The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-12-06

height haA m inssxvssw VITA - ka1p
ear which win ~vsr s~kzsin cae q ~
Eaesg vivid Ina my raeknosy.
n was about three thsrty cns swndmF
saaruiax when WAS srous~d ny q matd
VIVA. In an awe-sssaeksa tans II woo
aanoune~d that ths Ness t'xh1G ~
kais~r's palace a. Pstxdsm. wa - ~
phone. ! weat DO The tsacph&as an6
was infaxFaei that the KAISER wan smk
fertng frua \ bad teoahach@ aud w~nlIl
sead his ante for ae Within a. AaaF Il
%.
gsss up at ant~ and packed ~ ~
strumeats. aud ut six-thlrty the G3r, n
big graz Meresstes haacassne. arrived
Besides tho chauffeur there was m
easrsdas carrying tho busis whose dis
tiActiss hesss o0ly tho kaiser NAY ma
while the Shell room and ether stats
Foaans were accessible TO visitors ha
fore the war. 90 oae was ever permit
ted 10 visit the private apartments al
tbs kaiser upstairs
On this oecssior. however, ! wsa
Eaid~d rtgAt through the Shell rsosA
Through deer epeaing 90 tho iesf ard
up 4 vide staircase to the katssf'i
xarderohe. or dressing roorn.
There l fuana breakfast .-ady fos
me. II consisted at real cotgee. real
white bread. butter. msrnahHde. sugar.
cream aud cold meats II was the hrxt
feod Of the kind had eaten tn seine
vftsA and rsaeftrAlay ner eas In Ger
many ousxit= &c royal taassly and the
jsrkers wan sny better "a thar lin
that respect.
While I wan hreakfsstina. the kaiser
was dressing. His valet entered sew
eral times. l Noticed. to take out arti.
cies Of clothing from tia massive
warirubes which lined the room ] had
tust completed my meal when ! re-
e~tved word that my patient vas ready
TO receive mo.
A. ] entered the ksiser'a bedroom
he was standing In the csntes of the
ruom. fully attired In an army gray
uniform, but without his sword. He
locked more haSgard than had ever
seen him. except once In 1915. Lack
Of sleep and physical pain were ,ws
things with which he had. had very
i.ttie experience, and they certainly
showed their effects very plainly.
He didn't seegn to be- In the best II
humor but greeted the cordially enough
and shcok hands.
lin all my life. Dav.A- hs said, 4
have never suffered 10 much pain"
I Expressed my sorrow and started
TO tinprosise q dental chair ont of an
upholstered armchair on which l
placed scene pillows and. an the kaiser
sAi down, he lanehlngly remarked:
Look here. Davis. you've 60, to DO
Son ef'KfnK for me. I 'esnf fsghs sfsasa
whole world. yon know. and have .
tco,hsehst' r.
When ! was through and bis pain
was relieved. his spirits seemed to re-
vive appreciahly. and he explained why
IL vas he was 30 snrsous To have bis
tooth trouble removed A. quickly ~
possible.
Il must 70 down 10 italy. Davta"
he said. ito see what my noble troops
have accomplished, My srar.ouA,
what We have done 10 them Down
sh~rei Our offensive At Riga was tass
q feinI We had advertised our In
tended offensive To Italy NO thoroughly
tina; the Italians thought We cnaldn't
possibly Intend to carry Il through
Fer three months II WAS common talk
tn Germany. you remember. that the
e~ses..a@essssw@ nsal4 Assss In, acs.fhss.
ana mr. the Italians believed II wsa al
q blu1 and when We advanced on RixA
thsy we're sure o. II. They thought ws
were ~ occupied there that we cvuid
pay no attention to thea. aud 10 we
caught them nappinr'"
The kaiser's fRce fairly heamed An
he dwelt On the strategy Of his gen.
erals and the successful outcome Of
their Italian csmpaign.
Fer months Italy had been engaged
In rsanting her big guns CA the noun
taln-tops and gathering mountains ut
Ammunition and supplies and food and
hospital supplies tn the valleys. below.
In preparation for their twelfth istynEo
offensive.
ave lei them m sh~sd and waited
patiently for the right moment. They
thought that their contemplated often.
s!ve ra4ss Inevitably hripx cur wesksf
assghtpor 10 her knees ard farcs Der 70
make A separate peace" By Acss
weaker resrhtor~ the kaiser, Of course,
10 Austria. and boz acc@ratA
was his informs tsfG regarding l;aiys
exrectx ts~ns and bow easily they
night have beef .s&EErd we're sshsS
aueutly rrve&s~i by the pusascatsssa OF
hat fsrSo9s letter frogn Kaiser Kari
10 Prince SgxrsaA