WITH THE ENEMY.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15873, 12 April 1917, Page 8

WITH THE ENEMY.

MORE TEUTONIC BLUFF. (lINDENBURG'S COMPLACENT OPTIMISM. INTERVIEWED FOR NEUTRAL CONSUMPTION. (By Cable—Press Association —Copyright.) (Renter's Telegrams.) (Received April 11th, 6.0 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, April 10. Marshal von Hindenburg, interviewed by tho Berlin correspondent of tho Spanish newspaper "Vanguardia," said that in deciding on unrestricted submarining Germany regarded the possibility of American assistance of tho Kntento as without weight. He admitted that America's financial assistance was a factor "was not to bo dismissed, but contended that in this st-ar money had not proved tho most important thing for -warfare. He express--3d the opinion 'that the American supply of war material to the Allies was already so great that all increruso was hardly possible. On tho contrary, supplies wero likely to bo diminished in tonscquence ..of America being faced wiith tho necessity of equipping her own enlarged army. He did not anticipato that the Allies would receive much material help from America within a measurable and it was tho submarine's task to diminish it. Marshal von Hindenburg further declared that in. view of the fact that tho Eng ish Fleet, assisted by tho Allied Fleets, were unable to overcome tho U-boats, tho American Fleet could not j hope to succeed- 'He boasted that 'the Entente was without wcapoas against submarines. He referred slightingly to the possibility of tho American Army's readiness to proceed 'to Europo before tho end of the "year, while the Entente announced that a decision in tho war would be reached this year. Continuing, Marshal von Hindenburg asserted that the German position on the East front was so strong that General Brusiloff's most ruthless sacrifices had been, unable to make any headway.• He claimed that recent events in Russia had'been promoted by German plans, and added that despite the necessity of concentrating forces last year to repulso General Brusiloff, with the limited resources then available in the West, the Germans had repulsed ' tho Anglo-French attack. Things to-day were fundamentally different. Their Wost. front had becomo so strong that Tiho <Jermans oonlcV withstand every atWk. ■ / Marshal von Hindenburg' spoke com♦laccntly of tho Contral Powers' absolute secuVityon all fronts, and of their inprocedented strength and preparedness everywhere. Their calculations regarding submarinism wore turning out corrcctly. Marshal von Hindenburg concluded rifch an expression of confiaenco based in tho consideration of all human possibilities: VDEATH OF AVIATOR PRINCE. (Atutrslian and N."Z. Cablo Association.) AMSTERDAM, Anril 10. The death of Prince Friedricn Karl of who was captnrcd by an Australian whilo flying over' the British lines, w announced from Berlin. THE KAISER'S REFORMS; ADOPTED *BY PRUSSIAN MINISTERS. . . AMSTERDAM, April 10. The Prussian Ministers unanimously adopted the Kaiser's reform pro- ' gramme. • SITUATION IN AUSTRIA. .TOE CORRUPTION REVELATIONS. WAR MINISTER RESIGNS. * (Renter's Telegram*.) AMSTERDAM, April 11. Reports from Vienna state that tho Minister of War, Ritter von Krobatin, has resigned, following tho -revelations of extensive corruption in tho army.