COLONEL ROOSEVELT IN GERMANY. 507 



The Colonel was enthralled. His field glasses raked the horizon 

 restlessly, and as the invading cavalry, with 3000 lances glinting 

 brilliantly in the midday sun, drove home the final attack through 

 the jaws of the defenders' artillery, the commander of the Rough 

 Riders shouted his joy in staccato outbursts to his proud and 

 smiling Imperial host. 



Other features of the manoeuvers that greatly interested the 

 Colonel and which the Kaiser explained to him in detail were the 

 work of the telegraph, telephone and other technical branches. The 

 Kaiser's intimate knowledge of every phase of army work was a 

 surprise to the Colonel, despite the Kaiser's reputation for being a 

 close student of military questions. 



At two o'clock the " Cease fire " was sounded and then the 

 troops of both armies joined in the march past the Emperor and the 

 Colonel, the latter doffing his black sombrero in salute as each set of 

 regimental colors filed by. 



"MEIN FREUND ROOSEVELT." 



When the march was over the Kaiser, surrounded by a glitter- 

 ing galaxy of several hundred staff officers, turned to the Colonel, 

 removed his own helmet, and said, " Mein freund Roosevelt," so 

 much in German, then in English, " I am happy to welcome you in 

 the presence of my guards. We are glad you have seen a part of 

 our army. You are the only private citizen who ever reviewed 

 German troops." 



The Kaiser then addressed his officers, saying: " We have been 

 honored to-day with the presence of the distinguished Colonel of 

 the famous American Rough Riders. 



This bouquet of pleasantries brought the day's stirring events 

 to a finish. The Kaiser and the Colonel said : " Auf wiedersehen 

 to-morrow," and motored back respectively to Potsdam and Berlin. 

 In accordance with his policy of refraining from comment on the 

 entertainment provided him, Colonel Roosevelt would only opine on 

 returning to the Embassy that it had been " a most interesting 

 day." 



Asked how he had liked the specimen of German charger 



