"I AM ONLY WILLIAM."
"When the Kaiser recently visited tho centenary exhibition at Broslau, Silesia, a descendant ol' Theodore Korncr, the poet of the Y\ T ar ol Liberation, was introduced. Holding out his hand, the Kaiser said, jovially, "Of course, your Christian name is Theodore!" "No, your .Majesty," shimmered Herr Ivovner, in great confusion and. without thinking what he was saying, "unfortunately I'm only William!" Herr Korncr blush ingly attempted to put things right, but the Kaiser, shaking with laughter, strode off and related the incident to his suite.
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Bruce Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 89, 8 December 1913, Page 3
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90"I AM ONLY WILLIAM." Bruce Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 89, 8 December 1913, Page 3
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