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then declared that the state. of the
German confederation were equal IN
every respect to Prussia-in fact thai
they were allies. and not vassais.
1t was only nine months after King
Ludwog had assumed tho sovereignty
that h European war began. How
yer. King Ludwig a been featured
prominently. though h-iefly. IN con-
nection with the war news. His peo-
pie. though credited with widely diff
deals from hose OF the Prus
SLANG. threw themselves. under his
sovereignty. into the war with zeal
and force equaled only by the Prus-
slams themselves. The king himself
made several visits among his soldiers
on both the eastern and wetern fronts.
and was the recipient of several con-
Eratulatory messages from Emperor
William on the Bavarian successes.
particularly IN connection with the
fall of Warsaw on August s. 1915.
1t was the kings brother. Prince
Leopold, who commanded the VIC
torious Bavarians on that occasion.
and h kings eldest son. III Crown
Prince Ruppfccht. who was IN COM
mand or the German Western front.
It was reported early in the war that
King Ludwig was himself in command
of an army in East Prussia for a time.
and during a visit to the battlefront
In Alsace in the summer of 1915 he
WINS reported under French fire. but
the dispatches did not indicate any
thing particular in regard to his i'm
portance as a military figure, except
that he was popular among his people.
His brother. Prince Leopold. far over
Swallowed him in military honors.
However. It was reported In Sep
TENDER. 1915, that Emperor William
had conferred ON King Ludwig the
baton of a Bavarian Field Marshal.
the Bavarian king had conferred sim
liar honors on the emperor himself.
an act which vns said to have ere
ated a stir In Prussia because It was
generally asserted hat II was the
emperor alone who had authority to
appoint a field marshall. In Bavaria.
however. the incident was said to have
been popularity approved. as there wa
a strong feeling among the Bavarians
in favor of the king thus asserting his
position in the face of the powerful
Prussian army. because of hi promi-
men ,art the Bavarians had taken in
the war.
In a number OF his speeches. King
Ludwig had referred to his hopes for
peace, but only such a peace as would
be good for oil time and as would at
ord Germany a better position than
she had. There were unconfirmed re.
ports that he had publicly announced
himself in favor of the annexation of
Belgium, but these were denied. Such
a stand, whether true or not. was one
of the thiRgs that made him unpopu'
lar among the Socialists, and it was
reported that a number Of Socialists
refused TO accept decorations at his
hands.
hi civil list of Bavaria which King
Ludwig drew in the nature Of a salary
as king amounted to more than 81.
300 900 a year, which was supplement
ed by revenues from the private for
tunes OF the Wittelsbach house. which
in spite OF the great sum spent by the
Mad" King Ludwig H.. in castle and
heater building and in beautifying the
city Of Munich. were still immense
out OF the civil list sum large allow
ances were made to other members OF
the royal family, but the total OF thi,
together with other expenses, mad,
the most of maintaining the royal fam
lily. exclusive OF the o spent OF
the insane King Otto. approximate,
HIPS. 900. or about rs cents per capits
of the Bavarian population per an
mum. The Prussians have TO pay PEI
capita for their royalty Of about hal
as much.
This large income was in remark
able contrast to that with which
Prince Ludwig had enjoyed before h
came 10 the throne. He had been al
mc-. poor. as royalty goes. and as re
gent he was known rs the "crowne,
burgois'' and the farmer king 70,
he had been a farmer on a large scale
not Is a mere hobby. but largely as
matter of necessity.
In November. 1914, in a genera
order to his men exhorting them Il
continue h struggle with our hate
enemy till we break his arroganc
ance for ALL" he added. you mus
hold out till the end and the enem.
must be put down. Don't let the en-
envy slip between your teeth. w
must conquer"
The kings royal career ended w;tl
Cermany's surrender and the term
nation of the war. marked by the over
throw of hereditary rulers of the Ger
man empire. Ludwig took up his resi-
dence In a Hungarian castle where h
spent his declining days.
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FmIPINos TO COOPERATE.