The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-14
Emperor's Army ManGuvreS
Made Him Enemies.
WON'T PAY THE DAMAGES
Thinks Citizens Who Are Willing 10
Give Blood for the "vaterland" Are
Mean to Complain of Finan-
caI Losses.
BY PAUL vll.LIERs.
Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch.
Copyright, leO3)

PARIS, June 13.-1f Kaiser Wilhelm
wants to change the feelings of the peo.
pie OF Asace-Lorraine into love for him
and his country. he had better not ar
range any more 1nanoeuvers and sham
battles in these old French provinces.
Just now the people In the neighbor.
hood Of st. Privit, near Metz, where the
War Lord recently showed his Napo-
leonic skill In series of battles, are
Corps with complaints.
The Kaiser wants to make the battles
In which he takes part as true tosnn-
ture as possible, and his soldiers Will
ingly carry out his orders, leaving a pa:h
Of destruction behind them.
Immense fields Of cabbage abound IN
that country, and the long lines of cab
bage heads evidently aroused tho Ire of
the Emperor's Teutonic warriors. who
with blood -curdling war whoops furiously
charged upon the defenseless cabbages
and tlecnpitated every one Of them.
Now, this was probably all right from
q German military viewpoint. and the
peasants OF tho neghborhood, who had
figured on selling their vegetables are
perfectly willing to let the Kaiser and
glory Of having defeated the crops, Il the
War Department will only pay for the
loss.
The Kaiser, on the contrary. does not
feel disposed to pny for the damage
caused by his armies, and has said some
very hard words about citizens who ought
to be glad to sacrifice their eblood
for the .'Vaterland," but who are mean
enough to want money for few thou
sand heads of Cabin
Hasn't he just launched magnificent
new battleshir and given It the name
"Alsace." In honor Of the annexed pro-
VINCE? And then these misery peasants
dare to speak of money!
1tSis peculiar how little some PEOPLE.
appreciate what you do for them!
Chinese Ball.
All Paris is speaking OF Pierre Lofts
latest entertainment, which took the form
OF n Chinese ball.
The invitations sent out by the eccen-
trio novelist urgently requested guests
to wear Chinese costumes, and to come
before a quarter to ten. Her Imperial
Majesty, the young Empress Ou-tse- tsin.
having notified her arrival for ten O'Clock
precisely"
y Ppnctualy. therefore. Chinese ladies'.
mandarins and fierce warriors, and also
some dainty Japanese ''N1esdames Chry-
SRIllneIleS, dS Wei ~ SpiiiC o'iiSSio ia
the extraordinary garb Of Tonqpln chief
tains passed the threshold OF the lllap-
dated house in n narrow, dingy street OF
the seaport town, which had been erected
by M Lott, who for a night had trans
formed a whole street Of Paris.
When once inside the guests found
themselves in pnlatial Louis XIV. salons.
NJ Lott had not gone so far as TO
change the style OF these rooms, but
music and refreshments were all Chinese.
though the champagne was evidently
French.
No Love Missionaries.
1t is very evident that our present So
cIalstjc government does not care very
much for missionaries
French officers who nre stationed IN fnr-
off heather countries have had strict Or
ders to let the black-coated gentlemen
fight their own battles.
Lieutenant Howis, the explorer, who
has Just concluded n brilliant surveying
expedition up the Yang-tse River IN CHI
ma. has been recalled In disgrace.
| His offense is that he struck away from
| the river to go to the assistance Of some
| missionaries whose lives were In danger
| from a band OF Boxers.
| Vloe-A dmiral Marechal, who was IN
command of the French Far-Eastern
Squadron, and who congratulated the
lieutenant. was very severely reprimand-
ed by M. Pelletau, the Minister of Marine.
Beauty Exhibition.
The beauty competition for men which
| has Just taken place at Vienna aroused
considerable interest here, and this VIM
ter may possibly see an international ex-
Inhibition at Paris.
! 1t seems that tho Austrian affair was
| very much of a success.
I In the audience there was very gem
erous sprintling of tho fair sex, who took
the greatest interest In the proceedings,
/ carefully examining each competitor
| through their opera glasses.
The president Of the committee re-
! marked that for many years past people
| had been trying to improve the breed Of
| ,rrIr. pCAJ DDIkICE