The sun., 1918-11-10

we find him in February at the Verduf
front exho.ting In vain his troops to ad-
vance Soon thereafter he was at VII
helmshaven, and then writing words for
a war hymn Richard Strauss was to set
to music. His travelling was managed
with great care, scores Of attendants and
a small army Of guards going with him.
In April he was beseeching the Socialists
to stay with him. meeting them at Pots
dam and otherwise begging his people
to stand firm. He was making slogans,
"He shall not pass: he must be beaten"
There was he said, to be no winter CAM
paign. All was to be won that yeah
For every eventuality he had a speech or
an excuse that was bragadocio. lie was
sending a goodwin" messsge througl
Ambassador Gerard to the United States,
his mask still on. II was In August.
1915. that he made Won Hindenburg
Chief OF the German General STAFF, re-
placing the less fortunate Erich Won
Falkenhayn. Great. to the Kaiser's an
poyance. was the jubiiation through Ger
many at the old soldiers advance, but
more clearly over the Kaisers final
elimination from the realities of high
command. His uneasy fitting from
point to point did not matter. The bat
tie Of the Somme brought that about at
any rate. He had visited the Somno
front. inspected the armies on the Rus
sian front, had congratulated the feet
In escaping in any shape from the North
Sea fight. In his mouth II was a VIC
tory. He honored everybody possible
Hindenburg for Rumania, Won Macken-
sen for Bucharest In November Francis
Joseph died. and Wilhelm went about
Vienna deploring-not deeply. In the
following February he was at Vienna
toasting the new Austrian Kaiser.
Approves Ruthlessness on Sea.
The year 1917 was TO be fraught with
greater moment still to his cause. Ad-
miral Won Tirpitz emerged from the
shadow and started, with the Kaiser's
hearty approval. the ruthless subma-
rine warfare. Desperate the measure
seemed In Its defiance of all human law.
but to Wilhelm all was fair to strike at
England. He would cajole the United
States. But could he? Mr.. Gerard had
a long tale to tell Of palace and Foreign
Office chicaneries then. And America
had mind of its own. At the beginning
Of February we broke of diplomatic re-
| lations with Germany. The news threw
the Kaiser into purple rage. He
blamed Won Bernstorff bitterly. In
March the United States declared war.
The Kaiser pooh-poohed II. His states
men, Generals, Admirals all belittled II.
1t Is worth while recalling the GERMAN
Foreign Minister'S boast to Mr.. Gerard
that America dared not declare war;
that there were 100000 German re-
servists in the United States who
would
There are five hundred and one
thousand lampposts." said Mr.. Gerard.
| Indeed for time the Armenian ques-
ton was lost sight OF in face OF the April
news from Russia, where, almost in L
night. the Gar and his Government were
overthrown by the Russian proleturiat
with such a following Of chaotic cond'-
| lions that from one fuctuation to an
other. amid the revolt OF the army the
changes OF Governments, now one batch.
now another ruling. Kerensky. who was
the most promising leader, falling before
the holder and more radical Bolsheviki
that a totally unexpected line of victory
in Russia opened before Germany. There
was. Of course, danger that the Ger
man people would follow the Russian
lead and revolt. In June King Constan-
tine of Greece abdicated. and the Kaiser.
to whom his treachery to the Allies had
| Continued on Eleventh PdOe.