AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 22 May 1917, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

SOCIALISTS ATTEND CONGRESS. CATHOLIC CLERGY UTILISED. Amsterdam, May 20. _ The Vorwarta states that representatives of both the German majority and tainority Socialist parties have been wanted passports to the Stockholm Congress. > The Deutsche Kirchen Zeitung states that the Catholic clergy in Germany have inaugurated a powerfully organised peace*movement. It adds: "After dispatching the Socialists to Stockholm , the German Government now presses the Catholics into its service for hypocritical peace efforts." It also says that the clergy intend to create a world-wide union of Eucharists. The Catholic Archbishops in other (countries have promised warm support. DESPOTISM NECESSARY. KEVENTLOW INSISTS ON " INDEMNITIES. Seme, Slay 2il). Herr "Erzeberger, speaking afc Dussellorf, said that the Centre Party would iever agree to -the introduction of the Parliamentary system in Germany. It •ras undesirable that the Reichstag jhonld control the Chancellor and Min■stera, make treaties and alliances and tontrol the declaration of war. These mist be left in the hands of the Emjeror and the Bundesrath. There was to need for Germany to ape democratic countries.

Cotrnt Reventlow, in an article, says ttiat unless Germany obtains indemnities ill the war loan guarantees will be illusory nd it) will be impossible for Germany to pay the enormous costs of the war. . GERMAN LOSSES. GIVEN AT OVER FOUR 'MILLIONS. Received May 21, 10 p.m. London, May 21. The tPlresß Bureau states that the Germap official report shows the casualties for April at 42,838, whereof 11,97 a ■were deaths. ' The total hitherto was '4245/801, whereof 1,042,029 were deaths. The naval losses are not included. 4ERMAN WORLD EMPIRE. AN AMBITIOUS SCHExS:. Received May 22, 12.50 p.m. Washington, M£y 21. The return of Mr. Penfield (Americain Ambassador to Australia) from Vienna, and news from other sources, disclosed an ambitious German scheme to>' control half of Europe. The Germans: planned the establishment of a great military Mid economic Dominion extending from fhe North Sea to the Mediterranean, and embracing Bulgaria, Turkey, and con? trolling the Dardanelles, Baltic and the Aegean, with Austria subservient, thus, providing the foundation of a German world empire. The revelation is regarded as most conclusive proof of Germany's past projected peace manoeuvres were merely attempts to gain a truce to enable the consolidation of territory in south- eastern Europe.

THE OFFICIAL REPORT. Received May 21, 8 p.m. London, May 21. Wireless German official: We heavily repulsed English attacks southward of the "Sc&rpe. DR. ALDER SENTENCED TO DEATH. Amsterdam, May 20. Vienna advices state that Dr. Alder lias been sentenced to death for the murder of the ex-Premier, Count Stuergkh. GRAVE STRIKES i AT DOCKYARDS. ' Zurich, May 20. The Arbeiter Zeitung reports grave striked in the war factories and naval dockyards at Elbing, Stettin and Konigsberg.