Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-10
Germany to Celebrate Ami
versary of His Reign.
RULER TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
Jubilee Throughout the Empire Fol-
lowing June Is Next.
SUBSTITUTE FOR ARMY IN WAR
University Professor Recommends
Increase in Aerial Guns.
Special cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
BERLIN, August 1O-Though it is hard
to believe it, for the impetuous kaiser
still impresses you a very young man.
it is an indsputable fact that Emperor
William, June ID. 1919. will haze ruled
his empire for one quarter of century,
and it goes without saying that the event
is to be celebrated in Germany with all
the circumstance and pomp so dear to the
TeLtonic heart so attractive to the leu
tonic eye and, doubt, with COM
pIeteness in every detail worthy OF this
land of jubilees, where even the street
commissionaire who has stood for suffl-
GENTLY long period at the bidding of the
public is honored with at least para
graph in the local paper
The celebration will for the most part
be of military character. but there Will
also be the customary public school holi-
days, national subscriptions and founda-
tons of various kinds. and d further NIL
IMPLICATION of reproductions of the impe-
rial face and figure in colors, stone and
marble, in all parts of the empire. BY
order of the royal tubular" medal to
be worn by civil and military officials and
one for the use of the common soldier
and marine will be struck.
The world of business is preparing
jubilee account of the course of German
commercial development from the open
contemplating exhibition illustrative
of the progress of German art during the
period introduced by a grand banquet
Stamp collectors are already demanding
a special jubilee issue.
Argues Against Warfare.
The subject of war is always dear to
the German heart. but the burdens of
taxation, with the necessity of always be-
ing ready, have now become so heavy
that any practical suggestion to do away
with the continuous drain on tn public
pocketbook is hailed with delight. Evil
IDENTIFY here was the chance of a patri-
otto German professor, and he has not
been slow to avail himself of it.
In the current number of a big German
magazine Pyof. Gottfried ZOepfie of the
University of Berlin, in full earnest,
makes the suggestion that just as We are
Waging war against rats by inOculating
them in a scientific way with typhus
bacilli. We should give up the crude and
expensive way of preparing to meet our
national enemies with armor, gunpowder
and shells, and ma ne use of the far less
expensive weapons which modern science
places in our hands.
In other words, if war should break QUE
Old-fashoned methods as that of rushing
our young men toward the frontier in
regiments and army corps. but in the
darkness of the night We should send out
q
planes loaded to their full capacity with
frail glass bottles filled with the deadly
bacili of cholera and plague to be drop
ped into Frances fiourishing cities The
professor asserts that international law
would be pOwerless to stop any such at
tack, which could never be discovered, be-
cause the attacking force would have dis
appeared before dawn and there would be
no proofs of any expedition having been
sent out. He hopes, he says. that his idea
may help to promote the idea of universal
peace.
Theaters in Open Air.
While the cnematograph and variety
shows threaten the very existence of the
theater in the winter, the natural thea
ter" is beginning to threaten it in sum-
mer. There has been, in fact, notice
able development in the latter direction
in Germany of late years. and one can
hardly take up paper published in any
part of the country without lndlng rec
orded the more or less successful per-
Torrance of this or that play in the open
air. 1t Is obvious that among the vast
repertoire of ancient and modern drama
quite a considerable number of plays are
likely to be produced out OF doors ana In
appropriate surroundings at least as ef-
fectively as, if not much more effectively
than. when bounded by the ordinary
theater walls
was made at Jena during the week. with
Schiller's "Wallenstein Lager The play
was got up by students of the university
and played on plateau near .he .o ,.. !,
among hills partly bare and dotted with
granite powders and partly clothed with
trees and shrubs. The students were
helped by a theatrical director from
Strassburg and received valuable ASSIST
ance from the military authorities. Any
one who has read the play can readily
imagine how effective the scenes on such
an open-air stage. with their iuny ac-
6r.U
siers their flaming rivOuac fires and the
movement of peasant crowds, must nave
been in such roomy surroundings Inc
spectators, who had a hill TO themselves
numbered about 1000 and included thea
trical people, playwrights ana actors
from all parts of Germany.
Charge Against Cavalry Captain
The trial of the Russian, Kostevitch,
CAPTAIN of the St. Petersburg cavalry,
and his alleged accomplish. Nikolski, on
a charge of espionage will take place be-
fore the supreme court at Leipzig early
in September the case. as usual. being
heard in camera. Nine. kostevitch. who
has unlimited faith in her husband s
innocence is nothing II not energetic.
Considering that the Russian embassy
here was not hGstlinS sufncientiy. she
teiegraphed TO headquarters In ST. Pc
fersburg and continued doing so until
by sheer importantly she was heard. The
Russian government has now given in
structions to the Berlin embassy that a
1irst-class advocate shall be engaged to
defend the prisoner. and has given $500
toward the expenses.
kostevitch whose guilt is considered
already proved. although he is believed TO
have acted his own responsibility.
was a suspect from the time he set foot
in Germany some months ago. and was
accordingly Swallowed by the emissares
of the political police day and night. a
surveillance of which he was utterly TN
conscious. He lived alone for some weeks
in small hotel, and then joined by
his wife, who ostensiby studied des-
tistry. The captain professed to be max
ing chemical experiments at a factory
i'm the west end. and Nikolski was in a
similar factory at Dusseldorf The men
worked into each others hands so per-
fectly that they gained between them.
il is stated. an overwhelming amount Of
valuable informaIon-how, still -cmans
10 be shown.
Army in the Clouds.
Gradually, but very surely the Ger
man army is augmenting its feet OF air
cruisers. Not that all the purchases are
Co. a.