Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08
AUSTRIA IS WATCHING ITALY
New Navy Planned to Balk ANY Move
in the AdriatiC.
COUNT UNDER ARREST
IL Charged with swindIinE n German
Officer at Cnrds-DreRm of "a
Bishop, Put Into Print,
Causes Trouble.
BY EMIL ANDRAssY

VIENNA, Jan. Especial TO The Bee)-
Austria's naval program is not being
pushed with an idea of helping out Ger
many in any collision she may have with
England. but solely for the purpose Of
forstalling any attempt Italy may make
to dominate the Adriatic and take Trieste.
This statement comes from high sources.
While both Italy and Austria are members
Of the Triple Alliance and are nominally
at least friends, the feeling is growing
here that Rome aspires to be recognized
as the mistress of the Adriauc and would
welcome any shifting Of the cards which
would give her Trieste.
Austria realizes that she must have
fleet equal to that Of Italy II she is to
hold her own. This is the reason for the
ambitious Observation-Disclosures program.
Count Under Arrest.
High play at rouge ct noir in a London
hotel has led to the arrest in Vienna Of
the young Count Gisbert Wolff Meter
nich aged "a, a nephew of the German
ambassador in London. Count Meter
MICH who is at present engaged as secre-
tary to a motor-car factory, three months
ago married a favorite Viennese musical
comedy actress.
AS he has been a Prussian subject, he
was transferred into the charge of the
German police. The charge against him
is alleged completely in a gambling swindle
and is laid by a German artillery lieuten-
ant stationed at Metz, named Backhaus.
He alleges that while on leave in Lon
don last summer he made the acquaintance
Of the count together with two other men.
Accompanied by his new friends Lieuten-
ant Backhaus took in the sights of Lon
don. They dned at a hotel and after din
ner played at rouge ct noir, using matches
as counters.
At first the lieutenant won. 1t was then
agreed, he says. that he and Count Met
ternich should hold the bank together
They lost $500. Lieutenant Backhaus,
having no money TO pay his share, the
count handed cheque for the whole sum
to their opponents, Lieutenant Backhaus
saw little more Of his companions, and
shortly afterwards returned to his garri-
son at Metz. On receiving later an en-
phatc request from Count Metternich for
the repayment of the $1,75O advanced to
him, he conceived certain suspicious and
informed the police
1t is stated that further allegations are
made against Count Metternich-- that he
obtained valuable pin on credit from a
London jeweler by falsely representing
himself, to- be q, member of the German
embassy. and that he fraudently withheld
the proceeds Of the sale of a horse belong
ing to a lady in Berlin. The counts own
statement with reference to the rouge ct
noir affair is that both he and Lieutenant
Backhaus were duped by the other two
players.
Bishops Dream Makes Trouble.
The dream Of a Servian bishop has had
some rather awkward consequences. In a
letter to a friend Bishop Nlkandor of
Nisch said that he dreamt that a great
revolution had taken place in Servia and
that the streets ran with blood Finally,
Prince George remained master of the
situation and became king of Servia. The
bishops friend published this letter, and
an agitation against the bishop was COM
menced in Belgrade and Nisch. Finally
the bishop was subjected to an examina-
ton, resulting in his being declared not
responsible for his actions.
He thereupon lost his position, but in
his own diocese a movement has been
commenced for his reinstallation. Demon
STATIONS in favor OF the bishop, who en-
joys great popularity, are also being made.