The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-24
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 course of events in the Fatherland, and would discuss them with the ex- Kaiserin and members of his suite.
 During the ex-kaiser's illness the Empress took to knitting, while she was sitting at his bedside. And since his recovery she has become quite an expert with the needles. Most of her time is now spent in knitting socks, scarves, gloves and little woolIen coats. As showing her kindness of heart. the ex-Empress asked that the needs of poor and de- serving children, should be told her. and there are many little mites in Anerongen during the coming winter who will be clad in warm garments which were made by the hands of the ex-Empress.
 It must not. however, be assumed that during the weeks which the eN- Kaiser was i'll that all interest in events outs de the narrow limits of the Castle disappeared. Far from the case; but owing to his illness, the eX- Kaiser was not permitted to know of the happenings. Dr. Foerster, with Professor Lang, prominent Dutch surgeon, constituted themselves the guardians of the fallen monarch. and VI without their consent.
 Dr. Bosen was a frequent visitor to the Castle, and for hours this Ger man diplomat would remain in con su3tatiOn with the members of the eN- Frpe~or's suite. Literally, thousands of letters and telegr2Ins were re- ce:-e7. ar5 those which it was con- sfdered necessary for the eX-Eafser Q see were locked in desk until T, rC1s Fl he would be able to deal with the matters.
 Shortly after the health of the fallen monarch broke down, General Otto Won Esdorf who until the breakup Of the German Army, was the Gov ernOr of the Fortress of Metz, arriZ ed at the Castle with Lieut.-Col. De lief Won MoItke. These two gentlemen had, was given to understand, re- signed their commissions in the Ger man Army, so as to permit of their sharing the eX-kaiser's exile in Hol- land. They were accommodated with rooms in the suite occupied by the Royal exiIes, and during the whole day the c1atter of the typewriter was to be heard.
 Six German clerks. housed in the village, came daily to the Castle to deal with the correspondence, but after a while the whole staff was lodged in the Gas le by orders of General von Esdorf, who feared that if they were allowed 10 remain in the village. details of the plans which were doubtless being laid would be- come known to the Entente countries.
 Count B4ntinck was sorely put to find accommodation for all the off, cers and men, to say nothing of the servants.
 Of the ex-Kaiser's personal suite we had General Esdorf, Count Molke, Count Gontard, the Kaiser's private ~retary, Captain von Ilsemann, Captain Zeiss, Dr. Foerster, and three other officers; some twelve or more clerks and typists, five soldiers, all of whom had been non-commissioned officers in the Prussian Guards, and who acted as the eXiled monarchs body guard; seven men servants, in cluding Krausler and Fritz Wen dorff, the ex-Kaiser's barber. This man was the only person the ex- Kaiser would permit to cut his hair and shave him.
 When the ex-Kaiser decided to grow a beard Fritz was exceedingly angry, declaring that a beard would never suit the appearance of Wilhelm. Later l nedfQ llldL lIS GA-hdlS6T ndu decided to grow a beard upon the ad- vice of Dr. Forester, who contended that the constant shaving increased the irritation to the ear and throat and expressed the belief that much of the ex-Kaiser's old trouble from the ear and throat would be obviated 6y the growth of a beard.
 Certainly the small, disappointed, iron grey Imperial which now adorns
 ex-War Lords chin, and the new IT. -lner in which Fritz has trimmed his famous moustache, allowing the ends to droop over the corners of his il2 outh, has greatly changed thesfacial appearance of Wilhelm of Hohenzol- Tern, and few there are who would recognize the ex-Enperor of Germany in the man now at Amerongen.