The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-05-11
GERMANY IS AFTER.
SUPREMACY OF AIR
Making Desperate Efforts
Not to Be Left Too Far
Behind by France.
(Eational News Association

BERLIN, May 11.-Germany Is max
ling desperate efforts not to be left
ttoo far behind in the race for mill
'tary supremacy of the air, in which
France at present leads by a goodly
number of lengths. Money is not as
plentiful here as it is in wealthy
France, but during the last six weeks
about $125,000 has been collected for
military airships and aeroplanes. OF
this amount, the little kingdom OF
fSaxony encouraged by King Freder-
Iick's example has contributed $4,000.
The cities of Mannheim and Heidel-
berg gave $4,000 and $4,000 respective
ly on the first day the subscription
list was opened.
No Sarah Bernhard has fascinated
the audience with the charm of her
golden voice, but the ladies of Dres-
den have organized a ball in aid of the
fund which is certain to be great sue
cess, for patriotism and frivolity in
combination Is irresistible. The Ma
tional Fund is under the patronage of
Prince Henry of Prussia, Count Won
Posadowsky- Wiener, formerly minis
ter of the interior, and now an indie
pendent member Of the Reichstag, is
president of the committee, and Herr
Mandlssohn, the banker, is treasurer
Some of the most distinguished
names in Germany appear on the list
of the committee, among them DR..
Kampf, president of the Reichstag,
several royal Princes, and the more
prominent Jewish financiers. 1t is no.
ticeable that the semi-official Nor
deutsche Allagemeine Zietung' prints
the committees appeal in place of it's
leading article. The committee has
adopted the motto: For the people,
through the people, and the move
ment appears likely to be very popu-
lar.
AS evidence of the progress of the
German flying industry has made in a
brief two years, it is proudly announ-
ced by the newspapers that the
worlds largest aeroplane factory is
about to begin operations at Johannis-
thai. 1t is the works of the Alba
tross company. 1t will employ 400
hands and have an output capacity of
ten to twelve machines month.
able worlds record"
One o fthe few plays just now
worth seeing in Berlin is the Fluent
Frankfuerter" at the "Koenniggraet-
Ger street theater. The scene is laid
In Frankfuert-am-Main hundred
years ago, and the five Frankfuerters
are the five b rothers Rothchoild, the
founders of the famous banking firm.
The five brothers come together from
the various cauitals, where hey rep
resent the firm to discuss the finan-
cial situation of a reigning prince, one
of the banks clients. One of the
of the princes affairs by marrying
the prince to his daughter. The
Prince, who has accidentally met the
girl at watering place, is willing,
but not SO the young lady, who is in
love with the youngest of her uncles,
marriage with whom is not forbid
den by Jewish law. The inclination
what strange and unsympathetic to
the American spectator, but, of course
in no way shocks the sensibilities of
Berlin Jews, who form a large per-
centage of the audience. There are
one or two amusing characters and
the acting is excellent, but the play
has perhaps it's chief charm, in the
successful reproduction of the old
world atmosphere.