GERMANY

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 185, 14 January 1915, Page 5

GERMANY

SUPREME EFFORT IN THE SPRING. GERMANY ASSUMES CONTROL. VON MOLTKE ON THE WAR'S DURATION. GERMANS '-WILL STICK IT OUT.'' Rome, January 12. According to ollieial reports Germany is hastening preparations on an unprecedented scale and is summoning all reserves for a supreme effort beginning in the spring. She is also assuming tlia direction of all campaigns including those of Austria against Russia, and Servia, and of Turkey against Russia and England. New York, January 12.

General Von Moltke, interviewed in Berlin, said that Russia and France had entered Britain's service. The latter was aiming at the extermination of the German shipping, commerce and industry. Germany has 3,000,000 more soldiers, and the war would last until the enemy had had enough. Everybody from prince to pauper was filled with the determination to stick it out at any price. Amsterdam, January 12. Strong German forces are concentrated at Spincourt and liriey. It is estimated that 1,200,000 troops are concentrated at Metz. A German communique states that French attacks at CVonv, also east of Perthes, were repulsed with licavy losses. We captured a French point of support in the Argonnes. The French losses in the Argonnes since the Bth total 1900 killed and wounded and 1(100 imprisoned. French attacks south of St. Mihiel failed.The Russians' offensive in North Poland failed. Our attacks in West Vistula are progressing despite the weather.

"DEFINITJrXY BROKEN." A VICTUKIOIo offensive IMPOSSIBLE. Received 13, 11.15 p.m. Paris January 13. A high Berlin personage informed a Copenhagen correspondent that German governing circles recognised that the "erman offensive was definitely broken. Germany had still considerable resources of men, but she was not powerful enough to undertake new and victorious offensive. The public were still kept in ignorance of the real state of affairs.

A DEi'iAAT ATTITUDE Received 1". 11.15 p.n^ Amsterdam, January 13. While some German newspapers gravely ask their readers to believe that London has been reduced to dire straits, there has been a generally marked change of tone in the German Press. Professor Parseval, in an article in the Cologne Gazette, says: "If Germany is defeated it is impossible that she should pay an indemnity, because her last man will have fallen exhausted, and her last penny nave been spent. This must be made clear to Germany's enjemies."

UNPALATABLE NEWS. Copenhagen, January 12, German papers luive entirely ignored the Turkish defeat in the Caucasus. SUPPORT FOR MULIMUSEN. GERMANS RUSHING x-ORWARi, REIN FOR CEMENTS. Times and Sydney Sun Servicer. Received 13, 5.20 p.iu. London, .January 13. Tlie Germans are rushing reinforcements into Upper Alsace, fearing the fall of Mulhausen.