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Show GREAT MONUMENT IS DEDICATED Largest and Highest Structure in Europe Most Imposing Memorial in World. Leipslc, Germany, Oct. 18. On the field of the "Battle of the Nations," where just one hundred years ago the defeat of Napoleon bv the Allies virtually resulted In tho liberation of Germany, there was dedicated today one of the most Imposing battle monuments monu-ments tn the world. The ceremonies were notable even In this year of historic his-toric anniversaries in Germany The sovereigns of Austria Russia and Sweden, the nations that fought with Prussia to break the power of Napoleon In Germanic Europe, sent their personal representatives, and all the federated princes and mayors of tho German empire were present. Their host is King Frederick August Aug-ust III, of Saxony, sixth in line of direct descent from that King Frederick Fred-erick August I. who fought, with Napoleon Na-poleon against the Allies, whoso troops deserted to the Allies on the declshe day, and who himself, vainly appealing for terms, was taken to Berlin Ber-lin and kept a virtual prisoner for three years The structure dedicated is today by far the largest and highest in Europe. Eur-ope. It stands just south of Ieipslc, near Probsthelda, the village out of which the Allies drove Napoleon on October 18, 18L5. the decisive day of the Battle of Nations " The fight had then raged for six days between tho Austrlans, Prussians Russian and Swedes on the one side, and the French, aided by the Saxons and Wurttembergera on the other, when the deciding day came. On the following fol-lowing day Napoleon abandoned the contest, leaving behind 78,0tw of his army of 180,000 men. 15,000 of them dead The Allies, at a loss of 51,-000 51,-000 from a total strength of about '300,000, had made Germany free from foreign domination to the bankB of the Rhine The idea of a monument on the bat tlefiold was broached in the followinc year by Ernt Moritz Arudt, and toumi support from a number of prominent Germans and from a Russian Rus-sian diplomat. An organization was formed at Ielpsic to keep alive the memory of the battle, but a king In captivity furnished grounds for abandoning aban-doning the movement. The monument monu-ment idea came up from time to time In the succeeding years, and in ISO?., on the fiftieth anniversary of the bat tie, the foundation stone of a monument monu-ment was laid. Then came the wars of 1864, 18j0 and 1870-71. and it remained for the erman rairiui hwciiuuu, iui lueti , in Leipslc In 1894, to take the mat ter up and carry It to a successful conclusion. Four years later the necessary money bad been raised, a design by Professor Bruno Schmitz had been accepted, and the first sod was turned for the work on October i 1,8. 1898. The monument stands on a hill about 100 feet above the level of the surrounding country It is approached approach-ed by a flight of 110 steps hewn In granite. On the base of the monu ment at the head of the stairs is an imposing relief. 180 feet long and GO feet wide, the work of Christian Behrens. In the center of the relief Is a heroic figure of Saint Michael. On each side of him Furte6 with torches hover over a battlefield strewn with dead. Above, in letters six feet high, Is the motto of the ami Napoleon warriors. "Gott Mlt Una" (God with us.i The monument rises to a height oj nearly 300 fet. It Is of reinforced concrete, faced with porphry On the ground level Is a crypt, surrounded by eight gigantic tone mask, representing repre-senting fate In front of each maBk stand two warriors, twice life sir.e. holding the death watch Above this crypt Is a rotunda, enclosing the Hnll of Fahme About the walls sit four figures two male and two female, sev-en sev-en times life size. They represent Courage. Sacrifice, Exaltation and Be lief. The figures are the work of Professor Franz MeUner Around the outside of the domed cupola which surmounts the monu ment stand twelve gigantic warrior figure. The Interiors of three of them are occupied by winding stairs and an elevator, giving access to a balcony near the top of the monument. monu-ment. one stnltigpihiDg la noted in cun ' - ... nectlon with all the statues not one represents any prince or sovereign The uprising agalnet Napoleon in 1813 was an uprising of the people, not of heir rulers, and the new monument Is a monucment of the people There Sb not a personal note about It |