The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-06-29
IN THE FATHERLAND
INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS
FROM THE GREAT GERMAN
EMPIRE.
WHAT'S DOING IN OLD HOME
Summary of the Most Important Hap
penings in the Land of the Kaiser
Timely Items for the German
Readers.

WOrk IN American rel1of In Belgium
writes of his experience to the Yale
News. He says much that has been
said of the Germans is false, and that
the Hotel de Vile, in Louvain, com
monty supposed to have been de
stroyed, is unframed "The united
enthusiasm with which the German
nation pursues this war is one of the
wonders of the conflict" declares
Paradise. There is no personal sac
rifice too costly to insure the triumph
of the rights as they see it, and their
absolute confidence in the final result
is most impressive, while their re
sources in men, munitions and food
seem inexhaustible. The army far
from being composed of sick, old and
weak men, as the allied reports would
have us believe, is, in respect to the
mems physique and equipment. be
yond criticism. The Americans soon
learned that, the German soldier is not
a beast, but rather a simple and hui
name being. Many times 1 have wished
it possible to photograph the 'barbar.
ians.' l have yet to meet anyone who
actually saw an atrocity committed
Because of the hysteria naturally re
sulting from an invasion, it seems pos
sible the tales of atrocities have been
greatly exaggerated. While the Eng
fish speak of Louvain as having ceased
to exist, as a matter of fact the
Hotel de Vile has not even been
scratched, and the major part of the
town is unchanged"
George Harvey, editor of the North
American Review, sees little encour-
agement for the allies in the first ten
months of the war. From the stand
point of the allies writes Colonel
Harvey in the June number of his
magazine, "the prospect is laden with
gloom and the end is afar off. Mil
lions of lives have been sacrificed and
billions of money have been squan-
dered, but no invading foe has placed
foot upon German soil, and no reversal
at arms has served to temper the
lection of socialists and peace-seekers
has failed to materialize. The mighty
military machine seems only to have
hardened into yet greater efficiency.
Prussia still dominates the empire.
and the certainty Of quick triumph,
which at first possessed the minds of
her people, has been surplanted by a
determination never to be beaten,
which is still more formidable. There
is no lack of money or munitions of
war; new submarines are being built
In greater numbers and more rapidly
than by the allies; despite pretenses
to the contrary for political effect, food
is plentiful and exceptional harvests
seem assured; briefly, the possibility
of conquering Germany is more remote
today than It was at the beginning OF
the war To feign the contrary is to
ignore the facts"
New regulations for the protection
of England against Zeppelins have
been issued by the war office. H J.
Tenant, underserretary of state for
war, announced in the commons that
all persons, civilians as well as sol
against an airship whenever it is
sighted. One of the leading authori-
ties on international law in Chicago
said that the new regulations issued
in England for protection against
Zeppelins were foolhardy. mot only
do they open the way for the Germans
to attack any British civilian" he said
"but they also subject any community
in the British isles to attack by the
Germans, whether defended or unde-
Tended"
The famous Leeds choir of England
is striking illustration of the inabil-
ity Of war issues or antipathies to in
musical celebration this year took the
form Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. fes-
tival, entirely ignoring that the father
land Of these three great composers
was that same Germany with which
the British empire is now engaged In
warfare.
All property of the British-American
Tobacco company in Germany has
been placed under German supervi-
sion. James B. Duke Of New York is
president Of the British-American To
bacco company, the capital Of which
is $55,000,000 One of the principal
German subsidiaries Of the company
at Dresden was sold in November to
the Germans, with the consent of the
British board Of trade.
Reuters Amsterdam agent quotes
the Berlin Vossische Zeitung as say
ing the German war office, In confer
ence with cotton men, has concluded
there are sufficient quantities Of raw
material on hand to warrant continu-
alton Of the cotton industry under
restrictions. This condition obtains
in spite of Italy's entrance into the
war. British comment is that this dis
patch seems to support the contention
of Walter Runciman, president of the
hoard of trade, that Germany has been
receiving supplies of cotton. despite
efforts to prevent it.
A monster monument is to be erect
ed in the little East Prussian city of
Osterode to mark the resting place