The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-11-12
SOCIALISTS EXPECT
GAINS IN GERMANY
May Be Strong Enough in
Reichstag to Hamper the
State Policies.
BOYS HAVE FATAL DUEL
Student Stays Friend and,
Stricken by Remorse, Turns
Weapon on Self.
BOYS HAVE FATAL DUEL
BY MALCOLM CLARK.

OK mALCOLh Cllhhh-
Special Cable to The Tribune.
BERLIN. Nov. li.-That the Socialists
viii make very heavy gains In tho ap-
preaching general elections is generally
admitted. II II feared IN government
circles that they will be strong enough
In the next reichstag TO seriously hamper
tho COVE rnment's colonial and naval
policies.
There are many causes which have
contributed 20 the steady rise of Social
Ism since the election OF 1907 The most
powerful OF these undoubtedly is tha
| steadily Increased cost of living. with
which the government Is powrrless to
deal. 1, might be possible 70 give some
| relief by reducing prohibliive tariffs on
the necessities OF life. but TO DO this
10 any marked degree would ALLEVIATE the
asrarian element. which constitutes thu
backbone OF the governments support
The crushing taxes which havs bseu
made necessary by the ambitious naval
programme or tho ka1ser-which, by the
way. 10 10 be made greater instead OF
lcSs-and the mess into which the conn
try has been gotten over the Moroccan
AFFAIR have also strengthened tho Social
lists.
Recent bye elections have left no doubt
OF the strength OF the Socialists and ths
real danger TO the government or an ad-
verse majority In the next reichstng
AS has already been pointed out. thers
is no longer any doubt az 10 the signif-
cance OF Admiral Won Rosters campaign
In favor OF accelerated naval construc-
ton. With how much energy ana per-
sistency it is being carried on appears
from communication issued by the
semi official Navy league. giving a list OF
NIFTY places where meetings have been
kilograms have been dispatched 10 the
chancellor, adJuring him TO provide for
the laying down OF more arTnored cruisers
during the next few years. The motive
power for this agitation Is. OF course.
furnished exclusively by the prevailing
Anglophobia. which has been artincially
stimulated from various quarters and for
various purposes.
Boys Fight Fatal Duel.
x remarkable duel which took place be-
tween two Rudolfstadt schoolboys. result
Ing In the death OF one lad and serious
Injury 10 the other. IS AN illustration OF
methods Of education al high pressure.
and also OF the hold which the custom
Of duolling has on The youth OF the coun-
try. The boys. Hans Won Necker. aged
l6, and Harry DietZeh aged Is, were
both students at the Rudolfstadt GYM
nasium or higher grade school, and wero
aspirations. and were accustomed 90
spend hours together every day reading
together. criticising each others literary
attempts. and were known among their
school fellows as sworn chums.
Recently. however. a shadow had fallen
across their friendship. At the dancing
girl VINO Inspired slTnllsr sentiments In
both their youthful breasts. In conse-
qnence the relations between them be-
came strained, and crisis reached
when Dietzen, when taking a walk with
Inc girl In question. was stopped Ia tho
street by his. friend. In the alteration
sultins remark to Dietzsn's companion
and the latter at once demanded an Inn
mediate withdrawal OF the woris or
meeting Necker refused 10 withdraw
the OFFENDING remark. and the two youths
agreed 10 go 10 a lonely spot outside the
town 70 settle their ''affaIr of honor
with pistols
The two ads. who. TO divert suspicion.
had spent the previous dny in each 9TH
ers company met At o'clock In the
morning and walked out OF the town to-
sether 10 a lonely spot some four miles
away. Here, without seconds or wiz
nesses. the duel took place. Detsen
'ersary carried an old-fashioned double
oarrcled pistol. Divesting themselves os
ihsir coats and waistcoats, tho two
routhful dnelists each pinned 10 his
mark for his rivals pistol, for they vers
ieterminod that the duel should be to
.he death.
Challenger Stays His Friend.
, At twenty PAGES distance pie,zen. as
,ullet missed and Necker replied ana also
missed. Then followed a further e3C-
,hange Of shots. In which NccSer sank
o the ground, hit iu the breast, In
Eony he called ont to his friend. ''Hsrry.
hoot again. Dictsen approached 10
lose quarters and gave his rival the
CUP dc grace, sending "A bullet straight
through the crimson bow which covered
Is friends heart. Suddenly realizing
What hc had done the youthful survivor
urued the pistol against his own breast
nd fred twice. and then with his own
ullet i'm tho lungs be staggered towards
he town. On the way he was met by
peasant who brought him 70 the local
ospital, whore he now lies in an almost
opcless condition. The TRAGEDY has
reused fresh outburst OF protest
gainst the duellnS customs prevalent
1 German military circles and the In
uencc which they exercise upon the
outh of the country. The cool deiber-
ton with which tho youthful rivals
tanned the encounter is shown by tha
ict that, on being pointed out 20 Diet
sn IN the hospital that TO kin person
q duel Tithou- witnesses was prac-
celly equivalent 20 murder he replied:
We knew that az scholars We should
G unable TO lud seconds. and therefore
ecldcd 20 carry the affair through
one"