The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-22

Vub kutcBo9eS WINK AAAoos vosuoUos PCAhoPo Va
any Order In Europe.
raB RUSSIAN osDER or ST. GEORGE (woJENNY
oKDEN)
10 military decoration for army and navy
on1cers. ana was founded In honor OF the Knight Of
St.. George, in St Petersburg, the 7th OF Decem-
ber 1869. by the Empress Catherine H. This Knight
Is great iayoritc with rhe European rulers.
HIS name is borne ny no less than ten orders in
various European lands. According to the legend
ST. George was Prince OF Cappadocia. VINO lived
about the third century after Christ, ana sufered
martyrdom at the time OF the Prosecutions or the
Christians un Ter Docletan. HIS most celebrated
deco was tue staying oil the dragon thar threatened
TO devour Ala the Kings daughter. Tue legend
comes nom the orient, and was probably carried
To europe py the Crusaders, VINO later bore The
picture Of the Knight slaylng Lne dragon upon
tnelr standards--tue dragon symoozIng the NUS
sutnans whom they MAD gone TO ngnt The won
der.ul power attached 10 ms standard Was tne
Cause vi the Grand DUKE OF Moscow, later the
Russian Emperor iueinuing the Knight George and
tile dragon IN the nescutcaeOn OF ms shield. Alter
under FREDERICK Ill. III Germany, In Bavaria,
hanover, the Kingdom OF the TWO Settles, the
Empress Catherine OF Kussia established tne Rus
san order OF That hnguL IN the elgntn year or her
government anu which was tnen, "a now, only
gwen AS rewa Tor extraordinary military services
aud bravery. Up 10 the year 1871 there were Jour
Glasses VI the order, the wearers OF when were
entl ted according to an Imperial ukase or 1884, TO
yearly pension OF LOO. 4OJ 2OJ and loo ruoles
speclvey. Inc 6rst class oil the Order given only
As reward 10 cotnmander-in-cnlcf wno Eas won
great battle, Tor twenty-five years service IN war
BY seq. In order 10 OBTAIN rhe other classes
It IS necessary TO have won ship, bat
unguisned himself by extraordinary bravery, or by
courageous and skiiful conniaads won victory
or contributed 70 sucn; 10 nave led siormng party
or, IN .audlng troops 10 have 1lrsC set loot upon
hand delenued Uy tue eneny. Tne independent
commanders can decorate tneir men with the fourth
class, The dIth class, called St Georges Gross.
Delny SupDlemeuL made by Alexander i.
1907. The Iwo nrst Glasses are, with rare ex-
Of ne oas ar%s aa receive this oraer
only difference being the removal OF the picture OF
the substilution OF the Russian BACK Eagle
besides the nltn class or the order there Is more
recent adultiOn intended Tor decorating the COM
mon s0ldter, TINS beng divided INTO Jour classes
and more nuMerously worn. since 1913 the nrst
1Vur degrees OF the order have been most numer-
Amy. Inc hrst class Is only worn by
one memoer OF the same-thiS being the
1861 ON the occasiol OF the Cenienary anniversary
OF the iounlln-. OIL the ORDER. AS trnce William Oh
Prussia lie na already received the iourta class OF
tue Oruer the oGu OF March, 1915, Tor ms partci-
paiVn III the cavalry charge OF the RUSSIAN
Curdssler regiment PsKOw, IN the battle or Bar
surAuDe RECEIVING the prussi IN Iron cross Ior MS
part the same battle i've days LATER on The Dirlh
DAY Oh queen Louise. Inc secO0d class OF the Order
Is worn by four Prussian field marshds-the Crown
Prince vi Prussia, Prince Frederick Carr the Crown
Prlnce OF SaXoDy ana Count aioltKe. Tae third
class Is worn bye rinceS Carl ami Albrecht OF
prussia, Tue Grduu Duhe OIL MtCNlclnurH- souvenir
fled MARSHAL Sielnmetz Generals blanteunel and
Won Weroer. me i0urtn class Il represenlc ed
twenty tiiues In the Prusslan army being generals
anu officers OF The ssaf VINO LOOK a prominent part
LII the late FraucO-Gerinan war.
WHAT Is THOUGHT OF THE RECEPTION
So mucn for history. IL IS, very natural That the
German papers should crltlci5e the reception gwen
to Tue trussiln REPRESENTATIVES nnutely. They are
mi atienL what tone the Russian journals Will
use IN speaking oil their guestS. From all &C
counts tue ATTENTION Of the government has re-
ceuIly Deen called " The abusive language VI sOme
the ST. petersburg journals when treating Of Ger
man anairs. me u0Oj., Tor instance, has been
prUnlUlted, since the end OF November from being
sold Oh the streets, because OF such an offence. The
antI.uernlaa tes deucies VI that JOURNAL as also or
the ot, Petersburg Zetung Is explained IN the fact
that tue lorelga editorial labor Is mostly In the
hands OF Czecns whose cnef alm in lie Is TO Keep
no tue exclte enr ana hatred against Gel MAS.
Very naturally the buneinanS-aj the Czecn3 de-
mand 20 De styled aud the ocaves, AS wn0e, are
jealous OF any approach to friendship between rus
sla. Germany and Austria. As lar ~ Germany Is
concerned,
not be feared IOr the present. me fiery anti.
German artc.es Drought continually by the MOSCOW
Zcttuig, the Got6So and ne BOerSenxettIHV are
reau IN RUSSIA with the ieeling that the Ber
hners read tue outp0urlngs OF wrath found IN the
ultramontane Orsau Gcyfitdatd, and the socia,istc
toiEsstaat. The most Trustworthy German CORE.
spondents agree III assertion that the friendly
feelings Of the Car towards Germany aie cOa-
stanly gaming ground among the leading political
circies. Ie German MnuenLe does not appear to
he dlsagreeabIe TO the Gar, we may believe the
words attributed u nun last year-"So long as my
RuSS1QS wear DiOuSc OtcC tHS tTOWScTS VIC Csiu-
MT do without tine Germ ans.D ANA IN the face Of
the TACT That the kusslanIzng OF trfe Baltic aud
Polish provinces IS carried on with vgor, late act
OF Gar showing Ills appreciation VI the services
OF The German University at Dorpat, proves that ne
makes clear distinct0n between German science
anu German lang ulge; and, indeed, III regard 70
kussanlling ms western provinces, Is ony dong
VIVA Prussia doing IN her POilsn provinces and Ii
the extreme western districts oil Lorraine.
IMPERIAL FRIENDSHIP FOR GERMANY.
TWO anecdotes may Illustrate the friendly feel.
ing OF the Russian imperial family towards
Der9 rna me University Of porpas
should be kussianlzed. and TO this end removed
10 wilma, and tile Minister OF Cutus proposed 10 the
Emperor ine ''reiOrin' Vi that university, the Gar
answered, cit will be impossible u shake NV con-
Vctloa OF the great services oil the German University
OF Dorpat IN the mater OF spreading enlightenment
LII my empire"
Is recited by the Berlin Official kreuz-Zeitu7sg, on
The authority vi q cerlain unnamed Baron, which
may throw more light on the feelings entertained
by the imperial fanny than column OF political.
Philosophical deductions. The Baron Was present
a. lapsaI duriag the ,esarewna5 soiourn there,
anu was himself a witness 10 Il scene proving Che
sa,s) how false are tho malicous reports spread
ABROAD OF the aversion VI the Cesarewna 10 every
tnng that Is German.n During the sojOJrn there
the Grand Duchess appeared on ner walks always
unattended and very SIMPLY attirel. In returning
costed by an Old woman, u German, who asked hel
she would not tell her the best place where she
coull see The CeSalewna pass bv.
All you wish 10 sec the Cesarewna,n replied the
lady accOsted .then come with me.n
sYerlaDS yOu KNOW tHe 0fdnu DuCneSS pCrSOu.
ally ?" asked the Old woman, land can ,el me why
she hates US all Just because we are German."
.sbul what makes you THINK That Tie Grand
| Duchess has sucn u 0iSike To the Gernansio
| "Ut,. they tell that sue Will not have German
about her, and never speaks word OIL German
| although she speaks tnat Ian 5uage very wel'
Wn,le tue Grand DUCHESS was endeavortng to ex
plain TO the Ola lady how groundicss were these
| rumors, they were met ny an offcer, who made tnt
usual MILF AIRY bonors, salurng and standing while
the two passed ny. lhis was too striking mol 10 W
| noticed " the OLD woman wno. guessing thai sh'
hal been talking ~ no 1883 person than The Cesa
| rewna Eersel bean 10 apologize, but was Inter
| rup cd by the latter saying,
| "You have guessed rightly; l am really tn
| Cesare wna ana | am sure you Will believe III
| wnen assure you thar 1 am well disposed toward
all subjects Of tie empire. whether they be VI Rus
sian other Origin And as regards tiie German Ian
ruage YOU have the best proof that have neItneg
forgotten nor eva1e II, FOR have been Speaking
| German with you"
| WHAT DOES ALL THIS MEAN2
PeaceaDlc as the Northern Russian news ap
| pears the warsaw journals are still iul OF mltarI