IN THE BALKANS.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 12 April 1917, Page 5

IN THE BALKANS.

german attack pails. PARIS, April 10. A Preach Salonika communique says: most active artillery stnuggle is proceeding in the Monastir-Cerna sec--tor. A German battalion attacked the Russians after powerful artillery preparation, but was stopped at the win* entanglements by machine-gun fire. ENEMY’S FOOD SHORTAGE. KiGTS AMONG MUNITION WORKERS. RIOTERS DEMANDING BREAD. SOLDIERS TO FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. Received 9.20. LONDON, April 11. Serious riots took place at DusseP dorf on Easter Sunday. Women munition workers marched in a procession singing revolutionary songs, and demanding bread. Many arrests have "been made. Similar riots have occurred at Elierfield, Crofeld, Duisburg, Helifield, Aix la Chapelle and Essen. The commander at the Elberiield instructed the soldiers to use ffirearms without warning in future.

BRITISH FOOD PROBLEM BONELESS BEEE. Received 9.20. LONDON, April 11. As a result of the AgenUGcnenal’s representations, the Government is making equable arrangements with regard to the boneless beef already shipped.

GERMANY’S INTERNAL

TROUBLES.

FRANCHISE REFORM.

Received 10 a.m. BERNE, April 11.

Official interpreters, -watering down the Kaiser’s reform programme, Insist there is no intention to introduce manhood suffrage. Conservative correspondents state that Count Bethmann Hollweg’s Bill will not go far to satisfy the Radicals. It contains many safeguards against the sudden demoralisation of the franchise. It will be the duty of the Conservatives to safeguard these. '3 RIOT IN AIX LA CHAPELLE. HUNDRED CASUALTIES. Received 10 a.m. AMSTERDAM, April 11. It is reported from the frontier that there were over two hundred casualties as a result of the Aix la Chapelle riot. The Town Hall was in flames. BRAZIL AND GERMANY. RELATIONS BROKEN OFF. LONDON, 'April 10. Brazil has broken off relations with

Germany.

ARGENTINE TO BE NEUTRAL. Received 9.20. BUENOS AYRES, April 11. It is officially stated that Argentine ■will continue strict neutrality unless her rights are violated. INCIDENTS OF THE WAR. SCANDINAVIAN FOOD SHORTAGE. GROWING WORSE. Received 9.35. a COPENHAGEN, April 11. The food situation is growing worse Scandinavia. The Swedish government has seized oils, maize, and rice. There has been a further cut