GERMANY WITHIN.

West Coast Times, 21 June 1916, Page 3

GERMANY WITHIN.

.SERIOUS FOOD RIOTS. (By Telegraph.—Per Press Association) (Received, 7 p.m., June- 20th.) AMSTERDAM. June 20. Serious food riots are reported at Ax-la-Chapello. Thousands marched in a procession, hut several police charges dispersea them, some of tho demonstrators being injured. Supplies of foodstuffs have not arrived owing to the railway stoppages due to the movements of troops, and the city is reduced to the verge of famine. GERMANY’S WIVES AND MOTHERS. WHAT AN OFFICER’S LETTER DISCLOSES. STARVATION AND HARDSHIPS. (Received. 7 p.m., June 20th.) AMSTERDAM, June £O. The “Kannisehe- Volslc Zeitaz’’ publishes an officer’s letter, which, while admitting the .starvation and hardships if wive s and mothers, urges the cen--orship of all letters from relatives, because any complaint is calculated to have evil effects upon the soldiers in the trenches. BAD WEATHER IN GERMANY. RVE CROP RUINED. (Received. 7 p.m., June 201h.) BERNE, June 211, The winter rye crop in Germany is •[most entirely mined by the heavy ains of the past four or five weeks, j nhvs the weather improves the wheat ■rons are hound to be seriously damag.M. GERMAN FOOD PROBLEM. BECOMING MORE ACUTE. COPENHAGEN. June 19. Scarcity of food at Munich led to erions rioting and stone throwing at he week-end. Many soldiers were among the demonstrators. The mob '■ honored for peace, hut the police dispersed them. Bread cards are now being issued. j AMSTERDAM. June 19. | Meat rations in Berlin have been relueed this week to .’IOO grammes per lead. I VON MOI.TKK. j DETAILS OF MIS DEATH.

COPENHAGEN. Juno 19. General von Moltke. whose death vas reported yesterday. had become ‘xceedingiy stout of late. Speaking •t, the memorial service, he described be late General von der Ooltz as one if the world’s best organisers. The ndience noticed that he was taken uddenly ill and expired in a few moaents during the Turkish Amhassalor’s speech. The solemnities closed A once. j D'HATII OF GENERAL VON ' MOI.TKK. THE KAISER’S 1111 BUTE. (Received. 7.25 p.m., June 20th.) AMSTERDAM, June 20. The Kaise r telegraphed to General i von Mollke's widow his grief at the loss of a true friend, and tribnting his great military services. STRIKE TROUBLES. j REGION UNDER ARMED CONTROL ROME, June 19. j A wirok-ss mossago reports serious striko troubles lit Mwlgehurg. The entire artillery region is constantly under armed men .who are bivouacking in the streets. , » —— i a hk; fikk. GERMANY I!AUD HIT. (’OPEXHAGKX, June 10. I An incendiary tire destroyed Hein s I Moat- Curing Factory at Halberstadt, il being one of tTie largest in Germany.! It was omxa<;ed in important army eon-' traits. Two million pounds of tinned r.nd enormous quantities of fresh and cured meat were burnt.