Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-04-13
BIG SHIP CANAL TO
EXTEND RHINE
Great Project Will Make Fa-
nous River German Stream
from Black Forest to the
North Sea.

(By Evening Hernla a. ~ LEASED Wirol
Berlin. April is.--Tho River Rhine.
''tho German Rhine" az the Father
lands national song describes ~. may
eventually be made a German stream
from that corner Of the Black Forest
where Il first enters the empire 20
iis mouth. Plans for a great ship
canal 90 open the streams way en-
tirely through German territory TO
the North sea. first br0ached when
bismarck was in power and known
10 have had his approval. have now
been prepared. with fun engineering
and financial details. and will be laid
before the government. the reiehstag.
the parliaments OF the federated
states and the municipalities inter-
estod In the project.
The canal, according 20 these plans.
viii leave the Rhine near Wesel, fol-
low the boundary OF Holland closely
ana join the River Ems not far from
Leor The city OF Emden, az the
mouth OF the Ems. would thus be-
come the harbor city OF two great
German rivers. and shipping which
now enters the Rhine through Dutch
territory would need fear no embargo
By hostile navigation or tariff regu-
lations. The estimated cost OF the
undertaking Is sbS.750.00o. some
100000 less than that Of the Rhine
Hanover canal now under construe-
tion. Apart from the advantages
which this now mouth 20 the Rhine
would afford shipping interests. Il
would result In the reclamation 0i
considerable stretches OF moorland.
the so-calied BourtranRer moor
through which the canal would run
for fts entire length. This. Il Is be-
lievod. win appeal strongly to the
government, as the emperor IN his
address from the throne last year am
nuunced the governments intention
o. systematically pushing the rocla.
nation and settlement Of muorlanus.
Flying is recognized as a regular
profession. and professional avlatora
employed by German acroplane build
era are held entitled TO the benefits
OF the state insurance act II killed
or injured In flights executed in test
ing or selling aeroplanea by deci-
sion just given by tho imperial insur-
ance tribunal The case was that Of
AHNOEkN HNMGNueff NhN VI hMt kA"t
known German aviators. and his me-
chanlclan. August voss. who were
killed at Johannlsthal June .. 1911.
while attempting TO break the worlds
record for height. The widow Of Voss
claimed for herself and child from
the linton OF skilled Mechanics and
Electricians. TO which her Husband
belonged. the Insurance provided by
law, namely. an annuity equal 90 two
fifths Of her husbands annual wages
In view of the extreme risk In this
profession, twenty-six German avn !
ators having been killed already. the
union appealed so the insurance fFi-
bnnaI for a decision. This Is 20 the
effect that while the union Is entitled
10 refuse to pay the legal accident in
surance for casualties incurred In
sport competitions. Il must pay when
It's member Is injured Ia the regular
performance 81 hts duties as a purely
technical employee OF an aeroPiane
firm. The court took the ground
that tho high ascent was a necessary
test OF the ability OF the machine,
further that Voss. as the mechanician
and not the aviator. was not respon-
slbie for the extreme TO which the
test was carried.
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