The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-11-04
austrian War Office Says Arm.
istice is Concluded and Bat
tling Over for the
Present.
EMPEROR TO ABD1cATE
Karl Tells Party Leaders He, VIII
Give Up His Crown and Go
to Switzerland to
Live.


Press STAFF Correspondent
PARIS, Nov. 4-From three o'clock
this afternoon, when Austria-Hungary
goes out Of the war, the entire east
ern German frontier Is wide open to
the menace Of an allied Invasion.
Munich, Dresden, Bavaria, Saxony
and Prussia will thus be directly men,
faced.
Terms Of th& Austrian armistioe,
according to official announcement
will be made public tomorrow.
The inter allied diplomatic coun.
| Gil is watching the swift turn ofevents
with grim satisfaction. Paris Is un-
fIustered and awaiting tho next step
| In the central European debaele-
publication Of the terms to Germany.
UNITED Press Leased Wire Service ]
VIENNA, Nov. 8 (night) "Hostili-
ties have ceased in the Italian the
ater on the basis of an armistice
just concluded the conditions of
which will be made public in a sepa-
rate communique," the Austrian war
office announced tonight.
Karl Will Abdicate.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 4.--Emperor
Karl has informed the members or
his cabinet and party leaders that
he intends to abdicate and reside In
Switzerland, says a Vienna dispatch
to the Tageblatt.
Count Karolyi's cabinet has de-
cided to submit the question of a
Hungarian republic to referendum,
| 1T is declared.
Complying with their request, EN-
peror Karl has absoived Count
Karolyi and his followers from the
/ oath Of fidelity.
More Than 10000 Prisoners.
LONDON, Nov. 4.--The Tenth army
with which Americans are brigaded)
has taken more than $4,000 prison
ers, the British war office announced
in its Italian communique today.
"The Tenth army continued its ad-
vance Sunday and reached the line
of Viiotta and Praturlone, and the
MEDINA river east of Pordenone, San
Quirino and Aviano," said the COM
munique.
"Its prisoners total over $4,000, of
which 1000 were taken by the Four
teenth mounted regiment.
"On the Asiago plateau, the 48th
division took $50 additional prisoners
and thirteen guns"
Pass First Enemy Lines.
ROME, Nov. 4. - Italian troops
have passed the first Austrian lines
on fifty-mile front along the west
ern wing of the battle line, the war
office announced today. They are
descending into the Vermigleo val
ley from Tonale pass and are as
cending the Giudicare valley.
I'VE advanced between the Asttco
river and the Tonale pass, crossing
the formidable Austrian lines" the
statement said.
I'VE are descending from Tonale
into the Vermigleo valley and are
ascending the GiudiCarie valley
crossing Mont Par bridge to reach
the river basin"
Anarchy in Budapest.
ZURICH, Nov. 4.-Confiscation of
German and Austrian steamers on
the Danube has been ordered from
Budapest, where the situation is bor-
dering on anarchy, according to ad-
vices received here today.
Soldiers are pillaging military De
pots and selling food and clothing to
civilians at enormous prices.
| Old Frontier Passed.
| ROME, Nov. AT 10:45 Satur.
day night we entered Royereto
(e1even miles south of TrenD.
"The enemy is retiring from Pasu'
bio. and Col Santo, hard pressed.
"In the Terragano valley, we have
opened the Mont Cernono defenses
(ContinIed ON mage s.