The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-27
GERMAN RULER CELEBRATES HIS 55TH BIRT THDAY Wilhelm, Attended by Six Sons, Greets All Officers in
 Berlin. BLACK EAGLE FOR
 VON BONNERSNIARCK American Ambassador Rides in Civilian Attire in Midst
 of Glittering Uni
 forms.

Berlin, Jan. 27--The Emperor ce1e-s brated his 55th birthday today, hale and vigorous in body and mind and. able still as was shown by his recent woodchopping exploits, b take. the physical work of 3 man in the prime fof life All classes Of his subjects Joined in observing the day, ceIebra- Technical school students, by the academic of the arts and sciences. by army and navy Officers. by civic or ganizations and by municipalities and
 veteran association IS tlar roag1out the empire. | The day in Berlin was ushered In by the Eadi itioIiaIa sounding Of a ehor- ] al from the lantern of the castle dome by corps 4of truu1peters at 2 a. Tn., and by the Grand Izeveille'' by mass from tie castle to the Brandenburg, gate. the whole length of the crowded unter Den Linden and retufn Ii. After divine services in the royal chapel, His Majesty held a birthday Ievee and ndgreeeived the congraHu1a< 1 ;d0rs and ministers accred dited to the IGerman court A1h he hi mil litary and l naval Aa tnordtIes and the court SO clety esa
 In the progress of the diplomatic corps through the Linden castle, al- V itac7e-loving citizens of Berlin. the United States An7bassad or James w. Gerard, in an automobile and wear ing civilian attire without gold braid or decorat1ons, was a conspicuous figure among the foreign representa- lives. all in gorgeous uniforms cover l ed with orders and riding in their icarTiages of state. His Majesty, had a cordial greeting for MT. Gerard and lconVersed with him for several nain-1 utes !
 The levea was followed bY e.1s-
 ltpxnary 1nili itary event. tl1e giving ont Iaf the password for the day, tH1lfNn was as always, Long Life to His MaJesty' The Emperor, attended by his six sons and followed by a gIftr to the guardhoise. near the arsenal where all of thet officers in Berlin were assembled For the ceremony.
 There was the customary display Of street decorations principally of bunting and evergreen festoons and apparently every business house in
 the city had in it's show windows a
 bust of the emperor, sllrr ounded with flowers Elaborate fl1umtnations
 particularly of the Linden and. the Friedrich and Leipsiger streets, have 1 been arranged for this evening.
 5 There was 9 Ions list of 4biFthday: honors and deceratIo Ions, pr emotions
 being awarded Iavishly throRshout the1 army and navy services, but tn e
 lions share of the distinctions being fconferred on men belonging to the
 business and artistic worlds The
 highest distinctipn Of all was given
 to Prince Guido Henclxel Won Bon- nersmarcks who received the Black Eagle He is a member Of the Princes Trust, in which his part
 ners are Prince Maxfmilian Egon zll F'uerstenberg and Prince ChristIah
 Kraft gu IohenIohe Oehringen and which possesses enormous interests sn
 real estate. mining and shipping conz cerns < = -ts .ss.s5kSs z s@s August Seherl. pr oprietor of fl1e Iol<als AnzIeger and numerous other. publications, was honored with the Second Class of the red eagle with. the star. The same decoration without the star was conferred on Prof Paul
 Ehrlichs the eminent physician
 pr. Wilhelm Bode. the director of the royal museums, was raised to the hereditary nobility.