The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-09
CRIMINALS ARE
Still BEHEADED
Germany Adheres to Medi-
aeval Method of
Punishment.
WOMAN POISONED HER CHILD
Aerial Cruiser Makes Won
derful Record of
Flights.
Court Case Settled 400 Years
After it Was
Instituted.
WOMAN POISONED HER CHILD


Chemnitz, Germany. Dec. Con
vlcted OF having poisoned her thir-
teen-year-old daughter to obtain
$4,000 insurance, Magdalena Voigt. Is
awaiting the sword OF the execution
err Sentence of death was passed
upon the woman, who is a widow.
Germany still adheres to the old
medieval method OF be-heading per-
sona sentenced to death, but instead
OF an axe, long sharp sword is used.
II has been some time since woman
has been executed IN Germany. a
peculiar phase OF the Voigt case IL
that the woman was ct the same time
found guilty OF arson and sentenced
to two years and hve months Inn
prlsonment and fine Of $50.
Whether she will be compelled to
serve that sentence before the death
sentence Is executed. is not known.
Berlin, Germany, Dec. with
the Zeppelin aerial cruiser "Schwa-
ben" having Just made n flight from
Dusseldorf to Berlin with 20 passen-
gers. distance OF 800 miles. in less
the governments acceptance of the
new military aerial cruiser ~ o" aft
er an endurance flight of twenty
hours. eight hours of that time at an
nltitude OF more than 1000 feet
aerial navigation Is again receiving
much attention. The "Schwaben'
has Just completed its 10th "voy-
age" and will remain at Johannistal,
n suburb OF Berlin. making two
flights daily, until II Is returned TO
Friederichshafen. third airshlp OF
somewhat different design. the
"Shutte-Lanz No. 1" Is undergoing its
preliminary trials at Mannheim. II Is
422 feet. inches long and the gas
bag, divided into fourteen. CHAMBERS,
is "a feet I'm diameter Three S-cyl-
inder motors with a total of $50
horsepower. furnish the motive
power. There is room for eighteen
persons and a crew of four. 1t is par
ticularly designed for military pur-
poses and has platforms for machine
guns. The new aerial cruiser cost
S350,000.
Leipzig, Dec. 2.-Frlends of Ger
maine Thlrlon, the pretty young
French language teacher whom Ger
man army officers thought had tried
to wrest from them secrets about the
mobilization OF the German army
during little nirtatons. and was
sentenced to eight months in prison,
have appealed to Emperor william
for a pardon for the young woman.
Attempts to identify her as young
woman of the same name said to be
in the employ of the French Secret
Service, failed at the trial,
Berlin, Dec. 2.-Tbe tragic duel or
double suicide of two students at
Rudelstadt who placed red cloths over
their hearts in order to take better
aim and are then supposed to have
shot each other, again calls attention
to the large number OF suicides among
school children and students in Ger
many. Statistics show that inclusive
OF Germany, 1892 suicides of schoo.
children and students occurred In
Europe in the years from 1888 to
1903
salonia, Dec. 2.-"Ten Command
ments for all Turks" have just been
issued by the young Turks Commit
tee OF Union and Progress" when
give an indication Of the bitterness
OF the fight that is to be waged
against the Italians for grabbing
Trlpoli from the helpless Orientals
The commandments are as follows
No goods Of any kind shall be solo
TO Italians.
No Turk may buy or use Italiar
goods or merchandise.
All Italian ships must be boycotted
The speaking of the Italian Ian
Ruage is forbidden In Turkey.
No Turkish children shall be sen
to Italian schools or taught b!
Italian instructors.
No Turk may employ an Italian.
Every relation or communication
and Interchange with Italians is L
be avoided.
Every Turk must exert himsel
whenever and wherever practlcabl
TO damage Italians as much as pos
slble.
Hatred against the Italians is to b
implanted IN the hearts of the Turk
ish children
Munich, Dec. 2.--The conditions q
Prince Lmltpold, the 91-year- -old-re
gent OF the Kingdom of Bavaria,
again causing anxiety. The age
Prince is passionately fond of hunt
ing and still INDUCES in his fayorit
sport. AS he can not move about Yer
fast In the mountains, the deer ar
driven within rifle range for hin
Several days ago he bagged two fin
bucks, but caught severe col
which has developed into bronchIl
catarrh.
Frankfort, Dec. 2.---What is sal
: TO be the Oldest case In the court
has just been settled here 400 year
after II was instituted. The actio
grew yopt of the dispute between Il
LebuserrKietzer fishers anp d