The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-17
GOING TOPOTSDAM FOR TIE AUTUMN Kaiserin Is Suffering From
 TOnsilitis EMPEROR IS MUSICAL Steps Before Orchestra to Conduct Wagner's "Kaiser March"-A
 New Siege Gun Is
 Invented
EMPEROR IS MUSICAL
By PAUL VILLIERS

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 The Kaiserin has been suffering from a very severe attack of tonsilitis and the Kaiser delayed his journey to Potsdam in consequence, by the express wishes of his doctor.
 Their majesties have driven out to- gether every day, and made long excur- sions by motor into the beautiful sur rounding country. On two afternoons, when 1t was not too hot, the Kaiser played tennis, with his daughter for part ner, against Princes oscar and Joachim, the latter winning each set, to their sis ter's disgust.
 Just before leaving Swinemunde, his im- perial majesty gave supper party on board the Hohenzollern to which num- Der of the local magnates were honored with invitations. After supper there was concert by the famous Hohenzollern band on the promenade deck. and here the imperial host had prepared surprise of very interesting nature for his guests. When all were seated his majesty came forward. baton in hand, smiled and bowed to the audience, and then turned his august back upon them to conduct Wagner's Kaiser March, no very easy task. Kaiser Wilhelm proved himself. however, quite equal to the occasion. and conducted four pieces in succession with evident enjoyment and no small skill.
 The German crown prince has set an ex- ample that might be followed with ad- vantage by many other travellers. h. stead of writing a book about his experi- ences in India, the crown princess and he have made an interesting collection of photographs and have issued them in a dainty album This princely souvenir of recent journey is varied enough to give one an idea of the attractions of India. especially to the sportsman, for among the best of the pictures are those that show the crown prince as a hunter. The album is published by George Stilke of Berlin, by order of the crown prince, and the amount realized is to be devoted to soldiers disabled In Germany Southwest Africa and to the relatives of soldiers who fell there.
 A destructive new type of siege gun has just yielded satisfactory results to experi- ments conducted by the German military authorities
 The experiments were conducted at Do- beritz. and the new gun was constructed by the firm of Krupp. It is an improve ment on an idea much used by the Japa- nese in the siege of Port Arthur, and is designed to aid the advance of infantry storming an entrenched position. At the l same time experiments have been carried out with a new form of hand grenade which effects much the same purpose.
 For long military experts in Germany have been puzzling over the problem Of how long range artillery of an army could render efficient support to its own ad- vancing infantry right up to the trenches of a fortified position. According to Dres- ent siege technique" the artillery of an attacking army has to cease bomba rding the enemys entrenchments as soon as the storming infantry gets to close quarters, otherwise the stormers are likely to be shot down by their own guns from the rear.
 This cessation of the attackers lombard ment enables the besieged to emerge from their entrenchments and pour a devastat- ing fire at close quarters into the ranks or the attacking force, which is thus de- prived of the support of it's own artillery just at the moment when it most stands in need of 1t. The new gun has been de- vised to overcome this difficulty.
 It has an unrified bore and is of very light construction, easily capable of being carried by two men, and is intended to pc carried in the front lines of the advanc- ing infantry. Its most remarkable feature is it's projectile, which consist of round bomb of great diameter loaded with very powerful explosive mixture.
 The bomb is far greater in diameter than the bore of the gun which throws it, and is provided with long stick-like tail which is loaded into the barrel of the gun its lower end, which is enlarged to a wad or pistol-like form, resting on the gum charge at the bottom of the barrel. The bomb itself merely lies on the gun mug gle, quite outside the bore.
 On being fired the trailing, stick-like tail serves to keep the bomb in it's proper di rection of flight, and only detaches itself and falls to earth after a certain distance has been covered, leaving the bomb to pursue its course alone.
 The experiments have shown that reasonable precision can be obtained with the new missile up to a distance of 300 to AGO yards, and the bomb itself, which, owing to it's large capacity, is capable of great destruction, serves not only to pre- vent the defenders emerging from 'heir cover. but also to make great breaches In their entrenchments or Notifications.
 The value of imports into Germany Tor home consumption during July last
 
 with 675, 400,000 marks in the corresponding period of last year, while the value of exports of home produce was 670,500000 marks, as compared with 599, 600, 900 marks In July, 1910.
 Since the beginning of the present year imports have amounted in value to 3, ,4OS,- 300,000 marks. as compared with 5111 ,000- coo marks In the corresponding period of last year, and exports to 4, 4So, 300, GOO marks, as against 4.15l 400.NoD marks in the eor- responding period last year.
 One of the most audacious swindlers and imposters the world has ever known, Max SchiemanglS has for a second time eludeo his German captors, and is again free to carry on his campaign against society in general and mpressionable ladies In par ticular.
 schiemangk came from America some years ago with the appearance of a fine gentleman, a glitterng uniform of his own design and with title of Count Marul de Passy. He posed as a volunteer soldier of distinction, who had performed great and heroic deeds of valor in the | Philippines He obtained access to the | most select circles in various continental capitals, and soon had society at his feet. l He enslaved the hearts and emptied the purses of many lady who was captivat- l ed by his engaging manners. Wealthy widows were his prey, as a rule. but at | last he was exposed, and then learned 10 | know the inside of more than one jail I Released from term of Imprisonment 1 last spring, he set out to look for more | victims.
 l By the forging of papers and other 1 dodges he sought to obtain possession of beautiful old castle near Heilbronn, with | the object afterwards of marrying [, | off Aa in 1if