The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-22
KAISER CONDEMNS
DRINKING HABIT
In an Address Before German
Student Corps
THE CZARINA Is NOT ILL
Declares Her Brother, the Grand Duke
of Hesse-She suffers From Over
Nevous Temperament-Air-
ship Passenger Service


Berlin, May 21.-(Special )-During his
recent visit to Hohkoenigsburg, the an
cient castle in Alsace, in whose restora-
ton he has shown the greatest interest,
the Kaiser addressed few words to
the students of the Rhenania CORPS who
had assembled In honor of the occasion.
According to the report which has just
reached Berlin the Kaiser made special
reference to the reprehensible practice
Of deep drinking INDUCED in by German
students corps, among whose members
are scions of many German noble and
aristocratic families.
The Kaiser compared their habits I'M
favorably with those of English and
American students, who, as he said, are
noted for the moderation they observe in
the use of alcohol. The Emperor charac-
terized the drinking habits as a mlsfor-
tune for the people and for the individual
students, In that it placed them at dis
advantage beside the Americans. In con-
sequence OF the temperate habits of the
latter, especially in youth. he remarked
that their power of resisting dangers in
later life was increased, and this was
especially the case when circumstances
compelled heightened stay in tropical
and oversee countries. The Kaiser rec
ornmended the advantages of temperance
to the serious consideration of the stu
dent.
The Grand Duke of Hesse has told an
Interpreter that the alarming reports
about the health of his sister, the Gar
ina, are greatly exaggerated
The Empress, he says, is of an intro
srective nature and rather nervous Like
others who suffer from nervousness she
Is at times subject to neurotic symptoms.
but to say that she Is seriously i'll Is not
true.
The grand duke also spoke of his Sec
only sister, the Grand Duchess Sergius of
Russia, who was recently reported to
have taken the veil. This story is entire
ly urfounded. True said her brother, the
grand duchess, like her mother, Princess
Alice, of beloved memory, desires to do
something for the general welfare of her
felJow-beings. and to this end she has
founded home for Sisters of Charity,
who wHl be specially trained as nurses,
particularly for works In hospitals Mos
COW House, Is the name given to the in
stitution, and 1t will serve as the mother
house from which other such institutions
Will emanate and spread over Russia.
My sister, the grand duke added.
will practically live and work there as
the head. As she cannot wear elegant
dresses she will put on the dress of a
| princess, but she will not live in seclusion
| as If she were in a nunnery"
| The town of Baden promises to have
the first regular airship service for pas
| sengers.
The ober-burgermeister, Herr Fieser,
has Just completed an arrangement for
the newly built airship Zeppelin w. to
come to Baden-Baden during next week
and to have a few trial trips with pas
sengers, preparatory to the vessel being
retained here for regular passenger ser
vice during August and September.
Baden will thus be the place where
Count Zeppelin's endeavors to CONQUER
the air will first be put to practical util-
ity, and this event may prove the COM
meDcement of an epoch in the worlds
history, almost as great, or possibly even
greater, than that caused by George
Stephenson's invention of the steam To-
comotive,
The airship will probably make daily
trips to Oberammergau for the conven-
fence of travellers attending the Passion
plays.
A section of the German press states
that regular passenger trips will COM
mence within few weeks. but the au-
thurities inform me that such arrange
ments have not been made 1
An amusing story comes from the small
village of Lorzendorf. The crown princa
and princess were returning to Potsdam
last night when their automobile stuck In
the sand at the top Of the hill above the
village. III
After some delay their highnesses de-
oided to set out on foot for the village.
On the way they met many of the inhab-
1tants, who we're greatly excited, and In
quired what had happened at such late
hour.
The prince promptly said that comet
was visible from the top of Eilberberg
nil, and that 1t was highly probable that
the world In that quarter would be
eliminated. Presently, however, the comet
began to approach nearer and proved to
be the acetylene lamp Of the imperial an.
tonobile, tho car having been released
from its predicament.
The devils which have been received
here of the invention by which. from
keyboard on earth, airships In flight can
be completely dominated and made to
turn at will by simple manipulation of
the keys, has caused considerable dis
cussion In Germany
Germany has considered herself for
some time supreme In aerial navigation.
but the flight of M. Paulhan from Lon
don to Manchester and that of Mr.. Ora
hame White. and now this invention.
which threatens to render q hostile air
ship powerless for evil, inspire a fear lest
the command of the air may yet be
wrested from her. An interview with a
prominent German aviator is published
today:
There is no doubt that England, for
the moment. is content to wait and OBJ
serve the progress In aviation which is
being made by other countries. When
she considers that science has sufficiently.
advanced. she will come forward and
with the immense financial resources at
her command she will build airships and
aeroplanes carefully avoiding the mis-
takes of her rivals while careful to util-
lie the advantages of the airships of
other countries. Thus, the latter, our
selves among the number. who have spent
valuable lives In the development. of the
science. will practically have expended
our efforts In vain, so far as individual
gain Is concerned. This discovery of this
English engineer. II true. will cause a
revolution In aviation, and will render
our Parsivals and our zeppelins out of
date. For the moment, II this happens.
England may have the advantage. Aerial