The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-30
n THE FATHERLAND
BITS OF NEWS
FROM THE GREAT GERMAN
EMPIRE.
WHAT'S DOING IN OLD HOME
Summary Of the Most important Hap
penlnss in the Land Of the Kaiser
Timely Items for the German
Readers.


ing between the commissioners of the
two states. The present Ausgleich, or
agreement, expires in 1917, but it was
specifically provided in the Ausgleich
law that negotiations for renewal were
to begin at the latest in the early part
OF 1915. The AuSgleich arrangement
provides for the customs and CONNER
cial union, which is permanent. I'm
der the Ausgleich the two states form
practically one commercial territory,
with the same coinage, weights and
measures, joint bank of issue, and
the same consular representatives
abroad, while the monopolies and taxes
connected with industrial production
are administered on identical princi-
pies. This commercial arrangement,
begun in 1867, was renewed in 1878,
1887 and 1907. In 1897 no agreement
was reached, but III fact the agree
ment was kept alive on the condition
of reciprocity.
In commenting on the last Ameri-
can note to England, the German
press expresses satisfaction that
President Wilson used such energetic
language, but doubt whether CORE
spending deeds will follow. The Lo-
kal Anzeiger regards the note as
worthy of place beside those sent
to Germany as regards the gravity Of
the language and the exhaustiveness
OF the complaints made. I'VE have in
it" says the Anzeiger, the unvar-
nished truth about Great Britain's dis
regard of all international law and her
shabby manner Of conducting war at
sea. This picture of the real Brit
ish character, drawn by a neutral pen,
will be valuable for all time, what
ever practical results the Americans
achieve with their protests and COM
plants"
The Brussels correspondent of Die
Post sends long interview with the
governor general of Belgium, General
Won Kissing, in which the latter de-
clares that in general he is entirely
pleased with the manner in which the
Belgian people have received his eff
forts to put the country back on its
feet again" "The principal problem,
that Of feeding the people, has been
fairly well met and solved" said Won
Kissing. 'but we have had less sue
cess in our attempts to revive manu-
features and industries. Until the
usual facilities for the importation of
raw material and the export of manu-
featured goods are restored at the end
of the war, the situation must be to
some extent abnormal
Kaiser Wilhelm decorated Mrs.
James w. Gerard, wife of the Ameri-
can ambassador, with Red Cross gold
medals of the first and second class.
This is the first time that the kaiser
has ever given decoration of the first
class to woman not of royal blood.
The kaiser also awarded Red Cross
medals of the second and third class
to Rev. S. Barclay of Gotham, Va,
and John B. Jackson of New Jersey.
Both have been active in investigating
prison camps and suggesting improve
ments.
The opinions of Fl of the most prom
lent German authorities on interna-
tional law, with few exceptions uni
versity professors, on the legal ques-
lions involved in the sinking Of the
Lusitania have been collected into one
volume, which is published and hailed
as the consensus of German opinion.
In differing language, but with un-
animity, the authorities agree that the
act of the submarine was justified.
City men are better men physically
than those from the country, according
20 the Investigations of a Bavarian
army surgeon, who gives the result of
his examination of more than 10000
men. The greater physical fitness, es-
pecially as to the suppleness Of body,
of the city men over those from the
rural districts was striking among the
younger men Functional and organic
affections existed in about equal de-
gree in the two classes.
More than $5,5OO,000 of the immense
war profits of the Krupp gun works
will be distributed for relief of sol
diers' families The Krupp family
will take it's usual II per cent.
Count Paul olff-Metternich, the
new German ambassador to Turkey,
has reached Bucharest, Roumania, on
his way to Constantinople.
At Dusseldorf, a recent food riot in
which crowds of women, incensed at
the high prices, bombarded the market
and shops with potatoes and stones,
was stopped with some difficulty by
the police, who were compelled to
charge the crowd, arresting number
of the participants.
The Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung states
that all the Socialist newspapers pub
lished in Bohemia have been sup
pressed by the Austrian police. No rea-
son is assigned for the measures taken
by the authorities.
After sensational proceedings lasting
five days a Berlin court found Chris
tian Scientists who attended the ia
nous actress, Butte Won Arnakid, dur
ing her last illness. guilty of homicide.