The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1919-01-03
CHAPTER v.
The Kaiser Dsfseds German War
hastheds.

Tia ksissr was always very careful
sACwt everything which might affect
Nh health. &nd even after the war
atartsd. when bis attention wxs natn'
rally occupied BY nsany pressing prob.
tesna, be did not neglect his teeth. but
emma N mo N regularly ~ no had d.
ways done.
OF this I was very glad because II
Iass ma an opportunity to draw the
Wiser oat On many Of the interesting
&nestions which the war suggested
ana which found him always ready
10 discuss. Perhaps the fact that |
vas an American led the kaiser TO
greater tengfns In tis justification Of
German war methods and measures
than hs might otherwise have thought
accessory.
The first time saw the kaiser after
the war started was about August 10,
i9iA Between eleven and twelve
o'clock the night before. | had been
notified by telephone that the kaiser
would like toe 10 attend him ut the
Berlin palace the following mornsng
at nine o'clock. He wss about 10 make
hiS FIRST visit 10 tho front and waited
bis teeth examined before be went
The work | had to do tor him was
ss8thinx OF 4, serious character ana dad
not occupy more than tNenty minutes.
One Of hts Wallets stood by TO give the
ssny E'ssistaftt fnitgfx hest. tut lafr
the room when Was through.
"liase you been reading In the pa.
p~rs. Davis" the kRisst asked when We
we're nlane, show our soldiers have
been treated by the Helglansy"
said ! had not had n chaRce TO
read the papers that rnoFnipk."
"Weli. yon must certainty read them
They've heen Ebuging cut the eyes III
our wounded and mutiiatlng my men
horribly They call II modcrn. ctvi.
lized warfare, That's ssyaeeryl
hope your president In taking nctles
Of these atrocities
OF cours. was In no position to-
contradict the kaiSers assertions, as
was not In possession Of any of the
facts, hut learned atterward that
four American newspaper correspond
ents had secured Germany from oaa
end Of the country to the other In ri
EFFORT 10 run down these reports, They
loft no rumor unlnyestisnted. no mat
ter how far they had Ia travel to yer.
NY II. When they had finally exhaust.
I'll every clue and followed every lead
they had not found single case to
Justify the charge the kaiser had made
against the nelgians aud which. OF
sourS~, the Inspired German press con
tinutd Ri ftfa,ft frussf Gay 80 stmy.
The ohject Of these lics was TO Jus
tify the ouirngcs which the Germans
we're committing In their plan to ter
soriRe the Inhabitants OF the countries
they were overrunning According 20
reports the activities Of fraAetireurs
In the occupied territories were me.
By the Germans with the mast bar.
oaric panishments, eructtxion and
similar atrocities being very common
Undoubtedly tho kaiser was aware OF
chat hts soldiers were doing. and 10
defend their conduct hs lent ready
ear TO the untounded charges made
against the felsians.
II have already framed a message
which intend sending to your presi,
dent rrgariinx the use OF duuaum
bullets by tho Rst.isns and Preach"
the katssr- wen. oar, "ISses haya aMlaa
proof to establish this charge not enly
IN the character " the wounds suffered
BY my soldiers but IN the shape ct un
used cartridges which We found in the
captured forts"
Strangely enough. the Kaiser sent
on his protest 10 President Wilson
about the same day that President
Puineare forwarded similar rvv;est
oased upon the use % ,iamdum bullets
BIZ the Germans
Regarding the violation os Eelgtums
neutrality, the kaiser WAS ablr TO Of.
Ter M reasonable argument The fact
that he was willing 10 ras Re eiaya for
nermissioa to allow his armies to -
through that country WAS appswa;ly
eamkient Justification In his ayes for
ssAng by fcrve wha, Belgium refaSc~a
b sclL
SLOW foolish OF Rels;um to haze ~
ussted rs'' he declared. la this cen.
nvcsian. Had they consented 10 let
" walk thrcnsh Wa wepd have paid
fur everything No. a
kalr Of their heads wegld have heen
tcrched aud Belgium To-day woa'i %
IN the xanse harry financial ccEdlsioa
chat Luxembourg Is"
Al Subsequent Interview We re-
fvrrvd to Belgium aGs1n. ard the sa!.
80 ALLEGED that jafsa had violated
che neutrality ~ tAias when she seas
troSrs shraaSh Chinese territory 20
selse Ktae-(hau,
~It L. all right foe ;he atttes TO d.
th<se ,htess." he essawarattd Sace8s.
tArslly, shat when Geyna@y tsisS taara
EnSsxad rises ~ IN ri-ate2cS intlg'
uat,cn. The hypacr.se> Way, W
fcaaa papers ia Brussels whscA
sAewesi ceaelGssyely that England sg1d
Re,xsvm lind Sccrct asNvmeas by
whirA m ths event Il war wlta Ger
naany Essgsand was ~ b. l'ervT'tscrd sa
arrrpy Eesxsam, We've got 'ANSe "a.