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Bismark's dream of world con-
quest by German arms has the start
of irs attempt at accomplishment by
the sending Of German men OF all
classes-military, bankers, brokers'
manufacturers, salesmen, lawyers
farmers, clerks, and even laborers-
to all parts of the world there TO
take up their residences, ia'' 81 ~
funds from the Hohenzollern war
chest, to watch, wait and study 1or
the benefit and information Of In
perialism until "The Day."
The Kaiser's life, by his own al
mission, is dominated by the same
PRINCIPLES which actuated Napoleoh'
Alexander, ,Julious Caesar, Theodore
tbe Second and Frederick the Great
for the mastery of the world. But ne
n,aces himself above them in ability
determination and power to achleVe'
ending his self-flattery with the
laconic criticism that "where they
failed I shall succeed by Divine aid'
On one of his visits to his great
,u ..uns he stops at a small peas
ant home for a drink of water. Al
tracted by the sweetnes OF the young
wife. who serves him, he leaves MS
bodyguard outside and follows her
into the house. There ne attacks her
in brutal fashion, leaving her pros
trate, an innocent victim to the luss
that has characterized the stay OF MS
armies in Belgium and France. Inc
husband returns, his attitute OF nom
age at first sight of the Imperial ruler
lust emerging from his home turned
to q mania of rage when ne gllmses
his wife through the open door. he
,,,noes at the Kaiser, striking him
down, only to return and receive a
deadly bullet from the gun OF an ac-
companying officer.
The Kaiser returns to berlln' eia'-
cd at the condition of his armed forc-
as in all branches. A council OF stan
officers is called. Again they are told
that within but a few years Ger
many's military strength and efh-
cheney will have developed into the
dawn fthe long-promised "Day'
Hardly has the baby son, born to
the widowed peasant girl, become OLD
enough to wean when he is taken
from her by emissaries Of the KAISER
The boy is taken to America by Dr.
Carl Won Strompf.
Richard Busch, wealthy German
American, is in Berlin on business Tor
his American organization, when ne
receives word that his wife has died.
leaving a baby boy. Conditions make
it impossible for him TO return before
six months have elapsed.
Robert Busch grows to MANHOOD
surrounded by luxury and comfort
and worshipped by his sister, Emily.
Early in 1914 another council IS
hsld in Berlin. The Kaiser loosens the
steel bands holding his forces in leash
and preparations are secretly started
for severing them completely, IN READ
mess for the march to Paris. The
comments and pledges of his taft IN
dicate their conviction that "might
makes right, that "war shall pc
waged mercilessly, leaving the enemy
naught but their eyes with which to
weep" and taat "the oppressed are
50 because the Germans are su-
preme". The war clouds gather and
then the storm breaks in terrible
fury.
Follows the desecration of Belgium
the heroic struggle against superior
numbers by the small legions of King
Albert, equalling their German foe
men only in the determination not to
he beaten. Northern France is over
run, old men and children are maim-
ed and murdered, the women are
violated, and German blood lust
drinks to the full.
Then the tide is stemmed by the
flower of France England rushes
her first gallant fifty thousand, OF
,,,ho,o b,,+ caven hundred returned,