The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-08-19

BERLIN. Aug. 18.-There has been
splendid weather today, which is
the twenty-ffth anniversary of the
battle of Gravelotte,, which had
so decisive an influence on the
nch-Prussian war. The ami
versary was signalized here by
the laying of the foundation stone to
the monument of the late Emperor
William 1 by his grandson, William II,
III the presence Of many German SOW
ereigns and other dignitaries.
The proceedings opened at 8 o'clock
this morning. The colors and stand
ards of the various regiments, crowned
with oak leaves, were brought on the
ground and - richly decorated imper
ial standard bearing displayed in the
center OF the group. All the houses in
the neighborhood were tastefully dec
GRATED, the windows and balconies
showing streams of bunting and the
route being crowded with gaily at
tired spectators.
Flourish of Trumpets.
At o'clock a flourish of trumpets
announced the arrival of Emperor
William. who was received by Chan
cellor Won Hohenlohe. The emperor
deposited under the foundation stone
IF the monument to his grandfather a
memorial document, in which he re-
ferred to the enthusiastic uprising of
The German nation under his grand
father, Emperor William the Great,
who had restored the Germans to their
ardently desired unity and had sue
ceeded in securing for the newly arisen
empire its proper weight in the syS-
tenn of states. The emperor then read
aloud from the document to be depOsi-
ted in the foundation stone:
The Self-SacrlScing record of the
German princes, the wise counsel and
energetic support of Won Bismarck,
the consummate strategy and genius
OF Won Moltke, the unequaled courage
and ability of the commanders of the
army, az before an Crown Prince
Frederick William, the devoted fidel-
ity Of Field Marshal Won Room and
The discipline OF the people, rendered
success certain.
Works of Peace.
But also in the direction of works
o. peace, the emperor was untiring to
his last breath in active furtherance
of the welfare of the working classes.
The soatue Of William the Great should
form q. testimony of the ineNtinguish-
bic gratitude OF The princes and peO-
pie Of Germany"
Al this point Count Won Lerchfeld,
the Bavarian envoy plenipotentiary,
handed Emperor William a trowel, re-
questing that his majesty would lay
the foundation of a memorial which
would remind Germany of the greatest
period of her history, and which the
entire nation desired to erect to the
founder of the German empire.
After the emperor he'd spread the ce-
ment on the stone, Baron Won Buell.
Berendberg, president of the reichstag,
gave his majesty a mallet. at the same
time declaring that the memorial
would be a bronze monument of mex
tinguishable gratitude OF the nation.
Emperor William then tapped the
stone thrice with the mallet, saying:
In memory Of the fallen; in recOgni-
ton of the living and for the emula-
ton Of the future generations.
The imperial and royal personages
present, beginning with the crown
prince, Frederick William, and the
grand duke of Baden, then tapped the
stone N succession, while a salute Of
101 guns was fired and the bands
played.
Superintendent General Faber delfv-
cred a short address and after the ben
ediction the band played Nun Dankel |
ale Cot
Three Cheers.
Chancellor Won Hohenlohe proposed /
tire cheers for the emperor, which |
were given with the greatest enthusi- !
asm, the troops presented arms snd /
the bands played Hell dir KAISER
The whole ceremony was Enost bril- /!
liant, and all who witnessed it were /
deeply impressed. The surrounding |
streets were thronged with people who /
had gathered to witness the ceremony. !
Among those present were Count Her 1
bert Won Bismarck and Dr. Won Sehen- /
niger
In the evening the emperor attended /
a banquet at Potsdam given by the
First Brigade Of foot guards to cele-
brate the anniversary of the war of
1870.
HalIOVved BY History.
In replying to a toast to his health.
the emperor said:
With a fun heart I thank you for |
the beautiful words which have given
expression to the feelings of all com
rades here assembled. The ground
upon which we now stand is hallowed
by history From this spot nv grand
father of blessed memory dispatched
the batallions of the first regiment of
the guards on their march into the I
nelds, after addressing them with in
spring words. Here it was that he !
assembled the first regiment of the
guards in order to express on the tenth
anniversary of his coronation his
thanks and acknowledged for their
services during the war / will be
oriet, for today facts speak for us. The
great successes which the army. undar
the leadership of Emperor William
and more especially the Prussian
guards achieved, derived their origin
from the precepts instilled into us nv
the blessed emperor. What was il that
the great strength of the
army? 1t was implicit submission 10
The viii of its supreme commando
therefore we ought constantly to re-
member the three virtues which he de-
scribed as the main pillars of the army
courage. honor and implicit obed-
lence. Let us, with unremitting efforts
and strengthen these quail
ties. Then will the army remain as
the great emperor created It. 1t FyiI1
then form basis for the peace of Eu-
rope and justify the saying of Won
Nloltke; we are not only strong
enough to maintain the peace of Eu-
rope, but to enforce it
With heartfelt congratulations IN
The brigade on the occasion of the glor-
Gus festival which it is enabled to
celebrate in company with many brave
comrades who fought the battle of |
Saint Prival, I raise my glass and
rink to the health and welfare of the
irst brigade Of the whole body guards
md nay army