The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-11
13 Airships and Ia Companies

There are to be Is army airships
with IA companies Each company is to
have two airships. so that the whole
force will be about 30. If only to
judge by the figures of personnel (about
100 men to a company this estimate is
probably far too low. 1t would be more
prudent to calculate upon the basis of
three airships 10 each station, but the
only safe calculation must be based upon
information regarding the output and ca
pacity of the building yards There is
no difficulty about accommodation for
the ships. The Zeppelin shed at Potsdam,
which takes two ships, was built last
autumn in about six weeks. What is
clear is that the general staff is laying
the foundations Of a comprehensive
scheme, which is capable of very great
and very rapid expansion.
Presumably it is intended to get all
the l. aeropane companies into work
ing order as soon as possible. There
is great reason to believe that the pres
ent number of army aeroplanes in Prus-
sia considerably exceeds $50, and that at
least 100 more will be added this sum-
mer This estimate does not include the
aeroplanes of the Bavarian army The
number of really effective army aero
planes at any given moment will proba-
bly, never be known, but it was stated
long before the present army bill was
man army corps was to have six aero
planes in commission and six in reserve,
ma king a total Of 800 With the new or
SANITATION here described the total would
give only 20 aeropanes for each of Is
aeroplane companies.
Matrimonial Science High School
At Munich a high school for matrimo-
NAL sciences, or. to give its sonorous
Teutonic title, -'Hochzchule des .iorats
b,c h1
Professor DR.. Walter Hassall. DR.. Has
sail hopes that within a months time
the academy will number 800 students of
both sexes These, completing lheir
course, will be awarded diplomas rs
teachers of love and will be expected to
travel the length and breadth of Ger
many in order to make an active pro-
pa canda in favor Of marriage. The cur
riculum at the high school will include
lectures by specialists on the danger of
f,irta tion and the beauties of "all-sacri-
fcing love" Experts in zoology and
biology will illustrate their instruction
nv means of cnematographic displays.
and will explain the interesting laws of
affinity and soul attraction and repulsion.
Srecial courses will be held. at which the
ideals of love will he instilled into the
souls of rebellious SUBJECTS; Whiie the
nroblem of preventing the fight of love
will receive great attention.
X aiser Arranging Daughters Wedding
With tremendous energy the Kaiser
;,as thrown himself into the arrange
ments for his daughters wedding. 1t
is having the whole attention of the
HehenzelIern household. In particular
,be kaiser is plotting all sorts of state
iv reyelries for the court ball, which
is TO honor the occasion. 1t will be
onened bv a polonaise danced exclusive
" hv Young people. The dance is sew
.ar,,I centuries old, and has always been
feature of the German court balls.
The Kaiser Is insisting on a careful
rehearsal of the polonaise by those who
an, to take part in it. and the dancing
master at the Betlih schioss IS haVihg
husv time of it. Despite the puritanical
feelings of certain section of the
German court moreover. his majesty
insists on observing also the ancient
ana nretty custom of cutting up and dis
iributing the brides garters after the
wedding feast
.lintheria is being much discussed by
German scientists. The professor says
the new serum consists of a mixture
~ dinhtheria toxin and anti-toxin
which In contrast with the old Behring
sarun1 Is completely harmless and il
more lasting in its effects He Is ready
10 nrovide hospitals with the serum
b,t he was anxious that accurate OBJ
ssrvations should be made of its ef-
rects If these experiments prove as
s,ooseeful as the first. he thinks 1t
~nl,ld be possible to secure many people
from contagion in times of diphtheria
pidemic.
A Narburg doctor states that he has
;roauIated child with the serum and
Inn transferred the serum to another
l,odv II was the first case in which
Immunity against infection had been
secured by means of human serum.