WITH THE ENEMY.

Press, Volume LII, Issue 15775, 16 December 1916, Page 9

WITH THE ENEMY.

CHANGE JN AUSTRIA. EMPEROR'S DRASTIC ACTION. (By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, December 14. The Austrian Cabinet has resigned. A Reuter's message states that Herr Alexander Spitzmucller is forming a new Austrian Cabinet. A SENSATIONAL MOVE. i. (Received December loth, 5.5 p.m.) December 14. A Vienna message states that the Emperor Carl personally asked Dr. Koerber's Cabinet to resign. This has caused a sensation, and is considered to be a revolutionary action. AI3I OF ABSOLUT IS if. (Received December 15th, 9.10 p.m.) VIENNA, December 14. Tho Emperor Car] aiikej Herr Spitzmueller to form a Cabinet without any political influence. The significance of this appointment proves that Carl intends to begin his reign with an absolutist regime. Count Berchtold is the new Foreign Secretary. • ANOTHER VERSION. (Renter's Telegrams.) AMSTERDAM, December 14. A telegram from Vienna states that the Ministry's resignation was partly to r.'ie opposition of a number of German deputies, and partly to a question of the constitutional relationship with Hungary. THE D RSI RE FOR PEACE. A SIGNIFICANT APPOINTMENT. .'Australian and X.Z. Ca.b!e Association.) (Received December loth. 10 p-rn.) LONDON".. December 14. Tlio "Morning Post's" Hungarian correspondent |>oints out that Spitzmuellcr'* appointment shows that the financial and commercial interests of Austria are strongly desirous of peace. Spitzmucller represents the Rothschild groups politically. There is no doubt that the Emperor is himself desirous of peace. Baron Burian and Count Tisza initiated the peacc proposals, in order to deprive their opponents of weapons against them at the forthcoming meetings of the delegations to the Reichstag and the I>iet.

ABUSING BELGIUM. G RRMAXY'S EX PL A X ATI OX. N'EW YORK, December 14. Germany's reply to the protest reg.vrding the deportations asserts that America lias been inaccurately informed regarding the cause, and the carrying out of the measures. It claims that the British policy of isolation cut off the iaw material for Belgian industry and eausod the unemployment 120,000 Belgians, and defends the deportations on the ground that they prevented idleness. It admits that coercive measures were used where men did not. support their families. THE POLISH REGENT. (Received December 15th, 5.5 p.m.) AMSTERDAM. December 14. According to the German newspapers the Archduke Stephen is to. l>e appointed Regent of Poland. FRANZ JOSEF'S BEQUESTS. (Received December 15th. 10 p.m.t AMSTERDAM. December 1 1. The late Franz Jo«ef bequeathed 00.000,000 kroner to invalided soldiers and the families of the slain, and 20,000,000 kroner to each of his two daughters and granddaughter.