Germany

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 170, 24 December 1914, Page 5

Germany

"DOWN WITH WAR." KAISER HAGGARD AND ILL. A SHORTAGE OF I'ETKOL. COLLAPSE OF GERMAN OFFICERS. Times and Sydney Sun Sen ices. London, December 22. It is reported in Holland timt although the Kaiser is said to have completely recovered, his medical advisers strongly opposed his departure from- Berlin, hilt iiis army chiefs insisted that he must spend Christinas with the troops at the front, in order to impress and encourage them. The Kaiser yielded against tin: strongest solicitations of his doctors. As he Vjt Berlin, lie looked very pale and ill and appeared to have aged. He departed in absolute silence and there was 110 demonstration of any kind. The petrol supplies of Germany are running short. The, commander at Hamburg has stated that it is necessary to limits its use, otherwise Germany will be placed in a dangerous position, lie has advised the substitution of alcohol. Travellers from Berlin state that grave disorders broke out wlicn the last list of casualties was published. An immense crowd yelled "Down with the war; give us back our lathers and sons." A regiment of' the Landwehr were ordered to disperse the crowd, but tliey refused, and the police charged frith drawn .avoids. Rotterdam, December 22. The Berlin correspondent of the Nicuwe Rotterdanisclie Courant says that there are 3000 German odieers in Berlin with wrecked nerves who are unable to return to the front. The Kaiser recently addressed 1000 and urged them to pull themselves together as they were urgently required. STRICTER CENSORSHIP. NO NEWS PUBLISHED. Received 23, 11 p.m. Copenhagen, December 23. A private message from Berlin says the censorship is stricter than at any time since the beginning of the war. No details are given regarding Poland. The only message on Tuesday night ivas that the Germans were fifteen miles from Warsaw, and that reinforcements were being sent. Crowds were vainly seeking news at the newspaper ofiices. .MISTRUST OF OFFICIAL NEWS. PEOPLE WANT DEFINITE DETAILS. Times and Sydney Sun Services. Received 23, 5.30 p.m. London, December 23. Prisoners, who convey news of their fatalities by private messages from Berlin, state that the peoole are anxiously uwaiting details of General Ilendenburg's victory in Poland, feeling uncer. tain regarding the facts. STOLEN CHAMPAGNE CHEAP. Amsterdam, December 22. Advices from Berlin state that as the result of the pillage of Rheinis, the best brands of champagne arc selling in Berlin shops at live shillings a bottle. NEW ZEALAND. I THE REINFORCEMENTS. CHANGE OF SYSTEM COMING. ■ FIRST REINFORCEMENTS "ALL 'WELL." Dunedin, Last Night. Speaking to a reporter to-day, Hon. James Allen said the quota shown in regard to reinforcements was unsatisfactory, since it demanded a certain number of men from various provinces, with, out taking cognisance of the fact that an adequate response was more dillicult in some cases than in others. 'A very large number of men were clamouring to get away, and he had to go into the question of men who had been enrolled and passed, and then told to wait until called on. Many of these were extremely anxious to get away, and he had I to consider the question. As the quota system had proved unsatisfactory, it i was probable that there would be a re--1 arrangement of the system, j The Minister added that the rein- , -forcemeats who bad gone were well, I though he could not disclose their I whereabouts. They had lost two horses, , but that was the aum-total of their misfortunes.