Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-07-06

The emperor's egomania asserted IT.
self that afternoon.
A Scene on the HohenzoIlern.
On that calm blue summer sea that
afternoon an incident occurred upon
the Hohenzollern which accentuated
the imperial egomania towards me-
malls. There occurred a grave scandal,
which has ever since been whispered
up and down the fjords of Norway,
with all kinds of ridiculous embroidery
manufactured by the all-pOwerful in
fluence of German gold.
AS happened to be one of the prin-
clpal actors In the drama, may per-
haps be permitted to here place the
real truth upon record.
Herr Won Wedell having bowed him
self out of the imperial presence, his
majesty with all good grace signed
some papers 1 put before him. Sigh
ing, he rose, and with his gloved hand
drew away his chair.
"Abominable cried the emperor.
"Von Wedell, of all men, dares to
contradict met"
The all-highest ascended to the up
per deck, and 1 followed, for it was
his habit on warm afternoon to sit
on a lounge chair beneath the awning
and dictate orders and dispatches. AT
that time, the Telefunken system of
wireless telegraphy had just been in
stalled upon the imperial yacht. The
ho 20
selves, full of accumulators, detectors
and other paraphernalia, and were, at
odd times, in touch with the German
admiralty station at Norddeich.
On the deck, the emperor, instead
of seating himself in the cozy nook
sheltered from the wind, which the
empress had only a few minutes be
fore vacated, strobe into the wireless
cabin, while I was compelled by eti
quette to remain outside.
1 stood gazing out upon the blue
distant coast of Sweden, for we were
still within sight of that broken land
with the Skaw on one side and His
singer on the other, steering due wes
into the Skager Rack, towards the
Nase, the most southernly point o1
Norway.
The kaiserin sat close by, deeply en-
gagged In conversation with the ole
Countess Won Stoecker, wife of thu
court chaplain, and laughing with her
At last the emperor came forth from
the wireless room and, motioning MI
to follow, descended again to the cabil
In which we had been working.
On entering he rang his bell ant
summoned the captain, who In fey
moments appeared, cap in hand, as be
came him.
1--WE will go farther east" said tn
all-highest. "We are too far out"
"Johannsen, the Norwegian pilot,
in charge, your majesty" replied tn
captain, bowling.
"Then tell the man Johannsen,
said the emperor. and he turned to hi
table, dIsmissing the captain Of tn
imperial yacht.
The Defiant Norwegian Pilot.
Three minutes later there came lou
| TuDS uUOn TIE lAC ChPCAO
himself gave the order to enter, where
upon a short, thlck-set seaman in blu
jersey and seaboots, a typical Mort
Sea pilot, came in.
"We are too far out get nearer
to the coast" his majesty commando
In imperious tones.
"we are not too far out" reptile
the man In German.
"Who are you to dictate to mel
shouted the emperor in fury.
"You are emperor on land, but
Carl Johannsen of Ekersund, am
. charge of this vessel while she is
, Norwegian waters, and / take ordel
, from nobody"
) And with. that the man coolly turne
upon his heels and, saluting, left.
E The emperor was white with ral
| at the rebuff. He flung the pape
4 from him and paced the cabin in silel
I anger. Yet an hour later he ascendt
: to the bridge and presented the ms
: with a scarfpin with the imperi
e crown and cipher in diamonds, a ia
q duly reported to Baron Won Richlofe
: the kaiser's press cossack (pre
+ agent), who duly gave an account
o the emperors munificence without,
course, referring to the defiance of t
e imperial command.
i On that same night, after the ki
l. serin had retired, found the emper
h walking the deck alone and behavi
n very strangely. He was capless, wa
it ing his healthy arm wildly above
e head, and groaning. Then he wou
o break out into fearful imprecatio
70 against all and sundry.
# In alarm l called Won Wedell, a
# together we approached him. Toget
Ie er we managed to get his majesty
low and hand him over to his va
D. and the court physician without a
D. of the crew being the wiser.
a- The kaiser's Amazing Sermon.
r. Next morning he appeared fresh q
t, active, and apparently quite normi
)f but that evening at sunset he order
s, the officials, suite officers, and crew
lie assemble on deck, and then, appeari
f. In clerical garb, he preached q m
marvellous and amazing sermon.
a 81 am Gods Instrument" he cri
a. ''He has sent me to unsheath the swt
lg against the world. to lead on
armies of our empire to victory and
at world-powerl In me-" he cried, "y
It. see the one sent unto you as a
liverer = the all-highest upon (
90 earth-your kaiser"
W. He raised his arm toward the .
ed and shouted: 1.-The enemies of G
to many shall wither as grass before
on fire. l am your emperor, your deliN
ge er, your masterw
rs Next morning, at Won Wedell's
stigation, the captain swore the WI
his crew, the officers, and the entour
by to secrecy, but the old Norwegian p
was, a month later, indiscreet when
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