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Show j MAKES BIG GIFT OH KRUPP CENTENARY . -;;3llllll In honor of the centenary of the great Krupp works at Essen the company com-pany has donated $3,500,000 to be distributed dis-tributed as gratuities to the 70,000 workmen, as welfare funds for citizens 'of Essen, and for the army and navy. Dr. Sydow, the Prussian minister of commerce, who attended the celebration, celebra-tion, announced that a large number of orders would be conferred on Krupp employees by the emperor. Frau Bertha Krupp von Bohlen und Halbach, the richest woman in Germany, Ger-many, whose wealth is estimated at $70,000,000, was hostess to kings. The celebration, for which preparations prepara-tions have been going forward for nearly two years, was attended by Emperor William at the head of a brilliant galaxy of his fellow German sovereigns, generals, admirals and civic dignitaries. The festivities lasted an entire week and were of a most imposing and memorable character. The chief fea ture was a great pageant, which symbolized the substitution of firearms for the old weapons of the middle ages. The principal scene of the pageant was an episode from the life of Emperor Maximilian I., and 250 retired officers offi-cers of the German army played the parts of knights. |