Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-21
KAIsEFs INDUSTRY CAUSES AMUSEMENT
Efforts to "BOOm" Royal Porcelair
Factory Meets with some OPpo-
Hition on Part of other
Manufacturers.

BERLIN, April 9O.-(special)-Great In
terest is being taken here over the reports
from Brussels concerning the exploiting Of
the Congo by American syndicates. Some
of the delegates Of the great New York
bankers, who have lately received large
concessions in the Congo State, have Just
paid mysterious visits TO Berlin, and the
announcement 10 made here Of the ap-
pointment OK the well known African ex-
piorer. Dossey Mohun to lead the large
expedition now on its way TO the Congo,
the expedition being sent out by the Com
paEnie Internationale Forestiere ct Miniere
du Congo, in which Messrs. Guggenhetm
and Ryan Of New York hold a large part
of the shares The object is to determine
the mineral values existing In the Congo
Mr.. Mohun is an African explorer Of
great experience and he is being accom-
panied in his expedition by some OF the
most expert prospectors and geologists Of
the United States
Imperial Councillor Martins recently pub
iished book on battles in mid-air gives
peculiar interest to some experiments
which the German war ONCE has decided
20 carry out.
Balloons and alrshipB are to be made
the targets OF gun and rife fire, to throw
light on the important question Of the
damage that may be done to them, and
also on the effectiveness OF balloons and
airships TO infiict destruction on fortihca-
tions and camps and troops on the march
IN time Of war
The experiments will be made in the
vicinity OF DantEiE. email balloons Of the
capacity OF 25oo cubic feet will be let loose,
ana after travelling certain distance.
rife FIRE and guns VIII be trained on them
a. long az prpoticabIs.
Other balloons will be held captive by
cables syoO0 tset In length attached to war
ships which will tow them within range of
the coast batteries at ranges varying from
three TO nine miles
The experiments will be witnessed By Of
Aeers Of the general stan, artillery oficerA
naval oficers and officers OF the balloon
department..
Brftfsh Admiralty Doubted. 49,
The Deutsche zeitung says during the
course OF an interesting story regarding
me movements OF the British Amiraltyi
'srhe belief is general IN German naval
circles that unfayorable reports are being
epFead from England regarding the battle
ship DreadnouGht with the deliberate In
tsntion OF misleading foreign admiralitieH.
Not only IL the British Admiralty salts
aed. with the Dreadnought but It Is al
ready, arranging for battleships of still
greater dimensions to be laid down"
After publishing the above statement the
zeitunE adds the further information that
IN the circles above mentioned It IL
deAnitely understood that mot only Ger
nRny's nav line Of oattleshlps, but also
rs new cruisers will have a displacement
Of 1900 tons, and each be equipped with
sixteen is-centimetre guns in eight double
towers"
The Deutsohe Zeitung continues; "At
tempts win probably be made In England
20 construe such progress into fresh menac'
70 peace. All I'VE DO, however, is by
prohting from the experience Of foreign
nations to follow the path OF other powers
and while doing our best with the means
at our disposal to bring our navy quail
tatively on a level with others, We stil
remain far behind England and France II
respect TO the number of line battleships.'
KaIssF's Industry AmusinB.
ThS kRiskrs industry In making propa
9AnAA for his porcelain factory a.
CaAinen has excited some amusement, bu
It Is probable that the average German Il
after all proud that the monarch hai
shown sound business sens, though nat
urally some OF those In the Industries int
which the kaiser has entered. do not quit
like the competition. Cadinen. by the way
is handsome property worth abou
100000. which was left to the kaiser b.
one OF his admirers. a wealthy Holstaine
who has no direct heirs. There was som,
criticism expressed at the time even be
cause the kaiser accepted the gift, but tn,
royal house OF Prussia is none to,
wealthy and has many claims on IT, Tn
kaiser has six sons to provide for, an,
Cadinen has possibilities init for one o
them. The Kronzliche Palais has, o
course. been handed over to the crow
prince. Prince Eitsl Franz has bee
given the cabinet house at Potsdam. an
Prince August Wilhelm is to be given tn
castle Al stettin. But there are still NOR
sons TO be provided for and the litti
Princess Victoria win also expect a res
denee as part OF her dowry. However
should be remembered that there are limit
20 the number Of castles and palaces a
the emperoT's disposal He himself make
constant use Of four-the Nenas Halais
Potsdam Chis wifes tavorite residenee). th
Royal Castle in Berlin. Chateau d'UrviIl
in Alsaee and the Castle OF WiIhelmhoh,
near cassei Then Of course he he
Reminten and Hubertsotoch. but these al
mere shooting boxes and are used onl
during the shooting season. though II
former is almost paiatisl in extent
sOme "POOr" Houses.
Many OF the palaces are simply histori
piles little suited for hahitation such a
the old palace At Potsdam and the palac
az RonigsberS, the Coronation palace c
FsFusuiAn hin5s. The palace OF CharIot
tenberg could easily be adapted for res
denoe (the Kaiser Friedrich lived ther
Cor a few weeks during his hundred-da
reigul. but it is too vast for a mel
prince Kisl castle is always given
the royal prince commanding the nee
and a is ~ present In possession OF Prime
Henry, the kaiser's brother. II will prol
ably be the future residence OF Primo
Adelbsrt the kAiaeTs sailor son III
only two suitable residences are the cast
at Wieabaden. a handsome mOderniEs
residsnoe and the castle at Cadinen.
- CaaFuar havr. 4