AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 May 1918, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

DESIGNS ON UKRAINE. POOD EXPLOITATION. Amsterdam, May 8. In the Reichstag Herr von Payer admitted that the Germans had entered the Ukraine not merely for the purpose of restoring order, but became they wanted foodstuffs as speedily as possible. He said the Rada was powerless to make the population deliver grain, and its communistic theories, moreover, were not reciprocated by the peasants. Hence there was trouble which led to the overthrow of the Government. The new Government which was being formed by MM. Hetman and Skoropadski, whom the peasant? elected, had agreed to the formation of (iernian field tribunals. The new Government refused to recognise theories that severed the ownership from the foil, but it agreed with the necessity for concluding an economic agreement for a long term with the Central Powers, and of negotiating for the reimbursement of Germany for military assistance.—Renter. Received May 7, 8.30 p.m. Amsterdam, May fi. It now transpires that the Premier, whom Von Payer stated had voluntarily resigned, was arrested by the Germans. —Renter. STRAIN CAUSED BY LOSSES. TURNING MAX-POWER SCREW. London, May 6. The Rotterdam correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says that the German General Staff is making still greater demands upon Germany's allies. A large number of Austrian infantry ha< been brought to Germany for garrison and other duties, replacing Germany - A great weeding out of the civil popnlation is going on, including many business men, owing to the losses in the last six weeks' offensive. —Aus.-X.Z. Cable 4uoc. ACCENTUATING THE FEUD. BETWEEN GERMANS AND NONGERMANS. ♦ Amsterdam, May C. A telegram from Vienna says that Dr Seidler, Austrian Premier, has admitted that Austria was unable to feed the population of the northern Tyrol and northern Bohemia, and that the former had been attached to Bavaria . and the latter to Saxony for provisiontag purposes. This concession bad been wrung from her by the German parties and will accentuate the fetid between the German and non-German rates in AoaVia —Reuter. BREAKERS AHEAD. Zurich, May fi. Th» Arfwiter Zeitung. of Vienna, con' demns German and Austrian proceedings in the Ukraine aad. foresees perilous amplications. It says that the Ukrainians are bound to regard the Austro-German as a military regime, whose object is solely the requisition of foodstuffs. By this Russophile sentiment will Ke strengthened.— STATEMENTS IN REICHSTAG. . Amsterdam, May 6. IB the- debate on the Ukraine in the Reichstag tfie Socialists deriarwi that the people did not stand Behind Skoropadski, in 3 the mrw oovenww*t bad no Mote power tk*n the old. Herr Erzneqfer declared that tho shape taken by eastern questions wouM decide the entire Mure Shaping of Europe, He advocated that «w political of the BeTm» Government should be the whole deciding factor.— fitaia. r- '— —— -hiii 11 ■-- SEEECE. A TftATTOR* K*». Ath-ens', Ma/ 6\ A German report recently aUndflMed ne cfeatli fToffi a[WpnStj% at GowWa, at rntOnel Hfewjwttlo*, who surrendered Sites and Kavalla to the Bulgarians It ha* now been ascertained that Hazzopoulos was murdered B.V a OrWk •ergeant as the ttsult of a eonsfrrwy nWbirg the Greek effieera interned at eotWrte-^BtHter-