New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-24
Paris Hears Angry Words
of Emperor Have Made
Generals Bitter.
RETREAT FROM PARIS
A BLOW TO HIS PRIDE
Rumor Persists His Condition Is
Serious-Espionage System Is
Further Revealed.
tBy cablo to The Tribun,.I

Paris, Oct. 23.--kumOrs ltoin FSi'
Gus sources keep coming to at1rm inc
report that the Kaiser IS in very
serious condition Of health. 1t Is also
affirmed that the imperial relations
With most of the leading generals OK
the headquarters staff are distinctly
strained. Had the Kaiser's ORDERS
been obeyed the retreat from the
Marine would have ended in total DIS
aster for the Germans. The Kaiser,
however. does not think so, and he Is
said to have severely upbraided MS
leaders for not carrying out his views
On meeting one of his best men, who
had been obliged to fall back. the EN-
peror is said to have greeted him with:
"You fell back and yet you're stu
alive!"
The entire staff resents this as per-
sonal reflection on their courage ana
notwithstanding all their loyalty ana
the extreme Difference always shown the
J Kaiser more than one bitter word mas
escaped their lips.
The Kaiser's great fear now is said
to be assassination. Wherever he mas
taken quarters quickfrers are placed
in and around the premises. Big guns
are trained on all approaches. II pos
sible. nobody is allowed to come with
in 200 yards. Searchlights arc mount
ed on the roof, and hundreds OF troops
keen guard night and day. Even IN
war time the Emperor does not forego
his love of parade. His staff still num-
bers some 300 or 400 officers
Germans seem Depressed.
Further Instances forthcoming give
emphasis to the growing discourage
ment of the Germans. The diary Is
unfinished of an officer, which, although
now a month old, reveals that even
then the Germans had discovered they
were in tight corner. He writes tna'
division after division had been wipea
out "The French fight like hons'
and the German leaders appear all 10
have been thrown off their balance oS
the resistance encountered. AS lo'
the men, they are convinced they sre
doomed. They neglect no occasion 10
drown their sorrow.
French experience may prove USE,
fri contribution to the controversy
yow heing waeed in England over the
rroblem of naturalized Germans ~
| r,ontb ago little town in the north-
cast of Paris was occupied by tne
Germans. They were driven out by
/ Tho English. General French was
lodged in a fine house belonging 10 a
wealthy member of the town council
,rho only failed of election as Mayor
| by three votes. ~ l;,+r;ct
~ foreigner several years ago. his
credentials showed him as born IN Al
! sace He was received with open
arms. especially as his patriotism was
ardent 70 a marked degree. In time
he became quite local celebrity ana
married a daughter of a very well
| known man. .o,,t
some time before the war he went
,uav for his usual summer holiday
onIy ne never came back until the
! Germans occupied the town, wnen nc
was colonel in command and useo ms
lccal knowledge to considerable az
vantage in communicating oil worth
having about the place.
Vengeance Charged.
refugee from Rheims, who shared
IN tho perils of the bombardments 10
which that city was subjected inter
no;ttontly for a month, says the Ger-
mans never made any secret OF their
intention to make Rheims suffer what
/ thev we're unable TO perpetrate upon
/ pa,iq Some 500 inhabitants IN ali
'rorc killed. 800 houses were demol-
7 ;sbed and $50 others were set on hre'
besides the cathedral, three otaer
churches suffered severe damage.
/ The Germans made a point or de-
| stroyinO all the factories and busl-
moss PREMISES they could reach. sew,
arsi SINNERS have lost two, three and
even i've million of francs by the de-
struction of their plants and stocks
II ia believed that the attacking army
IA snpplied with special list OF prem
;aes all over the country that are 10
no razed to the ground, if possible
wb;ch are occupied by firms hose
cnmnetition is considered especially
detrimental to German trade.
Maurice Maeterlinck, the Belgian
o,tbor. NAV be elected to the French
Academy by reclamation 20 NIL the
saat Of the late Jules Claretie. The
HAMMERS of the Academy are consider
/ mo such action as recognition OF the
close relations at the present time be-
tween France and Belgium: II NJ
Maeterlinck is elected it will be the
6rst time a foreigner has become