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Austro-H Hungarian foreign minister,
Count Czernin, reiterating Austria's
reace aims as contained in the reply
to Pope Benedict. They apparently
took comfort, however, in the assur-
ance he voiced that Austria VIII not
make a separate peace.
Berlin newspapers printed Ger
Minis speech without comment, al
though lack Of editorials may have
been due to the lack Of time.
French on Air Raid.
PARIS, Oct. 4.-French airmen
again bombarded the German city of
Frankfort (Frankfort-on-the-Ma an
official statement announced today.
The war Office also reported lively
RrtilIeryingy on the east bank Of the
Mouse.
Sunk by German Submarine.
LONDON, Oct. 4.-The American
schooner Annie F. Conlon. has been
sunk by gun fire of German sub
marine, the admiralty announced to-
day The attack occurred of the
Scilly Islands The crew Of eight
were landed.
Lloyd's lists the Annie F. Conlon
of 591 tons. owned by F. r. Garrett
Of Portsmouth, N. H.
Plans for ReprIsaIs.
LONDON. Oct. 4-Formaton of a !
special ministry to return measure
for measure to the Germans for air
raids over London, is the war cab
inet's response to the public demand |
for reprisals, according to the Chron-
icle today.
The special minister. It was assert
ed, would concentrate British aerial |
forces specifically for raids over
German cities. His duty would be to |
devise the maximum amount Of fright
fulness which could be inflicted upon |
German cities.
All official announcement on the |
matter Of reprisals was withheld to-
day. |
Proponents Of vigorous reprisal |
brought new argument today. 1t |
was that the German cities most &C
possible for British raiders were in |
southern Germany-and the south
ern German, according to reports. is |
chaftng over too much Prlssianism I!
In the empire. Advocates of British ,
padding held that nothing could bring
home to the southern Germans the |
brutality and arrogance of Prussian-
Ism SO much as a series of raids |
over southern German cities. specific
ally announced as reprisals for sim
liar excursions over England
Enthusiastic Approval.
AMSTERDAM, Oct 4.-The German
hnd Austrian press is giving enthus-
iastic approval today to the speech of /
Count Czernin, Austro-Hungarian for. /
eign minister, in which he outlined
Austria's peace terms. The Berlin .
Lokal Anzeiger says:
The principal ideas expressed nv
Count Czernin undoubtedly are gimi- .
lar to those Of the German govern /
ment."
The Vienna Neue Freie Pregse Saws. /
Count Czernin's speech was in
reality loose sketch Of a peace treaty
which requires practically nothing
more than subdivision into articles
and paragraphs to give it legal form - ,
The main points insisted upon BY
Count Czernin were no forciJle con .
quests, disarmament and freedom of
the seas. He declared that Austria (
Hungary while ready TO make peace
on this basis, now reserved the right
to change her attitude should tho AL
lid iiIoi7N dpOl " dI 20 Iut LDlE0 ana
the acknowledgment Of the Aug+ro-
Hungarian empire.
He also declared that the central
empires are able 20 continue the war
as long as the allies and that Aus
tria's military and food situation
would be better a year hence than
II is now.
Battle on Sea.
WASHINGTON, Oct 4-One Aus
trian officer was killed, the ship COM
mander was seriously wounded and
the imperial flag was shot off an
Austrian warship during an engage
ment in the Adriatic with the Italian
destroyer Aquila.
According to official cables receiv-
ed today, the damaged cruiser. which
sustained severe shell damage, was
aple TO withdraw into the Cattaro,
accompanied by two sister cruisers
An Italian torpedo fiotilIa and other