The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-25
Their Two Majesties Probably W al
xchange Views on Important
Political Questions.
WILL POSE AS GOOD FRIENDS
IN THE PRESENCE OF COUNTS Won
BUELOw LAMSDc-
King Edward AutOmobilinG Around
Car-German Army Maneuvers

BERLIN, Aug. 2f.-While the papers are
flooded with details of the Cars approach
ing visit to France. there is confirmation
of the announcement that his Majesty also
will attend the German naval maneuvers,
which was made i'm Paris some days ago,
and for some reason kno wn only TO Of
fetal minds. was kept back from the Ger
man public until Friday. The statement
that the Car will visit Dantzic i'm private
and that no minister will be present. is
quite wrong. Both Count Won BuelOw and
Count Lamsdorff will accompany their i'm
perial 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 Emperor William will have
an opportunity of exchanging personally
his views on pending questions Is regarded
as politically 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 friendship The meet
ing will take place on board the German
imperial yacht Hohenzollern. The Cars
visit will last only forty-eight hours.
al tnc SAME llfuc It'd lut SLdI Will NC
reviewing the French fleet and troops. the
German imperial maneuvers, to which
Lord Roberts. the British commander-in-
chief, has been invited. viii be in progress
in the country s~outhwards of Dirschau, on
the Vistula. The maneuvers are of excep-
tiOnal interest 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 criticising the
British naval maneuvers i'm the Neuste
Nachrichten says: 1.-THE adverse rumors
concerning the ineficiency of the British
fleet must be regarded as absolutely justi-
fed. 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 latest
improvements in ships, material, cOnstruc-
ton. armor and guns
The large part which Count Won Valdez
see is occupying in public attention has
brought out many kindly comments on the
countess, which always include a mention
OF the fact that she is an American. 1t
Is recalled 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 contributed.
The commenters are unable TO discover
how she came to lose her influence with
Emperor William and why instead OF see
ing her husband chancellor he was dis
missed as CHIEF of staff and sent into Sc
clusion at Altoona. from which he emerged
In 1900 to go to China.
Xxx
King Edward is automobiling around
Homburg in a car which looks more like
an armOr-clad than a carriage. Ii is q
kind OF char-a-bancs, very large and
gloomy and painted green black. Ii holds
six persons easily. The King is scarcely
visible while I'm the car and gets privacy
In his open-air excursions which would not
be obtainable otherwise.