The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-24
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 Will Prove of
Great Interest to Many of Our Read
ers.

Sentlng all classes of society, as
sembled on the historic Konigs-
plats of Munchen to celebrate the
German victory at Warsaw and
Ivangorod. The manifestations of pa
triotism were remarkable in them
selves, but they were overshadowed
by the evidences of a deep religious
feeling on the part of the assembled
multitude. During the celebration aer-
oplanes circled over the Konigsplatz,
and the hum of their motors could be
thousands of voices.
Every inch of the great square was
filled with people. With barred heads
they stood In the light of the setting
sun, and before giving expression to
the national pride in the success of
prayer went up to God.
Many Germans expect peace for the
following reasons:
l. Russia has been dealt a blow
that will nullify her offensive power
for long time to come.
2. England and France realize their
inability to push the Germans out Of
France and Belgium, as evidenced by
their inactivity while Germany con-
centrated against the Slavs.
3. The Dardanelles can never be
forced.
A. The Balkan situation is satisfac-
tory, inasmuch as Bulgaria, according
to best available information, has CIV
en- assurance that she will remain neu-
trail until the end of the war.
The American reply to Austria-Hun-
gary's recent diplomatic note suggest
ing an embargo on war exports to the
allies on the ground that the traffic
has grown to proportions which vio-
late American neutrality, has practi-
cally been finished by the state de-
partment and will be dispatched to
Vienna within the next few days. The
note reiterates the position of the
United States as it was expressed on
previous occasion to Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador,
that the placing of an embargo on
the trade in arms at this time would
be a direct violation of the neutrality
of the United States"
More than twice as many soldiers
families in Berlin are receiving public
support today than in August, the
number being 141 $50, against $3.50
in August. The sum paid out, how
ever, had almost quadrupled 1t was
81 ,235, 600 in June, compared with
100000 in the first month of the war
In addition to this, $275,000 was paid
out for rent allowances, sum nearly
double that paid in March and almost
SO per cent more than the May allow
ances. A total of $9,940,000 has been
paid out since the beginning of the
war for the care of the families left
behind
The loan of $1O0, 100000 to the Bull
garian government. by a group of Ger
man, Austrian and Belgian banks,
acting under the leadership of the
Berlin Discopto society, has awak-
ened little comment in the German
newspapers. The announcement was
in the Kolnische Zeitung, which said
senliofficially:
THE loan shows how optimistic for
the future German business men are
and how favorable the military and
political situation appears to them
Some weeks ago placard was post
ed in all public places, warning citi-
zens to guard their conversation An
other placard, warning soldiers against
permitting themselves to be ques-
toned by strangers, is now posted in
public resorts and at the railroad
stations, and a special warning has
been published in the press, declaring
that spies i'll great numbers are con-
stantly present in Germany. Most Of
these, it is declared, come from neu-
trail countries, but there are also rene
gade Germans among them.
Lieut.. Gunther Pluschow, a German
naval officer who has just escaped
from the internment camp at Doning-
ton hall, has had an adventurous ca
reer. He escaped from Tsingtao in
an aeroplane during the siege of the
German town in China. Later he was
found at Gibraltar on board a Japa-
nese trading ship.
The police description of Pluschow
states that he has Chinese dragon
tattooed on his left arm.
The fall of Warsaw marks the cul-
mination of the greatest sustained Of
fensive movement of the European
war. Thrice before Teutonic armies
have knocked at its gates only to be
denied by the strength of it's defenses
and the resistance of the forces hold
ing it. Apparently impregnable in the
face of direct attack, it was compelled
to capitulate before the sweep of a
vast movement which threatened to
encircle the capital, and with it the
Russian armies engaged in the cam
paign of which it was the storm cen.
ter.
Kaiser Wilhelm personally deliv-
cred a Prussian field marshaps ba-
ton to Archduke Frederick of Aus
tria commander-in-chief of the Aus.