The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-27
GERMANY WATCHES
ST. PETERSBURG
For Next Move. in the Near
Eastern Game
THE RELIGIOUS CENSUS
Christians-Girls Enroll as Mes
scnser Boys In German
Capital

Berlin, March 2S.-(Speeial .)-Gerrnany
is watching st. Petersburg these days
with the utmost vigilance, for 1t is at
the Russian capitol that the next move
In the near eastern game Is to be made.
The visits to Russia of Ferdinand of Ba-
varia and Peter of Servia, while nom
inally merely visits of courtesy, really
mean the promotion under Russian guild
ance of great Slav federation, having
for its primary object the esta blishment
of an autonomous government In Mace
donia, perhaps nominally under Turkish
suzerainty, but really as independent as
Bulgaria herself was. even before Ferdi-
nand declared himself absolutely free OF
Turkish domination In name, as he had
been in fact
rms, l am Informed on high authority,
Is the orncial view held In Berlin. Ger
many has warned Turkey to go as far
as possible to avoid an open clash with
bulgaria. Assurances have been received
that Russia will do all possible 10 re-
strain Bulgaria.
1t must be admitted, however, that
RUSSIAN assurances on this subject are
received in Berlin with reservation
ihere Is perfect Understanding be-
tween Austria and Germany This was
discussed during the recent visit of Count
Aerenthal. Ii Bulgaria throws down the
gauntlet to Turkey, Austria Hungary will
1aiI back on the emperor's treaty rights
ano reoccupy the Sanjak of NovI-Bazar.
And Germany will back Austria to the
limit
IL II were not for the knowledge that
Germany and Austria will act together.
even II 1t precipitates the long dreaded
general European war; 1t would not be
possible to keep the peace in the Balkans
foz 30 days. Even with this fact appar-
ent, the feeling is not particularly san
guine here that war can be avoided
In this connection an interesting inter-
view is printed here with the son os Is
mail kaimal Bey, the well-known AL
panlan deputy, whom the young Turks
expelled from Constantinople after the
counter-revolution in the spring of 1909.
questioned In regard to the prepara-
lions which have been made at valone,
where 400 cases of rifles and ammunition
hsVe just been landed, the young Kaimal
declared that. in his opinion, Albania
was being placed in a state of defence
with view of war with Bulgaria.
Il do not believe he added, ''in a
war against Greece. The whole move
ment and the one idea of Turkey is
war with Bulgaria The Cretan question
will be settled; the island will be given
large measure of autonomy, which
will permit 1t to live in liberty and Sc
curity 1t is very natural that England
opposes the annexation of the island by
Greece, because 1t was only given pos
session of Cyprus on entering into an
engagement that Crete should never be-
come Greek"
More than one-third of mankind are
IL, -tatf
sus just published by Dr. III, Zeller d.
rector Of the statistical bureau in Stuff
CART. He estimates that of the 1,544, SIC, 900
people in the world, 534,940,00 are Chris
tians. There are 300,000O00 Confucians,
2l4,00o.000 Brahmins, 175,290,O0O Mohamme-
dams. 12l000,oO0 Buddhists, and 1886, 900
Jews.
The messenger boy, so familiar in
American streets, has an imitator In
Germany which should natter him. A
number of girls have now been enrolled
in Berlin and, in spite of the imperial
cdict against the use of foreign words
and phrases, they are known as ines
senger girls" Their uniform is both
pretty and serviceable one The coat is
made of light-colored cloth, with black
braid, and fastened with three frog but
tons. The portfolio is of black leather, in
which letters and other documents or
small parcels may be carried. The skirt
Is black and box-peated. The cap is
round, like that formerly used by our
cavalry, fixed with a strap under the
chin. and worn we'll tilted over the ear.
which gives them quite a jaunty, mil
itary air. Considering the fact that
these girls are both useful and orna-
mental. 1t is not surprising to learn that
they are increasing in popularity every
week.
According to a Breslau socialist Jour
nal, the 'Prussian police are to be pro-
vided with an unexpected weapon against
street demonstrators, in the form of cam
eras. Professions will be snapshotted.
and the photographs used as evidence
against disturbers of the peace.
Great CONSERVATION prevailed for a
day and part of night recently at the
Castle Fuerstenstein the residence of
Prince and Princess of Pless, for Hans
Heinrich. the 11-year-old hereditary
prince, was missing.
A search was made In every direction,
but in vain. All that was known was
that the prince, accompanied by a play
fellow of the same age the son of the
head equerry, had gone OFF for a long
ramble.
The police of the surrounding district
set hounds on the track of the missing
lads. After many hours weary search
the party, long after midnight, came
upon a small tent in wood several miles
from the castle. inside fast asleep. and
wrapped In rugs. lay the two boys, who
had been playing Indians.
1t transpires that Hans Heinrich was
to accompany his parents to Paris, but
the lad objected and decided to hide in
the woods till his parents had gone.