Late War News

Horowhenua Chronicle, 14 December 1916, Page 3

Late War News

(Australia-New Zen lane Cable Serriou.) Received This Day. 9.35 a.m. NOT TAKEN SERiIOUSLY. * ■ / * Palis, (Dec, 13. The newspapers do not regard the German peace offers .seriously and are pointing out they-are made when England, Russia and France are concentrating on greater efforts. They indicate that German Military and Civil exhaustion is approaching. MORE DEPORTATIONS. . Amsterdam, Dec 13. The newspapers Y.o,De*e: The Telegraf states that four thousand inhabitants of Countrai have been deported. FOOD SITUATION IN GERMANY. The Cologne Gazette emphasizes the seriousness of the food situation, particularly the failures of the potato crop, and points out that Bavaria lias refused to surrender its barley for Germany. The strictest: passible economy in bread, potatoes, meat, fats, and milk is essential. The Berliner Tagablatt declares negotiations are opening with the food distribution authorities with a view to introduction of compulsory feeding of the masses. This may extend to aTT classes. . GERMAN PAPER'S PROTEST. Hie Kolnisehe Volks Zeitung protests against any interference with the deportations and contests President Wilson's right to act as moratisfc. Received This Day. 10.2.a.m. THE PTCACE PROPOSALS. New York, Dec. 13. The German Embassy iretraces its yesterday's peace terms, declaring they must be interpreted as to what Ger-

many would like to get—not what si expects. The terms now suggusu are talking teims and loss import;!! than the necessity of starting a peat conference. Ihe Embassy adds tin tho central powers are counting o 3 neutrals taking an important part i influencing the fillies towards Ipeac Much hope is placed in the com in. conference at Copenhagen betwoe Scandinavia and Switzerland and wit Spain and Holland possibly represent - etl. The Embassy's declaration is it e garded as most significant and indi - eating that Grnianv is far harde pressed for peace, than Pripee 1101 l weg's statement would imply.