The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-11-18
Foreign Gossip.

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the famous Huguenot leader which he
had presented to the town The Kaiser
claims descent from Colgny. and the
great French leader has always been
one Of his heroes in history In making
his speech the Kaiser had with him the
Minister of Marine and most Of the
chiefs of the German navy. He related
the story of Coligny. who at the Siege
Of ST. Quentin, on being asked 70 sur
render, threw back the spear to which
the summons of surrender had been at
tached, with the words "Regem habe-
mus 1--WE have King. St Quentin was
thereupon stormed. but Coligny beat
| used by the Kaiser as a kind Of text
for his sermon.
Two things were here taught" said
the Emperor. "Coligny was a true
soldier-hero, faithful to the oath Of his
King. But he was more-he was hero
OF faith, and as a leader Of the Hugue-
nots he remained until his last breath
true to his Heavenly King. On the aw-
| full night of st. Bartholomew he died a
martyr to his faith
The Kaiser called that night q stain
on Christianity" and went on to speak
of his other ancestor. Coligny's son-in-
law. Prince William of Orange, who also
was true to the death. as all good SOL
diers ,aught toNbe. Then came the most
| remarkable part OF the Kaiser's address.
Every year he said he came to Will
helmshaven to swear in the naval con-
scripts, and to point out TO them that
fidelity to their King can only rent on
the foundation of faith and in the Joy
full enthusiasm caused by the belief in
the person of our Lord.
We soldiers, we comrades OF the ma
- taE
ligny as our example, and then We shall
have the courage to fight as he fought
when he said 'Regem habemus'
The Emperor concluded an address
which is sure to excite much comment
by expressing the hope that the sight Of
the monument would strengthen young
and old to be true to their King in their
Outer and inner man, and enable all to
see that this can only be done when
they remain true TO their Heavenly
King. 1t is not the first time that the
Kaiser has expressed these sentiments.
Some years ago. at the swearing in OF
the guards. he told the recruits that to
be good soldiers they must first be good
Christians.
II was one Of the most remarkable CO.
medicines in history that the first great
battle o: the Balkans took place, as an
ticipated, on the banks of the Martha,
near AdrianopIe. For II was at this
spot, in 1864, that the Turks first came
into conflict with the young SlHvonic
races-the Servians, the Bosnians, and
tie Bulgarians
Louis /, King OF Hungary and Poland.
with the princes OF Bosnia, Servia, and
WaIlachia, had decided to polish on the
Sultan, a task that the Greeks had been
unable to manage. The Turks were
only half as strong as the allies, but the
commander took advantage OF their
drunkenness to make a sudden night at
tack. The Slavs were aroused by the
beating OF Turkish drums. The Otto
mans were upon them before they could
stand to arms. They were scared from
their lair. Speeding from the field they
ran into the stream Martha and were
drowned. The spot can still be seen on
the map as "Siri Sindughr' (the Serbs |
rouD. Well they made up for II thus far |
in the present war.
It was by the bridge OF ArtA that the |
Greeks. on the west side. entered Turkey. |
THE Bridge Of Arta," one OF the most |
pathetic OF Greek folk songs, tells OF the |
sacrifice of a human victim at the build |
ing of bridge TO appease its demon |
Sixty apprentices and foTty-five crafts |
men had toiled for three years at the !
bridge. and every night their days work |
them 20 sacrifice the master craftsman's
wife as she came TO supper. They in
duced her, with a false story OF a ring |
to be fished up, to let herself be lowered. |
and her husband himself hurled stone
down upon her. She prayed that the
bridge may ever tremble and all who
cross II fall, as now she trembles and
her tresses fall. But a reminder that
her own brother may cross It some day
changed her prayer to one that the
bridge and passengers may be as IRON
like as she then felt.
Greek wine Of earliest celebrity came
from Mount Ismarus, in Thrace, over
looking the sea a little to the west OF
the river known as "Hebrus," when the
lead of the Orpheus was thrown into 1t,
and which now Is being heard much OF
by its modern name Martha This was
the wine with which Ulysses made the
-yclops drunk. Homer makes Ulysses tell
now he got II from Maron. Apollo's priest
It Ismarus IA place on this coast is still
called Maronia), and dwell on its rare
qualities. II was a divine" drink,
honey sweet and fragrant, so strong that
1 single cup was mixed with twenty Of
water, and SO choice that the priest al
owed only his wife and one house.
keeper to know that he had It.
In the mild-mannered man with the
gold -rImmed spectAcles, 1t is difficult
10 recognize the one-time fiery and
Kindly blue eyes beaming through
fearless fighter who helped to man the
guns which defied the warships of the
powers in 1896. But the present prime
minister of Greece is the same Eleu-
herios Venizelos who took a prom
nent part in the Cretan revolt and de-
'ended the fortress of Cape Malaxa
against the warships OF England and
France. II need be. he is prepared to
AXE up the rifle again. and TO ex-
,hange the portfolio for the bandolier.
But ii has been as a political rather
han as a military Header that NJ. :
Tenizelos has proved so remarkable a
success. A few years ago he had hard
y been heard of outside of his own
'ountry. To-day he is the bulwark of
he Greek nation; he is pursuing a pol :
cy which did not allow the hotheads
4 his party to percipitate the kingdom :
% recently emerged from one devas-
ating war with Turkey into another
Until sure of the aid of allies and the .
riendly offices OF the great powers to
intervene to save Greece-as upon a +:
PREVIOUS occasion-should this once
more become necessary. But the ma
ional honor must be upheld. and will :
e upheld; since il rests in the keeping
( N. Venizelos. :
OF this It is possible to feel quite :
onfident when one recalls the career
Z the present prime minister of :
ireece. Born in 1864, on Cerigo
sland, and educated at Athens Uni :
Tersiiy, NJ. VeniZelUs completed his