AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 2 July 1918, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

VICTORY NOT OBTAINABLE.

SITUATION SERIOUS IX GERMANY.

Received July 1, 7.50 p.m.

The Hague. June 30.

It is reported that the Crowu l'rinco supports Baron von Kuhlinann's retirement, but that the Kaiser and von llindenburg oppose it. It is Mated thai Hidenbuhg a.pproved of his speech, because, after his experiences on the West front, lie recognises that victory is not attainable. A traveller from Germany rer-. -t the situation is growing mor Ihe temper of the people is Itm:, .:; their patience is being exhausted.—Renter.

PAN GERMANISM. ITS MODEST DEMANDS. Received July 1, 10.25 p.m. Amsterdam, July 1. Pan-Germans continue to attae'- Baron von lvuhlmann, assisted by Ludendorff's influence. There is a great wave of panGermanism in even- direction.

A typical episode is the issue by Count von Roon, well-known member of th'e Prussian Upper House. of the so-called ■'twelve commandments" of pan-German-ism : - ■

(i) .no armistice on sea or land until British troops are cleared out oi France and Belgium and the Germans are in Paris.

(2) Annexation of Belgium for military and economic control, with the exception of Flanders. Germany will annex the coast of Calais.

(•») Annexation of the Briey-Longwv region. °

(4) France to surrender Belfort, Toul, Verdun, and all territory to the east, (o) The return of the German colo-

(6) England to surrender her coaling stations and return Gibraltar to Spain(7) The whole British Navy to be surrendered to Germany.

(81 England to return Egypt, with the Suez Canal, to Turkey. (fl) The evacuation of Greece and restoration of ex-King Constantine. (10) The division of Serbia and Montenegro between Austria and Bulgaria. (11) The payment of an indemnity of nine housand millions bv AnJerica England, and France. ' °

> (12) The occupation of French and Bclffian territory to continue until the agreement i» carried out, the Allies defraying the cost of occupation.—Press Aitoo.

THE BUDAPEST STRIKE

SEVERAL DAYS' FIGHTING.

Berne, June 30. A hundred thousand out of 250,00» organised workers participated in the Budapest strike. They resolved to resume work only after Dr. Werkerle promised electoral refor mbefore the end of July.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

There was street fighting for several days during the general strike at Budapest. Many were killed and over 2000 strikers were arrested. Zurich, June :10.

There were 4000 arrests at Budapest. A large number of deserters and criminals participated in the rioting. Twenty-two gendarmes and civilians were killed.—Aus, N.Z. Cable Assoc.

SLAUGHTER OP LIVE STOCK. Amsterdam, .Tune 30. The Neuwe Rotterdamsche Courant states that a large part of German cats and dogs have been killed owing to the food scarcity. The majority of the poultry has been slaughtered and the eows are insufficiently fed. Tf they do not yield the prescribed quantity of milk they are slaughtered. A worse fate has befallen the horses, as gri»at numbers are starving. Pig breeding is threatened with utter ruin, and only sheep farming is in a more favorable condition.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

GERMAN ARMY RATIONS REDUCED London, June 30. A correspondent at headquarters states that the German army rations will he reduced from Monday. The new scale is entirely without fat, despite the cold nights. THE PIAVE RETREAT. Amsterdam, June 30. The Hungarian in a speech in the Lower Rouse, said that in the Piave retreat 12,000 prisoners fell into the Italian hands. Much sadder was the loss suffered in dead, wounded, and sick. The Hungarian losses were about 100,000.

Regarding the rumors that Hungarian troops were again called upon in excessively large numbers, so that the losses only fall on them, he pointed out i/hat 33 Hungarian and 27 Austrian regiments participated in the advance and retreat. The Italians lost 150,000. Rumors had been circulated that the Hungarian losses had been caused by lack of ammunition. Three bridges across the Piavo were jarried away, whereby insurmountable difficulties arose in transporting ammunition and provisions. The retreat was (tarried out according to plan. Despite these regrettable events there was no doubt that they inflicted important losses on the Italians and prevented them sending troops to the Western front, which is the common interest in »the war, and is without doubt the objective whidh it is also our duty to attain and did attain.

An official Vienßa telegram seeks to minimise the Premier's statement of losses, and explains that Dr. Werkerle's figures were due to a telephonic error. The losses were less than in the Isonzo battles, which amounted to between 80,000 and 100.000. Moreover, they covered the whole period from -Tunc 15 to 20 and included sick. —Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

PREVALENCE OF RvWJUE^ZA. Received July 1, 330 p.m. Copenhagen, June 30. Influenza is prevalent throughout Germany. Professor Seligmann, director of the Bacteriological Institute at Berlin, states that the outbreak is similar to those of 1689 and 1893- There is no re-. i »i* in In MhhDhhp