The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-31

of ST. Michael. On each side of him
Furies with torches hover over bat
tlef1eld strewn with dead. Above, in
letters six feet high, is the motto OF
the anti-Napoleon warriors: Colt Nit
Uns" God with us).
Details of tragic accident on the
Rax Alp, in the Austrian Alps, in
which a French professor of aristo-
cratic family, NJ Maurice de Lilien-
thai, lost his life, are related by a
Vienna woman. NJ. Lilienthal and a
young woman started from a noun
tain hut to climb to the summit $500
feet high. They went alone, as both
were practiced mountaineers. M. Lii
ienthal suffered from the intense cold,
and when they were near the top he
was seized with cramps. He called to
the woman to assist him. as he was
unable to go on. Although both were
clinging to the steep sides Of a rock,
she let go one hand in order to mas
sage the arms Of her companion, keep
ing her position meanwhile with, the
utmost difficulty. Feeling stronger, M.
Lilienthal resumed the climb, but lost
his hold on the rocks and fell down
precipice, nearly sweeping the woman
from her precarious foothold in his
in spite of her shock and terror, she
returned to the mountain hut for help.
Prof Henry Van Dyke, formerly Of
Princeton university, the new United
States minister to the Netherlands,
presented his credentials to Queen
Wilhelmina at the palace of Het Loo.
After expressing to the queen the COM
plimentary wishes of President Will
son, Professor Van Dyke spoke of his
own peculiar pleasure Of taking up his
mission. Holland was the home of my
forefathers," he said, ''and gave to
America the fundamental ideas of re-
ligious liberty, public education and
federal union. 1t is the center of the
most thoughtful efforts to promote
the peace of the world on the basis
of international justice and reason"
Professor Van Dyke signalized the
commencement of his mission by
sending to America a choice collection
of tulip bulbs to be planted in the
garden of Nassau hall, Princeton.
The newest and largest of the Yep
pelin war airships, the L H., was de-
stroyed in most spectacular manner.
Flying at speed of 40 miles an hour
to be tested, the 500-foot COLOSSUS Of
the air exploded above Johannisthal.
In few second the ship was a burn
ing mass, and when it struck the
ground most of the occupants had
been burnt to death. Not one of the
% survived for any length of time.
This was by far the greatest tragedy
in the history of the Zeppelin airships,
and it cast gloom upon the German
people. The Zeppelin passenger
cruiser Hanso was ordered aloft at
Johannisthal Immediately after the
explosion, and this gave some comfort
to the people who were crowding
around the scene of the disaster.
DR.. A. E. Smith, an American who
stay in Germany, gives the following
information: 1T has been pointed out
by several observers that the German
emperor exercises an authority that
is probably more absolute than that
welded by any other ruler of modern
times That this power has, on the
whole, been wisely used is evidenced
by the great and apparently constant
ly increasing popularity Of the kaiser.
Even those Germans who have little
liking of the monarchial idea, and
their name is legion, and who are al
lied with the Socialist party, cannot
conceal the pride which the kaiser's
-uresque and undeniably efficient
ruler"
Samuel Altman, agent Of the Cana
dian Pacific Railway company, was ar
rested in Vienna and his Office search
ed by the police, supposedly in con-
nection with the charge brought
against the agent of the company in
Lemberg, Of assisting Austrians to
evade military service by emigrating
to Canada without passports.
Berlin.-Lieutenant Koenig, military
aviator, fell 500 feet and was killed
at the Nenendorf aerodrome near Der.
lin. The wings of his machine col