Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29
Will Remain in Germany Until
August Visiting Scenes.
TO CONTROL D1R1G1BIE AIRsH1Ps
Versatile Drum Major Proves Useful
in Preventing an Embarrassment.
WOMAN TAKES HER OWN LIFE
Jumps from window, Regrets Act,
but Is Too Far Gone to he Saved
Countess Complies IA Private
Book of AphOrisms.
BY MALCOLM CLARKE.

BERLIN, May 2S.-(Special Dispatch to
The Bee.)-The kaiser will, as soon as it
can be arranged, grant a special audience
to the party of LIS veterans of the Ger
man army who have come from America
to visit the battlefeds where they fought
for the fatherand.
| His majesty has shown much interest in
this pilgrimage and has given personal in
| structions that every courtesy and facility
| shall be shown these old soldiers of the
empire, now citizens of the great empire
on the other side of the Atlantic. Only
| the necessity for his going to England to
be present at the funeral of his uncle, the
| late King Edward prevented his receiving
the Americans when they first arrived
1t is the purpose of the pilgrims to re-
main in Germany until the latter part of
August and they will visit the battlefields
! in Alsace- Lorraine and will FOLLOW the
march of the German army to Paris.
Great interest is felt in the War office in
the announcement that an English electrical
engineer has discovered a means of con-
trolling the flight OF dirigible alrshlps from
the ground by the same principle as gov
ems wireless teegraphy. DOUBT is ex-
pressed that the English invention will do
what is claimed for il, but the announce
ment has set German experts at work
along similar lines.
1t is admitted that il 1t is found the
principle appnes Germany's hope of added
power from control of the air will receive
a serious setback.
VIII Try Cotton, Growing.
Herr Dernburg, German colonial secre-
! tary, is enthusiastic over the prospects for
the development OF a great colIou growing
industry in German-Arrlca. Already there
are some 1900 acres in cotton, ands within
the next year two the acreage would
| be more than 2U0,OOO. The government by
every means It's command Will en-
courage tins industry il is convinced
that America either cannot orNwill not raise
enough cotton to supply the worlds de-
mand,
An amusing story is told of the celebra-
ton OF the birth of the grand ducal heir
in the grand dutchy OF Meckenburg-
Schwern Following the example of the
capital Schwerin, the municipality OF a
litue town, decided to fire the regula ton
salute of 1Ol guns. An ancient cannon was
accordingly hauled out for the purpose,
and the firing began. The powder, how
ever, ran short after the ninety-th third shot.
The burg omaster was in despair especially
as ninety-three shots indicated that the
grand ducal baby was a girl.
At this moment the municipal band
master came forward with luminous pro-
posal, which was eagerly accepted. He
dispatched his big drum major to the mar
, ket place. where he struck eight powerful
strokes on his instrument to make up the
, full number of shots. and thus the sltua-
ton was saved.
A young German aeronaut, Herr Wien
, czier has sprung into fame Unexpectedly
by encrcling Strasburg cathedral in an
Antoinette aeroplane at an altitude of 6OC
| feet.
Hitherto Herr Wiencziers has only flown
3 distances at moderate height His rec
{ ord flight was unpremeditated but once
l started the aeronaut became ambitious
g He flew twice round the tower amidst the
A Wild enthusiasm of the people, returned t.
t the ground and landed smoothly lie in
{ tends taking part in the international fly.
ing weeks at Berlin and St. Petersburg.