The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-09-24

In favor Of peace wished mo to preSen
t. him the American side of the ques-
tiun.
I incline to tho latter view. Won
Jagow Informed me that an officer from
the Foreign Office would accompany me
and that should be allowed TO take
secretary and the huntsman (Lelb-
jncgcr). without whom no Ambassador
ever travels In Germany.
MI Grew. our counselor. was very
anxious to go. and felt on account of
Ills excellent work, rs we'll as his
seniority. that he was entitled to DO
chosen. Lieutenant Won Prittwitz. who
Was attached to the Foreign Office as a
sort Of special aid to Won Jagow. was
detailed TO accompany US.
Through Franco To Charlevi11e.
, We were given O special salon car and
left on the evening OF Friday. April IS.
As we naared the front by way Of the
line running through Saarhrucken our
train was often halted because OF long
trains If hospital cars on their way
from the front to the base hospitnls in
the rear. and us We entered France
there were many evidences of tho OBJ
stinate fights which In August. 1914.
had ragged In this part Of the country.
rus VI TIC tpWuS NiIluSCS WHICH
We passed were in ruins and rough
trench lines were to he dlsCcrncd on
some Of the hillSideS. At the stations
weeping French women dressed In black
were not uncommon sights. having just
heard perhaps Of the death. months be-
fore, OF husband. sweetheart or son
who had been pubilized with the French
army.
The fortress city Of Metz through
| which We passed. seemed 10 be as ami
| mated ms beehive. Trains were con-
tlnuously passing. Artillery was 10 he
seen on the roads and automobiles we're
hurryinE to and fro.
Tho Great General HEADQUARTERS OF
the Kaiser for thu western front is in
the town Of Charlevtllo- Mezieres. stu
atcd on the Mcuse in the Department Of
the Ardennes, which department at that
time was the only French department
! wholly In the possession Of tho Ger
| mans We were received at the rail-
| way station by several officers and cs-
corted in ono Of the Kaiscr's automo-
| bles, which had been set apart for my
use. to a villa in the town OF Charlie Vile,
owned By French manufacturer named
Perrin. This pretty little red brick villa
had heen Chrstened by the Germans
''Sachsen Villa" because It hal been oc-
cupted by the King Of Saxony whom he
had visited the Kaiser. 4 B>reuch family
! snrvant and an old gardener had been
loft In the villa. but for tho few meals
which wc took IN the villa two OF the
Empcror's body huntsmen had been as
signed. and they brought with them
some Of tho Emperors silver and china
Tho Emperor had been occupying n
larger villa in the town Of Charlcvtlle
until few days before our arrival
After tho engineer of his private train
had been killed IN the railway station
b" bomb dropped from IL French air
plane and after another bomb had
dropped within O hundred yards Of the
villa occupied by the Kaiser h" moved
TO O red brick chateau situated on u hill
| outside Of Charlevtlle. known na either
tn" Chateau bellevue or Bcllarr.
Nearly every day during our stay We
lunched and dtned with the Chancellor
in the villa of q French banker. which
ho occupied. About ten persons Wort:
present ut these dinners. the Chan
c"lloTs. son-in-law. Zcch: rrlttwitz. and
tVqo experts In international law. both
attached TO tho Foreign Office. At two
dinners appeared Won Trcutlcr. The
Crusstan Minister to Bavaria. who had
boon assigned to represent tn" Foreign
Office near the person Of III" Kaiser
and Helfrerich, who. toward ih.. end Of
cur stay. had been sum" n"h from
Berlin.
Happy Family at German Grand Head
quarters.
I had been working hard -, German.
and IA tho Chancellor docs MOI Xix" to
talk English and as some Of these per-