The Wagner leader. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-1912, 1912-03-08

he left of eating and. rising to his
full height. saluted with a kindly
laugh. The following conversation.
which | wrote out the same evening IN
my notebook then took place In
French:
You are taking part. sir, in a ter
rible war for a start In your career
he said. What a sight. what suffer-
ing! 1t is not you or these poor multi
ated fellows that / should like to see
here. but your senator and deputies.
They would see what war Is! Look at
It! Have you many ~wounded?"
In reply to my question whether
the Germans had also lost many, Bis
marck said: Six times as man. as In
1865. But do you believe, sir. and does
the French army believe. that 1t was
| who wanted war; Taking off his he'll
met he e on. Look at me! I am
threatened with an apopletic stroke,
and was quietly going through a cure
and never thought l should have to
interrupt and change II for the life OF
the camp
"Just then the chaplain Of the am
bulance, n Able Bolard. anne up,
and asked. But, NJ. le Comte, II you
did not want war. what was the
ing OF the H~ohenzollern c~andtdature"
to which Bismarck replied textually.
Upon my word. Did anybody really
swallow thatg M. de Grammont is too
refined q gentleman and too good a
sportsman to be q good politician.
That was Invented to force IN war.
We We're challenged not to retreat any
further. Already. four years ago. We
had shown great patience In the Lux
emburg affair, n you were less ready
then than o are today. You only
forget n thing. And that is that we
are always ready for war. and that IL
we are forced to fight we carry on war
In the severest sense. You have had
proof OF this. and with a gesture OF
satisfaction he haughtily and coldly
pointed to the battlefield. which had
called forth his deep emotion a few
minutes previously.
Then. changing the conversation
suddenly. he asked me:
do you know. monsieur. where Is
the emperor I am absolutely ignor-
ant In answered. rejecting that
terview. beginning with humanitarian
sentiments n turning to violence. was
simply to find out the whereabouts OF
the emperor. whom he wrongly be-
ltexed up 70 August 10 to be with the
army OF Metz.
Field Marshal Room then came up
and also asked after the whereabouts
VI tsS S&k&kSA0As &ASGN x N1NNA1E
Csernickt was requested to lead the
way &c where the German wounded
were housed. and the cortege. with
bismarck and De Room at the head.
| marched OF.
Here truth compels me to say
proceeds Doctor Crerntcki. that moth
nag can describe the Solicitude and In
teress shown by the minister Of war.
without exception. to all. To each one
he addressed some intimate and per-
scnal remark. reminding him OF his
own place. and often OF personal
friends assuring them that news would
be seat 60 their families We were
ncs accustomed. ON our side. to see
wounded cosnforted by embraces and
words from such htgn quarters
~O0e OF this long visit 10 the battle
field I will cnN tell q episode. which
places Bismarck In a 10 light Seated
ON some straw and prorpe6 IN against
. pillar Of the Church Of R~ezonvtlie was
cne or our poor soldiers q quiet young
man named Eesstgnol. A shell. serfk-
tnx him hike the lash al a whip. had
carried AWAY both eyes and the bridge
OK his nose leaving the front Of the
sknm bare This fearful woun6 was
covered with q dressing. He lay there
calm. silent and mossonless In quiet
resignation Bismarck stopped IN
Cont Of him ard asked me what was
bis case He seemed really touched.
There Is war for yoU messseurs the
senators and d~eputtesss Then. turn
tng 10 one ef his suite. hs said Please
bring me Some wine and q glass He
allied D xaaSS 20 d hrsrn. took q
SIr and then. gently tapping the
shoulder ct the poor martyr. said, NY
friend. VIII yc9 not drink sorneehargr
NoaS1ax hssaseat fr0ua The deathliks
<glrcr sAae waS creepirg over him tie
aSsensed