Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-27
emp Error WILLIAM
A STUDENT AGAIN
Bonn. April 27.-Emperor William
left here this morning,

Bonn. April 27-Emperor William
left here this morning
London, April 27.--All accounts agree
that Emperor William thoroughly en-
ioyed himself at Bonn, and among the
students Of his old corps, he became
student again. The emperor wore
the white cap and, across his breast,
the black and white ribbon of the
Borussia corps. His majesty himself
took command at the symposium, Is
sued orders in a firm tone and led OFF
the so-called salamanders, the thun-
derous rafting Of beer mugs on the
table. when the leading toast was pro-
posed. He also joined heartily, with a
loud voice in singing students songs,
bringing down the Hat OF his rapier
In the orthodox fashion, with a crash
on the table at the end Of each verse
The proceedings reached climax
when his majesty called fer that grand
est of German student songs, 'Landes-
water" (Father Of the Country. AT
one of the verses, in which the students
swear to live or die for King and coun-
try, each man crosses his rapier with
that of the man opposite him, and caps
are taken OF and spitted on the rapler
points the youthful crown prince
crossed rapiers with the aged General
Won Loeb, himself an Old BoTssir,
At another part OF the proceedings
in which the emperor, with great pleas
ure was calling up the former corps
students, some OF them aged men, that
their health might be drunk In the
order OF the years they studied, the en-
peror called for a saamander for a
blind old lawyer Herr Laun, father
Of the dramatist. josef Lautt, who an
nually. under his maiestys directions,
produces new historical drama at
Wiesbaden. Illustrating the achieve
ments OF the house Of HOhenzollern.
Later Joined by the students, he called
out. "Our youngest fox the slang
nickname of the youngest student
The emperor laughed heartily, and,
clapping the crown prince on the Shout
der. said. "Nerstehest du dass er
meint dir?' do you understand that
he means your
There was another humorous incident
when one of the veterans IN replying
TO the toast to the men OF ms year,
drank TO the canal bin and expressed
the hope that the old fellows of Berlin
might at last realize that the canal
must be built. The emperor lay back
in his chair and laughed loud ana
long,
An interesting story Of a surprise
night visit paid by the emperor to the
training ship Charlotte while al Mel
is told. The ship was anchored in mid
stream when the guard espied the en-
peror's pinnacle approaching, and, a
moment later. the emperor wts ON deck
much 10 the surprise Of the hastily
awakened captain, His majesty then
began a rigorous inspection OF the snip.
In the dormitory he was astonished to
find the cadets asleep under the glare
Of electric lights.
Il scarcely believe they are asleep un-
der such light" said the emperor
"They are tired after their days
work" replied the captain. They
would sleep anywhere
The emperor was -til skeptical, shooh
a sleeping cadet soundly, and awoke
him.
so" said his majesty, you sleep as
at home?'
The cadet recognizing his questloner
promptly replied
Better. your majesty.
The emperor was much gratiied at
the answer and returnet TO his own
ship, delighted with his experiment.