Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-10-19

emperor we'll that he is not afraid OF
meeting death. But, nevertheless. the
emperor deems it duty to himself anC
mis- country to use all rational means &c
scape the attempts on his life which
there is no doubt. would be made by
lnarC hists if chance favored them, and
it is from this point of view that Viii
liam III has sanctioned, and even help
ga to devise. the present comprehen
sive and rather elaborate methods OF
guarding his person against violence.
This system Of safeguarding him
vas greatly modified soon after the
murder of King Humbert of Italy. and
for a time various methods We're test
ed.
What may be called the system actu-
ally evolved at present in Berlin. when
ever the emperor is there. which IS al
ways during the winter months and AZ
frequett intervals during the year, may
bc briefly described thus: The precise
hour ait which the emperor or the en-
press will leave the castle for any point
within the city or nearby is telephoned
rom tie Office of the court marshal di-
rect to the president of the police not
sooner 3han 80 or 20 minutes before the
actual start is made. and the police pres
ident thtcreIpon issues Immediate orde,s
70 a ni3mber Of his most trusted cap
tains and lcutcnants Of police. who IL
urn infirnct 2 number Of their picked
mon. aha distribute thcm--ipr the most
part mduntcd mc-along the proposed
quito.
Thc sAnal for the start ana for the
aprr"ack Of the imperial party is con
weed aiding the line OF police by ScSticu
lations. (which have been reduced to Il
simple ctde of signals. perfectly under
stood by each man. At stated intervals.
the emperor has passed
ccrtain( point, teiephone messages are
sent ahead from little structures erected
close ~ along the route. With the en-
peror is always one Of his trusted 'jae-
gers" jwho in his handsome uniform
and hif hat with living feathers. makes
4 picturesque appearance. ana TINS man
: armed with a short sword and revolver.
Bcsipes that. the emperor has always
with him one of his aideSde-camp. So
calledj ''fiuegel adjutanten. The best
anowt figure among them is Colonel Won
Scholl( whose enormous girth and height
make him very conspicuous. and who is
Of extraordinary prowess and strength
II may not be generally known that the
Emperor. while in Berlin. makes it a
secluded parts Of the ThierSarten. the
great park OF Berlin. usually early IN
the morning, in most cases accom-
panied by the empress. and often by sew
to a certain point where the
PARTY alights and dives into the foot
paths, strolling along there for an hour
or so. then returning to the carriage
which briskly takes the emperor back
to the castle or, more frequently STILL
to the chancellor. Count Won BuelOws
residence. or to some other place where
the emperor pays flying visit. 1t goes
without saving that that part Of the
where the imperial party
takes these walks is for the time being
closely watched b. a number of police
men. both in uniform and in citizens
dress.
King Victor Emmanuel of Italy. since
his accession to the throne after the
foul murder of his father by Bresci. has
not given the Italian police much work.
lie is not only fearless but fatalistic
that if harm is to come to him
dynamite bomb of an assassin all the
which the Italian police
could devise would not prevent il. e
has. however. yielded so far to the per-
suasions of his wife and Of the present
premier. Zanardelli. as to permit the
attendance of a very able per-
son, Greek named koumundouros
who, with several men trained by him.
has taken charge OF the personal safety
of the young king.
In France a similar personal guard is
kept over the president. organized since
Pres CarnOt was murdered in 1894 Be-
fore that time there was really no pro-
vision of the kind made. and even now.
excepting on special and important oc-
the protection afforded the
chief Of the French nation against pos
was shown on memorable occasion