Bisbee daily review., 1917-09-02

Correspondence of The Associated ress).-Emperor Williams famous summer palace of Achillion, on height overlooking the bay of Corfu, had the French flag flying over it when we drove up for visit today. At the gateway the arms of the Hoh- enzollers blazed from the massive iron gates thrown back on either side. But these proud arms were for the moment obscured by the solid ranks from French Senegal in the heart Of Africa, black as coal, in the French grey uniform with red fez. They sa- luted the French officers as we passed through the gate, and their trumpeter sent a French bugle-call echoing through the German Emperor's gard ems.
 All about were evidences that French had replaced German direction at this imperial establishment, and that instead of being a summer play thing for majesty Git was now being put to some real use. The island it. self is temporarily under a French military governor, French battleships and cruisers crowd the harbor and dominate the heights, and French sol diers and sailors make up a consider able part of this medley of races emptied in to Corfus by the stress of ot ha we passed French red cross nurses tending wounded French soldiers in the olive groves. and one of the high officers of the French medical service came from tine palace to greet the par ty as it arrived.
 This palace of the Emperor is one of the curiosities of the east and is typical in many ways of the eccentric genius which conceived it. There are palaces the world over, but nothing quite like this exists anywhere. Only Emperor William could have develop ed such an idea. The whole scheme is imperial and heroic. The palace is planted on the very spot where
 
 from the imperial chamber one looks out on the classic island of Ulysses where the great hero spent his leisure hours. Like Ulysses, Emperor Will jam came here for his leisure. and ev- cry May until the war began the i'm perial yacht circled Europe from the North Sea to the Eastern Mediterran- can in order that he might enjoy these classic and heroic surroundings during the loveliest period of the year. Look ing down the steep cliff one sees the imperial landing place where the yacht was moored during these visits Here the emperor first set foot, reach ing the palace by flight of steps statues of Greek dieties. Or if he did not wish the climb, an auto took him through the miles of drive in the olive grove making gradual ascent to the lofty palace.
 The palace dominates a vast stretch of land and water-Albania just across the straight, then Greek Epirus to the south the mountains and valleys of Corfu near at hand. Italy lying low in the dim distance to the west, and the clear blue waters of the Adriatic reaching in all directions through the tangle of islands. It is suggestive of imperialism, and one thinks of what Emperor William had in mind when he looked out on this circle of many lands and their strategic waters.
 There is no dehnite clue to his thoughts, in the herioc statue of Achil- les which he built at the heighest point dominating all this land and water. The statute is of bronze. showing the hero armed from head to foot. sword in hand and shield on his breast, straining forward for the fight and looking intently out on this em- pire of foreign lands and waters spread at his feet. Perhaps William had in mind something more than a