AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 February 1917, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

THE 1917 CAMPAIGN. EXPECTED TO OPEN AT END' OF FEBRUAKY. GERMAN RAILWAY (PREPARATIONS. Received Feb. 15, 5.45 p.m. London, Feb. 1 1 -t>. Troop movements in Germany are in full swing. Restrictions of ordinary railway services are increasing. The entire suspension of ordinary passenger traffic is contemplated in March. Railway schedules indicate that tile German General Staff expects the opening of the 1917 campaign at the end of February. The submarining campaign was intended to interfere with the Allies' troop transports. KAISER'S VISIT TO VIENNA. KING CHARLES' OBDURACY. I Received Feb. 15, 5.45 p.m. London, Feb. 14. The Kaiser's visit to Vienna was due to the Emperor Charles being obdurate regarding his independence. The Kaiser, before his departure, made the Emperor Charles a Field-Marshal, and endeavored to reach a compromise on the Polish question, but found King Charles was mainly concerned in opposing any action which would inflame the United fcitates. ( A STEREOTYPED REPORT.. A & N.Z, Cable Association and Reuter. Admiralty per Wireless Press. Received Feb. 15, 5.5 p.m. .London, Feb. 14. German official: We repulsed' two English attacks south of Serre '-and stormed several Russian positions. We repulsed fierce counter-attacks in 'the Mestecausci sector. .We took prisoner twenty-three officers and twelve hundred men. An Italian attack on the Cerna client proved unsuccessful.