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Show oo BARON DEES IN GERMANY Great Diplomat and Advisor Ad-visor of Emperor William Wil-liam Passes Away Badenwciler Baden. Germany, Sejil. 24. Germany's most brilliant diplomat, diplo-mat, Baron Adolf Marschall von Ble-bcrsteln, Ble-bcrsteln, died here today after a short Illness. The baron, who had occupied the position oT German ambassador In London only since May this year, had come here to take a course of alkaline alka-line water treatments and was in comparatively good health until a week ago. Then be suddenly fell ill and rapidly became woree until ho died today.- The baron, who was a native cf Baden, was 70 years old. Baron Marschall von Biebcrstelu was regarded as one of the most accomplished ac-complished diplomats of his time, niii since the death of Bismarck he had been considered Germany's strong man The baron, In fact, stopped into tho shoes of Bismarck when the latter Ieff office In 1SD0, becoming on April 1 of thnt year secretary of state of foroign affairs. In XS04 he became Prussian minister minis-ter of state and three years the emperor, em-peror, recognizing his abilities as a statesman, appointed him ambassador to Turkey He remained at Constantinople Constan-tinople more ibau 14 years, but wa.-j often called to Berlin to confer wi.b tho emperor, not only In regard to the Turkish affairs, but In connection with Germany's foreign policy. His views wore so well liked at court Hint he was often mentioned for the Imperial chancellorship. The baron was particularly successful success-ful In maintaining the influenco of Germany in near eastern affairs and It was considered due (o his diplomacy diplo-macy that Germany's standing In tho Turkish ompire becamo so strong. When he was nominated for tho ombausy at London early this year it was reported that he was to endeavor to bring about an understanding between be-tween the two great rivals, Germany and Great Britain. |