New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-09-13
prussian General Tells of
scheme to Improve "De
generate Race"
WOULD SEND WORST
TO UNITED STATES
Tbe Best Were To Be Welded
TO Subjects Of Kaiser in
North Germany.
Bv c. INMAN BARNARD.
paris Correspondent Of The New York
Tribune)

Tribune.)
No. Sent. -. Professor Pierre
NM, Of the Paris Faculty of Medi-
- who has had many American med
- students in his clinic, gives an &C
-, Of the visit he made yesterday 10
Z, mother. who is sevcnty-seven years
"a and resides alone in a little village
!. the Grand Norm River, recently in
.1e hear, Of the roGio" where the Ger
-, army. under General Kluck, was
operating
vne Dclbets villa has small
,oo5er bridge across the river, con-
letting her courtyard with a flower and
-..,,able garden on the north bank OF
- strc.m. A few days ago French en-
~ 49, blew IN the two public bridges
"a No village, but left intact the little
s,oo5en private bridge. Early next
ming the Germans arrived.
smashing open the gates of the villa.
soldier nointed q revolver at the ven
.r.hle woman's head, and q young Ger
Zen cereal. highly distinguished IL
,nnesisnce and speaking French per
fs.tiv who $ commanding a division
Jtbe Prussian Guard Corps, said. very
solitely. and adjusting his eyeglass to
lis left eve as nc SPOKE:
Il Cannot Prevent You
Madam. YOU will doubtless let US
ross the river by your private garden
''' ~ cannot prevent you. sir, from
ding So" replied the old lady; blu; |
warn you that the bridge is not
aAb we will see to that" said the
general. -.:o..-
had added trusses to the bridge, maxi
Tr II solid. Then the general put thirty
soldiers on thc bridge, making them al
iunp on the structure in unison. After
ais test the general ordered his troops
% march across, -
With a great show of courtesy the
rncral had two comfortable armchalrs
plaeed in the courtyard, and, by an III
yitation having the character OF a com
mand desired Nine. Delbert to take r
eat with him and watch the defile "a
sort Of review Of his troops.
dis cavalry went over the bridge
three abreast, but when q Uhlan acci-
Sentally knocked down with his lance
an American bison's head, hunting
trophy given 10 the professor by ono
q his pupils. the general reprimandcd
the careless trooper and ordered the
cavalry to detile two abreast.
Crossing Took Seven Hours.
During this passage of troops, last
inc seven hours, from 1880 a. m. TO
6:5g d. m. the general scrutinized his
asa through has eyeglass, and had
tea and toast made b. his servant. The
following extraordinary conversation
tnsued between him and the venerable
Nme Delbet:
"Nadam. when YOU become German
subject as certainly will be the case,
sou viii be very proud 10 have seen my
troops pass over your bridge. More
over, I viii have fine bronze tablet
screwed over your gateway TO com
mtmogate the event
When Mime pelbet protested against
ihe idea OF becoming a German the
general gave o vigorous twist to hiS
eyeglass and said:
"Why. madam. that's already settled.
You cannot defend yourselves. Oh, |
know an about the talk of your friend
the English ard your friends the Rus
slams. Blu. the English, they are very
well on the ocean. Ira. OF l.nd they are
o. no account whatever. As for the
Russians, they don't even know what
90 army is,
Russians Improved.
Nine. Dclbet remarked that she had
heard the Russians had improved since
their war with the Japanese.
We'll, perhaps a little" returned the
German, "but, believe me, they have 10
amy. There remains your French.
Bot you, yourself. madam, VINO belong
ba medical family. must be quite well
mare that the French are an utterly
degenerate race. You have come to an
End | win Jet you into a secret am
tell YOU what we have decided to do,
and thi. is our ultimatum, the text OF
which I have myself read We intend
70 preserve the best Of your men--that
Is TO say, the least degenerate-and
marry them to we'll selected, strOnc,
healthy North German girls, and these
couples perhaps may have fine, useful
children. As 10 the other Frenchmen
and French women. we are going to
Send them ali across the Atlantic 20
North and South Americs."
But, general at least we nave hdd
some success against you.' exclaimed
Nine Delbet, fiercely defending her
eouutfymeu.
None whatever, madam. All your
iecounted successes and captured flags
are mere newspaper lies. The French
and English. and even American. news
papers print nothing but lies. BY the
way madam, in two days we shall be
~ Paris"
The general then slipped his tea and
called Nma. Delbet's attention - the
NpienGld appearance Of MS horses and
nen; their fine physical condition and
tooq spirits, their perfect order ana
Method Of discipline His remarks on
,hls score Nine, Dclbet admitted, were
llliy justified. The German troops
we're fresh and looked very smart IN
telr clean uniforms, the officers haY-
90, spOtless gloves.
Meanwhile the German. p0ntOaIeTs
lso rebuilt the two public bridges &C.
N,gioyed by the French, and numbers
troops then crossed by them. The
42etel soon afterward left with his
ea, after politely SJuting Nine. Del
tei and saving:
! am going to Paris, where ! hope
~ Elli command my services u ! can
81 any use to You, madam"
80 saying, he mounted his bay
Nlafger and trotted away at the head