The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-01-05
IN The FATHERIAnID
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.

nave eliminated itself, at least tenn
porarily, during the war. One of the
minor results of hostilities has been
great Improvement of the relations
between the Poles and the Prussian
government, in consequence of which
nothing is now heard of the old fric-
ton between the two races in eastern
Germany. Poles are everywhere doing
their full duty on the field of battle,
showing cheerful obedience, admirable
courage and no less spirit and deter
mlnation than the German soldiers.
Some of the heaviest losses during the
battles on the eastern frontier have
been sustained by Polish troops, no
less than 365, 900 of whom are in the
Held. On the other hand, many in
dlcations go to show that the govern
ment is now disposed to put an end
to the long period of antagonism be-
tween itself and the Poles. The Polish
language is no longer prescribed, the
Prussian authorities promptly setting
an example in the other direction by
printing the mobilization proclamation
in Polish as we'll as in German, this
being the first official use of the Ian
guage in decades.
King Victor Emmanuel received
Prince Won Buelow, the new German
ambassador to Italy, who presented his
credentials and remained for an hour
in cordial conversation with the mon
arch. Leaving the palace, Prince Won
Buelow said he was greatly satisfied
with the result of his audience. King
Victor Emmanuel sent the court gala
carriages to the new ambassadors
residence to bring him to the Quirinal.
Prince Won Buelow drove to the palace,
accompanied by Baron Won linden
burg, counsellor of the German en-
Dassy and nephew of the famous
field marshal. At the entrance to the
palace buglers played a German air.
The ambassador was received by court
dignitaries and was ushered immedi-
ately into the presence of the king.
Americas cotton trade with Ger
many, if protected from interference
on sea, can be restored promptly to at
least two-thirds of the average an
nual total. A Bremen firm wrote in a
letter laid before the senate: "The
question of cotton imports to this
country remains absolutely with the
American government and whether
the United States is strong enough or
willing to protect the interest or
property of American citizens cross
ing the ocean under the American or
neutral colors from English capture"
Spot cotton has risen to 1866 cents a
pound at Bremen. About 40 per cent
of the mills are working full time. The
British and the French governments
Lave assured the United States that
cotton will not be seized.
Among the news items given out
by the German official press bureau is
the following: Immediately Ger
many received the suggestion of Pope
Benedict for a truce among the war
ring nations during the Christmas
holidays an affirmative reply was sent
to the Vatican. The reply, however,
was conditional on the acquiescence
of all the other belligerents.
The British charge that Germany
violated provisions regarding the lay
ing of mines is denied by the Nord
deutsche Allgemiene Zeitung, which
declares Germany never used fishing
boats or vessels flying neutral flags in
laying mines; all were laid by war
vessels. Neither has Germany laid
mines in the high seas. All have been
laid as near to English harbor en-
frances as the coast lines would per
nit
How economically the German sol
diers live in the field may be seen
from the officially established fact that
the soldiers of single division sent
back to their homes $4,000 between
the first and ourteenth of October. 1t
has also been proved that the soldiers
often divide their regular rations of
bread and canned goods with poor
people with whom they meet.
M. Jean LIE Jeaux, the French po1it-
ical economist, predicts that by the
end of January Germany will begin
seriously to feel the effect of the block
ade Six thousand big steamships
making twenty voyages each annual
ly are necessary to provide Germany
with foodstuffs, combustibles and raw
materials. Within six weeks LIE JeauX
estimates Germany will have exhaust
ed the supplies on hand before the
war.
H C. Hoover, chairman of the
American relief committee in Belgium,
says: Il wish to make clear with
emphasis that the Germans are not in
terfering with the distribution of this
foodstuff Not one mouthful has gone
down a German throat yet, nor do /
believe it ever will. We have had
othing but help from the Germans
Kaiser Wilhelm has completely re-
covered and returned to the front, ac-
cording to an announcement from the
Berlin main headquarters transmitted
through Amsterdam.
Kaiser Franz Joseph, in encourage
ment of the efforts made by the WON
en- in behalf of the army, has bestowed
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