The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-02
IN THE FhTHERLAHD
INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS
FROM THE GREAT GERMAN
EMPIRE.
WHATS DOING IN OLD HOME
Summary Of the Most important Hap
penlngs In the Land Of the Kaiser
Timely Items for the German
Readers.


allies in landing troops at Saloniki,
Greece, says in part: Certainly the
violation of Belgian neutrality by Ger
many and that of Greece by England
and France cannot be compared, for
in the first instance the question re-
solves itself about the threatening
French advance through Belgium
against the existence of the German
empire. The landing of entente troops
at Salonild was not founded on any
such distressing emergency. 1t was
based entirely upon the ground OF
political and military opportunity. AS
we were forced to enter Belgium, we
repeated to the Belgian government
most liberal offers TO spare that coun-
try from wars horrors. melted by
England and fettered to England by
secret military conveniencies, the Bel
gian king plunged the country into
war. It has not been announced wheth-
er the entente powers made similar
PROMISES for the security of Greece,
which Germany made to Belgium. 1t
appears, however, that such is not the
case Instead, England and France
violated Greek neutrality in the most
brutal manner Therefore, this ex-
plains the articles in the French and
English newspapers which threatened
that a new Greek government would
be formed after the resignation of Pre-
mier Venizelos with violence on land,
If the wishes OF the entente were not
pliantiy accepted. AS you see by it's
example, as now clearly demonstrated
by England's procedure, in Greece, the
whole English storm of indignation at
the German violation of Belgian neu-
trality is nothing more than what is
called in English cant, an expression
for which there is no possible German
translation. l think 'schwindep
comes nearest"
That the Germans do not favor
youth for high military commands
seems to be borne out by the fact
that Won Gallwitz is the only general
who is less than sixty-five years old.
The famous Won Hindenburg is sixty
eight; Won Mackensen is sixty-six;
Won Kluck, who played the leading
part in the advance on Paris a year
ago, is sixty-eight; Won der Goltz is
seventy-two. Won Haesler still on
active service, is eighty-one. He is
the oldest, but Count Zeppelin is sew
enty-seven. Won Hansen and Won Bue-
low are verging on seventy; Won
Woyrach is sixty-eight, and Won Tir-.
pitt is sixty-six.
The restrictions regarding the sale
of distilled liquors in Greater Berlin,
which were proposed in August by Po-
lice President Won Jagow to the gov
erning authorities, have gone into eff
feet. They are so drastic that land
lords and distillers are in despair, and
the general public feels that its indul-
gence of "schnapps" and similar drinks
is to be very largely ,urtailed. The
rules now laid down forbid the sale
of distilled liquor except between 8
a. M. and .. m.-the sale in restau-
rants having women mattresses and
barmaids-the sale in automatic" res
taurants and the sale to drunken per-
sons. The liquor may be sold only for
cash. and must be drunk on the prem
Uses.
The city of Nurnberg has received
a rich legacy which is to be used in
the interest of the children Of sol
diers killed in the present war. Will
helm Golterer. wealthy retired man
ufacturer who died recently, left $780,
900 to his native town. In his will he
stipulates that the interest shall be for
Nurnberg children whose fathers have
given their lives for the fatherland.
The most talented Of the children
shall be enabled to attend colleges
and universities or to study art.
The federal authorities have been
informed that Kaiser Wilhelm has par
doned the Swiss bicyclist, G. /
Doerf1inger, who was condemned to
death by a German court-martial on
a charge of espionage. Doerfiinger, a
resident of Basel, was charged with
having obtained, for pay, military in
formation damaging to Germany. He
was said to have entered into the ar
rangement with representative of
one of the belligerent nations while
travelling in Alsace and Baden.
The death is announced of Prof.
Theodor Voveri, the noted biologist,
who was attached to the University of
Wuerzburg He was born in 1852.
The Leipzig market reports show
that despite the blockade, half the en-
tire stock of fox skins, numbering
many thousands, has just been sold
to the American trade and also that
large consignments Of skunk skins
were received from America.
Reports that serious epidemic OF
cholera IS raging at Kicl, the German
naval base, are denied. 1t is asserted
there were only three cases. all in the
same family. These patients were iso
lated. The infection was brought from
the eastern war zone.
The death of Archduke Ludwig Sal
yator of Austria at Brandeis castle, or
the Elbe, is announced by German
newspapers. He was sixIy-eight years
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