Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-24
! ervice. 1919. Copyright

the widest possible publicity. You can
not fail to perceive: there was moth
ing too small, or perhaps small enough.
for the Kaiser. and. above all things.
he tried to live up to his conception of
a gentleman.
William Secs Red
| speak here only of things bearing
on life at the palace and on the Kaiser's
personal doings and concerns -- In the
spring and early summer of 1914 war
like forebodings multiplied at court
There was always talk of battles by
land and sea, in the air and under the
ocean.
"Nicky" (Russia). Victor" Gtaly)
"Tino" (Greece), George" England, =,
were names flying about the table and
drawing rooms. not unfrequently coupled
with ugly epithets. And Wilhelm flash
ed the red lantern of his bloodthirsty
imagination on the most innocent sub
jects
My pistols at the heart of England"
if need be- "Heligoland and Antwerp
German Antwerp" he used to de-
claim, al the same time assuring him
self his generals and the court that
England wouldn't dare oppose his will.
. If George is Il fool, why of course he
must stand the consequences
Really. coming to think of it, I would
like Windsor Castle for a summer re-
sort" he declared on one such occa-
sion.
And you will let me have the Isle
of Man, won't you?" said Prince Eitel-
Fritz, lounGing near.
Sure, my boy, make note of it,"
Wilhelm nodded imperiously to the Sec
retary of Foreign Affairs.
Gathering Clouds
One evening in May when the court
was "graciously commanded" to see
"Tannhauser' for the one hundred and
fifteenth time. or thereabout, the Kai-
ser spent most of the time reading a
pamphlet having withdrawn to the rear
of his box. Toward the end of the first
act, chamberlains went the rounds of
all courtiers and friends of their Majes-
ties at the opera house, whispering THE
Kaiser wants to see you at tea. Go at
once to the salon.
AS "A consequence a goodly company
assembled, They found the Kaiser very
much excited, sort of transfused with
the religious eXaltatlon he usually
affected on Sunday mornings.
"A curious thing happened this eve
ming he told the company. Among
the new books arrived. | found this"
(showinS slender volume bound in
Yellow, 'and though it was at the
bottom of the bunch it caught my eye
right away, magnet like"
And this L found on page 100. ex-
Gctly 1OO-mark that ladies and gentle
men"
And turning to page 100. he read in
a loud and excited voice:
The Imperial Horoscope
THE emperor is about to enter
upon the happiest period of his life,
so rich in unprecedented success.
For the greatness and glory of the
common Fatherland, he will make
greater efforts and more gigantic
sacrifices than ever. And his efforts,
as is fit, will be crowned with sue
cess such as no one ever dared
hope for. Germany. through the
kaser's efforts, will arise from the
impending crisis new born, re-vital-
lied, stronger and mightier. Indeed
in the end the Kaiser might choose
TO wear a triple crown if he did not
prefer the German diadem.
And as to general prosperity and
well-being, German commerce and
industry will rule the world,-all the
worlds commerce and industry will
be ours"
The audience was quite dumbfounded
at the surprise sprung. II don't know
how true this prophet says" added
William, but you may remember a GER
tain sentence from Maeterlnck: We
recognize the past t-another brain cur
vature and we may see the future. for
what will happen tomorrow, is there
today"
And striking an even more dramatic
pose, the Kaiser almost shouted: There
have always been favored ones blessed
with that uture-curvature of Maeter-
lincks's, that is the gift of prophecy"
on Northward
And now | say goodbye to you ALL"
concluded William,-"withn half an
hour l will be on the way to Kiel to
take a much needed rest on my yacht
And while communing with the sun or
stars above, on the bridge of the Hohen-
zollern, l will be thinking of this"
shaking the book he held in his hand
In the meanwhile you must buy this
book read this prophecy, ponder on it
and spread it among the people, that
the people may be prepared for the great
deeds their Kaiser is on the eve of
performing for the greatness of the
Fatherland and the spread of German
kultur."
Outwardly everything continued as