The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-02
INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS
FROM THE GREAT GERMAN
EMPIRE.
WHAT'S DOING IN OLD HOME
Summary of the Most important Hap
penings in the Land of the Kaiser
Timely Items for the German
Readers.


iety over the possibility of trade
war. as well as much uneasiness over
what is believed to be a growth of
anti-German sentiment in the big en-
p1re on the east. In some Of Russia's
recent steps German observers believe
they see combination of military and
trade purposes. One Of these is the
prohibition Of the export of horses,
destined to keep in Russia all avail
able mounts for cavalry forces, but
which also affects German business
interests. The already reported pro-
posal to forbid Russian laborers from
coming to Germany each harvest time
would be a severe blow to the agri-
culturists, and the proposed increase
of import tariffs on grains, now under
consideration by the Russian govern
ment, would practically cut off an i'm
pOrtant market. Germany exported to
Russia last year $4,000 tons of rye,
$4,000 tons of wheat and $4,000 tons
of oats. These figures do not include
the considerable exports to Finland.
Prof Carl Ludwig Schleich, a fam
Gus surgeon, says in newspaper arti-
Gle: sleep quietly one-half of your
life away! You will have twice as
much of the other half! This is
maxim that ought to become a part
Of our flesh and blood. The oft-re-
peated, eight hours for work, eight
n fDr IL iph
sleep Is unquestionably false. The
civilized man or woman of today must
learn to sleep at the very least ten
hours out of twenty-four If he or she
expects to check the increased wear
and irritability Of his or her modern
neurasthenic life and temperament
The extra two hours, believe, should
be taken from work time rather than
from the hours for pleasure and recra-
alton
That Europe is not secure against
an invasion Of the sleeping sickness is
the conclusion of DR.. blessing, who is
a staff physician in the German serv-
ice. Although the disease originates
with small fly, the glossina DR..
blessing has succeeded in proving that
infected animals can communicate the
disease to others in regions where
this fly does not exist; and he assumes
that it can be just as easily trans
mitted from man to man. He proposes.
therefore, that a sanitarium be estab-
lished in the Canary islands, where
Europeans returning from Africa in
fected with the disease shall be quar-
antined until cured.
Lieutenant Mueller was killed in the
Prince Henry aviation competition at
Frankfort on the Main, when the motor
of his machine exploded near Pforz-
helm. Lieutenant Walz, who was with
him, escaped with slight burns. Lieu
tenant Heiddenz and passengers also
fell, but escaped with minor injuries.
Prince Henry witnessed the start at
Darmstadt. Still another fatal acct
dent occurred in connection with the
competition Lieutenant Rohde, who
was flying as a passenger with Lieu
tenant Kobe, was killed when their
monoplane was capsized by gusty
wind Lieutenant Kobe escaped with
slight injuries.
Budapest-A method of sewing hairs
to the human scalp in cases of bald
ness has been successfully used by
DR.. Szekely at the hospital of Saint
Stephan in this city. The number Of
hairs planted in the head of one pa
tent has been as high as $4,000. One
hundred hairs are drawn through pune
lures in the scalp in every square cen
timeter and as both ends are left free,
this makes over 1000 hairs to each
square inch.
A new steamship company is to be
organized in Hungary. The steamers
are to ply between Ffume, Hungary,
and the United States. A start is to
be made with a capital stock Of ST.
100000 At least one-half of the CAPT
tai must be furnished by Hungarians,
and the ships shall be manned by
Hungarians exclusively. The ships are
to carry the Hungarian colors. The
new company may join the existing
pool.
Stettin.-Lieutenant Fabre and
Kurtz, German army aviators, were
killed while attempting to make a
landing here. They were on fight
from Schwerin to Posen.
Lieutenants Wiengandt and Telling
er, army aviators, were killed while
attempting a landing at the aerodrome
at Halberstadt The motor was shut
off, and while making a sharp angle
the monoplane capsized and fell 1000
feet
Herr Jebens. the German consul at
Tromso, proposed to send party to
Nordostland this summer on the
chance that they may find the miss
ing member Of the Schroder-Stranz
expedition.
The budget commission of the Prus-
sian house of deputies has at last pro-
posed the building of new royal
opera house in Berlin. The plans pre-
pared by City Building Inspector Hof-
mann were opposed by many infuen-
tial men, but the kaiser was in favor