The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-09
MANY GERMAN
PRINCES AT FRONT
Ten Who Are Reigning Are
Among Those Fighting
for Kaiser.
EIGHT GAVE UP LIVES

The German Press Bureau In New
York gave out the following statement
yesterday:
mot only are the Kaiser. the Crown
Prince and the Ave royal princes ac-
lively engaged In the war, as we'll as
the KaiseTs brother, Prince Henry Of
Prussia, and the latters eldest son.
but the roster OF the empires army
contains also the names of four princes
Of the blood royal, ten reigning princes
and more than fifteen princes of reign
ing families.
Eight German princes of relgning
houses have given up their lives in de-
fence OF the fatherland. More convmc-
ing proof of the united stand OF the
States Of the German Empire could not
be adduced The Neue Pohtische Hor-
respondes gives the following incom-
plete list of German princes In the
field
THE Kaiser, az commander in chief.
two weeks after war had been declared
went to the army in the west His
headquarters have been there ever
since, with the exception OF the time he
has spent on the eastern frontier and
his stay In Berlin on account Of illness.
His first headquarters were at Coblenz,
the next at LuNemburg. The location
Of his present headquarters is, OF course,
not revealed to tho public.
TIE crown Prince II In command
Of the Fifth army. lie ia assisted by
Lieut. Gen. Schmidt Won knobelsdorff
aud Quartermaster-Gener ROgalla Won
Biebersten.
"Punce Eltel Friedrich was AT first
commander OF the First Guard Regi-
ment and now commands tie First
Guard Infantry Brigade Prince Adal-
bert was temporarily at main head
quarters. as was Prince August Will
lam. until AN automobile accident COM
PEELED him to return to Germany.
Prince oscar was commander of the
Gdegnitz Grenadicrs. but had TO lay
down his command because Of III
health. Prince Joachim is with the
Fourteenth Hussnrs. where he serves as
ordnance officer OF the Ninth Army
Corps under Gen. Won Plueskowy. He
has temporarily withdrawn from ser
vice having been slightly wounded In
the leg at Schaotzel. In East Prussia.
"'Prince Henry Of Prussia. the
Kaiser's brother, was temporarily az
main headquarters His oldest son,
FRINGE Waldcmar, Is commanding the
imperial automobile corps there. l'r.ncc
Frederick Leopold the elder was also
temporarily at main headquarters. The
Oldest " his sons. Prince Frederick
Slgismund. is serving with the Second
Body Hussars Regiment. His second
son is with the First Body Hussars.
The two oldest sons Of the late Prince
Albrecht reentcred the army, Prince
Frederick Henry serving with the
Mouutea Royal Chasseurs His brother,
Prince Joachim Albrecht, having been
taken i'll, returned TO his estate. STROLL
on Wolfgang Lake.
".Of the reigning German princes the
Kings OF Bavaria. SaXony and Wurt-
tenberg have remained in their capt.
tails. whence they have occasionally
visited their troops In the field. Prince
Friedrich Karl of Hesse Is commander
OF the Eighty-frst Infantry. Lieut.
Gen. Duke tirnest IL OF SaAe-Aitvn-
burg is commander OF the 1891 Regi-
ment, Major Adolf. Prince of Schaum-
burg-Lippe Is commander OF the Four
teenth Hussars In the same regiment
is also the father-ln-law OF Prince Fred
crlck Leopold. First Lieutenant Prince
Henry NN<IlI Of Reuss.
"Some Of the relgnlng princes who
are with their troops, such AS the Grand
Duke of Hesse. The Duke of Bruins
wick. whose wife is the Emperor s
daughter. and Prince Of Waldeck, have
appointed their wives as regents while
In the field.
The reigning Prince OF Lppe Ia with
the Seventh Army Corps, Prince Man
Of Baden is with the Fourteenth Corps
Prince Karl Anton OF HohehZollern IL
with the Second Division OF the Infan-
try Guards. Duke Ernest Guenther OF
Schleswlg- Holstein is with the Eighty
NTH Regiment.
Grown Prince Rupprecht OF Bavaria
commands the Sixth army. Duke AL
breCht OF wurttemberg the Fourth
army. Three OF the latter's sons are
in the feld. IA are three sons Of the
King Of Saxony. Prince Max OF Sax.
ony is field chaplain of tho Twenty.
third Division.
at the front. Prince Conrad, commander
OF cavalry regiment. was severely
wounded leading charge. Prince
Francis Joseph of Hohenzollern is q
prisoner in England with the crew OF
the Emden. Prince william OF Wied
the former Prince OF Albania, Is Major
of the General Staff of a cavalry d.
vision and Major Prince Albert OF
Schleswig- Holstein Is serving with the
Deputy Commander General OF tht
Guard Corps.
Eight German princes Of reigning
houses already have been killed In this
war--two Princes OF SaXe-Meiningen
two Princes OF Lippe, one Prince OF
| Hesse, one Of Reuss, one OF WaldecS
and one OF Pyrmont."