The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-20
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.

Prince Won Buelow, predecessor OF
the present imperial chancellor of Ger
many, said recently:
I'VE will win because we must win.
The German nation has never been
weaker than its enemies when IL was
united, and never has it been so
united as now. We are fighting for
European civilization and it's future.
Our victory will insure righteousness
and order, the welfare and develop
ment Of Europe and the whole world.
The result Of this war will decide the
question whether the German spirit
and civilization shall give vital power
TO the world or whether it must fall
sacrifice to barbarism destruction and
slavery. Not only has the war had
an uplifting influence in Germany, in
Austria-Hungary also it has gone forth
as a purifying thunderstorm, although
differences exist between Czechs and
Slovenes, Roumanians and Hungarians,
and Ruthenes and Poles. They all
prefer further life by the side of the
Old compatriots to the Russian knout.
Vice-Chancellor Clemens Delbrueck
declared that Germany cannot be
starved out in this war.
Unemployment is steadily decreas-
ing with from 100000 to 100000
men in the field, he said. Many indus
tries are working overtime on war or
oil
toe divert labor from idle branches to
busy departments, until now the UNI
employed number only from to per
cent Of the workingmen in the country.
Measures have been taken also to
put the finances and the credit OF
trade and industry on a war footing.
and these have been so thoroughly
successful that a general moratorium
undoubtedly will be warded off during
the entire war, said Herr Delbrueck.
placing Germany In a far better posi-
ton after the war than states whose
industrial life Is affected by mora
torium
A story has reached Rome from vi
emma, describing a visit paid by EN-
peror Joseph to a local hospital, in
the course of which his majesty in
sisted on speaking to everybody in
the institution. The emperor's doc
tors are now urging him to spare him
self and not to visit the hospitals
filled with wounded, as they fear the
effect of emotion on a man of such ad-
vanced years. In an inspection Of one
Red Cross hospital the emperor adj
dressed each wounded man in his
mother tongue-German, Polish, Slav,
Hungarian. Bohemian or Italian-as
the case might be.
The war has let loose a veritable
food of poetry in Germany. All sorts
of people, from tender maidens in
their teens to dignified university pro-
fessors, pour out an endless stream OF
poetry. Most of it breathes a bound
less enthusiasm for fighting the enc
mics of Germany. The allies are sure
ly stronger In men and means, but
the Germans beat them all In willing
ness to run into the jaws Of death to
save their country for the German
people. Some of this war poetry is
devoted to the ridicule Of the swift
footedness of the enemy in making re-
treats
Sven Hedin, the Swedish explorer,
has published in Swedish newspapers
an account of his impressions during
his recent tour through Belgium and
certain parts of France, occupied by
German troops. Mr.. Hedin was COM
missioned by the German government
to make this trip. He says that the
people in these districts have returned
to their homes, and that they praise
the splendid discipline of the German
soldiers.
Count Won Bernstcrff, German am
bassador, called at the state depart
ment and conferred with Secretary
Bryan for half an hour. When he left
the ambassador carried copies Of the
new peace treaties between the
United States and Great Britain,
France, Russia, China and nearly a
score Of other countries. Such
treaty was proposed to Germany some
time ago.
The German shipyards are working
with feverish energy. Fifty subma-
rines are being built, the submarine
successes having made the German
public clamorous for more ships OF
this kind. The great lack of benzine,
petrol and rubber is seriously affect
ing the German transport in the field.
Because of the wild reports that
have been circulated regarding hun
dreds" of cases of Asiatic cholera in
the dual empire, the government is
sued statement announcing "the ex-
act facts" 1t is stated that there are
So cases In Galicia; one in Moravia
and three in Silesia. 1t is also an
nounced that extraordinary precau-
tions have been taken to stamp out
the disease; that all suspected cases
are Immediately isolated and that
every structure where cholera germ
is reported is Immediately fumi-
gated.
Pope Benedict addressed an auto
pranh to Kaiser Franz Joseph of Aus