Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-11
IN GERMANY.

BERLIN, May l0T-.\ Wcstphalian leg
end Of Il sunkcn c~loistcr, swallowed by
the earth in Il night in punishment for
the sins Of the monks, appears now very
possibly founded on fact. The legendary
occurrence has Just been repeated on the
rcputed site of the ancint monastry near
Rheinc, but this time without involving
modern sinners.
Fifteen acres of Il wooded moo" stu
called "the Holy Lake. in conlnrn'o|-
| alton of the waters beneath which li"iNS
and monastery disappeared and Whlth
in turn slowly silted up, first in nIar<l
| and then into moor, have r.pprd mt
! of sight. ON the spot is now 4 axe thir-
ty feet deep. with only the tops vi tie
higher trees appearing above the sur
face. so
Th. legend speaks Of Il rumblinE SUBJ
| tcrruncan noise which warned the pGpE-
lation of the fate overtaking the monks,
and the same sound, accompanied by Il
noticeable trembling of the earth, I'M
ing the night of April 18th. carried the
news of the new wonder to the Villages
around the moor. When the spot was
visited next morning it was tounl tht'
fifteen acres had sunk bodily SOM" ltltN
feet, the subsistence occurring 50 even
Nv and gradually tina birches aud l'lhc*
were still erect in the soil. although az
though alrady well below the leVcl :"
the surrounding land. Streams OF wate'
were pouring from the almost v"rtich
sides of the cavity, which soon filled It
the depth of about fifteen feet and thel
after an interval, to about thirty feet
The flow Of water still continues, pa
the waters seem to have found L ron
. cealcl outlet, for the levelrmainS ,lHIrlH
constant.
Thousands Of sightseers are visiting
the "miracle.' including many gcolo'
yists, who nave already advanced thei
explanations of the phenomena. me
country here is underlaid with beds OF
limestone, which, the geologists assume
is subject to erosion by strong under
ground streams of water. into ii cav
cran thus formed an area or stone cor
responding to the new lake has prcsunl'
ably fallen and the present sinkagc may
be only the Beginning Of further subsi
dcncc.
Anton Won Werner. ,;"rmany'S cole
Dratcd painter of battle scenes anu non
orary director of the Royal Art School
: contributes this month aA interesting
sidelight on the history OF ntcrnatlona
relations during the recent lIuropcai
crisis, illustrating the precautions takel
in Germany to avoid sharpening the stu
alton.
Some time rumlrs concerning a with
drawal from exhibition Of some Of Wer'
ncr's paintings for political reasons have
been in circulation. These, have now beer
confirmed by the painter himself, witt
the addition that the withdrawal was
at the request of the Foreign Office
which was anXious to avoid anything
which might stir up hostility with Franco
Last autumn Werner was invited TO- par
t~icipate in the jubilee loan exp0sitlol
of German art to be held to celebrate
the tWcnty-tifth anniversary Of the"rac.
cession of Emperor William to the throne
! He placed at the disposition OF the or
ganiZerS 4 number Of his historic pic
! lures, dealing with scenes of the FRANCO
! Prussian war with events in later, Ger
| man history up to the death Of General