VON TIRPITZ EXHORTS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 135, 25 February 1918, Page 5

VON TIRPITZ EXHORTS

"WESTERN POWERS OUR GREATEST DANGER"

THE PIVOT OF THE WAR

CReo. February 24, 5.5 p.m.)

Amsterdam, February 22. Addressing a meeting of the Fatherland Party, Admiral von Tirpitz declared that Germany must snow superiority to England in tenacity. The Western Powers constituted Germany's greatest danger. _ Unfortunately their intensive submarine warfare had been so long delayed that the enemy's coun-ter-measures had impeded its speedy effect. "We, however, shall hold out longer than England." He added: "Belgium remained the pivot of the war."—Reuter. MUTINY AMONGSTYERHAN TROOPS REFUSE TO SING "THE WATCH ON THE RHINE." (Rec. February 24, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, February 22. German recruits at Beverloo camp, informed that thev were going to the front, were ordered to sing the "Watch on tlio Rhine" (the German National Anthem). They refused. Tho officer drew his sword on a recruit, whose comrades shot tho officer. All the suspects were court-martialled and shot the same day.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. "FOR THE LASHM FIGHT" KAISER'S APPEAL TO THE GERMANS. » (Rec. February 24, 6.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, February 22. Replying to a congratulatory message from the Agricultural League, the Kaiser exhorted the people to "close their home ranks for the last great fight."—United Service. AUSTRIAN SOCIAUSTS INSIST ON PEACE OVERTURES (Rec. February 24, 5.5 p.m.) Amsterdam, February 22. A message from Vienna states that the Socialists in tho Reichsrath will urgently interpellate the Government in the Chamber of Deputies on February 27, and are arranging mass meek ings for the purpose of urging a continuation of the negotiations between Vienna and Washington.—United Service. REPORTED MUTINY IN AUSTRIAN NAVY (Ree. February 24, 5.5 p.m.) New York, February 22. The "World's" Rome correspondent states that Slavs who have escaped from Cattaro (the Austrian naval base) report that the Austrian fleet at Cattaro mutinied, and disaffection spread to Pola, Fiume, and other Austrian ports. Discontent throughout Austria is reaching the "proportions of an incipient revolt, due to tho Bolshevik propaganda.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.