The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-16

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Replying TO telegram from the
Imperial Chancellor. on the ceiebra-
ton of the anniversary of BIS
marck:s birthday. the emperor sent
the following dispatch from army
headquarters:
Your message concerning the
stirring celebration in honor of Bis
marck has rejoiced me greatly
would with great pleasure attend
personally TO do homage TO the great
chancellor. and lay on the steps of
the monument, amidst the represen-
tatiyes OF the empire and the people.
a token of my reverence for man.
especially dear to US at the persona
fcation of German strength and de-
termination. but my duty to the
armed German people is TO hold out
IN the field in order to protect and
srrenthen the empires power
abroad
we shall succeed. Our suaran-
tee Is. firstly. Gods grace; secondly.
the unanimous Will TO achieve VIC
tory. which inspires US ALL and our
solemn vow to make every sacrifice
for the faiherlapd. which has been
tested by facts.
The spirit of unity which has en-
abied our men in the battlefield 10
overcome everything that divided US
VIII. confdently hope. outlast the
din of war and after victory has
been gained viii rightly bless and
promote the internal development
of the empire
Then. as the fruit Of victory RAJ
tionaf life Will spring up, in which
the German nationality viii have
full and free expansion. Then the
proud work for which Bismarck laid
The Foundation will be crowned:
Bismarck!
The name of that great conqueror
now is ringing through Germany
and the echo is being heard in the
trenches and among other fighting
forces and renewing in them de-
termination 10 conquer or ole
As che singing of America IN
spires Americans SO the mention OF
the name OF the great Bismarck ex-
cites the pitch of German patriotism
to the highest degree and sends 10
those sufferers in the trenches new
hope and courage in their fight.
Eve shall emulate Bismarck and
I
eve shall do like Bismarck and con
ouer. answered millions of PEG
pie in the empire and this cry was
taken up and reverberared through
the trenches OF the German army
as no slogan had ever been taken up
before.
THE SPIRIT
OF UNITY.
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abfcd us in the battlefield 20 over
come everything that divided US,
will confidently nope outiast The
din OF war and after victory has
been gained will rightly bless and
promote the internal development OF
the empire
.1Then as the fruit OF victory. ra-
tlonal life VIII spring up in which
the German nationality VIII have
full and free expansion. Then the
proud work for which Bismarck
laid the foundation VIII be
crowned
The words of The kaiser rang
through Germany as nothing of q
patriotic nature had done since ahe
beginning of the war. It is we'll to
preach TO men suffering in The
trenches the glory of the father1and.
reater love for their fatheTiand
than any other nation. Bur with
empty stomach and frozen feet.
with. bullets sailing above ones
head and no expectancy of The fu-
ture other than merciful death by a
bullet, the talk OF patriotism often
has hollow sound and does not
win the cheers that II would when
war was first declared
Yet when the name of Bismarck
was mentioned on the centennial an
nIyersary OF his birth il ran through
The German Empire like -lld-dre.
Citizens were inspired and the en-
4husiasm was still more strongly
felt BIZ the men in the trenches or IN
the navy.
Truly they were fighting for their
faIherIand. Tor their homes and chill
dren. But homes and fatberiand
are remote considerations when
one is freezing and half fed in a
trench Moro truly they were fight
ing for The great kaiser whom all
respecred and loved. When the
1saiser in his declaration 10 his peo-
ME sisuifed that he intended 10 en-
EIate Bismarck and conquer as he
did 1t was TO the German army as
If the great Iron Chancellor rode
into their midst on his steel gray
horse and took personal charge with
fhe kaiser over their operations
Strength that had been forgotten.
courage and determination to win
that had been almost lost sight of
IN anxiety to return home. were re-
stored In day and the troops in
The trenches and sailors Of battle