AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 September 1916, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

bARON BURIAN ON THB I SITUATION. Vienna, Sept. 11. Baron Burian admits that Austria !\rill hail .peace with delight, but not the'peace the Allies want to impose, ' Austria was unwilling to discuss peace while \he Allies wanted to take part her territory. It was untrue that they were eager for peace on any ..terms. He admitted that he was surprised that Roumania finally came to a decision so quickly. Austria did not offer Roumania any territorial concessions and be knew in June that Italy and M. Briatiano had made a definite bargain. M. firatiano hoped to play the part of taking from the Austrian corpse what he could, hut the Allies resisted, hence Roumanian declaration of war. Austria's relations with America were satisfactory, but they maintained that America's exportation of munitions to the Allies had protracted the war and thereby, inflicted irreparable damage on mankind. Some might contend that Austria should for military reasons originate peace'overtures, but she would never agree to this while her antagonists spake of partitioning her country. A WILD RUMOR. Copenhagen, Sept. 11. There was excitement at Wilhelmihaven over sensational rumors that great events were imminent, necessitating the evacuation of all civilians. The military authorities have announced that there is no truth in the rumor, which, it is believed, referred to an invasion of England. JEE MAN WHO DINED WITH THE KAISER. London, Sept. li. The Daily Mail sent to Holland the man who dined with the Kaiser. He has returned, and relates that he mixed freely with Gesman frontier trops. who are mostly middle-aged Landsturmers. be was informed that there are plenty of young men still available. Germans fighting on the Somme are ordered to take no prisoners and to use the bayonet. ' Three hundred thousand men are now preparing new defensive works behind the third line. Verdun was the most bitter disappointment. Two {Eararian regiments have mutinied. NEW SUBMARINE CAMPAIGN. Amsterdam, Sept. 11. German agents report that General ▼on Falkvnbavn will succeed Herr von Bethmann Holiweg at the end of September. A hew submarine campaign is com'jneseing on October 1.