The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-09
French Military School of St.
Cyr Issues Order Against
Prince George.
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by la MARoUIsE DE ToNTENOY.
~ ING PETER OF Servia is I'm new
~ trouble about his eldest SON
L - the eN-crown prince George. who
has become mentally unbalanced 10
such an extent that tho general com
handing the great French military
school OF st. Cyr (the Gallic West
Ponp has announced that il would
be impossible to permit hlm 10 return
the students at the close OF the pres
emit vacation. rho prince. 1T may be
recalled. by reason of mis- uuSovern-
able temper was fot ced to surrender
to his younger brother. Alexander. his
status as crown prince and his right
of succession TO the scrvian throne
as the only means OF avcrtlng trial
for tho death of his valet. whom he
had fatally injured In moment OF
passion Already then the opinion was
generally expressed that he was
mentally Irresponsible.
The stern discipline at ST. Cyr and
the hazing 20 winch he was subjected
at this famous school (wherc his ia
thor King Peter graduated during
the roign OF Napoleon ND. instead of
benentt!ng his mind. seems TO have
unbalanced It stin further His aide
de-camp Major Pavlovitch. OF the
leave him. and TO return TO Belgrade
in order to avoid personal violence
and now as tho prince absolutely de
cliucs to return to Servia, King Pc
ter has dispatched his principal ply
stefan. nr Nicolaievitch. and several
other doctors and attendants to
bring him home. nolons volens. Is q
lunatic IL necessary. Tho King has
Interrupted his cure at the baths OF
A~andie!oyatz and has returned in
haste to Belgrade TO take tho neces-
sary steps for placing his hrst-boTn
unI-r restraint
1t seems "a pity. under the cireum-
stances. that the King did not tnd IL
possible to intern his son in some
foreign asylum Tor the Insane. instead
Of bringing him back TO Servia. But
!nasmuch as the prince while Ia Paris
was. as member OF relgning house.
entitled to all the extra territorial
i,nnun.tios OF an ambassador. IT was
irlDossthla 20 invoke the Intervention
OF the F~ench courts. from whose
jurisdiction he was exempt, In oroeT
TO obtain the necessary commitment.
France has been s!ngularly happy IN
hor choice OF a special ambassador 10
represent the republic at the oosequ'es
OF the late Emperor at Toxic next
x. iNT EL- mas EfltIttN 'f'st so :
I.ebon. one OF the rankinlS officers OF
hey army. and until recently comlnan-
1cr-ln-chief OF the First Army Corps
The general when first made his
acquaintance. in 1875 was living at
Toxic with the rank Of captain of ar
tillery. as member Of that picked
mission Of French army officers. who
I'm response TO a pressing request OF
the late Nlikado. had been lent by the
republic for q term Of years TO Ja-
pan for tho purposA OF organizing her
army on European lines They found
ed At Toxic a inusketry school train
ing school for aforementioned Of
foers. an arsenal. school % pyro-
technics and manufactury OF small
arms. besides training officers anc
men in European military tactics
discipline and drill
It is generally understood that the
training OF the japanese army Is de-
rived from Germany but this Is not
the case. for, notwithstanding the
French defeat by the Germans in
1901. the late Emperor. after the
most careful consideration. decided
two years later that It was French
officers that tho development Of his
army required. and the French mill