CROWN PRINCE TURNED DOWN.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume 8, Issue 111, 11 May 1916, Page 6

CROWN PRINCE TURNED DOWN.

FROM COMMAND OF VERDUN FRONT. A Swedish dispatch states that the German General Staff has decided, with the consent of the Kaiser, to remove the Crown Prince from the command of the Verdun front.

Many things haye happened to the Crown Prince since the war broke out, Many Germans in these last 21 months have gained a place upon the indelible scroll of history through their great generalship, but none other has equalled his record. Were they willing to die for their country?—ah, yes, but it was with the wish that they "had more than one life to give" —a confession of incompetence. It remains for the Crown Prince to shame them by carelessly throwing away life after life with patriotic abandon. So at least it has.seemed to us who have had no better information than the news reports to rely upon. ■ A Danish news writer has summed up, as a valuable contribution to Irtetory, the chronology of Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Victoria August Ernst's part in the war: August 5, 1914. —Victim of an attempt against his life in Berlin. August 18. —Severely wounded on the French frontier.

August 20.—Second attempt against Ms life, in he loses one leg. August 24. —Third attempt against his life. September 4.—Committed suicide. September 13. —Died in a Brussels hospital. September 15. —Commanded an attack near Verdun. September 16.—Wounded by shrap-"-1 in Poland. , September IS.—Once more wounded on the French frontier. September 20. —Is hastened to his deathbed. October 24.—Buried in Berlin. October 25.—His'body found on the battlefield. November 3. —Once more buried. November 4. —Once more killed by the French. November B.—lnsane; taken to a lenely castle. November 13. Appointed chief commander on the Eastern front. November 17. —Once more killed. January 16, 1915.—Once more wounded. February 3. —Sent home.