Evening star., 1911-05-27
Kaiser Seems Determined to
Live Up to His Nickname.
IS SEEN LITTLE IN BERLIN
Motor Vessels VIII Soon Cross the
Atlantic.
IUCH ECONOMY OF SPACE
Institute for Thieves in the German
Capital-Drama Produced
in Sawdust Arena.
Special can,eer.m to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
BERLIN. May c7.-The kaiser this year
seems more determined than ever 10 live
up to his nickname. Der Reise Kaiser
(the travelling kaiser). Berlin sees very
little OF him and is not to see him much
for some time to come. Loaded down with
relics from excavated Greek temples and
determined to add q building Of this kind
to the other attractions OF this gay and
noisy city. the kaiser returned from his
vacation at Corfu like a giant refreshed.
but before wo had had time to realize he
was there he had gone again to hold re-
views at Metz and Strassburg and to
visit tho famous Hohkoenigsberg Castle
recently rebuilt and rsfurnished in its
original medieval glory.
Without q moments rest he went on
to Wlcsbadcn. where he acted az amateur
stage manager OF his Royal Opera House
Then he had Q week OF rest and boredom
at London, and greatly relieved at having
fulfilled a tedious duty to the memory OF
his grandmother. Queen Victoria, he
rushed back to his own empire. where al
Cologne he opened the magnificent new
bridge across the Rhine. After review
ing his troops here and at Potsdam cav
airy inspections follow. a couple OF days
shooting and q flying visit to Danzig
where the crown prince takes UP COM
mand. the kaisers next engagement be-
Ing the Kiel yachting week OF four
teen days, where, besides racing himself
he will entertain four battleships of the
American North Atlantic squadron, sent
according to the German papers. as an
speech at the Guildhall In London last
year.
Almost tho whole Of August will bs
given to the annual northern cruise along
the Norwegian coasts. when the kaiser
always takes with him q select company
Of captains OF industry, iterati. savants
painters and old military chums. On the
whole a strenuous life, but not wanting
in delights.
Berlin Police Find a Fagin.
The police have discovered an institute
for thieves. Nothing was wanting IL
the establishment. where the professor.
joined theory with practice. The rooms
were not very comfortable, the thieve.
contenting themselves with q cellar Blu,
the director was highly qualified for hi.
job. He had been sentenced for thievinl
several times. For the lessons he gave
he expected his pupils to pay a fixed sun
for board and lodgings. In addition they
had to give him part Of their booty OBJ
tanned as a result of his instruction
When the students finished their course
Of study he provided them with false
characters.
Sawdust Drama.
When somebody does a good thing II
Berlin thousands OF limitations spring up
Herr Max Reinhardt no sooner caugh
the public fancy with his daring ant
spectacular production Of Sophocles' "Oed
ipus" in a circus than imitators began t
crop up from week to week. We have
just survived Herr Ferdinand Bonn's as
sault on shakespeare In a sawdust YER
sion OF Richard ILL.," and now we are
to be privileged to pass judgment or
Aesc hylus' "Orestes'' in the Circus Busch
Imitation In this case is something more
than mere fattery. for the announcement
Of the forthcoming performance Of ''Ores.
tes'' followed within twenty-four hours
the statement that Herr Reinhardt was
himself planning to produce 1t next Octo-
ber.
The version Of Aeschylus' drama, which
will be presented May 81 and June 2. is
q translation by the celebrated German
historian, Won Moeliendorff
The Berlin Literary Society has lent Its
which insures a dignified atmosphere. bu,
1t remains to be seen whether anybody in
Berlin is capable Of successfully Initiating
Reinhardt.
Negotiations are pending for q produc.
ton of "Sumurum' in New York next
season, under Reinhardts auspices.
Motor Vessel to Cross Atlantic.
II everything goes as now planned the
first motor vessel to cross the Atlantic
will leave Hamburg for New York early
in December.
Eight ocean-going ships equipped with
oxY 10 - o<4 hofI
are now being constructed in Germany
and they are expected to inaugurate q
new era of sea travel The new ships
will be devoid Of tunnels. so that their
appearance win add q new and strange
feature to the maritime highways OF the
world They will be giant motor boats.
Two motor boats are being built for the
Hamburg-American Company. the German
Levant line. has ordered a motor ship OF
more than 1900 tons. and five motor ships
all exceeding 200o tons displacement. are
in course OF construction for other Ger
man shipowners.
Both OF the motor ships being built fol
the Hamburg-American line will be en-
ployed for transatlantic cargo-carrying
One OF them will make her maiden voyase
In December. 1911; the other q year later
The larger OF the two. with $500 tons
displacement, will be equipped with two
oil motors Of the Diesel system. each OF
1,SO0 horsepower. whereby q speed OF
attained. The smaller OF the two. with
$500 tons displacement. will be equipped
with motors, each OF 800 horsepower
producing speed OF twelve or thirteen
knots
Advantages Of Using Motor.
The advantages OF the new motor ships
are the economy Of the enormous space
now devoted to boilers and coal bunkers,
the reduction Of expenditure on fuel and
the diminution in the number OF engine
room hands. The motors Of each OF the
Hamburg-American Company's ships will
require only five chauffeurs to tend them.
Stokers and trfmmers, who form such a
large proportion Of the crews OF steam
ships. are entirely superfluous. Owing 10
the economy Of space and weight due to
the absence Of boilers and other incum-
brances that have become superfluous.
the new motor ships will be able to carry
considerably more cargo than steamships
OF the same size.
II these freight motor boats prove a sue
cess the Hamburg-American line will i'm
mediAtely begin the building OF several
fast passenger motor boats for its New
York service. which in magnifcence and
comfort will surpass any vessel the world
has ever seen.
HELD "a BULL FIGHTS.