Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-03
GEN. ALLENBY,

GEN. ALLENBY.
Whose armies operating in Palestine
! made certain Turkish capitulation to
| the allies. =
could cut off the Turkish armies in
/ the Caucasus from their main base of
supplies.
| The British in Mesopotomia NOV
ing up the Tigris cut the Mosul-
in Turkish Kurdestan, 155 miles
| north of Bagdad, and the whole
Turkish army on the Tigris surren-
dered.
| In Austria-Hungary events looking
toward complete capitulation to the
allies are coming
| Austria Fast thick and fast.
Going to Pieces. any nation could
not be swifter.
During the past week Count Michael
Karolyi, head of the Hungarian indie
pendent party, proclaimed the indie
pendence of Hungary from Austria
and the establishment of a republican
form of government with full right
of the peoples to give voice in gov
ornamental affairs. Count Karolyi first
laid his plans before the Emperor
Charles, who disapproved of them, and
then the Hungarian leader acted upon
his own initiative. Emperor Charles
dispatched Archduke Joseph to Buda-
pest, presumably to arrange sepa-
rate state in Hungary, but in reality
to esta blish a dictatorship if possible.
The palace of the archduke was as
sailed by a throng of possibly 100000
people who, shouting, Long 1--we the
republic" Long live President Will
son." engaged troops in guarding the
Archduke Joseph. realizing the true
temper of the people. evidently re-
turned post haste to Vienna, for En-
peror Charles later in the week an
nounced his readiness to accept a new
order of things in Hungary with COM
The Karolyi government has almost
complete charge of affairs at the
present moment. Count AndrasSy, the
Austro- Hungarian foreign minister,
will serve as foreign minister 1or
both countries until diplomatic az
fairs of Hungary are Strengthened OUT
While Hungary appears to have
separate government it is believed
difficulties will be encountered III
reconciling all racial groups. AS pres
ent constituted the government Is
largely Magyar in character and
suited, it is not believed that they
will be dissuaded from their original
intention of affliating completely
with their own CZecho-SloVac state.
So it may be seen that even Hungary
is eventually to be split into smaller
h;.s i,st &c tho dual monarchy is be-
ing hewn in twain.
In Bohemia the Czech council is in
complete authority IN Prague tne
revolution worked there has Deen al
commanders in the Prague garrison
, saw which way the wind was blowing
they capitulated. Bohemia VIII nave
her own government and will be rec.
ognized among the league of world
nations.
have been chiefly instrumental IN
keeping the courage of the dual mon
archy up to the sticking point during
the more than four years of war, have
Austria and have asked President
Wilson to recognize them as a sepa-
rate government and recognize their
dominion over all territories in the
dual monarchy where the German
| language is most largely spoken.
The Czecho-Slovaks and Jugo-Slavs
are continuing their efforts looking
toward the establishment of two
great slavic nations and in this are
receiving recognition and assistance
from the allies. Emperor Charles has
promised the peoples autonomy, but
complete and full independence is the
goal sought and the goal which will
be reached within the near future.
Only hulk of the once great dual
monarchy will be left
And the day of complete chaos is
being fastened by the wonderful al
lied victories in Italy, where the Aus
| TRANS are suffering one of the great
est defeats in military history
X
Though the fighting still may be, upon
Italian territory it truthfully can be
stated that
Allies Punish year following
Austrians in Italy. c ess tn,'' aisl
aster which forced Italian armies from
| the line of the Isonzo and back to the
line of the river Pave with the con-
sequent overrunning Of venetia, has
been. avenged.
Striking first in the mountains be-
tween the Piave and the Brenta the
| Italians. French and British gave the
AuStrianS cue that they intended to
usher in major offensive in this direc-
! ton Following a few days of desultory
| fighting beginning on October II, the
French. British and Italians effected a
| crossing of the Piave at Island of Grave
, di Papadopolo. and this was soon ex-
| tended over great width of the Pave
The Austrians after first putting up
strenuous resistance began great
rearWard movement. Vienna announced
that Italy was systematically being
evacuated owing to Austria's desire to
come thoroughly in accord with the
Wilsonian principles of an armistice
and peace. but the very fact that the
Austrians desperately resisted the allied
forces every foot of the way indicated
that the retreat was forced and had no
sembance of voluntary action.
! The Austrian armies were riddled I'M
der the tremendous impact of allied
forces who defied the swollen Piave
land desperate enemy defense and swept
to the eastward and the northeast.
Conegliano. Valdobbiadene, Oderzo and
Vittorio, an highly important strategical
positions, fell into allied hands and in
creased the impetus of the Austrian
rearward movement
| After more than 40. 900 prisoners had
been taken and with his armies facing
grave disaster. the Austrian COM
mander-in-chief asked Cen Diaz, COM
{ mander of the allied forces, for an ar
mistice. This appeal Immediately was
sent to the interallied war council sit
ting in Versailles for action.
] After the Piave drive got well under
way the allies moved forward toward