New-York tribune., 1918-12-04
Czecho Slovaks Occupy
Cerman-Bohemia as the
Jugo-Slavs Take Marbury
Poles Menace Hungary
Marching 10 Border Over
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Have Invaded Bukowina

VIENNA, Nov %. (Delayed) by The
Associated Press).-The disintegraf1on
of the former Austro- Hungarian hn-
pire goes on apace and is accompanied
bv fighting her and there and the
depredations of maranding bands
Meanwhile the food situation in VI
emma becomes more perilous each day
Czecho- Slovak forces are reported
to have occupied Bodenbachr near the
German frontier, thereby cutting OIL
from Vienna large stores of provisions
belonging to the German-Austrlan he
rublic. 1t had been planned to send
these stores to Vienna by way OF
Munich. The Czecho- -Slovaks have
rarrisoned the larger part of German
pohemia and are said to be pressing
toward the frontiers of Upper Austria
Raab. fifty miles southeast OF VIENNA
has been occupied by the CZechos-
Marbury Also Captured
In the south the Jugo-Slavs have oc-
cunied Marburg. which claims to be
German city. Their forces also have
entered the provinces of Carlnthla ana
Styria.
4heir fpht with the Ukrainlans and
are advancing over the Carpathlan
Mountains to the frontiers of hungary
They are reported to be robbIng the
Jews as they 60
A Rumanian army has marched INTO
Bukowina as far as holomea, on 'he
River Pruth. 1t is claimed in Vienna
form clearly out the
limits of the Rumanian sphere IN
Bukowina.
Although the new government ap-
pears to be COMPOSED of competent
and well-intentioned men, they are be-
ing overwhelmed by the problem Of
feeding and keeping warm 100000
persons. The price of food continues
to jump. A piece of chocolate smaller
than an American silver dollar sells
FOR So There also is q lack OF fats,
and pork is selling at So pound
Troops Rob Civilians
Men and women who go into nelgn~
boring states to obtain food and bring
it to Vienna relate they have been
robbed at the frontiers by Czecho-
Slovak or Hungarian sentries, although
both countries have plenty of food
A woman who arrived in Vienna from
Galicia says she was robbed of 0,000-
She was made to sign paper declar-
ing that she had voluntarily con
tributed the sum to soldiers charities
Conditions in Budapest are reported
to be good, due to the fact that the
French troops are maintaining order
s 9HtLemberg Siege Planned
e'Travellers arriving from Lembers
say Ukrainian troops are preparing t.
surround and starve out the city whei
Polish forces are in control. Th'
Ukrainians are said to already have Gu
the railroad and are being reinforced
by troops returning from the Italian
front
The Ukrainians deny they are Bol
shevists, but say that when the Aus
trian Empire was broken up they fel
they had right to the capital city O
Lemberg, the Poles having other capi
tails. Difficulties are also anticipate
between the Poles and Czechs over tn
possession of Oderberg, a town in Aus
trian Silesa.
Conditions in Galicia and Silesia ar
said to be worse than they were durin
the war The several newly organize
republics are gaining recruits from so
diers returning from the various front
and are paying them several dollars
day for fighting. Officers also al
being we'll paid for engaging in hos
bUOleS.
"Compensation' has become one {
the most important words in these rt
publics.
Facing Coal Famine
Vienna is facing heavy snowstor
with a coal supply for only two week
due to the fact that the Czecho-Slova
government is not willing to trade Wit
German-speaking towns and also b.
cause the Czecho-Slovaks will not d
liver coal to Austria. The Austria
Republic contends the Czechs have q
excess of coal, but will not give it Il
and also that they viii not permit 60
contracted for by Austrians to pa
through their territory. The Poll
have coal, but viii not lei it out throus
Czech territory to Austria because Il
Czechs have not yet granted certa
territorial compensation.
The Poles also control the Gallo
oil output and refuse to sell it to Il
Czechs.
1t is expected the Czechs viii obta
their oil supply from the United State
Tho German-Austrians denounce t
Czechs as the spoiled children of 4
Entente.
Vienna has obtained small supp