AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 June 1917, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

BAD HARVESTPROSPECTS. THE KAISER EASILY PLEASED. Received June 19, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, June 18. The newspaper Ribestifts Tidende, which is always well informed on German matters, says it is impossible that the German harvest can be good, even if the weather improves. The fields were badly ploughed, there was a scarcity of artificial manure, the sowing was belated and undertaken by women, and the long drought had a bad'effect on the harvest, which will be nearly destroyed unless rain falls soon. The Kaiser, reviewing the Guards and Landwehr, said the enemy's long-prepar-ed spring offensive was a failure. The losses the British were now publishing was a tribute to German troops' bravery. Whatever might happen, he counted on his valour. A FIGURELESS BUDGET. PARLOUS PLIGHT OF AUSTRIA. 'Received'June lfl, 8 p.m. London, June 18. Introducing the Austrian the Finance Minister withheld the figures on the grounds that the enormous deficit Would create a painful impression. The extraordinary figureless budget was coldly received. GERMAN OFFICIAL REPORT. Received June 19, 8 p.m. London,, June 19. A- wireless German official report states: There was lively artillerying on the Yser canal, on both sides of the Ypres-Lys river, and also between La Bassee and Sensee brook. British reconnoitring advances south-westward of Warneton and eastward of Vermelles, in the neighborhood of Loos, failed. Three British attacks eastward of Croiselles failed. A successful German enterprise/ resulted in increased French artilleijying in the neighborhood of "Cerny_, ary also in large sectors 'on the Aisne front and the western Champagne. General von Bulow repulsed several British attacks south-westward Doiran. EXPLOSION AT MUNITION DEPOTS. Berne, June 18. Vienna renorts a formidable explosion in the Steinfeld suburb of Vienna. Three munition depots were blown up. Details are lacking. Received June 19, 8 p.m. Amsterdam, June 18. A Vienna official mesage sta\tes that & hundred were injured at Steinfeld. GERMAN CASUALTIES. Amsterdam, June 18. A German official bulletin says that the casualties reported during May were 110,950, of which 19,006 were deaths, The total casualties are 4,356,760, of which 1,088,127 are deaths.