The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-10-06
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.

1t is still too early to base general
predictions concerning war in future
upon the engagements Of the present
great European struggles, but one
prediction does seem fairly justified.
1t is that the day of fortresses has
passed. The new az centimeter Q6.S-
inch) siege gun of the German forces
appears to have demonstrated it's
ability to demolish the strongest forti-
ncatlons ever made Pictures of the
demolition at Liege bear striking testi-
mony to the power of this new gun.
A single projectile demolished utterly
walls of REINFORCED cement and steel,
ripped open steel towers and piled
the mass upon the forts defenders.
This new siege gun has been the sur
prise of the war.
An American writes from Berlin:
With the women it is point of honor
they shall show no tears, red eyes,
or even sorrowful faces in public, and
no mourning, that wasn't worn before
the war, on the street. None of the
dead not even the high officers, are
to be returned to their homes for
burial. All are to lie in the battle
nelds Think what you please of the
merits of this war, but doubt not one
thing: this is a race of warriors and
war women Never before in their
history have Germans been in a mood
SO profound and SO exalted, so unified
and so individually unselfish as now.
The war is the religion of the nation
and the army is filled with gods.
Subscriptions have assured the bril-
liant success of the war loan plan.
The call was for 81 ,050 600. 900 With
a number of reports not yet received
the total subscription to the imperial
bonds is 2,940,000000 marks. The
treasury certificates, which were of
fered to the amount of 900, 000, 900
marks, have been oversubscribed by
200 100000 marks. The newspapers
express pride that this result has been
reached without foreign subscription
or the necessity of sending subscrip-
ton blanks to many Of the well-to-do
Germans now in the field. On account
of the unexpected success the final
terms of payment have been post
poned until December.
1t is stated in official dispatches
from Louvain that though from a
fifth to sixth part of the city is In
ruins most of the public buildings
have been preserved, including the
beautiful city hall, regarding which
there has been so much discussion.
The dispatches say that the damage
to ST. Peters cathedral was such that
the building can be restored easily
and the art works were protected by
German soldiers. The German Of
ficers did everything possible to check
the fire. Many of the residents are
returning and some Of the shops have
been reopened. Trains are being
operated on the railway between Lou
vain and Brussels The courts of JUS
tice have resumed their sessions at
Louvain.
ment has disappeared in Germany.
The socialist deputies to man voted
for the war credits, and Vorwaerts,
the famous socialist daily paper
turned patriotic-may now for the
first time In history be sold not only
in the railway news stands govern
ment property but even to the army.
hac IN
the socialists, and the socialists have
forgiven the kaiser, at least until the
war is over Proclamations are hung
in the shop windows signed Wilhelm
/. r. saying Nov l recognize no
parties-only Germans" Hawkers in
the street shout Here's your war ex-
ira Vorwaerts, all about the great
victory-60 Russians captured and in
Vulnerable killed.
"Das Amerikanische Kreuz Lazaret"
is the German name for an American
Red Cross hospital which has been
established In Munchen by two Wash
ington physicians, DR.. Franz Jung,
and his wife, DR. Sofie Nordhoff
jung, WIN CudHCeu W ne IHeTE on the
outbreak of the war. They plan to
use hotel as hospital and have
sixty beds for wounded soldiers, a
large percentage of the German
wounded being sent to Munchen. The
Red Cross headquarters at Washing
ton cabIed $500 to start the project,
which has since been carried forward
with German and American officials
assisting and with the American and
Red Cross flags side by side over the
building.
The British government has decided
to suspend the annuity Of $4,000 re-
ceived by the dowager Grand Duchess
of Mecklenburg- Strelitz, a member of
the British royal family, who, by mar.
riage, became a German subject The
dowager Grand Duchess of Mecklen-
burg-StrelitZ is sister Of the late
Duke of Cambridge and consequently
a granddaughter of George III, and a
first cousin of Queen Victoria. Grand
Duchess Augusta Caroline was born
in 1922 and was married at Bucking-
ham palace in 1843 to Frederick,
Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-St relitz.
Russians residing in Germany have
received permission to go home.
Males from seventeen to forty-five