AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 January 1918, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

THE RAID ON MANNHEIM. BOMBS DROPED 13,000 FEET. ~ London, Dee. 30. Official.—Further information regarding the air raid on Mannheim on December 24 shows that two of our formations of ten machines crossed the line at a height of 9000 feet and arrived at their objective simultaneously. Despite very accurate anti-aircraft fire they dropped boupbs from a height of 13,000 feet. Four hursts were observed in the main station, several in the Lanz works, two in I.udwigshat'en, aad several in a munition factory between Mundenheim ami Rheiugennheim. Two enemy formations of eleven machines were encountered, hut did not attempt to attack at close range. The anti-ahiciiaift defences around Mannheim appeared to 'be strong and brought down one of our machines. PRESS VIEWS ON PEACE CONFERENCE. Zurich, Dec. 30. A telegram from Berlin states that the whole of the Liberal and Socialist" press is highly satisfied with the results of the Brest Litovsk Conference. PanGerman and Conservative newspapers are much embarrassed and do net conceal their anger that the Government has d:ired_to assent to conditions so dangerous to the safety of the State. The Deusche Zeitung says that the Entente has won the greatest victory of the war. Amsterdam, Dec. 30. Pan-German papers declare that the peace terms annihilate three and a-half years of German victories, and thev express the hope that the Entente will reject them A Brest Litovsk message states that (he delegates reached an agreement releasing war prisoners and interned civilians. BIRTH RATE PROBLEM. Amstrdam, Deo. 30. The Vorwarts suggests that Germany should take the British taxation policy a.* a model on which to solve her tax problems.

The Berliner Tageblatt, discussing the question of polygamy, denies that the movement has oflicial support, but admits the.existence of polygamy, instancing the 2den colony, which, was establishcd for tUi* breeding 01 noble specimens of the human race, ami several other organisations. Mil desiring to improve the birth-rate bv r.vbbit-like multiplication. PRISONERS SENT TO DA VGER ZONE. Zurich, Dec DO. Tlie Germans are sending hundreds of .Allied prisoners to Stuttgart Camp, which is placed within the air raid danger zone. ZIONISTS 'SATISFIED. i The Hague, Dec. 30. Zionist* in Germany adopted a resolution applauding Great Britain's Palestine poliey. OFFICIAL REPORTS. Aus. and i\. Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. Received Jan. 1, 8.15 p.m. London, Dee. 31. Wireless German official: We took possession of treaehes southward of Marcoing and northward of La Vaqueries. English counter-attacks recovered part of the lost territory. There have been violent artillery and mine-fifing duels on the Monte Tomba ridge, where the French attacked and penetrated parts of the position. An Austrian official adds that saunter .measures at Monte Tomba are being pn*