The morning news., 1891-09-20
DREIBUND MANEUVERS.
THE KAISER ASSUMES COMMAND
OF TIE TROOPS.

Austria's Generals Declared Lackiug q
in the Self-reliance Associated With
Consciousness of Their Ability to
Handle Their Men-A Better Showing
Made by the Russians and Bava-
rians
(Copyi0ht, 1891, bv the ~ Y. associated Press.
BERLIN, Sept. 19.-The army maneuvers
which have been in progress for some days
were concluded to-day with an attack of
the Fourth aud Eleventh army corps, COM
manded by Emperor William in person,
upon the enemy under Gen. Witch, The
emperor left Mulhausen yesterday morning
and proceeded to Volkemoda, where ne as
sumed command OF the Eleventh army
corps. The Fourth corps. quitting their
bivouacs at o'clock this morning, Joined
the Eleventh and the united
forces marching In three columns
advanced toward Schlothumus. The
operations ended with the repulse of Gen.
Wittich's command and its retreat upon
Langensalza. Later the emperor started
for Wilhemshoone. Military experts are
reviewing the recent series OF army
uldueuVSTS DH Jub AuotTldl. BAVarlAn and
Russian troops. and all concur in the
opinion that grave defects were exhibited
by the Austrian troops, owing to the ab-
sence of generals capable of directing
their movements without blunder-
ing. Emperor William is reported
as having told Emperor Francis joseph
that his men and officers were fit to meet
any enemy that might DO brought against
them, ut that his generals were wanting
in the self-reliance associated with conscious
ness Of their ability to handle their men.
The Bavarian aud Prussien maneuvers dis
closed less serious defects.
TOO MUoH LIKE MACHINES.
The generals in these armies displayed
great efficiency and readiness to take tie
Initiative, but the cofonels commanding the
various regiments acted too much like ma
chimes III adhering strictly to the letter of
their orders. Last evening the emperor
grouped the officers Of his army
in tine field near Schlotheim
and made a brief speech to them, in the course
of " hich he advised that less rigid system
be followed in marching, and that freer
methods be adopted in drili-g in order to
add elasticity to the movements Of the troops.
At the same time and in spite of his criti-
cisms his majesty complimsnted tho troops
upon their general efficiency. High military
German armies are now fully ready to
meet an enemy. Emperor Francis Joseph
tonight issued an order touching the
maneuvers of the Austrian troops, in
which he commended the discipline and
efficiency shown by them and said that he
was certain that the army would fulldl its
duties alike in peace and war.
ENGLAND AND THE DARDANELLEs.
Finding that the English government il
largely disposed to make the position of tht
Dardeuelles matter weapon of offense
Russia has suddenly changed her diplo
matic tactics. NJ. Enlidoff, the Russian
ambassador at Constantinooie, has inform
ally advised Sir William Waite. the En-
glish ambassador to Turkey, that the al
legged occupation of Sigri on tht
island of Mitylene by British
force does not in any way
concern Russia and Count Won Schouvaloff
the Russian ambassador at Berlin, has ex.
planned to Chancellor Won Caprivi thai
Russia declines any special privilege ia che
passage Of the DardanelleS A remarkable
inspired article which appeared in sho st
st. Petersburg NoyostG yesterday
and which was telsgraphed here
through semi-ofiicial agency
offers the hand Of friendship to Great
Britain. "The empire Of Russia" says tn,
Norosti, ais already too extensive for heI
to desire to add TO 1t bY conquest Of India
IL she is forced to undertake the en-
terprise at some future date
it could only be- as an act Of retaliation for
the hostility shown by Gr9at Britain to the
cars government in Europe. On the
other hand, should Great Britain re,
nounce her anti-Russan policy she
would rave nothing TO fe0r
from Russia as regards India. y
hA -, L,rr
isbury's government to enter into definite
agreement with Russia at the present mo-
ment, when it could be done under more
favorable circumstances, perhaps, than it
could at any available later junoture. The
article has given rise to a suspicion here
that the cZar'S government is about 10
attempt to effect compromise with Eng
land with view of detaching her from the
dreibund.
PLANS OF THE CzAR.
The czar will go to Warsaw in October
and thence to his chateau at Skierniwice,
the scene of the famous meeting of the three
emperors in 1884.
The British consulate at Hamburg was
last night entered by burglars. who stole
the consular seal, along with other available
articles.
4Large numbers ofItalian immigrants are
taking ship from Stettin by the steamers
which ply from that port Over 1000 emf.
grants recently proceeded by rail from the
north t Italy to Stettin, where they en-
barked for the United States.
The term of the Austro-German treaty
of commerce with Italy has been fixed at
six years, ar the end Of which time the
zollverin convention will be definitely con-
cluded. Negotiations viii be resumed with
Spain with q view Of obtaining the benefits
of the most favored nation clause to extend
to the Spanish Antilles. Scrutiny of the
Spanish commerce agreements with the
United States, it is held here, shows that
Spain may accord the most favored nation
treatment to other nations.
at a mass meeting of socialists in Munich
to-day Herren Liebknooht and Vollman
were reconciled, and there was adopted a
common programme for the socialist con-
gresS to be held at Erfurt on Oct. IA, OF
which, it is now believed the turbulent mi
nority constituted by the young socialists
party, will have but g diminished chance TO
sap the position Of the present directing
coumittea