Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-22
500 $4,000

Aspern -. 1909 $4,000 $4,000
"1ncludng prisoners.
From this it would seem that one
third of my armies must die for Kaiser
and Fatherland," lectured William,
pointing to items in the last column of
the statement. Hence, IL 1 send nine
million men to the front, six millions
only may be expected to return home"
The master Death-Dealer once more
surveyed us, who were standing and
sitting around him. Though all the
men present were soldiers and all the
women and girls had either father hus-
band, or brothers and cousins in the
army. there was no perceptible dimin-
ishing of enthusiasm.
He piled on the agony a little more.
This one-third," he went on, 'our
losses of say, one million out of every
three. leaves the latest triumphs of my
Essen and Wilhelmshaven establish
ments out of the reckoning though,
1 expect to have plenty of krupp
guns turned against me. My death fac
tory, as you know, sells to all the
world
A cruel smile played about the
Kaiser's hard mouth as he trumpeted
forth the sentence, which meant men
llOIl III lllG 1AOll VI ioi
of men. And, as if to emphasize his de-
termination of mass-killing, he pushed
out his slanting chin.
But what matters it?" he demanded
in tone of triumph, "snce. according
to other statistics 1 gathered. the van
quished always pay the bigger price,
from 20 to 30 per cent. more! So if we
loose what the Good German God for
bid-one million men, one million and
$4,000 of the French must bite the
dustl With their steadily decreasing
birthrate, how long do you suppose can
huy stand that racket"
Calling on Parties to Assist Him
The above were only few of many
similar indications that THE DAY"
was scheduled to loom big in the near
future, while the Kaiser's restlessness
and mental excitement increased pro-
portionately-a thing no one had
p remotely possible.
In particular he was forever in con-
ference with someone, General of the
Army Moltke, or some under-chief of
the General Staff, the Minister of War,
OF the Chancellor. And not infre-
Quently COMPOUNDED Socialist" was
led up back stairs to be interviewed
10y one of Williams confidants-with
William eavesdropping behind the
arras. But as to Reds" generally,
the Kaiser damned them as Justify as
over in our, i. e.. his circles. Just
the same, he let Bethmann-Hollw
dicker with them for votes and for
their influence with the working
rabble."
And there were numerous confabs
with representatives of the liberal.
clerical and radical parties. All and
everybody was being appeased or threat
ened, cajoled or made doormat of to
help launch THE DAY"
Comforting With Krupp
The Kaiser shouted: II command
Krupp," Indicating the wish to talk
with the head of the Factory of Death)
so often and so persistently that one
Of his several phone operators con-
nected with Essen the moment the
Kaiser opened his mouth
During the first two or three years
of the war ] read in the London and
Paris press dozens of articles, big and
small, dealing with a certain Berlin or
Potsdam Crown Council, whether or
not such one had been held at such
and such time. 1 am even told that
there are pamphlets and whole books
pro and con.
Crown Councils Galore
One might as we'll argue for or
against yesterdays sunrise. Crown
Councils indeed what was a Crown
Council more or less in those pre-war
days?
It's constituent members, the Royal
Princes, the Ministers of State, the
Field Marshals, the Chiefs of the Kai-
sers military and naval households, the
commanding generals, etc, were either
in constant attendance on William, or
within easy call, while the rest, ex-
ministers of state and other high Off
cials on half pay, hovered near, hoping
for possible re-establishment if, per-
they stroked William just right.