Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-11-22

for foreign Affairs. for the Washing
, ton post, and because he did not get
it never forgave his Old political ally,
although as il turns ont, the cabinet
and not Lord ROsebery, refused to
make the appointment.
Lord Rosebery brought the matter
to the attention Of the cabinet by
/, reading a letter from Labouchcre, in
which the latter said that not having
been admitted to the new government,
and feeling the advance of years, he
had no wish TO remain longer in the
House OF Commons. He added that
if he remained his business would be-
as it always had been, to attack the
existing government, and ii was there
fore to the interest of ministers that
he should Withdraw. He had been
fthinking over what was possible for
him, as a justification for giving up
! his seat, and had come to the conclu-
sion that the post best suited for him
was that of Minister at Washington.
Lord Rosebery said that If the cabinet
was in favor Of the appointment, he as
! foreign minister, would acquiesce. The
cabinet, however, decided against the
appointment and Lord Eversley OK
| presses the belief that the attacks on
Lord Rosebery. which appeared in
Truth" thereafter, were made because
Labouchere believed that Lord Rose
berry was responsible for the refusal
of the appointment.
Berlin-The two disasters to zerpe-
lin airships in September and October |
are not to result in checking the use
Of these craft in Germany. This is
the decision apparently reached by !
the government, the concerns that |
build airships, and by what may be
called the aerial travelling public
The recent fatal accident in the !
North Sea when i men were killed,
and a. Johannisthal, when % per-
sons losi titeir lives have not re-
duced the number of sailings in the
vicinity OF Berlin of the Hansa. sta
toned at Pctsdam. This airshfp is
still making two trips daily, and only
recently il celebrated its three hun
dredth flight. Moreover, the German
Airship Navigation company, which
owns the Hansa and two other air
ships, is preparing for much more
extended sci duic Of sailings. To-,
the company's eight stations, located
at Potsdam. Hamburg, Dusseldorf
Frankfort, Baden-Baden, Gotha, Leip-
zig. and FriedrichsI afen, are to be
added eight moTe-at Emden, Bremen,
Hanover Brunswick, DresGen, SUIT .
CART, Munich, and Copenhagen 1t is :
also intended later 20 establish sta
tiOns at towns in the more eastern ,
part of the empire, such as Breslau, q,
and probably at Dantsic and Konigs-
berg. =.
From a recent issue Of the aerial :
time table" it appears that regular
routes and fixed sailings viii be main
tanned. Between FTiedTichshafen and :
the airships will sail ,
either via Hamburg and Brunswick, 3
Dr. by way of Brunswick, Potsdam,
Leipzig, GOtha and Stuttgart. Another 4
inc will connect Dresden and Ham
burg by way of POtsdam and Bruins
wick. Vessels travelling between Bre-
nen and Emden viii follow the same (
course as far as Brunswick. Between 8
Dresden and Dusseldorf he route will
also be by way of Brunswick. The last N
famed city is thus g lie sort OF cen
raj station for the whole system.
Owing to the large number of sta
ions that eventually will be in opcr- z
.tion, it is expe TED tina. the aircraft e
gill be able TO find ready refuge when b
by bad weather. Most - z
he stations are constructed TO accom- q
lodate two ships. b
The population of Berlin is decreas- IL
lg. Not only are the laboring classes Il
loving out 10 the country TO find work 81
ut the wealthy are forsaking the city -
Dr. more preteatious homes in the -
earby suburbs. The exodus has been :
D steady during the past eight months 8
nat Berlin today has over IL 900 less -
Inhabitants than 1t tad on March l. y
The present year Is the only c7e to r.
now a decrease in population since "a
s73. For six years past the rate OF II
Icrease has been comparatively slow, -
at as recently as 1906 there was u
ain of 1000 in twelve months. Now IS
lie tide has turned the other way, and "a
le municipality IS alarmed over the "a
spartuTe of I9 millionaires, in the -
erman sense, In three months ended ~
me 80. The city's tax receipts are -
,rrespondingIy reduced. e
The loss this year appe>r RS 10 be not -