The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-09-04
Three Officers, Affectionately
Known as the "Moltkes," in
Whom the Subjects of the
Kaiser Have Confidence.
HAESELER, MACKENSEN
AND OLD Won GOLTZ
Some Interesting Stories Told
by Soldiers Who Served I'm
der Them, Showing Charac-
teriStiCS of German Heroes.
IMPERIAL PARADE IS DUE
BY HEINRICH T. REINERT)

Especial Cable to Herald Republican,
n ERLIN, Sept. 3.-This is the week
ID OF parades throughout Germany.
Imperial parade
The words sound good to German
ears Tor every German. from kaiser 20
labOrer. loves military display The
most fierce social democrat will take
day Off TO see the soldiers pass re-
view 10 the sound Of the bands and
will-often enough against the will. but
carried bF the general enthusia sm-join
In the hearty Hip. hip. hurrahsv'
Flags floating from all the roofs:
windows and balconies crowded with
matrons and pretty girls and children
waving handkerchiefs. And both sides
or the street lined with people. Thou
sands OF them rows and rows deep.
The music has passed. also the Carri-
ages or princes and generals and am
bassadors. Passed. sometimes. the car
riage OF the empress. And a perfect
howl OF delight greets the advance az
the Crown Princess Cecilie: young.
sweet. beloved by every man. woman
and child in Germany most especially
I'm Berlin.
Then passes the crown prince. He
sits on horseback something like gen
teman Jockey. contrary TO his father.
who. clean shaven and with toEa. would
look for all the world like a Roman
imperator.
shouts for the Kaiser.
There he IS now, Long before you
see him. his advance Is heralded by
the shouts OF the crowds.
THE KAISER The Kaiser
Like fanfares the shouts greet him.
Thanking earnestly. slightly bowling
he touches his helmet in reply.
Now he. too. has passed. and general
interest turns towards the three men
who escorted him to right and left
Did you see them? The one on the
left OF the kaiser. that was old Haese-
Ter. the other one was Mackensen and
no a~I rHU- HFaHH
tary stars. our Moltke-'
And wherever the parade passes.
everywhere the same words:
See there Our three great onesr
NoN populi. vox del, Many who call
these three names TO one another have
never learned a word OF German his
tory. Yet they know: our three great
ones
old" Haeseler stands in the middle.
while the others are "MOltkesT in ability
and knowledge only. HaeseIer Is a
Moltke also in appearance. The long,
thin. smOoth-shaved figure looks like
the incarnation OF the hero OF 1870.
Stories of the Three.
And now. these. too. have passed by.
But the crowd keeps on talking about
them. They talk what they have heard
Many have been soldiers under one or
the other. These tell splendid stories.
as for Instance. the story OF a "Haese1er
breakfast" The simplicity OF the "oId
man has. I'm every respect. become pro-
verbal. once, a royal prince had been
ordered TO accompany Haeseler to some
vancouver exercise. The royal princa
after receiving his instructions invited
Count Hacseler TO luncheon at the
Grand hotel. The count accepted upon
the promise OF the prince. TO Join him
I'm his (the cOunts) lunch next dav AZ
the end or the military practice. In the
afternoon the officers were notified
that the commander will have lunch
served-it Is not necessary TO bring pro
visions along
The prince was n heavy eater-all
HOhenzollerns are. The military exer-
cises did not seem 20 come to an endl
The prince was ordered hither and
thither, Ike n common soldier. And
then something happened to the prince
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