GERMANY.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 March 1919, Page 5

GERMANY.

SEVERITY OF TERMS. sft§f timWSE fltttAfißtACfK>K.« Received March 1", 7.20 p.m. New York, March 16. ■(. <!'« Naw York Times' Paris cerre\jp6ndeill states that unofficial reports from, Berlin and Weimar indicate the laost intense dissatisfaction in German Government circles at the severity of the military and naval terms imposed by the Alliftl. Apparently it is suggested that the Dberf Goveffimefit, rather thati accept the terms, may resign and let the Allies follow their own course. This would necessitate the occupation of the whole of Germany by Allied troops.— JM-4ML Gable Assn. 6KBMA& MILITARY POWER KIR EVER VANISHED. v ' - .' Received MAfcii 17, 7.20 p.m. Washington, March 13. " Ah effleial dMpateh froin Pari* states ft*! the Bdt-iftl Demoktran at Stockholm publishes an interview with General LudeflleHf, In which he says that German military power has forever vanished. He attributes the Gerrhah defeat to the late General von MoKke's deficient strategy, General ton Falkenhayn's defective direction) the poor information supplied by the German intelligence service, and particularly to Austria's inability to help GWmahy, which wits caused 'br the Italian army's tenacious fighting.—Aus.jN.Z. tifcble Ann.

DONE TO DEATH. GENERAL VON ARNIM'S FATE. Received March 18, 12.55 a.m. Paris, March 16. teneral von Arnim, 76 years of age, recently commanding in i landers, has been beaten to death. Von Arnim fired upon Mrme peasants trespassing on his pwk Mi search for firewood. A mob of peasants invaded his chateau, kill the general with cudgels, and pillaged the ehateaji.—Aus.-N.i4. Cable Assn. ' fAt&fettttfQ WITH DISPATCHES. iIORE GERMAN TREACHERY. iteeeived Match IS, 12.r>fl a.m. Berlin. March If.. ,'rofessor SchteffiKtin. the e::-Kaiser's confidential adviser on Russian aifairs. disclose* that from 1S0» to )!H4 the Russian Ambassador's despatclies from London to tSe Mihisffy of Foreign Affairs were regularly communicated to GetoaflJ'. The despatclies were concealed from the Kaiser for fear he would make IncTiscfeet public references, and thus put an end to the leakage. Sdieimann indicates! (h* soMfM of treachery.—Aus.-X.Z. (Cable Assn. WHOLESALE EXECUTIONS. BY GERMAN GOVERNMENTS. London, March IC. Till! Berlin correspondent »f fl>e Sunday Express reports that the CovertiJ*i:t troops executed J-500 prisoner.* in ffflff AayS, im-liMing a number of woh*n. Tlw captain entrusted with the ***c«ilWis says that he will require a ♦tdk to ejw'ctit* the remaining pris-oners.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

TO FIGHT THE BOLSHEVIKS. Received llarch 17. 7.20 p.m. > • . London, March 13. iJ*spatcli*s from Berlin state that a German industrial league hap been organised with a fund of twelve million dollars for the purpose of opposing Bolshevism. —Au».-N.Z. Cable Assn. BECONSTRUCTTON OF THE GOVERN- - MEJJT.i • Received March 18, 12.A3 a.m. London. March i 7. The Daily News' fterlih correspondent itSte* «i«"ineoftfle(i|tieriee of the week's events the Government may be reconstructed by the inclusion of independents. Noske is apparently increasingly under the conttsl of the reactionaries, whose ultimate object niilifdrist, and, posaibly, mWiilrcbist Mstorati'lii. It is persistently reporftl that BolsheTiks are preparing to invade Germany ,fcttS.XJ5. Cable Assn.