Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1909 — GERMAN CITIES FLOODED [ARTICLE]

GERMAN CITIES FLOODED

Rhine and Other Rivers Swollen by Heavy Rains and Snow. Berlin, Feb. s.— Eisenach is partly flooded and the water has entered houses in the lower part of the city. Railroads in the vicinity of the Harz and Thuringian forests have suspended traffic Towns in the vicinity of Cologne are threatened with inundation. Manufacturing establishments and electrical works at Solingen have shut down. The Rhine is rising and the cities along this and other rivers are in danger, as high water has not yet been reached. Heavy snow-s have been reported in Bavaria and floods are expected in this section.