The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-09-20
TIE ARMY Is READY
Maneuvers of the German Troops
Closed.
EMPEROR WILLIAM IN COMMAND
He Recommends Less Rigid System in
Marching Russia Offers the Hand of
Friendship to England.

BERLIN, Sept. copyrighted 1891, by
the New York Associated press. The
army maneuvers were concluded to day
with an attack by the Fourth and Eleventh
army corps, commanded by Emperor
William in person, upon the enemy under
General Witch. The Emperor left Null
hausen yesterday morning and proceeded
to Volksemoda, where he assumed command
OF the Eleventh army corps. The Fourth
corps, quitting their buaucks at 4 a. M,
joined the Eleventh and united force,
marching IN three columns, advanced to-
ward Schlotheim. The operations ended
with the repulse of General Wittich's com
mand and its retreat upon Langensalza.
Later the Emperor started for Wilhelm
shoke.
Military experts are reviewing the re-
cent series of army maneuvers by the Aus
trian, Bavarian and Prussian troops, and
all concur in the opinion that grave defects
were exhibited by the Austrian troops,
owing TO the absence of a general. capable
of protecting their movements without
laundering. Emperor William is reported
as having told Emperor Francis Joseph
that his men and officers were fit to meet
any enemy that might be brought against
them, but his generals were wanting IN
self-reliance associated with a conscious
ness of their ability to handle their men.
The Bavarian and Prussian maneuvers
disclosed less serious defect Last even
ing the emperor grouped the officers of his
army in field near Schlotheim and made
brief speech to them, in the course of which
he advised that less rigid system be
following in marching, and that freer
methods be adopted in drilling IN order to
aid elasticity to the movement of the troops
At the same time his majesty complimented
the troops upon their general efficiency.
High military authorities are agreed that
both the Austrian and German armies are
now fully ready to meet an enemy. EN-
peror Francis Joseph to night issued an
order touching tie maneuvers of the
Austrian troops in which he commends the
discipline and efficiency shown by them and
said that he was sure the army would full
fill its duties alike in peace and war.
Finding the English government is
eagerly disposed to make the position of
the Dardanelles matter weapon of offense.
Russia has suddenly changed her diplo-
matte tactics. Nj. Nelidoff, Russian am
bassador at Constan tinople, has Informally
advised Sir William White, English am
bassador to Turkey, that the alleged occu-
patton of Sigri on the island of Mitylene by
British forces does not in any way CON
Germ Russia, and Count Won Schauvaloff,
Russian ambassador at Berlin, has ex-
planned TO Chancellor Won Caprivi that
Russia disclaims any special privilege in
the passage of the Dardanelles
A remarkable and inspired article which
appeared jim the St. Petersburg NoUostt
yesterday and which was telegraphed here
through a semi-official agency offers the
hand of friendship to Great Britain. ''1he
empire of Russia" says the NOuOsti, lis
already too extensive for her to desire to
add to it by the conquest of India. If she
is forced to undertake the enterprise at
some future date, it could only be an act of
retaliation for the hostility shown by
Great Britain to the Cars government
in Europe. On the other hand.
should Great Britain renounce her
anti Russian policy, she would have
nothing to fear from Russia as regards
India The NoU0stt concludes by urging
the Salisbury government to enter into
definite agreement with Russia at the
present moment, when it could be done
under more favorable circumst stances per
haps than it could at any later juncture
The article has given rise to the suspicion
that the Cars government is about to at
tempt to effect compromise with England
with view to detacting her from the drei-
bund. The Gar will go to Warsaw in
October, and thence to his chateau at Ski
ernwice, the scene of the famous meetiE z
of the three Emperors in 1854.
Hon. William Walter Phelps, United
States minister to Germany, has resumed
his duties at the legation. Mr.. Phelps
had a days view Of the army maneuvers
and met Count Won Waldersee, who con
graduated the American representative
upon the success of his efforts to secure the
removal of the prohibition against the i'm
portation into Germany of American pork
saying: at is entirely due to you"
The term of the Austro- German treaty
| of commerce with Italy has been fixed at
six years, at the end of which
time zollverein convention will be
definitely concluded. Negotiations will be
resumed with Spain with view to obtain
ing the benefits of the most favored nation
| clause to extend to the Spanish Antilles
Scrutiny of the Spanish commercial agree
ment with the United States, it is held
here, shows Spain may accord the most
favored treatment to other nations.
| H. A. P. Carter, for many years Ha-
waiian minister at Washington, was one OF
| Worra's passengers to New York Mr..
! Carter, who has been very i'll tor some
time, had special car placed at his dis
posal by the Prussian railroad authorities
and was carried direct from Hamburg to
| the dock from which the steamer sailed.