The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-02-13
IN TIL: FATHERLAND
INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS
FROM THE GREAT GERMAN
EMPIRE.
WHATS DOING IN OLD HOME

Summary Of the Most important Hap
peninas in the Land of the Kaiser
Timely Items for the German
Readers
Rev H. A. MaIIey, a young Congre
gational missionary who has just re
turned from the Antipodes, gives tn
following account of the fate Of Wer-
ner. German scientist, among the
cannibals of New Guinea: THE fact
is startling, but true, that nine-tenths
OF the prisoners held by the British
government in New Guinea are coa-
fined either for murder or cannIbai-
ism. learned Of the fate of Werner
from his partner, Winner, with whom
/ travelled when he came back TO
Papua In August the two Germans
set out for the interior in search of
radium- They were accompanied by
guides and large party Of native car
riers. After they had gone some dis
lance they quarreled, Winner return
ing TO the coast and Werner continu-
ing TO the wilderness. Some time lat
er the guides returned with the tale
that the party had been surprised by
cannibals. The natives fed, but Wer-
ne- was speared, dubbed to death,
and according to the guides, eaten.
Later investigation disclosed the camp
Of the cannibals; nothing was found
Of the bones Of the explorer"
Captain Lorenz, the first officer and
Hera, from Pisagua, Chile, for Fal-
mouth, lost their lives through the
vessel striking a rock as she had al
most concluded her voyage. The re-
naming five men were saved through
the gallantry Of the first officer, who,
realizing his own end was near, hand
ed his whistle to a comrade with or
ders to blow it. This attracted the at
tention of the crew Of lifeboat, who
rescued the men from the rigging
The Hera encountered a gale at the
entrance to the English channel. She
lost her course and struck on the
rocks near Port Halla light The yes
took to the boats, which capsized.
Eight succeeded in getting back to the
ship, but three of them were washed
off before the lifeboat arrived. The
first officer, who was dashed to the rig
ging, blew his whistle until the rising
tide almost engulfed him. Then he
passed it over with the remark:
Here, chum, you can do better with
that than ] can" and fell back dead.
France seems TO be getting suspi-
cious of England as an ally. Henri
Beranger says: The era of British
Imperialism, closed with a deficit by
Premier Asquith, has been replaced by
radical abstention in the fashion of
LLOYD George. Others predict that
England is trending rapidly to the
German alliance. They say openly
that England has lost to Germany and
will never regain the leadership OF
European affairs. Meanwhile Turkey,
backed by Germany, disregards the
solution of the Aegean islands ques-
ton offered by Sir Edward Grey and
the Triple Entente. buys a dread
uought and prepares an army to in
wade Greece and recover some of her
lost territory, while Greece, support
ed by the futile Triple Entente. fruit
lessIy searches to strengthen her
navy"
Budapest.-In consequence of the
order issued by Field Marshal Fekete,
commander of the garrison here, that
women would not be allowed to APP
pear in slit skirts at any functions OF
the officers corps, all the women who
had been invited to a military ball at
the Casino refused to attend. The ball
had TO be postponed. The women de-
clare they will not attend any military
balls so long as the order of Field
Marshal Fekete stands. One indig-
nant woman said: I'VE obey the com
mands imposed by the Paris and Buda-
pest modistes, but will not 3bey the
commander of garrison. Besides,
We like slit skirts"
George Washington, a Musical and
Dramatic Biography" is the latest
grand opera completed in Europe. 1t
deals, as the title indicates, with the
American revolution and the father OF
his country. The composer is a Ger
man, Otto Wolter, whose collaboration,
as far as the libretto is concerned. is
George Hunold also a German.
Ocean voyages no longer need be
n terror to those subject to seSSick-
ness. This is in effect the announce
ment made by DR.. Joseph Ffsoner, the
well-known heart specialist of Nau-
helm. in a Munchen medical weekly.
DIR. Fischer reports that an injection
of atropin completely cures the worst
cases.
Two Lothringen men who could
speak but little German, were convers-
ing in French at a German band con-
cert celebrating the kaiser's fifty-ffth
birthday at Metz. A lieutenant or
dered them 20 speak German or leave
the place. The men withdrew TO a
restaurant. where they were joined by
two compatriots. The lieutenant. fol-
lowed by a major and several pri-
xI,or,, an1