AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 September 1916, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

BRITAIN ASSAILED. BY GERMAN' CHA.VCELLOR. LESS CONFIDENT TONE. Bcceived Sept. 23, Q.IO p.m. Berlin, Sept. 28. lho Reichstag was c.-owded, all the diplomatists being present. Herr Kaimpi, in hi, opening speech, that the militaiy, economic, ami political -war was at it s zenith. I licre was a violent .struggle 0 „ nl | routs for a decision. The German position was satis factory in every reject, le icteired to the submarines Deutschland and Bremen, and read the telegrams ■exchanged with the Kaiser at the be«iu«ing oi the third year of the war. The Chancellor (Bethwaiiii-Hollwe") Uieu spoke amidst unbroken attention. licceivcd Sept. •>!), 5.,35 p.m.

~ • Berlin Sept 2S. Herr von Bethmami-HoHweg's speech «'as well received. He bitterly assailed t-nglaud; the tone, however, was less hopeful and confident than in marked former utterances.

Herr Ilolhveg, in -eviewing Italy's intervention, remarked that the tlium'uKrcw used by England ujion Khi« I'.nianuel was like all her recklessness against neutrals. The Allies were too strong, and Italy was compelled to yield. Her 'Warfare depends on English coal and •noiiey. .lie admitted'that Italy also aspired to Balkan territories within the i.titurul sphere of Greek interests. Discussing Roumania, Herr Hollweg 'lcchired that Prince tlarol (the late lung), at the out.-.et of the war, was altogether in favor, in accordance with treaties, to joining Austro-Germany; but ho was over-ruled, and died from the shock to his consciousness of Roumania being a traitor to the Central Powers. Herr Ilolhveg accused M. Bratianu of having, after the fall of I.emberg entered, without his sovereign's knowledge, into a treaty of neutrality with Russia, insinuating that It. Bra'tianu had intrigued last August with the Entente to M'curi territory at Seillia's ultimate expense. The King, almost up to the time of Uoumnnia's intervention', gave Germany binding assurances of neutrality, and, in reply to Germany's warnings, declined to believe that M. Bratianu was binding himself to the Entente.

DESPAIR AND RAGE,

iIRE-EATERS WANT MORE

Received Sept 29, 8.30 p.m,

London, Sept. 2S. A wireless message irom Zurich states l:]iat it ia now known in Germany that Count Revcntlow lias been forbidden to publish articles which are not approved by the censor. This step ha.- been taken owing to the strong criticism on FieldMarsJial von Hindenburg in the Deutsche Tiigcs Zeitung (Count Reventlow'a paper), an issue of wliieli was confiscated and the paper not allowed to appear fox a whole week.

Tlio attacks on the German idol arc due to the, oflieial press triumphantly announcing that Hiiulenbiug supports Bethmann-llollweg in rejecting unrestrained submarine I'righti'ulness.

All the German stalwarts expected that Uindonburg would insist on the immediata renewal of under-watcr friglitfulness, and Ms acquiescence in tlie Chancellor's more prudent policy has the Pan-German lire-caters into a, paroxysm of despair and rase. Count BevehOow's attacks are a symptom of tho widespread outcry against Hindenliurg and in favor of the policy of the "iron hand."

THE LIMIT

GERIIAX EXCUSE FOR DEFEAT, Received Seept, 20, 0,30 p.m. Reuter Service. London, Sept. 28. (lerman newspapers, evidently inspired, excuse the Nomine defeat on the ."round that the Allied artillery raised such a cloud of dust before the German trenches that it was impossible to ascertain where attacks would be made, thus the German artillery was unable to barrage.