Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30
SUICIDES IN GERMAN ARM
Lot Of Kaissr's Soldiers Alleged to Be
Beyond Endurance.
EMPLOYERS ENFORCE A LOCKOUT
Big Concerns In Metal Trade Now
Threaten General Lockout I'm
less settlement L. Reached In
shipbuiIdinE Yards.
~ MALCOLM CLARKE.

BERLIN. oct 2g.-(specisl 70 The Bee.)-
The report that insanity had been increas-
ing in the army has not surprised any
body living here. One cann1t well imagine
a more dreary career than that Of Ger
man soldier The men are treated worse
than II they were animals; indeed, an
army horse has a much easier time shan
a private. As for the officers they have
little else to do but strut around and re-
spond to salutes and they appear to be
constantly appalled, by the sense Of their
own Importance. Within a month three Of
them killed themselves. The army is ire
ligious among other things.
Labor war II Threatened.
We are threatened with labor war Of
huge dimensions, involving possibly sew
erai millions Of workers.
The trouble began in the shipbuildng
trade, where the employers, in retaliation
for some sectional strikes. declared a
partial lockout which affected 5000 men.
The dispute has since been taken up by
the federation OF employers in the metal
trades, who threaten to lock out 60 per
cent Of their workmen If the shipbuildng
trouble is not Immediately settled. This
would affect an additional 100000 men
Finally, the workmen In the great cleo
trical industries have threatened to join
hands with the metal workers il the threat
ened lockout Is declared.
New Naval Estimates.
The Tageblatt states that the navy
estimates for 1911 provide for an effective
strength Of 6OOOO men, al Increase OF 1900
on the 1910 estimates.
The policy OF the government Is to main
tain an adequate number OF men for the
naval service all the time. Sixty thousand
men could take care Of 100 ships Of war
big and small.
Novel Robbery In Paris.
German policemen who are permitted
to laugh now and then are roaring when
off duty over a story which one OF them
brought from Paris. 1t is "one on" the
detectives in the French capital who rid
iculed the German police a few years age
when the famous Captain" Koepenig
held up soldiers and a burgomaster. The
story he brings as that Of robbery in Paris
OF the most audaclous kind which in some
respects reminds us Of the exploits Of the
famous Captain" Koepenig. a jeweleI
named Seyper received the visit Of a mar
who told him that a NJ Roland Living
in a hotel nearby had commissioned hin
TO sell some valuable jewelry worth 7O'
francs. ROLAND would show the property
to any likely buyer. Not willing to in
vest In the jewelry alone Seyper spoke oil
the matter TO a friend named Garaud, anC
they agreed TO find the money between
them and halve the profits. They called
on ROLAND and inspected the goods. Tn,
price was agreed upon, and just as Seype
and Garaud were handing over the none,
two men entered
I'VE are detectives" they said. This il
stolen property and we arrest you in tn,
name OF the daw."
They grabbed both money and jewels
and took the three men to the Palols d.
Justice. There the ''prisoners' were told t
remain In the waiting room whilst tn
detectives went to interview the magis
trate on the matter. They returned pres
entity The magistrate will see you first,
they told ROLAND. and away went tn
three. To their stupefaction they learne
that nothing has been heard OF the case
As TO the detectives" the two men de
scribed we're totally unknown. Then /
dawned upon them that they had beel
cleverly led into a clsverly-laid plot, ant
now they are wondering II they will eve
see their 300 again. The French police ar
not saying much about the affair
Declines 90 Become IA Suicide.
General Gagern stiu refuses to shoe
himself saying he would postpone the mat
ter until some Of his brother officers VIII
advised him to use his pistol on himsel
had tried suicide themselves.
General Gagern has been involved in
scandal involving the reputation of a well
known woman and her children. He is no
the only army officer involved in intrlgues
but he has been brazen about IT, admitting
it is said that he is father OF two Of tn
wsmaH's children. A few nights ago sewers
officers met him at a club and talked tn
matter over. One said, with the appareu
approval of the other officers: GO shoe
yourself"
The emperor has been asked to take
hand, but he has not done So He is sic
and weary OF squaring things for dis
reputable officers and officials.
The peasant players who took part In III
Passion play have been paid off in full
Each received about $50 or sn average {
81 a day. Those who took the reading part
received about s. a day.
Crown Prince Not strong.
The emperor, has been repeated
stated, is no longer the strong. active ma
that he was He has passed the half Ger
fury mark and has led a most active If
mental rs we'll as physical For the la,
two years he has been trying to shift son
Of the minor duties that are cast upon a
mOnarchs ovor to the crown prince n
young man does not seem to have mea
ured up we'll. lie has spent most OF h
life playing soldier and tennis, varying N
monotony by dancing. Nature cut him OF
for dandy and a social leader In a sma
way Only recently, when at military ms
neuvers, he left his fellow officers an
Joined bevy Of pretty girls. who wei
making apple fritters and FLAP jacks" ar
fattered them on their skin. "Himmel
exclaimed tho kaiser. when he learned thi
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