Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-12-18

rnes IN the wiIhelmetrasss (the Ger
man foreign offlce) had kept me on
fhe run. and . vacation at AiDeck.
much like your Atlantic city. only
smaller. was not only welcome but
needed. I was Just settling down 20
q period u quiet In and around the
kurhaus when there cams a wire Cor
my attendance Al the wiIheimstrasse.
~At your earliest convenience" WIS
the phrase which. Of couree. meant ~
once. oormany's language 20 her Sc
cret agents IL always polite
knew that something big must be
Ia the air. else would never have
been recalled from vacation that
WAS only beginning Wiring "A reply
! stated that ] would arrive ia Berlin /
cn ths sso train and that any further |
commands would receive attention az
ms standing quarters ia the Mnlei-
sfsasse.
During the three hour run 10 Berlin
s2ecnlatea on what wax likely 10 6c
required u me know that the
iraiser believed thar. az result Of
the meeting % October 1911. of the
representative d Germany Austria.
and Great britain in IN, BLACK Forest
tsso0i whlph ; have already told
youl. be had smashed the Triple En-
ieate diplomatic stroke that would
ieaYe tho way clear for the execution
q Auaro-Oermsn policies IN the !
Balkans 3
also reflected that since the RUSS I
Japanese war. Russia weakened as 8
she was Ia that Htruggic. had felt her I
influence In European anaira waning.
and 1 knew that u WAS about time Tor /,
her 90 make desperate effort TO re- o
gain European prestige and whore O
would she more naturslly strive 10 DO Il
uihis than In the Balkans? b
I recalled that because Of Rusnia's \,
Spt after the Japanese war Aus
pd dared 90 annex Herzegovina [,
Bosnia. and that she had done h
With the tacit understanding and q
King W u Germany. knew that. "
result 81 this. Russia had again al
been al work In the Balkans The b,
nature OF her moves | did not know. In
though | recalled having heard not W
20 far IN the past high Scrvian ON X.
1iais speculate as TO their chances ~
u Fevivins their ancient empire. and hi
had also heard Rnlxarans Indulge u
IN a dream 81 an empire. knew there "a
we're ARMIES noblIixing IN these Of
states al out Of proportion 20 the size Ia
ard resources 81 these countries
They were At high mark % em- "a
:ieney. they were equipped In a way W,
etailY beyond the means OF auch 1T
~ nations who was Supplying he
his driving force, the money. am
equipment who else.
esd 10 myself. bul Husnia. and whit
ana 70 h. used Tor il to make GER BE
sin ~ this Tor the kaiser and his az
austrian ally a
Caller From wlihslmstrssss th'
Arriving ~ Berlin. made my way ha'
> ms quarters on tho Miticlstrasse. TN
! was about eieyen- o'clock when
az my Key In the door found kim wa
cry much awake and somewhat ex rel
Ited Al this unsodly hour there al
as visitor This was all the more iiol
nasoal since was not In the habit wit
sssoleslrtr .... 49, .....t t..ti.....t.. ind
nands az my private quarters. 90,
,.Koom. mss2ai tsalutc. mastery ~
enslemen him here see you Kim the
IN don't know II he DO right mayb thr
ronE. but gentleman said e al right agr
az him come In the
Rather curious l walked into the tai
ttins room and found man had ;
on pretty often a. thr Wilhelm 20
rnsse. knew him 70 be Herr von ree'
smmes. the rseht hand man Of Graf hot
y we<sei FFivy eouneiilos te the !, y
srmen emperor Although ~ we're ard'
~ krown - each other by sight. We ond
q hardly eonversed ten words out sNei
je u oficlal business thought Il of
'lttie odd thas the usual procedure riesi
~ not observed. that someone had dan
me 20 my room instead 81 me go. dsei
x 10 the wiiheimstrnsse seemed 60
/ unusual A. ihlags developed teiel
wersr 1 saw that 4 vas 20 save az
nc and set instant action | VI
Your quarters sre prefv well part
ardea here. doctor. said Herr yon
uHaudsr Your s'erbsSas did not 4
mi 70 iet me In cent
Ne half ssnlled. aprrosinEly and mye
"a continued mad
We received your wire ffom Az curl
* and. az shs count is inaccessible, indo
ur orders will come through me this Of c
me- tais,