Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1912-10-23

they have little confidence in each
others sincerity.
Some Of the most influential papers
in Germany and Austria intimate and
others openly accuse England and
Russia of playing a double role. In
an endeavor to place upon Russia the
blame for Montenegro's action the
Frankfurt Zeitung declares that the
Russian National bank is financing
Bulgaria. England is charged with
not taking a stand as theoretically as
she ought. because she is anxious to
Gust German influence from Constan.
tinople.
The death Of a hairdresser who was
run over by tram car at Gelsen.
kirchen has been the direct cause of
other tragedies. The hairdresser's
body was being conveyed to the Gem.
etery when the hearse came into COL
lision with a motor car. the driver
receiving serious injuries and the two
horses being killed on the spot. Fresh
horses and another driver were OBJ
tanned, but just as the funeral ap-
preached the gates Of the cemetery
a child fell in front Of the hearse and
was run over and killed.
Germany's aerial feet suffered a
severe loss by the total wrecking by
explosion of one of it's immense mill.
tary dirigible balloons and of the hall
In which it was stationed at Reinick.
dorf, a suburb of Berlin. The dirigi.
BILE was being refllled with hydrogen
gas by soldiers Of the flying corps.
The gas, which was highly indam.
mable, was being passed into the en-
velope from metal cylinders, when
the friction Of the gas itself on the
filling tube caused fire to break out.
A violent explosion followed. complete.
~ destroying the dirigible and blow
ing the hall to splinters. None Of the
Grew was injured.
In the announcement Of the engage
ment Of Princess Victoria Louise, only
daughter Of Kaiser Wilhelm, to Prince
Ernest Augustus, eldest surviving son
Of the Duke Of Cumberland, it is be-
ueved the revival Of the Hannoverian
dynasty will result. It will end the
ancient feud between the houses Of
Cumberland and Hohenzollern, which
began over the absorption of the
kingdom Of Hanover by Prussia.
The Duke Of Cumberland has never
renowned his claim to the Hanno-
verian throne, and now that his heir
Is to marry into the house Of Hohen.
Eollern 1t Is believed the kaiser will
restore the ancient throne.
Holland is the latest recruit to the
ranks Of the dreadnought building ma
tons. Four vessels OF $4,000 tons dis.
placement and moderate speed are to
be built, their armament consisting of
eight heavy guns. It Is understood
that orders for all four ships will be
placed in England. The guns, how
ever, will be ordered from the Krupp
factory. This move on the part of
The Netherlands government Is prob
ably to be regarded as the naval com.
plement to the fertilization of Wis
singer. At the present moment the
Dutch navy's principal units are q
number Of coast defense ironclads, OF
which the largest is the Zeven Pro.
vincien, displacing 6,525 tons and com
pleted in 1910. Holland is the four
teeth power to build dreadnoughts.
A charming, semi-legendary anec'
dote has sprung up in connection
with Kaiser Wilhelm's recent visit to
Switzerland. OF course he has to see
the bears, for which Berne is famous.
Visitors are provided with bundles
Of carrots with which to feed the
animals, but the kaiser, owing to the
inflrmity of his left arm, experienced
great difficulty in untying his bundle.
Now it happened that a small street
urchin, having evaded the police. who
endeavored to stay his progress, had
wormed his way to the kaiser's side
and as monarch and urchin were sur
rounded by the commanding figures
Of Prince Won Furstenberg and Gen
erals Won Plessen and Won Moltke
the police were unable to intervene
Noticing the urchin by his side, the
kaiser's irritation at the obstinate
piece of string disappeared, and, turn
ing to the boy, he said, with a charm
ing smile, Come my little man, you
throw the carrots for me-" This the
boy did with all the GOODNESS in the
world, and he is now famous in the
town as "the boy who threw the kai
ser's carrots" Those who know the
German emperor's kindly nature need
hardly be told that he also took away
more solid memento.
In 1916, when all the annual increas
es provided will have been made, the
army on peace footing will numbe,
$4,000, an increase Of $1,000, and the
navy $4,000, an increase of $4,000. In
elusive Of $4,000 "one-year volunteers
the army and navy together in 1915
will number $4,000 officers and men
or $4,000 more than at present. :.
The match is In every sense love
affair with the Princess This 70
mantle child Of the reigning famil,
had barely recovered from the hear,
wound dealt by a princeling wht
'wooed and rode away" when she fel
deeply In love with Prince Ernest,
| There is more Catarrh in this section of til
country than all other diseases put together, an
| until the last few years was supposed to b
1AcnraDle. For great many years doctor
pronounced 1t local disease and prescribed loci
lev fo31S