AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 January 1917, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

VICTORIOUS IN 1917. KAISER'S BOMBASTIC ORDER, Received Ja.n 1, 10 p.m. " Amsterdam, Jan. 1. fie Kaiser, in a bombastic Army Order, states that during 1916 the army and navy were victorious in all theatre* on land and water, and will alio be victorious in 1917

HUNGRY CROWDS BEG FOR FOOD. Received Jan. 1, 10 p.m. London, Dec. 31. Copenhagen newspapers publish interviews jf the German captains, asserting that hungry masses crowd the quays of German ports, begging food *rom ships arriving from neutral ports. Berne, December 30. The Vorwaerts denounces the wild gitnbling in shipping stocks, and accuses the shipping magnates of unloading useless shares, inflated dv peace runrors. The Hague. December 30. Reports state that the Dutch Horse Owners' Association has agreed to supply Germany Tho first draft will be despatched in January. OFFICIAL COMMUNIQUES. Received, Dec 30, 7 p.m. Amsterdam. Dec. 30. A wireless German official e'aims that tlie Germans penetrated the French second and third lines at Hill 304 and the lonthern-slege of Mort Homme, and repulsed counter attacks'. The Germans stormed petitions in Transylvania, the east front being advanced as far an Far Dum : lresti twenty kilometres northwest of Rimniculsarat, and they advanced and captured positions between Rimnical ar.d the Buzanl river, and captured Rachsi, in the Dobrudja.

THE ROUMANIAN" BOOTY Received Dec. 30, / p m Amsterdam, Dec 30. A Bucharest message states that owing m the Russo-Roumanians' great destruction of grain and petrol, booty captured will only suffice the AustroGeraan army Disappoliimont is felt ibat none is available fo- civilians. AN IMMENSE FIRE AND EXPLOSION. Received Dec. 30, 7 p.m. Geneve, Dec. 30. An immense fire and explosion at a Dresden munition depot completely destroyed a suburb. POLITICAL CHAOS IN AUSTRIA. London, December 31. Received 31, 5.5 p.m. The Daily Telegraph's Milan correspondent says that the latest news from Aostria indicates political chaos. The resignation of the powerful Ministrymaker, Seiehart, is expected under sensational circumstances. Re was holi-day-making, when King Charles urgently summoned hira to Vienna and demanded his resignation forthwith. Seieliart's original name was Singer. llis resignation is regarded as further proof of King Charles' determination to eliminate German influence from politics. It is anticipated that Herr Sylvester, president of the Reiehsrath, will resign. He is largely responsible for the refusal to summon the Reichsrath during the warn at the behest of the Germaa clique. There are renewed rumors that Count Ti9za's resignation is imminent. London, December 31.

£ German official wiresless message Matea:—ln • the Transylvanian frontier mountains we entered the enemy's positions, despite strong counter-attacks, and pushed ahead, General Mackensen pursuing the retreating enemy along the whole front between the mountains and (be Danube.