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The Signal, 1918-9-26, Page 66 Taisasuav, Suer, !6 ,1918 11. E SIGNA L GODERICH, ONTARIO. The Kaiser as 1 Knew Him I for Fourteen Years Economically clew f►, serval work—Sunlight !temp we.icd the clothes eitkout rub letod She saved time—ebb did other work while Saalidht did erne work. She bored weaey— Seel,ght i. en •b.elutely pure soap, therefore there is lees wap ..cd fur wm.hi.g time with twdina, y .osp, ..d less weer sod tea, 01 the clothe.. ST!•hcif es m WNW huge INp—t'r se c eeew/pf. lata ftp th. McClure Neweaaaer my.....) 4 re.pectel uses la Germany, was one WI my oldest petirata and I derided to lMscuas the eltuatio• with hlrn. Un- fortunately, however, 1 found him too IU to receive me. He was eighty years old amid, •Ithougb uarrewally well pre- served, was 1a no coalition ou this occaetoo to receive visitors. Another loSuentlal patient of mine whom I sought out at this time was ea-Ameaseadur von Stares. Although be was new relined from .facial life, he bad formerly born a powerful fig - ere in German state devise and still kept wore or less in touch with the sew court charnbertala and others in high office. His uopbew was muter secretary of foreign affairs. I food the ex-■mbamsdor at W private apartment in the Adios hotel. "What will happen to Americans," I asked, '1f my eeustry declares war against Gersaay 1" "That, doctor, will depend entirely upon tow America treats our sub- jects." he replied, somewhat mon coldly than I bad expected of him. "If America Interns Gereta•s, of course, we shall undoubtedly treat American' the same way, and you (you'd hardly expect any special consideration, al- though, If you wltl writ* a letter to the court chamberlain, who 1s a personal friend of mlue, 1 shall see that be gets It." "[tut, excellency," I replied, "there is • treaty between Germany and Amer- ica, 1 understand, which gives the sub- jects or eitixeua of one country who happen to be sojourning l■ the other when war le declared nine months within which to close up their affairs ad lest. Would nut that protect mer "Of course, doctor," h. answered, "Germany will respect the treaty It America dors, sad thee there will be no trouble. 1t seems to me you must await developmeuts and, In the mean - Um. you have 00 caws', for worry." £"Suppose some of your subjects' l■ merlca should act up and start blowing up bridges sr munition fac- tories and should he lynched, which they probably world be," I suggested. "what would Germany's course be?" "What (lermany would do then, doctor;" he replied, slowly and thoughtfully, as thouit mock a contin- gency onti♦ Itwnry had never Deco ed to hint be- for.—"really, doctor, I don't know what we would der This •oinewhat unmatlafartory inter- view with Von Sthrs .eight have wor- ried me more, perhaps, had it not been for • visit I received only a day or two later from Prince res Pleas. nue of the kaiser'• closest friends and ad- visors, who called on me profession- ally. For • year and a half the kaleer had had his great army headquarters •t the prloce'• palace at Piero, is seetheaalern Germany. sod I knew that he enjoyed his monarch's coal- denc•e. Wheal i salted him regarding the possible internment of Aroertestaa, k. essayed me that, tomo what might, 1 amid my family had not the aligbtert mama for alarm. "No matter what may befall other Americana, doctor," he asserted, le a confidential manner, "the talar has germ on record to the a feet that yoty and your family are not to be mo- lested." toothier Incident which made 'me fee flat I could proceed with my prep - tintless for leaving B.rfla without tt- &ee haste wan the receipt early 1n the year of a snort estraor4iaary post card - from the kaiser ebleh, It occurred t0 me, was quite slgnlacaat as to his le- tt-MMus regarding my wdtare. Gs sus sale oak hl• picture mei os the other, written mad signed In English la his own handwriting, was the message: 'Dear Doctor Davis: "Wishing you a very good year for 1817. WILLIAM I. It-" This ware the first massage of its bled that I had ever received from the kaiser. Even 1■ pears times. Gee ple- fere postale whish be hod east to in. from time to Um* sad which wore autographed by him, were always signed I• German. When, w February 1. the German resumed their natk- iem mebra•rlas warfare-, move which was tsmMlately followed by the breaking off of diplomatic relations—i felt that the kaiser must have fove- ae's Gels cossequ.nce and had seat acs the postal as an lntlta•tinn that be wanted me to remelt In Berlin nevertheless. When the ()ermine sank th• i.usi- 8ss1s, living ad prat -tieing In Ger- Massy lest fussy of their •ttrsrtlon• for me. i oaade up my mind then that I would rather return home and com- aseae* my prefplonal career all over agate. It ■eeeseary, Iha■ renals 1a • eaantry whit* esuid a•eMks such • 81deous forts of warfare --the wanton •etruction of women and children. To Sat end, 1 went to New York 1• the susne.r of 1918 is investigate the re- quirements for the practice of my pro- f.s.oe In (hat stale. i had an Illisnls Tice.., but 1 wanted to be In • posi- tion to practice la Now York, and the following year i west to New York agate and toot dm state Aortal ovens - nation. i returned to Germany late la fibs autumn of 1918 and later 1 leers/ S�HI,IGH� So , STOW E'S THE RED BARN, SOUTSTR[,[:T FOR 'BUS, LIVERY AND HACK SERVICE PREFACE I.r 14 yeses On balmier was my patient. All 1 know of bis east all that be tote me reale to aw ',title the relaticw of patient ■ad d.sttat existed between us rrr that rewaua 1 felt at Ant that, nn matter bow vital to the ailed cause might be the lofor- ssfl♦n 1 could give as to the ket- oses viewpoint, arnbltione and pians. the requirements of pro (eemlooal ethks must meal my lips ■ ei compel me to withhold it from the world at large. Wheat however, 1 considered the gave crisis that confronts the world ■ id in which my owls country le playing no Important n part, ■nal realized that what 1 knew of 16e kaiser might prove of some value to civilization. 1 concluded that my patriotic duty was paramount trod nese su- perior to ally of the ordinary de- mands of professional ethics. In this eondiuslos 1 was strengthened by the urgent solici- tation of the loaders of my pro- fession wbo were most emphatic la their contention that my ethical qualms were estirely en - warranted in view et all tbs clr- enrnstane e.. ARTHUR N. DAVIS, D. D. 8. Bust[. P-(tt all (tail 1. is called for in any part of the Loom for outgorug tr.+in. on (. p R. or C. 1' R. ',Join "Ovation to all orderi.or lepboue calls. Sand bones First-class rigs M, R. STOWE Teheplcone fi1 inccev+oe toT. M;, Davis NOTICE Owing to the scarcity of Coal, and the fact that sales have, of necessity, to be made in very small quantities, we have found it absolutely necessary to make a rule that ALL COAL BE PAID FOR ON DELIVERY MiacLwae Estate L. B. TAPE The Singel Sewing Machine Agent, has taken over the tgclrcv of 111: I nternatlorlal Harvester Company ort Ff,(inilt ►n Street 1111(1 wall Iran aim 1 IL I►nry Farm Machinery and . Singer Sewing Machines A i ort share of the public pat (Mage' will Ire appreciated. CHAPTER I. "America Must Be Punished!" When war broke out between the United States and Germany, on Aprlt 8 1917, I was In Berlin. 1 had lived and practiced my pmfc•attoo as a dent- ist there for 14 years. and the kalsrr had been one of say patients duelue ell that time. I don't know exactly how many visits the kaiser paid me profenalon- ally, but I know 1 am acre In saying they were not lea than P10. and the prnbahilltles are they were closer to P,0. Almost invariably, after toy work wee dune, the kaiver remained any- where from ten minutes to an hour find a half to diacuse the topica of the hoar with one. When we declared war against Oer- many, therefore. while 1 wan still an American citizen—aa patriotic an American. ( believe, am might be found •nywberr-1 had lived lu Germany so long, had developed au many profes- sional friendships In Germanys most favored Hodes ■tial was so generally regarded se a particular favorite of the kaiser himoelf, that 1 found it hard to realize that aevertbrlese I had be- come au alien enemy. The same day the breaking off of diplomatic relations was announced, the German newspapers had published the provision,' of •o old treaty be- tween Germany and the United Steles which gave Americans In Germany and Germane In America nine meutha after a declaration of war between the two nations within which to settle their ■Rain and leave the country. "This treaty," the newspapers poise- d out. "waa made la the time of Fred- erick the Great. it tore never been repealed. Germany will reepect Il." A. there were so many more (A -rinses la Amerlea than there were Americas la l7ermaay, the prompt anne soce- meet of Gertnany's Intentions regard - Ing this treaty was quite understand- able and It seemed meet Improbable that Germany would adopt any harsh measures toward Antenna and thereby Invite reprint's. Had the •'tuition bees reversed, of course, the German" would undoubt- edly hove thought It expedient to la- tero Americans no matter what hap- pened to their own countrymen la America, and. In that event, title ma- cleint treaty would have abared tee fate of that which guaranteed Bel- gium's neutr•ltty. One "scrap of pa- per" mon or Ism would never toe been allowed to Interfere with m•ny's "destiny." Influential Germane who (-allot I:e see me profeesipnally during that Po- rind almost Invrl>tbly ezprea•ed the hope that i was not planning to Immo Berlin. "f'o matter what happens, 1sdgfw, they derl•red—"even if the wS cornea to the wont sad war Is de. ' Hared between America and Gamest — you may feel quite sure the kabier will never tet anyone harm yea." 1 lead sot let the matter rest fulcra. however. i had caned at the Assert - ram .mhasey, where It was palsied not to me (bat. while diplomatic re tattoos Aad been revered, It was OM at all rertalo that war would emadt and there was, (herefore, w remelt for me to leave Berlin prerlpitatel/ Had the kaleer been In Rest et the tires. 1 might, of enure*, haw had an opportunity to put the question to Nen squarely •e to what my fate might h. If war were deelaret. hat he wan sway- The ronrt c*amh.ti•la had been appointed but • short tiro. atn ere and i did not knew him Perth,, but het pr.dec.m.or, Oeasf Au? eat BOl.nherg, one of the w1.eat • most that my eartlacate had been plated, Theo I commenced artrve preparatteme to dlnteme et my Gorman practice meal return home. My second reams for weatlag to OM met of (lemma, as suss as p. bis was the fart that teed eoadltrone is Germany were Decemlag more pro - carious every day. My wife said I feared that our celld, who was two years Nd, might suffer teem lath of proper nourishment If we rests" ed and 1 determined that se atter how long 1t might he Necessary foe mis M remain la II.rlia, my wife and child ■t may rate should leave at the earilast possible moment. My third reason, however, was W far the most Ittaletent of all. 1 had become ceerisced that what I knew of the kaiser and hie plasm, sew that we were at war, ought le be ewe sanicated to America wltbeut delay and that the oaly way to de that ado. quately would he to get home as mew as 1 possibly could, no [natter wbat personal sscrlace might be Involved Is ahandodpg any Kuropeaa practice ant Interests. It is true that In the early years of my retaUnnelep with the kaiser our cunversatiotu naturally embraced only the meet geueral of subjects, but to Tater years, when he ram* to knew me better, be cast aside all reserve and talked to me on whatever was upper - soot In his mind at the time. Atter the war started tbat, of course. formed the principal subject of our dl,cum alone and the part that America was playing In the conflict was frequently brought up because of the fact that I was as Amerinn. One memorable Interview I bad had with him Influe•c•ed me perhaps mon than any other single factor to haetea the settlement of my Eu opera affairs and return home. It was In tb• fall of 181A. The kai- ser bad coin* to me for profe.alotd atteutlun, and after my work was cane pleted he remained to discuss nuns of the aspects of the war. Perhaps the fact that I had just returned from • visit to America made biro sore than [wally eager fur a chat with see. We had discussed various phases of the war, when the kaiser changed the subject abruptly with the question: "Davis, what's the tatter with your cane try r "In what respect, your majeetyr I asked. Why la It that your country ase unfair is tlermanyi Why do you pm she In supplying munitiea and money to the •111..1 Why doesn't your prem. Id*nt treat the European warring na- tions the name •a he treated Meek* by putting •n embargo on muniUoom sad letting u• fight this thing eat our oelve.T Yen do not ship mealtime' to us, why de you ship them to the other aide!" 1 was on such terms with the kale*? that I did net healtate to answer his qu.suos with soothe'. '1 have always enderatood, your majesty, that during the auaatan-Jap mese war, Germany costlsamlly sup- plied mantissa to Rnemts. Why was that any more jaetillable than America supplying malsltione to the aWes1 Then again, la the Spenlsh-America■ "Davis, you surer -tee ser' the kai- ser interrupted, rising from the open sting ebalr, 1a winch be had remained, walking towards mime, throwing back hie 'boulders and 'Ming to his full height. '"Tie eases are eatirely difer- eat. When we Yelped Reads against Japan we were balding a white nee aplest a yellow race, deal ewer for- get that—don't ever forget that But with America, that 1s c*ztalsly net the case. Your country 1s acting from purely mercenary m.tivem It 1s a case of dollars, dollars. dollars i" --end each time be repeated the word he struck b1. partially Deletes 1011 band violently with 01• Powerful right "America values dollars mere than she 'slues German Item! She thlaks It right is ahem down my people." He had worked himself up to a die gree of 'eternities which I had sees ,Mot display only on two or three pre - Mous occasions, and 1 111011 e..fem I was reluctant to start a freab outburst by saawerlag his arguments. Me eyes, usually soft and kindly, flambee fire as he advanced towards me and slowly and incisively declared: "Davis, America — must — be — pnaisbed — f sr—her— a ct i ons ," L that expreeeloe, width he repeat- ed ea subsequent ncndoae in pre - newly the same words and with the same rn eel emphasis, i knew that he led mostly clearly what Ida at- titude wan and will ever be Seward this country. CHAPTER II. TheK•Iesr at Petadasw. Gettlaa out of Germany proved to N a far mon difficult preposition Ina I had Imagined. Realising that It wrrg)d probably M several mouths before '1 resold A.slty settle up my affairs, an that my diad` who was ampoule, aught to be takes out of Germany with as tittle delay se pomlbl. bprau•• food neditlena were tact going from bad to worse, 1 ap- plied to flue komm•ndaatur for lea,. to have my wife and chlld go to Mon- treux. ettreux, on Lk. 11.•.va, Inwtts•rtaad, where 1 hoped to jets them at the earlieet nordista mommat and accost- patty ccostparry them hem.. 1 d1d not rang the Idea of their going acme the .eats without me. That was In May, 1917. Weeks pelmet wh11e our appile ben seas gala( from map e1Ha1 to another, lying. per - hero for days at . time saber . pas et other applications of m rmW.r .0.e act ear m may er sr •waiting the i*weaUtegen of psrsoaal blathering, sad It was not tl] the end of Jame that we roashile word regarding It. Then we stew that u had IRMO anon ftae....e,..d„lo.. Buildupthe Mi1hty National Force F'OR fifty years the Teuton £. -- peoples have been trained. disciplined, whipped, into servile cogs of an implacable military machine, by which is maintained the Prussian doctrine of might, and the Kaiser's autocracy. The Teutons deny themselves, they make sacrifices, because they are trained or forced to do so, but they do it. The peoples of the Allied nations must make great sacrifices and tremendous efforts in order to defeat the enemies of freedom, but because they are free peoples it is left largely to the individual to say what or how much self-denial teach will practice. So if freedom is to prevail individuals must make voluntary sacrifices whilth in the aggregate will be greater than the forced sacrifices of the enemies of free - dom. THE measure of your love of freedom is your willingness to deny yourself so that the strength of the nation for war effort will be increased. This self-denial must take the form of money -caving --thrift. Each person knows in what way he or she may save. The national need says you must save, but free Canada leaves it to you to say by what means and to what extent you will save. NOW, it is for you, each of us, everyone of us to say how much patriotic endeavor, how much loyal sacrifice we will make by saving our money, by "doing without" so that each day will see a surplus to add to our own and the nation's strength. No matter how small the surplus it is important because each saving is an effort made, and many small individual efforts make the miety national force. 1 Published under the authority of etre Minister of Finance d Calved*. 19 T1s`• was rr., 'est Intimation that we Right have 'lie cults in getting out of Germany. A flay or two later the taller called en me professloually and 1 told him of our plight, hoping that he would Inter- cede for an. It was the only favor of a personal character 1 had ever asked of him. "My (hill is millingyour majesty," I said. "and 1 feel that she needs a change of climate_ i applied to the kommandanttar ferleave for my wife and child to go to Montreux, but 1 have Met beard that 1t ba bees refneed"' "Davis. 1 will see what i can do In the matter," be replied reassuringly, and as he was leaving my °face he turned to me and said in the presence of hi■ two adjutants: "Regarding that matter you spoke of, leave It to me and I will see what I can do!" The kalser'e influence would readily solve onr problem. 1 thought, and I was very much relieved. Two days later, however. I received a letter from Count von Moltke, one of the kat - leer's adjutants, stating that the kai- ser had spoken to him regarding the awltzerland project. but. under the circumstances. It was out of the ques- tion. It, however, my child's condition were such as to make a change of cli- mate really necessary, he added, the knitter suggested that • trip to the Austrian Tyrol might perhaps be ar- ranged, as the climate there was jest ea good as that of Swltzerl.ad, bet be- fore permisatosi would be granted for that trip 1t wonhl be necessary to oh - tent a rertiflcate from the district doe - trio stating that It was nece'mry. Aa the fond situation la Austria was jnat am had am It was le Germany. If not worse, that Idea didn't appeal to me at all, and i went Iam.dlately to the komma•dant0r end *ordained the sit0aties to therm. Wheel they maw Coast yon Moltke.' letter the *Bret In Marge threw ap h1. hands. "That's anal." he declared. 'That ens.. from • higher authority than ours. it is ua.lp.mi to porau* the mat- ter any farther. We received a core- n amleatlnn from hie majesty r'egerd- lag your raise. hut the matter was left entirely to our discretion, ft wee not • command, 92 4.1 WW1 from e tnsjesty. A command, orcouree, well have been different." Then I applied for a pass for m wife, child and myself to go to Amer lea. They pointed out at the kamman dentnr that as my wife's appllcatlo to leave Berlin preceded mine, It wa possible she would be allowed to leav before me. I told the officer that this would Suit me admirably, as I wanted tie pees for Mrs. Davis and the child granted at the earliest possible mo- ment regardless of what action might be taken on my own appllation. Agmin there followed a long period of anxious wafting while the Gcrntan red tape slowly unwound, but eventu- ally, In September, we received word that Mrs. Davis and the child might leer. Berlin for Copenhagen between October 10 and 12 They left on the tenth( day or two later enmmenred the German offensive 'gained Riga. on the Baltic. Within three er fonr days the Germans raptured successively the Orsel, Runo, Obro and Moon islands i0 the Gulf of Riga and then carried their invasion to the mainland. Their apparent obj.rtl's was Petrograd tad on October 19 the Rnaslana announced that the seat of the government would be removed from Petrograd to Mos- cow. These ,uccessew on the Baltic failed to overcome the depression in Germany caused by the molting Internal "Rua - tion In Austria at this period. Mnnl- tlon factories were being wrecked by hunger -crated and war -weary ',triter• and the impulse, was being shot down ie great numbers In the food riots which developed In various parte of Austria. Not sines the war began had the nwtlook been so diecoaraging for the Germans. Then, on October 24, jolt am things were looking their blaekest, the great German -Austro offensive against the ,Italians was starts. In three days the Italians were lWspt ont of Austria and the Teutons pressed forward to the parvus west of the i•o•se river leading to the Venetian plains. By the end of Oetnber the Italia artistes were to full retfeat. Before this offensive was over the Germans captured, they claimed, no lees than 800,000 prisoners and sev- eral GeQuand big Nei besides vast d stores of mnnitfues sad supposes. The exultation of the Germans over 7 the triumph of their armies in Italy knew no bounds. While 1t was at 'to - height I had an Interview with ttetkal- n ser which will ever remain one of the . most vivid In my memory. • It was about three -thirty one Sunday t morning when I was aroused by a maid who, to an awe-stricken tone of voice, announced that the Neue Petals, the kaiser's palace at Potsdam. was on the phone. I went to the telephone and was Informed that the kaiser was ttnf- fering from a bad toothache and would send his auto for me within an boor or •0. I got up at once and packed my In- struments, o-struments, and at six -thirty the car, a big gray Mercedes Umouslne, arrived. Besides the chauffeur there was an outrider carrying the bugle whose olio tlOCUve notes only the kaiser may use. While the Shell room and other state teems were accessible to Melton' be. tom the Mar, no one was ever permit- ted to visit the private apartments of the kaiser upetatre. On thlu ore*a1o0, however. I was guided right through the Shell roots. through • door opening on the left and up • wide staircase to the kalser's gar'dorob., er dreaming room. There 1 found breakfast ready for Me. It consisted of real coffee, real white bread, Metter, marmalade, sngar, cream and cold meats.. It was the Brea (Continued next week.) Then you realise the utter weakness • that robs ambition, destroys appetite and makes work a burden. To regain row strength nothing ha* ever equakd or compared with Scott's ties give. enera to the body while its Sonkt 'aide sharpens the appetite ir• a natural,. permanent way. Wynn are run down, tired, nervous, owerwoeiteci or Jack strength, be sure 's .mulsion today.