AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 December 1916, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

' IN' THE CARPATHIANS. .VIOLENT FIGHTINGReceived ! Dec. 29, 5.5 p'm. London, Dee. 23. A Berlin communique record violent fighting in the wooded Carpathians, but does not state the result. It adds that strong Russian counter-attacks to regain the ground lost at Riromicmr.fiist failed. The Germans further progressed. . Over 10,000' prisoners were taken in connection with the Rimmienlo&'.st lighting. .' , .

ENEMY LOSSES. ] BIG TOLL FOR NOVEMBER AND j DECEMBER. j \ j Bece'ved Dee. 29, Up.m | • London, Dee. 2fl. The German, Austrian, Bulgar, and ! Turkish losses for Novembei arc estimated at 350,000, tlios< in December j being fugber. I MISERY IN AUSTRIA. I HUNDREDS «JF SUICIDES Beceived Dec. 29, 8.50 p.m. Geneva, Dee. 20. Thf'misery of the. working classes >n Austria, is lamentable. There have been .hundreds of .suicides since the beginning of November, and peace demonstration? are of daily occurrence in the cities. fEACfi DEMONSTRATIONS IN AUSTRIA. Geneva, Dec. 18. , On Christmas Day peace demonstrations took place throughout Austria, prominent Socialists addressing great Vienna gatherings and the police not Interfering. Amsterdam, Dec. 28. The Emperor and Empress of Austria iave arrived at Budapest for the coroceremony, ifAltURirTO RECRUIT POLES. Zurich, Dec. 28. German recruiting in Poland is a complete failure. There have only been 200 volunteers since November 10, of whom Tfttt recruited in Warsaw.