AN AMERICANS OBSERVATIONS.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11696, 16 October 1916, Page 5

AN AMERICANS OBSERVATIONS.

NEW WAY WITH CRIMINALS.

i THE KAISER’S FEAR.

: Times. | Received Oct. 1(5, 0.15 a.m. I London, Oct. 15. j Mr Curtin states that Germany is i sending criminals to the front who I are chained to machine guns and ; given a chance to light for their | fives in the most dangerous spots. * The Kaiser, he says, is still ; wonderfully popular, and gets a ! great reception everywhere. He ; looks older, bat is otherwise un- : changed. His personal entourage i spread statements that he is strongly i opposed to frigbtfulness by submarines and Zeppelins, but it is well : known that the Kaiser is seriously j alarmed at the threat that he will I he deported, like Napoleon, in the j event of defeat. : THE LILLE DEPORTATIONS. THE GERMAN VIEW. Reuter. Received Oct. 1(5, 9.15 a.m.. Amsterdam, Oct. 15. The Committee of ;the P.eichstag discussed the Lille " deportations, Herr Helferrich and representatives j of the Home and Foreign Offices contended that the deportations were ; internationally legal. There was a 1 shortage of workmen in Germany ! and idle foreigners could not be ali lowed to he a burden on relief funds, i They admitted that blunders were ! unavoidable. i i i GERMANY’S POTATO SUPPLY". Amsterdam. Oct. 1-1. The Reichstag discussed complaints regarding the potato supply. Herr Batoeki admitted that the forthcoming crop was unfavourable, and had previously been over-esti-mated. AUSTRIAN LOSSES. | 40,000 IN TWO DAYS. | —— * i Vienna, Oct 14. It is now estimated that the Austrian losses on the 10th and lltb were 40,000-