AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 23 April 1917, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

STRIKES IN GERMANY. FIGHT WITH DESERTERS. Received April 21, 5.5 p.m. Berne, April 20. Three thousand of the Sladell com(snuy's munition workers at Nuremberg ] struck on Thursday, declaring the food was insufficient. Amsterdam, April 2ft. Twenty-five thousand munition workers continue on strike in Berlin, seriously affecting the output. A semi-oflieial report from Berlin announces revolts in Madgeburg following the demonstrations by youths and women. Bloodshed occurred. The Daily Chronicle's Amsterdam correspondent states that oyer five hundred German fusiliers, saijors and landsturmers from Knocke triod to cross the frontier into Holland near Ciulzand on Monday night. Tile German; at Bruges sent two hundred Uhlans with machine guns to intercept the fugitives, resulting in half an hour's fight in the dunes, near the frontier. Eight of the wounded Inanaged to reach Holland. Mnay others were wounded on both sides. The regaining deserters scattered. Eioting continues at Madgeburg, where troops killed ant\ wounded many. THE BERLIN RIOTS. MESSAGE FROM HIXDENBURG. ' ENEMY STRIKE A CRIME. Received April 22, 5.5 p.m. \ London, April 21. A wireless message from Berlin states that Hindenburg communicated with the War Office regarding the Berlin strikn. He admitted that- the population were hard hit through the' decreased bread ration, but did not doubt the authorities would fulfil their promises respecting the collection and distribution of foodstuffs. He therefore is unable to see why the workers used the food situation to justify strikes while the position on the West front demands the undiminished production of war supplies. This task takes precedence of all others; every strike weakens the defensive forces, and constitutes a crime against the troops, especially the men in the trenches, whp must bleed in consequence, MEETING OF STRIKERS. f ,' COMPREHENSIVE PROPOSALS. Received April 22, 5.5 p.m. , Amsterdam, April 21. At a meeting of Berlin strikers resolutions were submitted demanding that the Government should have in immediate readiness when peacy is declared a declaration on the basis of renunciation of annexations, the abolition of compulsory military service law, liberation of political prisoners, complete political freedom and universal secret franchise. The resolutions were defeated.

REVOLUTION IMMJNENT. TOWNS IN STATE OF SIEGE. Received April 22, 5.5 p:m. ; London, April 21. The Central News' correspondent at Rome reports that the Vatican learns that a state of siege has been proclaimed in twenty-six Hungarian towns, including Budapest. A revolution is believed to be imminent. ,

REPORTS DENIED. "LOATHSOME AND RIDICULOUS." Received April 22, 5.5 p.m. London, April 21. A wireless German message stateß that the authorities repudiate the Lathsome and rediculoua report that ihey are using soldiers' bodies to extract oil and hog food from them, based on ,lv> report in the Local Anzeigev describLg how the carcases of animals are tramformed into oil. It is stated that the mills are for animals, ne-er for tho human boty. The Lokal Anzoiger declares that this anti-German propaganda is the acme M' stupidity. A denial is also given to the reports of strikes and riots, and it Is declared that there ha 3 not been fighting and there are no wounded.