WITH THE ENEMY.

Press, Volume LIII, Issue 15874, 13 April 1917, Page 8

WITH THE ENEMY.

RIOTING IN GERMANY

REVOLUTIONARY SONGS SUNG.

SOLDIERS ORDERED TO SHOOT

WITHOUT .WARNING

(By Cable—Picas Association—Cop-riglit.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable .Association.) LONDON, April 11. Serious riots occurrccl at Dusseldorf on Easter Sunday. "Women munition workers marched in a procession, singing revolutionary songs and demanding oread. Many arrests wore made. Similar riots took nlaco at Barmen, Elbfrfeld, Crofold, Dtiisborg, Holefold, Aix-la-Chapclle, and Essen. Tho commandors at Elberfeld and Barmen intruded their soldiers to uso firearms without ■naming in future. MANY casualties. AMSTERDAM, April 11. It is reported from the frontier that there were over *200 casualties as the result of the Aix-ln-Chapcllc riots. Tho town liali is in flames. THE KAISER'S REFORMS. A WATERING-DOWN PROCESS. BERNE, April 11. Official in tor pro tors are watering-down t!u> Kaiser's reform programme. They insist tha.t there is no intention to introduce manhood suffrage. Conservative correspondents state that Dr. von Botlimann-Hollweg's Bill will not no far to satisfy tho Socialists and Radicals. It will contain many safeguards against anv_ sudden Democratisation of tho franchise, and it will lie tho duty of the Conservatives to defend these. TROUBLE MAY SPREAD. KXTR AORDINAI!Y PRECAUTIONS. MACHINE-GUNS INSTALLED IN HOUSES. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received Anril 12th, 9.20 p.m.) * LONDON. April 11. The "Daily Chronicle's" Amsterdam | correspondent states that tho authorities in Germany fear that the disorders' which have hitherto been isolated, may become general. | An outbreak in Hamburg is specially likely. Extraordinary measures . have been taken to cope ■with the situation. The police and soldiers hare taken possession of the corner houses commanding all important streets, and machineguns Qavo heen installed. ENEMY CURRENCY. LOWEST POINT REACHED. j , Time*.") (Received April 13th, 12.50 a.m.) AMSTERDAM, April 11. 'The German mark and the Austrian crown have reached tho record lowest point.