The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-29
World Events Are Shaping
Toward That End.
One After Another, Hun Allies
Are Crumblmg.
ALLIED CONFERENCE TODAY
Germany Will Know Her Doom
Before Lone.
Question of Her Allies Will
Also Be Settled.

Versailles, Oct. 29.-As the allied
chieftains gathered here today for the
purpose of celebrating on terms of an
armistice with Germany. the central
! powers seemed disintegrating under
pressure from within and without.
Marshal Foch is continuing his
pressure along the west front, from
Holland to the Meuse, with the Huns
Discouraged murmurings seep out
from Germany as Won Hindenburg S
whole scheme of retreat is imperilled.
! Berlin is hanging on the words
| which will emanate from Versailles.
She will not have to wait long. as
few days at most. are deemed sufh-
cient, once the formal sittings are un-
| der way.
| Foch and the allied generals are be-
| lieved to be ready with the purely mil
| itary demands which will be necessary
| if Germany gets n armistice
/ Austria Already Out.
| Austria Hungary is considered as al
ready having ceased to exist as she
was known before the war.
! Turkey is merely waiting to see what
| Germany will do before taking action.
| Germany herself is in a political con-
dition scarcely less chaotic than that
of her two allies.
The allies moment has come" a
| h1gn parsonage SdlQ 10 the Cnlleu
Press today. Whether the war ends
in the next few weeks. or is prolonged
| indefinitely depends upon how the sit
uation is handled today.
! Absolute unity is more important
now than ever and every atom of
strength must be put into our next
blows, both politically and military.
/ washington Oct. 29.-The new
Austrian note asking for armistice and
r IN hi q
-ltetay at the Swedish legation sfor-de-
| livery to the state department. The
| text is said to be identical with that
cabled by the Associated Press from
Basel, Switzerland.
| Word of the arrival of the note
came just as the cabinet was assem-
| bling at the White House for the usu-
! al Tuesday meeting, at which both
| the new Austrian plea and the latest
German note were expected to be dis
| cussed.
| washington, Oct. 29.-World events
are rapidly shaping to make "uncOn-
ditionaI surrender the only terms for
| the central powers.
| AS one after another of the Teuton
vassals crumbIes before the strength
of the nations allied against them, the
stronger grows the feeling everywhere
| that only unqualified surrender should
be the mandate of the Versailles con-
| ference meeting today to formulate an
armistice program.
| Sooner or later Germany VIII be
brought to these terms. If she does
not yield. officials here declare. she
/ may be able to fight on for years with
in her own borders. Should she ca
pitulate peace will ensue.
| Austria has sued for separate
peace. Turkey has done likewise. The
oppressed nationalities of Austria
the Czecho-Slovaks, Jugo Slavs and
Bohemians-have demanded peace
and their independence. Austria has
sent word to President Wilson that she
abides by his determination to give
these separate nations what they want.
Revolution in Hungary.
Hungary has completed a bloodless
a separate state, according to further
advices today.
Decentralization has struck the al
lies of Germany. Only the kaiser's
empire now appears to block the path
of peace. The Versailles conference is
making the momentouS decisions
which will determine the fate of Ger
many.
Meantime. America and her asso-
ciates in the war are driving ahead
with their plans for a complete vic
tory.
| Conference on Today.
Washington. Oct. 29.-Decision,
which will determine whether Ger
many is to accept a dictated peace or
flight to the bitter end. will come out
of the great Versailles conference,
opening its sessions today.
1t may be stated authoritatively
that President Wilson believes his pro-
gram for armistice terms will be ac-