The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-27
bERL|NERS DEMAND
LESS PAINFUL DRESS
Men Organize Society With Which
Alright Billed" Shirt
Is Tabu.
IN SEARCH OF MONSTERS
German Army Officer Expects to
Find Rare Animals in Africa;
Drunken Fish.
IN SEARCH OF MONSTERS
BY MALCOLM Cr.ARKH.
,ecIal Cable to The Trihuna.

Special Gable to The Tribune
BERLIN. Aug. Pa number Of Ber-
nneTs have organised a MEMS Dress
ormor plating OF the starched white
shirt 1t rcscntH the ast-iron rule Of
BLACK frock coats for weddings and fun
dress which involves the wearing OF
many tight fitting garments. each over
lappinG the other" The society favors
knee breeches for ry-day wear. in
declare, require great skill In cutting.
and are a source Of considerable trouble
TO the wearer. One member Of the or
gani2ation said he had while on q visit
to the United States seen president OF
the nation wearing q tennis shirt with
a rolling collar. a soft tie and an alpaca
Jacket He was the picture OF comfort
that was admirable.
y great motor-boat Journey has been
undertaken by Lieutenant Graetz. an Of
fcer, who intends 10 take trip OF six
thousand miles across the African con-
unent from the Indian to the Atlantic
ocean. by way OF the Zambev river.
Bangweolo' lake and the Congo. In a
tenant tells OF his arrival there. his re-
cept.on by the authorities, and the prep
arations for the trip up the river The
orator and a cook. The boat is pleg-
tifully stocked with provisions and drugs
and at certain places on the route food
depots have been provided.
During his motor car tour across AZ
rica few years ago Graetz was de-
layed for some time on the banks Of the
Zembesi while float was built to carry
his machine across the stream Here he
came into contact with the Awemba
tribe. who told him marvellous stories OF
the mysterious inland sen known as the
ae lake the Ths zSss Shsa vss OF wats
is surrounded with miles Of reeds. and
no white man has ever sailed It's sur
face The natives tell curious tales Of
ures.
Rare Animals Reported.
On the islands which. the natives say
elephants and tall girafres. while in tn
waters sea serpents and other strange
and terrible creatures are concealed.
From The surface OF the lake itself. the
native declare. boiling springs spout. and
pestilential winds sweeping across the
marshes carry death and destruction to
who have ever yentured out on the lake
in their canoes none has ever returned
10 tell the tale of their adventures.
Lieutenant Graetz thinks that unknown
possibly exist in this hitherto une1plored
region, and 1t Is to test this suppositlon
that he has started out on the trip
ous adventure which befell fish in the
river Dill. The fishermen noticed that
for days their prey were behaving In
backwards. some sideways and others up
and down-all In such different ways as
to suggest that they We're drunk. 1nves-
tigation showed that they were. as q
tlon is no less curious than their be-
havior. Two millers, whose mill was on
the river Dorlar, had recently converted
into yeast factory their mill. They do
not belong to the yeast makers syndi-
cate, and sell their yeast at q lower price
than Is asked elsewhere. But In order
be able aSod to 40
which is a side product Of the making s
OF yeast. The alcohol thus unsaleable
had. therefore. been thrown into The
river and In such great quantities as 10
have a demoralizing effect on the fish
Plague Of Wasps.
During the hot wave people lived out
of doors In fields near rivers and upon
| roofs On one dag 10000 persons thronged
| the public bathing place on the Wannsee'
while alp the lakes were lined with peo-
| pie undressing among the reeds, despite
| the police orders.
In the neighborhood q this city the
worst plague of wasps within living mem
ory W prevails, Two children were stung
| to death on last Sunday. and numerous
persons were severely stung. The open
the insects settling In dozens on anything
sweet. even when the, glass was being
moved to the lips, Owing to the, drought
md the heated state of the river. the
fish in the Moselle died in shoals, the
stencil in GONE places being intolerable
Special regulations have been Issued fof
| their removal.
Hundreds of scantily clad guests were
driven from their beds by fire which
destroyed the Royal Kurhnus hotel ai
| T,-rnoont early in the morning. panic
ensned. and many women were in hys-
terics, but the guests reached safety
without any injuries The fire Is sup,
| nosed TO have been caused by the spon.
tpaneous conbustion of fireworks stored
mont's "cure" history goes back to to c 70:
nd@hteenth centuries 1t was the favoritt
spe for kings, among. It's cure guests be.
Ing King George I. Of England and Pctei
the Great,