The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1915-04-22
Wars Gentler Side.

The Kaiser of Germany has fire.
quently been compared to Napoleon
Bonaparte during the course OF the
present war, and while there is as
yet little to show that the German
Emperor has the overshadowing mill
tary talents of his predecessor. it is
indisputable that there are points OF
resemblance between the two men.
An impartial student of the life
and character of Napoleon have noted
the generosity he displayed at times
toward defeated enemies The most
noted case is that of the English
sailor who, escaping from the deten-
ton camp near Havre. tried to make
his way across the English Channel
on hastily constructed raft. When
captured and brought before the
French Emperor the sailor said that
he had braved the terrible risk of his
undertaking in order to see his moth
er, who was very old and infrm.
"Y ou shall see her." said Napoleon;
she must be remarkable woman to
inspire such devotion in her son. A
French warship was directed to put
out to sea, flying a white flag and
carrying, in addition to her crew, one
passenger, a common English sailor.
who was thus conveyed, with the hon.
ors that would have seemed large for
an admiral, to the English shores,
and there delivered over to an Eng
lish frigate. y
Another incident is related by Alli-
son. Napoleon was riding with Mar
shall Lannes toward Vienna after GER
tain great victories in the campaign of
1909, and, upon reaching a cross
roads, found his way blocked by a
number of wagons carrying Austrian
wounded. A french staff officer rode
ahead TO direct the wagons to hold
back for the Emperor, but the latter
at once interfered. Getting off his
horse and removing his hat, he stood
at the crossroads until the wagons
had passed by. exclaiming in voice
which reached the wounded men in
the wagons, Honor to the brave in
misfortune"
An incident that is now related of
the Kaiser upon the occasion of re-
cent visit to Nancy, on the western
line of battle, shows a similar spirit.
The Kaiser, with his staff, arrived at
Nancy just as a captured regiment of
French infantry was brought in dur
ing the dusk of the evening. lnqulr-
ing as to the circumstances Of the
capture, the Kaiser was told that the
captured French regiment had held
an important road for more than an
hour against two German brigades
and had thus enabled a large French
ammunition train to escape, capture,
although the captured regiment had
been compelled to sacrifice itself: The
Kaiser at once sent for the French
colonel commanding the regiment,
loaded him with compliments for his
professional skill and devotion and
invited him to take supper with him.
self and the Crown Prince of Ba-
varia.
The sequel of the story is equally
creditable to the French officer. So
far from having his head turned by
the invitation to take supper with the
Emperor, the French colonel replied
that his regiment was encumbered
with many of it's own wounded5- that
these men needed all the attention
their officers could give, and he ask
ed to be excused from attending the
Emperors dinner and given permis-
sion to spend the night looking after
the comfort of the wounded men of
his command Not to be outdone in
galantry. the Kaiser directed that
the medical officers of his personal
staff go with him and assist in car
ing for the French wounded. and
later in the evening the Kaiser and
the Bavarian Prince visited the pris-
oners and were unceasing in their
efforts to look after their comfort.
Such incidents happen in all great
wars and rarely fail to have the effect
of ameliorating the passions that war
calls forth.-Louisville Evening Post
Her Feelings Hurt.