CENTRAL POWERS.

Timaru Herald, Volume CVI, Issue 16229, 27 March 1917, Page 8

CENTRAL POWERS.

PRISONERS OF WAR. SENT TO WAR. ZONE. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) BERNE, March 25. Despite Anglo-French warnings Germany is enforcing threats of reprisals. A large number of prisoners have been sen!t to the war zone. Hie International R.ed Cross Society is endeavouring to induce Germany to cancel tho movement. SOCIALISTS' WAR ZEAL. PAIRIS,' March 25. j The Geneva correspondent of the j "Echo de Paris" states 'that Herr I Scheidemann, leader of the Social , Democratic Party, is traversing Ger- ! many urging a vigorous continuation I of the war. ALUMINUM REQUISITIONED. The Geneva correspondent of the "Echo de Paris" states that Germany has requisitioned all aluminium for military purposes. - MACHINE GUNsIrOR POLICE. REVOLUTION FEARED IN GERMANY. The Geneva correspondent of the i "Echo de Paris" states thalt the German Government, -fearing a revolution, has provided the police with machine guns. BREAD RATION TOO SMALL. ZURICH, March 25. The "Vorwaerts," dealing with the food situation, sa,ys it is imposible to exist on tho bread allowance, which has now been reduced to 200 grammes. LEADERS CONFER., ENVER PASHA VISITS THE KAISER. LONDON, March 25. An official message from Berlin states Icliat Envor Pasha. has arrived at the German headquarters and conferred with the Kaiser and Marshal von Hindenburg.