Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1918-09-20

who resided In Baden-BadeH called to
see me the day after the bombs had
been dropped on her town, and she
told me all about 1t.
"The airplanes which dropped the
bombs had been flying over the city all
the morning." she declared. I'VE
thought they were our own machines
out for practice and paid no particular
attention to them. Then they dropped
the bombs and they landed in the
woods, and we knew we had been at
tackled. What dreadful thing for
them to dol"
What foolish thing for allied air
planes to do-to spend whole morn
ing studying the layout of the town
and then to drop those deadly bombs
on clump of woods where they could
not possibly hurt anyone, and how
careless of the Germans not to modest
them while they were engaged in their
devilish work
But the point wanted to bring out
was this: these gas bombs were never
used on London
"Just as everything was in readiness
for the raid" the officer told me re-
gretfuiiy. 1--WE received orders direct
from the kaiser to hold Off saw his
signature to the order. OF course
there was nothing for us to do but
comply, but If we had had the kaiser
there. believe we would have strung
him up by the neck We still have
those bombs, however, and you may
be sure they will yet be used!"
2 For some unknown reason the kaiser
stopped the use of those lethal gas
bombs for the time being. Why didn't
dren on the Lusitania?
When went back to Berlin in the
fall Of 1915, after visit to the United
States, the kaiser was very anxious to
ascertain from me just how America
felt towards the war.
! told him that before the sinking of
the Lusitania American opinion had
been divided. There had been many
who were strongly pro-ally, there had
been others who were openly pro-
German and there had been still 9TH
ers who maintained an absolutely neu-
trail attitude. After the Lusitania
tragedy, however, there had been a
distinct change in public feeling, told
him, practically the whole country
having become decidedly anti-Gernan.
"Perhaps If the U-boat commander
had known SO many women and chill:
dren were on board" was the kaiser's
only comment, "he might not have sent
forth the torpedo which sent the vessel
to the bottom, but what he was think
Ing Of most, of course, was the 5000
tons Of ammunition on board which
were destined to slaughter my peo
plel"
OF course the kaiser knew that II
the U-boat commanders orders were
to sink the Lusitania, disobedience
upon his cart would have left but one
course open for him: suicide. If, or
the other hand, the kaiser meant tc
intimate that the U-boat commander
sank the Lusitania on his own initia
tive or without special instructions
from his superlors, the fact still re
mains that the kaiser could und0ubt
eddy have prevented the tragedy ant
didn't.
But II there can be any doubt as t.
the kaiser's direct responsibility fol
the sinking of the Lusitania, certain 1
Is that he fully approved, openly de
Tended and even exulted In the murde
/. Of women and children by Zeppelin
raids on London, MANCHESTER, Liver
pool and other non-military cities an,
towns.
England expects to starve m.
women and children to DEATH" he dc
clared to me early In the war--lonl
before we in Germany had begun t
feel the slightest effect OF the dimiu
fishing food supply. "but our Zeppelin
will give their women and children
taste of war, too. Confound them
They sit on their island and try I
starve us; we will give them taste Q
what war isl
This was the man whose var!ou
acts of consideration towards mi
whose talents aud personal charms
had made such favorable impressio
upon me How trivial and inconst
quential they all seemed now! Clea1
~, they were all part Of the role n
had been playing FOR years. While h
was outwardly displaying all the ea
marks Of gentle character, he wa
inwardly plotting to dominate tn
world. For twenty-five years he mail
tanned the peace Of Europe, he FRI
quently boosted. He maintained peat
just long enough to complete his fin'
preparations for the wickedest We
that was ever waged
And yet strangely enough, even aft
the war had revealed the kaiser to n
in his true colors and had shown hi
to be capable of deeds which | shou
have thought were foreign to his n
ture. his presence always had mo
remarkable effect upon me.
have a vivid mental impression
him now as write. He Is standing
the center of my room, drawn up to b
full height, his shoulders thrown bac
his left hand upon the hilt Of h
sword and his right emphasizing b
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