The Washington herald., 1909-06-06
ANALYSIS OF THE WORLDS LATEST NEWS
Foreign.

Count Zeppelin again has startled the
world with a record breaking journey of
900 miles in his latest dirigible airship al
though an accident Saarred the demon
stration and damaged the ship. At Cop
pingen. on the River Fels, IN Wurttenburg,
Germany. early last Monday morning. the
Zeppelin II collided with pear tree while
making a forced stop 70 repIenish her
supply OF benzine. having then been con
tinually in the air for thirty-eight hours
since the start was made from Friedrich
shafen. on Lake Constance. With the
count at the helm, and ACCOMPANIED by
two engineers and crew OF seven men,
the great airship had flown nOrthward TO
Bitterheld. about seventy miles from Ber-
lin, where a throng Of people. including
the Emperor and other high officials were
awaiting her arrival Because Of a per-
sistent head wind and lack OF benzine
with which 10 operate the motors. Count
zeppelin turned hOmeward there. He was
within seventy miles OF Frledrichshafen
when the accident occurred In an atteu,pt
TO land As she began TO descend a
strong gust OF wind drove the ship into
the branches Of tree. ripping the en-
NelOpe about ninety feet and twisting
the aluminium stays OF several OF the
oaloonettes. Enough OF other compart-
ments remained intact 10 give the shin
buoyancy, and after some Of the branches
had been sawed of i was brought 10
anchor so that repairs could be begun.
BY Tuesday afternoon repairs had been
so far effected that the damaged airship
was started cautiously toward the home
station. Count Zeppelin following in
motor car. Another descent was neces-
sary about half the way. owing 10 the
rapid escape Of gas. The count sent
word TO the Emperor that in six weeks
the ship would be ready again for q long
voyage, and that he would then go 10
Berlin.
The count was quoted as saying: This
mishap proves nothing Aerial navigation
Is still in It's infancy. Each break down
teaches lessons from which we can learn
for the future. Remember the beginning
OF railways, and how many centuries
passed before sailing ships developed
INTO steamers. Progress Will ensue in
aeronautics- Passing mishaps cannot dis
courage it That the count is little sur
prised al his own achievement NAV be
judged from his paper in the Juae num-
Der OF PUtnam's Magazine. where he de-
clares that his new type OF airship. with
twelve persons aboard can rise from
Lake Constance and remain four DAYS in
the air. covering IN that period nearly
250o miles, and that soon such ships will
| have a speed Of al least forty miles an
| hour. He explains that the radius Of
movement is limited only by the capacity
/ 70 carry benzine.
/ At Lima. the capital OF Peru. on May
%. body Of revOlutIonaries attached the
] palace suddenly and captured President
| Leguia- But their success was short
! lived. for a strong force was summoned
! by the government and the position OF
/ the rebels was taken and the President
! rescued A number OF men were killed on
I both sides and the city was in a panic
/ for several hours.
/ Sultan Mulsi Hafd has broken on all
/ negotiations with the Spanish minister.
Merry del Val. after the latter had made
an ultimatum that Hahd should make
( certain concessions on the RiH coast. in
] cluding Spanish fishing monopoly. and
/ the right 10 conduct all public improve
7 ments, together with the cession OF some
territory about Ceuta
{ Just after # was reported in this coun-
/ try that agents Of the STANDARD oil Com
/ pany had completed negotiations for tank
I ing the Austrian oil fields. the news
came from Vienna that the Austrian gov
ernment had forbidden the agreement
Or. Theodore Barth. long the leader
in the Reichstag or the Democratic LID
erals Of Germany. died Al his home IN
! Baden-Baden. Thursday. al the age Of
sixty He was a great friend and ad-
| mirer of the United States.