Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-30

myself. He used 10 follow my instruc-
tons implicitly and unQuestioningly in
way that | found almost pathetic.
He seemed surprised that | did not
bully him a good deal more. taking
advantage oi the little authority was
given over him.
That WAS certainly MS way. l re-
member that during our nrst long in
tervicw. he summoned u servant. and
when the man appeared he spoke to
him IN a loud. angry voice and with
every appearance OF displeasurc. l did
not then understand German. but. be-
ing curious to know what the fellow
had done. asked the prince what his
crime was.
"oh. we always speak to the SER
wants like that" replied Prince Oscar.
csrcicssiy: and l afterwards found
that he had not exaggerated the facts
III any way. Bully and be bullied in
turn IS the experiences OF every Ger
man. even OF the sons of the Kaiser
himself.
Of,entimes. when the Kaiser en-
countercd me about the grounds or on
the drill ground at Potsdam. he would
stop and ask me a few brusque cues
tons IL TO the progress Prince Oscar
was making.
rs he obedient7' ne would usually
ask.
Does he give you implicit obedience
when you make him an order? If not
you must tell Grafvon Soden, and he
will see you are obeyed"
Owing to the continual and exact
ing round OF duties which constituted
his daily life. Prince Oscar had few
chums. His intimates, at the time
when Instructed him in sports, were
his brother. Joachim: his cousins
Princes Sig!smund and Friedrich Karl
tn" sons OF Prince Leopold. the kaiser's
cousin and brother-in-law; and his
cousin, Prince George of Greece the
son Of Constantine, at that time Crown
FRINGE OF Greece, and more lately King
and eX-kinG of that country.
All these young men were .uhiect
10 discipline and sense OF duty
similar to that OF Prince Oscar. rhey
we're equally short OF money, though
provided with all the necessary thing :
TO their condition in life.
Later in life, OF course. they wouId
be freed from the restrictions i'm
posed upon them AS young men. the
German Crown Prince. for instance
was entirely his own master when T
was In Berlin; and. as shall have
presently 10 relate, showed himself in
clncd to make UP in dissipation for
the time lost when he was under
tutclage.
When Prince Friedrich Karl CANA p,
hEs ne celebrated the occasion, s he
had often promised himself he wnuid
by real orgy OF spending.
had almost foreotten 10 r,e,,ior
mat each OF these princes had been
mace 10 Toll very hard in order 10 ac
Puirc handicraft, the choice OF whic,
Was left 10 themselves The c-own
prlnce was turner: Prince Sigisinund
carpenter: Prince Friedrich Kari w.
a 'ocAsnitn, and Prince Joachim. when
! Nne" MIN took daily lessons in
ca binet- making
butiful Prince Oscar had chose,
plumbing; but with the hes, wish IN
the world, had never been ablc -,
squeeze enough time out OF his .icb
'ecA-nour day OF hard work "a lean
the art a. u
nave referred several times to the
pan cherished OF having ho,in.
aaop'cd as one OF the test sports for
e'Inah army officers. was prompted
!" maze vigorous and protrac,cd er.
iorts to that end by the encourage
menu gwen me by my pupils. Prince
oscar and Prince Friedrich Kari and
INC energy | had thrown into the es,ah-
iishment Of the Hof Sports Club was
inspired by this idea
ne club had become loungi ing place
rendezvous for budding diplomats, bur
II was neither profitable nor A pleas.
ing enterprise for me- found tina,
the PTussan officer was loath to pay
loT ms instructions and amusement:
'hc blucr the blood the closer the d.t
seemed TO be the rule in Prussia.
MY growing disgust at the whole
business was brought 10 a point by a
characteristic jccr OF the crown prince
himself. who pleasantly complimen;ed
me on the emptiness OF my rooms, and
The vanity Of my ambition
THE KAISER MORTIFIED
AT FILM OF" FIGHT
Want to introduce boxing among
army officers. do you, slim?" he
Knocked. Don't you know that papa
was disguised by that film, and saws
boxing is only fit for Englishmcn and
n!ggcrs."
] discovered that a private eShibi-
ton OF the film OF the Johnson-Jeffries
match the Kaiser damned the show
by leaving long before il was finished.
expressing himself as Mortified at the
presentation OF the victory Of a black
man over a white one
decided 10 take the quickest wav
OF getting out Of the Iiof Sporting club
WIN us collection OF staggering. i'm
pacunious Prussian officers ] did SO.
and the club ceased to exist
was afterwards told that il had
come under tho ban OF the Kaiser him
self, because he had been told that in
1t were arranged the reliminarics O,
fatal duel fought by two army OF
hcers concerning the Countess Ina ven
haSSc"ii%, the very beautiful court
lady who was then something OF a
uotoriety in Berlin. That was. OF
course. quite untrue. since such a thing
as the arrangement Of duel could
not have taken place there very well
without my knowing 1t.
such duel was fought. | believe.
and the participant credited by Berlin
gossip with emerging victorious was a
member Of the club. Countess Won
fasscwitz was sister OF one OF the M st
/ prominent members Of the club. and
was well known 10 be the object o,
FRINGE Oscars intense admiration
Later he contracted a morgantic mar
rage with her, and I suppose this set
/ "' condolences, or circumstances
caused the club 10 be connected with
the gossip about the duel
~ any covert meaning lay behind the
jctr OF the crown princc--w hich did
not believe at the time, and stilI nnd