The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-08-30
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
In the new German Union of Tech
nical and Economic associations, with
its 10000 members there has been or
ganized the greatest industrial body in
any country in the world. The MEN,
bers include architects, engineers.
electro-technical experts, marine en-
gineers, coal and iron men and chem
lists. Planned many years ago, the
completion of the organization has
been fastened by the war, since one of
its main purposes is to prepare for the
great commercial battle which will be-
gin as soon as the military fighting is
at an end This German union pro-
poses TO work in close relations with
similar bodies in Austria and Hungary,
the ultimate aim being to incorporate
them all into a great central European
body of enormous extent and power. 1t
is argued that such force will make
itself heard in the settlement of the
great industrial problems which will
come up after the war and the govern
ments will be forced to pay attention
to the commercial interests. And it is
also asserted that the military inter-
estS of the state will benefit from such
a powerful organization as the tech
meal sciences and chemistry are all
the time becoming more important for
the army and navy and the general
defense of the country.
Lord Derby, underSecretary for war,
says that there is a long, hard task
ahead of the allies, and he will not ad-
NIT that the present offensive along
the western front is the grand often
sive" in this war. Nevertheless, he
says that, while the British progress
will be slow, it will be certain, and
slow because it will be permanent. He
does not expect German cOunter-at-
tacks to win back any of the ground
that has been lost to the enemy; nor
does he expect the war to be decided
by any spectacular action. 1.-THE war
will end" he says in an interview,
'in the British way" And it will be
fought in that way. The gains will be
small and slow for a while it will be
the cumulative effects of an offensive
on three fronts that will wear down
wind campaign.
The manifesto issued in Berlin by
the Socialist national committee stat
ing that the committee had renewed
it's appeal to Doctor Won Bethmann-
Holweg, the imperial chancellor, TO lift
the embargo on the discussion of peace
conditions, as published in the Vor-
waerts, voices the belief that the de-
sire for peace is equally great among
the peoples on both sides of the con-
flict. Such q DESIRE however, it de-
the war-aim and plans-of-conquest
propaganda which incite the people of
all belligerent nations to the greatest
resistance. The manifesto says: 1.-The
moment appears to have arrived when
the German people should give it's free
and unrestricted opinion regarding
these plans of conquest, the realization
of which would be only the germ of
new wars and only result in prolOng-
ing the war"
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Morn
ing Post states that, according to a
telegram from Berlin, German I'M
dersecretary of state declares: There
is no use in discussing the prospects
of peace because the German iron wall
on the western front is immOvable,
while the near future will bring new
results on the eastern front. The mo-
ment for considering conditions of
peace will not come until the entente
allies have realized their inability to
change the present military situation
to their advantage"
Though the feeling exists in some
quarters that peace may come before
Christmas with the defeat of the
Anglo-French offensive, Germany is
making every preparation for another
winter campaign. In large storehOuses
in Berlin thousands of army overcOats
fresh from the manufacturers are be-
ing packed away, ready for shipment
to the front. Several thousand auto
trucks also are being gotten ready for
winter fighting.
The NOrddeutSche Allgemeine Zeit-
ing publishes memorandum issued
by the German government, which
states that, owing to British treatment
of Red Cross supplies, Germany will
no longer allow free passage for such
supplies German naval forces will
receive orders to take such articles for
their own use when they come within
their reach.
A deputation of sturdy patriots
called on Premier Scadden Of the state
of West Australia, member Of the
Labor party, demanding a series of
strict measures against German-Aus-
trian citizens. He listened patiently
to their demand, and as an answer he
put This question to them: would
you, gentlemen, like to have the same
rules adopted against King George,
who is also of German descent?" There