The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-01-24
The Kaiser as | Knew Him
for Fourteen Years
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By ARTHUR NJ. DAVIS. D. D. s.



Louise. the kalsers oaly daughter.
may m@utinn. usually came similarly
provided. No German ever lets any.
fhing interfere with his second hTsak-
fast.
The empress never spoke cn tniiti.
cal subjects. She Mas not particularly
brilliant aad evidenced sasle reIuc~
lance 90 air her views on International
affairs. as though shs were INST quite
sure Of herself. Certainly, she wAa not
nearly as laxative ms tbs kaiser
When she dtd unburden herself. II was
usually In eonnectt0a with domestic
subjects. IL was said Ia Germany that
her only interest la life was represent.
ed by the "three KS" Kinder. kirche
and Kuch~--cblliFen, church and
kiteaen---and there Is no question aboa,
II that she selaom spoke on other sub
jacts when talking with he,
The kaissrin came 10 ms after the
war with America started. but appar-
entity she had felt s1Ins hesitation
alsuat dains Nd, bacaaSe tbs kalsar told
me shortly before her visit that She
intents'd coming. but pointed tut that
she had decided TO do 81 oniy upon his
recommendation.
Ia June. 1917, received letter
fram the kAisarins physician inelos-
Ing one which he said had been writ.
ten by the katsertn, but which was
both unsigned and unAddrvssed. II
requested me 10 visit the royal palace
at ilomburg v, d. Hohe. which. in con
Junction with the adjoining town Of
kreuxnach. was then the location "
the great army headquarters.
Durag the tine was there ] could
not help observing how extremely tim.
III the servants SEEMED 10 BIZ II the
kaIserin. One expefrct 10 'fFAd tfs''
utmost sersillty among the kalser's
underlings. but cnafess II came rath
or ua shock 10 ine 10 sre the maids
walking so timldly and talking 80 fAar.
fully when In the presence of their
white hArvi royal mistress. noted
particularly how very gently they
knocked at the door before entering
aud how. ufter knocking. they lmmvdi'
Rtely placed their heads against lie
panel that they might catch the
kuissrln's low command 10 eater the
first time, and ~ make /, unncces'
sary for her to rsitaat 1t. Their de
meanur was particularly noticeable be-
cnuse the katserln never seemed tU
display the slightest impatirncs or Ill.
trluper when dealing with her serv-
ants. Indeed. she seemed 90 NE 10 act
tn differently from the humhiest haus-
frau Ia the country,
Before lett Homhurg. she asked me
whether was comfortably situated and
II everything was alt rieht for mr.
( told her that everything was quite
satisfactory aud mentioned particular"
~ hos nice II was to have tood exactly
IN We had had II before the war,
Yes" she replied. 1--WE have every
thug am very careful what ! eat,
| watch my health very CLOSELY ri.
remarked. too, how wonderful II
must be- 10 have sixty palaces iIAe the
uambars establishment, The beauties
81 which had deeply impressed ne.
adding "ll,s majesty. understand.
has SiNty u them has he nut1'
"Net quite ssxly" she corrected. "fIe-
tween CITY and sixty"
Ryt~crn htty and sixty palaces
| could not htlp thinking " the ~
marx the kaiser JNcs made 90 me when
taking uf The manner IN which Amer,
team m!1AWa,res made their fortunes
"lt breeds socialism,"
Nbu The umr came far tne to re-
turn h. rrran the kaIsersn hlAe r@
ad.tu. bat uttered not word ~ thanks
fer my HAVING given Wy uy practice
iHg hrec days ~ Wevk exclusively fer
f'''' ''.'."" q ... &C.,