Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-30

H-s.' L ~ 'NhA'''i VI pGl 10 Io~
{ ported 10 be very indignant
at the seizure by the French
Of his splendid villa, his favorite
Winter residence, on the Greek isl.
:. and of Corfu.
y. The feelings of the Kaiser and
Germans in general are reflected In
the following dispatch from the
:, Athens correspondent Of the Frank
:. furtcr Zeitune. q representative
Z German journal:
" "Thc French occupation of the
{ Villa Achilleion at Corfu has reused
German Indignation to the highest
pitch. The Kaiser has sent per-
Z sonal protest TO King Constantine
saving that he will hold Greece re-
sponsible for any damage done to
.he villa"
The French seized Corfu osten.
sihly on the ground that the des-
! perately crushed and harrassed
: SeTyiaa army needed some healthy
place where it could recuperate. AS
the Greeks had bound themselves
ny treaty to fight for the Servians
when they were attacked and had
mot kept their word, the French
- thought that the least they could
co was to furnish place where
the Servians could recover their
health.
-. -. The kaiser's splendid villa is now
filled with wrctched starving Ser.
Wan soldiers. suffering from every
= Kind OF wound and injury. These
poor fellows. without food and with.
out ammunition, were chased for
days over roads and mountains bv
= an overwhelming army of Germans,
= Austrians and Bulgarians. Many
Z oil them tramped along until their
. feet were worn to the bone.
~- Chief among the Servians oc-
cupying the kaisers villa Is the
- Grown Prince Alexander OF Seryie
who was severely wounded in the
heau some time ago and was I'm.
able TO 60 TO hospital. His father,
old King Peter, although he was re.
Gently crippled by the govt has re.
covered sufficiently to go to tho
front az Salonca. t.
These poe: Str-vians, with their
Injured feet and their ne.iectea
wounds, are now enjoying the
kaiser's luxurious beds and his de.
! lightfnl marble bath tubs. The
French flag, however, floats over
the villa, and French officers and
soldiers are in charge OF it. They
are getting the Serbian army in
condition for new fighting.
Ii is not surprising that the Kai.
Ser should feel indignant at the
seizure of his beautiful villa and
estate hy tile French He had en-
pended between $4,000 600 and
sl''VoVouo on The purchase and i'm
proVemcnl %: the property The
Villa Achileion is a place of fairy.
like beauty planned by that roman.
Tic character, the late Empress
Elizabeth OF Austria
A'N 'Hti"fI 4OHtu HIS VIII he
cause OF its beauty and its ex-
quisitc Winter climate, and espe-
ciaiy on account Of the ancient
treasures which were constantly re-
covered from its soil and which
gave him an opportunity TO display
his remarkable learning.
Corfu, on which the villa is stu.
atcd, is one Of tho Ionian Islands
which lie outside The entrance to
the Adria,ic Sea. They occupy
position OF great strategic import
ance in the present war, as italy
and Austria are struggling for con.
troll OF the Adyiat!C. The islands.
which had been taken from the
Turks at the beginning Of the
nineteenth century, were volun.
tarily presented by England 10
Greece IN 1868 10 strengthen the
recently acquired independence OF
the latter country.
Those who believe that the Ger.
mans OF the ruling classes are al.
ways striving for military advan
taSes think that it Was something
more than natural beauty ana ar
Genealogical interest that led the
Kaiser 10 pick a Winter villa in
such strategic position as Corfu.
The Kaiser. according TO widely