The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1918-12-06

i height I had an interview with the
ser which will ever remain one Of
most vivid In my memory.
i 1t was about thirty one Sun,
morning when was aroused by a m
who, in an awe-stricken tone Of vo
announced that the Neue Palais,
kaiser's palace at Potsdam, was on
phone. l went to the telephone {
was informed that the kaiser was 6
fering from a bad toothache and wo
send his auto for me within an hour
i 30.
I got up at once and packed my
struments. and at six-thirty the car
big gray Mercedes limousine, arriv
Besides the chauffeur there was
outrider carrying the bugle whose {
unct1ve notes only the kaiser may U
While the Shell room and other st,
rooms were accessible to visitors
fore the war, no one was ever perm
ted. to visit the private apartments
the kaiser upstairs.
On this occasion, however, I v
guided right through the Shell roo
through door opening on the left a
up a wide staircase to the kaise
garderobe, or dressing room.
There I found breakfast ready
me. IT consisted of real coffee, n
white bread, butter, marmalade, sugl
cream and cold meats. It was the fl
food of the kind had eaten In sol
time and practically no one in g,
many outside the royal family and t
junkers was any better OF than I
that respect.
While was breakfasting, the kais
was dressing. His valet entered sc
eral times, noticed, to take out ar
cles Of clothing from the massi
wardrobes which lined the room. b,
just completed my meal when I !
ceived word that my patient was reas
to receive me.
As I entered the kaiser's bedroo
he was standing in the center Of Il
room, fully attired in an army grs
uniform, but without his sword. +
looked more haggard than had eyl
seen him, except once In 1915. La
of sleep and physical pain were r.
things with which he had had H
little experience, and they certN
showed their effects very plainly.
He didn't seem to be In the bes
humor but greeted me cordially enc
and shook hands. -
"In all my life, Davis" he said
have never suffered so much pain.r
l expressed my sorrow and ST.
to improvise dental chair out . :
upholstered armchair on whic =,
placed some pillows and, as the Il
'at down, he laughingly remarked nv
Look here, Davis, you've got 90,
for me. 1 can't fghf
whole world. you know, and b
When / was through and his
vas relieved, his spirits seemed
i've appreciably, and he e1plaine J
t was he was so anxious to Id, TIVE
Doth trouble removed as quict pei
possible. ire
II must 90 down to Italy, Il rab
lie said, "to see what my mobiles to
ave accomplished. My gu, ono
What we have done to themFn stol
herel Our offensive at Riga Wt
feint. We had advertised a.
ended offensive in Italy so th01y !"
hat the Italians thought we ct wifi
ossibly intend to carry it u.
OR three months 1t was comulk eve
4 Germany, you remember, the
reat offensive would start In or,
nd SO the Italians believed itsau Nal
bluff and when we advancedga toll
hey were sure Of 1t. They th0we by
ere SO occupied there that Npld soft
ay no. attention to them, anfwe sam
aught them napplng!" Bos
The kaiser's face fairly b as Soal
e dwelt on the strategy of&en t.
-als and the successful OUT OF d
leir. Italian campaign. "er
For months Italy had beeeged anu
planting her big guns on 9un. =
in-tops and gathering MOI OF y
and supplies and and uuc'
,spital supplies in the vall4 low. 10 =
preparation for their twe1e nzo -
fensive. PkI
ave let them 60 ahead cited
ltiently for the right mom&hey
ought that their contempt fen-
ve must inevitably bring aker
ighbor to her knees and 1er to IN
axe a separate peace" "our trout
.aker neighborr the kaisef urse, leave
ferred to Austria. and hd pirate The
IS his information regar taly'a most
pectations and how they and
pht have been realized ubse negle
emily revealed by the PUB OF
it famous letter from Karl II
Prince Sextus. & an