The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-10-17
The Prussians in France.
a Review of Bismarck.
The Cuban Junta Dissolved.
Effect of Grants Proclamation.
Etc, ETC.. ETC.. ETC.. Etc.
THE IRON CROSS.


Prussinn Bravery Rewarded on French Soil.
Versailles (Sept 26) Correspondent London Times.
There was r6, parade, today at 10 ocloccSl which
remarkable arena. On the upper step of the two
from which arises the pedestal OF the equestrian
statue of Louis the Great, stood powerfully y-but
man IN the prime of life, OF fne bearing, with fair
full beard and keen bright eye. Two stars are
mark the Prince Of Prussia. He wears his nat
cap, with peak and red band, undress frock,
ana long boots coming above the knee On his
lett an officer Of dragons held salver encircled
with laurels, on which was placed a heap OF
this war. The cross is Of iron, with silver edge;
on one side is a crown, with the letters IF. w."
three oak leaves, and the date 1913; on the other
side crown, with the letter "W'," and the date
1870. The riband is broad black with white border.
ON the right Of the Prince stood group Of generals
Heykte, seckendorn, schlenitz, Blssng, etc. On
Princes s Of Wurtemberg and and Mecken6urg IIe
Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern, and the Duke
OF w M rsh their sa III In tb the s.ai
of Louis the Great, a SPLENDID regiment
of dsmounted dragons formed one side
constituted by two regiments in masses OF grand
divisions in close order, with the officers on the
hanks; and on the left of the Prince, below, two
lines OF troops formed kind of alley for the recip
ents Of the crosses. A band OF buglers and drum
a martial welcome to the Prince when he entered
and mounted the steps OF the statue. There as he
France trumphant over the German Empire, be-
fore him, and Peace and Abundance nearer at hand,
and in monumental rows on either side were his
strange, grim body guard-old Du Guesclin,
grim Turenne Bayard, Conde, and the smaller
greatnesses Of JouIdan, nIassena, Lannes, Nor
tier, and the rest of the illustrious sixteen who
once adorned the POnt de la Concorde. Higher
still Lift your eyes and see over those serrled
helmets just across the angle OF the statne OF Lonis
the Great and above the Princes head, you look
from the left OF the court there is inscription
che front OF the pavilion. The world knows 1t.
The words are, "a toutes les glor,es de Ia Frdce"
And the happy recipients OF the Iron Cross came up
one after the other, to the number of more than
thirty, and the Prince said word or two to all,
shook hands with some and when that cere-
mony was over he drew his sword, raised
it in the air, and with loud voice called
for 'three cheers for the King" Tne
wounded men in the gilded and pictured
galleries far away must have heard the cheers
which folowed-three great shouts of one tre-
mendOus threat-and then a general, Voigts- Rhetz
or Sadrath called for "three cheers for the Crown
Prince" which were also given with immense
effect, and the drums and bugles repeated sort Of
triumphant blare and runie. Then the Crown
Prince descended from the base of the indignant
statue, and mounting his horse, rode out to the
Place dArmes. where the generals and staff went
on foot TO see the march past OF the troops, which
excited the admiration OF the crowd OF French on
lockers,