The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-08
And the Empress Also Placed
Herself in Command of
Regiment.
HIS MAJESTY WAS SURPRISED
Great Was the Demonstration and
Loud the Cheering for the
CroWn-Wearers.

| ond Army Corps paraded at krekow, q dis
| lance of an hours ride from Stettin, early
! this forenoon. The Empress drove from
the castle at 10 O'Clock in an open carriage
with outriders. The Emperor rode at the
head of his gorgeously uniformed suite
and halted close to stone which had
been erected upon the Krekow field in
memory of the Emperor's grandfather,
| Kaiser Wilhelm I. Remaining there a
few minutes his Majesty placed himself at
the head of the Friedrich Wilhelm gren-
adiers and led them twice before the EN-
press. During pause in the proceedings
| the troops and spectators were treated to
an agreeable surprise.
| The Empress left her carriage after re-
viewing the grenadiers, and in a short time
! made her appearance on horseback in pub
| lie for the first time since her recent i'll
ness. Her Majesty wore the uniform of
her own regiment of cuirassiers and
elected every manifestation of admiration
as she rode at the head of her regiment and
took command The Empress then gave
the order to advance, and galloped to the
line at the head of the regiment, passing in
front of the Kaiser. This movement pro-
voked deafening outburst of applause
from the troops and the assembled on
lockers, the manifestations of enthusiasm
lasting many minutes.
The Emperor seemed to be astounded
when she came galloping down the line
followed by her regiment, and when she
came back at the same rapid pace, repass-
ing the Emperor, his Majesty met her half
way and shook hands with her. After the
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the Empress drove home in her carriage
The Emperor followed later, and reached
the castle at the head of the color company
at 2 o'clock. Both the Emperor and EN-
press were cheered as they passed through
the streets. The heat throughout the day
was intense, and the crowds of people
| present on the parade-ground and throng-
ing the streets was enormous.
AT $50 o'clock gala parade dinner was
given at the castle, and gala perform
ance was held in the theatre. At the COM
mand of the Emperor the comedy of
"Flirts" was performed, with Frauleln
Clara ZiegIer in the principal role.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria is
expected to arrive on Monday, when the
actual operations, consisting of maneuvers,
Kaiser's group will be the King of Saxony,
Prince Victor of Italy, Princes Arnulph
and Leopold of Bavaria, General Lord
Roberts of the British army and Lord Ions
dale, who is the Emperor's guest.
The total number of men who will take
part in the maneuvers is 10000. The EN-
peror will act as umpire except when he
himself is in command.
The Vorwaerts, the socialist organ whose
editor was arrested few days ago charged
with high treason in publishing criticisms
on the Kaiser's Sedan-day speech to the
guards, two editions of the paper contain
ing the offensive articles being seized at
the same time, has scored point against
the Government by publishing letters writ
ten by Baron Won Hammerstein giving the
cause of his recent retirement from the
chief editorship of the Kreuz Zeitung.
The revelations of these letters have more
of an internal party interest than general
interest, and show that the Conservatives,
despite their protests of answering 10y
atty to the crown, have always regulated
their policy in accordance with the meas
ure in which their demands for special leg
islation received the support of the Gov
eminent.
Chancellor Won Hohenlohe's advent in
st. Petersburg next Monday, says the
Cologne Gazette, was arranged before he
left Berlin to visit his family upon his
estates at Wilma, and the Car will give
him an audience Tuesday. Since Prince
Hohenlohe's visit to Emperor Francis
Joseph of Austria his meeting with the
Gear has been the subject of communica-
tons between Berlin and st. Petersburg.
Although Prince Hohenlohes visit to the
Russian capital is ostensibly one of cour-
tesy, it was really designed in order to
bring the Chancellor into more intimate
relations with the leading statesmen of
Russia.
The German-American veterans con-
tinue their round of fetes and there has
been only one incident since their arrival
to mar the perfect freedom of their visit
from unpleasant incidents, and no blame
attaches to them for this. The German
organizing committee made the mistake
of trying to impIicate the American en-
bassy, through the veterans, in an inter
official recognition of the Sedan-day cele-
bration. By request, The United Press
denies all the statements of the Berlin
press that the United States embassy took
any part in the fetes, or shared in any way
in the celebrations. On Tuesday the vet
Grams placed wreath upon the mausoleum
of Kaiser Wilhelm l at Charlottenburg
and then visited the grave of Emperor
Frederick at the Friedrichskirche, Pots
dam. The group of veterans will divide
into two parties after going to Kyffhauser.
One party will go to the Metz battlefield
and the other return to Chicago.
Among the Americans here are Colonel
Savage, Professor Simon j. Brown, u. S.
N, and H T. Proctor of Williamstown.
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