The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-07-13
IN THE FATHERLAND
INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS
FROM THE GREAT GERMAN
EMPIRE.
WHAT'S DOING IN OLD HOME
summary of the Most Important Hap
penlnas in tho Land of the Kaiser
Timely Items for the German
Readers.

The board of directors or managing
committee of the social democratic
party in Germany caused to be pub
i1shed In the Vorwaerts a full page
appeal for peace.
Tnls interesting document calls for
peace, under certain circumstances
which will make possible friendships
with neighboring nations and it sets
forth most clearly the opposition of
the party to territorial conquest and
annexation. The people want peace,
1t declares and the government is
called upon, in the name of humanity
to make known it's readiness to enter
peace negotiations
The appeal is published under the
heading Social Democracy and
Peace
publication of the appeal created a
sensation in Berlin, coming on the
heels of the recent outbreaks by So
c1alist peace leaders in the Prussian
landtag. The article called the at
tentlon of the German government to
the fact that the socialists opposition
was matter Of principle Having
given their support at the outbreak of
hostilities, they declare they can say
when hostlities should cease The
| Issue of the Vorwaerts containing the
appeal was suppressed by the govern
ment.
| fr
Gerhard's report to the officials
charged with drafting the German an
swer to the American note indicated
the seriousness of the situation.
Doctor Meyer-Gerhard was sent to
Berlin by the German ambassador
at washington for the purpose of in
d1cating to the German government
the real attitude of the American gov
eminent and people
He reported that the sentiment in
the United States has been growing
somewhat more favorable from the
German viewpoint and particularly
more favorable regarding the prohi.
b1t1on Of the export of munitions OF
war to the allies. The sinking of
the Lusitania, however, undid all this.
The state of feeling in the United
States at the present time, he ex-
planned, was such that it would not
be satisfied with unnecessary delay in
the answer nor with any answer which
appeared to be evasive or failed to
meet the issue squarely.
That the German foreign office de-
sires to avoid anything likely to inter
fere with peaceful understanding
with the United States was the inter
probation placed on the suspension of
the Deutsche Tagezeitung Announce
ment that the paper would not appear
for an indefinite period was made. The
ban is said to have been ordered be-
cause Of an editorial. While no fur
Their explanation was offered, it was
accepted that Count Reventlow's COM
ments upon the Lusitania sinking and
the German-American negotiations fur
n1shed the reason. The American col
ony in Berlin considers the suppress
sion of the Deutsche Tagezeitung the
most significant development of the
whole situation. Count Reventlow,
the Tagezeitung's widely quoted naval
and military writer, has shown the
least tendency toward Cancellation of
all the German writer's. The fact that |
the paper that carried his article has |
been suspended is, therefore, looked |
upon as a matter of great importance. |
Lieut.: P. W. Mccormack was de-
tached from the Brooklyn navy yard |
to join the censor's forces at Say
vile IN. Y) wireless station. This |
was the first result of the recent con-
ference between Secretaries Lansing, |
Daniels and Redfield and Navigation |
Commissioner Chamberlain relative to |
enforcing neutrality at such stations. |
1t was understood complaints had |
been received that the Germans were
not observing neutrality very strictly.
Captain Thierfelder Of the German
auxiliary cruiser Kronprinz Wilhelm,
interned at Norfolk, Va, received a
message of congratulation from Kaiser
William for his ships exploits. The
men are wearing medals received from
Berlin. The Prinz Eitel Friedrich's
crew have received no medals, but
Captain Thierfchens has been pro-
noted several points in grade.
Seventy-fve German physicians and
three woman nurses are on their way
from China to the European battle
fields to engage in Red Cross work.
Among them is Mrs. Meyer Waldeck,
wife Of the former governor of
Kiaochow. Safe passage through the
war zone has been guaranteed them.
A correspondent says: Il doubt IL
many Berliners would recognize the
kaiser now If they were to meet him
Unexpectedly and in citizens clothes,
for he has greatly changed since last
summer saw him mounting the steps
OF his palace the other day and was
much impressed by the change. In
IL months the kaiser has grown 20
years older He walks with his head
bowed forward, he who a year ago
was as straight as any officer in his
famous guards, his hair is almost
white, as is also his mustache, though
it bristles as fercely as before"