The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-11-14

Df the richest In Germany was a He
coal mngnate named Fried
The kaiser ennobled him and
made him Won Friedlander-Fuld. An
other wealthy Hebrew to whom the
catered was S~chwabach. head
Of the Blelchroeder bank, n Of the
strongest private banks In Germany,
and he. too. was ennobled, becoming
Won Schwabach.
A number Of other wealthy Hebrew
in Germany were also honored by the
kniser In another way. Although he
was averse to visiting the homes OF
private individuals who lacked social
standing, he departed from his rule In
their favor and visited their mansions
ostensibly to view their art collections,
but actually to tickle their vanity.
Shortly after Le,shmnn became am
bassador to Germany, the kaiser called
on me.
"Your new ambassadors daughter Is
the best looking young lady who has
attended our court in many a day" he
declared. "Half a dozen Of my young
stan officers are very anxious to marry
her. Can you tell me. Davis, whether
these Leishmans have money!
II the kaiser despised the American
propensity for money-making. he wal
certainly not verse to acquiring
American dollars.
He told me once that every trip the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. liner America
made from New York to Hamburg re-
suited In transferring $4,000 from
American to German pockets, and
added: "we're mighty glad to get some
Of your American money, I can tell
you"
OF the kaiser's versatility I had
convincing evidence. In his converse
lions with me we usually wandered
from subject to subject in the most
haphazard manner. and he invariably
displayed a surprising store of infor.
nation on every topic we touched, and
| am not vain enough to believe that
he was SO anxious to make a favorable
impression upon me that he prepared
for these discussions In advance.
Indeed, the kaiser discussed so free
~ almost every subject that suggested
itself that I often wondered what hi
advisors would have said had the,
overheard our conversations. His read
mess to talk to me was u~ndoubtedl!
due to a tendency he had to trus
every n with whom he came In init
mate contact. For a man who was up
to have SO many enemies, he vas les
suspicious than anyone I had eve
met. He seemed to trust every one. all,
his sense Of security unloosened hi
tongue and made him more talkativt
perhaps. than was always discreet.
. The kaiser was very fond Of listen
ing TO and telling stories with a poin
and would frequently invite me to tel
him any new one that I might hav
heard. Some Of the stories we e1
changed were more or less risque an
would be out Of place In these page
but I do not mean to intimate tina
; there was anything very much amis
with them. They always amused hi
: very much and he was quick to cate
the point.
The kaiser's sense Of humor fr,
quently exhibited itself. He told m
. OF q conference between represents
tives Of all the powers regarding tn
selection Of a king for Albania afts
!. the Balkan war. Some Of those preser
. thought the incumbent ought to be
: Catholic, others insisted that a Gree
|. Catholic was essential. still othel
: maintained that a MOhammedan woul
be most logical.
: 1t seemed quite impossible to CON
to any agreement as to just what r
: ligion the king Of Albania should pr
: fess, and the kaiser had ended the dl
cussion. he said. with the suggestion
"Wcll, gentlemen. II a Protestal
won't do. and a Roman Catholic won
do, and a Buddhist is out Of the que
ton, why not select a Jew and call hi
Jacob the First? He'll have his thro
cut, anyway. In three monthsw
The powers did not select a Jew. b
/, the prince Of Wied. the kaiser's non
nee. was put on the throne. and with
n a month or two afterwards had to fl
for his life.
n In referring to Roosevelt's patriot
q offer to lead an army In France. Il
kaiser declared that he admired hi
for his courage and zeal.
II hear" he said, shat he IL now
his way to Italy. It Ii too bad we d
not postpone our offensive there. P'
I haps we might have captured hi
T. Wouldn't Teddy look funny In a 8
maskf"
1t Shortly after the U-boat Deutse
I. land made Its successful trip to Amt
rs lea. the kaiser called on me, and
Or was In a very jocular frame OF mind.
happened to mention to him tina
planned to 20 to America the followi
10 summer In connection with the por'
Df lain tooth l had patented.
10 swell It won't be necessary no
ID Davis" he commented. "We can Sc
X the Deutschland over and bring ba