The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-04-30
COUNT HELMUTH Won MOLTKE

profound sorrow. Emperor Will
liam, whose love for the old soldier
amounted almost to idolatry, shed tears
when he heard of the generals death,
and Immediately ordered that extensive
preparations be made to show the es-
TEEN in which he was held by the ma
tion. Residences and business places in
Berlin are already being draped, and
the city presents spectacle similar
to those witnessed after the deaths of
Emperor William and Emperor Fred
erick. kilograms of coincidence have
been received from all the large
cities of the empire and from the
various courts of Europe, all
paying tribute to the generals worth
as a citizen and soldier. Emperor
Francis Joseph has already announced
his intention of being present at the
funeral. King I'm berto, of Italy, ex-
presses deep sorrow and says the gen.
eral was the foremost soldier of the
century. The funeral will probably
take place on Tuesday
lHelmuth Karl Won Moltke was descended
from well known Meckenberg family He
~ur Il aU arouIrrI 0UUvUeI IouU oUon
after his birth his parents settled in Hol-
stein and in his 18th year he was
sent to Copenhagen to devote himself
to the military profession. In 1929 he en-
tered the Prussan service as a lieutenant
and studied in the military academy In 1885
he took tour in Turkey which brought him
under the notice Of the sultan, who advised
with him on the reorganization of the Turkish
army. He remained several years in Turkey
and in 1889 took part in the campaign
of the Turks in Syria against the
Vceroy Mehemed Ali of Egypt. In
1S45 having returned to Prussia and pub
lished an account OF his Turkish experiences,
he became adjutant to Prince Henry, of Prus
sia, then resident in Rome, and after his death
was engaged with the general command on the
Rhine, becoming in 1S4S member of the grand
general staff and in 849 chief of the staff of the
army corps in Magdeburg. In 1858
he was advanced to the rank of chief
of the grand general staff of the Prussian
army, and in 1859 became lieutenant general
In the AustrO-Italian war Moltke was present
in the Austrian headquarters, and after the
conclusion OF peace spared no pains to de-
veop the capacity of the Prussian army
When the war of 1884 against Denmark broke
out Moltke sketched the plan of the cam
paign and assisted in it's execution. The whole
plan Of the Bohemian campaign was due
to Moltke who was personally present in the
battle of Koniggratz, which he led. He in like
manner arranged the bold advance of the Prus-
sian columns against Olmutz and Vienna and
negotiated the preliminaries Of peace. For
these services he received the order of the
Black Eagle. To the brilliant STRAIT
egy of Father Moltke," as he was
termed in the German army, the vic
tories in the Franco German war were
ascr:bed. He was practically the commander
in chief and the whole plan of campaign was
due to him. In recognition of his services he
was made chief marshal Of the German empire
in 1871 and was created count in 1872. From
the car he received the military decoration of
the order of ST. George in 1870 and from his own
sovereign the grand cross Of the order Of the
Iron Cross in 1871