The union Democrat., 1870-10-08

GEN. vON Sf0LTKE.

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miserable house in Behrens strasse. Berlin
Is pointed nnt to strangers as the residence O
this great General and eonsummate war all
ministrator, 10 whom 30 rlan. as a whole
seems too great. ard no microscope detail too
| trivial. The watchmaker's accurate neatneSs
of hand lahoring unerringlv in the assemblagt
| of parts &c a whole, has been fguratiye cited
with respect to many great and complex
works. from the construction OF the universe
downward The house in Brhreas strasse
may be regarded ne the workshop where
wheels and wheels have heen put patiently
together hv one pair of strong hands: toI
strength implies delicacv. whether in PLAYING
Il sonata. making timepece. or adjusting
the numerous minute matters neeGful to the
| carrying through of n victorious campaign.
| Here it is that tie most wonderful! piece al
human mechanism known to military history
The German army Of lS7n-a combination IN.
paraleed in the multitude of it's elements
and the perfection and vastness of its entirety
was put together. The Watch has proved
an excellent piece of work; and people are
curious to know what manner OF man is the
/ Watchrakar
Gen. IIelmu,h Baron Won Moltke, ia
whose already proven skill and energy was
entrusted the gigantic task of setting in i'm
|
culating from: all corners of the land the time
required to bring on q certain day, and at a
certain honr, to a certain point many einge
corps, uniting as a vast. compact and solid
army-helongs to a family of OLD Meeklen-
burg. He was horn in the first wear of the
century, a. a farm known rs Samnw, near
! Rihnitz. His traditions were all military
His father had served in the Mollendorff regi-
mant. and was resolved on giving thorough
sn'dierlv training to his sons. Very soou af-
ter the birth Of him whnse career we are 3ow
| briefly ske;chins. the family went to Uol-
tAin and in the year 1912 he was sent with
en- elder brother to the Land Cadet Aeadsmv
at Copenhagen, so TINT Prussia is indebted to
Denmark we'll as to the Duchv of Mecklen-
| burg for the production of soldier " hose
services will have left their mark in the his
| tory of this voung but powerful monarchy.
When 'wrntv-two years at age our cadet en-
! tered tho PrnSsian service rs Second Leuten-
ant in the Eighth Lieh Infantry Regiment,
which was stationed st Frank fort-on-tha Oder
The crrns was commanded at the time by
General Won der Warwick. whose wife was hv
birth a Countess son Moltke. To this cir
cnmstahce may he possibly ascrihed the fact
that the yonng officer. whose means and
worldly prospects wtre small found inauen-
tial friends He was entirely dependent on
his slender paw. for his nearest relatives had
fallen on evil ways. and their fortune were
lost.
Bv greet exe-tions and selfdenial. Lieut.
Moltke educated hiTsolfin modern languages.
md his diligence attained for him in SHIRT
tine the direction Of the Division School. in
which post his dt.ties were discharged with
such eminent satisfaction to his superior Off
hot bo haI ~ IF
eral vnn Muffiing, and was employed to take
topogra phical measurements in Silesia and
elsewhere. Soon after-ward he became Cap
tair; and in two wears was admitted to the
general staff. While holding the rank of
Captain he wa sent to Trrkev with Cantains
Lane. Won Mulh1ch, Fischer and Won Winke.
to organize the srmv there on the Prussian
model. The work was attended with results,
almost rdiculnuslv unsuccessful. As soon as
the Turkish troops were disciplined and or
ganizad they deserted masse But milf
tary literature owes to Moltke's Eastern visit
his popular aad Instructive Letters from
Furkev;" and the same mission also gave
him the opportunity of making valuable
drawings Of the Dardanele<, the Bosphorus
and Cnnstantinople.
In lS39--and we may remind tie reader
that Won Moltke's years are the wears of the
century-he returned. after most interest
ing Journey through Lesser Asia. to Europe.
In the year following he married Miss Van
Burt. of Ilolstein. and about the same time
he was promoted to the rank of Major, In
1915 he again left Germany and went to
Rome. where he was attached as adiutant to
Prince Heinrich of Prussia. Few peonle
now remember this Prince. who was the I'm
Gle of the present King Of Prussia. and who,
l. N.
days in che city of the Popes. After leaving
Prussia Prince Heinrich was reported dead
But he lived to furnish theme which the
historical novelist of another generation may
turn to good account.
Having brought the dead body of the
Prince back - Prussia, Maior Won Moltke
became Chief Of the General Staff of the
Fourth Army Carns in Magaehurg. In 1850
he was made Lieutenant-Colonel. in 1851
Cnlonel. in 1856 Iaior-General and in 1859
Lieutenant-General. During this wear he ac-
cam anied tho Crown Prince Of Prussia to
Baimorai. and afterwards. heing in command
of ,he Eleventh Infantry Regiment. resided
with the Prince for twelvemonth in Bres-
lau. On two other memorable occasions he
went in a:ten1 lance on the Crewn Prince to
England: first when his ROYAL Highness es-
pnasei the Princess ROYAL. and afterwards
when the Prince was presen. at the ohscqnies
of her lamented father. the Prince Consnrt
an 1861. when Field Marshal. the Count
Trans,e. .fier the Durpel victory. gave the
command 10 Prince Frederick Charles. Won
Mnl,ke became Chief of the General Staff;
and il must have been with strange feelings.
rs he remembered his cadet DAYS in Denmark,
that he projected the successful passage over
to Alsen. His fame was afterwards to be
war with Austria brought into conspicuous
prominence tlose brilliant qualities which
have again shoxn forth. to TIL great glory of
Prussia and the German cause, and to the
signal discomiturr. if not confusion of their
enemies. This is the man who guides the
great army which. repelling Invasion. has
carried conquest into the hearsofthsinvader' s
territory.-Lo London Telegraph.
josh Billings says: give the devil his
dues reads we'll enough in prdeerh: hu,