Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-08-14
GERMANY'S CELEBRATIONS.
A MONUMENT TO KAISER WILHELM
VIII Ne Founded by Ills Grandson.
Decoration Day In Aisnee-Lor-
rnInc-Moitkc saved the Day,

though the celebrations began August
with gatherings OF patriots at the smaller
battlencids like that OF Wissemhurs, the
real outpouring OF the old soldiers. VIII
not take place tin the anniversaries. be.
ginning August n OF the crucial battles
arrive, such ~ st. Privat. GrRvelotte
and Sedan. Not grave OF n Teuton sol
der In Alsaoc-Lorraino viii be allowed
TO so undeeorated,
There Is u double purpose In these dem.
onEtratlons on the fields OF the conquered
PROVINCES. They viii ut once npprO-
priately mark the passing Of the silver
jubilee OF tho events that made Ger
many an empire and Impress on whatever
OF French sentiment llngers there the
folly OF continued ohstinacy a further
Hignlncnncc lies IN the fact that those
demonstrations have been organized by
lho government and largely extended
since the celebration OF the opening OF the
North sea-Balto canal al Kicl, whom
several unpleasant incidents occurred IN
connection with the visit OF the French
warships, and that the government has
decided that the celebrations shall not
I've IN the slightest degree restrained ON
account Of any sengitiycncsa on the part
Of the French
August II and 10 will be observed prae-
tically AZ decoration days ON the fields
OF GraNolo,tc, ST prlyat aud Marsha
Tour, when the graves, tombs and munu-
mcuts OF the Germans who fell un these
tlelds Will be covered with nowers aud
wrcathE by their families and surviving
comrades, congress or the various
veterans union win be held nj StruHhurg
durug the fctca commemorative the fail
Of that CITY, whom bronze modals struck
from the French cannon which were zap
tured there Will be given 60 the Veterans
on behalf Of the war office. The
war office by order of the emperor has
directed that GOo pounds OF French gun
metal FROM cannon captured during tho
Franco PfurAlun war he used for ntiik-
Ing mednls. which will be presented 10
the veterans. August Is H the real un-
nivcrsary OF the bloody battle OF Grave
! lotte Tho occasion viii be one OF great
ceremony An the hunds Of the German
| Federal governments aud the leading
| diguitarlos Of the empire will be present,
| and the Emperor William VIII deliver
an Grafton EloritylHg Sac results OF the
| war OF 1870 AZ the same time he VIII
| lay the foundation stouo OF the National
| monument TO hia grandfather. Emperor
| William /. the "Ol1 Emperor"
| The battlo Of itnNclntte was the one
| great engagement which shook tho cun-
udencc OF the usually impasalvc Moltkc.
| The old emperor used to say II was the
! only tine he ever saw MultNc excited.
| Tho sun was nearing tho horizon that
| evening when General StciumctE wac or.
dcred to cross the Nance ravine and at
tack the French position AZ Point du
Jour. The German belief was that the
| Frcuuh LETT was quite spent. Thia error
cost the Germans dear aud WA prevented
from losing the day only hy Moltkoa
personal courage. A the heads OF stein
mctz'H columns showed Uemnelycs on the
edge OF the plateau, the French nung
aside the mask Of exhaustion. The thun-
der OF their long-silcnt artillery broke
forth The French infantry, relieved for
the moment from the trnmmclH OF abe
defensive. dashed forward with the grand
Old elan ana swept the Germans back
into tho rnYlnc That deep hollow boz
came a pOndcmonlum whcrom atrthcd
struggling masacs OF German Foidiery
torn by tho shell FIRE Of the French bat
terigg. Again ANA again frantic efforts
we're made TO force up ont OF She hell IN
tho ravino aud gain a foothod on the
edge Of tho plateau beyond But over
the cruel steel Of death beat them back
Moltko was equal 10 tho emergency In
which the hopos OF the day were being
rapidly swallowed M, The SECOND army
corps. after q forced march, was up-
preaching, MOltke, followed by HIS staff
rode 10 It's head. IN the lnrid glare OF
a blazing village the German king stood
by the wayHide. stimulating the nrior Of
his stnlwnrl PomcranlnnS Moltkc Stein
metz and Frannolty the corps command
en- led tho corps down into the ruvine
and up It's further slope. Al the Pomcr-
aniRnE deployed ON tho plateau tho
French nro struck them fair In tho fuce.
and stream OF fugltiyoH helped To
carry them back. But Moltke cheercd
them on through tho growing darkness.
Meanwhile tho king was sitting IN "a
street OF Rezonyillc on plank, ondsend
of which rested on n broken gun carriage,
tho other ON "A dead horse. The roar OF
tho battle Hwelled and deepcncd till tho
I a
groupa OF soldiers no~-dnnn stopped 10
bring him news Suddenly from the mod
ley OF broken troops camo n great shout
TINT grew In volume as Il toled-uearer.
, The boofs OF a Ealloplng horse ratified on
the causewny a moment later Moltke.
, his face quyerinF with excitement aud
, his uniform covered with blood and
powder Erlmo Hprang from the saddle
) and. running toward the king, cried out
~ Is good for us. the position has been
,, retrieved and the victory Is with youI
I majesty"
3 The battle OF ST, Privat was probably
{ tho most striking example OF French
! bravery IN the waf. Tho Germans had
, taken everything In tho place but tho
J cemetery. There In the little stone church
! that afforded shelter from the rain oi
: gholls n handful OF FrencAmen taowcd
7 down line after line OF the enemy Against
I that name-fringod church column after
| column was sent, only TO anu lta bodies
r 10 the heaps OF slain, when II Mas al
! over and the French had boon over.
whcined, the king looked over the win.
rows OF the dead and then tcarfully sent
this dispatch to the empress: II have
today lost the flower OF my gaurd" Thii
e fierce struggle will he coninemornted on
< the 18th, the Anniversary day. with q
big celebration by the First brigade OF
Guards at potsdRm. at which tho en-.
peror has promised TO DO present. Tents
q will be erected for the occasion on Tho
. Potsdam lustgnrten. and there VIII be
!, illumlnationE and dancing. The officers
!, aud tho veterans viii be present at the
, banquet during the afternoon IN front OF
I the cannons which were taken durinE
the battle.
THE round OF the celebrations will
practically come to an end September
:, with the ceremonies attending the OBJ
, aervance OF Sedan day. This day Will bs
!. generally celebrated throughout thu
n Fatherland. II viii be followed by the
. ceremony Of the emperor'a unvelilng OF
: the statue OF his father, Emperor Fred.
= erick, at Woerth. both OF which events
!. will be occasions when tho Gcrgans
a ono ana ali. WIN ignore the popular delu.
eIon about the growth Of French good
feeling toward Germany. The Rociallsi
organizations have adopted concurrent
resolutions declaring that they will take
, no part in tho celebrations, but there are
!, no tears shed over this action.
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i A TEXANS EXPERIENCE.