The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-18
He Has Made Interest
ing Plans for Holt
day Trip.
TEACHERS END
TOUROF GERMANY
Next Year German Educators
May Respond by Paying Visit
to This Country for Study
of American M ct h 0 d s.
Tourists Arc Rush
ing Homeward.
rspeoial to The Times-Dispa,ch.l

l.
Berlin. August 17-The Kaiser has
made very interesting plans for a
holiday In Switzerland in September.
He Will arrive at Zurich on the even
ing OF September and Will take UP
his headquarters at tho villa Rlet-
berg He win travel on the Atm by
train 20 Wyl Thence ne will motor
to It!ngen. taking IL the Swiss mill
tary manoeuvres and the same evening
witnessing water fete on Lake Zu-
sloh. On the 5tb ne will 20 by train
10 Berne. where there Will be ? grand
reception in hts honor oy the Senate
ana high officials OF state and T. pro-
cessional drive through the streets.
There VIII De an Official dinner In the
evening. That night he Will take
sleeping car for Interlaken
On Septern Der the Kaiser Will visit
the JungfrauJoch and Ice Lake. and
will motor via G-indelyJAld to Rienter
Lake. On the 18th he viii start for
homa
AS result OF tour Of Germany
by German American teachers. q. move
men- mas been started among teachers
here to respond in 1913 BIZ Il tour OF
American cities. The most marked at
tention was paid the Americans In
Berlin b. professors and teachers as
we'll as the officials Of the foreign Of
fee and the ministry OF education In
speaking about thu tour the Arner'-
cen teachers. DR.. II. II Erick. OF Gin
cinnat.. the president OF the associa-
ion sa!d;
'"Thc tour VIII give new impetus
20 the teAching OF German IN Amer'-
ca Many o. thu teachers spoke the
language Snt had not seen Germany.
\ vivid impression OF German lie
has been gained. and contact with the
leading educators has now practically
given them first hand knowledge OF
the latest methods O. Germany's great
educational system. This VIII be car
rled home and applied by our teachers
I'VE .are going home with new
idea Of Germany. I hope the German
teachers VIII carry out the plan sus-
gested during our stay IN Berlin and
pay America similar visit"
The convention OF teachers closed on
Thursday night with farewell dinner.
The Americans scattered on Friday
for personal trips 70 sundry points.
They win reasse!nble st Bremen on
August %, and VIII sail for New York
on the steamship Grosser Kurfurst
Rushing Homeward.
The hons ward dlsh OF Americans
is so great that the North German
Lloyd Company will add two stea mers
TO its regular schedule IN the next
fortnight. Even so. the company viii
be unable 10 accommodate the rush.
Between 90 600 and $4,000 have been
booked for New York from Bremen
for the balance OF August and nearly
every berth has been taken up 10 the
middle OF September Two extra ships
will be put on the first week of Sep
TENDER Fifteen thousand passengers
have been booked for New York from
Hamburg for the remainder Of August
Even the officers are giving up their
cabins. Wild ana exorbitent prices are
being demanded for tickets
The Beyrourh Wagner festival was
brought to the attention TO the people
on August IS BY Mayor Cassellman.
who 81 q meeting OF the City Council
read letters from Americans who had
paid S52 in Munich Tor So seat. Others
paid $40 and $50 TO spectators In Bey-
routh. who had bought up all the seats.
AS high MS $40 and s25 was exscted
for the poorest places in the gallery.
The Mayor demanded that energetic
steps be taken 10 check the evil witch
is giving Beyroutn the name OF running
mere hold-u game.
Plans Great Airship.
J Boerner. a German engineer. IS
planning gigantic airship which is
10 cross the Atlantic The ship is TO
be $50 feet long and 20 feet VIDE. II
VIII have nifty two ballonets and will
be divided into eighteen sections. which
Will be surrounded with a layer OF
nitrogen. 1t VIII be equipped with
thirty-four motors each driving eight
propeilers and developing $500 horse
power. The ship Will be capable of
speed of seventy five miles an hour.
and will be able to carry 800 persons
for $500 miles. Leading experts are
interested and talk OF forming com
pany 10 run the ship and others like
her
Count Won Bernstorff, the German
am bassador at Washington. who is
spending his vacation on his Bavarian
estate. came TO Berlin Monday Tor n
conference with the foreign office. He
returned to Munich the next day and
will remain on his estate until tn.
end OF August. when he will visit the
Kaiser at Berlin. He will sail for New
York on October 10
Irwin B. Laughlin, secretary OF the
American embassy. sailed for New
York on Monday on the steamer Kaiser
Wilhelm. He is going to New York
TO marry Miss Marie L. Iselin. daugh-
ter of Adrian Iselin. OF that city.
SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT.
Increases IN the Gross Earnings Of Many
Railroads in six Months.
For i53 railroads thu Financial Chronicle