Evening star., 1918-07-23
Regarded Himself Invinrible.

Regarded himself Invincib1e.
That the kaiser now regarded him
self and his armies as invincible felt,
and I feared that the success IN Italy
would be followed at the first favor
able opportunity by gigantic Often
sive on the western front.
Indeed, on subsequent occasion,
when he called at my office for fur
ther treatment. and again referred to
the Italian triumph, he remarked: IF
our armies could capture 100000 Ital-
ians--and those 100000 might just
as well be dead as far as Italy is con-
cerned-we can do the same thing
against our enemies In the west"
This was one of the Interviews was
SO anxious to report to the repre-
sentatives Of the American intel
ligence department at our legation in
Copenhagen, and, later on, when I
it in great detail to them. I remained
in Copenhagen eleven days and during
the greater part OF that time I was
being interviewed by one or another
Of the Representatives of our intel
ligence department Exactly two
ern offensive broke out as had
feared.
I called at Potsdam a day or two
later to attend the kaiser again, and
found him still in the same trium-
phant mood. and SO anxious was ne
my ONCE three times that week to
enable me to complete my work on
his affected tooth.
up TO this time had been unable to
complete my negotiations with DR..
Haselden. At last, through influence.
me in Berlin and he arrived early In
November. He stayed with me three
days and the matter was disposed OF.
After one of two trips back and forth.
he arrived with his belongings on
November Is and installed himself IN
The following day the kaiser called
at my office for what proved to be
his last sitting. I had received word on
the Goth that my pass for America had
been granted and that could leave on
the s0th. and accordingly told the
kaiser that II was my intention to
leave for Copenhagen on that day.
told him that I had arranged
with DR.. Haselden to look after my
practice while was away and that
I had great confidence In him be-
cause he had made a ane reputation
aliy. he was an amateur champion
j, tennis player. and very popular man
socially.
Delay in Leaving Germany.
On the 2sth received a letter
from the court chamberlain stating
that the president OF police had made
It known to the kaiser that I had
applied for q pass to America and
demanding an explanation as to why
had told the kaiser that 1 had
planned to go to Copenhagen and
had not mentioned America.
at once replied that 1t was indeed
my intention. as had told the kaiser.
to go to Copenhagen, but that had
applied for the pass to America be-
cause wanted to be in a position to
go there II my patent affairs de-
manded 1t, and I expressed the hope
that nothing would be done to inter-
fere with the pass which had been
promised me for the 30th.
Nevertheless the S0th- came around
and the pass didn't. and the boat
which sailed from Copenhagen on
December Z. which I had planned to
take, sailed without me.
Again the weary weeks followed
each other without the slightest in
timation from any ono that 1 would
ever be allowed to leave. Indeed. I
had fully made up my mind that the
authorities had decided to keep me
in Berlin for reasons of their own
and that nothing I could do could
mend the situation, when. early in
January, received the Joyous It'd
ings that I could leave January 81
e. left on the i2zd. and as far as
/ have since been able to ascertain
I was the last American male to leave