Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-27

who iocked to Germany's capital to do.
honor to the great strategist who knew SO
wall how TO be silent in seven languages"
They all shouted the patriotic anthem of
20 years ago, when every CITY from the
Baltic to the Iser and from the Rhine to the
Vistula was ringing with the Watch on
the Rhine
Berlin had seen no such outbursts of urue
military enthusiasm since William the Vic
torious entered the city in 1871 at the head
of his troops, just returned from the war
Forty thousand Berliners marched from the
Spree TO the Column of Victory loudly call
ing on Won Notke to Live forever Unter
den Linden was illuminated and draped
with Prussian and imperial flags.
THE GRAND MARCH.
The march yesterday was opened BY vet
erans trcm all over the Empire. Then came
the great bulk OF Berliners, divided up into
brlgades from the various electoral districts
with all their political differences for the
moment forgotten in paying honor to the
great soldier. Among the torchlighters
were all sorts and conditions of men. The
academic youth and students, however. suc-
ceeded IN proving, as was natural. the artls-
tic success of the celebration. They had
copied from the historic times of 20 centur-
les, and came marching by in detachments
representing every era of German history,
from Tacitus' brave barbarians down to an
amusing carlcature of Major Won Wiss-
mann's Zulus.
On reaching the building of the general
stan, where the Field Marshal, surrounded
by every corps commander in the Eupire
and great number of superior officers.
stood with uncovered head, a committee of
art students presented the Count with a
laurel wreath of solid silver, for which he
smoke : terC oF
took the procession to pass where Won
Moltke stood barehead and smiling on the
balcony, saluting the enthusiastic thousands
to the end, though Count Waldersee made
many attempts TO bring him indoors out of
the cold, damp atmosphere,
BEGINNING OF HIS CAREER.
Moltke was % when he entered tbe pr,,s
siaD service, and the next ten wears were
spent by him in an unwearied study of the
art Of war. He first Joined the militarv
academy at Berlin, and subsequently went
with his regiment to Frankfort-op-tbe-
Oder. In 1882 his great attainnents BROUGHT
him into notice, and he was appointed on the !
general staff
Three years later be visited the East |
where he was presented to Sultan Mahmoud'
who asked him to remain in Turkey and /
take part in the military reforms, of which |
the army stood greatly in need. The Prus- |
san Government, anxious TO oblige the |
Forte, extended his leave of absence, and,
aided by Chossef Pacha, be undertook the |
laborlous task of recognizing the Turkish |
army. Carefully he inspected forts and bat
terles, thoroughly he strove to remedy the
many faults in the Turkish system of de-
tense, and unweariedly he labored to re-
model the army alter the PruSsian method.
n 1889 he took part in the Syrian cam
palgn, aiding the Turks in their struggle
against Mehemet Ali, of Egypt, and his
adopted son, lbrahim Pacha. The war over.
he Dade farewell to his Oriental admirers
and returned to Prussia, where he soon
atterWard published a graphic account of
his Turkish experiences.
THE FRANCO-GERMAN WAR,
For many years France had been an eve
sore to Prussia, and Europe foresaw that
their mutual jealousy must eyentuaIIv end |
In terrible war. King William. Bismarct-
aud Molke knew that the Emperor of tbe
French had long been preparing for a de-
cicive conflict with Prussia, and were not
urally determined that he should NOT catch |
Prussia OF her guard. Moltke in his SiIa- |
sian retreat had drawn up plans for the i'm.
pending war which no tactician or General
ever surpassed. Bismarck, the great nolit-
cal wire-puller, watched the enemy as a cat
watches mouse, and had his claws ready
Tor the moment Of action. King William.
'elying wholly on the Judgment and skill Of
ais two great servants, the statesman and
he strateglst, put his trust in Providence