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REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

THE PEACE OUTLOOK.

Hungary in Throes of Revolution.

RENEWED, RUMOURS OF KAISER'S ABDICATION.

London, Outuber £9. According to Banter's correspondent at Melbourne, the City Connoil bas nasnimonsly passed & resolation to the effect that the people of Australis will not be antiaded unless Garmsay uncondi" tionally surrendere, and requealing Britain to insist on an adeqaxin indemnity for Australis, the British Navy seon ring that no "Garmin fag appear in spy cosan until the indemnity is paid. The Estarved Baldiers' Association is forwarding the resolution to every Munisipality in Australis, requesting ita adoption.

Revolutionaries Possess Fiume.

Lyone, October 29. The latest news from Croatia and Blavonia shows that the revolutionary movement for independense is developing succcesfully in all the Jugo-Blav provinces.

The revolutionaries are in complete possession of Fiame, and the National Counail of Jugo-Alave, which has been sitting st Agram, has been recognised by all the towne inhabited by Jago Elave in Austria-Hungary as the Provisional Government,

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It is expected that the Council will enter into negotiations with Serbia and Montenegro with a view to a constitution for s auited Jago Slav State.—French Wireless.

A Czech-Slovakian State.

London, October 20.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1918.

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS,

FIERCE FIGHTING IN FRANCE.

Germans Resist with Great Desperation,

THE RECENT CAPTURES IN FLANDERS SUMMARISED -

London, Ostober 29.

The German reirant continues on the whole front between the Oiss and the Serre. The French are maintaining close contact with the enemy and are taking many prisoners.

Lut night our troops, who are approsobing Guise, captured the outskirts, the railway station, the first line of trenches and a fortified work south of the chatean, and continued to make progress east of Moncesa-ie Neuf.

The situation of the enemy porta of the Aisne is becoming more difficult deily.---French Wireless,

The Enemy's Awkward Position,

Paria, Catcher 29.

The German retrest begun on Sunday morning before the First | and Tenth French Armies on a front of 18 miles has suddenly some to a stop. The enemy saunter-attacked with great vigor, especially in the neighbourhood of Gaise. Posmbly the intention of the enemy is to clear away as much war material sa possible from the back areas. It is more likely a matter of the confusion of the Germsa General Staf, when Germany is alone facing the victorione Eatenta armies. The line of the Sarre has been surasd. With the main": bastion at Crecy ear Serre and the Hunding and Billung Lines broken and the Aisne curfinked, it is an inevitable, necessity that the enemy mass withdraw from these positions.

A Vienna, message received in Copenhagen mays a Cxzebo- A big French atisok has been made by 120 bombing machines Slovakian State has been proclaimed at Prague, which is now com.sad 80 battle olenes on convoys, dumpe and hulments south of pletely controlled militarily by the Czecho-Slovak National Council, Seraino.art. Thirty-three tons of ammunition were need.-Haras.

French Occupy Galse, "

Triple Alliance Smashed.

Paris, October 29.

In Paris, the submission of Emperor Charles is considered: the bresk-up of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, consisting of a sumber

London, October 30. Violent German counter-attacka failed everywhero. The French troops sccupied part of Guise,

of dianiscted races, each preparing to quit the partnership. The The Fifth Army, on Tuesday, again took the offensiva on a front Sovereign is deserted and the historic Triple Alliance emsabed. The of 30 kilometres between 8. Qzentin-le Petit and Harpy, westward date of the separate nationalities cannot be decided until a of Obalena Porsien, and pushed forward to the outskirils of Hill general passe. Count Audrasy, a son of the statesman who signed 137, driving back the enemy beyond the Recon France St. Fergenz road, and advancing to a depth of three kilometres-Pronok Wireless she first, Triple Allisuos Treaty, now signs its death.

Colonel House Received.

Desperate Fighting.

Parie, October 2). President Painoate gave an audiance yesterday to Colonel

Hungary Seething with Revolution.

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Swiss reports etate that revolution is seething in Hangary. hundred thousand demonstrators at Budapest in favour of Count Karolyi and peace, and the abolition of the German Alliance, suffered heavy otsuallies by fire from ris and machine-guas while attempting to reach the Arabdaka Joseph'a Palaco.

Martial law hae been proclaimed in Badapest. Const Karolyi has not been appointed Premier because the King does not accept bie programme, which includes the complete independence of Hoogary.

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Will the Kaiser Abdicato ?

London, October 30," There have been renewed ramoura of the Kaiser'a impending abdication and much significance is attached to the fact that the "Frankfurter 2 sütung one of the most responsible newspapera în

Germany, is now urging this course.

PRISONERS OF WAR,

Crushing Indictment of German Cruelty.

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London, October 29,

London, Octobët 30..

A Fresch communique states -Between the Oise and the Birre there ara lively artillery actions, notably in the region of Orsay-sur Serre. The Fifth Army attacked westward of Chateau Paroien on s front of twelve kilometres. Between St. Quentin-le-Petit and Serpy the French fenght with magnificent dash. The enemy were ordered to hold at all costs and resisted with great desperation on the left. Despite an abundance of machines-guss we debouched from St. Quentin-le-Petit and carried dat lines to the approaches of Hill 137. Westward of Banognes we progressed in the centre, overcoming all resistance. We drove back the enemy over the Becoavcanos, Road prisoners donated excred 850. on the right, and carried Hili 156 and advanced eastward. The

Aerial Activity on American Front:

London, October 29:

An American communique states.-There is heavy artillery fire weat of the Mause, especially north of St. Javia, Aerial activity increasing. Eighteen enemy machines were brought down. Five of oura ste missing.

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British Secure Prisoners.

London, October 30, Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig reports: We progressed and secured prisonere in patrol eneɔantare.

An American Success.

The Captures in Flanders.

London, October 30,

- London, October 30,.. In the House of Commons, during a discussion on the treatment An American official messaze says Northward of Verdan we of prisoners of war, Sir George Cave, in the course of a very strong occupied Ainoreville and established our lines northward of the indictment, said it was proved that the Germane systematically village. under-fed, over-worked, rabbed, oruelly mishandled, boat, and eren tortured, our prisonėra. The conditions. in some camps were anspeakable and they continued to day. No words could be too". A. British Belgian communique stateg:-Between. October 14 strong to characterise the dastardly treatment of men working in and 27 we have taken 18,493 prisoners in Flanders, of which the the salt minee, factories etc. Prisoners were still being employed Belgians took 7,982, the British Second Army 5,354 and the French. under fire, despite two pledges. Cruelties, ill-treatment and insults 5,177. Since October 28 over 30,000 prisoners have been captured were oven prevalent in hospitals, both doctors and nurses being while 569 ganz, and 1,200 msöhine guna "were captured between guilty of malpractices. Germany had a debt to pay and she ought October 14 and 27. to be made to pay it-(Load cheere). As regards reprisals, he suggested that one means was through the Germans' great regard "for the position, dignity and comfort of their offers and wealthier

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"Bir George Gave said the immediate release of all British "prisoners would form an essential and primary condition of the mimistice. He foreabadowed the publication of another terrible White Bock demiling further atrocities.

THE BALKAN CAMPAIAN.

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Alfies' Success on Serbian Front,

Lyons, October 23,

In Berbia the Allies have occupied Kragujevsis and Jegonins, The Serbian cavalry have taken Deepotovac.--French Wireless

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The Latest Advance,

London, October 30, SA French Eastern communique states :---The Serbiano have reached the front of the: Stagari-Jomra River, twenty kilometres north of Kragujevals, taking prisoner several hundreds. Towards Ujice and the frontier of Herzegovina, the Serbisas have reached and passed west of Cacak.

The Tega Blave operating in Montenegro have advanced beyond Ipek and Diskova.

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THE ANGLO-ITALIAN offensÏVE.

Attack on a 25-Mile Froat.

London, October 29,

Beater learns that the Anglo-Italian Armies are attacking on a front of twenty five miles and are opposed by forty-five Angizian Divisions, comprising 600,000 troops.

The Allies have crossed the Piave on the whole front from the Treviso-Orders Railway to Val Dobbiadene and have made an | average advanos of over four miles.

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The Italian Command considers that the battle is going {splendidly, all objectives being gained.

Austrian Evacuation.

London, October 30

An Austrian cfficial wireless message states -On the battle- front we evaonsted the most strongly attacked sectors.--

A Burst of Activity.

# Lyona, October 29,

On the Italian front there has been a burst of activity, while at the same moment Austris solicite sa immediate armistice and a separate peso8.-

esptared 9,000 prisoners and 50 ganz,—French Wirdess,

The Italians, in co-operation with the British and French, hare

Lyons, October 30).

Allies Capture 25,000 Austrians,

In Italy the Allins' offensive in developing with full encesas, Cavalry, supported by motor msohins-gans, are pursuing the

According to Beatar'a correspondant at, Paris, bafors the High Austrians, Dours of the Senate, the trial of M. Csillaux for high treason, bided to The Allies advasios exesedë 25 kilometree, and they hare taken

*7,000 documents, has begun,

25,900 prisoners and 200 gusset-French Wiralean.

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EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

-THE PEACE SITUATION.

"Break-Up of Dual Monarchy,

London, Oct. 29.

The Austro-Hungarian Empire is breaking up so rapidly and completely thas it is increasingly difficult to follow the progress. During the recent debates in the Austrian and Hungarian Parliaments various Ministers endeavoured to rally some of the racial parties round the Throne but met with no response. The unflinching resolve of the Czechs to found their own State and of the Croatians to join the zeW Great Serbia have given an impulse to disruption” which nothing "can" arrest: Simultaneously the German-Austrians are demanding independence or inclusion in Germany, while Hungary is determined to break connection with Austria and Emperor Karl has now gone to Budapest under the compell- ing circumstances of the moment to affirm at least his posi- tion as King of Hungary and escape the danger arising in famine-stricken Vienna, Italy's claims to her unredeemed territory and portions of the Dalmatian coast are secure but it is scarcely probable that Hungary will abandon Fiume to the Slave without a struggle and it may be long before the new States can settle down to the new conditions for which they are now ardently striving.

Fatal Blow for Germany.

London, Oct. 27,

The Austrisa reply is considered equivalent to a com- plate surrender dealing a fatal blow at the position of Ger- many sad greatly expediting the inevitable end. Austria's beaming difficulties have been increased generally by rebellion and guerrilla warfare in Montenegro which the Austro- Hungarians are evacuating hastily. It is reported the rebels have captured Skutari, The dramatic developments in Vien- Da enormously enhance the importance of the Allied. Confer- ence which by the irony of history is meeting at Versailles, where the German Empire was proclaimed in 1870, and havo'. suggested that the Allies' terms should be announced in the hall which was the scene of that proclamation.

Hungarians Resent Austrian Yoke.

Amsterdam, Oct. 21

The German press reports that two hundred officers de- monstrated at Coust Karolyi's Headquarters at Budapest in favour of peace, University students paraded the stricta demanding the disbanding of the army. Hungarian officers serving in Austria demand to be allowed to retam home as they "do not wish longer to act as policemen among foreign- ars." The Hungarian Government has prohibited the export of "food stuffs

The Croatian Diet has been convoked for the 7th in connection with the Hungarian National Council and has ordered the hoisting of the Croatian fay at all railway. stations and Hongarian and German inscriptions to be re- mored.

The Scapegoat.

London, Oct. 27. The Socialist paper "Vorwaerts," commenting on Laden- dorff's removal, says it means the exclusion of söldiers from politics. Henceforth they will be nothing except soldiers. The "Berliner Tageblat saya Ludendorf was responsible for the armistice offer, then changed his attitude. He tried to meddle in everything. The Government finally recognised that further weak sabmissiveness in the military Dictator. was impossible. The "Vossische Zeitung" says that Laden. dorff imagined himself omnipotent and his interference led · to downfall when victory was no longer possible. The Pan-

German armament press is furious.

Conditions in Vienna.

Lonion, Oct. 27. The food situation in Vienna is becoming worse. There has been a heavy run on the Vienna Savings Banks.

Disturbances in Berlin

London, Oct 29 Apparently there were big disturbances in Berlin on Sunday, No official details are to hand, but an official state- ment admits that five Independent Socialist meetings were suppressed "without difficulty.”

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Germsay Changing her Methods.

In the House of Commons Mr. Bonar Law stated that he believed German methods during the oraĉnation had changed since the German reply to President Wilson. While submarine attacks on passenger ships had for the present ceased, other vessels were being attacked as umal-

The Allied Council.

London, Oct. 27. "The official representatives to the Govertiments associated with the United States in the war arrived in Paris on Friday night for the meeting of the Inter-Allied Council Admiral Benson, the Chief of American Naval opera- tions, has been officially sent by the Navy Department. Colonel House will take part in all the Allied Diplocatio discussions, including the discussions at Versailles, I sa Inter-Allied Political Council is formed Colonel House will join as representative of his Government.

POST-WAR ECONOMIC POLICÝ.

Washington, Oct. 29. President Wilson, in a letter, to the Chairman of the Finance Committee of the Senate, replied to Republican contentions that the third of his points pronouncing in favour of a removal of economic barriers meant free trade Pre- sident Wilson explains that he did not mean to suggest any restriction upon internal economic policies, but only that whatever tariff, high or low, any nation might deem necessary should be applied equally to all foreign nations. President Wilson declares that weapons of économto dis cipline and punishment should be left to the joint acting of all nations for the purpose of punishing those who will not submit to a general programme of justice and equality,

WOMEN IN PARLIAMENT.

London, Oct 29 Women have been admitted for the first time into the Strangers Gallery of the House of Commons. A score were present. The speaker was absent, owing to induenza.

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BRITISH RELATIONS: WITH AMERICA.

U.S. Senator's Declaration. Benator James Hamilton Lewis, Vice-Chairman of the Admirsity Committee of the United State Seuste, speaking as the guest of the Americso. Luncheon Olub at the Savoy Hotel recently, ssid that the common cause in which Britain and America worn, now- jengaged · had at last brought them together and enabled

bem to realis) each other's virtues. That was dus in s great extent to the wonderful work of that genisl friend and perfect" diplomat, Walter Hines Page (cheers), for whom they sli cherished the hope of an early return to: health. The Britink. Ambassador to Washington, st present in this country, had been Jable to grasp the situation M quickly that he had reconciled and harmon i'd the relations be tween the two countries 'more' successfully than any diplomat în American experience in so short- a time.

I want to join with Lord Reads ing, proceeded the apesker, in his attersnes before this body, in which be denied the accursey`of { the insidione propaganda in which it was said he had come here to. formulate a commercial allianos between Great Britain... and basics. There had been se demand on the' part of Great Britain for each an alliance, sad there has been no unggestion in Ameries of it. These natione ara moving together in a common purposs, with a union of their hearts that was not necessary to ba subscribed to on paper. If the timu should meie come toʻmska Arrangements of any kind difar- ent from the existing, the reasons for shone arrangem will be put forth, and the people will know why tha:

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the flowermaterie of » Woodrow Whales în koiration and that of" Lloyd George in Britain will be the first to set the example of extending to the democracy the reasons for their actions,

As to the question of peace, in our land there is but one anti- ment

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people are in this way they understand the fate that is beform them if there should be a failure. You may rest savured, therefore, that America'a verdios 16:-WAL until those principles are conoaded by the ovpy for which America went into this struggle for liberty (Cheers) | Ojousionslly, citizens“ GE-My country and older countries narume to enter at the details of what policy should

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INFLUENZA IN ENEMY COUNTRIES.

Amsterdam, Oct. 29. Forty-five thousand railway workers in Germany incapacitated by influenza, hampering traffic.

Fifteen hundred deatha from influenza occurred in Vienna ing the week ending the 1982 int

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