18 The Private Life of the Kaiser I'HOM l'lIK PAPERS AM) DIARIES OE THE BARONESS VON LARISCH-REDDERN Tlic Kaiser aiu! Knlscrin's late Major Domo. Chief of the Iloynl Household at Derlin and l'otsdnm Itaroness von I.ariseh-Kcddern is the TRUE name of the Ilerlin Court l.ad,v who gave the story of the Kaiser to Henry William fisher, Ursulu, Countess von Kppinglioven being a nom tie guerre, heretofore used to shield her William's Morbid Restlessness His Contempt for Others' Comfort His Passion For Sleeping in Railway Carriages His Uneasiness at Home His Complaints About Cost of Family His Past Regal Extravagance His Uncon trollable Whims The Excuses For Con stant Travel Invented —"Alarming" a Peaceful Town Eating the Royal Danes Out of House and Home "Castles" That Are Empty Barns Do Unto the Kaiser as He Did Unto Other Kings. That William llolion/ollorii is far front being a "superman" is proved by these disclosures of (he Itaroness ton l.ariseh, his own (former) chief of household. That he was neither (rained in (he selenee of (internment nor look intelligent interest in it during times of peace is also proved without question. ' In the main, he let others do the tvork for which he got credit —As a matter of fact his one ambition was to lite at the expense of the people; to impose his ego upon them; iiiul to "bluff*' the whole world. This phase of William's morbidity is rctcaled in his mania for trniel. Ills incessant journeys for the sole purpose of keeping in "perpetual motion." | Continue*! from Yesterday.] William's Morbid Restlessness During tlie war it looked some times as if tlie furies of liale and general contempt were giving Wil liam no rest.—were lashing him Hast and West, North and South: lie was known to he forever Hitting from one battlel'ront to another, from Schleswig to Hungary and hack again. No doubt many of his journeys were dictated by fear; at tempts to escape bombing parties, the frowns of the populace, or the wailings of the numerous petty Ger man Kings and Kinglets who were holding the 1 lohenzollern responsi ble for the debacle in sight. But glancing at the records, kept by Baroness Yon l.arisch, we learn that Williaui-l'riiicc-of-IVace. was as much of a travel-maniac as Wil lis m-who-lifted-t he-1 id-off-1 1011. At one time within the space of a few months, 1m went to Stockholm and Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Munich, Vienna, Home, Hamburg, Leipzig, Breslau, Stettin, Huckeburg, < ddenburg, Wilhelnishnfcn, Schwedt, Weiuiar, Brunswick, Dresden, Ms borne, Sandown Bay, Aldershot, Carlsriihe. Strassburg, Met/., .Mutis ter, Minddn. Hannover, Schwerin, Alliens, Dessau, Darmstadt, Worms. Bremen, Frankfurl, Altenburg, and Bonigsberg, etc.—altogether stop ldng and holding Court in thirty seven different cities and towns in Germany and abroad. many of which lie visited ttiree or four times. And there were hunting trips he sides. I.ike a Wandering .Madman To ilnd excuses for I his almost perpetual absence from t lie seat of government, all sorts of excuses are invented by William. He went away "to take a bird's-eye view of politics, "DANDER!" FOR FALLING HI fJL"^ r * A small bottle of Danderine costs but a few cents at any store. It stops falling hair, itching scalp and ends dandruff, besides it doubles the beauty of your hair, mak ing itjappear twice as heavv. thick and abundant. Trv it! Fagged Out Women Vinol is What You Need If all the tired, overworked, run-down women in this community could realize how our delicious Vinol, which contains Beef and Cod Liver Pep tones, Iron and Manganese Peptonates and Glyce rophosphates supplies the vital elements necessary to enrich the blood and create working strength, we wouldn't be able to supply the demand. Dukadorn, Tann. Burdett, N. Y. "I live on a farm and keep house "I keep house for my family of for nix in my family. I got into a three, and raise chickens. I had a nervous, run-down condition so it nervous breakdown, so I was unable seemed as though I would die. A to work. The doctor did not seem to friend advised me to try Vinol. I help me, and a cousin asked me to nave been greatly improved by its try Vinol. It built me up—l now use and am better and stronger in have a good appetite and aim well and evwy way. —Mrs. H. H. Goodwin. strong. —Mrs. Loyal Palmer. Var all run-dawn, narroni, anaemic conditions, weak women, overworked men, feeble old people and delicate children, there le 10 remedy like Vinol. HBH George A. Gorgas, Druggist; Kennedy's Medicine Store, 32t Market F ' Kramer ' Third and Broad streets; Kftzmlller's Pharmacy, Derry street; J. Nelson Clark, and druggists everywhere WEDNESDAY EVENING, . ur,d to come back unbiased by par | tisun preferences." if lie neglected ! to look up the King of the Belgians, I "our African possessions may stif j fer; a month's sea-voyage afforded I the Kaiser a much-wanted "oppor j tunlly for studying his inner man." j and who would deny (lie necessity i of such an undertaking? But the real motive that prompted l these journey- was the morbid rest - J IcsHih-ss of which the Kaiser is pos sessed. and that scourged hint, a crowned Miasiierus, from town to j city, oyer seas and mountains. Made Itcudy at an Hour's Notice The Kaiser's adjutants, military and civil secretaries, representatives j of the various cabinets, body-physi ] cians. valets, wardrobenien, keeper j of the silverware, cellarer, master of the horse, coachmen, grooms, mouth-cooks. kitchen employes, and I the host of chasseurs and flunkies ; who accompanied bint on each trip. were so well trained in handling the | endless accessories and baggage, : that an order to get ready at an i hour's notice neither surprised nor • rattled cither. | If the tour or outing on which jthev were about to enter had been I under consideration for some time. I a printed itinerary was furnished to (he chief of each department, hut I unite frequently no one was able to ] learn anything beyond the hour of I departure. How Kaiser Treats Servants The Kaiser, you know, addressed his attendants only in monosyllables, and did liot even take the trouble to speak distinctly. To ask repetition of a sentence, or to put any question whatever, would liavo been an un | heard-of broach of etiquette, so | nothing remained to do hut to take chances .-mil work iilinnil in n, dark, I lie more so. as (lie adjutants j often knew no more of Ills Majes | ty's intentions than the small stable | hoys who went with every imperial ! party to assist at tennis. Especial secrecy was observed if , i lie destination was some .town or i fortress in the far west or east of : tlic Empire, where, after a night of travel, the war-lord intended to mount at live or six o'clock in tlic morning, and, attended by trumpet ers and a formidable suite, ride through the streets alarming the garrison. If the wardrohe-master on duty suspected that the journey was an errand of that kind, he exhausted' .every possible means of solving the ; mystery, and more than once have | I aided the poor fellow by trying to j learn from the Kinpresk what was I wanted. Sometimes, though, even j Iter Majesty was kept in ignorance. The wardrobeman's anxiety will I lie better understood when I men ! tion that William made it a rule al | ways to wear ttie uniform of the I principal regiment garrisoned in the 'place visited: the attendant unable I lo draw from among the baggage (lie military dress desired would I quickly lind himself dropped from ■ the salary list. When, in addition, it is stated I that a cavalry uniform, for in stance, consists of fourteen distinct I parts, the reader may gain an idea of tlw work involved by these sud j den journeys, for one uniform would lot course not do; there must he three or four in reserve, and also civilian and hunting dress. lie .Never Knows What lie Wants In a similar predicament as the | wardrobeman was the stable-master.! Will an infantry, cavalry, or artil ! lery horse he wanted? for His Muj j esty rode a different, breed of animal I with ( caeh body of troops. Every time information was withheld in the manner described, six horses, two of each kind, must he taken along for llis Majesty, besides con signments of carriage-horses and vehicles and numerous mounts for the suite, all of which increased the cost of railway journeying enor j mouslv. for, though most of the Herman railways are property of 'the stale, Iho Kaiser had lo pay J mileage when he travelled as a pri- I vale individual. Still as his motto j ! was: •T-ain-tlie-statc." the state rail-] ways derived precious little revenue I from William. The imperial train generally pull- I ed out of the station at ten o'clock at night, as the Kaiser never al lowed business lo interfere with his I own convenience, and, if, for some | reason or other, he wanted to rise earlier than usual, he retired soon j after supper to make up for time j that will he losl. Furthermore, the I train must proceed at the slowest I possible pace so thai the "all-high est's" sleep be not disturbed. That the saloon-train was furnish | ed with all the luxuries imaginable —a rolling palace containing recep tion, dining, bed, halli and toilet rooms, kitchen, scullery, and stables | —need hardly he explained; tlic only things lacking were accommo- dations for the servants, who. valet | and hostler alike, must sleep in I chairs or on the floor. At live o'clock, or curlier, a cup jof tea was served to the monarch, the bath and toilet followed, and then breakfast, which latter was ! served with much more state and with a greater variety of food than at home. So fortified and refresh ed, the Kaiser and his paladins mounted at dawn, and, preceded by ; buglers, galloped into town "to kill ; l lie soldiers' and, incidentally, the i citizens' morning sleep." j <>nc of the imperial adjutants de scribed the mode of procedure at the alarming of the garrison of Posen, since become a Polish city once more, as follows: "During breakfast, and on out ride to the inner town. His Majesty | talked of nothing lint the 'stupid ! faces' the commander and officers, j suddenly roused front sleep, would make, and drew some rather risque pictures of the consternation and discomforts bound to follow the sig nals, so 1 Mat. one of our party re marked: 'These provincial petticoats will not thank Your Majesty for making war on them.' 'Pshaw!' said the Kaiser, 'what matters Dial'.' The devotion of my brave hoys in blue, some of whom I will aid to escape without paying their bills, will recompense me for any loss of admiration in those quarters.' "By this time we had been ad mitted, after giving the parole of the day," continued my informant, "and presently our trumpeters' blasts and the sharp clang of our horses' hoofs resounded in the main street. Posen, though only half Polish, has seen so many sieges, in surrections, and kindred revolution ary doings, that warlike activity has no terror for her citizens; a roup de main in broad daylight would no more disconcert them, 1 believe, than a good-sized shower. "Windows were opened and shut as we cantered u'ong, men, women, 1 and children in night-dresses casting! hasty glances at. the strange ealvn cadc through halt-raised Venetian blinds. Now and again a military person, semi-dressed, drew himself up into regulation attitude, hand I raised to the side of his head; one' might imagine hearing his naked i heels click together. "Proceeding at a rapid rate, we I encountered several small troops of' soldiers hound for the drill-grounds; I hut tlie Kaiser ordered them to fall behind, while their officers gave the report to the adjutants. On Wil helm Platz the Emperor had the satisfaction of stopping two cavalry horses which, while being saddled heard the signal and ran oft to take their places in array; altogether we made an awful lot of noise and pro voked more. ' Meanwhile, we had reacheil* the principal hotel, and there, ut one of the upper windows, was a well known face, adorned by lieree blonde mustachios, peeping out between two lithe ligurcs in white, —the one a popular coryphee of the Berlin Royal Opera House, the other the ingenue of the theatre on Gendur men Mark!. " 'What do T sec ." cried llhc Em peror. 'This looks as if my ballet and player folks hud preceded us to Posen.' " 'lt is the first instance lhat these ITARRIBBURG TFI.EGRXPTT two branches of art appear on terms of camaraderie,' remarked Adjutant von Moltke, and everybody laughed. "The surprised Adonis, Huron von X , of the Body Hussars, was invited to the Emperor's circle at the banquet in tlie officers' mess that followed the parade, and His Majesty amused himself royally at his ex pense, as, indeed, he treated the whole expedition as a huge joke, ar ranged to afford him a novel enter tainment." Kaiser Slept at Railroad Stations Traveling was such a mania with the Kaiser, that, when business of state or the fact that there was no body or nothing to visit forbade his going abroad, lie occasionally spent a night in his railway carriage, stalled at Wildpark Station, only live min utes from the Neucs Palais, on the pica that on the following morning he must, he in Berlin at some un earthly hour. , He indulged in this qtteer pastime with increasing regularity until one night, when, about to drive to tlie station from some festivity held at tlie Marble Palace, the Kaiserin took courage to threaten an invasion of his bachelor quarters, which, she in sisted, must possess some special at traction. As Her Majesty was not quite wrong ill this, William desisted from fol lowing his inclination then and for several months, liis compliance being all the more disagreeable to him, as the Empress was in an interesting condition. Hut Her Majesty's interference was not only justified, it was likewise well-timed, for just then there was under way a formidable conspiracy among the royal servants, who, un derpaid as they were and nourishing a sneaking spirit, of insurrection, had conspired to inform a member of the Reichstag opposition of the fact that His Majesty was in the habit of using a. public depot for his sleeping apart ment. j In that way they expected to get ' cvcii with William I'or <-oiii|M-lling | tin-in to s|M*iiil so many nights in tln-ir clothes. Of course. Pttrilanieiit I has no business to in|uirc into the i sovereign's manner of .spending his nights, lint the public was doubtless | interested in tlie accompanying cir- I cumstaiico that, when llis Majesty j chose io repose at WiUlpark Station, : trattle was seriously interfered with j in order thai the "Allhighcst" sleep j lie not disturbed. j "(iver a hundred otliciuis and j workmen stay awake tonight lo fa i cilitale tlie Kaiser's fad for occupy- I ing liis car," said Count Kulenburg to |mo one evening, when Hie Kaiser was setting out for his wheeled bou doir. "Impossible! a hundred per sons?" "A hundred or more the lists have gone through my hands. Reflect a. mmiient on the work involved: I Freight trains must be sidetracked, and passenger trains are compelled to reduce their speed, while the ordl ] nary signa's. steain-whistling and I ringing of hells, have lo lie abandon | od, and the number of employes I doubled, to forestall mishaps." j If disgruntled servants had told ; this story to the Socialist, the inevita ble discussion might have seriously j interfered with'the Kaiser's enjo.v --i ment of the W'ilhcliu Canal opening I festivities then about to begin. I'licasy When at llomc. William stayed at home when there was no one to visit, I said, and may add that willing victims of im perial travelmania grew scarcer year by year. How well i remember the Kaiser's return from bis first North land trip, when lie spoke most crlt ingly of his visit to Copenhagen, and how he had succeeded in wheedling King Christian and Queen J.oulse, "They can he of great service to me with Czar Alexander," he said, "and I promised to stay with them a couple of days every year on my way to or from Northland." Never Knew When He Wasn't Wanted All -of us around the royal board, j officials and guests, looked at one an. other in astonishment, for the pov erty of the reigning family of Hen mark is notorious. Indeed, almost everybody at Court had heard the Kaiser, at one time or another, quote Field Marshal Count Moltko's ob servation in one of his letters to his brother Adolph: "Poor King of- Denmark! The founder of a new dynasty, lie began his reign by losing one-half of the realm! Sweeping reductions were in evitable, indeed, it is doubtful if this state can continue lo exist as an in dependent kingdom." Resides, it was an open secret that the Czar, when visiting his father-in law, paid for his acrdknniodatioii like the millionaire he was,—for his and for that of all his relatives making Denmark their summer home and re joicing in the annual family reunions. The Kaiser knew that; lie had even obtained a corroboration of the story in Stockholm, as it turned out by and by; was he, then, determined to be come one of the Czar's pensioners, or did lie not care whether lie em barrassed his venerable brother of Denmark, half of whose inheritance Prussia had swallowed up? Reference to the minutes of the journey reveal the fact that at the state dinner in Castle Amalienborg, the Kaiser, answering King Chris tian's toast, literally said: "I submit my sincerest thanks for Your Ma jesty's welcome, and hope that I may l>c permitted to visit Your Majesty frequently in the same way." It was the last toast spoken that evening, and the members of the Kaiser's suite do not know whether the implied question was honored by an invitation in private. Certain it is. however, tliut ills Majesty had no further occasion "to eat. tlie Danes out of house and homo," for, al though the Court of Copenhagen was annually advised of His Majesty's contemplated northern trips, it al ways acknowledged the notification in such cold terms that any wish to follow it up by a promise to call and take pot-luck was forestalled. Complaints About Cost of Family [To Re Continued To-morrow.] I''IUKXIKN AUK I.IIIKII XI. MnrU-tlu, I 'a.. April y. The fund towards the community bouse and gymnusium is steadily growing,' ami over $28,000 has bei;n subscribed. The largest amount subscribed recently .was from tlie Pioneer Fire Company. I'M.O being voted by tlie company at their last meeting. ! Former Trooper Tells of His Experiences in Battle JAMES D. GREEN Private James D. Green, former ly of the Governor's Troop of the old Pennsylvania National Guard, now with Buttery F, One Hundred and Eighth Field Artillery, tells some of his experiences in a recent letter to his sister, Mrs. O. C. Biehel. lie tells that his unit was attached to the Ninety-first division in some of the heavy lighting aout Death Valley and the Argonne Forest. This, lie said, was exceptionally heavy lighting and tells of a narrow es cape when an exploding shell buried him in the mud and killing a num ber of horses and men. He is anx iously awaiting his return to tlio United States. lie is a son of Francis Green, a Civil War veteran of 159 South Eighteenth street. Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart Furniture More Cheerful Than Spring Service Stars upon Window panes in the last eighteen months have brought ns aTI to realize just what home means to us. And . ' because we have come to love our homes so much it is only natural ll that we should want to do much for them. The atmosphere of life 1 j { as we sec and leel it should he expressed in our homes. -jXmL - Pieces and suites (if line quality tire offered in a special early Spring display /I for livingroum and library and prices in each instance are consistently brown libre tables $1.05 brown arm willow rockers, Mahogany tireside chairs and ' I.argc brown tibrc tallies Willi $8.05 rockers with upholstered scat ' JB fibre golden oak top $0 05 Davenport End tables in ma- an< ' Mary design. .8x42 inches, brown fibre library tables, hoguny SB. f5 to $ I 1.05 ' * aJ ' sw W § $13.05 to $35.00 Maliogany finislied chairs arid Mahogany gate leg tables. Brown arm willow chairs, $7.05 rockers $17.05 $11.05 to $20.50 Three Piece Living Room Suites Brown libre suite for livingroom or porch $20.50 Cane livingroom suite, with two extra pillows covered with fancy vclour $168.50 Cane livingroom suite with extra pillows anil roll, $250.00 Cane livingroom suite with solid mahogany frame, loose. spring-cushions and upholstered hack $273.00 Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Fourth Floor "x A Sale of / ac\ N Women's Sample J Oxfords&Pumps X. spri "" aml sum " wSfJOxfords, Pumps and Co -I(s} with buckles. ISm Sample sizes. 4. 4/< and 5 1 on A, B and C widths. $6.00 to SIO.OO value. Spe cial ....$4.95 and $5.45 Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor, Hear. Rich Silks For Easter Gowns and Dresses Bcuutiful Meteor Brocades, in navy, taupe und tun, 40 inches. Yard . $1.05 Moire Silk, in navy, black and tuupc, 30 inches, soft grosgraiu ground: Yard $3.25 Moire (leorgettes, in navy and black, for combinations with plain satin and taffeta. Plain Faille Silk coating, 30 inches. Yard $2.75 Crepe Taffeta, in street shades, 40 inches. Yard $3,541 Crepe Jersey, in navy. Yard $2.50 Dives, Pomeroy & Stewart, Street Floor. Puzzle: Was It a Box of Stock or Socks a Box They Promised? Prominent Citizens Hold Punning Tournament in Street, to Kvidenl Hnjoyment of Reporter Who Stood on Curb President George S. ltelnoehl of the Chamber of Commerce this morning met ex-I'rcsident Andrew S. Putter son of tlie Chamber of Commerce; and lie spoke us follows: ' "Morning, Andy," I haven't seen your name in tlie paper as having promised any article of value or of size to tlie Rummage Sale." "Well," said ex-Presiilent Patter son, "you may not have seen any thing of that sort in tlie paper, hut I'm going to toil you something now. Air. George Reinoehl— anil that is that I'll give something larger to the Rummage sale than you wi'.l; and if I don't I'll buy you the prettiest planked steak in tlie city of Harris burg." This remark gave Reinoehl pause. "f know you," he sneered, at length. "You'll probably buy six dol lars' worth of rice and boil it—and then pride yourself on having given something big." "Bah!" bahhed Patterson, "you're sore because you intend to buy a lot of sponges and wet them 1 or some toy balloons. I know you! Why don't you give a block of stock in your telephone company?" "I'll do that —if you give a lot of bank stock," said Reinoehl. "Stock?" jeered Patterson. "What are you's talkin' about?" interrupted a strange voice. It was Joe Wulluzz. Mr. Wallazz and Ira Rotnberger were on their way to the barbershop. "Tliis." said Patterson, "has dared me to give a block of stock to tile Rummage sale next week." "Your stock of bock?" ejaculated "Arra" Rombergor. "1 didn't know tliey were brewing it." "No," shrieked Patterson. "Not stock of bock—not stock of bock!" "Of course not," soothed "Choc" Wallazz. "lie means box of socks." "Now, you're stock Rig,' l , interrupt- XPRIL' 2, 1919. Ed Reinoehl from a ringside scat, see ing that the punning was good, "I'm in for t.hut myself!" "It's the better 'ule" declared Pat terson. "There's nothing missing to your socks hut the feet. If you're what you say you are —a real sup porter!—you'll give a box of socks. Suppose—" "Sub-hose," corrected Walla/./,. | "Suppose we each give a box of socks," suggested Patterson. And they all agreed to it. The Rummage Sale, as is well known, is scheduled for next week in the old post office building. The lirsi three days' articles for sale will be received—including four boxes of stock. The last three days articles re ceived the first three days will be for sale. The affair is for the benettt of llar risburg Hospital. The time is here to use them Let us sharpen— our Lawn Mower, Scythe, Sickle, Pruning Shears, Etc., Etc. tood Work—Reasonable Prices Federal Machine Shop Cranberry Street, Itctwccn Second and Court Streets. Silk, Chamoisette and Kid Gloves to complete the Wardrode for Spring America's best grade of silk and chamoisette gloves arc shown in broad style variety, together with many line kid groups from Trefousse. Women's silk gloves in colors, white and black. Pair, Ss£ to $3.50 Chamoisette Gloves in colors and white. Pair, SI.OO and $1.35 Chamoisette Strap Gloves in sand, grey, brown and white, $1.50 Trefousse 2-clasp Kid Gloves in white with black sewing and embroidery $3.00 Trefousse 2-clasp black kid gloves with white sewing and embroidery $3.00 Six button kid gloves in black with white stitching, $3.75 Dives, Ponieroy & Stewart, Street Floor New Ideas in Spring Draperies Marquisette Scrim Cretonnes Fancy Marquisette in allovcr patterns for bedrooms. Yard 50p Plain scrim and Marquisette with flat hemstitched hem, in ecru and white. Yard '. and 50<? Medium weight cretonne in light and dark colorings. Yard 50£ and 65^ Marquisette in dark printed colors, showing tones of brown, rose, grey, blue and old rose. Yard 65(i New patterns of cretonnes in tan and grey grounds with stripes and medallions. Yard SI.OO Cretonne overdraperies in panel designs with black. Yard SI.OO Double printed cretonne. Yard $1.35 Screens and Utility Boxes Fumed oak floor screens, with burlap panels, $8.50 and $13.50 White enameled screens for bedrooms ... $10.50 White matting covered utility boxes, with bamboo trim ming $4.00 to SIO.OO DJvch, I'onicroy & Stewart, Third Floor I.AST LICIS9IIK MUNEY Sun bury, Pa., April 2.—The St&tq Treasury received its last liquor license money from Northumberland county, ■ when Deputy County Treas 'nrrr William 11. Dcppen <-nt a certis lied check for .$22,150 to State Treas urer ul llarrisburg, as its share ot tills year's proceeds of tie- 247 liquor selling permits. The cmiiity rcceiv ed a little over SB,OOO anil the di*- tricts Hie balance. >IONKV SI:I:MS PI.KMTFTII ; tlettysburg. I'u., April 2. —Adatrif) j county's eii.zcns are apparently in j a very prosperous condition thigi i year, according to the business bo inyr done the regular first of Aprfe settlements. While some judgments and mortgages are licing entered, the satisfactions arc far in excess I of the entries. Money seems to bo i plentiful and not many loans of big | amounts are being made. SIM.fJIKHS KIM". HIOCORDS 1 siinliury, Pa., April 2, More than ' sixty honorably discharged soldiers j fioni Northumberland county, havq tiled tlioir discharge papers for rec ord in the office of John I <'arr, reg ister and recorder for Northumber land county.' I'lider the act of 1913 all records in the State "arc required to make a record of all soldiers' dis charges.
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