The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-02-23
INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS
FROM THE GREAT GERMAN
EMPIRE.
WHAT'S DOING IN OLD HOME
Summary of the Most Important Hap.
penlngs in the Land of the Kaiser
Timely Items for the German
Readers.

whole empire the number of persons
out of employment was reduced in No
vember, and at the end of the month
was only about one-third as great as
at the end of August. While labor
conditions have improved. it is OBJ
served that the number of unoccu-
pied flats and stores in Greater Berlin
is steadily increasing. This is espe-
cially the case with the large flats
and with small shops for the sale of
food and other articles of ordinary
household consumption. 1t is ex-
pected, too, that a large number of
larger flats will be vacated within the
next three months, for many families
are not renewing their rent contracts,
preferring to move into smaller quar-
ters-some because they have lost
members in the war, many for reasons
of economy. The number of empty
flats and shops has now risen to such
an extent that house owners. it is
estimated, are now receiving about
$19,O0O,000 a year less in rentals than
normally.
Austria will send 100000 men into
the European war in the spring, ac-
cording to Maurice Weiss, Minneapol.
ltan, who spent six months in Hun
gary. In spite of the generally &C
cepted version of interior conditions
in Hungary said Mr. Weiss, 81 found
the people came in contact with sup
piled with plenty of food | was Wis
iting upon relatives and we had
plenty to eat. Upon my return l
passed through Budapest and wouldn't
have known there was a war if it
der"
Positive assurances that grain i'm
ported from America VIII not be used
for the German army or the German
administration were given by Vice
Chancellor Clemens Delbruech. He
declared that the regulations under
which imported grain was subject to
sale only to municipalities or the grain
monopoly organization had been re-
voked by the bundesrath, and an
nounced the willingness of the gov
eminent to entrust the sale of such
grain to American organizations for
the duration of the war. By this step,
he said, the absolutely noncontraband
character of such grain shipments
would be established.
cd iro1 off
that there is no longer any doubt that
a British battle cruiser was sunk in
the naval battle in the North sea Jan
uary "a, in which the German cruiser
Bluecher went down. The destruc-
ton of the British battle cruiser, ac-
cording to these statements, was ac-
complished by torpedo from the Ger
man torpedo boat destroyer VS., com
manded by Lieutenant Won Einchorn.
The admiralty officers expressed the
belief that the craft sunk was the
cruiser Tiger.
CriminGlity has diminished in Sax
ony during the war to a remarkable
degree, according to the police COM
missioners' reports. In Dresden the
number of frauds has been reduced
by 40 per cent and burglaries by 70
per cent. This occurrence is due to
psychological reasons, in the opinion
of the noted criminologist, Dir. Rob-
ert Heindl
German tailors and dressmakers
met at Frankfort to decide on the new
spring fashions. They decreed that
the prevailing color should be the
form and in regard to cut the mill
tary style will be followed. The latest
fashion in footwear is heavy brown
military leather, such as is worn in
the field. The designs for women's
hats follow various military patterns.
The purchase of the German steam
ship Dacia was not made with any in
tention of causing international COM
plications, Edward N. Breitung, own
er Of the boat, told the Republican
club of New York. I'VE tried to buy
two freight ships before the Dacia,
said Breitung, and at one tire had
a signed contract for the purchase of
an English vessel, but the pact was
broken. We thought maybe a Ger
man firm would not break its con-
tract, and so we bought the Dacia.
got into the incident innocently, and
now | doubt the wisdom of the pur-
chase"
Kaiser Wilhelm, after completing
his inspection of the German naval
base at Wilhelmshaven, has gone to
the eastern war zone. telegram
sent by the emperor to the troops
which participated in the attack on
the heights at Cronne is given az fol-
lows: Warm congratulations for
your fine success, which is to be
ascribed to the wisdom of the COM
handing officers, as well as to the
great bravery of the troops, whose
month-long activity in trench warfare
could in no wise diminish theii at
lacking power"
Kaiser Wilhelm has personally con-
ferred the Iron Cross, first class, on
DR.. Gustave Krupp Won Bohlen and
Halbach, head of the Krupp iron
works Count Gunter Won Bernstorff