Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-19
RELIGION is FOREMOST
IN MUNICH CELEBRATION
Plays Big Part in Popular Demon
strntion Following Notable
Victory at Arms.
S CUSTOM OF BAvARIANs
War Has United Germans. but Unity
Does Not Alter Fact That Teutons
Are Vastly Different-An Are In-
tensely Patriotic.

MUNICH, September lathe war
has for the time being united Ger
many into one solid body but this
unity does not alter the fact that the
Prussians are vastly different from III
SaHons and the Saxons different from
the Bavarians. If chance takes one
from. Berlin to Munich just as a great
victory is being celebrated, for in
stance. the full Significance OF the DIFF
ference is apparent.
The fall Of Warsaw and Ivangorod
was announced in Munich on Thursday.
August 4. and in half an hour eyerv
street In the Bavarian capital was bril-
liant with the German. Austrian. Hun
garian and Turkish flags. and with the
coiorS or the various German states the
b!ue and white OF Bavaria predominant
ing
That Is approximately all any other
city In Germany did. partly because
the rest OF Germany Is rather intensely
practicai and not given to wasting
tlme over celebrations But tho Bavn
ran nature had to have more than
coiored flags for an outlet Not only
It's intense patriotism, but its deeplv
religious side had TO display itself.
WAR PLANES FLY ABOVE;
THOUSANDS BELOW PLAY
Accordingly, tho next evening. the
/ majestic koenigsplatz. hankcd bv i'm
posing buildings and containing stand :
| ing room for over 10000 persons. was
h!!ed 10 overlooking with "A devout
throng
Punctual!y. as all things German are.
great military band Jared forth from
,ne steps OF the art exposition build
lng-but the air was not patriotic
~. n. a
In the twilight hummcd six war aero.
planes 'o
The vast crowd barred It's head and
took up tho words Of the hymn Great
900. we Praise Thee" The music rose
ana s~elled until II could be heard in
every part of Munich The thronr nm.
Iifted and all but carried away hw ,ho
icrFor or its feeling, also sang the To
peuH SUI the acrop!ancs rbce,od
above. tho setting sun glinting on the
lower sides of the planes and illumi
a',"s inc sinister Iron crosses that
euCh carried as distinguishing mark
mo opening OF the celebration with
hymns was not accidental; IL was tvni-
cal or Bavaria. Religious feeling and
spirit took and take precedence even
over an Intense patriotism The Bo
Naran soldiers in Catholic Northern
france nave more nearly bridged the
EUR between themselves and tho ~,
tive population by their pictv than any
other group Of troops, and this p;et,.
| ana God-fearing spirit is part OF
their daily life at home.
CELEBKATInN CONCLUDED
WITH THANKSGIVING SONG
For few brief moments the Ober-
hucrgermeister or first mayor of Mu-
lich spoke to his fellow citizens in n
voice that rang clear across the huge
square. at his command a "Hoch" tina
rent the air went up three times re-
Ieated to the honor OF Emperor WI
Ham. King Ludwig and Emperor Fran
cis Joseph.
The band swung in again at Just the
right moment, and the crowd, hats
waving, exuberant with enthusiasm.
snng the Bavar:an national anthem.
Hail TO Our King, Hail. The tune
Is that OF America, and the German
Hell dir i'm Siegerkranz." impressive
exactly In the ratio OF the number
singing The German national hymn,
, Deutschland. Deutschland ueber AL
lies" came next. followed by Die
Wacht am Rhe!n." And then the
, crowd concluded its celebration with
an old -fashtoned song of Thanksgiving
The songs over. that portion OF the