The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-05-11
Kaiser Insisted on Displaying
His Army, Despite Fact He
Was Reminded His Royal
Uncle Was Dead.
Roosevelt rs THROAT
STILL ON WAR PATH
But That Did Not Keep Him
From Being Guest Of Honor
at kaiser's Little Military
Session"
american News service)

fAmerican News Service)
Berlin, May 11.-TheOdOre Roose-
welt today in secret reviewed the crack
regiments Of Europe's war lord. Kali
ser Wilhelm. and Judge sham battle
between 1900 troops, which eclipsed
any pageant or entertainment pre-
viously arranged for him on his tour
OF Europe. At the direct command of
the emperor. every effort was made
to prevent any except himself. his
guest, and the participants being pres
ent.
The maneuvers gave Mr.. Roosevelt
opportunity to compare Germany's fin
est fighters with those OF France who
maneuvered before the ex-president.
It was only after Mr.. Roosevelt's
throat had been examined by Prof.
Frankel. the specialist under whose
care the ex-president has been placed
while in Berlin. that the trip to the
military field was undertaken.
Had Good Nights Rest.
Mr.. Roosevelt securing . good nights
rest. It was announced had done much
to improve his condition and the visit
tos soehstitx y. ssIass dselszad sa1s, thosgh
the patient - advised by Dr. Frantsl
to take the utmost care of himself, as
the acute but benign laryngitis. from
which he Is suffering the direct out
come. II Is now said OF his African
hunting trip contained possibilities OF
greater trouble. The laryngitis, accord
ing to DIR. Frankel, was caused by
bronchitis, which was the result OF ex.
pOsure in the tropics
Today's sham battle gave to Mr..
Roosevelt the chance to gain intimate
knowledge Of the German army. When
he returns to America he probably
will know as much about European
fighting organizations as any man
alive, having seen at close range and
in action, Soudanese, Egyptian, Italian,
Austrian. French and German troops.
The Kaiser insisted.
Extraordinary preparations were
made for the sham battle and the re-
view today. It has become known that
this feature of Mr.. Roosevelt's enter
tainment was insisted upon by the
kaiser. who overrode the protests oi
his advisers that such spectacle
would be inappropriate while the
court is in mourning for Williams un-
Gle, King Edward.
The foreign office however sue.
ceeded in securing from him the com
mand limiting the spectators to high
military Officials To enforce this
heavy lines of guardsmen blocked the
important routes to the field, abou,
which was drawn Gordon.
Mr. Roosevelt might have been q
general himself. Judging from the size
OF the retinue about him at the field
There were in the party. Lieut.. Col
Joyner. his old friend from Washing
ton, attached during his stay as spe
cial aide; Gen. Alfred Won Loewenfeld
personal representative of the emper
or: Count Zu Gutenberg. to whom ths
KAISER gave the tdSk Oi mapping Oui
Mr.. Roosevelt's entertainment: Gen
Won Plessin. and other German Off
tcials.
The stories OF the splendor of tOday's
pageant for the distinguished Ameri
can guest has aroused great excite
ment in Berlin, and in spite Of ths
declaration that no one would be al
lowed near the field. Berliners by thu
thousand attempted to get glimpse
of the dashing troops
EARLY in the day steady streams o
| motor cars and other vehicles con
verged near the field. but heav,
force OF soldiers warned all back. oc
casionally with an exhibition of harsh
ness.