The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1916-12-28


German Great Headouar RS via
Berlin and Sayyille, l.. Flor the
4 first time since the beginning of the
war am able to give a record of the
&alSeT daily lie. 1t is the story of a
war day with the emperor-a type OF
the days and nights passed as the
aead-and the real head of this
great fighting nation.
These are busy days at the imper-
lal headquarters. On Tuesday EN-
peror Charles of Austria mada his
! 'fst visit OF state here Yesterday the
German emperor motored to the Aus
trian headquarters with Field Mar
shai Won iindenbUrg 10 make their
turn call and came back last night
Ill time TO receive the first news OF the
fat! OF Bucharest Today Secretary
zimmerman OF the foreign office is
making his first Official visit in his
heW capacity. Tomorrow King I.ud-
Wig OF Bavaria and Chancellor Won
5ethmann-lIollweg Will come.
Temporary Palace secret Spo,.
lhe identity OF the palace aud of
;; the l:ttle village in which the kaiser
ives and thus makes it temporarily
tie center of the German state is sec
| ret. \ It the great headquarters OF the
central powers the dominating figure
IS the emperor himself. In any other
country at war this might not be diff
ficult, but here, without doubt the
greatest military chieftain of the
war is Hindenburg. Bat the kaiser
dominates as the zeal center of all
Observation-Disclosures. naval, political
economic, International Uni Ike his
fellow soyerei gns, his word goes. He
has great advisers and knows how to
moose them. His adviser are respon-
7.ble to him. not to the German peo-
pie To the people he is responsible,
and he can carry that responsibility.
Kaiser Loved BY His People.
| Go not say this because am his
guest here today or because / am the
trst correspondent in this war who
has had the opportunity to make such
an intimate study of his daily life.
for it is one OF the great facts OF the
var that this kaiser. who TO so much
Iof America is an example of an I'M
popular monarch is without doubt
The ruler best beloved by his people
mons; all tho sovereigns of Europe.
If Germany weer to become a repub-
lie tomorrow instead of an empire.
he would he made its president by
an overwhelmingly if not an unani-
nous voice.
Here at the imperial headquarters
everything OF course. centers about
the emperor This makes everything
he does donbly interesting. Ills life
today is fair example OF the rou-
tine of his busy existence.
Writes the Empress Daily.
AT a. m. today the kaiser was az
mis- writing desk with two aids. who
are also his secretaries. There are 1--WE
OF these personal aids called .'fue-
gel adjutanten, who alternate daily.
until a little after 10 over depart
mental mail reports. During this hour
come couriers from the various fronts
and from Berlin. They always bring
special envelopes for the emperor.
Included daily is letter from the
Impress. The emperor never lets a !
day pass without writing her. They
are real letters. He writes also to his
children with amazing regularity for
busy 81 man, but they must be CON
tent with post cards In return. how
ever, he expects long. detailed ac-
cunts from each telling their eyper-
fences Het gets letters at least once
a week fro meach of the princes.
They are all at the front now and
send him vivid details
When news came of the fall of Blu
charsst the first action of the emper-
or, and almost the first thought, was
10 send a telegram to the empress, in
which he saidi:
Bucharest is taken What great
success has been won through Gods
grace, We are on the road to com
plete victory. In quick blows our
Incompatible troops, side by side with
their brave allies, have defeated the
enemy wherever fought and able
leade rship showed. God help us fur
Their
Uses Goose Quill Pens. !
! happened to see the original of
this message. In his own handwrit ,
ing the emperor had inserted the
words won through Gods grace"
What a flood of light that throws on
his character as men, husband and
emperor On his writing desk stands
the photograph of the empress in a
heavy broDZ9 frame almost two feet
high. which for years he has carried
In all his travels. Recently he added
a silver frame almost as large, CON I
tanning the newest photograph of the
crown princes eldest son in his first
uniform. Behind these stand two
high thin stemmed vases of orchids
sent by the empress from Potsdam.
On little side table is a thick leath-
er portfolio with photographs of ev-
cry member Of the emperor's fam
lily. Another interesting item on the
emperor's table is a receptacle filled
with old fashioned goose gully. They
are the only pens he uses. With them
he signs all documents and writes
all autograph orders OF state, known
as cabinet orders. For personal cor
respcndence ne uses a plain indelible
pencil.
Gets Hum Out of Cartoons.
Among the kaiser's labors every
is Ii study of the newspapers
The aids must do this work and give
him a synopsis of the press. This tney
must have ready before breakfast. for
he often wants to talk over the ma
ho ri,