The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-15
Some Highlights In
 Hindenburg's Career
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 who had been attached to von Hin denburg's staff for the manoeUvres, was to join the General at Han helm" a couple of days before the manoeuvres began. He went from Berlin to "Hanheim," taking some papers and maps to the General from the War Office.
 Captain Weissener had been ex- tremely busy at the War Office prior to starting out for "Hanheim," and had not been in bed for twenty-four hours He fell asleep in the train, and on arriving at Hanover was awakened by a ticket inspector.
 The captain, on learning where he was, jumped out of the train with his kit bag, but it was not until the train had started that he recollected he had left in the carriage an attache-case containing the papers he had brought from the chief of the War Office for Hindenburg.
 Captain Weissenger told the sta tion-master who he was, and had telephone message sent to the next | station to stop the train, which was | through express to Elberfeld, and se- cure the attache case and then send it back to Hanover by the next i train.
 Captain Weissener's name was on the case, so that there could be no difficulty about identifying it and he arranged to call at Hanover station | for the case on the next morning. He | then drove off to "Hanheim'' in a l dog-cart that von Hindenburg had | sent to meet him. The rain was coming down in torrents, and when the Captain arrived at ''Hanheim" he was drenched through.
 Immediately on his arrival Captain Weissener explained to the General l what had happened'to the papers and l what he had done to recover them. Hindenburg listened to the story in silence. When the Captain had fin ished speaking, he asked him if he had anything further to say, Captain Weissener said he had not, beyond the fact that he would go early in the morning to the station to fetch the attache-case.
 You will not" said von linden burg. You will go back to the station now and fetch the papers to- night, and you will have to walk to | the station. Tomorrow you will go back to Berlin, and I shall send T message by you to the Chief at tho War Office to inform him that I have dismissed you from my Staff, and recommend that you shall be court | ia11 4N INo Now go!''
 The Captain was court-martialled afterwards. He was reprimandel severely and reduced for year to the rank and pay of lieutenant.
 After that story I found myself caring less and less for the society of the man.
 How He Beat the Kaiser. It was no secret in Germany that the Kaiser and von Hindenburg heartily detested each other. The dislike had it's origin when they me; for the first time, but it did not break out openly until the 1919 grand man. oeuvres when von Hindenburg com- pletely out-generalled the Kaiser
 The General manaGed to cut of part of the Royal army, under the command of the Kaiser, consisting oi two regiments of Prussian guards and Bavarians-the pick of the, Roya
 troops. The Emperor was endeavor-
 ing to extricate them from the mess he had got them into when Hinden- burg claimed their capture. Hiy claim was allowed by Generals vor Kluck and von Bissing, who was act . ing as umpires
 The Emperor, in a furious rage left the field with his staff, and tht
 nanoeuvres concluded the next da! \ by von Falkenhayn, who took com
 nand of the Royal troops in the ab l sence of the Emperor, surrenderinl V to von Hindenburg.
 . At the conference of generals, whicl | followed the manoeuvres and whicl = the Kaiser refused to attend, Hinden n burg declared he regretted owing t the Kaisers absence from the fiel6
 that he was unable to have the homo r, of taking him prisoner. With grea
 gusto von Hindenburg told the stor 6 to Thyssen and myself.
 O Two years later at the annual man
 oeuvres the fued broke out agai Il when von Hindenburg declined
 have the Prince Auguste Wilhelm, tn
 Kaiser's son, on his staff. Late
 when he was told by the Emperor ths
 the Prince would serve on the sta
 of von Kluck at manoeuvres, vo
 Hindenburg remarked: T can onl n say, sir, that I am sorry for vo
 Kluck"
 IS You will be more sorry for youl P. self before long," said the Empero
 Another Blow at Wilhelm. ; He had expected a humble apolog L. from the General for his refusal
 accept the Prince on his staff, an J Hindenburg's candid remark mao
 him furious. The next day von Hi1 n denburg was informed that he he been relieved of his command at u l. coming manoeuvres, and that it hs L. been given to General von Bissing.
 Two days later the Emperor r
 lpented of his desicion and the Chi