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THE
WAR.
THE HUNGKUNG DAILY PRESS,
TERMS OF THE TURKISH ARMISTICE
DISINTEGRATION OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY.
ITALIANS CAPTURE 80.000.
PRISONERS.
AUSTRO-ITALIAN HOSTILITIES TO CEASE AT ONCE.
BRITISH COMPLETE CAPTURE OF VALENCIENNES.
KING BORIS OF BULGARIA ABDICATES.
Generab
(THROUGH REUTER'S (AGENOT.) THE CENTRAL POWERS AND
PEACE.
THE TERMS OF THE TURKISH ARMISTICE.
LONDON, November 2nd.
AUSTRIAN ARMISTICE TERMS DECIDED UPON.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER · 4TH. " 1915.
SUPPORT FOR THE ROHEN. ZOLLERNS
Franco-Belgian Fròn.
(THROUGH RIUYER'S AGENCY.]
BRITISH CAPTURES ON THE WEST, BRITISH FRONT:
LONDON, November 2nd. Sir Douglas Haig states: The English and Canadians attacked at dawn on a six mile front south of Valen- ciennes.
ATTACK ON THE AISNE" FRONT,
LONDON, November 2nd, A French nuveique states - We reamed the attack today on the Aisne front.
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BIG ATTACK ON THE AISNE
FRONT.: .
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A French communique stuten- tween St. Quentin e Petit and Herpy.
There was fighting all day long be
Ross November 2nd." -The Inter-Allied Conference at Versail-
LONDON, November 2nd. A telegram from Berlin states that the les has drawn up the Austrian Armistice Prussian Upper House has passed an conditions, which General Diat has comit upanimous vote of fidelity to the heredi- arunicated to the Austrian envoys, tary ruling House.
THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ÂT. WORK. AMSTERDAM, November 2nd, A telegram from Budapest states that the Military and Navy Commands and the members of the Civil Service have passage across the Rhonelle and captured Aisne front, north and south of Youziers.
the
The conditions render the enemy's re suuption of war impossible, and also prevent him from pronting by Aralistice by extricating himself from his present bad military position.
DISMEMBERMENT OF AUSTRIA- HUNGARY,
AMSTERDAM, November 2nd. The Voraueris states that the Constitu- en Assembly of Austrian Romanes, formed on Uctober 29th, demanded the union of Bukovina and Transylvania and the Roumanian territories in Hungary as an Independent State.
Polish Deputies in the Reichsrath announced the union of Austro-Hun- garian and Polish territories with the Polish State. A liquidation combus has begu established at Lombery to arrange for this..
A telegram from Agram states that the Croatian Diet has declared the absolute independence of Croatia, Slavonia, and Dalmatia
ENORMOUS IMPORTANCE OF THE POLITICAL CHANGES IN AUSTRIA.
ARMISTICE.
LONDON, November 1st. Reuter is informed that the terms of the
AMSTERDAM, November 2nd.
taken their paths of allegiance to the National Council.
exceptionally heary Casualties, forced a Ave, after sharp fighting, inflicting
the villages of Maresches and Aulnoy, and renched the railway line on the southern outskirts of Valenciennes,
The enemy was compelled to yield ground in the region of Banogne and
Americans attacked this morning on the Recouvrance, also west of Herpy.
The Fourth French Arms and the
of Attigny to north, of Olizy wr penes On a front of 20 kilometres from east trated enemy positions which were stub
We carried Rilly-dux-Dios, eist of Artigny.
Further south,, uur troops, cruising the Aisne, carried Semay and Vene nåd
The Council is Orging the people to resume work and the soldiers to returned the high-ground. west of the Presneau to barracks. Popular rejoicings continue.
The enemy determinedly counter-attack-bornly defended. -Valenciennes Börd, GERMAN SOLDIERS' -CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
AMSTERDAM November 2ad. The granting of military leave is being resumed where litarily Except among the recent turbulent corps advisable, from Vienna.
Pians have been drawn up for the formation of Central Committee to replace the present representative Soldiers provisional one.
.
THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN PRAGUE. AMSTERDAM, November 1st. The change of regime in Prague was rejoicings. Administrative measures are proceeding smoothly. THE BOLSHEVIK
We maintained our positions on ridge."
the
Counter-attacks were developing this vigorously drove back the enemy toward evening north-east and north of Azinoy.
soners.
We took between 2000 and 3,000 pri-ing Vouch Wood deeply.
the east over three kilometres penetrat
sacers in France including 1,200 officers. The British in October took 49,000 pri- period, 925 guns, 7,000 machine guns and The British also captured, in the same 870 trench mortars.
Turkish Armistice constitute a complete i President of the State Council that he is characterised by orderliness and papalar number of engineer and other dumps.
and unconditional surrender, enabling the military to occupy any place the Allies choose Territorial re-adjustments havo been left for the, Peace Conference, but
A message froin Vienna states that the Premier, Count· Lainmasch, representing! the Imperial regime, has informed the empowered to hand over the Government within the German-Austrian Sphere. THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN NAVY.
LONDON, November 1st.
INFECTION IN
EUROPE STOCKHOLM November 2nd. The Swedish Mission, which has return-
A German official statement says that an Imperial Proclamation has been issued Austro-Hungarian Navy has been handeded from the Ukraine, emphasises that the over to the South Slav National Council Bolshevik, peril menaces the Ukraine, at Agram.
where the presence of German troops is tolerated because they afford a safeguard, against the Bolshevika.
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The Press Bureau publishes the text of any suggestion of Turkish sovereignty in Vienna which announces that the the conditions of the Armistice with Turer the liberated populations would be
• Fac, following is a summary of the Armistice is of enormous importance from viewed with very great disfavour. The provisions.
the viewpoint of prosecuting the was (LAUSES 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 oper- against Germany, and reviving the Rus ing of the Dardanelles and the Botsin Rumanian-situations.
phorus: the access to and command of the Black Sea: the surrender of the Turkish warships; the occupation of all strategic points of importance, in the event of a situation arising threatening. the security of the Allies.
CLAUSE 4-All Allied prisoners and "interned Armenians to be collected in Constantinople and handed over, uncon ditionally, to the Allies,
WAR SITUATION CHANGED BY COLLAPER OF TURKEY.
PARIS, November 1st...
COUNT KAROLYI FORMS NEW
HUNGARIAN MINISTRY-
BALL, November 1st.. Count Karciyi has formed the new Hungarian Ministry.
KING BORIS, OF BULGARIA ABDICATES.
COPENHAGEN, November 2nd. King Boris of Bulgaria has abdicated.
1.telegram from Berlin states that A Pensant Government has been estab
A Havas message states:- Yesterday afternoon the President, in the Chamber of Deputies, having an-lished at Turnovo under M. Stambulinsky. nounced that the Minister of Marine was A SENSATIONAL WEEK'S EVENTS
LONDON, November 2nd.
about to make
Eu
communication, Mr
garia is the latest sensation of a week The abdication of King Boris of Bul- Empires, and the sudden development of which has witnessed the collapse of two
on the plains of Venetia. a military, disaster of the first magnitude The establishment of a Peasant Govern-
The newspaper, Svenskday Blad declares iling the Russian Bolsheviks nae planning to sweep over Europe
In the area of the enemy's retreat enormous stocks of amamnition, quaterial and stores have fallen into our hands, including several locomotives, quantities; of relling-stock, many wagcos, a few tanks, hundreds or tons of wine, several thousand tons of road metal, om hun dreds of miles of telephone cable, a great The enemy abandoned in front of oue Army alone some 2.000,000 feet
The British, during a series of success- timber. ful battles in the last three months, have taken 172.630 prisoners, 2,375 guns, 17,000 machine guns, and 2,760 trench mortars.
FIGHTING ROUND
VALENCIENNES
⚫ LONDON, November ghu. Reuter's stated:
Correspondent At British Headquarters, telegraphing yesterday,
The attack of the First and Third The Bolshevik Government is spending already threatens the enemy communica large sums in neighbouring countries "totions, by the capture of the high ground British Armies, south of Valenciennes, spread 'the infection." INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS IN
RUMANIA.
great excitement in Rumania over recent Views from Jassy shows that, there is
LONDON, November 2nd,
ences with the leaders of the Government, events. The King held numerous confer-
meats. are indications of interesting develop also the ex-premier M. Bratiano. There
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THE COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF
south-east of the town.
The enemy is resisting strongly, clearly intending to cling to this strategic pivot as long as possible.
ruining it, and our desire to avoid damaging the town is largely responsible Our batteries could easily render Valenciennes untenable, but only by
for the prolongation of the fighting.
SOUTHERN EDGE OF VALEN- CIENNES REACHED.
ALLIES ADVANCE IN FLANDERS RECOMMENCED.
Eress, November 1st. In Flanders, the Allies again took the objectives in the direction of Geselbrech- offensive on Thursday and reached their teghem. Hutlegbem, and Bregerch
The British alone took 1,000 prison- ers.--'rench Wireless,
ENORMOUS IMPORTANCE OF PRESENT BATTLE.
Headquarters, telegraphing, yesterday
Loxes, November 2nd. Reuter's correspondeut t French evering. stated:-
and the German main communications The future operations towards Mezieres with Germany largely depend on, the success of the battle launched today un both sides of the Argonne. General Gourand's Army is striking towards the north-east from the Aisne across Ar gonne, and is in touch at Grandpre with A larger American attack directed to wards the north of East Argonne.
styled Bas Wood ur Boult Forest. When They are both engaged in turning the they join hands north of this great. labyrinth of wooded hills and ravines
forest, the enemy will have lost the last natural fortress remaining to him be fore the Ardennes.
of Vouziers. We gain the northeast of Equally violent fighting occurred rust
signified remarkably the rapid progress The successes of both Armies to-day.. of the joint turning movement.
the Allens Platens to the Therroo and reached the western cut skirts of Vandy Wood and the brook east of Chistresz/
Falaise and carried the crests south-west On the right, we advanced beyond of Primat, taking several hundred pri socers and a number of guns, including
Leygues entered the Chamber and stated that an Armistice with Turkey had been signed on Wednesday night and came into CLAUSE 5.—The immediatų demobilisa-operacion on Thursday, at noon. tion of the Army, except such troop The terms included the free passage of 13 are required for the surveillance of the Allied fleets through the Bosphorus toment in Bulgaria may be indicative of the gow, said that the moet triking change to Gaveze, zen miles south of Ghent,
AUTOCRACY
LONDON. November 1st.
•In a successful attack in Flanders we the frontiers and for the maintenance of the Black Sea, the occupation of the forts tendency of events in Austria-Hungary, occurring in Europe was the complete and LONDON, November 1st,
achieved an advance to a depth of six internal order; the number and dis.of the Dardanelles and the immediate tic, and from where the news is scrappy Emperors bad in 1914 ruled the greater Aulnoy and Presneau, and reaching the
HHAsquith, speaking at GlasWe reached the Scheldt from Berchem four batteries.
miles ona trons of ten miles posal of such troops to be determined repatriation of all. Allied prisoners of and uncertain.
where the conditions are at present chaoi arrevisible collapse of autocracy. Three for advanced. two miles on a front of AMERICAN ATTACK WEST OF THE
We later by the Allies, alter consultation with the Turkish Government,
CLAUSE 9.- Vot yet créeived:
Way.
When M. Leygues concluded the sen- tence referring to the passage through the Dardanelles there was an outbreak of CLAUSE 10.-The Allied occupation of applause, every Member of the Chamber the Taurus Tunnel system.
standing up.
The cheering lasted for Beveral minutes.
The general opinion is that Turkey's capitulation has sounded the death-knell of the German Empire.
CLAUSE.11.The withdrawal of the Turkish troops from North Western Persia The Turks having already evacuated a part of Trans-Caucasia,
they are to evacuate the remainder if the Allies require it, after a study of
the situation there.
CLAUSE 12-All wireless and cable stations to be under Allied control, Turkish Government messages excepted. CLAUSES 13 and 14-Not yet received. CLAUSE 15The Allied control of all, railways; the Allied occupation of Batoum; that Turkey should net object to the occupation of Baku
CLAUSE 18-The surrender of the garrisons in the Hedjar, at Assir and Yemen, and in Syria and Mesopotamia; the withdrawal of troops from Cilicia. except those maintaining order, ng determined by Clause 8.
There are apparently two Premiers in Part of Europe and a large part of Asia, Archduke Joseph, who is charged by the and murdered Hungary Count Hndik, the nominee of
The Russian Emperor had been deposed latter to restore order, and Count Karolyi, stray, while the third was hovering on the domination makes his National Ministry
The Austrian Emperor was a waif and whose former championship of the Magyar verge of abdication suspect in the eyes of the Allies.
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of the smaller nations, and in spite of We entered the war as the champions tribulations, every one of these would ultimately and its trust in the allies more than justified.
Whatever be the terms of peace, these Thrones cannot be allowed to rebuild.
southern edge of Valenciennes, which is south of Valenciennes, capturing flooded, resembling Venice have progressed four miles. combined advance towards the Meuse and The Franco-Americans are making a
MEUSE.
LONDON, November 2nd.
west of the Meuse this morning, and is An American official statement :- The First Army continued its attack progressing favourably..
AMERICAN SUCCESS WEST OF THE VEUSE, An American officia! mesange states:- We continued to attack on the west bank of the Meuse in conjunction with the French.
wave of Soviet anarchy, as the establish Both may still be submerged in tho
They are nearing Buzancy." VALENCIENNES WHOLLY IN ment of Councils of Boldiers and Officers is reported both from Vienna and Bude
BRITISH POSSESSION. pest.
LONDON, November 2nd. Sir Douglas Harg states: Count Karolyi has issued a Ministers, who are chiefly notable for the achievement was due to the British Navy,
list of
Fighting yesterday to the south of Turkey will have vast consequences,
Paris opinion is that the surrender of
Valenciennes was very severe and con- History would record how largely this tinued until morning. fact that they are all Magyars. The Allied Fleet can pay the Dardanel-most notable names in which are Med up in two words reparation and
Another new Cabinet is the German-airmen; also British finance.
Our Infantry, artillery, seroplanes Austrian Cabinet formed in Vienne, the
the Merchant Service, the Armies and the numbers of the enemy were killed. Many the enemy's resistance and broke up his Un a battle-tront of six miles large and tanks overcame and disorgan sed les, proceeding to Constantinople. When the Socialist, Victor Adler, the father of
Horder who has the Foreign portfolio, and security.
Our general aims could be still sam prisoners captured.
counter-attacks were repulsed and 4,000 counter-attacks, the Allies reach the Black Sea it would the assassin of Premier Stuerak in 1916.
The Serentecato Corps and Twenty- Landres-et-St.-Georges, Imècourt, Lan- We are already beyond St. Georges, possible to aid the Russian forces Karl is uncertain.
Meanwhile the whereabouts of Emperor THE INFLUENZA SCOURGE. and in the morning pressed forward and
Second Corps, under Generals Ferguson dreville, Chunnery, Bayonville, Remon resisting the Bolsheviks,
and Godiny respectively, gained, high ville, Andevanne and Clery-le-Cirand. The latest report "is
ground to the south-east of Valenciennes, that he is still in Vienna. Turkey's collapse revolutionises the sibilities on the Entente, involving the These developments impose new respon-
Over 3,60% prisoners have been counted. entire position in Bussia, and the Near safeguarding of their nationals, the rage in many parts of the world. It has
Lorpos. November 2nd.'
The Near East, The influenza epidemic continues to limitation of civil war, and the preserve now reached a more dangerous stage in tion of a Government capable of dis the United Kingdom, owing to the advent charging the obligations incurred by the of septic pneumonia Numerous deaths Monarchy.
country. ure reported from various parts of the
East.
ANARCHY IN TURKEY,
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THE HAGUE, November 2ad.. It is reported that anarchy prevails in Constantinople and the whole of Turkey. Hundreds of thousands of deserters live
on robbery.
CHANGED FEELINGS IN TURKEY.
"AMSTERDAM, November 2nd.
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captured the present village...
in on the outskirts of Valenciennes, have To the north, the Canadian Corps, under General Currie, after hard gat passed through the town, which is wholly in our posseSSION. »
SATISFACTORY PROGRESS IN
FLANDERS.
attend to civilian cases, and has cancelled a all outstanding notices calling ap men for released a very large number of doctors to The Ministry of National service has
LONDON, November 2nd. A British-Belgian official statement The operations of the Flanders Armies continued yesterday in the most success
ful manner.
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(THROUGH REFTER'S AGENCY.} THE MESOPOTAMIAN VICTORIES. GENERAL MARSHAL CONGRATU-
LATED
has
LONDON, November 1st. The Presa Bureau states that the War Cabinet has telegraphed to General Mar. shal its hearty congratulations on
Mesopotamin of the alien yoke under. splended success in dealing the final blow to the Turkish Army and liberating which its peoples had suffered for many
It is impossible yet to predict how swift the march of events will affect Germany. Chancellor and Dr. Delbrueck, the Kai ser's secretary, for Headquarters has The hurried departure of the Kaiser, the
revived the rumours in Berlin of his medical examination. impending abdication, though it is pointed out in London that the stiffened German
CAPE TOWN, October 24th. resistance against the British coincided with
the Kaiser's arrival at the front.
(Delayed), Influenss continues virulent in the on the Scheldt up to Melden, capturing General Ludendorff's successar, General The death roll in Kimberley during the rener. is to collect reinforcements from epidemic was 10 per cent. of the popula bercely carried certain defended heights energetic leadership, the excellent Staff
The British threw the enemy line back It is also stated that the first taak of rapidly resuming their normal aspect Caster, and Elegbet.
country districts, but the towns are the strong villages of Anseghem, Tieghem, the East for the West.
The Franco-Americans, in the centre, tion. It is probable that a similar death between the Lys and the Scheldt and an work, and the endurance and resolution The victory was due to resourceful and Froll will be recorded in Cape Town vanced to the Scheldt, between Melden of all ranks, who worthily maintained the and Eecke, on a front of 18 kilometres reputation of the British and Indian to a depth of 8 to 16 kilometres, cap- Armies. turing, in two days' fighting, nineteen villages, notably Deynz, Nazareth, and
The Mesopotamian expedition will be for ever memorable in the annals of the Audenarde and taking, on October 31st, British Empire. 1,000 prisonera.
Á telegram. from Constantinople, via Berlin, discloses the changed feelings of CLAUSE 17.--The surrender of all forts the Turkish Press as regards Germany's in the above named districts.
"invincibility. CLAUBE 18-Not yet received.
The papers declare that the German CLAUSE 19-All Germans and Aus-war policy has become bankrupt, while irians-naval, military and civilian-Great Britain and America are the lead-Scheidenman, as Secretary of State, has
ing Powers.
to quit Turkey by the end of the month; those in remote districts to quit as soo7 as possible after that date..
CLAUSE 20-The compliance with Allied orders as to the disposal of the arms and transport. of all the troops de mobilised under Clause 5.
It is therefore Turkey's task to open favourable relations with both. stain of the past must be wiped out.
The newspaper Sabah states that the
Another newspaper declares that the Turks have always been in favour of Great Britain and France, The Turca German Alliance was purely Government
CLAUSE 21-An Allied representative-made. to be attached to the Turkish Ministry of Supplies so as to safeguard Allied interests.
CLAUSE 22-Tarkish prisoners to be kept at the disposal of the Allies; the release of Turkish civilian prisoners over military age to be considered.
CLAUSE 23-Turkey to cease all-rela tions with the Central Powers.
Ciater 24-In the case of disorder in the six Armenian vilayets the Allies to reserve the right to occupy any of them.
AUSTRO-ITALIAN HOSTILITIES TO. CEASE:
LONDON, November 1st.
THE KAISER MUST ABDICATE.
COPENHAGEN, November 2nd. It is officially announced that Herr sent the Chancellor a memorandum ein- of the Emperor. phasising the necessity for the abdication
KAISER'S FLIGHT" TO
QUARTERS.
THE OVERSEAS CLUB.
centuries.
LONDON, November 1st HEAD-world-wide members to contribute to its carried out minor operation, near the
The Overseas Club, is appealing to its War Memorial Fund. It is proposed to "Derivation" Canal, assisted by French
Two batteries of Belgians in the north The Balkaris. erect a building in London as its club tanks.
LONDON, November 2nd. ture for Headquarters as a flight.
Swiss reports depict the Kaiser's depar-
urging his abdication.
It is stated that the Government is
General Ludendorff, who is apparently etill at Headquarters, is said to be chief of a Military Cabal against the Govern ment, but it is believed that the latter could thwart any such plot.
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THE SILVER MARKET.
LONDON, November 1st. The silver market in quiet.
tain, that Austro-Italian hostilities will
Reuter learns that it is practically cer-FINANCIAL PANIO IN GERMANY. Aerial Activites. ease almost immediately, if they have not already ceased
FORMAL DEMAND OF AN ARMISTICE.
The President of the Imperial German
LONDON, November 1st. State Bank, addressing the Bank Direc
[KHROUGH REUTER'S AGEKOY,] tors, indicated that the recent political and military events had resulted in a financial panic. He said that there had Logs, November 16t
GERMAN TOWNS BOMBED: A message from Bome states that the of balances from the credit institutions, been a completely senseless withdrawal Austrian Commander-in-Chief in Italy and the hoarding of bank notes by mem The Press Bureau states an Armistice. has formally demanded the conclusion of bera of every class of the population, The Independent Air Force on October
LONDON, November 2nd. speed in Austria-Hungary French Wire- German economic existence at a time of at Frescaty and Bahl. All our machines Events are moving with extreme they most severely damaged the whole the railway at Treves and the aerodromes unmindful that by isolation of money 31st attacked the railway station at Boun, car,
very great neocenity.
returned.
THROUGH GERMAN EYES.
LONDON, November 1st.. A German official message states:- The enemy penetrated our lines to the south of Deynze
Our troops, to the north of Courtrai, -Oadenarde railway, were withdrawn to keep in touch with their neighbours.on the heights of both sides of the Nokere.
FRENCH FRONT. VAIN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN. ST. FERGEUX
LYONB, November 1st. There was extremely violerit fighting. on the front of the Fifth Army.
St. Fergeux. times, in vain, to regain the Plateau of The Germans counter-attacked many
In two days the French captured 1,500 prisoners, bere-French Wirele
-{THROUGH HIUTER'S AQENOY.] SERBIAN FORCES REACH BELGRADE,
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A French Eastern communiqué states pursue the fleeing Austro-German forere.. Berbian Armies continue to relentlessly The advance guards marched 160 kilo- metres in eight days.
LONDON, November 2nd.
The First Serbian Army, supported by French and Serbian cavalry,, reached the outer defences of Belgrade."
The Second Serbian Army occupied Pojega, 40 kilometres from Bosnia GERMANS WITHDRAW FROM SERBIA,
LONDON, November 1st. A German official message says --- Our troops on both sides of Belgrade north bank of the Danube and Semendria have withdrawn to the
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