AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 April 1917, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

HINDENBURG CONFIDENT. GERMANY STRONG AND PREPARED. Received April 11, 6 p.m. ( Renter Service. Amsterdam, April 10. General von Hindepburg, interviewed fcy the Berlin correspondent of the Spanish newspaper Vanguardia, said that in . deciding on unrestricted submarining, Germany regarded the possibility of Amterican assistance to the Entente as without weight. He admitted that America's financial assistance wa3 undeniable, but 'contended that the money had not proved tie most important for the warfare.. !B> opined the American supply of mur material to the Allies was alxeady so_great that an increase <was Hat&y possible. On the "contrary, the supplies were likely to diminish in consequence of the 1 necessity to equip their town Enlarged army. He did not anticipate much material neljr to'the/Allies from America within a measurable time, and it was. the submarines' task to diminish it. He declared that in view of the fact that the English assisted by the Allied fleets, had (been unaible to overcome the U-boats, the American fleet would not succeed. The "boasted Entente wa3 weaponless jagejnst the submarines. He referred to the slight possibility of the American army's Teadiness. to proceed to Europe before a year hence, while the Entente had announced that the decision of the war would come this ■year. i i Continuing, von Hindenburg asserted fchftt the East front was so strong that General Brusiloff's most ruthless sacrifices had been unable to make headway, and claimed that the events in Russia promoted the German plans. Despite the necessity to concentrate their forces last year, the Germans ,had repulsed BrosilonT with the limited resources then ImßaMe. • Dt the West they had repulsed the SSngJo-lTenoh. attack. Things to-day wrt» fundamentally different. On the Wejrtern front they. had 'become so strong tt|at the' Germans could withstand every attack. He spoke complacently of the Central Powers' absolute security on all fronts, and their unprecedented strength and preparedness everywhere. The submarinism calculations were turning out correejry, and he concluded with an expression of* confidence based on consideration of all human possibilities. J > WHOLESALE CORRUPTION. ■IX AUSTRIAN ARMY. ■Received April 12,1 a.m. Renter Service. Amsterdam, April 11.., ■' !' Reports lave been received from IVienna that the Minister of War, Kro* ,|batin, has resigned following revelations £f extensive corruption in the army. t ;/ A GERMAN PRINCE. DEATH ANNOUNCED, Amsterdam, April 10. t" Berlin announces the death of Prince rriedrich Charles, who >vas captured by .the Australians when flying over their KAISER'S REFORM. PROGRAMME APPROVED! ' Amsterdam, April 10. The Prussian ..Ministers unanimously adopted the Kaiser's reform programme. BALKANS. , r ••■•* ■. . ARTILLERY STRUGGLE .■' London, April 10. A'freneh Salonika communique says: TbiriVw.a very active artillery struggle in' the Jfcnastii'-Cerna sector. A : Gentotattalion attacked the Russians