The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-08-05
ATTACKS CRUELTY
|. MODERN EXECUTION
Captures His Bride at Point
of Revolver
PRINCE is DOCTOR
kaiser's Daughter Is Officer of
death Head" Hussars-Wil-
helm Inspects Immense
Meter Ship

Berlin, August Especial 1.-THE
Romans who gave their captives to the
beasts to be torn to pieces and eaten
were far less cruel than we are DR..
Make, the famous Berlin surgeon, told
his pupils al a lecture a few days ago.
Tho modern execution is far more pain
full and inexcusable.''
DR.. Make says he has convinced him
self that far from being painful, apart
from the shock of fear, there is certain
pleasure to be derived IN death at the
Jaws of a wild animal The senses are
deadened by the poison which is latent
in all wild animals" he says. Death
at the hands of crocodile or tiger is
particularly pleasant
Some of the students thought the doctor
was just joking, but in statement which
he has issued, answering some criticisms,
he says he is quite serious. "Cisilization
is all hypocrisy and inhumanity,' he
adds
Getting a bride at the point of revolt
yer Is a new fashion In Opponents started
by 9. young merchant of Innsbruck. Both
the father and mother of the young lady
were opposed TO the merchants wooing,
holding that their daughter was too high
ly placed for the commercial sutton.
The young man watched his opportunity
and one day while the girl and her par
ents were driving to a party he stopped
the coach, pointed the revolver at the
fathers breast and commanded his sweet
heart to alight- When she did So he
placed her on his saddle-box. like knight
of old, rodt away to the nearest parson
and made her his wife. The angry father
and mother refuse to give the proper end
Ing TO the romance, Withholding forgive
ness. ~,
Prince Henry of Prussia is now a duly
accredited doctor In his own land as we'll
as in the United States. When he made
his celebrated visit to America Harvard
conferred upon him the degree of Phi. D..
honoris causa. The same dignity has
been awarded his imperial highness by
the Kiel university.
Princess Victoria Luise Is not to be
outdone by the Russian grand duchesses
in military distinction. The Kaiser's
daughter is an officer of the Langfuhr,
or Deaths Head" Hussars and looks
superb In her black uniform A few morn
ings ago she astounded her imperial
father and delighted the soldiers by re-
viewing her own regiment in full regalia
in the palace grounds, afterwards riding
through the streets of the neighborhood
at the head of the praneing column. The
Kaiser received her at the palace gates
ON her return and kissed her publicly as
che dismounted from her horse.
Kaiser William personally inspected at
kiel the immense motor ship which Will
be launched in a week or so for the Ham
burg South American freighter using the
motor instead of the old-style engines
or turbine She is said to mark n big
advance on the Danish motor ship Fionia
which attracted so much attention as ths
pioneer of the new style In ship con-
struction. Her motive power taxes IN
very little space and it is believed that
she will considerably exceed the speed
of the average liner. The building .of
motor ships has taken on immense strides
at the German shipyards this year. Tho
boat TO be launched next week is intended
for the oil and ore trade.
The announcement is made semi-offi-
clally that General Won Moltke will short
ly retire from the head of the general
stan of the German army. The most
likely successor of Moltke is Lieutenant
General Won Windhem. who was recently
appointed inspector general OF calvary.