The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-03-23

his nephew, Grand Duke D1mitrl Paul
ovitch, as husband for Olga The
grand duke however, recently had
such a gay time in the st. Petersburg
resorts, refusing to obey the commanu-
err of his regiment, that the car ban
ished him from the capitol for a
time.
BERLIN, March 22.-Interesting in
these days of war rumors are some
old "reminiscences of the time when
German rulers sold their soldiers to
other countries, which are being
printed in German publication.
These documents resurrected from
the days Of the American revolution,
show that the Duke Of Brunswick,
whose throne will soon be occupied
by Prince Ernst of Cumberland, the
husband-to-be Of the kaiser's only
daughter, sold 5,7s3 soldiers to King
George of England, to help him put
down George Washington. The prince
Of Hessen sold 1922 "Hessians";
the Prince of Hanau, 2,422; the Count
of Ansbach, 1,644; the Prince Of Wal
deck 1925 and the Prince of Anhalt
drummed together 1,16O men for Eng
land.
Of these 29,1G6 Germans, who rep
resented per cent Of the population
at that time, 1853 fell victims to
American craftsmanship. And the
bills of sale or lease" contained a
clause by which England had to pay a
special damage price for every
man killed Or wounded, the German
rulers were more interested in the
casualty lists than in the survivors.
The prices for the dead or wounded
varied from SIS to $125 for each man.
The more men who fell, the more
money the princes made. That this
was the view taken, Is shown by a
letter dated February 8, 1777, from
the Prince Of Hessen to Baron Won
Hohendorff, commander-in-chief OF
the German forces bought or hired by
England to do the latter's fighting.
The prince expresses great pleasure
over the news just received, that out
of 1850 of his Hessians engaged in
the battle OF Trenton, 1850 fell, but is
much annoyed over the fact that the
English minister claims that only l.
$50 remained on the battlefield, this
being, the official list by which King
| George wanted to pay. This meant a
considerable loss to the princely
treasury.
In concluding his letter, the prince
writes: And I will recall to your
mind that of the 300 Spartans who de-
Tended the Pass of Thermopylae, not
one came back would be happy if /
could. say the same Of my brave Hes
SLAMS Tell Major Mindorff. that am
exceedingly displeased with his con-
duct, because he saved the 800 men
who fled from Trenton. During the
entire campaign not ten of his men
have ;been lost"
| VIENNA, March 22.-Press and
public are taking keen interest how
Archduchess Eleonore feels at home
as plain Frau Won Kloss, wife of a
young lieutenant in the Austrian navy.
| A large part of Austria's feminine
population have deluged the young
couple with letters Of congratulations
1 in following the dictates of her heart
| instead of marrying man her equal
in birth and position regardless Of
love.
T. low Tn ms 1rN,v hn In no
been able to marry the man of your
choice. Unfortunately we girls of the
working classes can seldom do that,
write, many girls.
Ardhduchess Eleonore, now Frau
Won kloss, and her husband occupy
two Eimply furnished rooms in
small hotel at Brioni where the lieu.
tenanf is stationed
i BERLIN, March 22.-An "anti-alco'
hol'' moving picture firm showing
the consequences of drinking as a
drink cure" is the idea hit upon by
Medical Councillor DR. B. Lacquer OF
Wiesbaden. DIR. Lacquer has had q
long film made which begins with the
first drink" moderate drinking
scenes and on down to the loss Of
position through drunkenness, the de
4 velopment of criminal instincts. sui
/, eide of wife and child, delerium trem
ems, finally the insane asylum and
/ death.
1t is proposed that this film be re
peatedly shown to men arrested fol
drunkenness and that judges may
sentence man to witness the moving
picture scenes a specified number Of
times that they may make lasting
impression upon him.
Tragic Vengeance.