The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1913-10-03
IN THE FATHERLAND
INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS
FROM THE GREAT GERMAN
EMPIRE.
WHAT'S DOING IN OLD HOME
Summary Of the Most Important Hap.
peninss in the Land of the Kaiser
Timely Items for the German
Readers.

Readers.
That they were Inundated and in
-sulted while at Marblehead was as
serted by captains of the German SON
der class yachts before they left Bos-
ton on board the Hamburg-American
liner Cleveland for Hamburg. Il in
tend to complain to the crown prince
of Germany, my employer, of the in
sulting treatment, eliminating in &C
tual mobbing, which we have received
in America declared Captain Otto
Krieger, as spokesman for his two
companion sender boat shippers, Cap
tains Paul Ibsen and Stein I'VE were
treated in Marblehead as if we were
fo'castle dogs, being accorded no con
sideration whatever" Captain Krieger
said that one night, as he and the
3ther captains were leaving q Marble
head picture show, he was struck in
the back of the head with an apple,
while decayed fruit and eggs rained
about him and his companions. Cap
tain Ibsen, who resided for some time
lenient. He explained: Il realized it
was only the action of crowd of
young barbarians. What | did feel,
however. was the sighting treatment
accorded US by the Marblehead folks"
The question of taking part in the
Panama exposition is discussed as
vigorously as ever The most power
full champion of those interests that
are in favor of participation is Herr
Balm, general director of the Ham,
burg-American steamship company.
He says: For a long time the kaiser
has taken pains to establish friendly
relations with the United States. For
that reason he sent exhibits to the eX
positions in Chicago and st. Louis.
And Prince Heinrich, the kaiser's
brother, was sent to America. Now
the question is the introduction of a
new period of development of the
United States and South America and
the trade of the east. Then the Off
cial government fails. But there is a
suffi cient number of industries at hand
which realize the Importance Of the
moment and will make use of it."
1t was intimated that the heads of
the states constituting the German
empire are not going to pay the $780,
,000-more or less-which is need
ed for an immediate Strengthening of
the defenses of the country. But the
mouthpiece OF the government, the
Norddeutsche Allgemeine, announces
that the kings and princes of the
federation viii pay the amount without
'quibbling, thereby giving the German
people a splendid example of selfsac-
rifcing patriotism.
The "Imperator," the biggest ship in
the world, suddenly got a bad reputa-
ton upon returning to Hamburg. The
boilers are said to be insufficient, and
must be altered. Oil heating must be
added as an auxiliary. And it leans
to one side, SO that it must be loaded
more heavily on the other in order to
keep it straight. On account Of these
improvements the ship must be dry
locked. But now it is carrying to our
shores the largest number of people
ever gathered In ship at one time.
Four persons were killed and sew
eral others badly injured at Buchen-
heuren by military aeroplane. The
machine was being used in connec-
ton with the manuevers of the Six
teenth imperial army corps and had
just left the ground when pilot lost
control and the aeroplane plunged in
to crowd OF spectators.
Observation-Disclosures Hans Lorenz
was Killed here as he was completing
q two hours flight. He descended at
too sharp an angle and the wings
buckled The gasoline tank exploded
as it hit the ground and the pilots
body was partly burned before the
fire could be extinguished.
The work is rushed on the four tor
pedo destroyers which are being built
DIT I1S AlCI SuIpy dl US LII IliC nav "
Argentina The artillery equipment
for the vessels is to be furnished by
the Bethlehem steel company in Penn
sylvania. so that when they are com
plete for action they represent the
best skill found in the United States
and Germany.
The national Socialist convention at
Jena had an unusually large atten-
dance Friedrich Ebert Of Berlin and
DIR. Louis Wilhelm Book of Gotha,
members of the chamber Of deputies,
were elected chairmen. Delegates from
England, Austria, Holland, Belgium,
Switzerland and Portugal addressed
the convention.
At the close of the imperial maneu-
vers Kaiser Wilhelm called the Off
GERS together at Bad Salzbrunn, 81
lesia, and spent two hours in criticiz-
ing the work done. Upon the whole
he was highly pleased with the results.
The airships and the wireless service
were successful.
Coburg.-Eight persons were killed,
seven others are believed to be bur
led In the ruins end six more we're in