The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-01-28
EMPEROR WILLIAM IS
HALE AND HEARTY At
AGE OF F|FTY-SEVEN
German Emperor Celebrates
Birthday-All Glasses
Join i'm the Fes-
tivities

Berlin, January 27.-Emperor William
celebrated his 57th birthday today. halo
and vigorous in body and mind. and able
STILL as was shown recently by his wood
chopping exploints, to undertake the ply
steal work of an able bodied man in the
prime of life.
All classes of his subjects Joined in
observing the day. celebrations being held
by the university and technical school
students, dotted also by the academies
of arts and sciences, by army and navy
officers. by civic organizations and by
municipalities and veteran associations
throughout the empire.
The day in Berlin was ushered in by
the traditional sounding of choral from
the lantern of the castle dome by corps
of trumpeters at o'clock and by 'the
grand reveilen by bulked military bands
which marched from the castle to the
Brandenburg gate. the whole length of
the crowded Inter den Linden and re-
turn.
Receives Congratulations
With the conclusion of divine service
in the royal chapel his majesty held
birthday levee and received the con-
gratulations of his ministers, of the am
bassadors and ministers accredited to the
German court, of the high military and
naval authorities and of the court So
ciety.
In the progress of the diplomatic corps
procession through the Linden to the
otIa ha 1,au
James w Gerard, in an automobile and
wearing civilian attire without gold braid
or decorations, was a conspicuous figure
among the foreign representatives, all in
gorgeous uniforms, covered with orders
and riding in their carriages of state.
His majesty had a cordial greeting for
Mr.. Gerard and conversed for several
minutes with him.
The levee was followed by a customary
military event, the giving out of the pass
word for the day, which was as always
Long life to his majesty"
The Emperor attended by his six sons
and followed by glistening suite, walked
from the castle TO the guardhouse near
the arsenal. There all of the 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 its show windows a bust of the EN-
peror surrounded with flowers.
The iluminations were elaborate par
tcularly of the Linden, and the Fred
erch and Leipsger streets. This was
arranged for this evening.
Customary Display
There was a long list of birthday honors
and decorations, promotions being award
ed iavishly throughout 1he army and navy
services, but the lion s. share of the dis
tinctions have been conferred on the men
dotting business and artistic life.
The highest distinction of all was given
to Prince Guido Heneclle Won Donners-
is member of the princes trust, in
which his partners are Prince Maximilia n
Egon Zu Fuerstenberg and Prince Chris
tian Graft Zu Hohenlohe Oehringen, and
which possesses enormous interests in
real estate, mining and shipping con-
Germs.
One newspaper publisher, August Scherl
proprietor of The Lokal Anzeiger and
numerous other publications, was hon
ored with the second class of the Red
Eagle with the Star
The same decoration without the star
was conferred on Prof. Paul Ehrlieh, the
eminent physician. DIR. Wilhelm Beue
the director of the Royal Museums, was
raised to the hereditary nobility.