The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1913-10-30
IMPOSING MONUMENT
IS ERECTED ON GROUND
where NAPOLEON LOST
Eallest Shaft in World Com
memorates Liberation Of Ger
many From His Rule.
GREAT CELEBRATION HELD
No Personal Motto Connected witch
Beautiful Pile Unveiled Today on
Historic Site of Battle Of
the Nations"
GREAT CELEBRATION HE'LL

Leipsic, Germany. Special: On the
Aeld OF the battle OF the nations"
where Just 100 years ago the defeat
OF Napoleon by the allies virtually re-
quilted in the liberation of Germany,
there was dedicated today one of the
most imposing battle monuments in
the world. The ceremonies were nota-
Pile even In this year Of historic an
hiversaries in Germany.
The sovereigns Of Austria, Russia
and Sweden, the nations that fought
with Prussia to break the power OF
Napoleon in Germanic Europe, sent
their personal representatives, and al.
The federated princes n mayors OF
The German empire were present. Their
host is King Frederick August III, Of
Eaxony, sixth in line OF direct descent
from that King Frederick August /.
who fought with Napoleon against the
allies: whose troops deserted to the al
}ies on the decisive day, and who him.
Helf, vainly appealing for terms, was
taken to Berlin and kept a virtual
prisoner for three years.
Story of Battle.
The structure dedicated Is today by
4ar the largest and highest in Europe.
It stands just south IT Leipsic, near
Probstheida, the village out OF which
the allies drove Napoleon on October
rs. 1913. the decisive day of the bat
ale of nations HI fight had then
ragged for six days between the Aus
TRANS, PruSsians, Russians and Swedes
on the one side and the French. aided
by the Sa1ons and Wurttembergers on
the other, when the deciding day came.
On the following day Napoleon aban-
doned the contest, leaving behind u.s.
900 OF his army of 10000 men. $4,000
OF them dead The allies, at a loss Of
81, 900 from a total strength Of about
n m l.-l 49, -- -
foreign domination to the banks of the
Rhine.
The idea OF q monument on the bat
tlef1eld was preached in the following
rel by Erns Moritz Arndt, and found
support from a number of prominent
Germans and from a Russian diplo-
mat An organization was formed at
Leipsic to keep alive the memory of
the battle, but a king in captivity fur
nfshed grounds for abandoning the
movement TIE monument idea came
up from time to time In the succeed
ing years. and in 1853, on the 5oth an
niversary of the battle, the foundation
gtone OF a monumen was laid.
Then came h wars of 1864, 1866
and 1870-71, and 1t remained for the
iGerman Patriots association, formed
IN Leipsic in 1894, to take the matter
up and carry 1t to a successful con-
iclusion. Fou years later the neces-
sary money had been raised, a design
by Prof Bruno Schmitz hae been ac-
cepted. and the first sod WIS turned
for the work on October Is. 1898.
No Personal Note.
The monument stands on a ELI about
400 feet above the level of Che sur
rounding country. 1t is approached by
4 flight of no steps hewn in yranife.
On the base Of the monument. at the
head of the stairs is an importing re-
lief, $50 feet long and so feet VILE. the
work of Christian Behrens. In tMe cen-
ter of the relief Is a heroic figaro Of
Saint Michael. On each side &c him
Furies with torches hover over q bat
tlefield strewn with dead. Abosv., in
letters six feet high, is the mott of
the anti-Napoleon warriors: "Got. Nit
Uns." Good with us.)
The monument rises to a height OF
nearly 800 feet It is OF reinforced
concrete, faced with porphry. On the
gigantic stone masks, representing
tate. In front of each mask stands
two warriors, twice life side, holding
h death watch. Above this crypt is a
rctunda, enclosing the hall of fame.
About the walls sit -four figures, two
male and two female, seven times life
eize. They represent courage. sacrifice,
e~xaltation and belief. The figures are
the work Of Prof. Franz Metzner.
Around the outside OF the domed Gu
poia which surmounts the monument
stands IL gigantic warrior figures. The
Interiors of three OF them are occupied
By winding stairs and an elevator, Civ
Ing access to a balcony near the top OF
b monument
One striking thing is noted In con-
nectioN with all the statues, not one
represents any prince or sovereign. The
uprising against Napoleon in 1918 was
an uprising of the people, not OF their
rulers, and the new is 3
monument of the people. There Is no
. personal note about 1t,