The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-01-03

There Is one title enjoyed by
European women which in America
Is given only TO men. It IS the title
OF Colonel. It is customary for
Kings who wish to honor their vis-
ting women friends to make them
Coicneis.s.
The frst woman to hold this Of
nee was the widow OF Car Nicho-
Z las soInething like half a CEN
fury ago. Since that time the Grand
Duchesses OF the imperial house OF
Russia have. as n rule, been made
the nominal Commanders 6f. rcsi-
ments. ~
The Kaiser, when a foreign Prin-
cess whom he wishes TO honor VS.
its Germany, present her With 1
eeiment, Queen Victoria was
Colonel Of the First Prussian ORA
soo1s, the egiment for q long time
bearing her name Z
Queen yiiheimina OF Holland was
presented with the coioneicy 81 The
Fifteenth Hussars ON the occasion
of her visit to Pctsdam s6me
twelve years ago. The lady Colonel
invited her officers To The rlagGtIe
and enter lined them Is regal fasi,-
lon. e " l''t;! z. r. .tl. z
The duties OF the English ana
German ertrcesses who command
resinietits are to review them once
or twice q year and aftetward, to
entertain the officers and their
r wives, wearing upon these occasions
the uniform, ais near as may be. Of
their regtments. - y, ~ 2,
The Late Empress Fred derrick. who
was Colonel OF the Second Guard
Hussars and the Eighteenth IN
fantry. was said TO take q n1otherly
I interest in the welfare Of officers
and privates, and was greatly Be-
loved by them. g = < III
But Of fall taes=Nom Colonels,
none perhaps can come nearer
commanding her regiment than the
sister Of tie aghti ing sons OF the,
Kaiser. Frfneess Victoria : sIiuise,,
Colonel Of the Deaths Head Huss
snrs. and also wife of the fighting
Prince Ernest August Of CLIMBER
land. "
With all her brothers and her
husband with the armies II Is re-
ported the Princess .ds often to be
seen I'm military uniform. 1t; even
( has been rumored hat fstie will ;caii.
out the German women to follow
her into battle in case the tide Of.
war should turn against the Ger
mans % such. an extent the Father
land Ewould be invaded, q.
Rrincess Luise IS an q expert
horsewomah. She knows military
tactics and she knows a good DEAL
aboht guns and cannon. 1t took a
Joan of Arc to save France from
the English and Burgundians many
centufies ago, and II asJoan isneed. >
ed 10 seve Germany, Princess Isaise
will MI the bill.
Her loyalty to her country Is as
great as that Of Emperor William
himself When the war broke out
Il Is, said William sold decorations
( given him by English and Russian
soyeseigns to buy bullets to shoot
back sat the donors. When the
3 English Am bassad or left Berlin Just
\ bef0fe; the outbreak OF: hostilities
the Kaiser received him for his fare
well wearing the orders given him
by his grandmother. Queen Vic
toria. King, Edward and King
George, London papers printed q
story TO the effect that the Emperor
tore on the orders In the presence,
of the English Ambassador and
B said; Tell your King that is what
I think OF him "
WEDDING GIFTS OF
PRINCESS FOR BULLETS.
But an even more startling story
y now going the rounds When.
Princess Luise was married she
was given hundreds of thousands of
dollars IN gems. They say she has
offered these gems, her priceless
wedding gifts from Princess Mary,
Princess Olga, the Czarina and
Other royal women, to her father to
q bes used to buy ammunition if the
need requires. Like Queen La
belle of Spain, who pledged her jew
els to outfit Columbus, Princess
Luise would give her last diamond
3 and ruby 10 equip men to fight for
their country, But that is not ali.
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equipment she viii EQUIP the WON
en-. if the Kaiser Will permit her,
Tie welding Of Princess Victoria
Luisa was one Of the most brilliant
social functions In the history OF
the royal houses of Europe. Among
tho disttngu ished guests who Wit
messed her wedd ding We're King
George OF Ems Hand. the Car OF
Russia and the BRIDES Ia her.
lending the bride were the.
dhnE atefs Of four rel ripg families
OF Europe, Princess Mary Of Eng
land, Princess Olga OF Russia,
Ffincess now Queen Of Elisabeth
Of Rcunania, and Princess y olanda'
OF Italy. and as the wedding party
emerged from the chap after the:
ceremony amid the cheers Of thpns
sands and the eencerted ringing OF
all church bells In the city. the 81
rantic airship Hausa, circiips siows
" over the castle. fairly deluged.