The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-02-26
GERMANY SEEKS
FIELD HON0RS|
olympic Games to be Held In 1915
and Plans for Same Are Being
Made by the Sport
Lovers.
TO STUDY OUR METHODS
Kaiser Is Great Hunter and Has Proof
Of It by an Invoice Of the
Game He Has Brought
Down.
IBy Kari III. Won Wingand RerlinI Cor.

49, ~ SAA . ui3til CliC Wy ufplS
Games will be held in Berlin, but
with characteristic Teutonic thorough
ness, preparations already are in full
swing to make the event the best and
most successful of the kind ever held.
The German National Olympic Com
mittee. with the crown prince at it's
head, has issued an appeal to the
public for funds and at the same time
urges the various athletic and sport
societies and associations to do their
best to place Germany high up in the
list of winners at the games 1t calls
attention to the necessity of timely,
preparations and training.
In order to raise large sum of
money quickly, the name of Patron
of the Olympic Games will be given
to every one who will pay $3.50 an
nually. This, it is stated in the APP
peal, will be a sacrifice upon thhe
Altar of our Fatherland.''
The Olympic stadium, built in
Gruenewald. or Green Forest. at the
edge of Berlin, will soon be complst-
ed. It cost over 100000 and is said
to be the largest and best arranged
stadium in the world. The new s.ad-
ium will be the principal training
place for scores of Germans who ex-
l,pect to compete In the games in 1916.
It will be opened by Emperor William
on June s. More than 5000 German
athletes will participate in the open
nc
The Stadium will have 1890 seats
and standing room for 5000 specta-
! tors. The keen interest taken in the
Olympic games has given the 1916
event great impetus in Germany
/ Numerous foreign trainers are being
engaged, including several Americans
Carl Diehn, leading sports authority
will soon leave for the United States
to visit the leading colleges for the
purposes of engaging the best train
ers that he can find Nothing would
give the Germans greater satisfac-
ton than TO pass the Britishers In
the world of sports
BERLIN. Feb. 2e.-"Death brings
no agony of the soul with it. Death
enters only in condition of complete
unconsciousness hence there can be
no agony" So declared Privy Medi-
cal Councillor Professor DR.. Ewald,
one of the leading medical author-
ties in Germany, in speaking upon
the problem Of age and death.
There is law that we must die,
Why, no man knows not even our
greatest biologists can give a good
reason" continued Prof. Ewald. @As
general rule, real old age is not de-
sirable because of the Affections that
it brings with it,
BERLIN, Feb. 26.-That there is
some connection between the in
fluenza epidemics which have been
prevailing In Germany and Austria,
and the increase of appendicitis, is
the conclusion of the German health
authorities. In the annual report OF
the Prussian health department,
which has just been issued, attention
is called to the subject. Extensive
influenza epidemics In Germany dur.
ing the last few years, have invariab-
/ ly brought with them a marked In
crease in appendicitis says the re-
port ut can no longer be denied
that there may be relation or con-
nection between these two Diseases"
Z h
BERLIN, Feb. 26.-Emperor Will
liam II has just celebrated his fortl-
eth anniversary as huntsman That,
among his other great achievements,
he also is the greatest hunter in the
world. is apparent from the fact that
he has killed 7o,S45 head of game of
all kind.
At the ehuntsman exposition" OF I,
as 1t also is known, "Antler exhibit
ton" which has just closed here, the
hunting trophies of the emperor form
ed one of the largest on exhibit.
The kaiser evidently is accompan-
led on his hunts by score keeper
as there is very accurate data upon
the number and kind OF game he has
slain.
These include 1861 deer Of all
kinds, 955 roebuck 3.126 wild hogs. u
elk, 3 RENDERS. f21 chamois As a
bear hunter the emperor has not been
a great success, as his tally is only 3.
His hunting records show that among
the small game which he has bagged
are aS2 foxes. 20,s2f rabbits, tur-
! keys. IS grouse. 81 ducks, 1858