Connecticut western news., 1888-03-14

hand He had been in 8 stupor since 3 o'clock. He was dehrious for brief period at o'clock during which he is reported to have exclaimed:
 II aJu man of peace, but if Russia forces me to war I shall faithfully side with my ally, Austria"
 AN EPIroME OF CENTURY.
 Frederick William Ludwig, son of Frederick William H., King of Prussia, and the cele- brated Queen Louise, was born on March g, 17s7, and baptized April Sd following.
 As 0 child William was very weak and deli cate. His brother, the Crown Prince and heir to the throne, was much the stronger of the two, and no one dreamed of the circumstances which eventually placed the younger brother first upon the royal and then upon the impe- rial throne.
 He and his two brothers received military instruction together when they were very young from an old sergeant named Bernstein. There is picture showing the three boys in a row holding out their right legs, while Ben- stein is showing them with his sword how high they should lift their feet. Prince William knew the drill pretty thoroughly when he was years old.
 But his military instruction was not allowed to interfere with his other studies. He took lessons from such eminent teachers as Coun- cilor Delbruck and Prof. Riemann. Even dur ing these studies, however, his fondness for military affairs was constantly cropping out the Greats account of the Seven Years War On the third of October, 1897, he was made Second Lieutenant of the Foot Guards After this he attended drill regularly, and took part in parades. In 1908 bis segiment was ordered to Kcnigsberg, and he accompanied it. to its new quarters. About His time the Prussian Army was first drilled ia field manouvres and sham fights. The Prince delighted in these, and always went with bis regiment into camp. There is sn old wood cut which shows him standing on Q mound commanding a detach- ment of Guards raising an intrenchment. This intrenchment is still standing.
 In 1913, when the Napoleonic war broke out, he was made Captain, asd went with his regi- ment to the field. On the 1st of January he crossed the Rhine, near the mouth of the Neckar, and while-srossiRg witnessed the de- feat of the French on the opposite shore. He was present at the battle of La Rothiere. the first defeat of Napoleon by German troops on French ground. At bar-sur.Aube he acted as Adjutant, and was frequently in the thick of the fray. After this bettle he was decorated with the Iron Cross for bravery, and received, as further acknowledgement of his courage, the proprietorship of the Regiment Kaluga from the Emperor of Russia, He followed the army in 1915, and after the battle of Waterloo went to Paris.
 He was married to Augusta, the daughter of Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Saxe- Weimer-Eisenach. The day of the wedding William and Augusta distributed 4,OOO thalers among the poor of Berlin. His son, Fred e-ick William Nicolaus, was born on Oct. IS, 1881.
 between then ana lS4U HIS He passed as usual amid military pursuits and other studies. The army he regarded as the backbone of tho nation, and he did all in his power to strengthen it and make it efficient.
 On June 12, 1S49, an attempt was made on the Kings life He was driving from Nieder 1ngelheim, and on passing field of grain two shots were fired from tho field in rapid success sion. One of the horses and the coachman were injured, but the Prince escaped unharmed Several arrests were made, but the person who ral ohc{S cOr,ll hos Ea1 Ia military Governor he was frequently summoned to Berlin to consult on important matters of State.
 On Jan. 1, 1857, he had been in the army fifty years, and the event was celebrated at Berlin by an appropriate military display. In October of that year Frederick William W. was incapacitated by illness from carrying on the Government, and Prince William was ap- pointed temporary regent. When, on the 9th of October, 1858, 1t became apparent that his brothers mind was irreparabIy impaired, he was made Regent of Prussia, with the title of Prince Regent. In the meantime his son Frederick William Nicholas Charles was mar ried to Victoria Adelaide, Princess Royal of Great Britain. In 1856 his daughter Louisa was welded to the Grand Duke Frederick of Baden.
 On Jan. 9, 1861, Frederick William w. died, and William ascended the throne of Prussia as William l. He at once inaugurated firm and determined policy which aimed at consolidat- ing Germany under Prussian leadership.
 On July 5, 1881, second attempt was made on the Kings life. He was walking with Count Fleming from Carlsruhe toward Lichenthal, when they met we'll dressed young man who bowed politely. After he passed shot was fired, and bullet grazed the Kings neck. Turning, he and his companion saw the young man who had just passed facing them. In the grass near by lay pistol. He made no had seen him fire. The King continued his walk unperturbed.
 The efficiency to which King William had brought the Prussian Army was first seen 1T King had proclaimed Schleswig part of Den mark. Notwithstanding Austria's Jealousy ot Prussia's growing power King Williams diplo matists prevailed upon Austria to unite witt Prussia in this war, which resulted in the tota defeat of the Danes. The Prussian soldiers and their leaders behaved with remarkable bravery, and after this war Prussia assumed position among the first military powers o Europe.
 Difficulties now arose between Austria ant Prussia concerning the occupation of Schles g-Holstein. On Aug. 14, 1865. the treaty O Gastein gave Austria sole occupation of Hol stein, Prussia the occupation of Schleswig and annexed the Duchy of Lunenburg to Prus sia- Soon new difficulty arose. On Jan. 23 1S66, ,sthe Austrian Governor of Holstein allow ed an anti-Prussian meeting to be held in Al toona. This led to an acrimonious diplomatic correspondence. and finally Austria submitted the Schleswig-Hostein question to the Fedora Diet. Prussia regarded this a breach of th Gastein convention, and marched her troop into Holstein On June 14 the Diet called upoI all the States of the confederation to arm against Prussia. This was the beginning o tn Seven Weeks war, called because il seven weeks Prussia completely prostratet Austria and her allies.
 In the North German Confederation, formed after this war, Prussia had full control of for eisn affairs. All troops were placed under King William, and it was voted that every able bodied man should be obliged to serve in tho army.
 In 1870 King William fulfilled his mother. command, given to him aud his brother after the defeats of the Prussian army by Franco during the NapoieOuic wars: ''Rencmber this defeat when you arc men, to throw off tho sharne of 1t anal rcconquer the glory France has snstched from us." When Prince Leopold of Hohenzollern refused the Spanish crown Napoleon III demanded guarantee from Prts sia that no prince of this house should ever he ; candidate for the crown of Spain. The kins refused to give such guarantee and Napoleor made this refusal pretext for declaring war He relied uran tho support of Austria and tho South German States. which lad fought aGains Prussia ip 1SS6; but Bismarck. in whom Kine William placed implicit faith, had formed alliances with them, and as a result Napoleon fornd all Germany united against him. The King himself took command of the German troops-
 During the siege of Paris the King of Bay aria requested King William to restore tht German empire. The other German State: united in ths roqnest, and on Jan. Is, 1871 William I. vas proclaimed Emperor of Ger x szs E lszzz fs ssSs sfssss s