GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 January 1919, Page 5

GERMANY.

FIGHTING THE POLES.

CONCENTRATION OF GERMANS.

Received Jan. 5, 5.5 p.m. London, Jan. 3. According to the German press it is reported at Basle that several army corps are concentrated on the Prussian border against the Poles.

A United Press message from Copenhagen states that, according to dispatches from Berlin, the Germans defeated the invading Poles „t Lissa Bakel,—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. A SPARTACUS RESOLUTION. TO PREVENT ASSEMBLY MEETING.

Received Jan. 5, 5.5 p.m.

Copenhagen, Jan. 2. The Spartacus Congress, by US to 23, rejected Liebknecht's motion in favor of participating in the eletions for the'' National Assembly. A resolution was adopted favoring all means being adopted to prevent the Assembly meeting.— Aus. N.Z. Cable Asso.

A FEDERAL SYSTEM.

INSTATE GOVERNMENTS CO-OPERATE

Received Jan. 5, 5.5 p.m.

Copenhagen, Jan. 2. Tile governments of Bavaria, Wurtemburg, Baden, and Eesse have decided to co-operate in the reorganisation of Germany on the basis of a federal government with a national assembly. They will also take joint action in regard to food supplies from abroad.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

TO FIGHT THE POLES.

VOLUNTEER ARMY, ORGANISED.

Received Jan. 4, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, Jan. 2,

Noske states that the Republican army to fight -file Poles will be composed of volunteers of over 24 years of age who have already served at the front. It will take service for six months and elect its own officers.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

FIGHTING AT POSEN. POLES STORY ARTILLERY DEPOTS. JEWS ATTACKED. Received Jan. H, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, Jan. 1. Pogroms occurred at Posen on Sunday and a number of Jews were killed. The synagogue was damaged by machine-gun fire. Numerous houses were pillaged. Fighting continues between the Germans and the Poles. Padercwski is commanding the latter. Posen is officially declared to be in 9 state of siege. Poles are storming the public buildings, boys of 15 being armed with rifles against the Germans. A thousand Poles stormed the artillery depots and distributed ammunition. They took possession of the railways and sent the German 'garrison at Posen to demand surrender, otherwise airmen would bombard the barracks.—Aus. N.Z. CaNe Assoc.

KAISER'S APARTMENTS.

LOOTED BY THE MOB. Received Jan. 5, 5.5 p.m. Amsterdam, Jan. 2. The private apartments of the Kaiser and the Empress were looted during last week's disturbances. Five hundred persons invaded their rooms, stealing hundreds of articles of value, emptying the wardrobe?, breaking the Kaiser's private desk and annexing the contents.

One of the thieves dressed himself in the Kaiser's uniform and left his own dirty clothes on the floor.

400,000 OUT OF WORK,

Washington, Jan. 3.

The United .Press correspondent at Berlin learns that four hundred tliou- | sand Germans are without virork.—Aus. I and N.Z. Cable Assoc.