New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-04

Emperor came; it is tonight a stronghold of
| imperial pride L N-F
| REVIEW OF TROOPS AND CHILDREN.
INCIDENTS OF THE EMPEROR's VISIT TO
PosEN-THE CITY's FoRTIFICATIoNs.
tBv Associated PressD
Posen, Sept 3.-The Emperor and Empress
arrived at the parade ground at early hour
to-day. His majesty rode along the line of
troops and delivered new eolors TO the colonies
Of the regiments, accompanying each presenta-
ton with a few words
Emperor William. the Empress and the
princes subsequently took up their station at the
saluting point, and the troops marched past
twice The Empress afterwaTd rode down the
front OF the veterans societies while the En-
peror inspected the Skull and Crossbones
Brigade
The police arrangements for keeping the
ground clear were somewhat stringent
Later Emperor William reviewed another Of
those scenic corps parades that take place in
various parts OF Germany every September.
About forty thousand troops were on the square
mile Of lawn composing the manRuvre field.
The Governor of Warsaw and eighteen Russian
officers rode in the suite OF the Emperor and
Empress
Returning from this parade Emperor William
and the Empress passed between lines Of chill
dren three miles long. the boys one side and
the girls on the other There were eleven thou
sand of them. all shouting frantically. AS he
rode down the lines the Emperor dropped his
severe expression, sometimes called his "regi-
mental face" and looked kindly and almost ten
derby on the childish ranks. He glanced TO the
right and TO the left and saluted continuously
with his field marshaTs baton. Many of the
children present were those OF German settlers
in Prussian Poland. two thousand of whom.
with their families, had been brought into
Posen from the country By special trains
This afternoon Emperor william received the
principal military officers here including the
Russian officers, whom ne invited to attend the
manuuVres. a large crowd assembled before
the headquarters and cheered the Emperor en-
thusia stically.
There was grand dinner this evening, at
which General Tchertkoff, Governor of Warsaw.
was among the distinguished guests. Emperor
William toasted the Car of Russia and spoke
IN praise of the Fifth Army Corps. He warmly
commended the bearing of the veterans no par
ticipated in the parade to-day, ard concluded
his remarks with "Hurrah for the nun army
Corps" The officers present responded Win en-
thusiastic "HOchs!"
Emperor William received General TchertkoH
and the other Russian officers before the dinner
of this evening. He conversed with them ana
addressed them al follows:
Gentlemen: Before taking my leave must
express to you my pleasure at HaF!tis zen
able TO welcome at our parade the o-itCeI9 u
my two Russian regiments, whose uhIloiiis l
am proud For this pleasure anu N
debted TO the kindness OF his majesty tlIe 80
who, my visit to ReVal. condlaILy app "
your being invited here. Your presence - iloI
merely a visit of the officers of my me f>uS
sian regiments, but is also proof of that old
,is.CHiT FTOlC W
armies for the last century. That TINS conn,
ship still exists is shown by two tacIs' rn ,7!'
the day OF your arrival aboHs1eu 'li9 littli
tary radius of POsen, thereby rendeIIH5 Pooei
Die the peaceful development of this Ola iot tieSS
town; second. 1 have to-day, in honor OF your
presence, doRned for the first time the arg u4I
ettes which his majesty the Car exchanged
with in token of our personal frlehushlP
They shall. in the very words OF your "uSueI
master form link in that stronS cham MAICA
binds both in true friendship May ''oo
blessing make 1t ever remain!
Emperor William conferred the order OF the
BLACK Eagle on General Tchertkon ana 1 11s.t ~
the Royal Crown and star on Genera Ia GnarSs
commander of the st. Petersburg Lie U.s.
the regiment of Frederick William III .I,
The town of Posen generally was 9 9is ny
Illuminated tonight. The public bullqiHso 'di1u
the residences of the Archbishop and the cdlono
were handsomely decorated. Thousanos u l -
sons assembled in front of the building W de &c
the Emperor and Empress are staying "1iN O.
intervals cheered them vociferously r,, .
The great Notifications that made fossa tia
generation one OF lHe l4OSt
stronghodS in Europe, and second only -, 20 -,
in Germany, and which have been oIueIeG iast ~
the Emperor be demolished, as MS ~ -
announced to the Burgomaster yestelodS ++ai,-s
reply to that officials address, consist "a nar+s
miles of huge earth and masonry laii4p 20 Nv,
They were begun in 1923, and were neVel 5i4eJ
finished because they We're contlnuaIy oIonad
as the art of defence and offence ~ fortj
About $50 600 600 has been spent on tLe se ,avar
fcations first and last. and yet gun Waa he
fired at them. for the place was ~. White
Ieaguered. Field Marshal Won MoiaiJ m the
visiting Posen early in the eighties, sa4u INV
commanding general. But they
earth" ~. asked the
What did you think they were!
general, in surprise IT,, ..I supposed
.eWhv." replied the field marshal - s srept on
they we're of gold, from what has poeii -
Now with three lines in The 0aL n urort ~
Erneror abandons them. But the MN .;ufons If
demolition will cost several nole its shara
which the municipality will gladis p' bo,t one
Although the population of the 49, Mil. or
hundred and fifteen thousand, sPi - walls M
two in every direction beyond a;++e5 within
brick or stone buildings can De pc pc, NAV he ahIe
a haIf-mile zone so that no eneIls 20 AZ c,tr 10
to find cover. The natural grow.no ~ posen nett
thus suffocated. The inha bitahts ,be rni,irnrv
toned Emperor William to can.:ons and he
decree esta bishing the fortihcsa e. The Md
chose the time of his visit 10 ~ ing Of
fortihcations will he replaced - .itr Iin,ts
800. ~ a. beyond the clly ii iI
1n,rs .rxssaGsa6- - tss great fortress io'.