AUSTRO GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 April 1918, Page 7

AUSTRO GERMANY.

COLOSSAL GERMAN LOSSES. ; ALARMING RUMORS. Copenhagen, April 28. llerr von Salzinann, writing in the Vossische Zeitung, says that rumors are current that the Herman losses are so colossal that they will be unable to coil, tinue the otfensive. The rumors were even spread by members of the Reichstag'. General Wrisberg stated in the Reichstag that up to March 31 the number Germans missing or prisoners was 004,104, of whom 230,0/0 were prisoners in France, 119,000 in Kngland, and 157,000 in Russia and Roumania. General Wrisberg Was unable to state the losses in the present otfensive. Herr Stueeklen, Socialist member, declared that Socialist soldiers were placed in the most dangerous posts and not allowed to read Socialist newspapers. Herr (Jroeber, member of the Centre .Party, expressed dissatisfaction on behalf of the Alsace-Lorraine soldiers, who were badly treated. General Wrisberg admitted that strictness with the latter was necessary because many were traitorous.

THE INVINCIBLE KAISER. Amsterdam, April 28. The Kaiser, addressing the troops in Flanders, said: "Our victories should convince our enemies that we cannot be subdued by arms and blockade s . Our enemies are digging their own graves." CONTROL OF BALKAN TERRITORY. GERMANY'S ALLIES DISSATISFIED New York, April 28. Diplomatic dispatches from Rome state that serious trouble, is developing because Bulgaria, Austria, and Turkey are. dissatisfied with Germany's desire to. control all the conquered Balkan territory. Bulgaria refuses to bonsent to Bessarabia being given to Roumania. Meanwhile the Czechs and Jugoslavs are taking advantage of the disagreement to harass Austria for additional x-oncessions.