Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-12-04
CHAPTER V.

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 The Kaiser Defends German War
 Methods.
 The kaiser was always very careful about everything which might affect his health, and even after the war started. when his attention was natu- rally occupied by many pressing prob lens, he did not neglect his teeth, but came to me as regularly as he had al- ways done.
 Of this was very glad, because it gave me an opportunity to draw the kaiser out on many of the interesting questions which the war suggested and which I found him always ready to discuss. Perhaps the fact that was an American led the kaiser to greater lengths in his justification of German war methods and measures than he might otherwise have thought necessary
 The first time I saw the kaiser after the war started was about August 10, 1914. Between eleven and twelve o'clock the night before, I had been notified by telephone that the kaiser would like me to attend him at the Berlin palace the following morning at nine o'clock. He was about to make his first visit to the front and wanted his teeth examined before he went. s
 The work had to do for him was nothing of serious character and did not occupy more than twenty minutes One of his valets stood by to give me any assistance l might need, but left the room when I was through.
 Have you been reading In the pa- pers, Davis." the kaiser asked when we were alone, ''how our soldiers have been treated by the Belgians?"
 said l had not had chance to read the papers that morning."
 Well, you must certainly read them. They've been gouging cut the eyes of our wounded and mutiiating my men horribly! They.call iA modern.es,,sl. iized warfare. That's savagery! hope your president is taking notice of these atrocities"
 Of course I was in no position to contradict the{ kaiser's assertions, as l was not in Possession of any of the facts, but I learned afterward that four American newspaper correspond ents had secured Germany from one end of the country to the other in an effort to run down these reports. They left no rumor uninvestigated, no mat ter how far they had to travel to yer ify it. When they had finally exhaust ed every clue and followed every lead they had not found a single case to justify the charge the kaiser had made against the Belgians and which, of course, the inspired German press con- tinued to report from day to day.
 The object of these lies was to jus tify the outrages which the Germans were committing in their plan to ter rOrize the inhabitants of the countries they were overrunning. According to reports the activities of franc-tireurs in the occupied territories were met by the Germans with the most bar barrie punishments, crucifixion and similar atrocities being very common Undoubtedly the kaiser was aware of what his soldiers were doing, and to defend their conduct he lent ready ear to the unfounded charges made against the Belgians.
 'I have already framed a message which l intend sending to your presi. dent regarding the use of dumdum bullets by the Belgians and French, the kaiser went on. "We have ample proof to establish this charge not only in the character of the wounds suffered by my soldiers but in the shape of un used cartridges which we found in the captured forts."
 Strangely enough, the kaiser sent off his protest to President Wilson about the same day that President Poincare forwarded similar protes based upon the use of dumdum bullet. by the Germans.
 Regarding the violation of Belgium, neutrality, the kaiser was able to of fer no reasonable argument The fac that he was willing to pay Belgium fol permission to allow his armies to g, through that country was apparent. sufficient Justification in his eyes fo taking by force what Belgium refused to sell.
 How foolish of Belgium to have re sisted usl !" he declared, In this con nection. Had they consented to le us walk through we would have pai' for everything-everything! Not