Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1900 — GERMAN COMMANDER IN CHINA. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

GERMAN COMMANDER IN CHINA.

Maj. Gen. Von Hopfner, who commands the Gorman forces in China, entered the army thirty-four years ago and is a veteran of the Austrian campaign of 1866 and the French war of 1870-71, in both of which he served with the First Footguard regiment. He rose .to be colonel in 1894, and in 1896 was made inspector of the marine infantry. He was appointed major general last May. Maj. Gen. Von Hopfner is a favorite of the Emperor and has aceoriipanied him on many of his travels.