The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-29
EMPEROR
OF AUSTRIA
In Spite Of Ills Advancing
Years, He is a Hard
Worker.
RISES At FOUR ~ IN MORNING
Doctor Advises Shortening His
Day, But the Emperor Will
Not Hear It.
(By Malcolm Clarke.)
Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch,
Copyright, 1907

BERLIN, Nov. 2s.-The Kaiser Is win
ming the approval even Of the Socialists
for the way In which he Is endeavorlnE
to punish the real guilty persons In the
many cases OF maltreatment OF private
soldiers OF the army.
The case OF Sergeant Breltenbach. VINO
was recently sentenced TO eight years "
prison, having been found guilty on lsol
counts of abusing private soldiers has had
an epilogue and there Is no doubt that
this is the I<aiser's heavy hand which IL
being felt, Emperor William Is known 10
have said to the Minister Of War that
when soldiers had been abused those VINO
were really guilty were not the petty Of
fIcers, but those In command of the COM
tpanles and regiments.
The colonel Of Sergeant Breitenbach's
regiment, has, therefore been remover
from his command and sent TO the post VI
rhlonville. which means the same as ah-
solute disgrace. The captain OF tho com
pany In which all these abuses have taken
place has been sentenced by tho court
martial to one month In prison for having
been found guilty Of gravely neglectinB
his duties In toefatIng the actions OF snr'
goant Breitenbach. The lieutenants OF tho
/ company have received similar sentences.
company whose testimony has been taken
unanimously placed the blanc on the cap
tain. accusing him Of too grca, lenlency
toward the prIvateS and defend Sss-
gear1t ByeitenDacn Tor trying to maintain
by acts, which. in their eyes. were perfect
~ justltlable, tho old-fashioned German
military discipline Upon seeing this teH'
Ntlmony the Kaiser Is reported to have
told the general in command Of the Flrs,
Division OF the Infantry OF tho Gnarf|
that It was deplorahlo that nnH-con''
mtssIoned officers In the army could be 81
perverted as to defend these cruelt'es
which have shocked Germany, also NJ
forming tho general that his most ln'-
portant' task at this time was to soc that
The officers and .non-commissioned officers
OF his division were taught to take ''il'
fersnt view Of tholr rights and duties
Good Impression.
It is being stated hcre That Emperor
Francis Joseph aof Austria, is serlouslN
thinking Of paying the Kaiser visit,
and though no politics are connected
with 1t, the wish Of the pged head Of che
alton whom Prussia fought and var-
aushed In 1858, to see the Kaiser altar '''a
illness has caused very favorable ms
presson hero. III
In spite of his seventy-three years,
Francis Joseph by no means regards nlm-
self as old, and very few young mon 80
ls much work as he does,
He was recently advised by his doctors
to shorten his day somewhat-he rises
al 4 in the morning-but he replied, de-
rdedly; 1T is quite impossible can
only do all ! have to do IN the DAY as
It ls.'
The Emperor, who is every Inch SOL
der Is never seen In citizens clothes
except when on his hunting expeditions
His recreations are few; ono Of his ia
vortes being the stalking OF the channels
For. this purpose he sometimes visits
one Of his shooting boxes, generally IN
The Syrian Alps,
gauges. and not only can he spc ak fluent,
i, those used In every part Of his realm,
hut he has "a perfect command Of French
and English.
Like the venerable King Of Denmark,