AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 December 1917, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

THE GRIESHEM EXPLOSION. • FURTHER DETAfLS London, Dec. 11. The factory at Kictstrong supplied two powder 'work:, including Rothwcl', one o. the most important .'n Germany. Other explosives manufactured at Grieihem included tonig. The factory produced, electrolytic hydrogen, for inflating Zeppelins, also asphyxiating gas, laehrymatary and poisonous shtlK fot --vhirfi it was the greatest centre in Germany. The output of poison gas in 4913 was 600,000 cubic feet per day.

The deaths of scores of trained workmen who were specialists has increased the difficulties of coping with th- deficit of the ar-.clcs manufacture! at Grieshem, op \vm:!i every concern in was more or less dependent. It is impossible to reconstitute Hie works during the war period, and the effect will sooner or later be felt at the fighting front. MILITARISTS AND PACIFISTS DEMANDS. Rotterdam, Dec. 11. Relieving that the conditions in Russia and Italy,give them ground for military operations on a grand against the French and British, HindenVmrg and-Lu-' dendorff desire complete Austro-Hungar-ian co-operation, both political and military, but owing to the strong peace feeling in Germany and Austria the militarists will malw a real attempt on the 17th to secure peace, or'a prolonged armistice, with Russia. In return the militarists demand a. free hand in the west. Meanwhile the German Iron and Steel Association demands the annexation of the French iron region at Briey and Longwy, because the German iron may be "diausted in lour or five generations. SOCIA.LIST MEETING PROHIBITED. Pari?., lice. 11. The Matin's Zurich correspondent states that the military Govern- • of Berlin has prohibited a meeting of the official Socialists summoned to consider Internal and external political questions. A BRIDGEHEAD CAPTURED. Received Dec. 12, 10.40 p.m. London. Dec! 12. Austrian official: We captured the bridgehead at Bressanin, at the mouth of the Piave, taking 234 prisoners.