CROWN PRINCE OF BAVARIA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 7, Issue 348, 14 December 1915, Page 4

CROWN PRINCE OF BAVARIA.

LATEST IDOL OF GERMAN

PEOPLE

NEW YORK, Octobr 1(5

NeAvspapers from Germany arc filled with laudatory articles about, the Cronw Prince of Bavaria, avlio is in command of the German army before Lille in France. He uoav shares honours ATith Field-Marshal von Hindcnburg, and meetings and celebrations are being held throughout Germany toasting him for his stubborn resistance and his success thus far in holding the German line against the tornlice attacks of the Allies. Incidentally, it is mentioned that the Kaiser himself selected Crown Prince Rupert to command the forces around Lille, contending that this Avould be the most difficult part of the line to hold in Northern France. While not a strategist like Field-Mar-shal von Hindenbnrg or Field-Marshal von Mackenseri, the Kaiser regards the Bavarian Crown Prince as the greatest fighter in Germany. He has spoken of his as the ‘ ‘ StoncAvall Jackson'’ of the Empire.

It appears that after the battle of the Marne and the Aisne, when Hie Gjrmans were driven back by the British and the French forces to their present positions, the Kaiser argued that it would be a defensive conflict from that time on. and not one of strategy. Crown Prince Rupert was at once selected to hold that line, as he is a most relentless fighter. He is knoAvn as the most cold-blooded commander in the German army; he fears nothing and has always been known as a daredevil.

His oplicy is one of Wood and iron, even out-Bismarcking Bismarck himself. He asks for no quarter and gives none, and during the recent Allied drive it is said that his order to his men aws to fight until the last man, and woe to him who failed to carry out this command.

Crown Prince Rupert has advised the Kaiser and the Gorman people that they need have no apprehension; he would hold his part of the line a> all costs, and the Allies wouAl onty break through after every man in his command had succumbed, and he added that he still had some men left. j

The Bavarian Crown Prince is an indefatigable worker. German newspaper correspondents who have been with him at his headquarters say he makes a personal) inspection of the line every day; that no detail escapes him, and that he works far into the night and is often up again at work before his staff. During the recentbattle he was in the very midst of his men, urging them on by short qumk commends, and not a man dared *ag while he was near. After the batti* he expressed himself delighted at. e bravery shown and, while never verv demonstrative, he aws \isiblj moveu as he thanked his officers.