The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-13
IN The FATHERLAND
INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS
FROM THE GREAT GERMAN
EMPIRE.
WHAT'S DOING IN OLD HOME
Summary of the Most important Hap.
penngs in the Land of the Kaiser
Timely Items for the German
Readers.


Timely Items for the German
Readers.
A piece of four-leaved clover,
pressed, dried and scented-the same
one carried by his grandfather Al
years ago-is tucked away in pocket
of Kaiser Wilhelms gray greatcoat
these days. The little daughter of an
old court official, Louis Schneider,
plucked this leaf in the royal park Of
Kabelsburg in July, 1870. After the
German victory at Sedan the child
presented the green spray to old King
Wilhelm. Months later the Schneider
child and her father were summoned
before the emperor. Here is your
little piece of clover" the monarch
said. 1T has won me victory / give
1t back to you, my child, and hope it
will bring you luck, too" The kaiser
then cut off one of his white curls and
handed it with the bit of clover to the
girl. Years later Miss Schneider pre-
sented the talisman to the daughter
OF the Countess Dehna as baptismal
gift. When the war broke out in Au-
gust last the countess, through the en-
press, presented the clover to the kali
ser. The truth of this piece of news
is vouched for by the German war
press bureau
The German people are by no means
on the verge of starvation. The devel-
opment Of the agricultural resources
OF the country has almost kept pace
with the Industrial development. Since
1880 the rye crop has almost doubled,
and it is now about 100000 tons.
This is more than sufficient for home
consumption. During the same period
the wheat crop has increased from
100000 to 100000 tons, and the po-
tato crop from 19,500,000 to 100000
tons. The country has about twice
ss many head of cattle and hogs as
thirty years ago. The hay crop is
about 100000 TONS The enthusiasm
with which young and old went into
the harvest fields was a sight. Men
and beasts, every living thing in the
country, seemed to buckle down to
work to save the crops, and they were
saved. The people who remained at
homo felt that a few days of hard
work in the harvest field is tri1ing
matter compared with the hardships
OF the soldiers who actually have to
face q world in arms
American physicians and surgeons
In Vienna have endeared themselves
to their colleagues of Germany and
Austria by work in the war hospitals.
American physicians in Vienna made
the following offer, which was handed
to the mayor: "All American physi-
clans of the American Medical asso-
citation of Vienna, who have studied
and practiced in America and are TAX
ing special work in the general hos
pitfalls of Vienna, offer their services
most willingly for the work in the Red
Cross and hope to receive a favorable
answer to their request They will
comply with all rules of the organiza-
ton and obey all orders given them
by those in command" About three
hundred Vienna physicians answered
as follows Your colleagues in Aus
tria and Hungary wish to extend to
the honored and loved members Of the
American Medical association residing
in Vienna their heartfelt thanks for
their voluntary offer OF services for
our soldiers wounded in the war, and
will always honor in our memory this
noble, brotherly quality"
The authorities of Vienna are adopt
ing the ster1est measures to suppress
rioting by the unemployed Thou
sands of refugees from Galicia have
arrived. They have added to the
ranks of the out-of-works to such an
extent that the officials are diverting
many Of the men to work on the
earthworks being constructed to de-
fend the city. The police have been
ordered to prevent street parades of
the unemployed Several of these
mass-meetings have been held, at
which violent speeches were made
Depots are to be opened in the mar
ket places, where food will be fur
aished to those applying.
Kaiser Wilhelm, on the occasion OIL
the birthday of the duke of Cumber-
land, wired from his headquarters in
the field as follows: Though these
are heavy days Of trial, remember
your birthday with sincerest wishes
for yourself and yours. | pray God,
who in his mercy has already done 80
much, to stay with our brave troops
and give a final victory over all our
enemies. You can be proud of your
son, who has already earned an iron
cross. Best Wilhelm
There is good reason for calling the
German army a peoples army" Ev-
cry able-bodied man is liable to serve
In the army. A member of the reichs-
tag, the son Of a prince, and the son
of farmer or a laborer, all have to
report for military service at the
proper age.
The cutting of German submarine
cables, the censorship and the excIu-
sion OF foreign newspapers from the
empire have resulted in shutting out
from Germany virtually all news of
the outside world.