RIOTS FOLLOW FAILURE AT VERDUN.
MACHINE-GUNS TURNED ON THE CROWDS.
BAVARIAN IDEA OF A "SMALL MISCARRIAGE.'' / (Received 10.35 a.m.) ROME, Marcb 14. The "Corriere Delia Sera" (Milan) states that the German failure at Verdun caused disturbances in Berlin, Dresden and Frankfort. Machine-guns were used in some towns to quell the crowds, Amsterdam advices report that depressing rumours are current in Munich concerning enormous Bavarian losses at Verdun. The War Minister, in a speech in the Chamber, said: "We must not lose confidence owing to small miscarriages at Verdun, where developments will require a long time."
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 64, 15 March 1916, Page 5
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95RIOTS FOLLOW FAILURE AT VERDUN. Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 64, 15 March 1916, Page 5
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