davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-08-26
ACTUALIDADES EXTRANJERAS
LOS ALIADOS EN- RUSSIA

region de Sahara. q las ordenes de
los Generates Aleyeieff, Doutof y de
y. Rodzianko. que preside Ia Ultima
Duma.
5.-Lcs diversos "gobiernos' sibe-
cianos.
La Dieta siberiana de Tonsk, dis
persada en- febrcro, que SO refuG'o en-
Irkcutsk, despu5s en- Malta y eli
Kharbin. cue Sc formo de cuen-
ia en- Omsli. en- JUNO, Y que, recien-
.emcnta. proclaao la Independence
De Siberia. anul0 todos les actos de
los ~boishevikis Y fij6 TN regimen
agrario. provisional en- tanto que Sc
verif;ca la reunion de Ia Constituyen-
te.
FL eobicrno de Eladivostok, que no
IS mas que una emanaci6n del gobier-
no De Omsk.
e. Gran Duque Miguel. designado
por Nicolas II como su successor, que
SO escape de Perm ell Is de JUNO V
que ha dcclarado tener pretensiones
Il trono mediante un manifesto de
fecha Is de JUNO en- ell cue agrega
que espera recibir los poderes cores
9onGientss de una asamblea nacional.
FL gobierno del General Horyat en-
hharbin. Este ~personaje es ell ad-
ministrador del ex-chiro. 81 antique
colaborador del Virrey AleXieff. Ira
baia en- Ia restauraci0n de la
quia. Esta instalado en- G~odrokovo
Las bandas de Senenof u acaban
de tomar una brillante revancha en-
la frontera m%ardch1.
Tales son las piedras de que dis
ponemos para ~!evantar de nueva
ia e! edificio ruso. Segun los jueces
mas competentas, es ~alrededcr de n
mouarquia constitutional q acepte Ia
question agraTia va cOnsumada, donde
Sc trata De un!rias.
Por 10 der!as. los aliados no piensan
intervenir en- los asuntos interiors;
de Russia. Les fines que persiguen es-
tan hien claros.
Tratan de impedir, decia recien-
tzmente ell Temps, que los puertos
rusos del Norte, con sus bases ma
raies Y SIS dep0sitos de material.
ca;gan en- manoS del enemigo. como
Odessa o Sebastopol. Tai es ell obie-
20 de Ia accicn interaliada que Sc cs-
"a eierciendo. de acuerio con las po-
blaciones. del iado murmano Y en- la
region de Arkangel.
Qu!eren proteger a los tcheco-es-
~lJvacos que han sido traidoramente
atacados por los bolshevik;s Y por los
austro-alemanes. Este e; ell objeto
dc Ia acci6n interaliada, tan urg2n-
.. que debe garant;zar las comuni-
cac!ones entire Vladivoostok e II
koGsk.
Quiercn continuar estando ~prasentes
en- Russia, para cue i nac!onales no
;igan siendo tratardos como reheHes
y para que el pueblo russo no Sc sien-
a ab&ndon&dO a Ia domination ale
mana. Esc sera ell objeto de toda ST.
2%olitica en- eli porvenir.
Esta po!itica sc resume en- una pa.
!ahra: unir. unir a los aliados Ell Ia
]ejccucion de n tarea g~enerosa Y
unir Z los ruSos en- Ia esperanza de
ii resurgimiento. No hay lugar en-
LA para ningUn sistema preconcebi-
do; para ninguna maniobra con
nuestra ayuda. los programmes de las
aGrupaciones V los meritos individual
les Sc irIn clasiiicando Cor 81 mismos.
de acaerdo con los servlcios prestados
al inter5s comun.
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Trcdscci6n de- frances para La PRENS.i.
tivos Sc valuan por AMOS en- $1,000
hombreS Y por otrCS en- $4,000 hom-
bres. Esta en- poder de clos una
anlplia faja de territorio que Sc eX-
tiende a 10 largo de la via ferrea de
Penza (Oeste del Folga> a ~lrEoutsk,
con aigunas soluciones de continul-
dad POGO importantes. Hace algu-
ras semanas podia con~siderarseleS en-
peligro. Algunos de nuestros repre-
sentantes les dieron Ell consejo estu-
Dido de entregar IL mayor parte de
sus arniaS (no de6erian ~c0nservar
mas cue SO fus;les por tren) & CAM
bio De la promcsa, ~arrancada a los
comisionaGas del pueblo, de que no Sc
les pondria obst&culo alguno Ell 81
viaje hacia Nladivostok. Estes adml-
rabies soldados han sido r~ecobrados.
Arnas V mun;ciones les han sido en-
viadas por los japoneses y a estas les
agregaron TODD 10 Que cogieron del
arsenal Dc XaZan. GraciaS 4 Ia e.
tensa IONA de ocupaci0n que Sc han
asegurado. ellos puedea hacer sentir,
en- plena Russia Europea. la acclOn de
nuestra ALBANIA. resultado QUE, sin
clos. no habria podido ser obtenldo
sino al cabo de IN anc.
2.-Los restos de diverSos Oartldos
rusos. iQue queda de los soclales
revolucionarios despUes de los fusl!a-
mientos de los uitimos dias?. No 10
sabremos sino tespues de pasado al
Gun tempo. Los cadetes han eStado
sumamente activos Ultimamente. Han
cciebrado importanteS juntGs en- kie1
V es cierto que han tenido lugar algu-
mas piaticas entire ellos Y los alema-
mes. Algunos desalientos ~pasaleros
Sc han producido en las fi!as. Pero
ahora Sc Ia puesto en- evidencla que
el resultado final de este asunto tue
cue fueran arrojados hacla los aha
dos. Acaso, los cadeteS que forman
ell gobicrno Uanruso) dc ~Shoropadz-
ki los hayan seguido en- este movl-
miento. Y Ia desaparici6n politica
del Albanian Sc dcbe tamoien, prooa-
blemente, q esta Causa:
3.-Los restos de Ia Duma y de Ia
Asamblea c~onstituyente. \ grandes
~intervalos, han hecho que Sc liable de
e!los, aunQue no bastante, sin embar-
go. Seria de desearsc QUE les Conn.,
ties "interfraccionales" reaparecieran
hoy. No podriamos tener asoclados
cue O fueran mas TITLES.
4.--Los cosacos y las hgas de OIL
ciales: los cosacos del Caucaso, va
enlbrigadados Dor los Generates ka-
Iodine. Korniloff Y Alexieff. Kaledi-
ne Sc suicide Il c~onsecuencia de des-
avenencias habidas entire e! y los
otros dos .jefes. Nos ha s!do anun-
ciada Ia muerte de Korniloff, pero Ia
noticia no Sc ha confirmado.
Los ccSacos de Orenburg, a las
6rdenes del General Doutof.
Los cosacos del Don. a las orde-
nes del General krasnof.
Las ligas de oficiales formadas por
Savinkof. por el Genera! Alcxeieff y
por ell General Defgerd. Algunas
defeccioncs Sc han producldo.
Todos estos elementos parecen ha-
berse raunido, recientemente, en- Ia
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CROMCASD De La HABANA
- FZEcnA DE LOS GALoS

Marine q las ordenes de Joffr2, o en-
el contrataCue de Soissons-Reims dl-
rigidos DOT Foch. : a estas cualida-
des militares correspondent las que
pcdrian ramarse "cientificaS' o Ill
E~arar!as" de sUs escritores : Propa-
gandistas. que en- ell terreno de la
vuiga~iaacion. no tienen rlvales. FL
esoiritu frances Sc halia en- todas
parties C"todo 10 bueno y TODD 10 ma
lo-Gecia An:ado Nervo-vien@ de
Paris..."D: So Introduce sutlimente
on ell alma de los pue5!os. y 5! Su fuer-
"a constructive es prodigiosa. tanblen
sabe demoler con las llamas del in
cendio reyolIcionario. Y neTlr de
muerte . el fino aguijon &c Ia no
La ironi&. He aaui una de
les mas fuertes del genio fran
cas, Alernania ha sentido en- mil oca-
stones Ia uunta de csc darGo cue Sc lie
clava en- Ell c2ello rcbusto: y. = pesar
de sus cuarenta amos de preparation
nara IL guerra. no ha sabido devol-
YER 81 go!pe en- IL misma forma. \
- che Ia ironia no Sc "~aprende' con
el estuGio. nj es obra de la paciencia
Y 81 tes62: mace con el pueoio, y, en-
les tiempos modernoS. eS patrlmcnlo
de Francia. Va el poeta aleman En-
rioue tieine habia advertido que g.
,rella manifestation sutil del pensa-
mia1to, era desconocida IN su pals,
= vale Ia pena de repetir sus propias
palsbras. Que son las de IN gran lro-
nista. poruue el lirico "fue un rUise-
nor alenan Que hizo su nido en- Ia pc
iIca de Eoitaire'', V de este aprendlo
q arte de Ia Durla ' el sarcasmo.
Hall&oase Eeine en- i taberna de
Munich. Y dijo en- voz alta: "Aqui ha-
bra buena cerveza blanca, pero segu-
ramente no hay ironia.
No tenemos ironia-eXclamo Nan
nerl. Ia esbelta botillera. que en- aquel
momento cruzaba como IN ave-pero
oredo se-vir u ustedes cualQulera
otra cerveza
Me hizo mucho dano e. que Nam
nerl hubiera tornado Ia ironla por una
e~suecie de cerveza, quiza por Ia me-
ior de Stettin. V para que, al menos
en- adelanre. no Sc volvieSe q YER en-
sareiante Gescubierto, comeEce .
aleccionarla del moto ~Siguient@;
Belle Nannerl. Ia iconia no eS MIN
cuna cervezu sino ana invenc'on de
fN- harlIDqSpS etc. exc.
e. poeta ACADIA de burlarse tanao'en
de los hijoS de Berlin. porqUe AL! Ia
recedad Sc c~onvierte en- ironIa, Ia ba-
ia adulaci6n fallida en saCira. Ia tos-
credad natural en- refinada bur!a, la
locura real en- humorismo, Ia lgnoran-
cia en- brillante ingenio'.
Tai era la opinion que csc maestro
de Ia satira ten.a de sus compatr!o-
tas. y. aunque parezca IN desa-
tjno. afirmo cue es incalculable e da-
no oue Ia ironia franCesa ha hecno q
Ia cauSa teutona.
No. en- verdad no todo 10 de Ia pre-
2araci6n Y ell eStudio; ' aunque Ia
rnnacidad ncoro del genio teutoa
sea de obscureccr ell ola con e!
aero Que vomitan sus enormes fabri-
cas-. iamas podra envenenar ei cora
ron frances con una sola Sacta en-
nonzonada de Ironla.
Jose Elg"crO.
He5qro. y de agosto de 1918.
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Diuese Que Alenania Sc prepare
para Ia guerra actual durante eua-
rensa ans: que t~a5Gjo oostlnaGa,
y Pac:cncemeEcc CT ei engrandecl-
miento de las Industries militares, :
oue do ? tcdaS SuS fCeHteS de pro-
ducci6n capacid&d para Q"e s!rv!esen
, sus fines belicoS en- IN moCcento d.
do: que instrGyo a todos u hljcs en-
Ia escuela de la discipline COZ objeto
lie que obaGecieSen Ia voz de maado
G2l Estado cuando lleg&se e. dia de
IA gran confIaSrac;6n: que, 81 Una
palabra. no clrid6 Getalle, g-a2de o
peoueno. que pudieSe ~ccoperac al ext
10 &c la empresa guerrero mas for
midable Gue han visJo los sig!os.
Sin embargo. Ia provision alenana
no logr6 abarcar TODD e. ho.izoEte. y
hemos podido ~preseuciar como los dl-
rectoreS pol!ticoS Y m~iliCareS d aqUe-
la nacion han Sufrido, desde mace
cuatro ancS. los mas graves errores
en- d!verSoS orGeneS de coSas: Sc nan
estrellcGa en- 20 poSaS c~caSloneS con-
tvs Ia admirable diplomacia ingtesa,
que Ia corouistado Ia alianza de nu-
mercsos uuebIcS armandolcS contra
los PcdereS CentralcS: sCfrleron ire
msrGa ecuivocaCj0n ante Is seSiSten-
cia del pueblo frances. cuyo paIrlo-
tisrno h aside Ia medula de leon 9e
IA dcfe7sa aliada; Y. por ultlTlo, Sc
eaganaron por 10 que respecIa al es-
f,srLa de los EstaGos trldoS : a Ia
rlovilizaci6n de sus elemeHtos agrI-
coias. industriales y economics jun
taanente con la determination &c sus
ciudadanos en- esta lucha g:@antescs.
Y es cue los alemaneS no 70 Ianlan
:7do. Faitabanlcs ciercaS cUatdadeS
one Ia preparation Y ei trabaJo no
dan. poroue son virtgdes proPiaS det
caracter de cada pueblo; son. For de-
cirlo asi. "idiosincr&ticas', y torman
parte del alma popular. no Sc apren-
den con 81 es:udlo ~ Sc co2lan 2oE
uucha pac!ercia = teHacldac que en-
clio Sc pOnEa.
La maouina de guerra de Alemanla
es. sin duda. formidable; ia eStado q
pGuIG QS Sgt->tdi So-'
al ciercilo trauco-jngleS; zero ese
misrno peso lie rcsta a~gilidad. presto
=. elastico Y flexible d-esembara1o.
No ne refiero tan solo, n preels2-
mc2te. a Ia "Cnaquina militar'. sino
8 tode Ia nacion alemana que. en eS-
IA guerra, ha peleado unida. Los SIS
ten.as de con5atir Y las armas de
ca.abate no son sino is foc~aS SEN
sihles del sspiritu teu-on: y &SI CO
70 aou6,los apGrecen formi@aoies y
de colosales preparedness este tlfne
las misraas caracterlsticaS De enoFml-
dad y forcaieza; ' eSplrItu. los pro
cedin,ientos. las a-Euas los ejerc'toS'
1ss or~ganizaciones. So uneven con Ia
ameDazanre pcsadez de 10 inconnlen-
surable. PoGra ser que, IN ocas'oneS'
Aleu,ania maya degrade IL rap!dez en-
sus movimienros; Pe-o eSco haora 81
do mediante un esfUerzo extraordIna-
rio. poroue no es la movlidcd 81 VII
tud propia.
Francia, en- cambio, Is Ia naclon de
las corcepciones subItaS y de los pro
ce6imiencos agiles. & pueblo iran
ces como ell ateniense. conc!oe : @je-
cuta con pasn2osa rapiGez. De a4ul
orc SIS ejercitos maniobren con ad-
1,i-ahIe destreza en- Ia batalla del
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PUNTOS SOBRE Las les

La Sec~retaria dc Hacienda dice qael
ha termipado va el iHfOrme de csc
Departments. para que 9! senior
don Senustiano 10 lea ante las "a
maras el proNimo Is de Septicm-
bre.
ia Marcia de Cadiz" al portas. In
pico Sc distraio en- este, otro pico
Sc distrajo en........
ST. Sc distrajo listed con el pico. $500.
No, porque mi pico......
;Cierre listed el pico y 4 oira cosa.
Ell Kaiser dice que el. Y ell kronprlnz,
Y EIinderburg "estan i!evando 4
les aIemanes ror buen canine.
Cen razon. los alcTanes, por su parte,
dicen, cue Sc les esta lievando los
denOnios,
En- que Sc d~ist!ngue un avarcHe don
Nenustiaao?
En- que eli aware tiene dinero en- ell
empeno, Y don yenust:ano tiene
empeno en- el dinero.
Pero no 10 coRsigue, que va!
In senior Miguel Delgado ha side pre-
so en- Mazico, per el deiito de rcbo.
y 81 senior Delgado ha dicHo que, e.
fectivamerte. rGbar eS Sill lsdo fla
CO.
Despues de su apeilido, sehcr, porque
es 'delgado."
Garcia Vigil dice cue les diputadcs
kuertistaS deben ir I la CamaTa, y
luegc la Camara debe desaforar-
los, V luegc las autcridades de5en
castigarics severamente-
De todo 10 cual, 10 uaicO CUE es cier-
TO es que Garcia Vigil sc ha con-
vertido en- fiiarmonico.
:Por que? Pcrque de. Ira
In i~ur;sconsulto prestigiaGo del pre-
sente regimen. ilsWado den Foil
csrDc Balderas. oriuRdo de San
Juan lxtacamatitan. y niuy allsga-
do 4 Ii presidencra, ma dicho cue e!
gcbierno debe 'hacer guerra 4 muef
te a les barheSos.
Contra asi abcga, ell gran don Poll
carpo, porque, segun dicen las TIA
las lenguaS, eli fue barbero en- su
tempe.
\ ahora parece que tamblen.
TIBERio.
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La camisa femenina ha sufrido me-
0 evoiuciones en- su forma poTque
ha quadado relegada a 10 mas intimo
del vestido. Todos los cambios. las mo-
das V las variaciones que ha podido
sufrir han recaido sobre el corset.
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rrcaaeei6n del }raneea pare L. PRENsA,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-10-25
(To BE CONTINUED
PARADISE OF THE PACIFIC
PaIm-clothed Islands That Have All
of the Riches Man Has Any
Need to covet.

The little-known Trobriand group of
islands is a cluster of palm-clothed
gems that stud the emerald Pacific a
hundred-odd miles northeast of Sa-
marai (Papua). They are the real
thing in coral romance. The natives
are of the Melanesian type, happy peo-
pie with fondness Especially on the
part Of the star-eyed maidens) for
Europeans, who have exploited the
rich pearl fishery. They are advanced
in arts and crafts, and produce a ire
mendous quantity of carved weapons
and ornaments, which are eagerly
bought by tourists from curio-dealers
in Sydney and Melbourne.
Before competition set in the island
ers did not get much for their pearls.
Gems worth $50 and $75 were freely
bought for as many pence. The group
is fiat, but is richly clothed in jungle,
and produces vast quantities Of excel
lent yams, which are traded. Good
climate, gorgeous scenery, blue seas
like billowing silk, diamond-dusted
beaches and splendid fishing and shoot
ingl
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-10-25
FIRST USE OF GAS IN WAR
In Crude Form That Weapon Was
Employed Centuries Before the
Coming of Christ.

The earliest use of deleterious gases
in siege warfare is recorded in the his
tory of the Peloponnesian wars from
All 404 B. G. During this struggle
between the Athenians ana Spartans
and their respective allies the cities of
Palatea and Delium were besieged.
Wood saturated with pitch and sui
phur was set on fire and burned under
the walls of these cities in order to
generate choking and poisonous fumes.
which would stupefy the defenders
and make the task of attacking forces
less difficult. Another form of the
same method of attack used about this
date was to fill caldron with molten
pitch, sulphur and burning charcoal,
and to blow the fumes with the aid of
primitive form of bellows and air.
blast over the defenders lines.
Greek-fire, about which much was
heard in the wars of the middle ages,
was liquid, the composition of which
is now unknown, that was spurted
through the air, chiefly in sea fights.
in order to set fire to the ships Of the
enemy, and it was used by the Byzan-
tine Greeks at the sieges of Constan-
tinople in the years 1861 and 1872.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-10-25
Onion Taken of Pedestal.

Another old-fashioned medical SUI
perstition has been exploded. The
odorous onion can never again be
used as therapeutic agent in tn.
berculosis. Old timers who have
sworn by the virtues of this tear.
producing product have humbugged
themselves, for the onion has been
investigated, classified, analysed
and everything else has been done
to 1t that the learned men of sci
ence could think of, and in the end
it was found to he only an onion
pleasing to the paiates of some,
however displeasing to the noses of
their friends, but absolutely and
unqualifiedly without any medicinal
qualities or proprieties that make
it an aid in the treatment of tuber-
culosis. The white plague victims
may rs well use boiled potato peel
ings or beet tops for all the good
it will do them.
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of the Hearst newspapers and sub
sequently learned that he had pub
lished book called American Rights
and British Pretensions at Sea-" which
explained at once to me why the kaiser
WIGS so enthusiastic about him.
In the course of one of our many
conversations on the subject of Amer
lean munitions, the kaiser paid his re-
spects to Mr.. Schwab.
what can one expect from Sehwab,
who Is using the Bethlehem steel plant
to work against us?" he asked. "He is
of Austrian Jew extraction and would
work against anyone for the sake Of
the money that's In It'll
I'm following affairs In America
very closely" he told me on another
occasion, before we entered the war.
mot all Of your senators are against
us. Senator Stone, for instance, is
taking a very strong neutral stand, /
understand, and it is a pity there are
not more like him."
Just before / left for my trip to
America in 1916, the kaiser called on
me and l told him was leaving.
'Well, Davis" he said, 'be careful
not to run against any mines or be
torpedoed. You'll probably be pulled
into England on your way over. We
understand all boats are taken there
for examination Then, with fire in
his eye, he added: IF you should see
my cousin the king, in England, kich
him on the shins for mel"
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The Kaiser as | Knew Him
For Fourteen Years
scoDyrsht isls 3 the Mcclure NeTspaper syndeate5

might thus be preclpitated and he was
confident that England would keep out
of it.
England would be afraid to war
with u.s." he told me at the time, " for
fear of losing Egypt, India and Ireland.
Any nation would think twice before
fighting my armies, but England par
ticularly because she would not dare
to risk the loss of her overseas colo
MES"
When the kaiser's ambitious project
to dominate the world is considered,
his consistent opposition to the univer-
sal disarmament proposals is easily
understood. Without superior army
and navy, his whole plan would have
to be abandoned and his dream of
worldwide dominion would be shat
tered.
On one occasion when we were dis
cussing the Carnegie peace efforts,
the kaiser disclosed very positively
just where ne stood on the proposition.
Look at the history of the nations
of the world" he declared. "The only
nations which have progressed and be-
come great have been warning nations.
Those which have not been ambitious
and gone to war have amounted to
nothingw
Shortly after Wilson had pointed the
way TO peace in Europe in one of his
notes to all the belligerent powers the
kaiser called to see me professionally
and we discussed that latest phase OF
! the situation.
1.-THE way to peace now seems per
fectly clear" I ventured. "Only your
majesty's ever-increasing army and
navy stands in the way. If Germany
will give up her armament, 1t seems
we would soon have peace"
"That is out of the question for Ger
many" replied the kaiser, decisively
eve have no mountains like the Pyre
nees to protect US. We have the oper
plains of Russia with their vas
hordes endangering us. No; we shall
remain armed to the teeth forever!
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-10-25
INSECT POWDER GROWN HERE
Americans Lost No Time in pevcl-
opinu Industry once the Secret
Was Discovered.

In our grandfathers' day the So
called Persian insect powder (com-
monty sold nowadays under the name
of "pyrethrum") cost SIG a pound.
Pretty dear for bug-killer.
The stuff was a mystery. Beyond
the fact that it was of vegetable ma
ture, nobody knew what 1t was.
AS a matter of fact, 1t came from
Transcaucasia, where its production
was a very important industry. For
centuries it had been widely used in
Asiatic countries, and the source of
the material was secret carefully
kept.
Eventually the secret was revealed
by an Armenian merchant, who, trav-
cling through Transcaucasia, discov-
cred that the insect powder was sim
ply the ground-up fiower-heads of n
plant nearly related to our own field
daisy. +
Later on, attempts were made to in
troduce the plant In the United States,
but the seeds refused to sprout. This
Gas finally ascertained) was due to the
circumstance that the persons from
whom they were bought had baked
them.
At the present time we grow all our
own insect powder in California.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-10-25
Worsted.

81 noticed that you engaged in earn
est conversation with that conductor
cite"
''We were just having little argu-
ment about the proper pronunciation
of the street l live on" said Professor
Diggs. "She insisted that it should be
called Wellington but having some
knowledge of the man who defeated
Napoleon at Waterloo, contended it
should be Wellington
"Well which is it to be henceforth-
Wellington or wellington
"Ahem! Wellington Birmingham
Age-Herald.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-10-25
CHAPTER xI.
The kalserIn.


Although ! had frequently seen the
kaiserin in the company of the kaiser,
did not actually meet her until she
became my patient, in 1912, from which
time on she visited me more or less
regularly.
Without going deeply into her his
tory, it may be sufficient to recall that
when the kaiser married her. in 1881,
she was the Princess Victoria of
Schleswig- Holsteln- Angus
tenberg. She was a year older than
her husband. She commanded no par
ticular wealth and was not as prepos-
sessing then, perhaps, as she became
when, some years later, her hair
turned white and softened her rather
large features and too highly colored
complexion.
My first introduction to the kaiserin
occurred one Sunday afternoon at the
Berlin palace, where / had been in
structed to be at three o'clock. l was
conducted up the stairway and, on the
first landing met the kaiser, who was
waiting for me.
"Well, Davis" he said. 81 hope /
haven't spoiled your Sunday afternoon,
but / assure you it was not for myself
1 sent for you, but for my wife. She
has been suffering for several days and
we are going to have state ball OF
Tuesday and / want you to get her il
order, so that she can attend 1t, as it i
one of the most Important social funC
lions of the season. Follow me, and
will take you to my wife and introduc
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