The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-26

Special Gable Despatch TO Tns BUN
LONDON, Jan. 26 tWednesday).--Tne
Daily Maa fills the bulk OF it's principal
page this morning with an account OF
the Kaiser's visit TO Nish. Tho account
was sent by mail by a correspondent
who witnessed the German Emperors
arrival on January IS. frequently "a"
him at close range and was present At
the state banquet given In his honor.
The correspondent says that Nish has
settled down and Is prosperous under
the Austro-German regime. lie tells OF
the arrival at Nish of numerous Fokker
aeropianes, and says that the Germans
are double tracking the Anatolian rail-
way from Konia TO Aleppo. over which
a Turko.German expedition against
Egypt would travel.
The writer declares that the Kaiser Is
physically a broken man. The correspon-
ent says:
To-day Nish In the headquarters OF
the German. not Of the Austrian army.
! Of the Balkans. and the vast arsenal IL
full to repletion of munitions or war.
especially shells for big guns and the
guns themselves. The town is crainmed
with Serbian military prisoners, who arc
allowed to roam abou; freely VINO
| do not complain Of their lot.
kaiscr treaty changed.
The correspondent happened 70 ar
rive Wy train from Constantinople n
currently with the Kaiser and anne face
to face with the Kaiser Immediately
upon his arrival.
king Ferdinand only a few minutes
before had received the Kaiser on his
arrival from the west. The royal couple
we're walking down the platform without
ceremony. arm in arm. 1t was eight
years since ! had last seen the Emperor.
What a change.
The Kaiser is not 30 tall a man as
he 10 represented in the Photographic. and
beside the great. massive figure OF the
hawk nosed Ferdinand. who has A curl
our duckhke waddle. the great WA
Lord seemed alinost diminIlve. The
Kaiser wore n long gray cloak with
brown fur necklet and "A spiked helmet
covered with khakilike cloth.
The place where the monarchs prom
enaded was held by German guards. The
people, among whom we're "A good many
J Austrian and ono or two Dutch nurses,
did no. eyincc the curiosity She ktlser's
~ppearanCe would cause AT most OF the
capitals of Europe. The Bulgarian Min.
listers ~chseauiously enov their hats
and approached him IN an attitude o.
humility. They did not seem to show
the same difference to their own King.
~ learned afterward that the rela
tions between King Ferdinand and hi
court are very informal
The correspondent describes the Kai
ser's appearance further in the follow
ing words.
old Activity Lacking.
Whether due to the fatlgues Of war
the effects Of the two days journey o
10 III health. ] canuot say. but so nue.
! Is certain-his face Is that Of "A tired
. broken man. Ills hair is white. thong
: HIS mustache is still suspicious!y dark
: There Is an absence OF the old activit
) ~ gesture. the quick. nervous wheel!n
about and the unstable manner which
: remembered distinctly from my pre-
vious encounter in 1908.
The Kaiser evidently MAS nut I
make himself agreeable. He examine
the medals Of the bulgarian soldiers wit
apparent interest. chatted with royal al
liability and smiled to the right ard lef
None the less he was greatly aged. II
hold TN his hand a handkerchief, whic
he was perpo,ually us'rg. and | notice
! later at the banquet that he seemed I
; require 1t to sssuagc his continual cough
, iug. also noticed at the banquet tina
> the handkerchief was a huge Turkish al
! fair of red, embroidered with white an
with a Turkish crescent and star In th
corner.
The correspondent says that throug
VI. Iiomakof. the head of the Bulgaria
press. "A seNt Al the banquet WAS give
TO him. lie war one Of four reporter
present. but expresses a surmise ihs
. the hauuu, - will he greatly surprise