AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 March 1917, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

FURIOUS SCENE IN REICHSTAG SOCIALIST DEPUTY POINTS THE RUSSIAN MODAL. Berlin, March 17. There was a furious scene in tlie Reicbsta" when the Socialist, Herr Hoffman, said that the revolution in Russia was "mene tekel" for the Hohenzollerns. After a disturbance, Hoffman was ejected. (The phrase "mene tekel" refers to the "mene, mer.e, tekel upharsin," the "writing on the wall," which occurs in Daniel.) MUNITION FACTORY DESTROYED. HUNDREDS OF WORKMEN KILLED. Received March 10, 8 p.m. Copenhagen, March 18. Advices from the frontier state that a munition factory at Colog-he bVw "» on Thursday. It is reported that hundreds of workmen were killed. HINDENBURG'S MEMORANDUM OLD GERMAN SPIRIT MUST BE REVIVED. Received March 19, 5.5 p.ra, London, March IS. The Daily Chronicle's correspondent at the French.front quotes Hindenburg's memorandum to the commanding officers wherein he refers to the lessons of the Verdun failure, and says that the extraordinary number of German prisoners who gave'up without serious resistance showed that the morale of certain troops was had. Reasons should be sought. The old spirit of the German Infantry must be revived. Fortified zones must be constructed enabling positions to be held. Deep underground shelters in advanced trenches are forbidden. They were mere man-traps. Hindenburg emphasises the importance of the artillery climax immediately prior to an infantry attack. Considerations of economy in munitions must then be ignored. He concludes by insisting that the war confirmed the superiority of massed formation attacks over others. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. , "ACCORDING TO OUR PLANS." Admiralty, per Wireless Press. London, March 18. A German official message states: English detachments between Sailly and St. Pierre Vaast Wood, and French detachments between Beuvraignes and Lassigny established themselves in trenches abandoned according to our plans. The French advance westward of Tahuene failed. Fighting continues. Northward of Monastir the English occupied the railway station of Poroj, eastward'of Lake Doiran. Received March 19, 5.5 p.ni. German Official.—Between Arras and the Oise the Anglo-French occupied sections of our former positions, including Bapauine, Roye, and Noyon, which we evacuated in accordance with plans. Our covering troops inflicted heavy losses on the French. Attacks on the north of Cambrettes failed. The enemy lost 22 aeroplanes, and we lost three. We repulsed strong French attacks between Ochrida and Prespa Lake. There was heavy mountain fighting north of Monastir heights, which remain ours. (Received March 10 11 p.m. London, March 19. 1 Wireless German official: —In sections of the territory we voluntarily evacuated between Arras and the Aisne, there -(has only been fighting at a few points our coveringi troops and the enemy's cavalry and infantry. There has been livelier fighting between Ochrieda and Prespa Lake, and northward of Monastir; 'No decision has been reached.