The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-10-25
in THE FATHERLAND
INTERESTING BITS OF NEWS
FROM THE GREAT GERMAN
EMPIRE.
WHAT'S DOING IN OLD HOME
Summary of the Most Important Hap
peninSs in the Land of the Kaiser
Timely Items for the German
Readers.


The results of the fifth German war
loan-already more than 10,590,000.
600 marks-have more than fulfilled
the hopes and expectations of the min
iStry of finance and have almost come
up to the figures for the fourth war
loan of 1912, 100000 marks, with
some returns from subscriptions from
the domestic field and abroad still to
be received. OF the total, $500, 100000
marks have already been paid in. In
view of the unfavorable political con-
ditionS under which the loan was
launched, experts in the ministry OF
finance had counted on about S,OO0,-
100000 marks in subscriptions, but the
response of the people was beyond ex-
pectation, the Teutonic victories over
the Roumanians apparently more than
cOunteracting the effects of Rou-
mania'S entry into the war.
The campaign against Chancellor
Won Bethmann-H ollweg daily is becOm-
ing more tangible. A circular demand
ing his retirement has been sent to
such members of the reichstag as are
considered open to argument. The
indictment covers almost everything
in the chancellor's conduct of foreign
affairs before and during the war.
Attacks are made on his attempts to
reach an agreement with England, his
first attitude toward Belgium neutral
ity and his policy in the submarine is
sue. The chancellor and the reichStag
leaders, meanwhile, continue to dis
cuss the issues behind closed doors
The friends of the chancellor appear
fully satisfied with the situation.
The executive committees of the
three principal groups of the lower
house of the Austrian parliament met
last week to discuss important mat
terS, including the ACCESSIBILITY of con
vening parliament. The meetings will
not result in the converting of parla-
ment but only in the calling together
of the Austrian and Hungarian dele
cations on relations between the two
countries. A majority of the Austrian
parliament is opposed to the as
Sembling of that body, feeling that
nothing can be gained by it as men,
bers might feel it their duty to criti-
ciZe some departments, whereas criti-
cism now could accomplish no good
result, While the good work done in
other departments might be ignored.
The statement of the Imperial Bank
of Germany, issued September 30,
shows the following changes: Total
coin and bullion, increased 11,031 900
marks; treasury notes, increased $780,
053, 900 marks; notes of other banks
decreased, 15.674,000 marks; bills dis
counted, increased, 3,1S0,913,000
marks; advances, increased, 772,000
marks; investments, decreased, 1929
600 marks; other securities, decreased,
1881 900 marks; notes in circula-
ton, increased, 500 ,91S000 marks; de-
posts, increased, 1855, 900 marks;
other liabilities increased, 113, 555, 900
marks; total gold holdings, 2,484, no.
600 marks.
Berlin proper permitted woman
teachers married to soldiers in the
first days of the conflict to retain their
positions, but it has not gone further.
Scientific men are advocating the re-
moval of any limitation on the mar
riage of woman teachers. Nearly 90
per cent of all women in Berlin forty
years old are single, number almost
double that of a generation ago.
Turkish troops fighting in Galcia
and BukoWina number about seven
divisions, or 10000 men, and five 9TH
Ell divisions are said to be on their
way to the Carpathian mountains.
The total is about 100000 men. The
divisions consist exclusively Of picked
regiments composed Of veterans of the
terrible battles of GaIlipoIi.
Field Marshal Won Hindenburg, chief
Of the general staff, celebrated his
sixty-ninth birthday October at head
quarters on the eastern front The
Berlin newspapers all published ar
ticleS eXalting him as the great Ger
man Of the age and expressing the
fullest confidence in his ability to lead
the German armies to victory.
A submarine blockade Of certain
English harbors has been suggested to
the government by leaders of the Won
Tirpitz faction, advocating resump-
ton of submarine warfare. The Won
Tirpitz supporters urged such a course
would cut off English food and ammu-
milton supplies without endangering
the lives or property of neutraIs.
The administration of eastern Prus-
STA has decided to collect tax from
all male inhabitants of the province.
The tax amounts to $3.50 to So. ac-
cording to the age and earning ca
pacity. and has to be paid by all bows
and men between the ages of fifteen
and sixty years. The money thus
raised is TO be turned over to the COM
munities TO reimburse them for their
enormous war expenses.
Kaiser Franz Joseph is confined to
his bed with bronchitis, and his condi-
ton is causing anxiety
Admiral Won Tirpitz, former head
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