Evening journal., 1910-05-11
SHAM BATTLE
STIRS COLONEL
Roosevelt and the Kaiser Wit
ness ManOeuVreS of the
German Army
FORMER PRESIDENT
LOUD In HIS PRAISE
BY a Staff Correspondent of the United

BY Staff Correspondent Of the United
Press.
BERLIN, May 11.-Disregarding { ad-
vice Of Professor Fraenkel. a noted throat
specialist Colonel Roosevelt left Berlin
early to-day to attend the military
manoeuvres at Doeberitz, where he was the
guest Of the Kaiser.
Fraenkel advised the colonel to remain
in doors all day and give his throat a
complete rest as the only means of insur-
ing his being able to deliver his lecture
at the University Of Berlin tomorrow.
Roosevelts ailment was diagnozed as
laryngiHs in mild form. Fraenkel now
doubts whether Roosevelt will be able to
speak above a whisper tomorrow, but his
fears are secuted by the redoubtable ex-
President who says he will make himself
heard. Somehow or other"
The manoeuvres at Doeberitz we're strict
ly private. not even the newspaper men
being permitted to attend. AS a special
mark of respect, Mrs Roosevelt, Kermit
and Miss Ethel were invited and at
tended.
The Colonel wore his military coat and
slouch hat and the Kaiser was IN the
uniform Of field marshal, with a large
band of crepe on the left arm of his
overcoat. These two men were scarcely
ten feet apart at any time during the
nanoeuvres and they chatted as excitedly
as boys.
The Kaiser seemed proud to show the
efficiency of the various branches Of his
army. his only disappointment being the
failure Of the balloon corps. aboard the
military dirigible. Gross III. to appear
t..1 - ~.
ters at Tagel. but a fierce gale forced tbs
crew to abandon the flight to Doeber.
itz.
The regiments of artillery. a troop o.
cavalry. a brigade Of infantry, a corps
OF sappers and an automobile corps par
ticipted in the manoeuyres They repre-
scented the best in the German army and
Roosevelt was loud in his praise Of th
nlanoeuvres both to the Kaiser and to III
newspaper men who awaited him OUTSIDE
the field.
Sham Battle Exeites Roosevelt.
The manoeuvres wound up with shan
battle during which Roosevelt grew so eS
cited that his voice failed him complete
II.
other features Of the manoeuvres tina
greatly interested Roosevelt and whic
the Kaiser explained 20 him in detail wer
the work OF the telegraph telephone an
other technical branches. The Kaiser
intimate knowledge Of every phrase o
army work was a surprise to the Colone
despite the Kaiser's reputation for he
ing close student of military ques
tions.
Roosevelt refused absolutely to max
any comparison between the manoeuvre
he witnessed to-day and those OF N
French army that he saw at Vincennei
The correspondents, however, got the i'm
preston that he was far more deeply ir
terested in to-day's manoeuvres
After the manoeuvres, the ftoosevelts r.
turned to the American embassy. Th
afternon they motored about the cit
though the Colonel returned to tNs en-
bassy early to undergo another trea
ment for his throat.
Chancellor Won n-Hollweg wi
give a dinner tonight in Rocsevelt's hon
or. which is intended to take the plaC
of the State dinner that the Kaist
would have given had not the death
King Edward changed the whole pla
for the Coloners entertainment.
Notwithstanding the fact that the Bri
ish embassy sanctioned the Kaiser pa
ticipation in the manoeuvres as in no wi
rehecting on the genuineness of the Ia
ser's CRIED for his uncle the wisdom
the entertainment in Roosevelts honor
generally doubted The chancellor stron
ly advised agains the manoeuvres, but 4
81 was the one thing on which the kais
has set his heart he w-s overruled.