Central Powers

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 91, 14 November 1916, Page 5

Central Powers

BAVARIAN SOLDIERS REVOLT. Press Association—Copyrignt, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 8.45 a.m.) New York, November 13. The New York World’s Paris correspondent says that reports are growing of a revolution in Bavaria of entire regiments of 45 years’ standing, who, frightened at the terrible, punishment inflicted on the Germans on the Somme and at Verdun revolted. f . The King, of Bavaria, who was interviewed on the matter, said he was Endeavouring to restore order. HOLLWEC’S PEACE SPEECH, I’ress Association—Copyright, Austro- , lian and N.Z. Cable Association. Copenhagen, November 12. The German newspapers declare that Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg’s speech forms tho basis for negotiations of peace.

The Frankfurter Zeitung says it is evidence to the world that Germany is ready to parley. “We are anxious," it adds, “to learn Viscount Grey’s reply.”

The Itolnische Zeitung says the speec|ivgivds a foundation for negotiations.' ” Germany desires freedom in small and great countries. The Lokal Ansseiger, commenting on Mr Asquith’s Mansion House speech, says the Germans are fully occupied with their own affairs, and can hardly be expected to act as saviours of tho Armenians and ethers suffering the misfortunes of war. It adds: “Nobody in Germany lias the slightest inclination to a separate peace witli Britain, hut if the other enemy States sound Germany, we may perhaps try to build them a bridge.”

VIENNA WRAPPED IN GLOOM. DEATHS AS RESULT OF FAMINE. REDUCED RATIONS OF BAD QUALITY. Prj.ss Association—-Copyright, Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received 11.25 a.m.) London, November 13. The Daily Chronicle’s Milan correspondent says that a letter discloses that Vienna is overshadowed by a pall of gloom and desolation. There is a frightful increase of infant mortality, as much as forty-two per cent, being attributed to the famine in milk, butter and eggs. Reduced rations of bad quality caused three hundred deaths in a single lunatic asylum. For the same reason there is an enormous increase in the death rate among snfffrers from tuberculosis. APPEAL TO GERMAN WOMEN. ) THEIR PLACE IN THE WAR. WORD TO THE SELFISH AND IDLE.

Press Association—Copyright. Published in “The Times.” (Received 12.25 p.m.) Amsterdam. November 13. A proclamation in Berlin appeals to women to apply for war work, and accuses the war brides of leaving the factories and taking separation allowances. It warns, the women not to allow false ideas of rank to prevent them entering the factories. | The officer commanding at Munich announced that selfish and idle women •refusing to forego amusements would he forced thereto.