The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-11-08
KAISER EMPLOYS
AN ASTROLOGIST
xtreme Wisdom ImpreSSes
The Emperor
SILENT FIGHT FOR CROWN
Prince George of servia Plays to Pop
ular Favor, Hoping to supplant
His Father as RuIer-Not
Taken Seriously.
SILENT FIGHT FOR CROWN
BY MALCOLM CLARKE.


or astronomer is the latest addition to the
Kaiser's already numerous personal suite.
The idea is not a new or very original
one, for during the reign of King Louis
Kill, of France, the post of astronomer
royal was an envied berth among the
wise men of Versailles, but Louis XIV.
abolished the office because some of the
predictions of its holder displeased one
of his mistresses.
The reason why William II. has decided
TO have a court astronomer is that he has
been struck by the extreme wisdom of
certain statements of one of that ilk.
The declarations which thus brought
astronomers into the good graces of the
Kaiser We're to the effect that the sign
of the scorpion October "a to November
80 is particularly productive of good
rulers and statesmen.
Under that sign have been born Presi-
dent Roosevelt Edward VII, the Mikado
of Japan, the King of Italy and President
Fallieres.
But will the new German court astron-
omer have the courage to remind his mas
ter that the latter was born under the
relatively embarrassing sign OF Aquarius?
A silent fight for the crown of Servia
is going on between the Crown Prince
George and his father, King Peter.
whom the young man wants to abdicate
in his favor.
The conflict has been going on for
some time, but of late it has become
exceedingly bitter.
The Crown Prince, hitherto known
only because of his madcap escapades
and his ungovernable temper. has sud-
denly become imbued with the most
fervent patriotism and hopes to become
popular among the people and especial
ly in the army by provoking war
with Austria.
At dinner of the officers corps the
other night the Crown Prince expressed
views concerning the annexation by
Austria of Bosnia and Herzegovina ex-
actly opposed to those of his father.
He blamed the lax attitude of Servia
toward Austria and concluded: Our
brethren in Bosnia must be set Free
no matter what the powers of Europe
decide"
AS similar remarks come almos
daily from the excited Crown Prince
they begin to lose their value and are
no longer taken seriously. From a very
trustworthy source l hear that King
Peter can rely upon the army officers
The King is described as broken
down but is determined not to abdi-
cate.
The allegation that the original in
ventor of the Zeppelin airship is not
the aged and well advertised Count
Zeppelin, but a Jew named David
Schwartz, is heard everywhere here.
The bitter war between the Count
and Major Won Gross is followed with
great interest by the Jews in Vienna
says a telegram from that city today
Frau Schwartz, widow of the supposed
inventor, who resides in Vienna, is, 1t is
said, determined to EXPOSE" Count Zep-
pelin, and declares that the Zeppelin air.
ship was fully elaborated in David
Schwartz's plans, which the count has
in his possession.
Her campaign is rendered all the more
difficult, because Germany regards the
matter as an affair of nation honor.
Jewish circles which have been appealed
10 ny lIltiluS Ol lIlt OCIlWdTlZ family
are maintaining an attitude of studied re-
serve-frst, because Count Zeppelin ex-
plicity denies Frau Schwartzs allega-
ton, and secondly, because this lady and
her children recently left the Jewish
community.
Rabbi DR.. Grunwald, the folk-lorist, who
has interested himself in the matter, ap-
piled to the Prussian Minister of War for
information, and the authorities sent him
Photographic copy of Schwartz's plans,
together with letter.
From this communication, it is said,
it is quite evident that the fundamental
IDEAS of the Count Zeppelin's airship, and
especially the more important parts, are
identical with those of the Schwartz
craft.
On the other hand, in a letter>t to DR..
Grunwald Count Zeppelins representative
denies that the count bought the Schwartz
plans, and states emphatically that he
never thought of acquiring the quite
useless plans of the late Schwartz"
He admits, however, that the count
bought out a firm which had a contract
with Frau Schwartz to pay her 10000
marks for every airshp built on the
Schwartz or other system.
A movement is said to be on foot in
Vienna to erect monument to the late
David Schwartz.