GERMANY'S MILCH COWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 52, 1 March 1916, Page 5

GERMANY'S MILCH COWS.

BULGARIA BEGINS TO GROAN. TROUBLED TURRET. (Times and Sydney Sun Services.) :(Ke,ceived 5.30 a.m.) - - ".;. ;' LONDON, February'29V In view of the prospect of developments in the-Balkans,- Mr Calvert's dispatches confirming the story' of depression' among the Turks and Bulgarians are specially interesting. He says the Germans have flooded the Turks and Bulgarians with discredited German money, and traders refusing to accept it at-its face value arc fined and imprisoned. The result is that'in Varna most of the shops arc? closed, and, Bulgaria's economic condition is depressed. Meat and Bread, which were aliundeut and cheap before the Germans' entry, have quadrupled in price. The nation is quickly becoming demoralised, and the people are realising Germany's weakness as a protector.— -Regarding the exploitation by Greece arid Rumania of Bulgaria's extremities, there is a dismal certainty that the greater ,par.t of the Bulgarian finny will-be tied to the Greek frontier, while 45,000 Germans garrison the cities and make an impressive show on ," the Rumanian frontier. The discussion'of politics, jn Bulgaria is prohibited, under severe penalties. The Austrian administration of Serbia extends from: the Morava Valley -to Croushcywz. They have- taken hostages in each city as a. guarantee that "the population will remain. : passive. ...They have removed all Serbian males except artisans from Belgrade, where no Serbs are allowed in the- streets after sunset, or on thetrams without a special permit. Austrian officers have-brought their families to Belgrade. -Hungarian, speculators .have forced goods . up ftoL .extortionate prices. 'A' Hungarian-Jew;" Ms been appointed Mayor:; . _. ~" .'._."-;;..., Turkey is wailing under' even wbifse extortions. A committee of the Young Turk party are" J'mohopbUsihg supplies, f which.are requisitioned from~dis£ricts"at (small prices and resold'3at fabulous [profits. ' • • .'.:'..,..';.',"*:^ J The Young Turks are alarmed by the {increasing signs of popular resentment j of the exactions. J Following the murder;;.of the ;heir to 'the throne, the police-have" arrested a i number of : moderates; including Riza [Pasha (President of the Chamber), Halil. t Bey (ex-Grand -.Vizier)y~Zia Bey (a high { functionary in ;tlie Grand V-iiierate), and J3O officers, who haveVall,been ..depQttcd | to Asia Minor, from where it is not likely l they will return. j, '. . ~ _