AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 29 September 1916, Page 911

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

COURAGE AND SAVAGERY OF ALLIES. EFFECT OF THE LOSSES GENERAL WITHDRAWAL HINTED AT. Received Sept. 2S, 5.5 p.m. London, Sept. 27.

The Frankfurter Zcitunji states that the Allied attacks on the Soinrac were full of unparalleled courage and savagery. "\Ve are endeavoring to keep back the enemy and preserve an elastic and connected front, but we 'have lost long-held positions and villages. 'Possibly more important shortenings on the West front we contemplated in the interests of all the fronts."

AN AWAKENING PEOPLE,

SERIOUSNESS OF MILITARY ' SITUATION. THE DESIRE FOR PEACE. Received Sept. 28, 5.5 p.m. Geneva, Sept. 27. Berlin messages, which the censorship has apparently allowed to lit sent to Swiss newspapers, emphasise the seriousness of the military situation. A correspondent describes the German people as a whole as desiring peace. Every family in tire German Empire has offered the blood sacrifice, and there are very serious economic difficulties for those who have been spared. Intrigues are nourishing', and nervousness is displayed in many circles.

A STORMY SESSION. EXPECTED IN GEBMAXx" t London, Sept. 27. The United tress Berlin correspondent states that the stormiest session of the Reichstag since the beginning of the war is foreshadowed by members who are arriving for to-morrow's opening session. ■Dr. Coorting, the industrial loader from Hanover, will move a vote of noconfidence in Herr von Betlunann-lloll-weg. The absence of the Socialist Dr. Liebknecht, who was recently arrested, will not contribute to the calming of the session. Herr von Bethmann-Hollweg will address the Reichstag at 3 jSLin. Voting tile war credits ami the main features of the policy towards England will be the chief topics of the three weeks' session.

The Conservatives profess to be highly pleased at the results of the recent Zeppelin raids, and intend to demand a more severe anti-English campaign. Berne ( Sept. 27.

A P.evl'n message states that an eleventh hou.i bargain has been struck between Ilerr .on Bcthniann-ILollwcg and the Socialists, who will jointly oppose the Junkers and the Tirpitz party.

GERMAN MAN POWER.

REACHING THE BREAKING STRAIN. Rotterdam, Sept. 27. Germany has called the unfit men of the 1870-1875 classes, also ' the 1898 class, for re-examination. The strain on German man point is reaching the breaking point. Railwaymen 'iable for service have been ordered to be in readiness to join the colors. A large farce of civilians is engaged on the Belgian and Zeeland frontier cutting down trees and constructing trenches.

FURTHER PROGRESS. London, Sept. 27. A German communique says: The Russians failed in the Ludg'owa jector. We made good progress at Hermannstadt. The Bulgarians defeated and pursued the enemy at Kajmakalan.

THE ZEPPELIN RAID 3, Amsterdam, Sept. 27. A Berlin official report says: Naval airships on the 2.") th and 2Gth dropped explosives and incendiary bombs with visible success on the naval harbor at Portsmouth, fortified places at the mouth of Thames, industrial and railway establishments of military importance at York, Leeds. Lincoln and Derby. The airships returned undamaged. .COUNT ZEPPELIN DISHEARTENED. Paris, Sept. 27. Advices from Switzerland state that Count Zeppelin is ill. lie is obsessed by the idea of destroying London, and is much mortified at the growing popular resentment at the poor results of the Zeppelin raids.

ANXIETY IN CERMAXY. Amsterdam, Sept. -27. German newspapers are not concealing their anxiety over the loss of Zeppelins. The Conservative and militarist Koenig Zeitung deprecates the fears of the discovery of the secrets ot Zeppelin con struction. It says there is more serious reason for anxiety in the improvement ot Biitish anti-aircraft defences. It regrets jhat the Zeppelin was not employed more ruthlessly earlier.

SMUGGLERS DEALT WITH,

Re.-eived Sept. 29, 1 a.m. Copenhagen, Sept. 28.

A German merchant named Voigt, representing a German rubber factory ami three other; have been sentenced to 120 days' imprisonment and each fined .-eiT.-iC) for smuggling rubber to Germany in herring barrels.