The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-03
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 viii Prove Of
Great Interest to Many of Our Read
ers.

to the sinking Of the Lusitania, were
not directed at every German inhabit-
ant of the British empire, for there
are still great number of Germans
who are regarded with the highest es-
TEEN by their British neighbors. This
has been strongly emphasized in Bir-
mingham, England, in the case of Rev
Gertrude Won Petzold, NJ. A. For 10
years she has been a resident Of Eng
land, and during that time she has
endeared herself to the hearts Of
her neighbors to such a degree that
they have petitioned the home secre-
tary to grant her naturalization pa
pers. She Is the pastor at Waverly
Road Unitarian church and has taken
her degree at Edinburgh university.
The Austrian press comments In q
conciliatory manner on the Austrian
note to the United States. The news
papers recall the old-time Austro-
American friendship and point out
that Austria can the more easily ap-
proach the United States as the dual
monarchy has no connection with the
sinking of the Lusitania or with the
whole chain of unfortunate misun-
derstanding" between the United
States and Germany. The Neue Freie
Presse says: THE Austrian foreign
minister appears to America, not as a
complainant, but as friend seeking
assistance. By forbidding the ex-
port of munitions the United States
can gain glorious fame and do much
to shorten the war"
The dry weather that has been the
rule in nearly all Europe since the
first Of May has not affected the crops
of Hungary, according to an an
nouncement of the minister of agri-
culture. He reports that the condi-
ton of the winter wheat and rye is
increasingly better, and that the
drought has caused but little deteriora-
ton in the summer crops. Maize has
bettered, in fact, and the barley and
oats are doing well. Potatoes and
sugar beets are well along. There is
every prospect of big crop of beans
and similar vegetables. Rain never
theless is a very desirable commod-
ity, not only in Hungary, but in every
other part of Europe.
The Russian invasion of East Prus-
STA and it's results in death of inhab-
itants and devastation of the country
are recounted in a German govern
ment report. More than 10000 men,
women and children transported as
hostages, under great hardship; 1,070,-
600 driven from their homes by the
invaders, and more than 1000 killed,
besides the destruction of dozens Of
towns and the burning or sacking Of
tens Of thousands of homes, are some
of the things charged in the report In
spite of the presence of the enemy,
the people were able to seed a large
land area and the government assisted
as much as possible with money com.
pensation for losses.
The passion of the anthropologists
for prehistoric research survives even
the face of death on a modern battle
field, as Is shown in reports from the
front. Some of the German anthro-
biologists in the army which met the
French near scissors discovered 81
graves Of Celtic origin, dating from
the fifth century B. c., while dig
ging intrenchments. The ancient
graves were uncovered thoroughly,
and some unusually fine pottery,
bracelets, spearpoints and other things
were found with the skeletons.
The famous old University of Fret
burg this year has only 2,203 regis
tered students as against the 3,178
last year, and of this years number
1,736 are in the army and Red Cross
service. This year there are but 20
including three Americans. The insti-
tutions honor roll includes three pro-
fessors, three assistants, and 1T stu
dents who have fallen for the father
land
LAS illustrating the bravery of the
German troops in the present war;"
says an announcement by the Over
seas News Agency, the fact is noted
that since the war began $500
iron crosses of the first class have
been distributed. The regulations re-
quire that a soldier must have earned
the cross of the second class before
the cross of the first class can be con-
ferred."
The report that the kaiser had quar-
relied with General Won Hindenburg
were set at rest by the publication
in German papers of photograph of
Emperor William and General Won
Hindenburg, said to have been
snapped by the Empress Auguste
Information has been received from
Budapest to the effect that SAB cases
of cholera developed in Hungary dur
ing the week from June 81 to %, with
PSI deaths. Twenty-four cases out of
a total of 81 in the army are said to
have resulted fatally.
A newspaper in the Turkish lam
guage has been established in Berlin.
It's object is to promote the political,
commercial and economic relations be-
IT.