Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1918-09-20

heard. Some or the stories we es
changed were more Or less risGue an,
would be out Ct place In these pages
but l do not mean to intimate tina
there was anything very much aclis!
with them. They always amused hin
very much and he was quick to catcl
the point.
| The kaiser's sense of humor fre
Quently exhibited itself. He told mc
of conference between representa-
tives Of all the powers regarding thu
selection Of king for Albania after
the Balkan war. Some Of those present
thought the incumbent ought to be a
Catholic, others insisted that q Grcc9;
Catholic was essential, still others
maintained that Mohammcdan would
be most logical.
1t seemed quite impossible to come
to any agreement as to just what re-
ligion the king Of Albania should pro-
f"ss, and the kaiser had ended the dis
cussion, he said, with the suggestion ::
well, gentlemen, if a Protestant
won't do, and Roman Catholic wont
do, and Buddhist IS cut of the qucS-
ten, why not select q Jew and call him
Jacob the First? He'll have his throat
! cut, anyway, IL three months"
The powers did not select q Jew, bet
90 gsyir np I-c;
nee, was put on the throne, and within
q month or two afterwards had to lice
for his life.
IN referring to Ro0seve!t's patriotic
offer TO lead al army in France, the
kaiser declared that he admired him
for his courage and zeal.
~ hear" he said, chat he Is now on
his wy to Italy. 1t is too bad we did
not postpone our offensive there Per
haps we might have captured him.
Wouldn't Teddy look funny In Il gas
maskT
Shortly after the U-boat Deutsch-
land made It's successful trip to Amer
lea, the kaiser called on me, and he
was in very jocu!ar frame Of mind.
haDDencd to mention to him that !
Planned to GO to America the following
sunncr in connection with the porca
lain tooth had Datented
Wei, 1t won't 1t necessary nov,
Davis" he commented. ave can scuG
tie Deutschland over and bring bacl
L hoatioad Of teeth"
"t'lx my teeth well, Davis" he de
.c!Grcd On 2:lr..2ar occasion, $50 that !
en- Bile. Tire are lots of people
would like +. title" and he snapped
is jaws together IN way that woulC
:;yo !,Gt;cd i'll 1,r :hc victims he had II
i'll, although his remark was cyl
,&nt!y more facetious than vicious.
The courtesy and affability which
he kaiser almost invariably displayed
II his relations with me did not pre-
vent Lila ~ enc occasion from show.
.Tg his iadi~lati0n when I touched hin
up"l what was evidently q very sore
pci"r-t:!e Part that America was go
liz, 10 play il the war although he al
ways claiGed Is be unperturbed abou;
th" A:acrican situation.
lie had pointed ont that America at
that timo na1. only 10000 MEN In
Frai!ce and lie believed that the o.
''oats would effectively prevent any
great addition to Or forces abroad, If,
indeed, they ever lift cur shores.
GAS a matter Ct fact, however" he
added, ''your countrymen would bt
very Willing, ~ doubt, to Eight for their
country to srotect 1t from invasion
but loI!'t believe you'll ever get many
OF them to leave l"!ne to fight abroad
America will really be a very small;
factor in the wfr, Davis"
"I5ur majesty Is Understanding
tie power Ct America !" l replied.
lie turned to ne Indignantly and n