THE GERMAN TALK OF PEACE
. A SIGNIFICANT ARTICLE ENEMY SEEKS AMERICAN MEDIATION Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. New York, October 11. The German peace more is seen in the demand by the New York "Staats Zeitung" (?), which is practical]-? 0"""+, Bernstorff's organ, that 'America should immediately appeal to the belligerents to end the war. The "Staats Zoituns" bitterjy complains that American peace \ organisations and individual peace advooates "desire only their particular brand_ of peace. So long as Great Britain wins, none of them care who is beaten; so long as Germany is defeated, none of them care who wins." The newspaper calls the Americans hypocrites and cowards for tnis attitude, and declares: "The time to talk peace, if we mean and believe in peace, is now, otherwise we should for ever after hold our peace." Much significance is attributed to the article, which, ifc is believed, would not Lave been printed without the express approval of tho German Government". GERMANY'S OFFICIAL WAR LOSSES Australian.New Zealand Gable Association. London, October 11. The German official lists of casualties reported to September total 3,556,000, made up as follows: — Killed ]. 817,000 Wounded ~ 2,310,178 Prisoners 178,860 Missing 249,967 These figures do not include casualties in the Navy or the colonies. (Router's Telegram.! London, October 11. The "Berliner Tageblatt" annoiincos that men of Brandenburg of 60 to '65 years, previously classed 1 as' unfit, are being re-esamin'ed. "IF FAMINE FORCES PEACE?' Amsterdam, October 11. Herr Karolyi, in the Hungarian Diet, pointed out that the cost of" living for a family of five in Germany had increased during the war period by 96 per cent., as. compared with 218 per cent, in Hungary. "He declared: "We will probably be forced to ■ make peace through lack of nourishment. It is vain to conquer provinces and obtain military advantages if the population has nothing to eat. If famine forces peace," it will bo shameful and disastrous." GREAT STRIKE OF AUSTRIAN MUNITION WORKERS 700 KILLED BY THE SOLDIERS. CRoutPv'e TpleernmO (Rec. October 12, 10.5 p.™.). . ■ Zurloh, October *12. According to secretly-conveyed information from Austria, 24,000 munition factory hands struck work. Czech soldiers fired on the mob, and killed 700 of the strikers. GREEK FLEET SURRENDERS TO THE ALLIES Australian-New JTealanti Cable Association. . (Rec. October; 12, 7.15 p.m,) London, October IS. The Exchange Telegraph Agency at" Athens reports that, following as a result of tho Allies' ultimatum, the Greok fleet has surrendered to tho Allies.
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Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2901, 13 October 1916, Page 5
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