AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 September 1916, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

OF BLOCKADE, NATIONAL BAKivItUPTCY FEARED. Renter Service. Amsterdam, Sept. 2."). ITeir Tielfrcricb (Imperial Treasurer), sptftk'iij; to a representative trade deputation, admitted tl.e effectiveness of the blockade. He added: "None can deny i that we suiter heavily from the econ- i cinifi wsr. and greater sacrifices and [ depi"\ ati' v.s await tht people." 'lho C'ognc, Gazette idmits that small investors, especiilly farmers, are not sith•erining to the war loan as formerly, fearing national bankruptcy. OFFICERS' PAY DECREASED Received Sept. 20, 8 o.m. Amsterdam, Sept. 20. An lirperial decree dccieases all Gorm.in ofli-er*' poy from October. The War Minis'.er and Commander-in-Chief will lose £SO a month, generals £3S 10s, ar.ri divisional commanders £7 10s 'id. . Diplomatic circles state that Herr von Jagow resigns the Foreign Secretaryship owing to iH-hea.th. BRITAIN'S CR.EAT EFFORT. CAUSES AMAZEMENT IN GERMANY AWAKENED TO HER IMPENDING DOOM. I Received Sept 20, 5.20 p.m.. ' London, Sept. 20. The German Press are amazed at Britain's qipckfes? in raising a citizen army and the continued influx of Dominion troops, po ! nting out that these factors are responsible for the terrific force of the Somme offensive, warning Germans not to expect a speedy termination of the war, but to prepare for jnekter sacrifices in order to save the Fatherland. T) e Frankfurter Zeitung admits that Germany is now using Turkey for Germany's defence, and draws a parallel between the Turen-German and the British Ernpi"e relations "We erroneously 'thought (he Dominions would leave the Empire," it explains, "but they did not - want to be free. We must establish !- similar political Turco-Gcrman relations n as exist between England and the a, j.'ouiinioi.s." I \ ALl'oOlNg' WELfi: y > T.i'cei'/ed Sept. 26, 11 p.m. e Copenhagen, Sept. 2ft. [ A German communique states: The t enemy advances at Rancourt and Boueh■X avesnes failed. We repulsed strong : , French attacks north-west of Souville. e ' We downed nine aeroplanes yesterday. j One. .vhild was the victim of the aeroplane I attack upon Kesen. Others were wounded The material damage was f unimportant. We maintained our position at Manajow against strong Russian attacks. Tht Peumaniai; advances in the Zurdak and Vulv.in passes failed. The , fighring °outh of the Codadinus-Top-raissr live was favourable to our troops. Airships bombarded a fortress in Buchare-'t. T) e Serb attacks upon Kajmsccalan broke down. Weaker English advances on :•. wide front on the Struma were repulsed. Vienna, Sept. 20. A communique states: A Russian attempt to break through northward of Porcpeln'H failed with heavy losses. , Two Alpine attacks on Gardinal were J bloodily repulse.'. Amsterdam, Sept. 20. e Cumany has rrdered the '•c-examina-!i«ji> of flip permanent units., and is calling op youths of eighteen years. Zurich, Sept. 25. An official proclamation forbids hotels and restaurants in Vienna and lower n Austria to supply bread to guests.