Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-05-29
NEWS FROM FATnERLA AND
4 Brief Resume Of tho Most I'm.
portant Happenings In tlss
German Empire.

Vienna used to be controlled by the
German element. But the proportion
Of Germany to the total population Of
the city is on the decrease, and they
are gradually losing their grip on the
affairs of the city.
The Prussian landtag is consider.
ing bill which provides fund Of
$26.000.00o for enabling Germans to
keep and obtain farm land in dis.
tricts where foreign elements are
tending to crowd out the Germans.
The excavations at Corfu are alb.
sorbing ell Kaiser Williams spare
time. As seen as the debris had been
cleared away and tho first view Of
the antiquities obtained. tho kaiser
hurried to the spot and assisted while
the door Of IN ancient Greek dwelling
was being laid bare. An exquisite ter.
ra-octta statue and large yellow vases
WITH Z bold black design were brought
to light An interesting discovery was
made OF the h1st glass Of ancient
Greece ever used in Corfu.
When Baron Marshall Won Bieber.
stein goes to London, one Of the
strongest diplomats Of Germany will
be at grips with the British ministry.
The specific object which the German
ambassador at Constantineple will
seek in London L. the settlement Of
land the pagdad railway question. No
doubt some adjustment will be
reached. But here 10 presented the
spectacle Of another pertentous con.
treversy following that over Morocco.
This Bagdad affair is really more seri-
Gus. Whereas Morocco. concerning
France directly, concerned England in
directly. the Bagdad railway and the
Persian gulf concern the British en-
1irs vitality. Germany wants German
control Of the line from Bagdad to
the gulf. r. $3.50 = w.
Rev. r. M. Mueller, D. D.. Of Stutt.
CART, delegate to the worlds cen
ference Of the Methodist church held
in Minneapolis, had the following to
say with regard to Methodisa In Ger
many: "rhe Methodist Episcopal
church met hitter opposition when 1t
entered Germany. Methodism was
an unknown element and the FREQ
churches were not understood. The
power Of the state and state church
and upper social classes were against
Methodism, but now even high ofa-
GERS in the state Lutheran church are
friendly to our Methodist preachers
and members. German Methodism 10
prosperous. We have four weekly and
feur monthly Methodist papers. The
greatest is the Evangelist, printed at
Bremen, where we have q large book
concern and publishing house. One
Of the German papers has q weekly
circulation Of 10000"
Count Berchtold, the new Austrian
Hungarian foreign minister, has made
a speech announcing his policy, that
pleases all Europe and pours oil ON
troubled waters. While the dual mon
archy will remain pledged to tho
triple alliance not only In letter but
In spirit, Count Berchtold lays empha.
sis upon this design of that alliance,
which is peace. Thence he proceeds
to express his wish for good relations
with Russia and also France, while he
expressly recalls, "the traditional
friendship" with England. He regrets
the prolongation of the war of Aus.
tria's ally, Italy, with Turkey, and
says Austria will do all she can, con-
sistent with her neutrality, to end the
war. Austria is the diplomatic key Of
Europe just now, and it IL apparent
that the pacific policy of Aehrenthal
still prevails at Vienna over the anti
Italian, anti-Russian militarist reac-
ton.
On the outskirts Of Dresden has
sprung into existence garden city,
the first of it's kind in Germany. Hell
lerau is two miles distant and 300
feet higher than Dresden. The wood
ed parts are preserved as much as
possible. The 315 acres are divided
into one section for cottages, the other
for villas. The cottage section is
built by the Hellerau Building society
and the houses are rented to men,
bers only. Membership is obtained
by taking share equal to $47.6O. and
the liability of the members ends
there. Interest up to per cont is
paid on these shares and any further
profits are divided among the COM
munity. Tenure il fixed and the ten
ant may leave at years notice. Cot
tages are built to rent at 81 to $3.50
annually. Each cottage has a garden,
a large cellar, separate scullery with
built-in boiler, pantry, water-closet on
the ground floor. easily accessible At
tic, gas for cooking, electric light and
bells, water connection, and, If needed
| accommodation for domestic animals.
The smallest cottage consists of four
rooms, kitchen ana living room on tho
ground floor and two bedrooms on tho
upper floor, large enough for family
with two or three children. In 1910
$50 cottages were built and are now
occupied, and in 1911 an additional
$50. Electric light is supplied from
the power station of the German Insti.
tute Of Technical Arts at cost of
cents per kilowatt hour; gas costs
asa cents per 1000 and water 3o.S
cents per 1000 cubic feet. 5.
Baron Biberstein, the new ambassa,
dor Of Germany at London, will re-
ceive salary of $37.50o a year, which
ts q higher salary than il paid to any
man by the German government, cut
i side Of the compensation which the
kaiser gets. It 10 more than that paid
/, to the imperial chancellor.