RIOTS IN GERMANY.
THE SHORTAGE OF FOOD
(Australian, and N.Z. Cable Association.' LONDON, May 1. Tlie Daily Telegraph's Rotterdam correspondent says : As the result of strikes, the German workmen have received considerable concessions m meat and potatoes. A semi-official statement says that although foodstuffs are short, there is «ufficienit until harvest. (Renter's Telegram.) ZURICH, May 1. Neutrals from Germany report further serious disorders, particularly m the Westphaiiah steel districts, owing to tlie dearness of food. The military fired on the crowds and many were wounded. According to the Cologne Yolks Zeitung, the German Socialist leaders announce rthat they are unable to guarantee the maintenance of peace and order m Germany after May Day.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14287, 2 May 1917, Page 3
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