The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . ter-noon and back by automobile to the chateau fordinner. At no moment during the day had theKaiser been within range of the enemys fire. The Kaiser had as a war talisman—itavailed him little, however, as events proved—a four-leafed sprig- of clover, prest, driedand tucked away in a pocketbook under great-coat. Long after the beginningof the war he had carried it next his breast,where hope of victory beat. About this talis-man had been woven a
The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . ter-noon and back by automobile to the chateau fordinner. At no moment during the day had theKaiser been within range of the enemys fire. The Kaiser had as a war talisman—itavailed him little, however, as events proved—a four-leafed sprig- of clover, prest, driedand tucked away in a pocketbook under great-coat. Long after the beginningof the war he had carried it next his breast,where hope of victory beat. About this talis-man had been woven a pretty story whichformed a new romance in the life of theHohenzollerns. It had been plucked by child-ish hands in 1870. Tho it had become in 1914a mere wisp of memories. Empress, war-lords,soldiers and people all said it would bring victory to the Kaiser, justas it had brought victory to his grandfather at Sedan. It appearedthat the little daughter of an old court official, named Louis Schneider,during the campaign of July, 1870. had plucked in a garden this pieceof clover and been allowed to present it to the old King Wilhelm, who. The Kaiseus Sister,THE Former QueenSophia of Greece, inA Prussian GrenadierUniform 276 PERSONAL SKETCHES OF WAR LEADERS thereafter kept it in his note-book. After months had passed, whenGemian troops were marching back in triumph to Berlin, one dayalong the route little Miss Schneider and her father were summonedinto the presence of the newly made Emperor. Here is your pieceof clover, said Kaiser Wilhelm, as he opened the leaves of his note-book. It has won me victory; it has brought me luck. I give it backto you, my child, and I hope it will bring you luck, too. The agedmonarch then walked to a mirror, cut off one of his white locks ofhair, and handed it with the clover leaf to Miss Schneider. Years passed and Miss Schneider presented the precious cloverleaf to the daughter of a Countess as a baptismal gift. Again yearspassed until it was Augu
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