The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1888-03-14
THE DEAD EMPEROR.
William of Hohenxolicrn's Life and Work
for the Fatheriand.

William of Hohenxollcrn's Life and Work
for the Fatheriand.
Tho Emperor William has won place in his
tory as one OF tho most llustrious OF an exceed
lie career. in length and oyentfnlness rarely II
ever exceeded. he has displayed all the finer
qualities Of that remarkable race OF rulers
vhich--since its establishment in the Brandon
burg marshes in 1412--has never produced an
absolutely incompetent sovereign. The Hohen-
2olierns early won themselves q name for
rfstics have been obviously transmitted from
rather to son throughout the whole history OF
the house Of Hohenzollern, and they account
itself. for the steadily progressive increment OF
its European influence, and for the territorial
expansion OF its realm, which has within the
last two centuries grown from a barren Mar
gravite into gigantic empire
WILLIAMS MILITARY CAREER.
Emperor William began his military career
at an carly age. Born March %. 1877. 1t was
or the lat of January. 1897, when, crushed at
iona, Prussia had almost ceased TO exist as an
Independent nation, that Frederick William
III, who, with bis family. was living In the
poorly furnished, half-ruined castle OF koenigs-
Durg, gave his third son. Wilhelm, then 10
wears OF age, the commission Of a subaltern In
the royal grenadiers, with the remark: Il give
you this to-day i'm order that you may have q
new suit Of clothes to wenr on your next birth
day"
At Christmas,of 1907 he was com missioned as
Second Lieutenant and ut once began to learn
tfhe rudiments Of his military duties under the
fAe royw amily returned TO Berlin. the Prince
cntSp5l the city at the head OF his company.
and from that time he lived the same life as
other officers OF the regiment Delicate health
prevented his going into the field with his
fnthcr and brother in 1919. and In June of that
year he was promoted to n First Lieutenaney.
Then, in the following November. after the
battle Of Leipsic. he was commissioned Captain
and ordered 70 the front TO join his regiment.
ON the LIST Of Janusry. 1915, seven years after
his entry into the service and at the age Of ~.
he rode alongside OF Marshal Butcher when the
prussian army crossed the Rhine TO invade
fair France,
Az the battle OF Bar-sur-Aubs. where he
came under ere for tho first time. he wss IN
trusted with the reconnaissance OF the battle
field. and he did this with much GOODNESS
thst his father gave him the Iron Cross this
decoration IL only bestowed for military serv-
fcel, while the Gar Of Russia bestowed on him
the Cross Of st. George, order OF which he
has been for number OF years the Oldest
member.
MS ENTRANCE INTO PARIS
Fo0n after this he transferred from the
grensdiers 70 the guards and entered with the
allies into Paris. an enterprise that no has
since twice rcpenpod Tho second time was In
1885, after the Bell ian campaign, I'm which he
took active pat winning Majors commission
at Waterloo. He did not remain long I'm Paris
a. his regiment was ordered 60 Berlin 10 par
ticipnte in the solemn festivals of victory cele-
bsstc5 "a honor OF the successes Of the Prus-
sian army.
The revolutionary storm of 1913, bursting
over the whole continent compelled Prince
William WHO implorod the King TO make de
tsmined stand against the Radicais-to eeel