The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-05
In Seventy Years of Mar
 ried Life
MAUDE FAY TO MARRY
Ban Frascico Singer Is Preparing Her Trousseau - Spectacular Sham Battle Was Held
 at Gravelotte
By MALCOLM CLARKE

Berlin, June 4-(SpeciaD D-Fritz Purse, who is 9S years old and his wife who Is aged e1, celebrated the roth anniversary of their marriage at Potsdam, where they have lived in matrimonial harmony ever since. Tn sll their married life they had only one little dispute and that was on the question as to where his mother-in-laws picture should be hung. Mrs. Purse insisted that it was entitled to place of honor in the parlor while he thought the dining room was good enough.
 Have your way, madame" he said -but I think the dining room good enough"
 When the marriage took place in Js41, Purse was a iourneyman carpen- ter. He established his own business, prospered. and became the owner of property earning a handsome income. Beth Purse and his wife are in excel lent health.
 The Kaiser who takes a keen interest in the couple, as the oldest residents of Potsdam, sent the band of the Foot Guards to play outside their house in honor of the occasion.
 Prince Joachim, with all the officers of the regiment, called on the couple and offered their congratulations, as did the mayor and aldermen. The all dermen presented flowers.
 There were 43 descendants at the an ,iversary festivities. including several
 srand-children.
 r4,. arN, at the Munich Opera House, is prepar- ing her rousseau for her marriage with Prince Henri Luitpold of Bavaria grandson of the Prince Regent, and cousin of mad King Otto. As the King is childless, the right of succession rests in the Regents line. Nor is this to be a Morganic marriage, for the young lady stood firmly for a regular marriage or none. As the Prince is des- perately in love with the American sin ger. he has decided to renounce Royal honors and kingly expectations so as to marry the girl of his heart. Prince Regent Luitpold has done eyerythin g to dissuade the youth from marrying the young woman, but failed. The Prince first saw Miss Fay at the Grand opera house in Munich.
 A marriage has been arranged be- tween Princess Barbara Reuss, daugh- ter of Prince Henry Reuss, and Count Sicgfried von Littichau, protestant pastor, chaplain of the German Embas- sy at Constantinople The announce ment has caused much interest here as the marriage of a clergyman with a Princess belonging to a ruling house is without precedent. The pastor dip lomat is 33 years old and his fiancee 23. Princess Barbara is a cousin of Queen Eleanor of Bulgaria.
 romance came to happy conclu- sion when Major Enver Bey, the Turk ish military attache here welded the daughter of Prince Suleiman The bride is an imperial princess. niece of the Sultan. Enver Bey is 2S and his bride IS. A hero of the revolution. he helped as leader of the young Turks, to de throne Abdul Hamid and to replace him by his brother the present ruler As reward for his services in the overthrow of the old regime the impe- rial princess was bestowed upon Envei Bey in accordance with an old Turkish custom. He has not, at the time of his engagement, seen his bride.
 A young couple named Hellebrandt who were married at Nosrau, last Fri day morning. were killed by lightning in the afternoon. Just after leaving g the house in which the wedding feast 
 Eukldes Jondim, Brazilian dwarf. three feet high, aged 31. attempted to kill himself by jumping from his second-foor flat in a fit of jealousy in regard to his dwarf wife, Frau Martha Schwarz, who Is two feet eight inches high. Jordim mar ried his LIiputian bride in Chicago six months ago and was jealous of the atten- tion paid to his tiny spouse. Jondim is an acrobat and his life is not thought to be endangered by his fall on the asphalt pavement.
 During the recent sham battle Of Grav- elotte the Emperor William remained in the saddle from midnight until 6:30 the next morning. personally directing a spec tacuar sham battle on the historic field. Fifty English staff officers were present. The field was brilliantly illuminated by searchlghts. Eight divisions of the Six teenth Army Corps anticipated in the en- gagement, which was characterized by the utmost realism. All through the night the countryside for miles around rang with the din of battle. the roar of artillery and the crackle of rife fire.
 The Kaiser left the field in the morning,