The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-10-19
OLD COUNTRY NEWS
BRIEF SUMMARY OF HAPPENINGS
FROM LAND OF THE
KAISER.
NOTES FROM GERMAN EMPIRE
Items About People and Affairs From
Across the Sea That VIII Prove Of
Great interest to Many of Our Read
ers.


billing near general headquarters re-
Gently passed large flock of sheep.
he addressed the driver in democrat
1c fashion, saying, I'm your private
life you are undoubtedly a farmer"
No, your majesty" was the reply,
4 am university professor in Tue
bingen."
The German soldiers are all equal,
as the following story shows:
landsturm soldier was dragging
a big pail of water. 1t could be seen
that this activity was not his daily
business. Streams Of perspiration
poured from his forehead. Another
soldier passed by. Said the man with
the pail: Say, fatty. can you help
me a little?"
The soldier who was addressed was
very indignant. How do you dare
to address me in this manner? Do
you know who am? l am Judge
Schultz"
The other soldier put the pail aside,
saluted and replied: Il beg your par
don. Here is my card. l am Chief
Mayor Wacker of Gyksburg."
THE women of Germany feel that
this Is their war as well as the mems.
There is no one of US who does not
take some part in it. | know of wom-
en- of society who this year have de-
clined to buy any new gowns. 1t is
no time to dress, they say. These
are times of sacrifice. We German
mothers do not feel that when we
have sent our husbands and boys out
to the front we have done our part.
We have but begun it. We early real.
lied that the work to be done was
tremendous and there have been no
idle hands; instead of a sentimental,
helpless creature that has to be looked
after and petted because her menfolk
are always with this armies, the Ger
Spartan" With energy, Princess
Friedrich Leopold of Prussia, sister
of the German empress, was telling
of the achievements of her country
women during one year of this war.
1t was the first interview her royal
highness has granted, and an unusual
proceeding for a princess of a Ho-
henzollern family.
Subscriptions to the third German
war loan are still being received in
this country; and according to esti-
mates made by one closely in touch
with the situation, over $20,000,000
will have been subscribed before the
lists are closed. While the subscrip-
ton period ended in Germany on Sep
TENDER 81, it was decided, on account
of the poor shipping connections with
that country, to extend the time in
the United States to November 1, on
which date the subscriptions must be
spective investors have until about
the middle Of October to make their
arrangements.
The subscriptions are coming
through sundry channels, public and
private. A good portion of the sub
scriptions are being privately trans
mitted through local banks with Ger
man connections. 1t is estimated that
through the various German consul
lates in this country and by other pri-
vate means, about $9,000,000 has been
secured in Greater New York and
from $4.00O0OO to s5,000,O0O in the
West In several instances property
has been sold or mortgaged to raise
funds for the loan.
The subscription price in most
cases has been fixed at $210 per 1000
marks, or at the rate of "a cents per
four marks.
The kaiser has ordered that the en-
tire harvest of his estate at Kadinen
shall be given to the war sufferers of
Prussia The harvest of the immense
farm is more bountiful than ever be-
fore, as every spot was used to raise
wheat, rye, potatoes and vegetables.
Even the beautiful lawns Of the great
park that surround the castle were
spring. Enormous quantities of early
potatoes have already been sent to
Eastern Prussia, together with several
trainloads of wheat and rye. More
breadstuffs will be shipped as soon as
the threshing can be completed, and
next month hundreds of tons of late
potatoes will go to the sufferers
Kaiser Wilhelm has decided that
the uniform Of the German army in
peace times shall be field gray, the
same color used in time of war.
The Berlin branch of the German
and Austrian Alpine society has SUI
fered a severe loss through the war
A dispatch from Innsbruck reports
that the famous shelter of the society
on the summit of the Ortler mountain
in Tyrol has been destroyed by Ital-
ian troops. The shelter was built -
years ago $4,000 feet above the sea
level. at an expense of $4,000, and
has been visited by hundreds of tour
lists every summer. The erection of
the building was an extremely difficult
problem, as all materials had to be
carried Is miles over glaciers.
The number of business failures for