AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 June 1918, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

A STOCK ARGUMENT. Amsterdam, June 8. The Frankfurter Zeitung states that Germany desires q,n understanding with England, because neither is able to destroy or ignore the other, hut England is not disposed to be friendly. Further German victories may help in that direction. —Aus. 'N.Z. Cable Assoc. AUSTRIAN SOCIALISTS' PEACE DEMANDS. Amsterdam, June-6. A conference of Social Democrats at Vienna appealed to the Governments of the Central 'Powers to offer a general peace on the following terns: Firstly, the establishment of a league of nations, general , disarmament, and the settlement of differences by arbitration; secondly, the renunciation of annexations and indemnities; thirdly, the grant of self-determination to all the border-na-tions separated from Russia. The conference demanded the immedi-. ate summoning, of the Heichsrath to enable deputies to examine the peace treaties before * ratification. —Aus.). N.Z.. ■Cable Assoc. y. AIRMAN DECORATED. ? Amsterdam, Junes 6. The Kaiser?"* has decorated Koelil, who ha® participated in many> of the-air raids»on London andtParis. — Aus.. N.Z. Cable ■ -Assoc. TREATMENT'OF PRISONERS/ : Washington, ; June 0. The State Department has receive! advices that the Germans areexcliangin: ■prisoners with Russia at the rate of three to five trainloads daily. While most of the Russians are suffering -"from tubercular disease, the German prisoners' are generally healthy and 70 per cent, are fit for'service. —Aus. N.Z. Cable! Association. SLAV/AND CZECH SOLDIERS REVOLT. Washington, June 5. Official dispatches from Zurich con-* firm the-reports of revolts of Slav' troop& in the Austrian army. Slav troops*at Judenborg -killed' officers and then resorted to anarchy. They were- driven to the* mountains andfinally disarmed. Czechs at Ft&miberg revolted, and a regiment at Fundihichin massacred,, its officers, —-Aus. '3jwbl •'