The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-06-06
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,
GERMANY.

The portable field kitchens which
the soldiers call "goulash cannon" are
being introduced into the streets of the
poorer sections Of Berlin, selling warm
olnners to all corners. The town coun-
Gil OF Lichtenberg, big suburb to
the north Of Berlin, was the first to
adopt the idea. Many of the working
people have no time to cook for them
serves, and they can be far more cheap
~ led by cooking en- masse at central
points and distributing the food
through field kitchens. The easements
OF some big schoolhouses have been
ntted up as kitchens, wherein huge
oollers, each holding over a hundred
gallons, meat and vegetables by the
wholesale are converted into palatable
stew. The "goulasn cannon" which
haul the product through the streets
lor sale, are each provided with
boiler under which a low fire is kept
burning.
austria two greatest iron and steel
corporations have just published their
show huge profits. The Alpinen Mon
tangesellschaft shows a clear profit of
nearly 100000, as compared with
less than $1,800,O0O in 1914. The divi-
dend paid was 21 per cent. In 1914 it
was only IL per cent. The board of ad-
ministration fees and salaries and
other allowances amounted to consid-
erably more than 100000 The second
corporation, the Oesterreichischen
Berg und Huettenwerksgese
also did very well last year, making
clear profit of $1,70O,000, which was
100000 more than in the preceding
year. The dividend declared was 10
per cent, against 1912 per cent in 1914.
Natural ice cannot be had in Vienna
this season on account of the unusual
ly mild winter. Ordinarily huge guam
titles Of ice are cut from the dead
arms of the Danube, just outside the
city, but there are none at all this
year and the city is entirely dependent
upon the supply of artificial ice. The
consumption has risen enormously
largely owing to the needs of the hos
pitfalls, and prices have thus far ad-
yanced to 40 cents for 200 pounds, as
compared with 80 cents last year. The
greatest difficulty is not in manufac-
turS, but in the delivery, as wagons
and horses are scarce. Most of the
regular icemen also have gone into the
orY ~
by women, who answer well enough
as drivers, but they are not strong
enough to lift the blocks of ice out of
the wagons.
The godfather system" which has
already been tried out successfully in
Dresden is to be adopted in Leipzig
Under this system god-fathers are to
be found for several hundred children
born during the war and left father
less or motherless as a result of the
struggle. The god-fathers must agree
in writing to subscribe 80 pfennigs a
week for period OF from ten to four
teen years which shall go toward the
rearing and education of the unfor-
tunate children. The children will be
chosen personally by the wouId-be god
but the latter will be subjected
to no other obligations than the pay
ment of the small sum per week.
Germany, through Count Won Bern
storff, has instructed all German con-
suls in the United States to admonish
German citizens in their districts to
scrupulously observe American laws.
This was done in an effort to end vari-
Gus alleged violations Of American neu-
trality. 1t was not disclosed whether
specific cases have been brought to the
attention of the German government, |
but 1t was made clear that Berlin Off |
Gals want the United States and it's
people to understand that they have |
not countenanced any illegal affairs in |
which German citizens or sympathizers |
in this country have been connected. |
Count Won Bernstorff's instructions |
were forwarded to German consuls i'm
Kaiser Wilhelm suddenly returned |
to Berlin in order TO settle the minis
terial crisis. His arrival was kept
quiet to avoid the possibility of dem
Cnstration.
The Germans are now painting the
clothes OF Russian prisoners engaged
in work in the field with broad canary
colored stripes to prevent escapes,
which recently have risen to serious
German wholesale dealers in the
and jewelry trades,
through their respective organizations,
have declared boycott of about TWEEN
~ Swiss matchmaking firms on the
ground that the latter are manufactur.
ing for Germany's enemies the finer
parts of shells.
The international Red Cross confer
ence resulted in a rupture between the
German and Russian Red Cross. be-
cause Germany refused to express re-
greet for the sinking of the Russian hos
Dital ship Portugal.