JOY IN GLORIOUS VICTORY.

Speech of Kaiser at a Parade During Swift German Advance Toward Paris.

Comrades: I have gathered you around me here in order to take joy
with you in the glorious victory which our comrades have in several
days of hot battle won with their swords. Troops out of every nook
and cranny of the empire helped one another in invincible bravery
and unshakable loyalty to win great results. There stood together
under the leadership of the son of the Bavarian King and fought,
with equal blades, troops of all ages, active, reservists, and
landwehr.

For our victory we are thankful, in the first place, to our God,
(unserem alten Gott.) He will not desert us, since we stand for a
holy cause. Many of our comrades have already fallen in battle.
They died as heroes for the Fatherland. We will think of them with
honor here, and shout to the honor of those still in the field.
Hurrah! Hurrah! Hurrah!

We still have many a bloody battle before us. Let us hope for
further successes like this. We shall not relent, and we shall get
to the enemy's hide. We shall not lose our faith and trust in our
good old God up there, (unserem guten alten Gott dort oben.) We are
determined to win, and we must win.

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FIRST SUCCESSFUL BATTLE.

Telegram from Kaiser Wilhelm II. to Chief of Troops in Upper Alsace,
Aug. 15.

Grateful to God, Who was with us. I thank you and your troops for
the first victory. Please convey to all the troops which took part
in the fight my imperial thanks in the name of the Fatherland.

YOUR CHIEF WAR CAPTAIN.

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A PRAYER FOR VICTORY.

By the Kaiser's Order to Supreme Council of the Evangelical Church--To
Be Included in the Liturgy Throughout the War.

Almighty and merciful God! God of the armies! We beseech Thee in
humility for Thy almighty aid for our German Fatherland. Bless the
entire German war force, lead us to victory, and give us grace that
we may show ourselves to be Christians toward our enemies as well.
Let us soon arrive at the peace which will everlastingly safeguard
our free and independent Germany.

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"UP AND AT THE FOES."

Kaiser's Farewell Speech to First Regiment of Foot Guar