AUSTRO-GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 9 November 1918, Page 7

AUSTRO-GERMANY.

DISORDERS IN GERMANY.

KEEPING UP ILLUSIONS

A REVOLUTION INEVITABLE

London, Nov <l. Reports have been received of increasing dissensions and rnutterings of revolution and popular disorders in Germany. Simultaneously inspired newspapers assertions appear of the country's determination not to accept terms similar to Austria's, wfbich the war cabinet has fully considered. Orders have been given to call more men, and are causing great irritation. Forty thousand have been drafted from Kruppa alone. All munition factories remain busy and workers wages have been raised. Military circles profess to believe that the ctencea of invasion are still remote.

Krupp'a newspaper says that, all things considered, the military situation is good. General Von Gruidall. Germany's delegate to the Hague conference and Von Heintz have been appointed to assist Von Winterfields at tike negotiations.

The Amsterdam correspondent at Bremen reports that an explosion totally destroyed the Spandau artillery works, the employees having previously left. The authorities are stringently suppressing demonstrations at Essen.

The Hague correspondent says that well informed Dutch authority wliidii has returned from Germany, states that a revolution is coming and that it is impossible to prevent it. It will be either the outcome of the collapse, similar to Austria's, or previous attempts to secure a military coup de t'at. The Government is only stage property and is bound to fall.—Times Service.

GERMAN DANUBE DIVISION. REFUSED PASSAGE THROUGH HUt&IARY. London, Nor. 6. Reliable news shows that the Hungarians refused to permit six German Divisions under General Von Maekensen on tdie Danube to retire through Hungary. It is assumed they will fall into our hands, together with the German troops and artillery in Caucasia. General d'Espery arrived in Belgrade and is moving his forces towards Hungary Reuter.