The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1909-07-09
NEWS FROM EATREIlll I'D.
A Brief Resume Of the Most Ia,-.
portant Happenings n the
German Empire.

l On the recommendation Of several
medical men in Vienna the municipal
/ ity last year opened an open air san
itarium for healthy persons. The
old idea that sunlight, air and water
are the main restoratives was long
ago taken up by nonmedical philan-
thropist, who opened an establishment
OF the most primitive kind on the
banks of the Danube on the outskirts
OF Vienna. The results obtained by
him have prompted the municipality
to enlarge the establishment and con-
duct 1T on modern principles. An i'm
mense area covered with fine sand, a
long river bank with shallow, rapidly
flowing cold water and the absence Of
any shade-giving trees are the three
principal health-giving factors relied
on. Special care has been taken to
enable schools to make use of the
facilities offered there; four thousand
persons can undress at the same time
and free tickets have been granted to
schools and workshops, SO that ON
some days last summer ten thousand
persons were seen there, going about
In the open air nearly naked. No less
than two hundred thousand persons
availed themselves of the opportunity
offered them. and for this year an in
creased area has been thrown open
for the ''air cure" There is a special
medical attendant present.
Complaining that the nations for.
eign trade is being ruined by the
greed of the agrarians in closing the
frontiers to the importation Of cattle
and meat. the principal manufacturing
and commercial interests of Austria
organized an imposing demonstration
of protest against the governments
policy of favoring agriculture at tho
expense of commerce. This country
In the last decade has lost more than
half its export business with Rou-
mania and Servia through tariff wars
originated by the Agrarians, resulting
in heavy penal duties being placed on
Austrian wares. Germany seized the
opportunity and has trebled it's trade
with these states. Speakers at the
meeting held to protest against this
state OF affairs urged the completion
OF the commercial treaties with the
Balkan and South American countries,
now only awaiting the sanction of
parliament. This sanction a powerful
group of Agrarian deputies hitherto
has managed to postpone. Following
the demonstration in Vienna. public
indignation meetings have been Or
ganized in several of the outside cit
les and towns.
The Austrian war on the Standard
Oil Company will be aided by the gov
eminent. The oil producers and the
retiners have agreed to take over and
assume the management of the Aus
trian governments factory for the
purpose of providing oil fuel, which is
being used on the governments rail-
roads. The old oil producers and the
refiners go further and declare they
will not buy any more oil from the
Standard If the government will build
adequate oil tanks and pipe lines to
store the various tank supplies. The
ministers of the government have sig
nified their intention of complying
with these conditions. Such a move
will in effect practically bar the
Standard from further business in
Austria and Hungary.
1t is reported that new design for
dirigible airship elaborated by Prof.
Schultz, of Dantzig, has been ap-
proved by Herr Karl LAM, the head
of large machine works at Mann
helm and the founder of the German
Aerial Navy League. Secrecy is be-
ing preserved as to the details of the
new airship, though it is stated that
1t will be on the rigid system, the
frame being made of wood instead of
aluminium. 1t will contain 10000 Gu
bic meters of hydrogen gas-that is.
5000 more than the Zeppelin airship.
The propelling power will be supplied
by four benzine motors capable of
developing together 500 horsepower.
Prince yu Eulenburg was permitted
to go to the Gastein watering place.
Austria, for the sake of his health.
AAS 40 oAuCA a Ua1A VI pIC,VUU, ana
may be tried for perjury at any time
by the government of Prussia. But
he feels sure that nothing will be
done as long as he keeps quiet. He
has 'cinch" on his enemies in the
form of an immense number of prf-
vate letters from many of the most
prominent Germans, and he threatens
to publish these in Paris and London
If he is hard pressed. To avoid such
a scandal the authorities are expected
to leave him alone.
The airship Zeppelin l.. TRAVELLING
from Friedrichshafen to Metz. landed
at Biberach on account of overheating
Of the machinery, which caused q
fusing Of certain metal parts. The
landing was effected during a rain
storm without difficulty. The crew OF
four officers and four men held the
craft down until a detachment Of SOL
diers arrived and gave aid. Major
Sperling, in command of the craft.
sent for duplicate parts of the dam.