Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-05-11

That is very curious" / said. and
told Count Baudessin what Prince
Friedrich Karl had said about the
kaiscr's feeling that the British feet
had come unlimited and undesircd.
KAISER MADE No SECRET
OF HIS DlSpLEASUtI;
Yes" he said. he made no secret
OF his displcasurc at the appearance Of
the warships. and that Was before the
murder took place"
AT Cologne l found that the assa..
sinatton seemed TO have been almost
forgotten. and when l spoke TO my
"t!i-ihIorined German acquaintance
about the disturbing things had
heard in Berlin. they shrugged their
shoulders and sad: The i'russians are
always dreaming about war" 1t WAS
quite true that the excitement and
umeasiness did not compare with VIVA,
was manifested at the time OF the
ASadir inCiuent.
An elderly American OF my acquain,-
hhce, who had business relations with
hamburg and was on terms OF som.
Intimacy with Herr Ballin, completely
dispel!ed all remaining fears | felt.
His daughter had been ketrothcd 10 a
young German nava! officer. "a man OF
Boou .a!H!!y. nut "A younger son, and
with no means except his scanty pay.
lie had 70 receive official sanction
tor ms marriage. And in conformdncc
WIN the RUE OF the German army and
navy. N" bride had to deposit in tn.
bank dowry sufiicicn, TO allow the
marriage TO take place In this case
the sum required was $4,000 and the
elfis father. my American acquaint-
ance. had taken The money TO the bank
Tor the purpose.
To his surprise, some formal objec-
tion 10 receiving II was raised, and he
had TO go without dcpositing the
money. The girl wrote TO her nance,
and IN reply Received puzzling letter.
gathered that it did no, shake her
iaith IN the officer, out limited at OBJ
stac!es. and asked her TO wait before
Il formal Detrothal should be an
nounced and the business clinched by
the deposit OF the dowry.
Ny American friend thereupon sus-
pe-ied that troubl. might ARISE from
me sarijevo incident, ana determined
10 ask BALM. as d man who was more
or less In the confidence OF the Kaiser,
"hetheF there was any possibility OF I
European war
BALM laughed very heartily. and
naturally, when the question was pro-
posed 10 HIM. Then. taking a list OF
ihe Hamburg Alnerika E4ilings. he
handed i; 10 the quer!s;
Il! we supposed that grea, war
was Imminent" he said. do you think
mat We would have nearly 100000
TONS oil GU !shipp!ng on the high seas
NJ the hazard OF any chance that might
destroy the vessels? II my assurance
is o; any value to you, there VIII be
40 war as the result, OF Sarajevo; only
some diplomatic exchanges"
That settled the question for me ana
put II from my mind. like everybody
else Nobody made any difference IN
the treatment accorded TO US there
was not a sign o. any lurking hatred
or distrust OF English people ia ives,
Germany.
The storm was the more surprising
ana alarming when II suddenly burst.
When We arrived in Dusseldorf we
went to see the British consul as a
matter OF course. TO my great relle:
and delight. he turned out 10 be a
man OF British birth.
This was a change after Cologne
The experience OF myself and my
brother al that place deserves to be
reeoFded Tor after the war purposes.
Ever since leaving Germany | have
been very cha!w OF recording personal
opinions. preferrins 10 allow other
people TO draw their own conclusions
from suCh experiences as ] may have
endured. But one OF the lessons ,h,s
war should rub home Is surely the
necessity OF connning our consular
service 10 people OF British birth and
proved patriotism.
My brother ANA called upon the
British consul at Cologne at in the
morning on August ). when Great
britain proclamation OF war upon
Germany had been officially confirmed.
We FOUND u stout German porter iust
pulling down the roller which closed
the office. and with malicious salts.
faction he Informed us that the place
was closed. Clear Off" no ordered. in
his most cultural German.
We intend to see the British con.
sul. whether the place is closed or
not" answered, and wo pushed past
him. He struggled and protested al
III" top OF his voice. but my brother
and ! ignored him. and penetrated 10
the office, which was situated in me
DoA Platz Cologne.
Hearing the disturbance, another
stout man appeared. and. speaking in
English asked what was the matter.
his English was excellent. but nobody
could have mistaken the German ac
cent of the man.
II never occurred TO me that this
obvious Hun could be our consul. SO
| told him that l wished 10 see the
British consul.
II am der British CONSUL" he re-
piled.
Go be continued Tomorrow