AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 April 1917, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

AUSTRIA AND AMERICA. PRELIMINARIES TO WAR. Received April 8, 5.5 p.m. London, April 7. M. Czernin instructed M. Taniowaki to ask Washington for his passport. The American Ambassador at Vienna has deinnnded his passports. Holland has taken charge of the Amtrian ami American interests in tile respective countries. Amsterdam, April A Vienna message States that the Austrian Ambassador has been instructed to demand his passports If the American Congress rati lies the state of war with Germany resolution. HEAVY AEROPLANE LOSSES ALLEGED BY GERMANY. London, April 7. Wireless, German Official:—Wit repulsed a French attempt to recapture tlie lost trenches near Sapigueul, and the attacks in Malancou'rt wood.' In a strong aerial reconnaissance tho enemy sullcml severely, lUsing yesterday ii machines. Five of ours arc missing. ALSATIAN DESERTERS WOMEN AGRICULTURISTS. Berne, April C. The Minister of War informed the Budget Committee-in the Reichstag that since tile outset of hostilities 80 per cc-nt. of Alsatians mobilised in the German army had deserted, He estimated that 20,000 Alsatihn German subjects were iioiw lighting for France. Overy woman in receipt of public relief in Hamburg district is compelled to do six hours' agricultural work' daily. GERMAN OFFICIAL MESSAGE. 8500 RUSSIANS TAKEN. London, April 0. A Geritian oflicial 'fepjirt states that four British aeroplanes which reached J houl were chased and all destroyed. Apart from this the enemy lost eight machines. Three of ours are missing. A German official report states: — During the capture of a bridgelHad at Toboly, on the Stokhod, we ruptured 1110 officers, 9500 men,' 15 guns, 150 machine guns and mine-throwers. Our airmen blew up extensive munition depots >n the Vurdar Yallev.