The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-09
IN THE FATHERLAND.
INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS
FROM The GREAT GERMAN
EMPIRE.
WHATS DOING IN OLD HOME
Summary of the Most important Hap
penings in the Land of the Kaiser
Timely Items for the German
Readers.

F1enI occurred III tue f,IIHCe llcLIy ayr
alton contest in which three aviators
were killed earlier ia the week. Lieu
tenant Kraft, while flying near Nor
4heim, was compelled to make a sud
den landing, breaking both arms and
also sustaining serious injuries to his
head and legs. A passenger with him
escaped unhurt.
The first mistress mariner in the
world has been promoted to the COM
nand of an Atlantic liner, namely.
Frau Baudinz, the wife of the Ship
surgeon. She always displayed a keen
interest in steamers, engines and navi-
cation So thoroughly did she study
these subjects that when she sat for
AN examination she easily obtained a
captains certificate. After this sue
cess she commanded cruising vessels
for some time and by virtue of her en-
ergy, composure and seawomanship,
the state eventually granted her per
mission to take charge of foreign-go-
ing ships. The result is that she has
been appointed to the captaincy of a
liner making voyages between Copen-
hagen and America. For some time it
remained a matter Of doubt whether
any insurance company would insure
the vessel, thus recognizing Frau Bau-
dfnx as legally appointed command
.er, The ship now has been insured,
however, and the official position of
the fair mariner is thus fully Endorsed.
DR. Baudinz, the husband of the new
commander, has been given the posi-
ton of a doctor on board the liner.
The attempted conversion of Ger
mans into nation of athletes in three
years is herculean task, the outcome
of which it is impossible to predict,
according to A. c. Kraenzlein, former
University of Pennsylvania star, who
has undertaken the work of chief
trainer preparatory to the Olympic
games In Berlin. Reports of wild en-
thusiasm over athletics in Germany
may be discussed for some time to
come. "All We are doing now is con-
sducting an agitation on large scale
to reach every part of the empire,
Kraenzlein said. Il haven't the slight
est idea of what Germany is going to
be able to do. We have divided Ger
many into seven divisions, each with a
director who is giving courses of in
s6tTuction open to anybody. The courses
last two weeks and are attended most
.ly by men who are interested in secur-
ing athletes for the Olympic games.
These men will go home and endeavor
TO stir up enthusiasm. They will give
first work and instruction at the elm
ination contests, the first of which
comes at Leipsic next week with 900
participants. Others will be held at
Nurnberg, Koln and Hamburg. The
llikeliest material will then come in
groups to the stadium here for two
weeks of actual training under my per
fsonal supervision.
In the fight for ornaments now OF
between France and Germany, which
country will have to call halt first?
As opposed to- Germany's 10000, 600
inhabitants there are about 39,000,00
in France, but France, according to
the latest statistics, is by far the rich
est country in point of actual cash.
There are now in the German Imperial
bank 1,975000,000 francs gold as
against 4,300,000,000 francs in the
Bank of France. In currency, the Ger
man bank has but 2,772, 900, 600 francs
while the French dispose of 1922, 000,-
900 francs of the same sort of money.
The entire amount of money in circu-
Ilation in Germany, including the I'M
perial bank gold, is 7,732000,0 900 francs
while in France it reaches the sum of
$500, 100000 gold. Each Frenchman
theoretically might claim 242 francs as
his share of money in circulation in
France while each German could claim
but $50 francs.
A true though unconventional phil
-anthropist has just passed away at
Innsbruck in the person of Herr Hans
Lieberer Herr Lieberer, who from a
poor man became extremely wealthy
in consequence of successful insurance
operations gave away in all about ST.
100000 TO hospitals, asylums and other
charitable institutions.
Budapest.-Count Stephen Tisza,
the Hungarian premier, and Stephen
Rakovsky, a member of the lower
house. fought duel with rapiers here.
They fought five bouts and both were
wounded. The duel grew out of an
alteration in a committee room Of
the Hungarian parliament.
Osnabruck- - Two more German
army aviators, Lieutenant Otto Roe
der and Lieutenant Siegfried Rein
hardt, met their death in the Prince
Henry flying competition, bringing the
total since the start OF the contest. up
TO seven. The other officers killed
were Lieutenant Willy Wiegandt and
Lieutenants Mueller, Fellfnser, Pohde
and Kobe The latest accident oc-
CURED near the village of Wellendorf
The aviators were caught in thun-
'derstorm, during which their aero
plane overturned and they were
thrown out at a height of $500 feet.
An important step In combating
the excessive use of alcohol by sol
diers has been taken by commanders
of four army corps, the Fourteenth,
Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Twenty first.
who have issued orders doing away