CENTRAL POWERS.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVII, Issue 528, 23 February 1917, Page 4

CENTRAL POWERS.

A crisis R!• ACHED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received 8.10 p.m. Feb. 22nd. BERNE, Feb. 21. A semi-official message from Vienna says that the Austro-Amorican situation is extremely grave. Count Tisza’s newspaper the “Pester Lloyd" states that a crisis has been reached. IMMEDIATE BREACH PREDICTED. A M BASS A DOR RECEIVES INSTRUCTIONS. (United Service.) Received 12.5 a.m., Feb. 23rd. AMSTERDAM, Feb. 22. Diplomatic relations between Austria and America will be broken off within forty-eight hours. The American Ambassador has received instructions regarding his departure. SHORT OF FOOD. APPALLING CONDITIONS IN AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. (Router's Telegrams.) Received 5.5 p.m., Feb. 22nd. LONDON Feb. 21. A well informed Buda Pest correspondent of the “Morning Post” shows that the situation in Austria-Hungary is acute, especially in the big cities. The situation at Prague is almost inconceivable. The city is-absolutely without fuel, including hospitals. At the famous Prague Clinique all serious operations have ’.men postponed, and the appalling situation at Vienna and Buda Pest could bo partially realised from the fact that it is officially admitted that 73 per cent, loss of foodstuffs have been coming in than was the case a few frocks ago. Consequently tens of thousands of the population are literally starving, owing to the closing of public kitchens. Meanwhile the newspapers are full of telegrams from Berlin that Italy, Franco, and England are on starvation rations; that England must succumb, but the populace are past caring what happens as England is in want of food. CORRUPTION AT HEADQUARTERS. TROOPS WITHOUT FOOD. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) ZURICH, Feb. 21. A message from Vienna states that the Emperor is angry on account of the discovery of a corruption at headquarters. food apparently bought did not roach the troops, some of whom were without food for thirty hours. Sensational reforms-have been made following the appointment of Marshal Sziusmay as War Minister. COMBING OUT THE UNFIT. Received 12.6 a.m., Feb. 24thAMSTERDAM, Feb. 22. The “M it tags Zeitung” states that the medical examination of males horn after August 1870 and hitherto regarded as permanently unfit has been ordered at Hamburg. \