The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1914-06-30
IN THE FATHERLAhD
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.

While 1t is unlikely that the German
will change it's attitude
regarding official participation in the
exposition, important
and Industrial concerns
will present greater display Of Ger
man products than Germany has ever
presented at any exhibition. German
arts and crafts and many links IN the
chain of her social structure will have
an imposing place. The collapse of
the committee organized by Herr Bal
lin, director general of the Hamburg
American line, was mainly due to the
fact that it involved too much public
ity. Firms did not wish competitors
to know what they were exhibiting or
the extent and nature of their exhib-
It's That, they held, would bring ri
walls more readily into the field. 1t
was felt desirable to work with greater
secrecy, and that is what is now being
done. A business subcommittee of the
Balm committee survived and under
the title of the "Centralstelle fur die
Deutsch Austellung In San Francisco"
is arranging the exhibits. There also
exists an unofficial committee formed
firms, but it's composition is not made
public. Officials of the sCentralstelle"
in Berlin are surprised at the great
desire to exhibit. TheN"Centralstelle"
is fully recognized by the San Fran
cisco authorities and it's policy is to
accept as exhibitors only important
firms and organizations. A member
Of the unofficial committee says that
If the British government would
change it's attitude the German gov
eminent certainly would do the same.
There was strong general feeling
in favor of official participation, but
the German government would rather
that Great Britain move first.
Paul Scheerbart, the well-known
writer, prophesies that the architec-
ture of the future will be of glass, and
that the world will be inhabited by a
happy race living under the good in
fiuence of sunlight. "The houses will
be Of glass;" he says, with all wood
eliminated The furniture will be of
wrought iron, and the, framework of
the buildings will be of iron, rustproof
while the walls will be of double glass
to insure warmth, and of many colors,
in order to battle inquisitive persons
The buildings will be heated by cleo.
tricity and the walls decorated in tiff
fanny majolica effects. The porch OF
every home will have three sides OF
glass, and there will be glass pardon
houses, where one may live in the sun.
shine by day and the starlight by
night"
A German syndicate has been or
ganized for the purpose of furnishing
news for the foreign press. The chief
aim of the syndicate will be to pre-
vent the sending out of unreliable and
antlGerman reading matter to the
press of foreign countries The life
of the syndicate is to be at least three
years The foreign Office has sub
scribed 100000, and the members OF
the syndicate an equal amount. II
must be said that such news bu
reau is highly necessary.
Kaiser Wilhelm visited Archduke
Heir Apparent Franz Ferdinand OF
Austria-Hungary at Konopischt, 30
hemia Kaiser Wilhelm was accompa
MED by Grand Admiral Won Tirpitz
secretary of the imperial navy. The
court publications stated that the kai
ser was to inspect the gardens at Kon
opischt. But from other sources il
is learned that the naval policy of the
triple alliance was thoroughly dis
cuSsed.
Insurance against unemployment If
the burning question in Germany. The
matter has of late been before the
reichstag, also before the Bavarian
Saxon and numerous minor state par
naments, and in all cases, demands
have been made by the democratic
parties for the state support Of the
workmen who, to the number of be
tween 100000 and 100000, are always
out of work.
The kaiser Is again attempting to
stamp out cruelty to army recruits
General Falkenhayn, the minister oil
war, In recent speech in the reich
stag, adopted the usual attitude OF
calling the cases Of cruelty much less
grave and less frequent than charged
bue later In his Grafton surprised his
bearers by announcing that the kai
ser had once more interviewed in per
son.
Disdenhoffen.-Ano Of the Zeppe
lin airships of the German army, the
FL, was badly wrecked near here
While trying to effect landing In a
rainstorm the cruiser broke at right
angles behind the rear gondola. A
lieutenant was injured The accident
occurred during fight from Koln to
Metz.
Berlin.-Richard Strauss was fifty
years old June IL, and the anniversary
was celebrated in many of the thea
tiers by festival reproductions of his
operas.
A government order prohibiting the
sale Of alpine flora has just been Is
sued in the Tyrol, and the Austrian
railmax arfhnrifias haze cnrna To q