| Show EMPEROR WILLIAM PRAISES OEMS CEPIS GEt S STOESSEL AND NOGI NOCI Berlin Jan 11 Emperor William imn re reo calved the time Russian ambassador ador yester day dim III In formal audience Ills His majesty expressed unbounded admiration of or I Stoe IellI defense of ot Port Arthur Arthul and 1101 Informed tho time ambassador that the lie emperor of ot Russia nUlla had given his hiM gra cra gracious gm I claus cious consent that hen den Stoessel should receive time the Prussian order of or lour Pour lo to MerIts Merll MH s Williams recognition lion tion of or hiM bravery Today William received the lie Japanese minister In audience and auth complimented him hint on ott the tIme courage te to tenacity and capacity rapacIty of hen Oen Nogi and amid Informed him him that time the th emperor of oC Ja Ju Japan pan pall arid and consented receive the mine aider order Pour le II MerIt the time be bestowal of ot which was 01 announced yes yea yesterday The telegraphic correspondence be he I William llIam and Nicholas and the emperor of or Japan lot fal fallows lows 1 to Nicholas Nichol the tha 8 lo The of ot t I Arthur Aithur will forever tin uti ex PC example ample for fill Im Ih She hl of all HII p peoples The lioio th KI d your our faithful troops la is admired d by h the nUr world I I by hy my mimi III army Mil Anti by hy me rite In InI I order orcier to give I to tn our sympathy thy ind nd mud admiration fur t Pr I lout Clen and amid his troop I J hoi for your consent to confer upon him hInt tho time Pour Iq MeIte I our highest military I decoration founded rounded by Frederick the Ut at 1 I shall grant the lie sortie same honor hOllor to hit hll brave opponent Oen Ceo NogI WILIIAM I R n William to U time the Emperor of ot Japan Ills His Ill Majesty ty the of ot Japan The and anti capture of or Port Arthur liars havo proved bit Oen NOKI Nogi to b hI he a mu amid ami wise wille military commander Ills HIli heroic ili lu nini those thoRO of at his hili troops will tutu bo be admired forever by hy all soldiers especIally by my III army unity amid me mae I 1 hops hope your our majesty ty will permit mo mile to confer upon him as 1111 an outward sign of ot my toy admiration time the UI Order Oreter of ot Pour le Ie time the highest Prussian military decora decoration I lion Ion founded by b my III ancestor Freder Frederick l FrederIck ick the time Great for tor bravery on aim tho the bat bitt His Ills brave opponent Clen lemi iota has received the th Paine distIne distinction lion tion Ion Signed WILLIAM WILIIAM I R n From the time nu Russian HUM Inn to 10 the Gorman German Ills HIs Majesty time the In the time name of my army I 1 thank you for the tho high distinction which you with wish to confer upon len Gen lIe Ha did his hili duty to tho time end cad at tho the head heRd of ot his hili brave garrison Your sympathy and amid that of ot your army anti and your recognition of or his hili behavior arc aro deeply felt by me uric meThe The of ot Japan to Emperor l William WilliamI I am tun very ery thankful for tor your our maj uty appreciation of the time capture of ot Port Arthur As regards your monies tys kind wish to confer the tho highest t Prussian decoration on Uen Oen Nogi I consent with pleasure |
