The Washington herald., 1918-10-12
Amsterdam Hears Vassal
States Accept Peace With
out Qualifications.
AUSTRIA FACES ROUT
Turkish Situation As Sc
rnus AS in Dual
Monarchy.
HUN MONARCHS GATHERING
Should Remaining Allies Collapse
Germany Expected to Submit
to Inevitable.
AUSTRIA FACES ROUT
HUN MONARCHS GATHERING

Amsterdam, Oct. n.-Austrla-Hun-
gary and Turkey have officially in
formed Germany that they accept
President Wilson's terms" according
to reports here tonight
This. at the present hour. is the
latest development in the race
between surrender and the greatest
military disaster in history.
Since both Austria and Turkey had
previously agreed, like Germany, to
accept" President Wilson's fourteen
principles ''as a basis for peace nego-
| tiations." their latest declaration.
saying fiatfootedly that they accept"
them without any qualifying after
thought means the virtual surrender
of Germany's allies-provided, of
course, that the brief bulletin an
nouncing the news is substantiated-
As far as Austria Hungary Is con-
eerned, the uneduivocal acceptance of
President Wilson's terms, II anthem
tic, means that she Is ready to
evacuate the large area Of occupied
Italian territory relinduishing what
ever is left of her military hold on
parts of Poland. Russia, and the
Ukraine.
/ Fncing DebacIe.
As far as Austria II Hungary's
| armed forces in the Balkans are
| concerned, they are in the same
| position as Germany's armies in
! Northern France and Belgium. For
them it is not a question of "evac-
uating." but of retreatinS fast
enough before the Serbo-Italian ad-
vance to escape Q debacle.
| Turkeys troops that had occupied
| the oil city of Baku were last reported
being withdrawn post haste for ''pur-
poses OF home defense"
| The note from her remaining two
allies. which is tantamount to the
declaration: We quit. no ma tier
| what you do" comes as direct con-
| firmation of what was said yester-
day. namely. that Austria and Tur-
key, smarting under the American
| Presidents silence toward them
pending clearness from Germany.
would exert powerful pressure at
Berlin for submission to Mr.. will
sons demands.
On the other hand. the Austro-
| Turkish move is expected to facili-
tate in no small degree such a
submission by Germany. since 1t
provides no food for the excuse. al
| ready voiced iu a large section Of
the German press, I'VE die of our
| allies"
Berlin War Council.
Speeding to Berlin today were the
heads of all the federal states of the
German empire in answer to a sum-
mons from the Kaiser for a crown
council, such as has not taken place
since the historic proclamation of Will
helm 1, as German Emperor. in ISL.
! Not the slightest inkling has trickled
| through the iron-boupd German
frontier so far as to what decision the
| Kaiser and his subkings and grand
dukes and dukes are heading for. One
story which still persists Is that the
Emperor himself opposes the evacua-
ton of all occupied territories, demand
ed by President Wilson. This is not
credited in well-informed quarters for
the main reason that having said "a
| by offering peace last Saturday on
Wilson's terms as basis" the Kaiser
| is prepared to say 3D."
More credence is given the report
that Ludendorff and HinGenburg have
threatened to resign in case this de-
mand is accepted.