Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-12-04
NEWS FROM FATHERLAND |
A Brief Resume Of tho Most I'm.
portant Happenings in the
German Empire.

Frau Cosima Wagner, the widow of
the great composer, is seriously i'll.
In addition to heart troubles, she is
feverish. Prof Schweninger has been
called to her sickbed.
The budget of expenses of the Ger
man empire for the coming year is
put at $762, 100000, or about $74000,-
600 more than for the previous year.
The navy will take about $119, 250, 900.
1t was said some time ago that King
Otto of Bayern, who has been insane
for great many years, was so low
that he might not live long. But now
the court physician announces that
the kings ailment is not serious.
Philip Scheidemann, Social-Dem-
ocratic leader and a member of the
German reichstag, said at Socialist
meeting in Paris that German prole-
tairs would not fire on their French
fellows in case of war between their
countries
The Poles in the German reichstag
and the Prussian landtag have issued
fiery protest against the enforce
ment of the appropriation laws Of
East Prussia. The aim of the laws
Is to assist Germans in settling in
Polish communities.
The cigar dealers of Germany held
convention in Mainz and resolved
to put up a stiff fight against the
American tobacco trust. The first
step will be general boycott against
those dealers who handle the goods
Of the American tobacco trust.
The protracted struggle about the
adoption of constitution of Mecklen-
burg has entered new stage. The
grand dukes of Mecklenburg-S chwerin
and Mecklenberg-Streli have again
committed themselves on this ques-
ton, which is so important to their
countries. After the knighthood had
simply rejected the proposed constitu-
ton, the grand dukes notified the es-
tates that they demand a thorough
discussion of the constitution, and
that they resent the action Of the
knighthood, which does not tally with
the Importance of the matter.
Berlin-With the bill creating a
government oil monopoly coming up
in the reichstag, the Standard Oil
company's press bureau here is work
Ing overtime. The Standard evident
ly hopes for little diplomatic opposi-
ton from Washington to the German
attempt to end it's operations in the
fatherland, and has centered all its
efforts on a publicity campaign. The
company contends in newspapers that
Germany cannot get along without the
Standard, and that no government
controlled monopoly can sell petrol
Rin as cheaply as the Standard can.
Prospects for defeating the measure
= ere considered very poor.
Kaiser Wilhelm is to get new
yacht to replace the 19-year-old
Hohenzollern, and the reichstag will
be asked to grant an appropriation of
e1,500,000 to furnish the most modern
and the most speedy yacht possessed
by any ruler. In the new naval esti-
mate for 1913 Admiral Won Tirpitz,
the naval secretary, declared that he
was unable much longer to be respon-
pible for the seaworthiness of the
Hohenzollern, which goes so slowly
that it was not able to keep up with
the feet during the maneuvers. The
new yacht will have a turbine engine
and may be used as scout vessel in
the event of war.
Germany has taken up the fight
against the ever-menacing American
INVASION" and automobiles manufac
tured in this country are far from
popular with manufacturers there, &C
kording to H: R-Harper. export man