AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 June 1918, Page 6

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

AUSTRIA'S DARK HOUR. . A REIGN OF TERROR. Paris, June 10. Austrian advices by way of Switzerland state that the country is in the grip of a reign of terror. The Government is shooting, arresting, and banishing all on whom the slightest suspicion rests A large number of deputies, mayors, councillors, and even priests have been imprisoned. The political prisoners total tens of thousands. The Emperor Karl, under German pressure, is ruling more autocratically than any previous ruler—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc THE INVINCIBLE GERMAN ARMY. Amsterdam, June 10 Herr Fehrenbach, the new President of the Reichstag, declared that the climax of the war was imminent. He ridiculed the idea of the Americans turning the scales in favor of the Allies. Could anybody imagine the invincible German army, which had defeated the greatest armies in Europe, in addition to the Canadians, Australians, and Asiatics, retreating before the Americans.—Aus N.Z Ca,ble Assoc. AN OPTIMISTIC VISIONARY Stockholm, June 10. Herr von Payer, Vice-Chancellor, outlined to a representative of the Neuc Freie Presst an ambitious scheme for the settlement of a political and economic union of Austria and Germany with Poland and with the northern border States

Herr von Payer hopes for the disappearance of the customs frontier and the inclusion of the Balkan States, even Turkey A great feature of the project is similar training, arming, equipment, and military supply system.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc POLAND'S FUTURE. Amsterdam, June 10. The Weser Zeitung hopes that the sharp difference of opinion between the Germans and Austrians concerning Poland will not endanger the alliance. It points out that Count Burian favors an Austro-Pollsh solution, which Count Hertling strongly deprecates.—Aus. N.Z, Cable Assoc A DISASTROUS EXPLOSION. Zurich, June 10. In a large explosion at a big munition factory near Breslau six were killed and 200 injured.—Ana. N.Z. Cable Assoc. PEACE "IN GOOD HANDS." Amsterdam. Tune 0. Vice-Chancellor von Payer, interviewed by the Neue Preie Presse, said that after the war the maintenance of European peace would remain in the hands of Austria and Germany, and it would be in good hands.—Aus. N.Z Cable Assoc. MUZZLING A SOCIALIST. Amsterdam, .Tuns 9 Herr ScheMemann has accepted the position of Vice-President of the Reichstag and promised to attend the Kaiser and court. The Majority Socialist Party has approved of the appointment. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.