AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 7 November 1918, Page 5

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

AUSTRIA'S PERIL. SOLDIERS LOOTING AND BURNING. WAR PRISONERS SEEIUXG FOOD. Received Nov. 0, 7.20 p.m. Amsterdam, Nov. There 18 serious peril in Western Austria, owing to the fleeing armies from tap front plundering and burning thousands of houses while rushing to Vicna i the belief that, the city is full of food. The newspapers demand the armed constabulary to protect the capital. The oevil is enhanced br thousands of liber•ated war prisoners, who are marching to Vienna seeking food.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Route? Received Nov. 0, 7.51 p.m. H London, Nov. British troops, during the pursuit, discovered that German machine-gunners have adopted the trick of donning Belgian workmen's clothes, thus putting the British to the wrong wait Other Germans found hiding at Lille in civilian dress pleaded that they feared the inhabitants' vengeance-—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assoc.

VIENNA WELCOMES ARMISTICE RABID PRESS COMMENTS. Received Not. 6, 7.20 PffiK, Nor. 5Crowds ija Vienr.a j'ovously welcomed the armistice. The Reichpost declares that the hard conditions imposed will burn like an unquenchable fire. The Genno-Austrian press deplores the shameful plight, which enables the enemy to use Germo-Anstrian territory as p. point of departure for fresh attieks on Germany.—Aus.-ST.Z. Cable Assoc. BY THE KAISER'S ORDER. IMPERIAL CASTLES FOR - HOSPITALS. Received Xov. (J, 7.20 p.m. Copenhagen, -Nov. 5. The Kaiser hits ordered sixty Imperial oastias to be conrortii into hospitals or recreation homes for invalided troops.—Aus.-N-Z. Cable Assoc.