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Show Lal I German Kaiser At Munster I Elder Barrett Tells of Wonderful Demon- stration in His Honor B , Elder 0. Elmer lianctt, who Is now H tilling a mission In Germany, writes a M most Interesting letter descriptive of H a visit fo the Kaiser to a town In fl which tic and Elder J. H. Fuhrlman fl were. The Republican Is glad to pro H sent this letter to the public, and to H extend Elder Barrett's greetings to H- all his friends and especially his stu- H dent friends at the li. Y. C. TI12 let- H ter reads: H During the latter part of August H the city of Munster, situated In the H northern part of Germany, and hav- B ing a population of over 80,000 Inlia- M bltants, noted tor Its very lino and In- M tercstlng churches and its good unl- M verslty, was tho center of attraction M in this part of Germany, the occasion M being a rovlew of the German troops M by the Emperor of Germany. M Several days before his highness, M tho emperor, was to arrive, the city M was being dressed In Its best with B decorations, such as are seldom seen. M All the streets through which tho M Kaiser was to pass we'ro hung with M garlands of flowers supported by col- m umns covered with pine branches, the M streets for miles being hung with M flowers, at Important places llllles fl playing the prominent part. Many of M these garlands were over thirty feet M long, composed principally of roses anct- M carnations as big as cabbages. M At the railroad station elaborate M preparations were made, tho north oc- M trance being nicely hung In red add M gold and lavishly adorned with the M national flags and Imperial emblems. M Here, unlike In America, nobody Is M allowed to go on to tho station plat- M form without first buying a "IJahus m telg" ticket, and on this occasion only M v a privileged few being allowed to buy fl these tickets. As the emperor's M special arrived, the military band on M the platform broke forth Into the M national hymn, which, by the way, M has tho same melody as "America." M and was joined In by the thousands M outside of the station. Wc, however, H sang "My Country, 'TIs of Thee." H Simultaneously with the arrival of M the Imperial train a bunch of toy H biloons was sent up from the nearest H church tower as a signal to the city, H and in a second every bell and whistle H In tho city was trying to mairc more H noise than Its neighbor. Tho emperor, H dressed in the uniform of his regl- H ment of the "Garde, du Korps," H alighted from the train, and after re- H ceiving a few messages from his mill- H tary men, left the station and mounted H his horse; at tho same moment the H whole city loosened Its throat and H cheered, "Ileil unsercm Kaiser, noil!" H 'Bravo!" "Hurrah!" "Hell unscrem H erhabene Kaiser Faar, Hall!" H For fully fifteen minutes nothing H could bo heard but the deafening yells H and cheers of that seething mass of H humanity. The people could not H contain themselves they danced, H sung and whooped, every single one of H them trying at tho same time to H reach tho Kaiser. They wcro held H back, however, by a doublo line of H soldiers with flxed bayonets, who also H kept the street open. With the em- M peror were Crown Prince Wilhclm, H Prince Eltel Frledrlck and Prince H Oscar von Prussia. After a nice little H speech, such as only a German can H make, by the Major of Munster, and H a reply by the emperor, the Imperial H guests rodo through tho festooned H ' streets to their quarters, amid the H deafening applause of the people. H Urlght and early the following M morning people by the thousands wcro H seen wending their way totho'Taraile H Plat." (parade grounds). The day was H Ideal' such as is seldom the caso In H Germany, and assembled on tho H grounds were between 40,000 and H 00,000 soldiers, including Infantry, H cavalry and artillery, tho occasion H being a rovlew of these troops by tho H Empjroror Kaiser, as tho Germans H prefer to call him. H Promptly at 10 o'clock the Emporer H followed bv many high military men, H began his task of inspecting or review ing these troops. For a layman In army matters the sight was grand. All these soldiers dressed In their best and gaudiest uniforms, uni-forms, theso in blue and gold, those in green and silver, those over there dressed In rich purple uniforms, trimmed In red and gold. Then down In front of us a company of cavalry, dressed in white, carrying long spears, with pennants of black and white attached, wearing polished steel helmets hel-mets aLd having also an armor of glistening steel over the vital parts of their body. What a sight tu behold; 50,000 soldiers sol-diers drawn up In perfect order, dressed In their best. How the sun shimmers from this vast sea of polished helmets and fixed bayoncttcs In front of us. Indeed it Is "the splendor of war" as somo one has rightly put It. Tho soldiers were all In high spirits and the whole review went off with a whirl. There were over 100,000 who watched tho review. It was really a day to bo remembered and Incidentally I might mention wo obtained several good views of "his majesty" Emperor William II, besides others of the royal family. |