New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-13
THE DULL SEASON IN BERLIN
DEPARTURE OF THE IMPERIAL FAMILY
FROM POTsDAM
THE KAISER REQUIRES SOME OF HIS MINISTER'S
TO REMAIN AT THEIR PosTs-THE cRETAN
QUEsTION-A BASELESs WAR SCARE.

TO REMAIN AT THEIR PoSTs-THE CRETAN
oUEsrroN-A BAsELEss WAR SCARE.
Berlin July l2-wirh the departure OF the I'm
per.al family from Potsdam there has been general
flight from Berlin OF official court and society dgni-
taries and leaders. The Emperor however, has re-
quired Freherr Marshall Won Bieberstein. Minis
ter Of Foreign Affairs; Or. MIGUEL. Minister OF
Finance. and DIR. B0ttcher. Imperial Secretary
Of State for the Interior to keep in touch with him
by telegraph The minor officials. however, are Tree
TO go where they please. and the consequence IL
that the various departments OF the Government
wear a llstless and solitary aspect. the group OF
court women remaining the encourage OF the
Empress. together with the presence or crown
Prince William and his brother. Prince Eitel Fred
erick who recently came home from Ploen. where
they have been school. kept the circles or the
New Palace lively until Thursday, when the I'm. En-
press and ns5 Tbe Empess accompanied by
the Princess OF Reuss the Princess OF HonehZ99 !
took boating excursions on the Hayei every Hay'
and had their luncheon on an Island IN the r.sr;
sysning and Sometimes the elder Of the young
princes would be permitted to give an early supper
party on Pfanen Island ppTng i've d3 tSr 'e tea
time 70 TIER studies The Observance Of this pro-
the departure of the Empress and her children for
Whelmshohe where they VIII r7in IN whch he
ia taking IN the northern and reoins the I'M
periai family, which he will do early In August
With Prince 1.ohanor -Ros.ovsly Russian Min
lister OF Foreign Affairs in Switzerland whittier
hs will 60 this week from ST. Petersburg; Prince
Hohenohe the German Chancellor. at his chateau
IN Alt-Aussee Austria; TIE King OF greece a. AiA-
les-Bairs for which place he is about to start LOT
a three weeks sojourn. after when No VIII go 10
Copenhagen for another three weeks stay; the
Car on the eve % visiting the European CAPITALS
and all the leading diplomats contemplating holi-
DAYS there will be pause in the developments OF
the situation in the East, as might be expected.
There IS no doubt that Europe has reached period
OF arnistice in diplomatic warfare over Turkey
but the governments are relying too much upon the
ouettnC OF matters Crete and the unlikeihood OF
recurrence OF important; occurrences in that Island
This IL the official impression ere. Dr. Nicolades,
the official representative OF the Cretan Reform
Committee who is in Berlin distrLsts the pres
cnt comparative calm and regards It merely as a
brief truce before the breaking gu. OF Storm Inc
cares is in the intervention Of the Powers and the
granting OF autonomy 20 the island. Acvices nave
thoi,rn the Chtstan Deputies will attend the open
ing OF the session OF the Cretan Assembly to-mor-
the Moslem Deputies but will present TO Berovtch
Georei Pacha the newly appointed Christian Gov
ernor 6 Of c ,h VINO w o Re ca Ceas to
which will be added demand for universal SUI
cross the iSereon They vii give the porss short
time IN which to respond to tne.e deman.s ana n
" VII be- the Christian Deputies will constitute
an independent Assembly. In the mean time the
Insurgents will seize the advantage afforded by the
Turkish troops being forced into Inactivity and
clpy all the strategic points in the island.
The fuss which has been made by the French and
Belgian newspapers over the formation Of Ger
man military camp at Elsenborn, the German
frontier res no substantial basis. Two years ago
tho Government purchased large tracts OF ground
Of Malmedy and E,senborn. which II distinctly
understood were 70 b. devoted to making expert
ments in field operations and practce with var-
Gus kind. OF guns. Since that time the houses on
the land purchased have been torn down and
placed by extensive barracks and roads and
trenches have been constructed. bat fortica-
tons have been erected. There is ample room for
tha camping OF 1900 men. There IL doubt that
the position would be Of great strategic value II
Germany des gned 70 strike az France through
Eelgium but there is not the slightest sign OF any
Intention the part of Germany to create strong