Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-13

Prussians. The latter a mixture of Finn
and Lithuanian. These people invaded
Gaul with the Cambrians and Teptons.
verceil. 1O2 B. c." Ia
Oriental Prussia is the sacred soff-5uf
the Prussian. Koenigsberg. on the Pre-
gel. is the capital with ls1 .66S inhabi-
tants, and was founded by Ottokar King
Of Bohemia In 1925 the city was forti-
fed. and q fortress Of the first order was
constructed. The treaty Of koenigsberg.
dated January 16. 1885, between Sweden
and the house OF Brandenbourg lwhence
the suzerainty of Sweden over Prussia.
Sweden, it is recalled, under Gustavus
Adolphus, in 1611-32. had taken rank
among the important
Swedeu's Rise nations Of Europe. and
her prestige increased
ana Uecune. greatly under Charles
XII. the rival of Peter the Great. The
battle of Pultowa-1f00-put an end to
that period Of Sweden's glory by the VIC
tory of the great Peter.
In 174O-S6 Frederick Cd the Great had
placed Prussia in the front rank of ma
tons. The state Of Prussia had 11s0O0
klometers square and scarcely two mil
lions and a half of inhabitants. Frederick
extended it to 49,, 600 kilometers square
and increased the population to 6.oOovoo.
Frederick commenced by the conquest OF
Silesia u7AO), recognized by the treaty
of Berlin DULY Is, 1742) and confirmed by
the treaty Of Dresden December % rI4oi.
In the seven years war he resisted the
combined attacks Of three great powers
Austria, France and Russia-without loss.
The partition of Poland, which Fred
erick II imposed upon Russia, gave to
Frederick occidental Prussia, the district
of Netxe. $500 kilometers square and
900. 600 Inhabitants. thus joining the two
great fractions Of the Prussian state,
Prussia and Brandenburg.
Frederick william II Q1S6-90 accom-
plished the decadence Of Prussia and by
vast burden of expenses wrecked the
treasury, He. wasted the military power
In the Netherlands campaign of 1lS1. and
those Of valThy. 1892. and finished by
| lending his army to naval powers Greatly
Of The Hague, April 10. 10. HIS
| finances consumed. he signed with victo-
rious France the treaty of basel april ..
1885,, which assured the neutrality OF
north Germany.
The CHIEF idea Of Frederick William IL
had been the partition of Poland. and he
gained, for q fact, vast territories-Janu-
airy %. 1913, Dantzig. Thorn. Great Po-
land, Southern Poland. total OF 5I,lo
kilometers square and 1,1OO.OOO souls; then
October "a, 17g5, he gained Mazovia- Var
sovia and Bialkstok, 47,UO kilome.ers
square and 1,000.0vO souls. In 1871 he had
acquired Ausback and Beiruth. He left
Prussia with 30O.O0O kilometers square
and g, 100000 souls but indebted by 41.ooO.,
OOO thaiers. a weakened army ana eisi'
administration IN disoroer.
Frederick William III. 17T-1S4O. was
unable 70 cnec4 the oecaoence coinpsis;
He diminished the abuses. amelorated
the nnancial situatloh, pu. NJ aiu .,i;, NJ 81
form the army ana chahseu. mo'iiis Va
importance IN MS toresh poA's'
4
y - - ~ .
Nanoleon I crushed Frederick at EJena
ga Auar,+odt october IA 1sf,8t He
Anu -; ps.,ss-:n.-
en'e1eu OetHa -
Napoleon'S Defeat tober IL. and ma
poleon experienced
OF kreder1ck. no real resistance
,,r.,, =. ,~r,,.d IN ~. -.ho,a. - az
pa,.,. :. -.,,.S ~. IT.. s.s g. ~
oaitic' 70 WHICH tne King h2o neo. IVA
| poleon was victor at Eylau in February.
1907, over Russians and Prussians, at
Dapzte nm March Ok 1907 and n, tb.
|
| same yea Napo.eon elueheu .ae Nuss.an
army at Fr1edlano and terminated the
i war.
The peace of Tilsit. between Napoleon
and the Emperor of Russia July O 1s,T-
tooL f,.on, pru.s;n tba haif ~, ~. 80
| ritorv of a14 000 L,iometers snuara and
3S4U,UUU 1nhADltantS. Prussia lost all her
possessions west Of fhe EIbe and the
greater mart of the snoil, taken from
Poland. Prussia would never have re-
covered from the blow probable II Ma
host;i;tv Tha $500 a.a,i,,,, ~ tSa pr,,so
sian state denended oniv unon Napoieori,s
caprice. By single blow in 1907 he had
wiped Prussia from the list OF great. ma
siots .ha u oIaM Ma VA NV
Prussia. on the contrary. came out of
| the terrible crisis of 1sO8-O7 completely
regenerated. The military monarchy, alb
solutist ana ieuoai. OF the eighteenth CEN