The Glenwood post., 1914-09-26
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LAa1oa.-Upon royal palaces even
more heavily than on the cots of tie
peasants he's the gloom Of the great
81 var In history settled. In many
splendid abode sits an anxious. care
marked queen. or princess. or grand
duchess. her eyes red from weeping.
eagerly reading the bulletins Of slaugh-
Ter which are brought to her. and 60
ing forth only to endeavor to show .
brave face before her people and to
ooDfort and encourage the tntermtn-
able lines Of wounded in the hospitals.
II = mistake to represent the
autocractes - sending their common
people intO the hell Of shrapnsl and
rihe IRE white themselves sitting h
safety. auch . picture 70 oftsa drawn
~ the hate Il the msaarcAlol ~.
eat whatever the faults a kiass. tAis
b not oas of them.
1hs yesng men Of royal birth ere IN
tAs' thick Of the fighting. No rsysl
fa0ily bat has many reDressnta&lvss
Who are omcers IN the army Or navy.
Aod tie Casualties amoag the o0esfs
Of the armies In the 3eId are much
heavier n proportion than tie AsaA
~ vosN1aA and missinS oe he
) eyseesss Msve~s rws oe~A
a ttsvsssr tssf srrivsA from Bsriia
tsais a APPEALING story Il royal soe-
NV. n vas h he grand dfnans-rooa
q che HaAsl CsabeslanA. Ons a ths
Aoest Asotsl1tss Of the Prussiaa eaS-
it'll estaess Berthe voa Lipes was
seated at ~ Of the tables. 4 tsss.
@n ,Vas krscght p .hsr ~ ~
beAks fAs slal and rad ssssfiy ne
~ cf royalty .droppsd frpn Asr.
pSsxsttiag Ne was 1rincess anA ta
. psblte place. she threw her head aad
her arAa = ~ table bsesrs hsr ed
sahssl aissA - any peasant notAsr
'vo12A have 1eAs. rfr- ..#
"DpaA!" -, '--7l
NJ tssesrsa hsl Informed A,r d..
hsr two' cons had hAiiea as Lases.
Later she was told her two younSsr
brothsrs had been killed At Charisru.
A dreadfsi toll to pay to war! But
II may not be all-Princess Berthe
still has numerous other relatives in
the kaiser's army. She can only con-
sole herself with the tales OF the br.y
cry Of her lost ones.
= - How Prince Wilhelm Died.
Here is the story she heard of one
Of her sons. Prince Wilhelm of Lippe.
q colonel in the Prussian army. who
fell in the assault on Liege August 6:
After fierce fighting at close quar-.
ters we proceeded successfully toward
Liege," narrated a private. On the
morning Of the 9Th we succeeded in
getting on the northern walls Of
Liege. where. however. we were com.
pletely surrounded by Belgian troops.
who drew over closer around us and
pressed US hard amid hail of bullets
by order Of his highness our de-
tachment formed a circle and We d.
fended ourselves stoutly for some
time, till At length We saw strong re-
endorsements coming to our aid.
In order to enable them to locate
the exact spot where we we're. the
prince rose to kneeling position.
pointed with his sword to the an
preaching column. and gave me who
lay q hands breadth away from him
on top of our flag. the order to raise
the flag so that we might be recos-
nized.
81 raised the flag and waved It in a
circle, which at once drew an extr,
hail OF bullets fre.n the enemy. Tho
flag was shot out of my hands while
the same voley wounded the prince
fatally in the breast and throat His
last two words were: Remember
me-"
Kin is Warning on Kin.
Added to the horror of having near
relatives in the shambles of Armassd.
don are two other depressing thougb+s
which harrow the women so unfor.
innate as to be of royal birth There
is first the ever-constant realization
that their allegiance is mixed, that
while most of those in whom they are
interested are fighting on the side q,
their own army, relatives nearly as
Gear are leading the cause of the
enemy. Kin fights against kin. This
is due to the interminglipg of royaI
blood which has gone on in Europe
for centuries.
Then there is the disturbing realiza.
ton of the precarious position of the
threne. Not dynasty the solidity
OF which, does not trembie in the bal
snce. The queens realize fully that
the future Of their houses depends
upon the outcome of the vast conflict.
Defeated, they will be overwhelmed