American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-08-24

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tie while he calmly Disseminated
among men and women according TO
their merits.
IL II In that calm discretion that the
emperor excels, possessing almost I'M
canny foresight.
II know Frau Kleist has told me Z"
we're the words his majesty used on
many occasions when / had ventured
perhaps 10 express doubt regarding
some s%candalous story or serious allie
CATION. Therefore | was confident that
the seyenty-year-old dancing mistress,
whose past VAS a complete mystery,
was an important secret agent Of the
emperor's.
And what more llkely7 The kaiser,
as ruler OF that complex empire. would
naturally seek 10 know the truth CON
corning those who sought his favor be
fore they were permitted TO click their
heels or wag their fans and bow the
knee In his imperial presence. And he
had, no doubt. with that innate run
ming, appointed his creature to the po-
sition OF court dancing mistress.
%Emperor's First View OF an Alrplane.
On October II, 1908. | had returned
with the emperor and his suite from
Hamburg, where his majesty had been
present at the launching Of one Of Herr
Ballln's monster American liners. I
was seated at the side table In his
private room In the Berlin SchlOss,
taking down certain confidential in
structions which he wished TO be sent
at once by M Of the imperial couriers
10 the cOmmandant Of Posen.
Suddenly Won Kahlberg. my coll
league, entered with "A message and
handed It TO his majesty. The kaiser
at once grew excited and, turning to
me said:
1.-THE crown prince sends word from
Potsdam that the American, Orville
Wright, Is flying on the B%ornstedter
field. We must 90 at once. order the
ours. And, Won Kr3hlberg. inform her
majesty at once. She will accompany
us, no doubt"
Quickly | placed before his majesty
one OF his MISUNDERSTANDING that
It would be- wanted for presentation to
The daring Americnn-and he took up
his pen aud scmwled his signature
across a..
Within a quarter Of an hour three
NJ the powerful ears were on their way
90 rotsdam, the emperor with Herr
Anton licitschel-a high German OH
cial az Cunstuntlnople-and Professor
Nambcry la the first car. the kaiserln
with her daughter, Victoria Luise. and
the lutter's ober. gOuveruunte govern
oss), with one of the court lndles, In
the next while In the third rode with
Mulor o Scholl, one OF the equer-
rics.
ON arrival az the Bornstcdter field Il
WINS olready growing dusk. and "a great
disappointment awaited us. The crown
priacc rode mp 20 inform us gravely
That me flying was Owe for the day.
~ this the kalscr grew angry, for ne
had been ont once before upon IA Wild
goose chase. only 20 find that Orville
Wright had gone home. declaring the
wind % strong.
AT his fathers anger however. evil
lle" burst out %lnurhing. declaring that
he wa only joking and that all was
IN readiness. Indeed, as he spoke, the
aviator came mp and I presented him
10 his majesty.
Then. while he stood alone in the
center Of the great. sandy plain. Mr.. Or
vile Wright clnmbered into his MAJ
chine and. rising. made many circuits
high above as.
The emperor stood with Herr Relt-
schel and the shaggy old professor.
straining his eyes with keencst inter-
est. IL was the first time his majesty
had seen an airplane M flight. Much
had been promised Of Won Xeppelin's
invention, yet tho German public had.
until those demonstrations hy the
American aviator. taken but little heed
~ the hCNNier-thun-air machine. At
that time, indeed, the emperor had not
taken mp Won Zeppelin and 10 was only
after seeing Oryille Wright's demon
STATIONS that ne entered with my en-
thusiosm into a%eronautical problems.
High above as against the clear eve
ming sky. wherein the stars had already
begun TO twinkle. the daring American
rose. dipped and banked. his machine
dronlng like a huge gadhy, much 10 the
Interest and establishment OF the en-
peror.
"Marvelousr Z" he exclaimed. as I
stood beside him, with the empress on
his right. "How is Il done2"
The sight Of n man flying in the air.
maneuvering his machine at will, rising
swiftly. and then planning down with
the engine cut of. was one OF the most
amazing spectacles the loyal Potsdam-
ers had ever seen. Even the emperor.
with all his dreams Of world power.
could never for n moment have fore
seen what a great factor airplanes
would be In war.
At last Wright came down In a
spiral, banked slightly, steadied him.
self and fhnr, If~Htf.- q. ,.w4h