Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-13
WEDDING IS NEAR.
Miss Bertha KIupp to Be
Married on Monday.
Richest Gill IN World Wealth
Exceeds $1OO,O0o,ooO.
Lieut.. Won Bohlen, Tho Lucky Man, Has Had
Experience in Kaisei's Service.

eApeIleGCe In kalSel S service.
Bertha, oct. 12.-Miss Bertha krupp.
who is To be married on Monday to
Litrtcnant Gustav Won I;ohlcn una
HalIach, has possessions valued some
Wncrc hey 800 600 000 and a position
III Germany that is more than that Of
the richest subject. The institution she
owns is almost Il department Of the
government. Iupl!yiTI. as il does the
artillery fu the German army all the
almur and guns Tor the navy and some
Of the ships. The ecni-political agents
. of jhr krUPpS ere persons Of import
anc" in C"nStaVtiInIlc anu in the Bal
kan capitals. Ccrn"n diplomacy sup
ports them. Intelligence OF most de-
part ares i'll military AM, naval affairs
in :tny part ri the world reach the
krunp lnanag,mrnt and thence the
general Staffs oc the army and of the
navy. In time Of war the government
would probably take over the control Of
liz, works Their importance in til"
military system Of Germany such
trat since Mr.. krupp's death the En-
pcror has been determined that their
efficiency should rot suffer
IL S'N'illIIitlit Ii'tN ~ IL a '-'ilN 1N'h''
w?tch uuon the Erupp net Of enter
mise. Which inclul" besides the steel
! ana sun works at Essen, shipyards at
. Kill gun ana armnr works at M:ed,'-
! burg and Il num!'cr "f coal and iron
Iunil,S The employees aggregate 6%,nna.
! III, .uir nh,iitrg 81 these undertakings
, on th.. d.uth @; hrr father in 100 was
: It..l.thu krupr. Mrs. krupp and Ear
I.-,., ...,.,,D,i ,t,;I..l;t.l received
: huge Investments in bonds ana stocks.
) In rider to relieve Miss krupp. or Tath-
:, IT Mr. mother. VINO acts n hr guard
ian unlll she bry,mcS Of ag", from
i, taking any activ, part i'll the manHc"-
= ii,,.tl, W th, works Herr krurp prev IL
: ~ il liS win that the associated prop
= critic. should '.,' converted INTO j. int
Stock company. the shares. except
:, enough 10 legally qualify the directors.
y, -four shares of 1000 marks each), st;lnd-
;. : inc in the name Of Miss Krupp.
Bertha. who was . last March, and
e barbara. i months younger w"r"
-. brought mp in a beautiful country I'iac"
on TIE little river RUM, about three
D miles from the Essen works. The girls
= were educated 10y privat" Instructors.
: 'rlr.y rarely mt into tn" r"wn and prac-
5 t:ctIiy. r-.vcr into the works. tn" krurpS.
how, vcr had many guests. TIL" Emperor
:n! Empress with their great suites rsu-
g ally VISITED them once var a.a since
NJ Eripr'S d, In Tie lnipcriaf Visits
=, have been continued To Mrs. krunp. Tn
~ r.r1s w,r. instructed espe cially IN the
W natural sciences. languages. music and
IA ,;.iut.ug. They are fond of outdoor sports
III Mrs krurr. with tn" Design % widening
ID hey daughters general culture. has taken
them every season t. some continental
M .nrt,r of Ant. They lived year IN Rome
no .il il was there Hr Won Eohlcn und lial-
to zach nat Miss krupp.
N Gr. Won Rohlcn as =" Is gcncrdllN
tie -nown. was first secretary Of the l"gaIlof
let which Prussia maintains al the EathAh
be rtstinct from the German embassy ~ "
on ,uriEui. H. was born - years az" a.
IL. h. Hague. whore his father, DIR. Gustav
OS- Tnhlen und IialblCh, was minister l"i
red ~, araud ,uchv Of BADEN in tho day
So ,e-nrc the empire took over tn. repre-
s,rlat:an of the German states. iii'
mothers name. Bohlcn. WIS made part 2
his fathers name when thor w"r" i-tlr
u rid 10th tho EohlcnS and the Hal
= r,1,hs arc Cnnr, ted with families IL ~
Il T-r-t.d states. Enhlcn, til" GrandldtE"
of Mss Krupps tiAn"". was an officer o.
- tbo Northern side during tho Civil We
,nd same nr tn, family still live in PM
ad,lrlia. IIaIEach, the grandfather o.
tn, fathers SIDE. made q conSiderao!
fortune III tn" United States and return
81 to Baden, his native country
- nr Won IohlCn. tn" bridegroom. wen
II thrnuch thc usual courses ut u" nlvtf
stiles ii Lausanne. StrasshUrs and fiVl
dcIbcr.,. preparing fer the law, winch l
Corrn~rv is the Ordinary Ft"ipnS-"'hi
~ cy,ry Igh'r career III IN govern
mont rvfc,. including the dIpl"m''tic'
After Ills obligatory service ~ nie arm
II. u BADEN rragn"n regiment II WIZ
he is now first lieutenant in III" H'EelF'
vnn Eohl.r served in thc BADEN '"re's
o:'icc. won't with the Hadish l"r' ign III
r.tarv. Vnn Hrau"r. To tn" queen |ct'
ri3's Jubilee in 1884, ana III January -
was appointed third srcr"tAr" 81 the III
n,rial German embassy at NaSh'iis'"
L,;-ht,cu months later ne was S'coi
secretary AZ Prkin, and ~ ~ iuSt 7
rr,,rv II the PrusSian i"s"u"A ~ u
Vatican. Since his engage n'h' '' -'F
I>r,,,,n tie lieutenant was arp"Hi''h II
SECRETARY Of til, German hIl'I"h ~
LIN but he resigned from the hip''''I''
service will til" intention 81 F'hlnT
active share iii tie administration ~ y
II krupo works.
, Miss Krupp is described by 'h"S' W.
. know nrr AZ 4 healthy. who''N'''" ~
!I ing girl. gentle hammered anu N"'''
o. conventional s." holds l" '',' 'Ht
, for rank. wealth and Sn'Hh I"9',''" m
alIv found III" i""h''''"" ~
, frIlv r.3rc1 G.rrnai: girls cdnrati"
~ Lieutenant Won n..h!"l. VII" WI """ =
~ co,,,.. /, NOTABLE, figure in tn" G'F'n"n !
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