The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-09-01
BERLIN IS ALREADY BUILDING STADIUM Getting Ready for Olympic Games Four Years Hence FAVOR GROWN PRINCE Future Ruler Is Fast Supplanting His Imperial Father in the Gen
 unine Affections of
 the Army
FAVOR GROWN PRINCE
By MALCOLM CLARKE

Berlin, August 8.-(Special)-Witn characteristic deliberateness the Germans have already begun work on the building of the Olympic stadium for the games to be held in Berlin during 1916. Some of the improvements planned will be read with particular interest by the American attn letes who tossed in their hunks on tn Finland while they were awaiting recu' rent dawn to defeat the rests of t'e worlds champions on track and field. For the stadium at Berlin will have hotel annex for the athletes, bedrooms, hath rooms, lounging rooms, training rooms; in short, everything necessary for a continuous tournament so that there , will be no necessity to tire the contestants hy trips to and from the city. The formal opening of the new big athletic play ground will take place next year. when sports will be held there to celebrate the 2sth anniversary of the Kaser's access sion.
 The stadium is to lie in the middle Of the large Grunewald race course, which is itself an immense clearing in the fir for est which stretches away on the west side of Berlin. It will be about half an hours
 
 city.
 The most noticeable feature in which |, win differ from the stadums at other Olympic cities is that the swimming tank will not be inside the running tracks, but in the line of the encircling building. This is intended to give the stadium a more mbroSen appearance. The inside track of the two that encircle the German stadium is for running and will be 400 meters (437 yards) long: the outer one Is for cycle races, and will be 666 2-3 meters G29 yards) in length.
 The stadium will seat about 1S,000 and there will also be standing room for 12 900 The seats will be open to the sky.
 The Crown Prince Is rapidly supplanting his father in the regard of the army and particularly among the old soldiers. His imperial highness is developing many of the traits which made his grandfather, the Kron Prinz of Koniggratz and Worth so loved and respectedeby the soldiers. He is a daring rider, keen artillerist, without any doubt as clever a tactcian as any officer on the general staff.
 A few days ago, while he was riding forth from the barracks at Danzig, a cfOWd gathered 10 cneef nm. An aged organ grinder tried to force his way through the press, but the police drove him back without much ceremony. The Kaiser's son heard the old mans pleas: T want to speak to the l<ron Prinz" Waving the police to one side, the prince took the outstretched hand of the aged organ grinder.
 Just like Kron Prinz Fritz, said the gratified street musician. And we fought together in many battles He pinned this medal with his own hands at Gravelotte And that was a great battle. I have often seen the Kaiser. your father. But now l have seen our future Kaiser I can die happy. You are your grandfather come to life again."
 The prince and the bystanders were greatly touched. Little incidents like this tend to strengthen the hold of the heir tc the throne on the affections of the army.
 Because the high heel of her French slipper got stuck in a tramway line. a very pretty young lady held up traffic in the busiest square of Dresden for over 15 minutes. Tramcars stopped in long lines of protesting conductors and indignant passengers; an immense crowd gathered. wondering what terrible accident had hap pened in the square. Police officers sur rounded the young lady, offered their as-
 
 1. angry and blushng to the roots of her h3r, the dainty little miss tugged at the rehelious shoe, but it would not come losa At last one of the policemen lost his temper and his courtesy. He cut the shoe lace with his pocket knife and drew out the tiny stockinged foot. The lady wept; the crowd laughed the silk stock ing was full of holes
  The new German battleship Kaiser tErsatz Hildebrand) has just been placed in commission. The Kaiser Is the first hattleship of the German navy to be fitted with turbines instead of reciprocating en- zines. She is provided with special ac- commodation for the Emperor William, who will be on board during the man. euvers. and she will be one of the four battleships forming the one-half of the new third squadron which is to be formed this autumn.
 She carries 10 12-inch guns, IA 6-inch 05cm) guns, and 12 35-inch guns Her measurements are as follows: Length on construction water line 564 feet inches; greatest width. 95 feet l inch, construc- ton draught 27 feet
 
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