AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 November 1916, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

THE KAISER DETHRONED. lIIXDF.NBURG THE TEUTONS' GOD. Received Nov. 2(1, 10 p.m. London, Jvov. 29. A wireless message from Zurich states that Baron Kopp, one of the Baltic nobler, who, although a Russian subject. h;is thrown in his lot wilh Germany, arrived from Berlin, iuid declared that Field-Marshal von Hindeiiburg. fiauralivelv speaking, has dethroned the Kaiser. It is an absolute fact that liinden burn is tin. dictator of Germany, and outshines the Kaiser as the sun does the moon. The Kaiser is a minor planet, revolving ar.iund Hindeiiburg. The laiter ordered the proclamation regarding the kingdom of Poland in order to get more men, and also a new mass levy. Ho interferes with the administration of everything, and does What lie likes in every department. The Germans look up to Hindontuvg as a god and have almost forgotten the existence as a factor in the government of the country.

Baron Kopp adds that all this is very galling to the Kaiser, who has always been supremely envious of every prominent German. It is worse than the bitterness of defeat, for the Kaiser to see how Hindeiiburg has grasped the sceptre of absolute power. The Kaiser not merely detests Hindeiiburg—he loathes the very mention of his name; but the Kaiser is full of fear for the throne for himself, and submits to Hindeiiburg.

THE DEPORTEES. >A GERMAN STATEMENT. ■ Received Xov. 30, 1-2.50 a.m. London, Xov. 29. Berlin reports that prioi to August, !!)00, deported inhabitants from Lille and other towns, who were unable to work or whose removal from their homes. was especially severe, were sent back, and since October IiOOO, mostly women, have been returned. The military authorities have ordered the return of all requesting to be returned. It is claimed the action is not due to neutral protests, but to 'a. fulfilment of a promise when the people were deported.

NO FOOD EXPORTS FROM HUNGARY Paris, November 28. The Matin's Zurich correspondent states that 'Hungary lias closed her frontiers for the export of food, after refusing the demand of Count Koerber, the Austrian Premier, to give un a portion of her provisions to Austria. The Emperor Charles supports the Austrian Government, and bitter feeling prevails.