The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-10-31
BUDAPEST FEARS
AN INVASION AS
RESULT OF RAPID
ALLIED ADVANCE

Zurich, Wednesday, Oct. 30,-The
rapid advance of the allies in Serbia
is causing much alarm in Budapest,
according to a Vienna dispatch. It
is feared the Jugo-Slavs will cross
the Croatian frontier, join the allied
troops and march on the city. This
is one OF the reasons for the persist
ence with which Count Andrassy
has asked for an armistice.
Croats Declare Independents
Paris. Oct. 31.-The Croatian par
lament at Agram has voted for a
territorial separation of Croatia, ,SIa-
vonia and Dalmatia from Hungary
according to a Geneva dispatch to
the Matin. The dispatch says that
Agram is decked in national colors
and that the people are celebrating
the passage Of the resolution.
Communication between Agram,
and Fiume and Budapest and Wen
ma has been totally interrupted. The
Cenho- -SIovaks have cut the rail-
road between Berlin and Vienna
near Bodernach and German trains
can 20 only as far as Sonnadau, ac-
cording to a Zurich dispatch to the
Journal.
Fiune is the principal seaport of
Hungary. Agram is the capital OF
Croatia and Slavonia and is situated
near the Save river. 70 miles inland
Bodenbaeh, where the railroad be-
tween Berlin and, Vienna has beeh
Saxon frontier and is situated on the
Elbe river.
Montenegro Revoits
Amsterdam, Oct. 3o--Advices re :.
eeiyed by a Dutch newspaper from
Cettinie Montenegro, by 3 way of
Vienna, says the, insuTgeIlt rising in
Montenegro is EpFea Ing Armed
bands have occupied fSiksics Serano
and Re5evfca. and the Austro- Hun-
garjans are evacuating the entire
country. hastily.
Scutarf ana Rieka, according to
the dispatches, already are in the
power OF the . insurgents and all
communal administrators favorably
inclined toward the AHstrians are
being slaughtered.
Scribe Near Danube
SaIonika, Oct. 30 Serbian caval-
nv have reached the Danube east Of
Sernendria, (24 miles southeast
of Belgrade) and occupied Pazhar-
eyatz, headquarters announces to-
day.
the eastern theater are described in
the war ONCE communication to-.
night as follows:
ION Oct. 20 Serbian cavalry reach
ed the Danube east Of Semendria
and occupied Pozharevatz. The en-
emy beat a precipitate retreat be-
fore the Serbian armies, which
reached the front of Milanovatz to
Pola and Palanka, sixty kilometers
south of Belgrade, capturing addi-
tional prisoners and war material" !"
Austrians Gross Danube
Vienna, Austria, Oct. 90, via Lon
don, Oct. 31.-Austro-H Hungarian
forces on their eastern wing in Ser
bia are withdrawing from occupied
territory and have completed the
crossing of the Danube, according
to an official statement tonight from
Austro- Hungarian headquarters,
Elsewhere in Serbia the Austrian
withdrawal continues.
y Surrenders 20 Croats
Paris. Oct. 31.-The military gov
error at Fiume recently advised the
Hungarian government that he was
and unable to defend the city. He
received orders to hand over the az
ministration to the Croatianl Ma
tional Council which he did imme-
diately.
Fiume in Hands OF croats
city of F'iume has been abandoned
Basel, Switzerland, Oct. 31.-The
by the Austrian authorities to the
Croatian troops and the town has
been bedecked with the Italian coll
,ors.
Berne, Switzerland. Oct. 31.-The
Hungarian diet at a joint meeting
yesterday adopted a motion declar-
ing that the constitutional relations
between Hungary and Dalmatia,
Slovenia and Fiume had ceased to
exist according to the Hungarian
correspondence bureau.
New German State
Berne, Oct. 31.-The German state
Of Austria has been created by act
of the German, National council Of
Austria and note to President Will
son notifying him OF this action has.
been drawn up and approved at a
full meeting of the council. The
state claims all territory of old Aus
tria where the majority of the pop
ulation is German.
A summary of the contents of the
note which was first drafted by the
legislative committee OF the council,
is given by the official Vienna cor
respondence bureau The newly or
ganized state, the note sets forth,
according to this summary, de-
nands that its representatives be
admitted to participation in the
peace negotiations.
The new state recognizes the in
dependence of Jugo- SIav and Czecho
Slovak states. 1t claims for itself
Moravia and Silesia. It appeals to
President Wilson to give the German
nation the right to dispose Of itself.