El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-29
RULERS DISCARD
FOREIGN TITLES
Kings at War Resign Mill
tary Commissions I'm
der Hostile Powers.

London, Eng Aug. 2s.-Numerous
designations from the armies and
n2vles OF the warning powers OF
Europe characterized the outbreak Of
hostilities on the continent But the
Withdrawals went almost uunOticed-
They were not signs of cOWardice.
They were the designations of the
crowned heads Of Europe from the
armies and nayies Of their enemies
BelOre the war king George was an
honorary officers in the forces Of Ger
may, Austria Hungary and Russia
The kaiser was an officer in the
armies and navies Of England and
Russia Emperor Francis Joseph of
Austria-Hungary held many honorary
commissions "he car, TOO, had his
share Of fighting titles in Germany
and Austria When the war broke
out they all resigned
Kaiser Is Real War Lord.
Not without cause has the kaiser
been called the war lord Of Europe
owing 10 the complimentary custom
prevailing in European countries dur
ing the last 100 years or so, nearly
every ruler held any numhsF OF com
missions In the armies and navies of
other powers, and the German en-
per0r headed the list He held hon
orary offices in the land and water
power
The kaiser heads his list of military
honOrs with the titles of generaIiu-
chief Of the German army and ad-
mlralinchief Of the navy Besides that
DE is colonel in eight Prussian regi-
ments, one from Mechlenburg. two
from SaXOuy, two from Wurtemb burg.
one from Baden. one from Hesse and
two from Bavaria. He is a field mar
shall in the Austrian guard, and was
colonel OF a regiment of the cars life
guards and of three other Russian
regiments. Also this Caesar Of the
Germans was an admiral in the Brit
ISL and Russian fleets.
Could he have retained his commits
siCns and exercised his various COM
mancs at this time. he would no doubt
find a way to settle the war in short
order At any rate he might have a
chance to settle the difficulty in the
North Sea But IL is to be feared that
Eiceadmiral Sir John JellicOe Of the
British fleet. though inferior in rank.
would hardly yield place to the Ger
man emperor. should that monarch
appear suddenly over the flagship in
a Zeppelin and demand that he be
given the command
Hold Other Titles.
What else he might do if he only
could is indicated by the fact that the
kaiser is an admiral in the navies Of
Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Greece;
field marshal in the British army. col
onel in the British dragons. general
in the Swedish army and captain gen
eral Of the army Of Spain
The German crown prince is col
onel Of seven Prussian. two Saxon
two Bavarian, one WurtemberE. two
Russian, one Austrian and one British
regiment, and a major in the Spanish
army The German empress commands
two regiments OF the Prussian and
one of the Russian guard.
Francis Joseph is a field marshal
In the Prussian and British armies
general in that of Sweden, honorary
general in Denmark and captain gen
eral in the army Of Spain. Besides
this he is colonel Of eight Austrian.
TnHsHHaa ia
w nuremberg, one Saxon. two Rus
sian and two British regiments.
Holds High RanS-
The car Of Russia is colonel of 80
regiments in his own army. and an
honorary staff officer in u others.
II commands three regiments in the
russian guards, and one each in the
armies OF Hesse, Bavaria Great Brit
air and Spain. Besides this. he is an
ADMIRAL in the navies Of Great Britain,
Denmark and Sweden
The czarina is colonel of four regi-
ments In her husbands army, and one
In the Pnpssian guard.
George V. besides being a field
marshal and admiral I'm the British
FORCES, is colonel Of % British regi- /
ments and honorary commander OF ]
me ancient and honorable artillery |
company of London. He also com /
mands three regiments in the Indian 4
army He is a field marshal in the
russian army and colonel OF two /
.r
ms navies Of Russia and Denmark. J
ana colonel OF Russian and Spanish /
regiments
Commands His Enemy.
Ming Albert of Belgium is a gen. I
eral in the army which is now invad- /
ING ms country and also a colonel in 1
Ine RUSSIAN and Austrian dragons 1
ne king of SaXony holds commands !
IN the Russian, Austrian and Spanish Z
armies, besides in those of a number
GA German states. The king OF Ba-
Narla is colonel Of a number Of Ger
man regiments and Of one in Spain.
Inc king Of Wurtemberg is colonel |
IN Jhe Russian and Austrian armies
King Gustaf Of Sweden is an ad-
mlral in the British. German. and
russian navies and a colonel IN the
armies Of Austria and Prussia
PRESIDENT POincare Is Cautain.
Raymond Poincare- president Of
Il rance, holds only one commission,
tn2t of captain Of the French reserves.
Frlnce Albert Of Monaco is one Of
lne least military sOvereigns OF Eu-
rope His army consists Of four Off
GERS and "a men. and his only naval
snip IS the MAGNIFICENT private yacht
Wnich ne employs in the sclentitic /
cruises which have made him Famous
among the OceanOgraphers OF the
Woliq- Nevertheless. he is rear ad-