The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-10-20

feated and former Emperor William
fed from Germany, died yesterday Ut
Sarvar castle in Hungary. His death
closed a most picturesque career.
4 Ludwig 1.-THE German for Louis was
born Jan. I, ls45, and was brought up
from his infancy as apparent to
the throne of Greece. occupied for more
than 80 years by his fathers brother
King Ohio. He figured as crown prince
OF Greece until his father was deposed
and fed from Athens on board an Eng
lish man-of-war in 1862. During this
period the young Bavarian prince had
become master of everything Greek,
modern and ancient, having been tu-
tored with the idea that he would some
day assume the Hellenic throne.
In 1868 he married the Archduehess
Maria Theresa Of Austria Este, who
was princess royal of Hungary and Bo-
hernia, by whom he later had nine chill
dren. She was an ambitious and able
woman who is said to have done much
to bring about the political conditions
favorable to his enforcement.
1t was only nine months after King
Ludwig had assumed the sovereignty
that the European war began, since
when his success as ruler has been
difficult to estimate owing to the OBJ
scurity into which the censorship and
the domination of military affairs nas
thrown information from Germany.
However, King Ludwig had been fea
tured prominently, though briefly, IN
connection with the war news. His pco-
pie, though credited with widely diff
ferent ideals from those OF the Prus-
slams, threw themselves, under his SOW
ereignty, into the war with zeal and
force equaled only by the Prussians
themselves. The king himself made
several visits among his soldiers on
both the eastern and western fronts.
and was the recipient of seventeen
messages from Emperor
William on the Bavarian successes, par
ticularly in connection with the fall OF
Warsaw on Aug. 5, 1915.
II was the kings brother, Prince Leo
pold, who commanded the victorious
Bavarians on that occasion, and the
kings eldest son, the Crown Prince
also distinguished himself
in command on the German western
front II was reported early in the war
that King Ludwig himself was in COM
mand of an army in East Prussia for
a time, and during visit to the bat
tlefront in Alssce in the sumner of 1918
he was reported under French FIRE; but
he dispatches have not indicated any
thing particular in regard to his impor-
lance as a military figure except that
he was popular among his people His
brother. Prince Leopold, far oyershad-
owed him in military honors.
However. IL was reported in Septenl-
Der. 1915, that Emperor William had
conferred on King Ludwig the baton
II Bavarian field marshal Previously |
1 had been reported that the Bavarian
Sinr had conferred similar honors on
he emperor himself. an act which vas
aid to have created a stir in Prussia
because il was generally asserted that
/ was the emperor alone who had au- /
hority 10 appoint a field marshal. IN
Bavaria. however. the incident was said /
o have been popularity approved. as
mere MS n etiOh- AttAAh- aAANh- 80
3avarians in favor Of the king thus as
erting his position in the face Of the
Prussian army. because Of
he prominent part the Bavarians had
AIKEN in the war.
In number Of his speeches. King
had referred TO his hopes for
'eace. but only such peace as would
e good for all time and as would st-
ord Germany a better position than
he had. There were unconfrmed re-
.orts that he had publicly announced
imself in favor Of the annexation Of
Belgium. but these were denied such a
tand- whether true OF not. was one u
be things that made him unpopular
rnong the socialists. and it was report
a that a number Of socialists refused
o accept dissertations az his hands.
In November. 1914. in general or
er 70 his men exhorting them q Ssn-
niue the struggle with our hated ere
" tan We break his arrogance once
y all hs sdded You must hold cat
n the end and the enemy must se ]