The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-01-10
MADE KAISER HIS
PRISONER OF WAR
Won Hindenburg Once Defeated
the Emperor-ReguIar Army
Maneuvers.
PENSIONED BY ANGRY RULER
Remarkable Story Of the Fall and
Rise Of cermany's Most Popular
eeneral--Kaiser Forced to
Recall Him.

New York.-A wooden merchant Of
this city has just returned from tour
Of Germany. Austria and Holland. and
70 party of his friends who had
luncheon with him he said that what
impressed him most in Germany was
The tremendous popularity Of Field
Marshal Won Hindenhurg. Every shop
window. every dwelling. every theater,
hotel. cafe and restaurant is pIacarl
ed with his picture Plays. dishes,
children are named after him, and in
the street when his name is mentioned
in the course of conversation men lift
their hats.
Made Kaiser Prisoner.
'9The story of Won Hindenburg's fall
and rise" said he, "is told with much
gusto. It appears that not very long
before tho present war started the
kaiser ara Won Hlndenburg engaged
in a sham battle during the regular
army maneuvers not far from the
Russian border The kaiser was ut
terly defeated by Won Hindenburgs
s1A4 uAft-H t'aa4 AAlQ4EQf fOA
Hindenburg approached the kaiser
and said, Your majesty, you are my
prisoner
''The kaiSer was furious and openly
showed bis state of mind. Shortly
after Won iIindenburg was pensioned.
and the general belief was that he
was on tile shelf. However, they could
not keep him down. When the war
started Won Hindenburg wrote a per-
sonal letter 20 the kaiser requesting
a command TO this the kaiser paid
no attention Influential friends in
terceded for him, but to no avail.
Finally. when the Russians were on
the PORT OF breaking through the
German lines. Won Hindenburg's name
was again placed before the kaiser as
the only military man in Germany
who knew every inch of territory
along the Russian border. The kaiser
relented and placed him in command.
When Won Hindenburg received word
of his command, he was dining In
little restaurant in Berlin. He did
not stop to finish his dinner, but left
at once for headquarters. laid out his
plans and wired his orders, continuing
TO do so as his train sped to the east
ern front He made good-so good
tAat he stands now even above the
kaiser ia the empire"
No Evidence of Suffering.
Regarding the food situation this
business man says that he noticed no
evidence of suffering. He stopped at
the best hotels in the cities and never
paid more than five marks a day
While the menus were somewhat re-
stricted, especially regarding meat,
still, there was plenty to eat, and no
one need go hungry.
Il witnessed an interesting little in
cident in Nuremberg" he said. Il
saw so French prisoners escorted
through the city by two German sol
diers. They were showing them the
sights, stopping every now and then
to point out some particular historic
building. These German soldiers
spoke French fuently, and the prison
ers were enjoying their experience
/ was surprised to note
that there is no bitterness against the
French Paradoxical as it may seem,
the Germans are very friendly to
them, even though at war with them. |
There is a veritable Niagara Of hatred, |
however, against the English" /