| Show MAKES BIG GIFT ON KRUPP CENTENARY in honor of the centenary of the great krupp works at essen tho the cam company has don donated abed to be distributed tri buted as ai to the workmen lis as welfare funds for citizens of essen and for the army and navy dr sydow the prussian minister of commerce who attended the celebration announced that a large number of orders would be conferred on krupp employees by the emperor frau bertha krupp von bohlen und lla halbach ibach the richest woman in gar germany whose wealth Is estimated at xi was hostess to kings the celebration for which preparations t have been going forward tor for nearly two years was waa attended by 4 emperor william at the head bead of a gw brilliant galaxy of his fellow bellow german sovereigns generals admirals F and civic dignitaries the festivities lasted an ant entire ire week and we were re of a most imposing and memorable character the chief tea fea ture was a great pageant which symbolized the substitution of firearms fl rearms for the old weapons of the middle ages the principal scene of the pageant was an episode from the life of emperor Maxi maximilian millah I 1 and retired boffl card cers odthe of the german army played the parisi of knights during the period of the celebration the emperor and other royal guests ward qu quartered i altered at the villa hugel the splendid country house of herr heir krupp kru PP von Bohlen Halbach who by marrying tho the elder daughter of krupp became the head of the firm the villa Is located just outside essen tho the other notable guests at the celebration were accommodated at the note hotel til i essen maintained by the krupp company exclusively tor for tho the accommodation of foreign buyers of their guns armor and ships shim who are always at essen in large numbers the strong personal interest that the emperor manifested i i i in the i celebration i was not surprising in view few v of the fact that the he firm farm of krupps Is s almost a government institution the armament branch of its business is in direct touch with the german army and navy nav y and studies studie s their interests before ford anything else the firna firm Is in short an integral part of the german empire |
