Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-12-01
MADE KAISER HIS
PRISONER OF war
Won Hlndenburg Once Defeated
the Emperor-Regular Army
ManeuVers.
.PENsIONED BY angry RULER
Remarkable story Of the Fall and
Mise Of oermany's Most Popular
0eneral--kalser Forced 70
/ Recall Him.

New York.--A wooden merchant OF
this city has Just returned from tour
Of Germany, Austria and Holland. and
to party Of his friends who had
luncheon with him he said that what
impressed him most In Germany was
the tremendous popularity Of Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg. Every shop
window. every dwelling, every theater,
hotel, cafe and restaurant Is placard-
ed with his picture. Plays, dishes,
children are named after him, and In
the street when his name Is mentioned
In the course Of conversation men lift
their hats.
Made Kaiser Prisoner.
! "The story Of Won Hindenburg's fall
and RISE" said he. "is told with much
lgusto. It appears that not very long
before the present war started the
kaiser and Won Hindenburg engaged
in sham battle during the regular
army mapeuvers not fsr from the
Russian border. The knlser was ut
terly defeated by Won Hindenburg's
strategy and maneuvers. Finally, Won
Hindenburg approached the kaiser
and said, Your majesty, you are my
prisoner
"The kaiser was furious and openly
showed his state of mind. Shortly
after Won Hindenburg was pensloned,
and the general belief was that he
was on the shelf. However. they could
not keep him down. When the swar
started Won Hlndenburg wrote q per.
sonal letter to the kaiser requesting
a command. To this the kaiser paid
no attention. Influential friends In
terceded for him, but to no avail.
Finally, when the Russians were on
the point Of breaking through the
German lines. Won Hlndenburg's name
was again placed before the kaiser as
the only military man In Germany
who knew every inch Of territory
along the Russian border. The kaiser
relented and placed him In command
When Won Hindenburg received w0rt
Of his command, he was dining In Q
little restaurant In Berlin. He die
not stop to finish his dinner. but lef,
at once for headquarters, laid out his
plans and wired his orders, continuing
to do so as his train sped to the east
ern front. He made good--so goot
that he stands now even above tht
kaiser In the empire"
No Evidence Of Suffering.
Regarding the food situation thii
business man says that he noticed nj
evidence Of suffering. He stopped a
the best hotels In the cities and neve
paid more than five marks day
While the menus were somewhat re
stricted, especially regarding meat
still, there was plenty to eat, and N
one need 60 hungry.
II witnessed an interesting little in
cident In Nuremberg" he said. g
saw 30 French prisoners escorte'
through the city by two German sol
diers. They were showing them tn
sights, stopping every now and the
to point out some particular histori
building. These German soldier
spoke French fluently, and the prison
ers were enjoying their experience
immensely. / was surprised to not
that there Is no bitterness against tn
French. Paradoxical as It may seen
4 the Cprmans are very friendly :
\ them, even though at war with then
There Is d vcritable Niagara Of hatret
however. against the Engiish."