The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-11
SHAM BATTLE ON THE RHINE.
ONE CORPS WIFE TRr TO KEEP
ANOTHER FROM CROSSING.


ANOTHER FROM CROSSING.
A slight War Scare the Result OF the Great
Movement oC Armiss-aernnny ApPiauds
the Enperor'. sword speeoh-The Bible
In the Public Schools IL Now AEitatins
the Country-Enperor wiiiinun VIII Soon
60 to witnes. the Army Msncuvres Ia
Hungary The Two French Suspects.
BERLIN. Sept. 10.-Tho imperial functions at
Metz ended with tho officers banquet last
evening. The mannuvres also around the
historic fortress are closed. Last evening
great masses OF troops comprising the six
teenth and Eighth Army corps and the Fifth
Bavarian division. n strong army even by
themselves. crowded into the town to celebrate
with general merrymaking the conclusion OF
the weeks fatiguing work.
Emperor William will attend next the ma
nGuvres Of the Fifteenth and Fourteenth Army
corps. The Fifteenth Army Corps. which was
reviewed in StrassburG yesterday, will begin
tomorrow its march northward along tho left
bank Of the Rhine On Monday or Tuesday
night It's vanguard will reach point SOUTH
west OF Carlsruhe and there will oppose an
attempt Of tho Fourteenth Corps to cross the
river. This operation lie regarded with special
interest by tho Emperor. as 1t involves tho
question Of getting German armies across the
Rhine In the next war with France. On We'd
nesday the Fourteenth and Fifteenth corps will
fight a final battle near Hagenau. The Wort
temberg manpuvres will open on Saturday in
the neighborhood Of LudwigsburR.
The King Of Saxony the Emperor's closest
adviser in military matters has returned to
Dresdin. but the Italian Crown Prince. the
Grand Duke OF Baden. and most OF the other
princes who went to the Rhine with the EN-
perog will remain in tho field until tho opera
tions In west Germany shall be over. From
his own sham battlefield tho Emperor will go
to Hungary. whero he will observe tho manpu-
vres OF Emperor Franz Josefs soldiers.
All these movements OF armies over the vast
areas OF central Europe. Emperor Williams
declaration at Metz that the German sword
would keep Asace-Lorraine German. and the
coming visit OF tho Russian fleet at Toulon
have tended toward raising war scare: but.
apart from the inflamed language Of German
daiies and the usual crop Of canards in the
Paris press. nothing indicates that interna-
tional relations will be strained soon to the
breaking point. NJ. Horbette French Ambas-
sador to Germany. came back to the embassy
for q few days and then went away on We dnes-
day on holiday leave. Signor Ressmann. Ital-
ian Ambassador to France. remains absent
from his post Count Won Muenster. who rep
resents Emperor William in Paris. is still at
his country seat In Hanover Diplomacy every
where 10 inactive. despite tho general pug
naclty OF the press.
Official opinion IN Berlin attaches little sig
nifcance to the prospective visit Of the Russian
squadron In Toulon harbor. Even the signs
1ns Tie to
fears; These plans are regarded as idle. for
Russia cannot obtain the concession Of
ranean. not even from Montenegro. without war
with the maritime powers: probably including
be the use OF some French ports. This. how
ever. she now enjoys to limited extent ana
With few more Go priveses she would not be
Triple Alliance and its possible hacker.
England. These oiiieial opinions. as dolei
bluster over the Toulon reception. TO people
France. after much entreaty. has induced the
Gar Gar to con consent to return the visit Of the
feet at ses
sword speech at Metz. His assurance that the
the German sword wont straight to the Cor
says the horddeu.che Au0eme.ne Zett,tng. and
his Words Si VII remain lasting memory for
The Hamburger Correspondents makes this
comment, 1t was genuine manly German
The Munich Alge,n cine Zeitung. which. as a
Bismarekian organ has no love for the En-
perors part by no sword blow. but ny a Sig
niiicant crashing of the hlt. The utterance
al na
behind the Emperor in this instance"
In financial circles the Toulon demonstra.
new four per cent gold loan from St Petersburg.
The loan is to be- offered in Paris and Amster-
last Russian loan. although in the final re-
action much OF the loan WAS thrown back on
and Se Visit ns
DR.. Witte without doubt expects that French
sentiment will be more powerful influence
man9uvres was the use OF bicycles. The re-
vice was thoroughly approved by the staff and
will be introduced generally. Wheelmen were
wth and bars
onet was attached to each machine: The de-
sspatches were carried in knapsacks on the
The captive balloon having connection by
telephone with the ground was found to be an
and movements. The captive balloon has long
been used in the German army. but not unit!
hs fall ass essn as to be of
,Dr DR.. Bose. the Prussian Minister Of Public
Worship has ANNOUNCED In circular that
faith need not receive religious instruction In
the. public schools except at, the request Of
oneery all the cathocs and
who favor compulsory instruction In religious
matters. When Bosse succeeded Count Won
school bill issue In the Prussian lower House.
he was supposed to have some sympathy with
the clerical reaction. but his last move shows
quite the contrary. The Radical journals,
while commenting the new circular point out
that it will not apply to the primary schools
The i'm prisonment last week of Herr Paasch,
the hair Drained anti-Semite. has excited
much attention on account of several peculiar
incidents OF his case. Paasch was released
from custody recently because the Judge be-
tore whom he was brought found the evidence
against him too weak to warrant a trial An
insanity expert testified at the Same time that
Pause h. even not crazy, was the victim OF the
delusion that he was prosecuted. Paasch loft
his discharge. He returned to Berlin on bust
ness; was arrested by the POLITICAL police, and
was hurried into an asylum on the strength OF
a hastily drawn medical certificate. The con
sensus Of opinion ts that Paasch ought to be
tried publicly on tho original charge OF re-
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