AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 February 1918, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

270.000 STRIKERS NOT RESUMED. DESPITE GOVERNMENTS INTIMID.. ATIOX. i Received Feb. 1, 830 p.m. I j ' Berne, Feb. I. Wolffs Agency admits that 270,000 Berlin .strikers have not resumed, «!• though the Government continues timidation and punishments. PRODUCED NOTHING. ■ ARRANGEMENTS FOR EXCHANGE OF GOODS. ' '' Received Feb. 7, 8.30 p.m. " Eudapeßt, Feb. «. The Chamber of Commerce announce* that the arrangements for an AustroHusiian exchange of goods on the Hiu> garian; frontier liave produced nothing (CAUSES OF STRIKES. THE DITTMANN TRIAL, * SUPPRESSION OF NEWSPAPER , REPORTS. Copenhagen, Feb. 0. I'our German newspapers, including the Deutsche Zeitung, have been sup" pressed for reporting details of the Dittmann case. According to the Deutsche Zeitung, Dittmann, in his defence, said the strike was a spontaneous rising against martial law and the Pan-German propaganda, it was also in favor of securing peace bv an understanding. * THE VERSAILLES CONFERENCE. DISAPPOINTMENT OF GERMAN ; PRESS. J. -as-! ••-« S >-•;/ TRIUMPH FOR ALLIES, •••> Amsterdam, Feb. 6. , The German press is angry and din appointed at the result of the Versailles conference, and says it is evident the Allies were never so determined on ' war. Versailles is a victory for M. Cle- ' menceau and Mr. Lloyd George. Germany is not afraid of another year * or two of war, but the Entente must be punished for prolonging the world's agony.