The Jennings daily record., 1902-11-13
GERMANY'SW WARLORD
EajsSS ~ Divsrsion of crsatlns
1ogninine Tin Soldiers.


incs Kaiser William is no faddist and
his most trivial moves in affairs OF
state if followed to their source lead
to the fountain head of his policy
the army first, last and always.
Since the day of Joan of Arc the
sight of a woman on horseback IN
the full panoply Of war has been
sufficient to arouse enthusiasm IN
the most phlegmatic soldiery ana
to stir the latent loyalty OF peace
full citizenship. So it is not improb-
able that there. is method in his ap-
pointmcnt of women to military
posts. Whom the kaiser loves ne
first makes colonel has become the
popular parody of an ancient saw
and describes aptly enough his pol
icy Of dispensing royal favors among1
women. Time was when post OF
honor in the imperial household or
a ieweled order was the feminine
badge of favor. To-day it 10 q COM
mission in the German army, with
its glittering accompaniment OF full
uniform, says London paper.
At the very head of the military
women stands the empress herself.
No more popular officer is there IN
all the German army than Augusta
Victoria, and familiar as is her ap-
pearance at the head OF the famous
Pasewak curaissiers, she never fails
to receive an ovation at the hands
of the loyal Berliners. When she
leads her regiment in review before
her war lord, the kaiser, she wears
white with red facings, the scarf OF
the Order Of Hohenzollern and 9
three-cornered hat, with large droop-
ing heron's plumes. Until recently
Grand Duchess Victoria Militia Of
Hesse shared military honors and
popularity with the empress. Per-
haps the most enthusiastic of all the
lady co1onels, she commanded by
title the noted One Hundred and Sew
enteenth infantry regiment. Nor
did she allow the acting colonel to
rob her of her duties and privileges.
She was seen almost daily on the
parade ground when her regiment
was at work. Then came her di-
vorce from her husband. when the
kaiser signifed his disapproval of
her conduct by depriving her of her
regimentals and her monograms and
arms were removed from the regi-
ment's epau1ettes. But the with
drawa1 of royal favor has not taken
away her popularity. She is not only
a magnificent rider. but an accom-
plished whip, and her appearance at
the Frankfort races on Sunday aft
ernoons invariably causes demon
stration.
Other women of royal blood who
have been honored thus by the kaiser
are the Empress Alexander, of Russia,
who is colonel of Germany's Second
regiment of Dragons: the hereditary
princess of Saxe-Meinen ngen, who COM
mands the Second grenadiers; the
crown princess of Greece. the emper-
or's sister, who has an infantry regi-
fnef1t, and Princess Louise. duchess of
Ccrnaught, who has the dragoon regi-
: men known as "von Arni1n No. 12.''
The queen Of Wurtemburg is colonel
Of the Uhlan regiment. "konig Will
helm l." the Princess Vera, of Wur-
temburg. who was Russian grand
duchess, the Uhlans "Konig Karl: the
Princess Charles, of Prussia, the
Twelfth regiment Of dragons; the
Princess Albert Of Prussia, the Twen-
ty-fourth infantry. the queen regent
Of the Netherlands, the Fifteenth
Westphalian Infantry; the grane
duchess of Baden. the Fourth regin ent
Of the Grenadier guards. and the Pow
ager Queen Margerite, of Italy a Hes
sian Tagen (rifie) lWgimert. Perhaps
~ go fS fa SfiOpd
more general popularity among The
soldiery than the duchess OF Con
naught. Educated under the eye o
her father, the famous Prince Fred
eriche Charles. the "Red Prince o
the Franco-German war, she has th
military spirit strong within her.
Though there are innumerable lad.
colonies only two women in the worl'
may wear the three-cornered chapea'
and the four stars and stripes of a.
admiral. These are the Dowager En-
press Dagmar, OF Russia, and Quee'
Olga, of Greece, who owe their honor
to the late car. The Empress Dagma
is an admiral in the Russian navy
while Queen Olga is attached to tn
Russian Mediterranean squadron. Th
latter, who is passionately fond of tn
sea, uses her yacht as often as othe
ladies call for their carriages, and sh
has also passed the necessary exam
nations to secure sailing master
certificate. She often commands tn
royal Greek yacht. the AmPhTtrlt
and she is certainly better equippe
for the rank of admiral than many {
her sister sovereigns are qualified Il
their military duties.
Nations Banded to Protect Birds
An international agreement for tt
protection of birds that are usef
to agriculture was signed at Paris {
March 10 by representatives,
Belgium, France, Switzerland, Swede
Spain, Portugal, Austria-Hungar