THE KAISER AS I KNEW
HIM FOR FOURTEEN YEARS
By ARTHUR X. DAVIS. D. D. S.
(Copyright. 1!)18, by the MoClnif Xewsp;ner SytuUcate)
(Continued.) •
Although the Kaiser so freely ad
mitted his designs on the world at
large, he was impatient of any ex
pansion on the part of our nations.
He often spoke of England's "grab
bing" propensity and viewed with
suspicion our annexation of Hawaii
and the Philippines and our develop
ment of Cuba after the Spanish-
American \ytr. He professed to see
In our new policy a striving after
"world power which was inconsistent
with the principles upon which our
government was founded.
He objected to our interference
In Mexican affairs, although, as was
disclosed by the Zimmermann note
to von Eckhardt, he was making
every effort to have Mexico interfere
■with ours.
"What right has President Wil
son to attempt to dictate the inter
nal policies of Mexico?" he asked.
"Why not let them tight their bat
tles out alone?"
Alluding to America's threat to
enter the present ,war, he asked:
"What right has America to insist
upon the Monroe Doctrine of Amer
ica and then mix In European af
fairs. Let her recognize also a
Monroe Doctrine of Europe and
keep her hands out of this conflict!"
There is no doubt that the Kaiser
imagined that the great army and
navy he had built up would enable
him to carry out his ambitious pro
gram without effective resistance.
The one power he most feared but
for which he professed the utmost
contempt was England. He had an
Idea that England would never dare
to measure swords with Germany
and that he could provoke a war
iVhen the opportune moment came
without much fear of England's in
tervention
In 1911, when the international
situation over the Moroccan affair
was i articularly acute as a result
of Germany's having sent a gunboat
to Agadir to demonstrate that she
was serious in her demands, the
Kaiser had great hopes that wai
with Krance might thus be precipt- I
tated and he was confident that Eng- !
land would keep out of it.
"England would be afraid to go
to war with us," he told me at the
time, "for fear of losing Egypt. In
dia and Ireland. Any nation would
think twice before fighting by arm- :
ies. but England particularly be
cause she would not dare to risk the !
loss of her overseas colonies."
Had Austria shown any disposi
tion to support Germany at this j
juncture, the European war would j
have been started in 1911 instead or
1914. but Emperor Franz Josef was
evidently opposed to the Kaiser's
plan' at that time and the conflict
was postponed.
When the opportunity came again
in 1!'1( the Kaiser was still confi
dent that England would not inter
vene—a fact which has been clearly <
revealed in the recent disclosures of ,
Prince Lichnowsky the last Ger- j
man ambassador to England.
Wher. the Kaiser's ambitious proj
ect to dominate the world is consid
ered his consistent opposition to
the universal disarmament proposals
is easily understood. Without a su
perior army and navy, his whole plan
would have to be abandoned and his 1
dream of worldwide dominion would
be shattered.
On one occasion when we were
discus.-ing the Carnegie Peace ef
lorts, the Kaiser disclosed very posi
tively just where he stood on the
proposition.
"Look at the history of the na
tions of the world," he declared.
"The only nations which have pro
gressed and become great have been
warring nations. Those which have
not been ambitious and gone to war
have amounted to nothing!"
Shortly after Wilson Fad pointed I
the way to peace in Europe in one |
of his notes to all the belligerent
powers, the Kaiser called to see me !
professionally and we discussed that I
latest phase of the situation.
"The way to peace seems per- j
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yet in that time find my hair has
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A large bottle of Parisian sage
caji be obtained from Kennedy's
Drug Store or at any good drug or
toilet counter—it's not expensive.
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THURSDAY EVENING
fectly clear.'" I ventured. "Only
your Majesty's ever-increasing army
and navy stand in the way. If Ger
many will give up her armament,
it seems, we would soon have peace."
"That is out of the question to-
Germany," replied the Kaiser, de
cisivelv. "We have no mountain
like the Pyrenees to protect us. W
have the open plains of Russia will,
their vast hordes endangering us
No: we shall remain armed to the
teeth forever!"
CHAPTER XI
Prince Von Plcss
One of my most distinguished pa
tients in Germany was Euerst
< Prince) von Pless. Although he
occupied no position of state, he was
so close to the Kaiser and enjoyed
his confidence to such a supreme
degree that I always regarded what
he told me as more or less an echo
of the Kaiser's own sentiments. In
deed it so frequently happened,
when the visit of one of them fol
lowed shortly after the other had
been to see me. that they gave ex
pression to the same views in al
most the same terms, that 1 had
concrete evidence of their intimate
■association.
_ Besides being a confidante of the
Kaiser, the Prince was one of the
most influential men .in Germany.
Next to Fuerst von Heckel-Donners
ntarck, he was probably Germany's
largest land owner, his possessions
including large coal mines and big
estates upon which were two of the
tiriest castles in Germany.
For these reasons, I feel that it
may be valuable to record some of
the things von Pless told mc from
time to time, but which might
otherwise be out of place in these
pages.
The Prince's wife was the daugh
ter of Mrs. Cornwallis-West. She
was one of the most beautiful wom
en in England and quite the most
beautiful who had ever come to
Germany.
It was the Prirtcess who first came
to me as a patient—early in 1909.
Shortly afterwards I received a long
distance telephone message from
the Prince to the effect that he in
tended calling on me at my office
the following afternoon, whifch was
a Saturday.
1 had previously arranged to go
out of town for the weekend to
participate in a golf match at Leip
zig. and I asked the Prince whether
he could not arrange to see me the
following Monday instead. He said
that that would be quite satisfac
tory.
Later in the day, however, dur
ing my absence, he called up again
and left word that he would be at
thy office Saturday afternoon as he
had originally intended, and as it
was impossible for me to get in
touch with him again. I had to give
up the plans I had made and re
main in town to receive him.
Naturally, when he arrived I was
not prepared to be particularly cor
dial to hint. f I had pictured him a
typical German aristocrat whose
selfishness never allows for the-con
venience of others, and I didn't care
very much whether I made a favor
able impression upon him or not,
although the Princess had shown
herself to be such a charming indi
vidual I did not wish to offend her
after she had advised the Prince to
visit me.
When the Prince arrived, my ill
humor and preconceived ideas as to
the type of man he was disappeared
simultaneously. I found hint to be
a tall blonde, broad-shouldered man
of about 48. more English than
German in appearance, his slightly
drooping moustache contrasting
conspicuously with the upturned ap
pendages favored by most of the
German aristocrats and others who
aped the Kaiser.
This Prince was every inch a
sportsman—another point in which
he differed widely from the general
run of the German nobility. He was
permanently lame as a result of
having been thrown from a horse
while hunting.
In his actions and conversation,
he was one of the most democratic
Germans I have ever known. In
the years which followed, during
which he visited me regularly for
professional attention. I always felt
perfectly free to air my views and
to answer the sentiments expi essett
by the Prince without the slightest
restraint, and he never resented my
attitude.
While I ha<l many interesting
conversations with Prince von Pless
before the war. there was little of
sufficient significance in them to
warrant their being included in
these pages.
When war broke out, however,
he continued to come to me. and his
remarks from that time on made a
particular impression upon me, as
I knew he was in almost daily con
tact with the high command.
The first time I saw him after the
war started was on August 5. 1914.
1 had just got into Berlin from
Frankfort, which city I had reached
on a motor trip when hostilities
commenced. The Prince was at
tired in the full uniform of a high
German officer. I had never seen
him thus attired before. He came
in smilirg and full of confidence.
Indeed. I may say right hfre that
while 1 never knew a single one of
his prognostications or prophecies,
which he was very fond of making,
ever to come true, his supreme con
fidence never left him.
"Well, the great war is on!" he
declared, as he entered my office.
"I leave at once for th? great army
headquarters in the. Held. You will
learn to-night that England is going
to declare war on us."
"Groat Heavens!'* I exclaimed.
"Is that Dossible?"
"Yes, Dr. Davis, the English am
bassador will ask for his pass to-day
and it will probably be given him
to-day or to-morrow. It's quite all
right. We're only too glad to know
where England stands. We HAD
to know. If our fleet had gone out
before England declared herself, it
might have been cut off from its
home base and then it would have
been lost. It is very fortunate for
us that England showed her hand
so early in the game."
"But. Prince," I said, "you'll be
j blockaded!"
"We're not worried about that.
It is not so easy. There are many
channels and many islands and our
; boats will always succeed in get
ting through. Anyway, the war will
ibe over before England has a
[ chance to accomplish anything in
i that direction, and we have vast
supplies of everything which will
! outlast the war."
! "How long do you think the w-ar
will last, then?" I asked.
"The war will be over by Christ
mas! Yes, you may rest assured, I
will be home by Christmas!"
I asked him whether the country
at large was behind the war.
"To a man! It's fvonderful the
way the Socialists have come in.
Many thought they would prove a
stumbling block and impede us.
They came In as a man. without a
dissenting voice! Why. when I
came into your house to-day, your
porter's wife came out to ask me
to enlist her boy who is -not yet of
military age, and I enlisted him
right here et your door! It's a most
remarkable thing how readily the
mothers of Germany are giving their
boys to the war."
Just before Christmas of that year
I saw the Prince again and rernind-
Store Closed Labor Day
BKLL 1001—23 EXITED
Jewelry
10 K. gold Jewelry Fa
vallieri, brooch pins, bar
pins, chains. Friday sale,
One-half Price
Earrings, brooch pins, bar
pins, shirt waist pins, cuff
pins, lingerie clasp, cuff links,
beauty pin sticks, hat pins,
perfume balls, rings. Friday
sale.
29c
Neck Beads
Beads special. Friday
sale. each,
19c
Combs.
Fancy side and back—odd
pieces. Friday sale,
55c
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor.
r -ndkerchiefs
Men's cambric handker
chiefs—odd initials, white
and colors, slightly soiled,
from display. Friday sale,
each,
10c
Ladies' fancy colored em
broidered corner and border
handkerchiefs linen and
lawn, slightly mussed from
display. Friday sale, each,
15c
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor
Hosiery
Women's thread silk
stockings—black, white and
colors, double soles, wide
garter tops. Friday sale,
pair,
SI.OO
Women's thread silk
stockings three - quarter
length, fancy double soles.
Friday sale, pair,
79c
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor
Union Suits
Women's union suits,
bieached cotton, low neck,
sleeveless, lace and cuff
knees. Friday sale, each,
_ 79c
Men's union suits
bleached cotton, sleeveless,
knee length, and short |
sleeves, ankle length. Fri
day sale, each,
79c
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor.
Store Closed
LABOR DA Y
Next Monday will be observed throughout the nation
as Labor's holiday the one day of the year when men
and women of the great industrial centers, especially,
celebrate the achievements that their skill and industry
has contributed to civilization.
Not only in a material sense, but to their fair-minded
thinkers and intelligent leaders, is due to a large extent
much advanced legislation pertaining to shorter hours of
labor, safety first appliances, and improved conditions
of employment in all branches of industry.
This store heartily approves of frequent holidays for
recreation. and public demonstrations that are inspir
ational for betterment, and in observance of Labor's
holiday this store will close all day Monday, Septem
,ber 2.
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HARRIS3URG TELEGRAPH
Ed him of his prophecy regarding
peace by Christmas.
"You promised us peace by
Christmas." X said. "Are we going
to get it?"
"Well, not this Christmas, but
next," he replied, with just a shade
of disappointment in his tone.
"Things have not gone just the way
we expected, but you may be quite
sure it will be all over by next
Christmas at any rate."
Friday Bargains
Special prices prevail tomorrow on all articles mark
ed with green tickets. Every department offering many
unusal values in order to dispose of certain odds and
ends. You will be wise to come tomorrow aVd share
in these excellent values offered.
Dress Goods
54-inch black and white
check suiting of a very tine
weave. Friday sale, yard,
89c
36-inch Shepherd check—
very suitable .for children
school dresses. Friday sale,
yard,
49c
32-inch Mohair skirtings
in very effective plaids and
combination colorings—also
plain shades. Friday sale,
yard,
45c
36-inch silk and cotton
poplin in pink, apricot, and
pale blue shades only. Fri
day sale, yard,
79c
36-inch mohair in Navy
and grey only with shadow
stripe effect. Friday sale,
yard,
79c
■
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor.
Silks
Over 2000 yards of fine
silk in lengths ranging from
a waist to a dress length or
2to 6 yards. Printed Chif
fons, Crepe de Chine, voiles,
tafetas. Foulards and Mes
salines —these are manu
facturers' odd lengths and
many are from our own best
sellers from stock. Friday
sale. yard.
$1.15
40-inch Crepe de Chine in
a full range of best colors;
also black or white. Friday
sale. yard.
$1.59
Last two days of our black
silk sale; many fine qualities
of Domestic and Foreign
makes. Friday sale,
One-fourth to One-third less
than regular prices
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor
On one of his visits shortly before |
Christmas, 1915, I reminded him
•again of his prediction.
"Dflvis," he said laughingly, "II
don't think the damn thing will |
EVER end!"
I saw him on February 2. 1917, j
and his old eonttdence was quite re
stored. Many things had happened
in the meanwhile, one would have |
thought, to have affected his op-'
timism. but he was just as certain .
JSjoam&ftS
I HARRIS BURG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 211, lIIIM.
Domestics
Challis—36 inches wide,
good patterns, cut from the
piece for draperies or cover
ings. Friday sale, yard,
25c
Dress and waist gingham
—light and dark patterns, in
plaids and stripes. Friday
sale, yard,
23c
I'nbleached sheeting—3B
inches wide, smoothe even
thread—will bleach and wash
easily. Friday sale, yard,
20c
Embroidered scalloped
pillow cases, made of best
j quality tubing, five different
patterns to select from. Fri
day sale, each,
62V2C .
Bowman's Second Floor
Wash Goods
Remnants of wash goods
have accumulated very rap
idly the.past week or so and
we intend to make one big
clearance of these at one
price only—dozens of useful
lengths of percales, voiles
and all kinds of summer
dress fabrics., Friday sale,
yard,
19c
38 and 44-inch plain and
fancy voiles in a full range
of colorings and smart de
signs. Friday, sale, yard,
25c
36-inch percales of fine
quality in a large assortment
of designs, Jight and dark.
Friday sale, yard.
25c
36-inch silk and cotton
gingham in a good assort
ment of smart plaids. Fri
j day sale, yard
69c
36-inch "silk and cotton
Tussah; navy and cream
grounds with coin spots of
various colors and sizes. Fri
* day salt, yard, '
. 50c
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor.
Corsets •
A lot of high priced .■ it
sets including Bon Ton, La
Vida, La Bona, and others
—white coutil and flesh
broche, medium and low
bust, long hip—good strong,
hose supporters, not ail
sizes; an extraordinary
value. Friday sale, each,
$2.95
Bowman's Second Floor
I that day that victory was In plain
sight as he had been, when the war
, started, that it would be over by
| Christmas.
I "Our unrestricted submarine war
• fare has just started." he said, "aqd
j we're going to bring England to her
| knees within three months. That's
positive. Some think that this will
| bring America into the war. but wo
,are sure it won't. We'll crush Eng
■ land and compel her to deliver her i
Draperies
Barred Filet net for cur
tains—3B inches wide, in
cream and white. Friday
sale, yard,
29c
Fancy Marquisette in
Ecru and white, rose and
blue figures with blue birds.
Friday sale,
39c
Rose, blue, brown and
green Marquisette, both plain
and figured. Friday sale,
yard.
38c
Dark cretonne in good
patterns —30 .inches 'wide.
Friday sale, yard,
25c
Bowman's Second Floor
White Goods Special
Skirt and waist lengths of
novelty skirtings and voiles
—ends of pieces and counter
soiled lengths that have ac
cumulated during {Jie season.
Friday sale,
ONE-THIRD OFF
REGUAR PRICE
White novelty weave
skirting in dice pattern only
—36-inches wide, a go'od
substantial cloth that will
launder to advantage. Fri
day sale, per yard,
49c
Union linen Damask —70
inches wide. Friday sale,
yard, *
$1.39
Colored reversible bed
spreads in pink and blue—
double bed size. Friday
sale, each,
$3.50
Hemstitched huck towels
—size 18x36, selected .sec
onds. Friday sale, each,
21c
Lullaby diaper cloth—lß
inches wide, 10 yards to
piece. Friday sale, per piece,
$1.39
BOWMAN'S—Second Floor
Yarn
Thibet yarn. Friday - ale,
• ball,
35c
BOWMAN'S—Second Floor
AUGUST 29, 1918
fleet to us. America would not then
be so foolish to go Into the war and
run the great risk of being disas
trously defeate dsimply to tight the
battle for France und Russia, be
cause with England's fleet and our
own w e shall be able to attack New
York!"
This story struck me as so pre
posterous that I couldn't help laugh- .
ing In the Prince's face. Very j
i shortly afterwards, however, the i
Store Closed Labor Day
Shoe
Specials •
One lot pumps in cham
paign, white, brown and
gray Louis heel. Ma
terials and shades like these
cannot be made to-day.
Formerly sold at four and
five times this price. Fri
day special,
SI.OO
One lot of white high
lace shoes with rubber soles.
Excellent value for outing or
school. Fridav special,
$1.49
EXTRA SPECIAI One
lot of pumps in champaign
and gray leather; also
white canvas and white
calf. Sold last year for
more than double what you
are asked to pay to-morrow.
Friday special,
$2.98
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor.
Stamped Centers
18-inch stamped centers—
white and linen color neat
attractive designs. Friday
sale,
12V2C to 15c
Pillow Tops
Stamped —white and linen.
Friday sale,
Bowman's Second Floor
Lunch Cloths
and Napkins
White and linen lunch
cloths—with a colored bor
der, finished for use. Friday
sale,
$2.98
Napkins—white and linen.
Friday sale,
V 2 doz. $1.50
Bowman's Second Floor
Clearance Sale
Of All Summer Waists
Continues Friday and
Saturday ,
Georgette Crepe and Crepe de Chine, also Washable
Satins—three groups— ~\
$4.29, $5.29, $5.79
Just arrived large lot of voile and organdie waisfs.
Plain white voile waists with large collars, some roll
collars with fine hemstitching some with frills and
others hand embroidered. Several organdies, voiles, and
linens id white, flesh and blue with fine ruffling ancl
hemstitching. Friday pale,
ONE-FOURTH OFF REGULAR PRICE
BOWMAN'S—Third Floor.
Crepe de Chine waists m white flesh and maize. *
Some With hand embroidery and fine tucks. Friday sale,
$2.29
BOWMAN'S—Main Floor.
German papers announced that
100,000 tons of shipping had been
sunk In a single day, and day aftor
day from that time on the 4ally
sinkings, according to the German
papers, aggregated anywhere from
60,000 to 120,000, and at that rate
I '.began to fear that perhaps for
once in hts life the Prince hud cor*
rectly forecast coming develop-
I ments.
1 (To Be Continued.)
FOUNDED 1871
O'Cedar Mops
and Oil
Genuine O'Cedar mops.
Friday sale, each,
59c
O'Cedar Oil. Friday sale,
20c and 39c
Iron Stand
Asbestos. Friday sale,
each,
4c
Paper Napkins
White paper napkins.
Friday sale,'
100 for 15c
Tea Kettles
For oil stoves, nickel
plated. Friday sale,
50c
Smoking Stand
Mahogany finish. Friday
sale, , *
89c
China Vase
Decorated Japanese china
vase. Friday sale,
25c
Cream Pitchers
Brown and White Cream
Pitchers. Friday sale,
15c
Mixing Bowls
Set of 6 mixing bowls.
Friday sale,
75c
Coffee Pot
2 qt. aluminum percolating
pot. Friday sale.
$1.39
Dinner Set
100 pieces— neat spray
decoration, Friday sale,
$16.98
BOWMAN'S—Basement
Wash Skirts
Final clearance in wash
skirts put in three lots. Fri-'
day sale,
$1.69, $2.69, $3.69
Coat
A final clearance—3 small
lots. Friday sale,
$6.95, $11.50,
$14.95
Bowman's Third Floor j
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