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THE WAR.

UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER

TURKEY.

AUSTRIA-HUNGARY'S DESIRE

FOR PEAC

THE HONGKONG

THE KAISER PROMISES TO ABDICATE

WHEN THE TIME COMES.”

ITALIANS

General.

OCCUPY

LATEST CABLES.

THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

THE CENTRAL POWERS AND

PEACE.

TURKEY'S SURRENDER.

Reuter learns that Turkey has surren ered unconditionally.

TURKEY AGREES TO AN ARMISTICE,

LONDON, October 31st.

Turkey has agreed to an armistice.

GREAT BRITAIN RECEIVES DEFINITE PEACE PROPOSALS.

LONDON, October 31st.

ASIAGO.

OF

NOTE COMMUNICATED TO THE ALLIED GOVERNMENTS:

AMSTERDAM, October 30th.

A telegram from Vienna states that Austria-Hungary has communicated the contents of Count Andrassy's Note to Mr. Robert Lansing to the Allied Govern- ments, requesting that they should agres. to the proposals and support them in Washington.

"AUSTRIANS AND GERMANS FURIOUS.

AMSTERDAM, October 3151. Austrians and Germans are furious at

Count Andrassy's representations to

America

DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND. 1918.

AUSTRIA TO NEGOTIATE) Franco-Helgian Front

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SEPARATELY WITH ITALY, --

It appears that Count a Andrassy's dramatic' new

Note was telegraphed direct to Mr. Robert Lansing personally, beseeching him to use your influence with the President.”

Coant Andrassy is further credited with the intention of opening separate negotiations with Italy.

WHY LUDENDORFF RESIGNED.

LONDON, October 30th. General Ludendorff's resignation has been hitherto explained as chiefly due to the failure of his military plans, but later advices strongly intimate that he endeavoured to overthrow the now Gov. ernment and established, virtually, a military dictatorship.

The Government proved stronger and General Ludendorf was forced to remiga. The incident illustrates the future possibilities, if the Government wenkens. A" SUPPLEMENTARY NOTE FROM

GERMANY.

AMSTERDAM, October 30th,

A telegram from Berlin states that Germany has despatched a Supplementary Note to President Wilson, explaining the constitutional changes in Germany. NO CHANGE IN THE SITUATION.

WASHINGTON, October 31st.

A Supplementary German Note has been delivered. It is stated that it makes 29 change in the situation. The next step Reuter has been informed, that Great THE NEW HUNGARIAN PREMIER is expected to be announced from all the Britain has officially received definite

BALE, October 31st.associated capitals to the belligerents, pence proposals from Turkey, which are

Count Hadik has been appointed Hup-giving the armistice terms. regarded as tantamount to an uncondi- Barian Premier. tional surrender,

RENEWED STREET-FIGHTING IN BUDAPEST,

TURKEY SURRENDERS

UNCONDITIONALLY.

The following telegram, dated October Blat, from the Secretary of State, has been received by the Officer Administering the Government, Hongkong:----

"The following announcement will be made in both Houses of Parliament this afternoon:-

Some days ago General Townshend was liberated in order to inform the British Admiral in Command in the Argenn that the Government of Turkey

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AMSTERDAM, October 31st. Renewed street-fighting is reported at Budapest in which rifles, machine-guns and bayonets are being used. There have been numerous casualties.

KAISER TO ABDICATE AT THE PROFER TIME.

A telegram from Berlin-states that the Kaiser told a number of members of the Reichstag that the people must bot think that he had decided to stay on the throne

He added that if the monent came when the interests of Germany demanded

GENERAL RISING IN

MONTENEGRO.

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A telegram from Cettinje states that a general rising has broken out in Monte negro.

Austro-Hungarians are hastily leaving the country.

The insurgents bold Skutari.

An interesting development is fore-

driven back apon Skatari by the Italians shadowed as enemy forces are being

from the South.

HALF OF MONTENEGRO RECLAIMED

LONDON, October 30th.

in northern Serbis are now forty miles The latest news shows that the Serbians from the Danube, while another force Nearly half of Montenegro has been of Serbians is near the Bosnian frontier.

reclaimed.

THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.

LosDos, October 31st.

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'S AGETOY.}.

ATTACK ON A 100 KILOMETRE

FRONT."

Rows, October 30th. The Allied" offensive, on the Piave, has hitherto resulted in the captare of over 20,000 prisoners.`

The Allies are now attacking on a front of over 100 kilometres, from Grappa to the sea.

Aerial

Activities."

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LONDON, October 30th.

The resi Bureau states:-. The Independent Force attacked on

The Third Italian Army, under the Tuesday night two important chemical- Duke of Aosta, began the advance and works, and one aeroplane-works in Mann- established bridge-hends on the Lower heim with good results. Piave at Salgareda, opposite Zeuzon and Santa-Done-di-Piave.

BRITISH FRONT. RAIDS NEAR LE QUESNOY.

LONDON, October 31st. Sir Douglas Haig states:- We took a law prisoners and inflicted

of Le Quesnoy, casualties in rhids in the righbourhood

AIRMEN'S PART IN THE BATTLE.

LONDON, October 30th. The advance of the Twelfth and Eighth Sir Douglas, Haig states:-

Armies threatens, from two directions in We ahot down 18 seroplanes and drove Vittorio, the enemy's only outlet to the down serett, out of control.

Venetian plains from the Brenner Pass. BATTLE ASSUMES CHARACTER OF

Eight British machines are missing. Night-bombers dropped 12) tons of bomba. One of our machines did not return. QUIET ON THE BRITISH FRONT,

LONDON, October 30th.

They also attacked blast-furnaces in Burbach, the railways at Thionville and Offenburg and the aerodrome 2 Han- genau.

There were direct hits on all targets.

THE "SPANISH

INFLUENZA,

NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.

OPEN WARFARE.

Losnos, October 31st. The Italian offensive is rapidly becom In view of the many disquieting ing decisive. Cavalry supported by rumours which have been in sirenlation Sir Douglas Haig states:-

machine guns and cars, is harassing the in the Colony during the past fortnight retreating enemy, who has reached the in reference to the spread of Spanish ' There has been nothing except artillery region of Sacile, half way between the influenza, a reporter of this paper made activity.

Piare and the Tagliamento.

inquiries, yesterday, with the object of ; The breach on the Piave front seenseliciting the actual facts. to be the result of brilliant strategy, and was.so successful because we were han-Department, said that, officially, the Mr. A. Gilson, Head of the Sanitary mering the enemy at different points and Board had nce. decided that any steps concealing the real thrust till. the last should be taken in connection with the

FRENCH FRONT ATTACK WEST OF ST. FERGEUX.

LONDON, October 31st

A French communiqué states:~~

counter-attacked west of St. Fergeux.

The enamy, yesterday evening, violently

moment.

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A further advance is expected as the disease. In reply to a question as to struggle has assumed the character of whether the Board had considered the We maintained our positions.

open warfare.

issue of notices informing the people of prisoners, including a Colone of the

In two days our Fifth Army took 1,453 DEFEAT OF THE AUSTRIAN ARMY, the steps they should take to prevent the

Rowe, October 31st.

disease, he said that the newspapera had Guards Cavalry and threw British Comeraenation of Italy comes rather late, tion was not serious enough to make such Austria's official announcement of the already done this. Besides, the situa anders.

FIGHTING SOUTH OF GUISE.

In fact it is a retreat, in consequence of a decision necessary, though, of course, it the defeat of the Austrian Army after a

was not possible yet to say what might LONDON, October 31st, desperate resistance.

happen in the future. Correspondents point out that the capable increase in the number of influenza He agreed that there had been a notice- ture of Mount Rosen has result in the cases during the last few weeks. cutting off of Archduke Francis Joseph's figures of deaths in the Colons, due to The following are the comparative group of armies from the armies operatinfluenza. ing on the mountains.

For werk ended 6th October... I The debacle is in progress.

13th..

A French communiqué states:-" South of Guise we carried several enemy trenches and approached the road from Guise to Lahrie-Lavie Ville.

We continued our offensive between Banognes and Herpy.

Fareliest fighting is progressing west | of St. Fergeux.

Several counter-attacks were resisted

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ITALIAN FRONT. ASIAGO OCCUPIED:-

to

LONDON, October 31st.

enemy who made vain attempts to stem

An Italian communiqué states:- East of the Piave, we continue

our march, advance rapidly, sweeping away the

BARLIER CABLES. OUTSKIRTS OF QUERO REACHED

LONDON, October 30th... An Italian official statement say's:- Between the Brenta and the sea, three quarters of the Italian Army have been cogaged in conjunction with the Four- teenth British Army Corps a French Division and an American Infantry Regiment.

Owing to the enemy, east of the Piave,

suited in the capture of Seguising, and yielding under formidable pressure, we region of Permics and Coldeliers. gained advantages yesterday in the Our operations, astride the Piave, re

outskirts of Quera

Mount Cosen. We reached the southern

plains. Some squadrons entered Sacile Serravalle, Ursago, Glarina and Odelzo. Heads of our columns have reached Our Cavalry has been launched on the Our Eighth Army, reached Vittorio and

is now fighting north of Conegliano. Third Army" is at present bril-The Third Army crossed the Piave at

overcoming strong resistance Sandon-di-Piave and east of Zenson. between the Piave and the Monticano The total number of prisoners is now The opening into Fonte-di-Piave whe 33,000. Several hundred guns were taken. carried after a very fierce action. of prisoners.

We occupied Asiago, taking thousands Many guns were taken,

ask that negotiations should be opened, he would, abdicate unhesitatingly, but immediately for an armistice between

that moment seems not yet to have come Turkey and the Ailien. A reply was sent that if the Government of Turkey sent a ahdication "when it takes place will It is generally admitted that the fully accredited plenipotentiary. Vice-be in favour of the Crown Prince's eldest Admiral Calthorp was empowered to in-son, necessitating a Regency Council, form him of the conditions upon which beaded by the Chancellor. the Allies would agree to a cessation of GENERAL GROENER APPOINTED hostilities and to sign an armistice co LUDENDORFFS SUCCESSOR.

A meeting of so Unionist and Liberal these conditions and on their behalf.

AMSTERDAM, October 31st. A Turkish plenipotentiary arrived at

members of the House of Commons, sup- and are still uncounted. A telegram from Berlin states that porting the Government, passed a resolu-prisoners whom the enemy heavily work We liberated numerous Italian war Mudros early this week, and an General Groener has been appointed tion that the return to a party system

fe in the lines of communication. armistice was signed by Admiral General Ludendorf's successor.

during the reconstruction period would

THE OCCUPATION OF VITTORIO. Calthorp on behalf of the Allied Gov. KAISER AND ALSACE-LORRAINE. be a national disaster. It arges that all

Loxos, October 31st. ernments last night, and came into,

A British-Italian official statement parties should continue the truce. operation at noon to-day. It is not

A message from Strassburg states that

Our advance continues. The Labour party has not yet determinqla yesterday's operations the North- possible as yet to publish the full terms the Kaiser has summoned the Alsaceed its attitude.

amptonshire Yeomanry operating in of the armistice, bat they include the Lorraine Diet to meet on November 19th.

advance of the infantry, took 200 prison- free passage for the Allied Beets TREATMENT OF WAR-FRISONERS.liament very elaborate preparations will the south of the Tenth Army, which, The Third Army crossed the Piave to through the Bosphorus to the Black

LONDON, 'October 31st. Sen, the occupation of the forts on

be taken to enable the soldiers to vote.

with the Eighth and Twelfth Armies, Following upon the impressive debate

advancing rapidly the Dardanelles and, the Bosphorus in the House of Commons, there is intense

THE SILVER MARKET. necessary to secure their passage, and public indignation over the treatment of

The silver market is steady. the immediate repatriation of Allied British prisoners of war in Germany. The Near East, prisoners-of-war ?? || AUSTRIA-HUNGARY'S DESIRE FOR prove of placing the release and repatriz Strongly-voiced newspapers warmly ap

tion of all prisoners in the forefront of the armistice claims.

PEACE.

AMSTERDAM, October 30th.

Yesterday, in a telegram to Mr.., Robert Lansing,

AMSTERDAM, October 31st.

It was stated during the debate that

says!--

In the event of the dissolution of Par-er

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•{THROUGH, REUTZE'S AGENCY.) BRITISH ADVANCE TOWARDS

MOSUL

Count Andrassy confirmed Austria had treated the prisoners werci- CAPTURE OF KALAT-SHERGHAT Austria-Hungary's complete acceptance fully; the greatest complaint being of President Wilson's declarations. He against Germany, Turkey and Bulgaria

said:-

In complete harmony with the

of President. Wilson to safeguards against future wars, and to create a Family of Nations, we already made preparations to enable the races of Austria and Hung ary to determing and carry out, un- bindered, their future constitution in accordance with their own wishes,"*": He drew attention to Emperor Karl's unswerving endeavours towards peace since his succession.

EARLIER CABLES. AUSTRIAN CENSORSHIP

ABOLISHED.

AMSTERDAM, October 31st.

Austria has been abolished.

The censorship of the newspapers in

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LONDON, October 30th.

The Eighth Army occupied Vittorio. Aerodromes Tansue and Pordeno and dumps at Sacile are on fire.

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Ten thousand hostile infantry were attacked from the air near Sacile and scattered in all directions

The British, under General Pennella, the commander of the Twelfth Italian Corps, entered Asisgo.

SPLENDID ALLIED PROGRESS.

states:-

Loknow, October 31st.

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October 28th & October 30th... 18 (about) it must be emphasised that the deaths have been registered as being due to in- Auenza. It is possible that these figures will have to be largely increased if the deaths from pneumonia and pleurisy- which Straits and F.M.S.. medical opinion declares to be the later stages of

Spanish influenza-are added.

A well-known medical authority, who we interviewed by a representative of

kong is the home of influenza-if any. this paper, yesterday, stated that there was nothing new about influenza, which is a common visitor to Hongkong and the Far East. In fact, it is said that Hong country can be said to be the home of any particular disease.

Asked whether he considered influenza. bad taken a strong hold of the city, the medical authority replied that there were more cases than usual and some of them had proved fatal

is not different to day from what it The disease," he said.

was before."

Continuing, the doctor stated that "in- fluenza was fiable to affect the respira.

appo Anglo-Italian troops who have disease, and started in Spain, where at. Divitions from the Western front to the circulatory system. It is a pandemic The Austrians have withdrawn three tory system, the nervous system, and

crossed the Piave-front of over 30 miles. one time over eight million of the popu

We reached the outskirts of Oderzo and lation were ill It had affected the adrancing BCTOSS the Monticano armies of the Western Powers-England, towards the Livenze River.

France and Germany and the civil.. AUSTRIA TO EVACUATE ITALIAN populations of those Powers were not immune from it. The micro-organistas

· SOIL.

of the disease were first disovered in 1892 LONDON, October 31st- ➡just 26 years ago-by a German and a An Austro-Hungarian official state- Japanese doctor. In the present epidemic ment says:- Italians thrust farther forward, and many different micro-organisms credited in Europe the opinions of medical On the Venetian Pinin, the English and authorities clashed. There seemed to be appreciably extended to places at which with being the agent. At the present they had broken through north and south moment he was of opinion that the of Montello.

disease seemed to be dying out in Europe: Taking into account the "resolve, oft expressed, to conclude an Armistice and it was thought that the disease is prin- peace, ending the struggle of the nations, cipally brought by people being in con- our troops, Lighting on Italian soil, will tact. Expectorating, aneezing, etc., are evacuate the occupied region.

the causes of infection and should be avoided as much as possible.

The Balkans.

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Asked what ho considered a good pre ventative, the medical authority replied that good ventilation and open-air were s great preventatives of an attack of in- ' Buenza There is no specific treatment into making a patient comfortable and required for it. It really resolved itself trying to sustain his strength.

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A British-Italian official message SERBIANS CROSS THE DANUBE The Tenth Army continued to advance

An Austro-Hungarian message says British

The Eastern wing of our forces, operate was any cause for alarm in Hongkong Getalry, co-operating with

Ho pooh poobed" the idea that there Italian Cavalry, senched the western, outing in Berbia, have already crossed 11 people would take care of themselves. An official statement from Mesopotta of Sacile.

the northern bank of the Danube. The and follow the general rules of hygiene, Lamia says:

The Fourteenth British Corps reached rearward march on the Bare and the everything would be all right. The Livenza at Francenigo

Drine continues The enemy is nowhere trouble, was that people did not seem to The Eleventh Italian Corps occupied following.

Our cavalry, east of the Tigris, forded the river north of Kalat-Sherghat and was joined by our armoured cara

The enemy heavily attacked on October 28th and forced back our right-flank.

HUNGARY SEPARATES FROM He failed to drive us out of the Mosul

* AUSTRIA.

AMSTERDAM, October 31st, The Weser Zeitung has received a tele grum from Budapest stating that Count

derzo.

We advanced practically, on the entire length of our objective, planned by Gen- eral Diaz in October

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The Infantry's energy and determina- ITALI NS ADVANCING

tion is beyond all praise.

In

pite of the lack of food and sleep The Thirty-Seventh Halian Division

fighting denn

and the Beventh and Twenty-third Bri

WARDS

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pay any particular attention to health safe-guards,

In regard to the measures to be adopt- TO-ed for the treatment of cases, the medical

authority agreed that isolation in private house should be practised when possible in the interest of the other im mates. The secretions, nasal and bron

patient should be ordered thepletely chial should be thoroughly disinfected. In every case, however, mild, the

kept there until the fever has disappeared Warmth of body should be FRENCH 45 MILES FROM maintained by wearing flannels, etc. The

BKUTAKI.

-LONDON, October at: An Italian official statement saya In Albania, we occupied San Giovanni

Skutari

Road Reinforcements arrived, and re-itish Division advanced, without relief, to di Medas and are advancing towards

stored the situation.

Meanwhile, our forces, advancing BP the west bank, attacked and drove the

their final objectives.

work Over two tone of bombs were The Royal Air Force, did excellent dropped and 20,000 rounds of ammuni tion were fired with good results,

with killed, wounded and debris as the The Sacile Pordenone road is littered The pursuit con result of their attacks

The Note concluded by emphasising Karolyi and Count Andrassy have reach-Turks from their position and captured that peace is more than ever desired to ed an understanding, under which Coudt Kalat-Sherghat day by the monarchy and all races in

Austria and Hungary, and by reiterating Andrassy will be joint Foreign. Minister the request for an immediate crmistice temporarily, Count Károlyi afterwards on all fronts and the initiation of peace becoming Hungarian Foreign Minister: "negotiations in the interests of humanity thus completing the ration

and all the races of Austria-Hungary

Hungary from Apstris. ?

tinued.

BELGRADE

A French Eastern

patient should be carefully fed, the diet consisting chiefly of milk, barley, malted LONDON, October 30th milk soda and tonics. For the fever. communiqué cap to the lead, and antipyretics such 44 Aspirin in big doses with caffeine is. Danube, cast of Semendris, and occupied nose, month and throat should be carried

The Berbian cavalry reached. the

suitable... Daily antiseptic wishes of, the

The enemy is retreating headlong. We Our Canton correspondent wrote last Pojareva k

reached a front from Milanovac to Topola evening that some kind of infections and Palanko, and are 46 miles from disease wak spreze ngin Heung Sha Belgrade

and that the Ene He were crowded.

Eight enemy seroplanes were found staten: destroyed in the Godega, serodrome, su

Two British machines are missing Plateau, entered Samporovere and cap

The British, operating on the Asiago ars tured the heights of Monte Catz

Yesterday, we penetrated deeply into the enemy's position five miles north of Kalat-Bberghot, taking 1,000 pri and much material.

The Tenth Army took over 12,000 pri