day or two later from Prince von Pless, one of the kaiser’s closest friends and ad- visors, who called on me profession- ally. For a year and a half the kaiser had had his great army headquarters at the prince’s palace at Pless, in southeastern Germany, and I knew that he enjoyed his monarch’s confi- dence, When I asked him regarding the possible internment of Americans, he assured me that, come what might, I and my family had not the slightest reason for alarm, “No matter what may befall other Americans, doctor," he asserted, in a confidential manner, “the kaiser has gone on record to the effect that you and your family are not to be mo- lested.” UNCLE SAM 1S CHIEF EXHIBITOR AT THE STATE FAIR WITH LARGE DISPLAY OF WAR PARAPHERNALIA Magnitude of Exhibit Leaves Lasting Impression of Efficiency Attained by the Government in Com- batting the Huns on Land and Sea Visitors at the state fair this year are-manifesting the CASPER, WYO., THURSDAY, SEPT. 12, 1918, IT’S “GOOD-BYE” IF HE DROPS IT —Copyrighted by International Film Service Lif | better, he cast agide all reserve and , {| talked to me on whatever was upper- most in his mind at the time. After the war started that, of course, formed the principal subject of our discus- sous and the part that America was playing in the ict was frequently brought up fal viper the fact that I was an American, with him influenced me perhaps more than any other single factor to hasten the settlement of my European affairs and return home. It was in the fall of 1916. The kai- ser had come to me for professional | attention, and after my work was com- | of the aspects of the war. Perhaps the fact that I had just returned from a visit to America made him more than usually eager for a chat with me. | We had discussed various phases of the war, when the kaiser changed the + subject abruptly with the question: “Davis, what’s the matter with your country?” “In what respect, your majesty?” I asked. unfair to Germany? Why do you per- sist in supplying munitions and money ident treat the Buropean warring na- tions the same as he treated Mexico by putting an embargo on munitions and letting us fight this thing out our- selves? You do not ship munitions to us, why do you ship them to the other | side?” I was on such terms with the kaiser \that I did not hesitate to answer his | Question with another “I have always understood, your “majesty, that during the Russian-Jnp- nese war, Germany continually sup- plied munitions to Russta. Why was | that any more justifiable than America Then again, in the Spanish-American — “Davis, you surprise me!” the kal- ser interrupted, rising from the oper } ating chair, in which he had remained, walking towards me, ‘throwing back his shouldeis and rising to his full height. “The cases are entirely differ- ent. When we helped Russia against the “Yanks.” Hand grenades will be shown in the big war show at | the Wyoming State Fair, Douglas, Sept. 9-14, 1918. | Another inclaent which made me’ ' feel that I could proceed with my prep- arations for leaving Berlin without un- ‘the most general of Subjects, but in | later years, when he came to know me | One memorable interview I had had pleted he remained to. discuss some | “Why is it that your country fs so | to the allies? Why doesn’t your pres- | supplying munitions to the allies? | due haste was the receipt early in the year of a most extraordinary post card from the kaiser which, it occurred to me, was quite significant as to his in- tentions regarding my welfare. On one side was his picture and on the other, written and signed in English in his own handwriting, was the message: “Dear Doctor Davis: “Wishing you a very good year for 1917. WILLIAM I. R.” This was the first message of ity kind that I had ever received from the kaiser. Even in peace times, the pic- ture postals which he had sent to me from time to time and which were autographed by him, were always signed in German. When, on February 1, the Germans resumed their ruth- less submarine warfare—a move which was immediately followed by the breaking off of diplomatic relations—I felt that the kaiser must have fore- seen this consequence and had sent | me the postal as an intimation that he wanted me to remain in Berlin nevertheless, | When the Germans sank the Lus!- tania, living and practicing in Ger- many lost many of their attractions for me. I made up my mind then that I would rather return home and com- mence my professional career all over again, i necessary, than remain in a country which could sanction such a hideous form of warfare—the wanton destruction of women and children. To |that end, I went to New York in the | summer of 1915 to investigate the re- , quirements for the practice of my pro- fession in that state. I had an Illinois | license, but I wanted to be in a posi- tion to practice in New York, and the following year I went to New York again and took the state dental exam- ination, I returned to Germany late in the autumn of 1916 and later I learned that my certificate had been grante@. | Then I commenced active preparations to dispose of my German practice and | return home, | My second reason for wanting to get | out of Germany as soon as possible | was the fact that food conditions in | Germany were becoming more pre- | carious every cay. My wife and I greatest interest in the exhibit of the United States government | feared that our child, who was two which, in magnitude, is one of the most complete of its kind) years old, might suffer from lack of ever placed before the public. tached to this exhibit also by virtue of the fact that such widespread in-| Additional fascination is at- battleships, projectiles of all sizes | Proper nourishment if we remained | and I determined that no matter how long it might be necessary for me to terest is felt in the boys who are and calibers, rifles, bayonets, ma-| remain in Berlin, my wife and child wearing the uniforms displayed and | chine guns, gas masks, who are manning the guns discharg-| hand grenades, mountain guns, and ing the projectiles and high explo- the Lewis and sives, which comprise this exhibit sent to the fair for the edification | and who have seen actual service in| of the Wyoming people. The exhibit is in charge -of men of the army, navy, and marine corps France, The display includes a 21-inch tor- pedo, a naval mine and anchor wei; ing 1,250 pounds, a depth bomb weighing 950 pounds and which has been used yo successfully by the United States navy in combating the igh | Browning machine guns. Wax manikins depict the uni- forms of our aviators, sailors, and soldiers with various accoutrements including helmets, trench shoes, and hospital equipment. The exhibit includes also eight carrier homing pigeons, valued _at $50 each, and us in transmitting of messages on the front. The for- stry and agricultural departments of the government are represented with an educational display all of which U-boat campaigns, two models of! ing. revolvers, | | at any rate should leave at the earliest | possible moment. | My third reason, however, was by far the most insistent of all. } I had become convinced that what I | | knew of the kaiser and his plans, now that we were at war, ought to be com- | manicated to America without delay and that the only way to do that ade- | quately would be to get home as soon as I possibly could, no matter what | personal sacrifice might be involved in | abandoning my European practice and | interests, It is true that in the early years of i i i - | lationship with the kaiser our combines to make it very enlighten-| My Te | ed_only conversations naturally embrac Japan we were helping a white race against a yellow race, don’t ever for- get that—don’t ever forget that. But with America, that is certainly not the case. Your country is acting from purely mercenary motives. case of dollars, dollars, dollars !"—and each tlme he repented the word he | Struck his partially helpless left hand violently with his powerful right. “America values dollars more than she values German lives! She thinks it right to shoot down my people.” He had worked himself up to a de- ‘The light Browning machine gun, which is being manufactured in large quantities for the “Yanks” | overseas, is one of the most deadly | eee and us he was leaving my office he turned to me und sald in the presence of his two adjutants: “Regarding that “matter you spoke of, leave It to me and I will see what I can do!” The kaiser’s influence would readily solve our problem, I thought, and I was very much relieved. Two days later, however, I received a letter from Count von Moltke, one of the kat- ser’s adjutants, stating that the kai- ser had spoken to him regarding the Switzerland project, but, under the circumstances, it was out of the ques- tion. If, however, my child's condition were such as to make a change of cli- mate really necessary, he added, the Kaiser suggested that a trfp to the Austrian Tyrol might perhaps be ar- ranged, as the climate there was just as good as that of Switzerland, but be- fore permission would be granted for that trip it would be necessary to ob- tain a certificate from the district doc- tor stating that it was necessary. ) As the food situation in Austria was Just as bad as it was in Germany, if not worse, that idea didn’t appeal to me at all, and I went immediately to the kommandantur and explained the situation to them. gree of indignation which I had seen him display only on two or three pre- vious occasions, and I must confess I was reluctant to start a fresh outburst by answering his arguments. His eyes, usually soft and kindly, flashed fire as he advanced towards me and slowly and incisively declared: “Davis, America — must — be — punished — for—her—actions |” In that expression, which he repeat- ed on subsequent occasions in pre- cisely the same words and with the | = F same measured emphasis, I knew that || When they saw Count von Moltke’s he revealed mostly clearly what his at- letter the officer In charge threw up itud will ever be toward ; bis hands. ina eareeeane “That's final,” he declared. “That 1 Nigh comes from a higher authority thun HAPTER If. \ 4) |ours. It is useless to pursue the mat- Sa $ a) Malic 7 Ta | ter any further. We received a com- The Kaleer at Potsdam. munication from his majesty regard- Getting ont of Germany proved to be |ing your case, but the matter was left a far more difficult proposition than I entirely to our discretion. It was not had imagined. |a command, only a request from his Realizing that it would probably be | ™#Jesty. A command, of course, would |several months before I could finally ,#¥e been different. settle up my affairs, and that my child, ; Then I applied for a pass for my ‘who was anemic, ought to be taken wife, child and myself to go to Amer- out of Germany with as little delay as |!c#- They pointed out at the komman- possible because food conditions were dantur that as my wife's application y Cribune MOST DEADLY GUN.INVENTED 3 /r"~ ~ NUMBER 280 STATE FAIR EDITION Copyrighted by Underwood & Underwood weapons yet devised. One of these guns is to be shown in the War show at the Wyoming State Fair, Douglas, Sept. 9-14, 1918. Austria. Not since the war began haa the outivok been so djscouraging for the Germans. Then, on October 24, just as things were looking their blackest, the great German-Austro offensive sugainst the Italians was sturted. In three days the | Italians were swept out of Austria and the Teutons pressed forward to the passes west of the Isonzo river leading to the Venetian plains. By the end of October the Italiun armies were in full retreat? Before this offensive was over the Germans captured, they culmed, no less th 000 prisoners and sev- eral thousand big guns, besides vast stores of munitions and supplies. The exultation of the Germans over the triumph of their armies in Italy knew no bounds. While it was at its height I had an interview with the kal- ser which will ever remain one of the most vivid in my memory. It was about three-thirty one Sunday morning when I was aroused by a maid who, in an awe-stricken tone of voice, announced that the Neue Palais, the kulser’s palace at Potsdam, was on the phon I went to the telephone and ns informed that the kaiser was suf- fering from a bad toothache and would send his auto for me within an hour or 80. I got up at once and packed my In- struments, and at six-thirty the car, a big gray Mercedes Mmousine, arrived. Besides the chauffeur there was an outrider carrying the bugle whose dis~ Unctive notes only the kaiser may use, While the Shell room and other state. rooms were accessible to visitors be-| fore the war, no one was ever permit-| + ted to visit the private apartments of) , the kalser upstairs, On this occaston, however, I was guided right through the Shell room, ‘s through a door opening on the left and up a wide stairease to the kaiser’s garderobe, or dressing room. There I found breakfast ready for > me. It consisted of real coffee, real * white bread, butter, marmalade, sugar, cream and cold meats. It was the first food of the kind T had eaten In some time and practically no one in Ger many outside the royal family and the Junkers was any better off than I ip ‘ that respect. While I was breakfasting, the kaiser was dressing. His valet entered sev- eral times, I noticed, to take out artt- cles of clothing from the massive wardrobes which, lined the room. I had Just completed my meal when I re- ceived word that my patient was ready to receive me, As I entered the kaiser's bedroom he was standing in the center of the room, fully attired in an army gray uniform, but without his sword. He looked more haggard than f had ever seen him, except once in 1915. Lack of sleep and physical pain were two things with which he hud had very little experience, and they certainly showed their effects very plainly. He didn’t seem to be in the best of humor but greeted me cordially enough and shook hands, “In all my life, Davy! he said, have never suffered so much pain. I expressed my sorrow and started to Improvise a dental chair out of an upholstered armchatr on which £— placed some pillows and, as the kuiser sat down, 3 3 “Look here, I something for me. Lee ee en eee ee ee oe ee I can’t fight the whole world, you know, and have @ toothach : When I was through and his pain was relieved, his spirits seemed to re- vive appreciably, and he expluined why it was he was so anxious to have his tooth trouble removed as quickly as possible, “I must go down to Italy, Davis,” he sald, “to see what my noble troops have accomplished. My gractous, what we have done to them down there! Our offensive at Riga was just | a feint. We had advertised our in- tended offensive in Italy so thoroughly that the Itallans thought we couldn't possibly intend to carry it through. | For three months it was common talk in Germany, you remember, that the great offensive would start in October, and so the Kallans belleved it was alt a bluff and w we advanced on Riga they were sure of it. They thought we were so occupled there that we could biy no attention to them, and so we (Te e Continued.) LK MOUNTAIN LAD IS SEVERELY WOUNDED, NAME LISTED AMONG CAOUALTIES TO AMERICAN ARMY ‘Sixty Hundred and fast going from bad to worse, I ap- | to leave Berlin preceded mine, it was | _ | possible she would be allowed to leave oe Be ATHIAT ES tee | before me. I told the officer that that treux, on Lake Geneva, Switzerland, would sult me admirably, as I wanted where I hoped to join them at the jthe pass for Mrs. Davis and the child earliest possible moment and accom. 8Tanted at the earliest possible mo- pany them home, I did nat relish the |™ent regardless of what action might \dea of their going across the ocean jbe taken on my own application. without me. | Again there followed a long period That was in May, 1917. Weeks of anxious walting while the German passed while our application was going red tape slowly unwound, but eventu- from one official to another, lying, per- |®!!y. 1n September, we received word baps for days at a time under a pile of |that Mrs, Davis and the child might other applications of a similiar char- leave Berlin for Copenhagen between acter or awalting the investigation of October 10 and 12, They left on the | our personal histories, and it was not | tenth. antil the end of June that we recelved | A day or two later commenced the any word regarding it, Then we | German offensive against Riga, on the earn had been dented. Baltic. Within three or four days the ete : ! Germans captured successively the This was my first intimation that We Oesci, Runo, Obro and Moon Islands might have difficulty in getting out of 1 the Guit of Riga and then carried Germany. 'thelr invasion to the mainland, Their A day or two later the kaiser called gipcrent objective was Petrograd and on me professtonally and I told him of on October 19 the Russians announced our plight, hoping that he would inter that the seat of the government would cede for us. It was the only favor of& 6 removed from Petrograd to Mos- personal character I had ever asked of \cow. him. {led “My child is ailing, your majesty,” I rae Bae greger on the Baltic ta snid, “and I feel that she needs a change of climate. I applied to the | Kommandantur for leave for my wife ‘tion factories were belng wrecked by and child to go ta Montreux, but I have | iunger-crazed and war-weary strikers | Just heard that tt has been refused!” | an4 the populace was being shot down “Davis, I will see what I can do 10 in great numbers in the food riots caused by the serious internal situa- depression in Germany | tion in Austria at this period. Munl- | the matter,” he replied reassuringly, which develoned in various parts of | Sixty-Nine Killed and Wounded on List from Washington; John Boberg Is Only , Boy from Wyoming in Detailed Report John G. Boberg of Elk Mountain is the only Wyoming boy listed among today The following casualties general of the American Expedition- ury Forces: Killed in action Missing in action Wounded severely Died of wounds Died of disease Died from airplane accident Wounded severely from air- plane accident 1 Wounded, degree undeter- mined Total = Following is a list of casualties an nounced today for the six states of Wyoming, Idaho, Montana, South Dakota, Nebraska and Colorado: Killed in Action Elmer L. Parker, Kalispell, Mont Henry S. Fisher, Hastings, Neb. Oravil H. Merrill, Evanlake, Idaho. Corp. Jack Palmer, Townsend, Mont. Died of Wounds Corp. Alva Olson, Hartington, Neb. Severely Wounded casualties as announced by Washington. Boberg was severely wounded ir ‘tion. reported by the commanding Charles H. Bateman, Thoty, Mont. John G. Boberg, Elk Mogntain, Wyo. , Leslie E. Eddy, Dietrich, Idaho. ” Ed Carson, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Horace B. Crisswell, Pocatello, { Idaho. \ Delmar A. Paulson, Weiser, Idaho. f Joseph Reid, Outlook, Mont. le H. Smock, Payette, Idaho. Je K. Thurber, Fairfield, Idaho. Sidnye L. Smith, Aberden, S. D. Carl A. Weist, Columbia, S. D. Edward M. Schultz, Eureka, Mont. Wounded, Degree Undetermined Charles E. Mack, Hooper, Neb, Missing in Action Donald A. Bennett, Idaho Falls, Idaho. Walter R. Chiles, Paradox, Colo. Vincent Placek, Pragu, Neb. Charles A. Polz, Grand Island, Neb. William Powers, Bertrand, Neb, Willard S, King, Iliad, Mont. Edgar G. Moulton, Conrad, Neb,