The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-08-25
.EMPERORS To MEET
NICHOLAS OF RUSSIA WILL INSPECT
KAISER'S SHIPS.
AT THE NAVAL MANEUvERS.
MINISTER'S WILL ACCOMPANY
THEIR IMPERIAL MASTERS.

The Meeting Between the Two
Mighty Rulers VIII Take Place on
Board the German Imperial Yacht
HohenzOIIern-Germ Naval Ex-
pert Severely Criticises the Brit
tsh Navy-Says That Its Fighting
Capacity Is Far Below It's Appar-
ent Strength.
Berlin, Aug. 24.-While the papers
are flooded with details of the Cars
approaching visit to France confirma-
ton of the announcement that His
Majesty will also attend the German
naval maneuvers which was made in
Paris some days ago was for some rea-
son known only to official minds kept
back from the German public until
yesterday. The statement that the
Gar will visit Dantzic in private and
that no minister will be present is
quite wrong. Both Count Won Buelow
and Count Lamsdorff will accompany
their imperial masters. Attempts,
therefore, to divest the meeting of a
political character are vain. Not that
important political transactions will be
concluded but the mere fact that EN-
peror William will have an opportunity
of exchanging personally his views on
pending questions is regarded as politi-
cally important. AS a high official
said:
The Emperors will meet as good
friends, from the conviction that it is
the best thing for both to be good
friends, though attempts may be made
here and there to mar that friend
ship"
The meeting will take place on board
the German imperial yacht Hohenzol-
lern.
The Cars visit will last only forty
eight hours.
At the same time that the Czar will
be reviewing the French fleet and
troops the German imperial maneuverS,
to which Lord Roberts, the British
commanderin in-chief, has been invited,
will be in progress in the country
southwards of Dirschau, on the Vistula.
The maneuvers are of exceptional in
terest this year. Special attention will
be paid to the cyclist divisions, pigeon
post and balloon company, attached to
each corps, and to the experiments with
motor cars.
A German naval expert critising the
! British naval maneuvers in the Neu-
| este Nachrichten says:
THE adverse rumors concerning the
| inefficiency of the British fleet must be
regarded as absolutely justified. A
| British fleet matched against a hostile
| fleet of even approximately the same
caliber would be badly defeated as
Great Britain is far behind in the lat
est improvements in ships, material,
construction, armor and guns"
The large part which Count Won Wall
dersee is occupying in the public at
tention has brought out many kindly
comments on the Countess, which al
ways include a mention of the fact
that she is an American. 1t is re-
called that she is the only woman who
ever came off victorious in encounters
with the late Prince Bismarck, to whose
downfall she is alleged to have con-
tributed. The commentators are una
BILE to discover how she came to lose
her influence with Emperor William,
and why, instead of seeing her husband
chancellor, he was dismissed as chief
of staff and sent into seclusion at Al
tona, from which he emerged in 1900 to
to go to China.
King Edward is automobiling around
Homburg in car which looks more
like an armor-clad than a carriage. 1t
and gloomy, painted green black. 1t
holds six persons easily. The King is
scarcely visible while in the car, and
gets privacy in his open air excursions
which would not be obtained otherwise.