Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-08

We're seen lying csvnlrynen and scat
tered groups Of foot soldiers, ali trying
to make their way TO the bridges.
These means OF retreat were already on
fire. and every avenue OF escape SEEM
ed lost. II looked as though Ney's ire
mendous initial charge was about TO
carry the day.
News was borne down the line that
the village was about TO be carried by
assault A mighty shout rose from this
French advance at this intelligence,
and another division was sent forward
TO make sure OF tho victory which Ney
seemed about 20 win for himself It
was at this crisis that the Russian I'M
pcrlal guard VAS ordered to advance.
This was the finest body Of mon in the
Muscovite army, and the brave Ben
nigsen played il as his last card.
with hayonets fixed this flower OF
the Russian army hurled itself against
the enemy, now perilously near and in
sistent The force OF the charge was
so irresistible. SO well directed and so
long sustained that the head of the
French column went down like nm
army Of leaden soldiers and the day
appeared to be turned
But now the French advantage in
numbers began 10 tell. AS fast as the
advancing column was moved down by
the terrible Russian fighters the breach
was filled by the troops sent To the
rescue. At last the broken ranks Of
Marshal Ney were rallied by their fear
less commander and the assault was
resumed. All the bridges over the ALE
We're in flames. and the smoke from
them rolled over the field and added to
the horror Of the carnage The sun
went down In horror and the darkness
put an end TO the slaughter In re-
crossing the river the Russians lost a
third of their remaining forces, Their
total loss for the day was nearly 90,
O0p killed and fatally wounded. The
French loss was about half as many.
Thus was fought the decisive battle
of F'rIedland Five days later Konigs-
berg fell into the hands OF the VIC
torlous French. and before the end OF
the month there came to pass the IA
nous meeting between Napoleon and
Alexander at Ttlsit.
At that historic conference. which
was held on a raft moored on the river
Niemen, Alexander l. and the victori-
| aus French emperor arranged matters
TO suit themselves Since he could not
hold his own against the all conquer
ing Corsican the czar became his ally
and the two proceeded to arrange tho
terms Of a treaty which was highly
advantageous to the Napoleonic am
bltion No witnesses were present at
the conference, but subsequent events
proved that Napoleon obtained prac-
tically every concession ne demanded
IT was indeed the most mRsterful pc
riod Of his career The victory at
Fredland had silenced the last re-
naming continental enemy capable OF
making serious trouble for him. In ad-
dition he had secured an ally who
might be OF infinite service to him in
his continued struggle with England.
The car recognized all of Napoleon's
new creations In Europe--the coufed-
| Grafton of the Rhine, the kingdoms of
| Italy, Naples. Holland and West
| phalia, which the French sovereign
| had presented to his favorites--and
even agreed TO mediate between France
| and England. In return the Russian
| was permitted to annex Finland and to
wrest Moldavia and Wallachla from
the sultan, The exact text of these
secret conventions never win be known
| to mankind. but II is evident that IL
was the most comprehensive scheme
| for the partition of the continent ever
| devised by the ingenuity of man.
| RAYMOND l.. TURNER