Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-04

waist, or upon h<s hip. II on horse
back. Any one following the German
papers WIFI probably remember that
the official journals issue ballons
d essai from time 20 time to ascer-
tain public sentiment in respect TO
the introduction of a belt for army
officers, an article of aecoutrement
foreign to the Pruss!an Uniform and
out OF harmony with the general
style. As the Empress Eugene re-
established the crinoline in the SIX
ties TO hide her interesting condition.
so William wants TO change his mill
tary dress to find a convenient rest
ing place for his left hand and arm,
which, being about six inches shorter
than the right, would attach OF q belt
unostentatiously. But the majority
OF officers feign TO regard these oft
recurring proposals as maneuvres OF
merccnary army contractors, ana
treat them with fine scorn so that
William. unwilling to own his secret
reason for the innovation sought for,
must go without relief.
Those are gloomy days in the pal
ace when the pros and cons OF opinion
on the subject are read by the en-
peror, who after carefully perusing
the clippings, recognizes the repeated
failure of his pet scheme. IL puts
him into the mood for smashing
things. and his famous speech TO the
Brandenturgers on March ., 1880,
was made under just such circum-
stances.
Without eXagReration 1t may be
! said thai, next to the stricken man.
the imperial Wallets. five of whom,
with two wardrobemen and two kam-
nerdiener, are always on duty 10
| dress, undress and reuniform their
| master, suffer most on account OF MS
| infirmity.
| we would not mind the work in
the least" l heard one OF them say
| once: would not care if the emperor
changed his uniform ten instead OF
three or four times a day. It's the
! fear of injuring his lame hand that
makes US nervous and gradually
wears away our usefulness. And be
sides, we must always be prepared 70
| fofccstull the collapse of the all
highest master when he balances him
self on his left leg, as is his wont
sometimes when he is in a hurry TO
put on different pair of trousers.'
Not Tall.
dare say very few people have a
| correct snotion of the emperor 5
! height for as he is seldom seen WITH
out helmet terminating IN point
the public Is mystfied, and even close
| the palace this question Is never open
" discussed, but ] heard the kaiser
in telling the over-inqulsitive Prince
| Fitel Fritz once or twice that hls
father measured five feet eight inches
That, / am sure, is mistake; flVe
feet five or six inches is the highest
measure that even Adjutant Count
Moltkc, who has very sure eye III
such matters, gives him.
The numerous newspaper persons
who talk glibly about the kaiser'
"cancerous" ear trouble have, | ina
CINE information on the point that Is
more or less accessible to those II
daily attendance upon his majesty
For whether the dread nalady, hered'
itary with the HohenZollerns, has set
tied in that organ or not. is still ar
open question even with WDliam's
own physicians. improbable II Is not
Ii was Louise of Strelitz who car
ried carcinoma into the Prussiar
,camp. All Queen louises portraits
| are remarkable for a scarf the royal
lady invariably wears under her chin
The scarf, 1t is said was worn to
conceal the marks of an operation
necessitated by a swelling OF the
glands but 1t is also true that in this
very spot the cancer that killed her
eventually developed. | have this in
| formation from descendants of old
time royal servants in the employ OF
the late Emperor William, Louise
| last surviving son. The queen died
Of the disease at Hoehnsteiritz, hei
fathers estate in 1910.
With any knowledge OF the kaiser's
peculiar. predispositlon to diseases OF
the throat, the care he exercises tt