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appealed to every German man and woman 70
contribute toward . general fund for the relief
Of wounded soldiers and their families. his
wife, the Crown Princess. nobly helped to swell
this fund.
On the 10th of September the army Of the
Crown Prince occupied Versailles. his brave
Bavsrisns and Wurtembereers having driven
the French from the heights of Bicetre Paris
Enclosed al along the line from Yer
sailles to Vincennes. the besieeing army form
ing slender ring Of between forty-hve and nifty
miles In circumference. ..,
From this day. the 10Th of September, until
the termination of the siege OF Paris, the Crown
Prince held the llne-Bousiva al, Ssvrrs. Meudon.
BourR, pHay, Chevilly. Thiais. Choisy-le- Roi ana
BonnsviL In person he directed the tight
against General Vinoy. on Sept 80. when the
French were repuleed with heavy losses ba-
zaine surrendered Metz to the German array on
the 9Th Of October. King William. IN reeognt
ton Of this victory. and bearing IN mind the lau-
rels gained at Weissenburg. Worth and Sedan.
raised the Crown Prince and his cousin Freder-
lex to the rank Of general feld-marshals IN the
army. This was departure from the tradi-
lions OF the house Of Hohenzollern. whose Gus
tom is was not to permit princes of the reign
ing family attaining the highest military rank.
Meanwhile in the several courageous efforts
Of the French during November and December
TO break the besieRing line the Crown Prince
steadfastly held his position before Paris. 1t
was By no means an easy task. this investment
of Paris. The winter was of the severest
ever experienced. The French were desperate
and they attacked with the courage bred of de-
spair. But the patriotic Germans never
swerved faltered They were buoyed up
by the assurance that q result OF this terrible
campaign a new and united German empire
would be formed There is no doubt that the
Crown Prince used all his powerful influence
toward this end. King Louis. OF Bavaria.
did all he could TO prevail upon his
feliow-soysreigns to offer TO the
King and his successors the title of German
l.. al 81 uaed hat
end were vanquisned. BismArck's diplomacy
conquered. The differences between the South
German governments and the North German
Confederation were settled Germany became
1871. in the Hall Of Mirrors, 10 the Palace Of
Versailles. the King of Prussia was proclaimed
Emperor OF Germany. The occasion was re-
markable for its brillance. The Crown Prince.
pany of German princes and officers The Em.
peror issued . decree raising the Grown Prince
to the high state of Crown Prince OF the Ger
man empire.
On the day following the proclamation Of the
German empire occurred the last and greatest
effort of the beleacuered city. 1t was q sudden
attack by General Trochu's army, aud at
tempt to break through the iron lines which
German strategy had drawn round Paris. 1t
failed, and nothing remained to the vanquished
except to treat for peace After the prelimina-
ries of peace had been negotiated the Crown
Prince reviewed the troops which hac fought so
bravely on the Loire. On the 7th of March.
1871, and when peace had bean concluded, the
Grown Prince babe farewell to Versailles. He
passed through Rouen and Amiens. and reioin-
ing the Emperor William at Nancy, went on
TO Berlin amid blaze of triumph,
where his father bestowed upon him the
insignia Of grand cross of the Order Of the
Iron Crosse decoration which is the highest
ambition Of q German soldier Peaceful pur-
SUITS however. were more to the Princes taste
than the tented field, and it was with unall Dyed
h.D N he oioip cd hal wifi - m
had, while he was absent. established and su-
perintended a hospital for sick and wounded SOL
diers Of both armies in Homburg.
In 1877 Queen Victoria invested him with The
Order of the Garter.
In January, 1883, be celebrated with great
pomp his silver wedding.
It was not until early in November, 1877. that
the trouble in the Grown Princes throat was
year Professor Virchow aud DR.. Morell Macken-
zis had examined the patent. and the last
named gentleman performed an operation on
him.
1t is no secret that Frederick was a man some
what lacking In force aud strength of purpose.
He was not and never could have been a Fred
erick the Grsab had the fates been more Kind to
him. Nor bad he Of late been overpopular with
bis people. tie younger Germans particularly
dislikng him on account of his fondness for the
English. There is no doubt that ne was largely
influenced aud in some things dominated by the
Crown Princess Never ambitious, but good
soldier. of late years he has taken deep interest
in historical and archaeological researches. and
found an independent field of action patron
of all the museums and collections of works OF
art in Prussia
No blood has been spilled under Fredericks
kineship, but his brief reign mas been q most
tragic one. He for q brief season stood at the
threshold OF the great possibilities which lie
within the grasp of a ruler of one OF the fore
most nations of the earth, but between him and
his career has constantly stood the certainty of
aorlxys ando ff, ali mn and
lenting foe. History presents few figures more
melancholy than this of Frederick, ascending
the throne in his prime. but with the death-rattle
10 his throat There was time when his
friends imagined q very different for him.
says Max Muller in the Contemporary Review.
They believed that he might succeed 10
the throne in the very prime of manhood. His
father. the late Emperor. then Prince OF Prus-
1848 and it WAS considered by no means impos-
sible that he might think it right to decline the
crown and to abdicate in favor of his son. The
star of Prussia was low in l648, and it sank
lower and lower during the last year Of the af-
ficted King. Frederick William Nv. Few PEG.
pie only were aware OF the changes that had
taken place IN the political views of the Prince
of Prussia, chiefly during his stay in Eoglant.
and the best spirits of the time looked upon his
son. Prince Fredel lex William, the only
man who could be trusted to inaugurate new
era in the history of Prussia His marriage
with the Pri ncess Royal of England gave still
stronger zeSt to these hopes. Tor while he was
trusted a. likely 10 realize the national yearn-
ines after . united Germany, she was known as
the worthy daughter OF her father and mother,
at that time the only truly constitutional rulers
in Europe. England then the ideal Of all
German Liberals and close political alliance
with England was considered the best solution
Of all European difficulties. Young men, and
old men too. dreamt dreams, little knowing how
distant their ful6llment should be. and how
dashed with sorrow when at last they should
come to be fulfilled"
FAMILY.
The eldest son of Emperor Frederick Crown
Prince Frederick William. who now succeeds
him on the imperial throne. was born at Berlin
on Jan. q. 1859 He 10 colonel in the Prussiau
Guards. He married Feb. p, 1881. to
Princess Victoria. of Augustenburg.
His eldest daughter, Victoria Elizabeth
Augusta Charlotte, was born July "a. 1860.
Albert William Henry was born May 20, 1862.
He is an officer in the German navy.
Frederick Amelia Wilhelmina Victoria was
born on April IL. 1866.
Sophia Dorothy Ulrica Alice was born on
June IA. 1870
Margaret Beatrice Feodore was born April %,
1872
An Unnatural Alliance.
Labouchere's London etter-
The Duke Of Aosta. / see. is shortly to be
married to his niece by virtue of q special dis
pensation from the Pope to be obtained by the