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BACK AT MAIN HEADQUARTERS 123
made less ^ per cent, which after all was not to be wondered
at in war time. I was glad enough to get any money at all.
The great hall of the Banque Internationale looked empty
and deserted.
I had not brought a camera from Stockholm, as I had
assumed that I should never be allowed to use it. But at
the 5th Army I was told that it was not so very serious a
matter—provided I kept within certain bounds and tolerated
a certain amount of supervision. I was now fortunate enough
to obtain at Luxemburg from a German photographer a per-
fectly new and excellent Eastman Kodak, thanks to which I
have been able to adorn this book with pictures of my own
selection.
Through Chamberlain Baron von Reischach I was once
more honoured with an invitation to dine at the Emperor’s
table at one o’clock. Those present, apart from the Cham-
berlain, included Herren von Plessen, von Gontard and von
Busch, the latter being the German Minister at Luxemburg,
also the Emperor’s Field Chaplain and a couple of adjutants.
In the forenoon news had been received of the illness of Prince
Oskar. He had contracted some sort of heart complaint
through over-exertion. I expected therefore to find the
Emperor a bit depressed, but there was no sign of it. He
walked in with youthful and military bearing, honoured me
once more with a hearty handshake and bade me welcome
back from the 5th Army. Thereupon he took a letter out of
his pocket and asked me to read it through carefully. Whilst
His Majesty was talking to his suite, I read the letter. It
was addressed to the Emperor personally and was written by
a sergeant who had been at Prince Joachim’s side when he
was wounded. Now the sergeant wanted to tell his august
master how gallantly the Prince had borne himself and what
an example he had been to the soldiers. The letter was simply
and ingenuously written and showed how deep and strong is
the loyalty which binds the German Army to its supreme
Chief and Emperor, The loyalty and unity between Emperor
and people, between Commander and Army, form the firm
and immovable rock on which the German Empire has been
built up. When the Emperor turned to me again and asked
what I thought of the letter, I merely answered : "It must
be a pleasure to your Majesty to receive such messages from
the rank and file."
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