"PEACE AND BREAD!"

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 236, 24 June 1918, Page 5

"PEACE AND BREAD!"

DEMANDS OF AUSTRIAN RIOTERS SITUATION SERIOUS Zurich, Juno 21. During tho food riots in Vienna shops were pillaged, l-'ifty thousand rioters marched in procession through the streets, demanding "Pence end Broad!" the police dispersed the procession with their swords. Tho situation is serious in Prague and Brunn and tliroiighu.it Galicia and Bohemia—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Amu. BREAD RATioOEDUCED SUPPLIES ALMOST"EXHAUSTED. Washington, Juno 21. Advices from Zurich state that the /lUstrian Government' has 1 educed UlO daily ration of bread to OH giaicnee (just over three ounces). Tho Food Minister lins exnl lined that this notion was unavoidable, because the supplies.are practically exhausted except in Bessarabia where they are most sciinly.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. "DOWN WITH GERMANY!" RIOT OF STRIKERS IN VIENNA. (Rec. Juno 23, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, June 22. _Thero are 150;000 munition strikers in Vienna. The police dispersed the rioters while attempting an attapk on the German Embassy and shouting: "The Germans are starving tis. Down with Germany!" Many arrests were made, and n number of strikers injured. Tlie Socialist leaders are making strenuous efforts to control the workers. It is reported thnt Hungary is sending 2000 trucks of potatoes and other vegetables to Germany, also 1000 trucks of wheat— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo'Assn. • . RIOTERS DEBANdTgENEBAL PEACE BAKERS' SHOPS AND CAFES PLUNDERED.

(Reo. June 23, 11 p.m.) Amsterdam, .Tune 22. There have been further disorders in Vienna. Bakers' shoi/3 and cafes have been, plundered. The rioters are demanding the conclusion of a general peace. The-military have been called out and a proclamation issued which threatens to severely repress disorderß.—Aub.-N.Z. : (liable Assn. HUNGARY'S .PLIGHT 'AS BAD AS TEAT OP AUSTRIA. Amsterdam, June SI. . Count Tisza, in the Hungarian Parliament, denied accusations tint Hiungar.v was selfishly hoarding: stocks .of food, and declare:! that many provinv.es had only one-fourth of the amount wrf food necessary to. maintain health. Gdrnmny must be convinced that Hungary's plight was as bad as. that of Austria.-v. Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ATTEMPT TO KIITtHE EMPEROR. UNCONTIiMiF REPORTS. (Eec. June J3, 5.5 p.m.) New. York, Juno 22. Reports state that the life of Emperor Karl has been attempted, but they lack confirmation.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. declarationlFpeace policy UEGED BY SOCIALIST LEADERS. (R«c. June 23, 5.5 p.m.) London, June 22. Vienna reports stato that tho Social-, iat leaders are conferring with Baron. Burian de Sajecz, Minister of Foreign. Affaire, urging a prompt declaration of peace policy.—United Service. SUFFERING IS GERMANY PEOPLE DYING FROM HAL- j NUTRITION. (Eec. June 23, 11 p.m.) New York, June 21. The "New York Times" Hague correspondent iuterviewed a- Dutch merchant, rehu'iied. from Germany, .who says that the population' is sufferingfrom a. mysterious disease caused by malnutrition, and owing to the incessant diet of turnips. Tho workmen at Essen are dying in hundreds. Tho disease etart with a email inflammation, then a watery swelling spreads over v tho body until the pntiont dies. Fats are unprocurable. The people aro wearing undergarments made of paper, as cotton is not obtainable.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.