The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-03-30
IN THE FATHERLAND
INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS
FROM THE GREAT GERMAN
EMPIRE.
WHATS DOING In OLD HOME
Summary Of the Most Important Hap
penings in the Land of the Kaiser
Timely Items for the German
Readers.


the following remarks: "Germany's
credit has stood the test of war bet
ter than has that of Great Britain or
France. Germany alone has avoided
general moratorium. French rentes
have fallen from II to Is and English
consols about seven points, while Ger
man three per cents have fallen only
five and oDehalf points since the war
began. TIE Reichsbank has made a
far better showing than has the Bank
of England or the Bank of France, its
gold reserve being highest of the
three" The unfavorable condition of
foreign exchange for Germany has
nothing to do with the intrinsic none
tary situation, Doctor Helfferich de-
clared He said Germany and its al
lies have a much lower war cost
to meet than have their enemies.
Upon his arrival from Germany,
John Miller of Kansas City, who for
eight years has been associated with
Carl Hagenbeck in Germany, said that
it was not true that two sons of the
late Carl Hagenbeck had been killed
in tbs war, and he also denied that
any of the animals in Hagenbeck's fa'
nous animal parry has been killed.
There is no starvation in Germany,
he said. "The government has simply
taken hold of the food supply to pre-
vent possible scarcity. In Berlin
they are issuing a weekly bread tick
ct which entities the holder to his
bread supply Every available piece of
land is being cultivated. If a private
individual cannot afford to cultivate
his land, the German government will
give him the seeds, and the laborers.
II necessary"
The population of Berlin exclusive
of the suburban towns) has dropped
below the 100000 mark, which it
crossed several years ago. The popu-
lation at the beginning of January
was returned at 1882, 154, which signi-
fies a loss of $4,000 for the year. The
population at, the beginning of Janu-
airy was returned at $780, 54, which
signifies a loss of $4,000 for the year.
This loss, however, does not take ac-
count of the men who have gone into
the war who are still counted as if
present; it seems to be due mostly
to the removal of working people to
the suburbs and to more distant dis
tricts.
A son has just been born to Count
and Countess Observation-Disclosures
The countess is the only daughter of
Count Zeppelin, inventor of the Yep
pelin dirigible balloon At the time of
her marriage the king of Wuerttemburg
conferred on her husband, Baron Won
Brandenstein, the title of count, with
the name of Brandenstein-Zeppe
Thus the name of Zeppelin is borne
by a descendant of the inventor, al
though he has no son.
The magistracy of Berlin issued or
ders that potatoes must be mixed
with wheat flour. Bread coupons may
be used only to a limited extent for
the purchase of flour, of which only
125 grams may be obtained on a
coupon which is good for $50 grams
of bread.
A. G. Barte. representing the Inter-
national Y. NJ c. A, has obtained per-
mission from the foreign Office to es-
tablish branches of the Y NJ. G. A, for
religious work among war prisoners
in Germany. Authority has been grant
ed to open branches at the Goettin-
gen and Alstenburg camps, where the
prisoners are mainly Russian and
French.
Many articles of daily food have
more than doubled in price in the
Austrian capital since the war be-
gan and there has been a secret spec
ulation in foodstuffs which has
aroused the indignation of the people
of both Vienna and Budapest 1t is
alleged that many refugees from Ga
licia who have money are employing
their funds in speculation in food
stuffs.
BY special decree of the Austrian
ministry all children between twelve
and fourteen. years of age are excused
from school work and this host of
child labor is being organized system
atically like an army. The older boys
are acting as officers. The purpose Is
to send these young people out into
the fields in order to secure the best
possible results in the agricultural re-
gions where labor is most needed.
The Norddeutsche Al1gemeine lei
tung reasserts the inadvisa bility Of
discussing peace terms at this juno
ture. Such a discussion might weak
en- the impression abroad of complete
German unanimity in the determine
ton to persevere to the utmost.
Thirty-eight women have been dec
Grated with the Iron Cross, second
class, up to the present time Practi,
cally all of the feminine recipients of
the coveted honor are nurses who
have distinguished themselves for
bravery at the front.
appropriation of all stocks of barley
exceeding metric ton (2,204 poundsl
has been ordered by the bundesrath
Certain exceptions are made. how
ever, for farmers, stock owners and
persons who wish to use the grain for
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