THE WAR.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1013, 5 November 1917, Page 6

THE WAR.

HERTLING ' _ ' THE REASON FOR HIS APPOINT- . WENT. y. (Router'RTeleeramA LONDON. Nov. .'-. J Berlin now officially confirms tho appoint lni'iil of Hurtling, Tin' Times in ji, Ica.din.'- ailielo sa.vr::--"Hertling has been appointed manifestly owing to his, long cervices as-Tin- udotticial PrusSo-Gerrnan agent at tho Vatican. _ The Kaiser's choice means that Germany is rcdoitbling her efforts to use i')--- Pop-- as a .tool in her peace manoeuvres." GERMAN MINISTERS RESIGN, (London Times' TelegraWs.) AMSTERDAM; Nov. 2. Hen- fJeiil'ejich and 11 err von Walidow have reaigin d. [When', the Gorman Minisiry underwent reorganisation in the beginning of August, lien- HoMeric-h; prnvjoutly Mini si,-a- of the Interiov, resignoil th.it position (though he appears to have coutimied temponirilv. in o(lice). He rctain--l his position a:; VlVe-(.:lianci-llor and the representative, in Ihe Roichstrtff, of tho linnerial Chanceljtir. 'I ho "President of the Food Uognhttion Bo'Ji-d," . Dr. Adolf I'.focki. resigned, ami was succeeded bv Heir von Waldow, who had ihe modified title, of the Chief of the Oopurtinent of Army Nourishment: The London Times, however, was content: tcporb his appoiiitnicnt as "food controlles. | COMMONWEALTH LIBERTY LOAN, SATISFACTORY dt'Kis'Ul.TS. Australian-New Zealand Caole Association. SYDNEY. Nov. 4. The Commonwealth Lib-'rty Loan of twenty millions has closed. , 'the results are incomplete, but it is believed they are satisfactory; Two inslituliori.sisubscribcd a million each and another £1,350,000. SPANISH CABINET FORMED. Australian-New Zealand Cablf Association. MADRID. Nov. 2. Senov Manrii has iibandoiukl the task of forming a Mini-try, having failed to secure the support of any party. MADRID. Nov. 3. A new Cabinet has. been formed under the Premiership of Garcia Priet-o. SOLDIERS IN LONDON. A STATEMENT REFUTED. iustralian-New Zealand Cable Association. LONDON, Nov. 3. The Press Association has received a cable from Mr Raymond, pre.-iidenl of the War C'ontingenters' Association, as billows: Enquiries amongst the patients in France have been delayed, as it is cliflicult to obtain information. Also the statement made by Mr Jamieson :iU>l oabjed her- reflecting on the conduct ol the soldiers is grossly exaggerated. Our men enjov the highest reputation. lie conduct of 05 per cent is excellent, Jhe men are verv sore at the aspersions which have been niade. Tho local organisations are doing all that is humanly possible to meet the situation. GERMAN TOWN BOMBED. FRENCH TAKE REPRISALS. Australian-New Zealand LONDON, .Nov. i. A French official report dates: As a reprisal for Ihe bombing of Dunkirk li ~,- wr aeroplanes dropped 2500' kilogrammes ~f projectile uii ihe 'own ol Ollcnbourg, i„ (Ji«''(Jrand Duchy of Badoxi. [2500 idlogramines of bombs amount to a little ovs.'" 2J c-tcl