The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-09-04
KAISER CROWS
MORE POPULAR
WITH GERMANS
War Shoves Crown Prince
Into Background and En-
peror Becomes Idol Of Tue
tonic People.

% popular Crown Prince appears TO
have been forgotten, there 10 not the
slightest doubt that the Kaiser per
sonally is more popular than ever and
the German papers are constantly de-
voting columns to description Of his
character.
Thus, the Frankfuter Zeitung says:
The Kaiser Is deeply religious and
nothing could possible be more
(, against his character than to use the
name Of God In vain. When. there
fore, he swears before God that he
has . clear conscience, we all know
that he speaks the truth.
when history in time to come shall
pronounce it, impartial judgment, 1t
ID certain to say that throughout his
entire life he had no higher wish than
to remain tho guardian of peace. Not
only has the Kaiser many times az
frmed his love of peace, he has also
proved 1t more than once. It Is quite
natural for man whose conscience Is
10 clear to believe that he Is cooper
ating with divine providence, and
that the Kaiser IL firmly convinced of
I this We know from Monseigneur Won
Hartmann, archbishop of Cologne,
who In recent sermon said to his
congregation: When / recently con-
graduated the Kaiser, Because of the
splendid success OF our military oper-
atoms, he raised his hands and ex-
claimed fervently: 1t is omnipotent
God who has helped me!'"
Another Description.
The "Berliner Lokal Anzeiger"
writes in the same vein:
THE emperor Of peace! That was
twhst William II was called from the
day he ascended the throne and he is
! still worthy Of that title. In every
I word that falls from his lips you feel
his sorrow that he did not succeed in
averting this war which he did not
want.
"Our emperor Of peace. even when
angry at the powers who for more
than ten years conspired against US,
leaves no doubt in any unbiased mind
that in his noble heart there is no
room for hatred"
Tease German Soldiers.
Germans are complaining that the
witty people of Brussels are making
the invaders the targets Of their ready
shafts, though they find 1t quite nat
ural that they have not yet managed
to become popular In the occupied
city.
THE people Of Brussels" writes
the "Frankfurter Zeitung," resemble
the Parisians very much and possess
the same kind Of plague Their wit
is exhuberant and naturally they
make the Germans their victims. The
word 'boche,' which Andre Suares, the
hope Of younger French literature,
says embodies all our mean and bad
qualities 10 now used with the dimin.
utive ending by the people Of Brus-
sells. 'Bocheke, bocheke tute ten ira
utitle boche. little boche, you will
soon have to run away sing the chill
dreq of Brussels and when you hear
1t sung in q fresh girlish voice, you
can't really get angry.
"The 'bocheke' is far more clever
than all Andre Suares' attempts to
explain the real sense Of the word
One thing Is certain the people Of
Brussels do not use it to indicate any
rising affection for US. Born opposi-
tionists, as they are, how could they
suddenly drop their opposition to US?
go far, they have never carried
their jokes too far. On the contrary,
they obey all the orders of the gov
ernor in the most correct manner, but
their wit is occasionally very gall
Ing"
The paper perhaps refers to the in
cidents of the people of Brussels SOL
EMMY saluting hearses and garbage
wagons, pretending that the German
governor might be inside. when that
official had ordered them to salute his
carriage in the street.
I WANT TO HEAR CONCERT.
Frank Molnar tells this story from
Che Zlota.Lipa. The Russian soldiers
GENERALLY listen in silence to the mus.
Dc OF the Austro- Hungarian military
bands behind the trenches. One
night a Russian soldiers began to
shoot in the course Of the concert. but
. Russian officer Immediately boxed
his ears and exclaimed: You fool!
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