The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-05-06
GERMAN ARMY MANEUvERS.
..rur WITNESSED ny WILLIAM
AND FRANCIS JOSEPH.

Il 80 TpfoIded to Uim-ue Will
s,,oxyer Valuable Honors Upon
promfncnt Germans - American
Fl meade with Germany.
q lroypright, 1900 by the Associated Press)
o,r,in May 5.-This was another ideal
& INC day. regular Kaiser wetter," JUST
II ~ hing for the interesting army ma
Il raivers held this morning.
1,rneror william and Emperor Francis
a ,,.,nb of Austria left the Anhalt depot
q ,romptly at S o'clock a. m, arriving on
the immense plain at Jueterbogk. where
q tho sham fights were arranged. by 8
q .,o1oc, The exercises occupied an hour
4 and half, after which the Emperors
4 ,,,,cbed at Jueterbogk, returning to Ber-
In al D. m. Both Emperors appeared
a m he in good health and fine spirits.
q Most interesting features of sharpshoot-
mo we're witnessed, and explanations were
4 given TO the Austrian Emperor by EN-
ooror william and Gen. Won Gossler. the
Minister of War, and Count Won Schlief-
4 sen the chief of the general staff, about
n the improvements hitherto held strictly
secret of both the German army rifle OF
tha
4 Tb4se explana lions were made to Emperor
francis Joseph alone. and not to his mil
tory suite. The Austrian Emperor was
deeply interested in them. The exercises,
,ovever in themselves, made q pictur-
esoue spectacle, more especially the part
which displayed the new tactics of the
4 fed artillery.
n The Emperors, after their arrival at the
ueterbogk depot, mounted horses and
rode bv the troops placed in file from the
depot TO the maneuver field. When they
4 arrived there the ordre de bataille was
given out The whole was under the COM
mand and direction OF Maj. Gen. Won
Schmidt, representing the inspector of
field artillery. The most remarkable feat
Il ure about which Emperor Francis Joseph
re2eatedly expressed his admiration, was
the exactness of aim shown both by the
artillery and infantry even at great dis
tances. The Austrian Emperor once sum-
moned a general Of his suite and pointed
out this feature. to him.
At the conclusion of the sham battle
a parade march followed past the EN-
perors, Francis Joseph thanking the Off
GERS commanding for the impressive
spectacle witnessed and according them
high praise.
Bestowed Many HOnOrs.
Emperor Williams appointment as Aus
trian field marshal general pleases him
greatly the more so because it is a grade
seldom awarded, and none has existed in
the Austrian army since the death of
Archduke Albrecht, in 1895. The military
rank thus conferred on Emperor William
is higher than his own in the German
army. Besides this courtesy, the Aus
TRAN Emperor also gave Emperor Will
liam e magnificent miniature portrait of
himself enclosed in a costly diamond
studded frame and autographed with the
motto "Semper idem" always the same).
Emperor Francis Joseph also presented
the German Empress and her whole fam
lily with fine gifts The visiting Emperor
conferred the grand cross of the Stephan
Order on Count Won Buelow, the German
Minister of Foreign Affairs. Before EN-
peror Francis Joseph leaves a rain of or
ders will descend upon Berlin, for the
value in money alone of the decorations
which the Austrian Emperor took along
IS said to be 127, 900 forms.
Everything during the last few days
was driven into the background by the
court festivities. However there We're
humber OF interesting things outside that
reed comment. Emperor Williams coz
graulatory telegram to the President IF
Brazil is here interpreted as being intend
ed as a definite answer to the insinuat lions
imputing Germany with designs on Souta-
ern Brazil.
WIN AneFtca
The United States ambassador Andrew
D. White, conferred several times this
week with the Minister of Foreign Alta rs
Count Won Buelow, on the subject of Ger
man American imports and exports. Mr.
White specially dwelt on the fact that be-
sides the large increase lately of Germa-
ny exports 10 the United States, Ger
many had all along been the sole govern
ment TO profit by the transportation both
-
shipping, notably that of Bremen and
Hamburg.
The Austrians residing in Berlin, alto
gether some 20 0o0 persons, gave splen-
did banquet to-nisht in honor of Francis
j. seph presence at the Kaiserhof
The Berlin press, commenting to-day on
Empe or Williams and Emperor Francis
Joseph's toasts last evening, are unani-
nous in declaring that their utterances
made evid mt the intact and strong char
acter of the Dseibund before the world.
The Tageblatt, besides points out that
the peculiar nature of the celebrations
concentrating the Crown Princes CON-
Ing of age has never before been equalled
anywhere, as it is really fete of Crown
Princes and heirs to thrones all of whom
have come to pay tribute to the heir to
the German Empire.
This paper also argues that this demon
strates strikingly, that the whole world
has been convinced that the German EN-
pre- really means peace.
Gathering of Royalty.
To-day's arrivals included the King of
saxony, the Princes of Hohenzollern and
Waldeck the Duke of Mecklenberg-
Schwerin, the Duke Guenther of Schles-
Wlg-Holstein, The Prince and Princess
friedrchkaird- Hesse and Princes Albert
oil Belgium and Ferdinand of Roumania.
After his return from Jueterhogk, the
hmpsror of Austria drove to all the en-
"a sizes and left his card.
Inc two Emperors dined at o'clock at
lhe officers barracks of the Francis JOS
eph regiment
inc opera tonight was made most
SPehdid occasion. The decorations were
unusually fine. The Emperors occupied
sne royal box. The Austrian national
lynn brought the immense assembly to
'helr feet, and they cheered enthusiastic
Ssany Emperor Francis Joseph has con-
1 Dred high decorations on the Empress,
rlhcess Henry of Prussia, Princess Feo-
fora FORA Of Schleswig- Hoisteln, and Princes
l''gi frederick and Adalbert, as well as
W. Frlnce Hohenlohe, Prince PosadowslSi,
b eI; MIGUEL, Baron Rheinebon, Baron