The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-11-30
AUSTRIA FOR
ARmISTICE
WITH RUSSIA
Foreign Minister Wires Enc
my, Country Ready for
an ArmiStice.
NATIONAL GUARDS OF
33 STATES IN FRANCE
British Casualties in November
Over 10000 Men-Germans
Want Cambria Back.

| AMSTERDAM, Nov. 3O.-Austria-
Hungary has wired her acceptance of
THE proposal made by Russia by wire
less to enter into negotiations for an
armistice and a subsequent peace
treaty, says an official dispatch from
vienna. The. words of acceptance as
wired by Foreign Minister Czernin
of Austria express the general desire
of this nation to enter into peace ne
gotiations.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 3O-The safe
transportation of national guards from
| 3:' states to the French battle front
twas announced this afternoon by the
! War Department. The troops were
dispatched across the ocean some time
ago, but the movement was not given
out until today.
/ WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDI-
TIONARY FORCE, Nov. 3O.-Units
! of the National Guard from :13 states
arrived here several weeks ago, it was
permitted by the leader to be an
nounced today. Some of the men have
/ already been sent within the sound OF
the guns on the western front, and
are now undergoing the first training
before entering the battles. The iden-
tity of the units were not disclosed.
BRITISH HEADQUARTERS IN
FRANCE, Nov~3O.-The great success
gained by the British a week ago IN
breaking the Hindenburg line, is large
ly attributed to the assistance of the
United States engineers, the first
branch Of United States soldiers sent
to the aid of the eountry's allies, it
was stated today by the officers vino
led the assault on the German lines.
For military reasons their presence
was not mentioned before.
LONDON, Nov. 30.-British CASUAL
ties reported during the month totaled
12O,0S9.
Officers killed or died of wounds,
numbered 1852 and men 224,292. Of
ficers wounded or missing numbered
3527 and men 91,1Os.
BRITISH ARMY HEADQUAR-
TERS IN FRANCE, Nov. 3O.-The
Germans this morning made an at
tack on the British lines about Cor
nelieu, which is just south of the alea
included in last weeks British often
sive.
No details of the progress of the
enemy assault are available at the
time this dispatch is flied.
BERLIN via London, Nov. 60
Stormlng troops of the German
Crown Prince yesterday made Il suc-
cessful attack against the French po-
sitionS north of Braye and captured
number of prisoners, the War Of
flee announced today.
LONDON, Nov. 30.-A secret treaty
between Great Britain, France, Rus
sia and Italy have been given out Dy
the Bolsheviki government, according
to a Petrograd dispatch to the Daily
Mail. Ii comprises the terms on which
Italy entered the war, Great Britain,
France and Russia agreeing to Italy
annexing the Trentino, Southern Tyr
oil, 1Staria, Dalmatia, certain islands IN
the Grecian archipelago and territory
in Asia Minor and Africa.
LONDON, Nov. 3O.-The govern
ment of Nikolai Lenine has fallen,
according to Petrograd dispatch da-
ted Wednesday, II has been succeeded
by a coalition Cabinet of advanced So
cialists in which the Bolsheviki are
represented.
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Co. says that the
Swedish legation at Petrograd mas
agreed, at Leon Trotzky's request, TO
act as mediator between Russia and
Berlin Foreign Office a note proffer-
Germany and has already sent to the
ing truce and peace negotiations.
ITALIAN ARMY HEADQUAR-
TIERS, Nov. 30.-Italiah aviatofs to-
day reported heavy movement Of
troops behind the .German-Austrian
lines. 1t was believed that the enemy
of success in forcing a
breach in the Italian lines, was pre-
pairing to move men for blows else