The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-03-28
Seventy Years a Soldier.
THE MILITARY CAREER o. ruE GER
MAN EMPER0R.

THE MILITARY CAREER o. TnE GER
MAN ENPERoR.
On the frs, dag of the new wear. VIM
l.. the Emperor. celebrated the 10th
anniversary day Of his entrance into the
prussian army. In I-01 the prussian
army was small and in poor coodition,
but the young Prince entered the army
and be grew with il, and he Is now the
chief commander o: the creates. aad
best disciplined army in the world
The military course Of the German EN- :
peror Is closely connected with the his
tory OF the Prussian army, and, there
tore II may be OF some interest to re
view the single moments aud facts Of
bis military life
King Frederick Wiii,;u HI. the
father Of the Emperor, was very car
nes. and strong man. and gave his chill
dren careful bnt rigorous education.
In the education of the young princes.
the military character prevailed, and
Prince William was only Il boy, seven
years old, when his training as sol
dier commenced His first masters were
Sergeant Bernstein If the Garde Bat
tallion. and Sergent- Major Clery, Of
the regiment Moellendorf On the ith
Of January, 1907. during the New Years
gratulation in koenisburg, Prince Will
liam. then ten years old. was made en-
sign, and on the Christmas eve If the
same year he received a. n Christmas
present the patent as lieutenant His
military instructor was Major Won Pirch
and the young Prince was very ",alous
and diligent in studying and prac icing
all the theoretic and practical branches
Of the military exercises and cites
In 1913 he followed the royal family to
Bresiau, but as In March of the same
year the King. with the Crown Prince,
took the field. Prince William had, in
consequence of his weak hc.I,h, to stay
at home. and only after the battle Of
Leipzig he was allowed to join the ar
my. In the month Of November. 1913,
he entered the field army as captain,
and participated in person III the mill
tary act .on' Of the following campaigns.
In the battle Of Bar sur -Aube, February
~. 1911, the young Prince distinguish
ed himself by personal bravery. aud he
received from the Emperor Alexander
of Russia, the high order of St. George,
aud from his father the Order Of the
Iron Cross During the skirmis' es
around Paris the young Prince was a.
ways at .he side OF his father. and he
participated, as a twice cdecorated young
Captain of the Guards, in the entrance
of the allies in the French Capital. \
few days later he received his patent as
Major, and participated afterwards, on
the 5th day of August, with his father.
the Crown Prince, Blucher. Tauenszien.
BulAw, Scbarnhorst. and the other he
roes Of the great campaign of liberty"
in the celebrated entrance of the victo-
rious army.,into Berlin.
la the beginning of tie new cam
paign of 1915 he commanc 4 the third
battalion Of the FIRST Regiment de
Garde. aud he and his battalion took
part in all the actions of the short but
bloody campaign. The victorious army
entered Paris the second time, and
Prince William stayed there until the
great festival of victory. on the 2lst
Of October. Then followed pro-
tracted tima If peace. and Prince Will
liam climbed step after step the very
long anil tedious ladder of the army 10
the highest honors ard places. aud fin
ally to the top OF the ladder. where he
Prussian Army. aud the "Obserte Hr,-
egsserr" of all the armies of the Ger
man empire. the greatest ard most for
midable army Of the whole world In
1888 he WAS made commander Of the
Garde du Corps. and In lsi0, after the
death of bis celebrated father, he got
the title prince of Prussia" and the
govenorship of the province of Pommer-
xuia. In the exciting time of the revo-
measures against the revolatienists. and
IN consequence of his order 10 clear the
streets Of Berlin with grape shot, be
was called the "kartaetscien Prias'
tth" prince OF grape-sbotl. aud the
population Was So indignant that be
had to leave the country aw while Dur.
ing the revolution in the grand duchy
of Baden. 1919. he WAS the chief CON-
mander of the Prussian army of oper-
alton. and after the capitu.atiop ot the
fortress Of Rastadt. on July 81, 1919,
be got the highes: military order. the
.Orirs Posr le Nerite." and in 1854 the
highest military rank as general colo
mel of the infantry and field marshal
During the years 1855. 70 1861 he had
to perform. as high prince, the royal
duties for his sick brother. ana during
these years the great reorganization of
the Prussisn army was commenced and
finished under the continuous control
Of the prince regent. ant since Jan
uavy 1861. King William l Of Prussia
In ascending the throne he made the
solemn promise that he would "gusrsn-
tee aud strengthen the Kingdom of
Prussia in that position Ia which he
WAS entitled IN consequence of ia glo-
rious history and the highly developed
organization of It's army The history
of the last twelve years has confirmed
+ has proud word But il IL not necessary
/ 10 repeat here the history Of the Ger
man and prussiau army since that time
| We mention only the names keouig
srae.x. Saaowa. pAidubisa, Wocsth,
I >pichcruu. Mars Ia Tour. Grsseloi'e.
Metz. sedan. Siras,ourg. Bcltord, Paris
aud So on aud Ia adding the fsc: that
the Emperor Willia'~ WAS present al
the mos, Of the hattie and s,e.os. Se