FRANCE.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 January 1918, Page 5

FRANCE.

ARREST OF CAILLAUX.. t&fCfcIMINATING DOCUMENTS IS ITALY. Paris, Jan. 15. "ma attest of M. Caillaux caused a sensation in the city. .It is understood; the. Italian Government forwarded documents found in a safe at Flor* ' eflce, rented in the name of Renouard, Which is the name under which M. CaillftUX passed in Italy. Baron Son«ino forwarded, the documents to M. Clemenceau, who will publish them WORKING FOR GERMANY. TO BRING ABOUT EARLY PEACE. 4 TRAjTOa'S OPERATIONS EXPOSED Times Service. Received Jan. 16, 8.45 p.m. ' Paris, Jan. 15. Le Matin states that Mr. Lansing communicated to 11. Clcmeneeau the translations of Count Luxburg's despatches dealing with the negotiations between M. Caillaux and the German Government during and after M. Caillaiix' visit to the Argentine in 1916, disclosing that M. CaillattJt desired the earliest peace with A .View to the restoration of Francolermaa trade M. Caillau* ursod that Juecess required a negotiator whom the French public would not suspect as likely to enter into negotiations with it& imamies. Therefore he requested Germ»ny to warn the newspapers which had been praising him. Count Luxburg telegraphed advising Berlin to instruct the newspapers to adopt an attitude of *trong hostility towards M. Caillaux. BOLDIERS' ALLOWANCES. Received Jan. 17, 1.30 a.m. Paris, Jan. 16 A bill has been introduced for increasing the daily allowance of soldiers at 1 UJe front from one to three francs.