AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 August 1916, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

GERMANS AWAKE. ROUSING LEAFLET. London, August 7. A correspondent at Amsterdam states that thousands of leaflets been distributed in Germany, entitled, "German 'People Wake Up," containing the following: "You are fighting for the Kaiser, who oppressed Europe long before the war; the Crown Prince of Prussia, whose amusement is war; the Crown Prince of Bavaria, who incites to the murder of defenceless prisoners; the Government and Chancellor, who are your oppressors and who destroyed Germany's moral credit with the whole world." FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE. ' * HERR HARDENS CHANGED MOOD. • London, August 7. The German publicist, Hci'r Harden, in an article on the second year of ,'the war, gives a remarkable revelation of his chastened mood, and pessimistically warns his readers that Germany is fighting for her life; that a period of untold suffering is ahead; that nothing can be hoped .for until the favor of Heaven or accident smashes England, which is still unassailable. • , *- THE LATEST SENSATION. 'COMMERCIAL AIR LINERS. 125 MILES AN HOUR. Received August 8, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, August 7. The latest Zeppelin siory is that they will soon cross the Atlantic as commercial air liners. The Tyd's Berlin 1 correspondent reports that trial nights ; of these gigantic Zeppelins have been made. Count Zeppelin recently piloted one towards England at a speed of 125 miles an hour. Its rising capacity renders it immune from air attacks. HINDENBURG'S SWEEPING CHANGES ; IXEFFICIEXTS WEEDED OUT. Received August 8, 5.5 p.m. Rotterdam, August 7. General von Hindenbi-rg inspected the troops engaged on the defences of Ko- ' vel, and ordered Germans to replace ; Austrians on General Bothmer's staff. Berne, August 7. 1 One lieutenant-general, five majorgenerals, thirteen colonels, twelve lieu-tenant-colonels, and three majors in the Austrian army have been dismissed for inefficiency, at the instance of the German General Staff. The dismissals include General Fflanzer and Archduke Joseph Ferdinand. BAVARIAN DEMANDS. SUBMARINE AXiD AERIAL WARFARE AGAIXST GERMANY'S WORST ENEMY. j Received August 9, 12.50 a.m. Berne, August 8. The King of Bavaria, in reply to a deputation demanding submarine and air warfare against England, Germany's worst enemy, said that Germany reserved the right of unrestricted action. Her submarinings and aerial warfare would be continued with increasing energy. He concluded by appealing to the people not to create dissensions in 1 Germany. - A FOOD CENSUS. 1 New York, August 7. The Times' Berlin correspondent says 5 that Count von Batocki has ordered a ' food census, to be completed.by Septem--6 ber 1. Officials are empowered to search premises in order to take an inventory, and heavy penalties are imposed for failure to report food stocks. PRAYING FOR PEACE. 7 Copenhagen, August 7. Danish Socialists who have returned from a tour of Germany declare that everybody is praying for peace. The German Socialists regard the restoration • of Belgium as a matter of course. Ger--1 many is willing to conclude peace witht out "annexations, provided her political and economic indenendence is guaran- J teed*