AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 August 1917, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

GERMAN ALLIES AT VARIANCE. OVER DIVISION OF SPOILS. ,A. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received Aug. 12, 5.5 p.m. New York, Aug. 11. The New York Times' Washington correspondent states that authentic information in diplomatic circles show? that trouble is threatening between Austria and Dulsim over the peace term*, in the event of Teutonic victory or draw Austria proposes to oiler Serbia instead of Bo~ma, Herzegovina and part of Macedonia, which, according to the AustroBulgarian alliance, was due to Bulgaria. There is also a possibility of a GermoBulgar disagreement, owing to Germany'.- irritation breiuii-c- Bulgaria ri'iiried to declare war on the ' United Stati-s. A confidential despatch received in \\ ashington states tin;t both Bulgaria and Turkey are distrustful of Germany, and intend to cast off Teutonic influence at thi^ conclusion of the war. FBOil GERMAN KBPORT FACTORY.

A. and N.Z. Cable As-oc. mid Reuter. Received Aug. 12. 5.5 p.m. Ijondon, Aug. 11, Wireless German official: After intense drumfire, the encmv infantry af-tackr-d over wide sector-; cu..-;<ward and south-i-aatward of Ypres in deep masses. The English attacked from ill- Monchyle Preux road, as tar as the Arras-Cam-brni road. We destructively bombarded points of assembly, and everywhere repulsed the advancing waver, uitd tli<severest losses We captured French tranches northward of St. Quentin. o;i s front of 12C0 metres. Counter-attic';.--failed.

Tiier* has been a revival of fighting in the Dvinsk, Smorgon ami Brody neighborhoods, after stubborn >outlieastward of ('zernowitz. We penetrated at several points, and stormed several height* between Trotus and Putna valley*, despite the Roumanian resistance We captured, during the past two days, in the Oitoz sector, 1400 prisoners. G neral Mackenscn forced a crossing of tin; Ssmua on a wide front. Bitter counterattacks fail'd" with heavy losses. A further wireless German official report states: Yesterday's strong English attacks on an eight-kilometre front between Freczenberg and Ilollebeke at first broke our line. bur a counter-attack ejected the enemy near VTesthoek, after a bitter struggle. We downed nineteen aeroplanes 011 the West front. Strong Russo-Rouruiiian forces seven times stenned the Susiua position, but ail the attacks broke down with lieavy losses. TISZA AT THE FRONT. Received Aug. 12. .1.5 p.m. Zurich. Aug. 'l. Kx-Premier fount has gone to the front as a sejond colonel of the Huitar;.