AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 28 February 1917, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

VALIANT ACHIEVEMENTS. Berlin, February 28. Official.—We brought down x French airship in flames near Metz. The cargo of bombs exploded when it torched the ground. The crew o! fourteen were killed. The details of the construction of the airship were easily recognisable from the remnants. London, February 26. A German official message says:—The French were unsuccessful southward of Cornay. The enemy yesterday lost eight aeroplanes. ; TALES ABOUT THE KAISER. New York, February 26. Mr. Edgar Moore, who has returned from Germany, says the Kaiser is considered a madman. 'He is a physical wreck and hopelessly addicted to drugs, because of the pain in his throat and ear troubles. He is in constant fear of assassination and takes the most remarkable precautions when travelling. Mr. Moore learned on excellent authority that when the Kaiser was informed of the result of the Jutland battle he exclaimed/* "My God, my last hope trufy gone!'' AUS'i'RO-HUNGARI AN' DIFFERENCES. Zurich,, February']G. An Austrian semi-official message admits tilt; failure to renew the AustroHungarian compromise, and adds that a provisional agreement has been reach, ed enabling the Governments to engage in pourparlers with Germany ar.d other Powers respecting an economic :u:d customs uniou. SERVICE OUTSIDE THE ARMY. Amsterdam, February 20. The German Federal Council has directed men between 47 and 00 to enrol for military work outside the army.