Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 June 1919 — YES, THEY WERE IN THE WAR [ARTICLE]

YES, THEY WERE IN THE WAR

Kaiser Might Have Remembered Being Introduced to Americans at Chateau-Thierry. The first American to meet the kaiser at Amerongen was Sergt. James McAdams, formerly marine redrulting officer in Cleveland. Sergeant McAdams was attached last December to the American embassy in Paris as special courier to the American legations In Brussels and The Hague after serving at Cha-teau-Thierry. “1 han a little while to loaf while In The Hague," he said, “and since Amerongen is only two and a half hours’ ride away, my chum and I decided to see the kaiser’s home. We met him in the count's park. He was strolling leisurely along in his alpenjagger hunting suit. We saluted-him and stopped. “‘Are you Americans?’ he asked, using perfect English. ‘“You bet we are.’ we replied. “ ‘Were you in the war?' he quest’oned further. “‘Didn’t you meet us at ChauteauThierry?’ we grinned back.”