The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-17
WILLIAM THE SECOND,
His First Orders to the Army
and Navy.
THE HONOR OF FATHgRLAND.
An Express Robbery-Thi4 SETTLES 1t
The DiSs De Bar Found
Guilty.
He HONOR OF FATHgRLAND.
Williams First Order.

BERLIN, June 16.-Emperor William
II, has issued tho following general
order to the army:
While the army has onIy Just discarded
the signs OF mourning, Tor Emperor King
William l, my deeply Tevered grandfather.
whose memory will forever live in ali
hears; 1t has suffered q fresh and heavy
blow byJhe death of my dear and WARMLY
loved father This is i1deed serious and
SorToWful time in which Gods decree
places me at the head of the army 1t is
from deeply moved heart that / address
my first words 10 my army, but the conf
deuce with which [ step into The place to
which Gods will calls me is immoFably
stIeng, for know what sense of honor and
duty my glorious ancestors lave implanted
i'll the army, and know in how great 8
measure the feeling has at all times been
manifested in the army. Firm aud in
YOlI3Dle attachment 70 the war lord is Rn
inheritance ha- ded down from father to son,
from generation TO generation and in the
same Wey reier you 10 my grand father
who stands fresh in all your memories as
the personIhcatlon OF glorious and veneer
able war lord. such as could not be more
hnely conceived, or in form more speaking
10 tle heart, / refer you 10 my beloved
father, who as Crown Prince already won
place OF honor in the annals of the army
and, 10 long line of glorious ancestors
whose names shine brightly in histO.y and
whose hearts beat Warmly for the army Thus
we were born for one another Thus we
Will stand together in an indlssolub!e bond,
IN peace or storm, as God msy viii il. You
now take The oath of fidelity and obed lence,
anu swear ever to remember that the eyes
OF my ancestors look down upon me from
the ether world, and that [ shall some day
nave 10 render an account to them of the
6 DRY and honor of the army.
{Sigued WILLIAM IT
Dated Fredrichskron.
The following order has been issued
to the navy:
I have to inform the navy with g deeply
moved heart, that my beloved father, En-
peror OF Germany and King of Prussia,
frederick III, has departed this life, pesce-
Tally III the Lord. Aud }, stepping into his
place as assigned by God S will, have as
Sumed the government OF the land falling to
me by hereditary right, and herewith also
the chief command ct the navy. L. is in
deed profoundly grave periOd in which l
address my first " ords to tie navy, which
has only just ceased wearing the outward
signs OF mourning for my ever-tO-be remem-
beied and much be owed grandfather,
Emperor William. l, who only last year,
during MS presence at Kiel, expressed IN
the waImest words lively satisfaction
It and appreciation OF the DEVELOPMENT
OF the navy under his glorious government.
Flags are already lowered for my mnch
beloved father, who secretly rejoiced and
progress OF the navy. Yet the time of
sincere and deep mourning chastens and
forthes mems helrts hus we shall look
confidentially to the future, fully presery-
ing III our hearts the memory CT my grand
father aud father. The Navy knows it not
only gives me greai joy to belong to it. by
an external bond, but that since my earliest
youth, Warm and lively in
terest he has, in complete sympathy
with my dear brother, Prince Henry, under
me with the navy, hsve learned to apore-
ciate the high sense Of honor, and the faith
tuI fulhllment of duty prevailing in The
Navy l know that very member of the
IVY is prepared ioyfully to give his life
lor the honor of the German flag whoever
he may be. Thus, in this sad hour, Can
say with all confidence we shall stand to-
eether firmly and surely in evil days as in
sunshine, ever remem 1ering the glory of
German falherl2nd. and ever prepared to
shed our hears blood for the no or of the
German ftag. IN this Gods blessing will
be with US.
(Signed) WILHELM
Dated FTeHrickskIou