GERMANY: Cherry Tree v. Third Roll

Noble as is the legend of George Washington and the Cherry Tree, many a German editor hailed as nobler, last week, a tale which will be handed down to posterity as :

The Legend of Paul von Hindenburg and the Third Roll.

The tale teller, Herr Gustav Müller, a snowy haired Silesian businessman said:

"I have not seen Paul von Hindenburg for 70 years,* except on innumerable posters and pictures, during the War and afterwards. . . . Yet I remember him distinctly — tall for his age, athletically built, and handsome, too. . . .

"So kind he was, even then! Yes, every...

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