Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-08
WRITER DESCRIBES THE
HEADQUARTERS OF
KAISER
IS WELL GUARDED
TELEPHONE COMM MUNiCATloNS
WARN HEADQUARTERS OF AP.
PROACH OF ENEMY FllERS.
By KARL II. Won WEIGAND.
international News Service Staff
Correspondent.

lHteThdtiOhdl NEWS service stan
Correspondent.
(The last American newspaperman
to leave Berlin and just arrived from
the Scandinavian counties.)
New York, Aug. S-Emperor Will
liam is now literally keeping "The
Watch on the Rhine" Soon after the
result of the Rome conference of the
allies, namely, the decision for
joint simultaneous spring offensive
on all fronts, became known to the
Germans, and winter, and Hinden.
burg and Ludendorff abandoned their
planned drive toward Odessa, the
Kaiser moved grand general head
quarters from the east to the west.
1t was his fourth big move" of
headquarters since the first weeks o.
the war: Shortly before Roumaria
entered the war last August. the
Kaiser moved from Charleville In
France to the east. In December
when | was there, grand general
Headquarters was In most drcary
village In Silesia. When he moved
| back to the west with grand general
staff. the Kaiser took up Die Wacht
am Rhine"
The emperor and his military chief.
tains are, or at least were, located IN
beautiful and picturesque town be-
tween the Rhine and the French bor-
der, when left Germany and were
still there when sailed from Chris
tiania two weeks ago. There, not far
from the banks Of the Rhine, Hind "a.
burg and Ludendorif are directing the
defense of Germany on the Aisne, on
the Scarpe by Arras. in Flanders, AMI
the drive against the Russians after
the failure Of the latter's offensive.
Paris is about IL hours away from
the former railway schedule and Ber.
lin perhaps IA hours. Since the early
days of the war, the Kaisers head
quarters when in the west has always
been on French soil. For the first
time he and his big military chief
tains when in the west now are d.
recting ermany's vast armies on the
western front from German soil
The Kaiser has selected a place
which once was headquarters of Ro-
man Legions in the time of julius
Caesar There are number of an.
cient runins of the Roman occupation
which the emperor can study when he
seeks diversion. The steep slopes are
covered with terraced vines of fam.
Gus German windows Shady walks
wind about over the hills. Not so
very far away Is "Bingen, Fairbingen
on the Rhine" known to every school
boy or girl To the westward is
Metz. the powerful fortress. South
ward the Kaiser would not have far 20
go to be in Asace-the Alsace wanted
by the French,
Emperor William is now again with
in easy range of rading flying squad.
rons, He is IN district that often
has been harassed from the air The
town snuggles among high steep hills.
The summit Of these are studded with
machine guns and larger anti-aerial
craft guns making an attack upon
the kaser's headquarters difficult
and the defense easy.
In that respect he is far better pro-
tected than he was at Charlevllle
where happened to be last summer
during the excitement of night at.
tack.
Look outs" are posted on the hill
tops day and night, scanning the hor.
i7on for enemy flyers Telephones
run from the Lookout posts to a de
tail of Germany's daring duellists Ct
the air located with their machine
guns some distance from town ready
10 start the propellers the moment
that raiding squadrons are sigma led
quiet and peaceful wonderfully sun
ny, bright and picturesquely located
among hills and trees and rivers. he
Kaiser's headquarters has little mar
tial appearance that would indicate
II was the center from which Gar
many'S armed millions fighting ron
Persia to the North Sea are bent di
rected But Die Wacht am Rhee'n'
has come thru