The Garland City globe. (Garland, Utah) 191?-1925, 1918-09-19

pany them home. / did not relish the
idea of their going across the ocean
! without me.
That was in May, 1917. Weeks
passed while our application was going
from one official TO another, lying, per-
| hans for days ut time under u pile of
other applications of similar char
meter or awaiting the investigation Of
our personal histories, and Ii was not
until the end of June that we received
any word regarding It. Then we
learned that Il had been denied.
This was my first lntimatlon that we
might have difficulty In getting out Of
Germany.
A day or two later the kaiser called
on me professionally and told him Of
our plight, hoping that he would inter-
cede for us. II was the only favor Of n
personal character / had ever asked Of
him.
MY child Is aillng, your majesty" /
said, "and I feel that she needs a
change Of climate. applied to the
kommandantur for leave for my wife
and child to go to Montreux, but have
Just heard that It has been refused!"
''Davis, I win see what can do In
the matter" he replied reassuringly.
and as he was leaving my Office he
turned to me and said in the presence
Of his two adjutants: Regarding that
matter you spoke Of, leave It to me
and will see what 1 can dor
Tho kalser's influence would readily
solve our problem, l thought, and ]
was very much relieved. Two days
later, however, received letter
from Count Won Moltke, one OF the kali
ser's adjutnnts. stating that the kali
ser had spoken TO him regarding the
Switzerland project. but, under the
circumstances, II was out OF the ques-
ton. II, however, my chlld's condition
were such as TO make change Of ell
mate really necessary, he added. the
kaiser suggested that n trip to the
Austrian Tyrol might perhaps be ar
ranged, as the climate there was Just
MS good as that OF Switzerland. but be-
fore permission would be granted for
that trip II would be necessary to oh.
tain certificate from the district doc
tor stating that II was necessary.
As the food situation In Austria was
just MS bad as II was In Germany, II
act worse. that idee didn't appeal to
me ut all. and went Immediately to
the kommandantur and explained the
situation to them.
When they saw Count Won MoltEe's
letter the officer In charge threw up
his hands.
"Thnt's final." he declared. "That
comes from higher authority than
ours. II is useless 20 pursue the mat
ter any further. We received com
munlcation from his majesty regard
Ing your case. but the matter was left
entirely to our discretion. II was not
command. only request from his
majesty. A command, of course. would
have been different"
Then applied for n pass for my
wife, child and myself 10 90 TO Amer
lea. They pointed out at the komman-
dantur that as my wlfe's application
to leave Berlin preceded mine. II was
possible she would be allowed TO leave
before me. ] told the officer that that
would suit me admirably. as ! wanted
the pass for Mrs. Davis and the child
granted Mt the earliest possible mo-
mcnt regardless of what action might
be taken on my own application.
Again there followed long period
OF anxious waiting while the German
red tape slowly unwound, but eventu.
ally. In September. we received word
that Mrs. Davis and the child might
leave Berlin for Copenhagen between
October 10 and IL. They left ON the
tenth.
A day or two later commenced the
German offensive against Riga, on the
Baltic. Within three or four days the
Germans captured successfully the
oesel. Runo, Obro and Moon islands
In the Gulf of Riga and then carried
their invasion TO the mainland. Their
apparent objective was Petrogrnd ana
on October 10 the Russians announced
that the seat of the government would
w i'ho'Su thoih A'tAobiau W mus
COW.
These successes on the Baltic failed
to overcome the depression In Germany
caused by the serious internal sltua-
ton In Austria at this period. NUM-
ton factories We're being wrecked by
and war-weary strikers
and the populace was being shot down
In great numbers In the food riots
which developed in various parts OF
Austria. Not since the war began had
the outlook been SO discouraglng for
the Germans.
Then, on October 81, just as things
were looking their blacklist, the great
German-Austro offensive against the
Italians was started. In three days the
Italians were swept out of Austria and
the Teutons pressed forward to the
passes west of the Isonzo river leading
TO the Venetian plains. BY the end of
October the Italian armies were In full
retreat. Before this offensive was over
the Germans captured, they claimed,
no less than 100000 prisoners and sew
eral thousand big guns. besides vast
stores of munitions and supplies.
The exultation of the Germans over
the triumph Of their armies In Italy
knew no bounds. While 1t was at Its