AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 February 1918, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

WALKING ALONG WRONG PATHS. ■■ THE KAISER'S HYPOCRISY, Received Feb. 13, 8 p.m. Amsterdam, Feb- 12. When news of the Ukraine peace was received the Kaiser said: "Before the war the whole world was walking along wrong paths. God made us to go through a hard school to teach us whither we should walk. God made an effort to bring one people efter another into the right way, and now sets before Germans the great task of bringing peace wherein the world will seek justice and do good."

EXPLOITING UKRAINE. GERMAN SYNDICATES GET BUSY. Renter Service. Received Feb. ID, 11.30 p.m. Amsterdam, Feb- 12. Commercial syndicates are being formed in Germany, under Government control, for exploiting Russian peace, inliiuding new joint, stock companies for importing iron, oil, flax, and wheat from Ukraine. REJOICINGS IN VIENNA. | OVER 'UKRAINE PEAC& GERMANY'S HOPES OF EFFECT ON ALLIES. s FAKED TELEGRAMS AS TO ENGLAND'S COLLAPSE. United Service. Received Feb 1?, 11.30 p.m. Berne, Feb. 12. Advices from Vienna state that the people are madly overjoyed at the news of the Ukraine peace, shouting: "Now we will have plenty of food" A Ilngue message says that the Socialist Majority I'artv's newspapers disclose that Germany's hopes are largely based on the moral effect of the Ukrain.. peace on the Allies. Long faked tele grams describe how the anti-German alliance is tottering, and how England is on the verge of starvation and collapse, which the treachery of the pacifist workers is expected to complete- \ FOOD RIOTS IN BAVARIA. WOMEN TO THE FOR& Times Servicfc. Received Feb- 14, 1-50 a.m. London, Feb. 13. The Times' Amsterdam correspondent states that food riots are reported in Bavaria. Women stormed the offices of the Administrator, stoned the officers, plundered the shops, and smashed windows.