The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-03-23
NEWS OF THE OLD WORLD

J Berlin, March 21,-.Germane astrono~
mers are already taking a. lively inter-
est in g. total eclipse Of the sun that
occurs Aug" 81. The city Of Ham
burg Is fitting out an expedition at it's
own expense, and Prussia will give
assistance to an expedition headed by
Professor eMletne of the Neurological
institute in Charlottenburg. A num-
Der Of German astronomers will at
tach themselves to American expedi-
lions. Professor .Miethe's expedition,
which will be chiefly for the purpose Of
making photographs of the eclipse, will
go to the island OF Austen, far up on
the coast of Norway, where the path
OF totality first touches the European
continent. The Hamburg expedition
will make its observations in. Russia.
It Is understood that the $ Russian
astronomers are making extensive
preparations for facilitating ,the,swork
Of the American and other foreign exr
petitions by having the proper astro-
each important point in the path of
totality. .= -, ">.
Rome, March Fl. -Agriculture is
proving so successful in Tripoli, the
new italian colony in Africa, that the
government expects to see soon a great
deviation Of the usual, emigration to
the United States in favor Of the OPP
portunities lei at hand. The Italian
Of war past and the most urgent roads
built, are experimenting, with vari-
GUS kinds Of agriculture to learn what
Is best adapted to the soil.
Already immense tracts which have
hitherto yielded only thistles are green |
with the promise OF abundant crops,
the government having distributed
thousands of bushels Of grain among |
the Arabs on the condition that it is
returned When the crops are gathered.
At Azizia the harvest of barley has
been multiplied forty times, and at
Sosfa medical herbs and potatoes are
being grown with great success.
Brussels, March 21.-The Union Of
International associations Of
some fifty international associations,
professional, scientific, technical, |
benevolent and political, has decided |
to organize a Worlds congress to meet |
next year at San Francisco during the |
Panama exposition: It appear from |
a communication. received from San |
Francisco that 202 various congresses
have already been announced; The
Unions idea is that the Worlds con-
gress should be made up Of delegates |
chosen by the national and internal
uonal congresses. which will assemble |
In San Francisco. No effort has yet
been made toward a program.
Paris, March Ala new and simple
system Of electric towing has been in
stalled with great success in the canal
from the Marine to the Rhine neSr
Nancy. Along the banks a series Of
STOUT posts has been placed fitted with
rollers, over which runs endless cables
which. .at-each n of the installation,
pass round a drum worked by electric
motor. The barges hitch their tow
rope to the cable by a. special contri-
vance. Prolonged trials have estab-
lished that the new method costs about
nifty percent less than any other me-
addition, much quicker. The great
superiority Of the system consists in
the ease in which. it. can be applied
anywhere without altering in any way
the banks Of the canal: or type OF
barge used.
Berne, March 21.-Opponents OF the
prohibition Of absinthe in Switzerland1
declare that since the law went into
effect the consumption, OF that spirit
has greatly Increased. They, claim that
the principal effect has been to give to
absinthe powerful and widespread pub
licity, and to introduce 1t into many
homes where 1t was hitherto unknown.
Another effect has been the flooding Of
the market with a host Of inferior
which itself Is smuggled in in large
and forms. a fast growing
and highly remunerative Illicit. indus
try.
They propose that a government
be substituted for total prohibition.
This, however. is strongly combated by
temperance advocates.