AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 November 1916, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

GERMAN PROPERTY ABROAD. DESTRUCTIVE MEASURES BY ALLIEP Amsterdam. Nov. i. The Reichstag is much coi...imcd about what are desc 'bed as destructive measures against German property in France and Britain. The Government representative appeased angry members by promising severe measures against AngloFrench property in Germany. General Foiedoiere declared that a warm heart beat at the War Ministry for the, prisoners at Ruhleben. He wail willing to close the camp if Britain gave a quid pro quo. GERMANS DESIRE PEACE. AN AMERICAN'S IMPRESSIONS. OPINIONS AS TO LENGTH OF WAR deceived Nov. 5, 5 15 p.m. New York, Nov. 4. Herbert Bayard Swope, who recently visited Germany, in an article in the New York World says the desire for peace from the top to the bottom of Germany is very strong, but thcr? is no belief that peace is near. Optimists think peace will not be reached in less than two years, while other opinions run as high as ten years. REIGN OF TERROR INQUIRY. London, Nov. 3. The Rotterdam correspondent of the Daily Telegraph states thai tho Reichstag unanimously appointed a committee under the chairmanship of Her.' Seheidsmaira to inquire into the reign c' terror. The revelation:. r.n ovist to n Government surrender to publie opinion. The Pr sia.i ruler", have found tkcU .:;: <">r i public .:, r.rt _i• ■; J jucilo ..; ...xs suppsced. i ' APOLCCY TO HOLLAND. Received -!ov. <!, 33 p m. Amsterdam, Nov 4 Ccr.r.any Ji?.j a-iobghed to Holland for the flight of i Zonpclm ovc Dcteh territory on the, 22nd. ult. She explains that, owing to motor difikaUies the airship was obliged to drop two benzine tanks. The commander 'if the airship thought he was over Belgian territory. The observation balloon was afire, and came down in Norway. Ic was believed the balloon belonged to a British warship that '.•.■ai patrolling the North Sec, and the crow were binned to death. AN AUSTRIAN REPORT: .. Received Nov. 5, 5,"J: Din. London, Nov '4. An Austrian communique claims that ground was gained by the Austrians south-east of Roterturn Pass- and southwest of Predcal against the Roumanians. The communique asserts that gigantic Italian attacks were repulsed, avid that 2000 Italians were captured. The Austrians admit the losl if two bafatcries at CaT3c»