The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-06-16

bassy to be built at washington have
been solicited from architects OF Ger
I nationality, and four prizes,
amounting 70 $3.50 are offered. The
prize jury consists of six prominent
arehitects. the minister of foreign af-
fairs, Herr Won Jagow, and the Ger
man ambassador at Washington.
Count Bernstorff.
Ihis open competition for the Wash
Elngtof1 embassy is a. direct result OF
n criticism Of the new building for
the German embassy at st. Petersburg,
the construction of which was en-
trusted withoNt competition to- Prof.
Peter Behrens, one of Germany's most
prominent architects. His efforts to
ach1eVe a structure of massive and
monumental simplicity, as demanded
by Emperor William. were not al
together happy, though with a freer
hand he doubtless would have been.
more successful. ST, Petersburg speaks
OF the German building al a cross be-
tween q cold storage warehouse and
Ia prison, entirely out of harmony with
the other buildings facing st. Isaak's
square, around which are the best edi-.
fees Of the Russian capital.
Al German electrical firm, competing
with American concerns in the N
business, has just carried off a. $4,000
600 contract for an electrical plant in
Chill, to be constructed with American
capital. This contract covers only the
first installations, and the German
concern will be on hi ground for
further extensions which are expected
ultimately to amount to several mill
lion dollars more.
The plant is that of an American
exploitation company, which foresees
a great development of the west coast
of South America after the opening of
the Panama canal, and is preparing to
work copper deposits in Northern
Chill. The first contract covers the
construction of a main electrical sta
ton on the coast and a secondary sta
ton, 125 miles distant, to which the
power is to be transmitted on a high
tension circuit.
While the Germany Peace society
was in session at Mannheim May 20,
and King George and Queen Mary, as
guests at the marriage of Princess Vic
toria Louise. were demonstrating the
friendship of the British and German
royal houses, the German Navy league
was devoting it's annual meeting at
Bremen to furthering its propaganda
for a greater navy.
A week ago the Military league was
ag1tatlng for further increases in the
army and now those interested in a
greater German navy are making
themselves heard. They declare previ-
Gus increases to be inadequate and
demand two extra battIeship cruisers,
to be laid down in 1914 and 1915. They
say also that as soon as the third
battle squadron is fully formed and
organized, two years hence, it will be
necessary to take up the question Of
strengthening the reserve fleet organ
ization. The league will devote its eff
forts to seeing that the reserve squad
rons are manned, like the British, with
one-haf of the sailor and three-fourths
of the technical personnel, so that they
could go to sea in a few days, and not
weeks, after declaration of war.
American conditions did not escape
notice, and the league demanded of
the admiralty two new cruisers, to be
stationed permanently on the east and
west coasts of America, as we'll as a.
new flying squadron composed of
great and nj cruisers, to be kept
permanently in readiness to steam to
any part of the world where action is
necessary to protect German prestige
and commerce. Recent events in Mex
leo and Hayti, when the one German
cruiser on the American station was
prevented from Immediately appear
Ing to show the flag and protect Ger
mans, were responsible for this de-
mand.