Evening star., 1915-01-03
This Year Marks One
Hundredth Anniversary
of Many Great Events
and of the Birth of
Famous Men-Cente-
naries of Bismarck and
Gen. George Meade.
Battle of Waterloo.
First Peace Society Or
ganized in August, One
Hundred Years Ago.

nm II year 1871. marks the hur-
dF"dth milestone of many OF
the worlds famed events It
S is also the anniversary of the
"irth of men whose efforts were con-
spicuous contributions toward the
growth of civilization
Especially noticeable in the review OF
famous occurrences which celebrate
their centenary during the coming
year are those which have close con-
nection with the happenings OF the
present day
IL Is Just one hundred years ago that
the great armies of Napoleon and the
aIlles were bivouacked on the very
ground where today the Germans,
French and British lie in newly dug
trenches And a century ago saw the
hrth of the great father of Prussian
rnliitarism-one might say, the sower
OF the seed of Europe's present great
war-Otto Won Bismarck
Many other births and events of i'm
portance occurred in 1915. As they are
iined up in silent array for those who
stop to look behind into the years that
nave passed one is inclined to feel
that their greatest claim to prominence
lies in their witness to the great strides
mankind made along the path of
progress.
Following is a schedule of the CEN
tenaries that will be celebrated during
the new year of 1915:
January s, IL, 13-Battle of New Or
leans. the great conclusive battle of
the war of 1872. and fought after the
signing of the treaty of Client. The
attack by the British commander Lieut.
Cen. Sir Edward Pakenham one of
Wellinston's veterans, was made upon
both sides of the river at once, but was
met by the Americans under jackson
with such severe and deadly fire that 1t
lasted only two hours During the
fighting the British loss was $500 men
killed and wounded: the American cas-
ualties were only eight killed and thir-
teen. wounded The entire history Of
warfare presents no parallel to this
January 16-Brazil becomes king
dom. and the Portuguese sovereignty
is entitled the kingdom of Portugal,
Brazil and Algraves.
March Napoleon. having escaped
from Elba, arrives at Cannes and pre-
pares plans to recover his throne.
March 20-Napoleon arrives at Paris
and resumes control of the government
of France.
March 23-The treaty of Vienna is
signed. restoring to Austria the Italian
provinces, and concluding new al
lance between Austria, Great Britain
and Russia. The allies agree to the
enlargement of the Dutch territory in
the Netherlands, and rests its SOW
ereignty in the house of Orange Dem
mark exchanges Swedish Pomerania for
Iaurenburg, Prussia. Belgium is given
to Holland as a reward for great serv-
ice rendered to the allies by Prince
William Frederic of Orange-Nassau
The Dutch accept it spoils of war.
March 23-American sloop of war
Hornet captured British brig of war
Peguin off Cape of Good Hope, termi-
mating the hostilities of the war of
1872.
April Birth of the great Prussian
statesman and unifier of Germany. Otto
Won Bismarck 1t is said that history
was the favorite study of Bismarck
when he was boy and that he also ac-
quired such familiarity with French
and English to surprise both Napo-
leon and Beaconsfeld. He was also
fond of all kinds of sports and through
them developed the remarkable phys
ical powers for which he was after
ward famous.
At the age of seventeen he entered
the University of Gottingen, where, it
may be inferred, he did not devote
himself very assiduously to study be-
cause, during the course of three Sc