GERMANY’S TROUBLES.

Taihape Daily Times, 15 June 1918, Page 5

GERMANY’S TROUBLES.

FRANCHISE REFORM IN GER- f MANY. Received 8.45 a.m. AMSTERDAM, June 14. The Prussian Lower House’s rejection of the franchise reform for The fourth time is causing widespread bit. terness, and threatens the disruption of the National Liberal, Roman Catho. lie,* and Centre Parties. The attitude of the Government, which promised ta stand or fall by the equal franchise issue is awaited with growing interest* GERMANY. KNOWS THE WAR IS LOST. HEALTH OP PEOPLE ALARMING.: • Received 9.15 a.m. NEW YORK, June 14. The Herald’s Paris correspondent has secured documentary proof that the German leaders know they cannot win the war, even if they take Paris and Bordeaux. The morale is weakening, and the health of the people is alarming physicians, who recently had a conference at Heidleberg, which contended that the starvation conditions would lead to the doom of the German people. Infantile mortality has reached 68 per cent. . . PANIC IN GERMAN TOWNS. Received 9.15 a.m. LONDON, June 14. The British air raid on Cologne, Mannheim, and Karlsruhe caused a panic Lines of refugees were miles long. FUTURE RELATIONS WITH AMERICA. GERMAN PRESS PESSIMISTIC Received 10.35 a.m_ WASHINGTON.' June 14. Official: Fresh despatches from France say German press is pessimistic about the situation in the United States. Newspapers say President Wilson hopes to crush the German element in the United States and will sueceed_ All the German schools are closed and German papers suppressedAfter the war German commerce will bo unable to enter the United States Steamship companies wall not be allowed to have docks or shipyards.- It will be the end of Gorman transatlantic commerce. Germany’s European victories in a measure are balanced by the losses in America