THE GERMAN CRISIS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 92, 11 January 1918, Page 5

THE GERMAN CRISIS

POLITICAL DISPUTE ENDED

BY PAN-GERMAN VICTORY

(Ecc. January 10, 7.20 p.m.) Paris, January 9. The "Petit Journal's" Zurich correspondent says that Von Tirpihz's influence with the Kaiser and the Imperial Chancellor in the Ludendoff-Kuhlniann dispute has ended in a Pan-German victory. Dr. von Kuhlmann narrowly escaped dismissal.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

" ON THE VERGE OF LOSING THE WAR"

MANY IN GERMANY DYING OF HUNGER. (Roc. January 10, 8.10 p.m.) Amsterdam, January 9. Germany is endeavouring to prevent the circulation of leaflets from a suppressed article of the "Vonvaerts, stating that "many are dying of sheer hunger, and all who are suffering wnl not always remain silent. Germany is on tho verge of losing the war."—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

"THE FAULT LIES WITH GERMANY" A VIENNA PAPER'S ADMISSION, ffiec. January 10, 7.20 p.m.) Rome, January 9. The Vienna "Arbeiter Zeitung" says; "If the whole world is fighting us, all the nations hato us. The fault lies with Germany, who to-day wants to dictate a conqueror's peace, it is downright madness to pretend that a victorious peace is possible, and the madness is typified in the statement that if we hold out a few months more tho whole world will submit."—Aus.-A.4. Cable Assn.

GERMANY'S INTERNAL SITUATION

COMPELS HIGH COMMAND TO RISK A SECOND VERDUN, atec. January 10, 8.10 p.m.) Paris, January 9. A German officer who was taken prisoner declared that the internal situation in Germany compolled the Hign Command to risk a second Verdun and a disastrous peace by a maximum offensive effort on tho West front in 1918—Reuter.

TUMULTUOUS MEEMG IN BERLIN (Rec. January 30/8.10 p.m.) Amsterdam) January 9. Deputy Fuhrmann's declaration at a Fatherland Party's meeting in Berlin, "If the German flag is not hoisted in Flanders for over we shall have lest the war," caused tumultuous dissent. There were cries of "Traitor! J. no dissentients were mostly incapacitated soldiers, who were turned out after a fight with tho "featherbed soldiers. The crippled soldiers, reinforced, ieturned and broke up the meeting.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

GREAT PEACE MEETINGS IN VIENNA

(Rec. January 10, 8.10 p.m.) Stockholm, January 9. The "Social Dcmokraten" learns that great peaco meetings in Vienna, passed a resolution of sympathy with the Bolshevik demands and the release of Dr. Adler. A now peace party has been formed, and is agitating for a peace by an understanding.—Aus.-N.Z. Gable Assn.