Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-02

Especial secrecy was observed il
the destination was some town or
fortress in the far west or east OF
tho Empire, where. after a night OF
travel. the war-lord intended to
mount at five or six o'clock in the
morning, and, attended by trumpet
ers and formidable suite, ride
through the streets alarming the
garrison.
If the wardrobe master on duty
suspected that the journey was an
errand of that kind. he exhausted
every possible means of solving the
mystery, and more than once have
| aided the poor fellow by trying to
learn from the Empress what was
wanted. Sometimes, though, even
Her Majesty was kept in ignorance,
The wardrobeman's anxiety will
be better understood when ! men,
ton that William made it a rule al
ways to wear the uniform of the
principal regiment garriSoned in the
place visited: the attendant unable
to draw from among the baggage
the military dress desired would
quickly find himself dropped from
the salary list.
When. in addition, it is stated
stance. consists of fourteen distinct
parts. the reader may gain an idea
of the work involved by these sud-
den journeys, for one uniform would
of course not do; there must be
three or four in reserve, and also
civilian and hunting dress.
He Never Knows What lie Wants
In a similar predIcament as the
Wardrobeman was the stable master.
VIII an infantry, cavalry, or artil-
lery horse he wanted? for His Mai
esty rode Il different breed of animal
with each body of troops. Every
time information was withheld in
the manner described, six horses,
two of each kind. must be taken
along for His Majesty, besides con-
signmentS of Carriage-horSeS and
vehicles and numerous mounts for
the suite, all of which increased the
cost of railway journeying cnor-
mouslN. for. though most of the
German railways are property of
the state. the Kaiser had to pay
mileage when he travelled as u pri-
vatc individual. Still as his motto
was: Lam -thc-StatC." the state rail
ways derived precious little revenue
from William.
cd out of the station at ten o'clock
at night, as the Kaiser never al
lowed business TO interfere with his
own convenience, and. if, for some
reason or other, he wanted to rise
earlier than usual, he retired soon
after supper to make up for time
that will he lost. Furthermore, the
train must proceed at the Slowest
possible pace so that the all high
ests" sleep be not disturbed
That the saloon train was furnish
ed with all the luXuries imagina bic
IA rolling palace containing recep-
ton, dining, bed, bath and toilet
rooms. Kitchen, sCullery. and stables
need hardly be explained; the
only things lacking were accommo-
dations for the servants, who, valet
and hostler alike, must sleep in
chairs or on the floor.
At five o'clock, or earlier, a cup
of tea was served to the monarch.
the bath and toilet followed. and
then breakfast, which latter was
served with much more state and
with greater variety of food than
at home. so fortified and refresh
ed, the Kaiser and his paladins
mounted at dawn, and. preceded by
the soldiers and, incidentally, the
citizens morning sleep"
One of the imperial adjutants de-
scribed the mode of procedure at the
alarming of the garrison of Posen,
since become a Polish city once
more, as follows:
During breakfast, and on our
ride to the inner town. His Majesty
talked of nothing but the stupid
faces the commander and officers.
suddenly reused from sleep, would
make, and drew some rather riSque
pictures of the CONSERVATION and
diScomforts bound to follow the sig
nails, so that one of our party re-
marked: These provincial petticoats
viii not thank Your Majesty for
making war on them
'Pshaw! said the Kaiser. what
matters that? The devotion of my
brave boys in blue, some of whom
! will aid TO escape without paying
their bills, will recompense me for
any loss of admiration in those
quarters
by this time we had been ad-
mitted, after giving the parole of
the day." continued my informant.
and presently our trumpeters'
blasts and the sharp clang of our
horses hoofs resounded in the main
street. PoSen, though only half
Polish, has seen so many sieges, in
and kindred revolution
airy doings, that warlike activity has
no terror for her citizens: a coup
de main in broad daylight would no
more disconCert them, | believe, than
Il good-sized shower.
Windows were opened and shut
as we cantered along, men, women.
ana children in night-dresses casting
nasty glances at the strange calva-
cade through half-raised Venetian
binds. Now and again n military
person, semi-dressed, drew himself
up into regulation attitude. hand
raised to the side of his head; one
might imagine hearing his naked
heels click together
Proceeding at IL rapid rate. we
encountered several small troops of
soldiers bound for the drill grounds.
but the Kaiser ordered them TO fall
behind, while their officers gave the
report to the adiutants. On Will
helm Platz the Emperor had the
satisfaction of stopping two cayaIrv
horses which, while being saddIed.
heard the signal and ran off tn take
their places in array; altogether we
made an awful lot of noise and nro-
voked more.
Meanwhile, we had reached the
principal hotel, and there, at one of
the upper windows, was a we'll
known face, adorned by fierce blonde
mustachios. peeping out between
TWO 1.-THE figures in white,-the one