The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-27
IN THE FATHERLAND
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.

Kaiser Wilhelm made the king of
Bavaria wait 15 minutes on rail-
way station platform in order to talk
with a captured French general, with
whom he was previously acquainted,
is the substance Of a story told by a
wounded cavalry sergeant on sick
in the transport in which we were
being sent home the sergeant said,
there were also French prisoners,
and among these a captured general
who had at one time been military at
tache at Berlin. The train stopped at
the station where the kaiser was ex-
pected to meet the king of Bavaria.
AS the kaiser came down the plat
form the general among the prison
ers, after much argument, managed to
get an officer to take his card to the
emperor When he saw the name the
kaiser ordered the prisoner to be
brought to him, and a long converse
ton between them followed. They
talked for Is minutes and the kaiser
laughed aloud several times l have
seen the kaiser many times, but
have never seen him laugh before.
That was an interesting picture-the
kaiser looking up at the great French
mamie was one Of those tall, hand
some black-haired fellows, and our kai-
ser is not a tall man-and down at
the end Of the platform the king of
Bavaria was waiting for the kaiser.
1t is very exceptional for the kaiser
to speak to any one for more than
four or five minutes; and he talked
to this man for a quarter of an
hour"
allies gut und NIGHTS zu furchten,' .
Gall is we'll and nothing to fear) is
the watchword in Germany from the
Rhine to the Poland boundary, ex-
pressing the calm confidence Of the
Teutons in their war against the al
lies, according to William Auerbach-
er, travelling salesman of Davenport,
Ia. Letters from several of his rela-
tives Auerbacher says, show serene
confidence as the characteristic Ger
man state of mind. Reports of the
battles are promptly distributed broad
cast, although the locations of the diff
ferent units are not disclosed. In a
letter of September Is, his father said
that 10000 English and French cap
tives have been taken, and 100000 Rus
slams The Germans have practically
unlimited reservists who are burning
with. anxiety to be away to the front,
the banks and individuals have plenty
of funds and there is no worry about
food
1t is very interesting to notice the
difference between the war news Of
the American and English papers on
the one hand and those of Germany,
Austria and Scandinavia on the other.
Parts of the news are the same. But
one does not need to read much until
he feels a different atmosphere, and
gets a different impression. Some
times very important matters are COM
rietely covered up in passing through
French and English channels. Take
just one instance. At pretty early
stage in the game II huge English
field pieces were taken to Berlin. In
view of the fact that the Germans had
SO much trouble with the guns they
thought they might as well have a lit
tie fun with them, and so they took
them through the streets of Berlin and
placed them in a fine row in front of
the imperial palace.
Efforts of the Austrian Government
finally have succeeded in persuading
the Hungarian cabinet to consent to
a suspension of import duties on
grain, but as partial concession to
the Hungarian agrarian interests, it
is understood the government will not
attempt to fix any scale of maximum
prices for the grain market. The spirit
manufacturers have been forbidden to
use maize and potatoes, and must
therefore use sugar beets and molasses
as substitutes. 1t is hoped that these
measures will tend to prevent a fur
Their increase in the price Of bread
stuffs, as the rise which has thus far
occurred is already causing much
hardship among the poor.
Washington.-The German embassy
reported the following wireless from
Berlin: American hospital ship Red
Cross has arrived at Rotterdam. The
delegation was welcomed there by the
German and Austrian consuls and is
tn RnnfhoiY,, xvh
ception is arranged for them by the
president of the town. Then they will
proceed to Berlin The German sec
ton of the Red Cross will stay in
Breslau and the Austrian section in
Vienna
At a meeting to influence recruit
ing Viscount Haldane claimed that
Great Britain was fighting because it
was a sacred duty. He paid tribute
to the great qualities of the German
nation. but said it had been prosti-
tuted to military uses and this war
was to end that spirit of militarism
He continued: If Germany should
annex Belgium and crush France and
annex Holland and check Russia, then
this country would be doomed. Rather
than see that accomplished, l would
see the British empire perish honor
ably
| The Germans declare they have
| two hundred and forty thousand pris
| oners of war, about seven thousand
/ British forty thousand RelgianS one