_Personal Experiences of a German Prince_
_Told by Prince Oscar of Prussia, Fifth Son of Emperor William_
His Royal Highness Prince Oscar of Prussia, fifth of Kaiser
Wilhelm's six sons, has written a little book called "The Winter
Battle," a translation of which is printed herewith. In this he
describes the terrific fighting of the Third German Army, which
formed an important part of the battle front in Champagne and
had to meet a particularly desperate attack by the French. The
Prince was an officer on the staff of the commanding General. As a
result of his experiences he was laid up with an attack of heart
failure. It is interesting to note that "Hill 196," which is one
of the places particularly mentioned in the Prince's narrative as
being defended by the Germans last Winter, was captured by the
French on October 25, 1915, and became once more the centre of
prolonged fighting. The Prince is twenty-seven years old, and was
married morganatically on the day war was declared to Countess Ina
von Bassewitz Levetzow, a young noblewoman not of royal birth.
The proceeds of the sale of his book are given to the widows and
orphans of German soldiers who fell in the Champagne. Translation
for the _New York American_.