Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-10-26

ditions are. however. absolute: and be-
hind them Ii the question whether the
disappointment OF the hopes raised by
the request for an armist!ce would not
provoke nm explosion beyond the Rhine
that would break the lighting spirit of
the armies
Tho break -up ~ the polyglet Austro-
Hungarian empire il at hand The ac-
companylng map, indicating territory
occupied by various ndtional.tlcs, shows
how Il probably will be divided at the
peace conference.
First. CZecho- Slovakia Is TO be
created. out of Bohemia, Moravla and
other regions where Czecho- S'ovnks
prcdomInate. as an Independent nation.
Trar,ylvnula is to go To Roumania
The Jugoslav territories Of the south
will bc taken from the Austro- HunGari-
an empire to form part OF new
Jugoaiav nation. including Sibci.a
Montenegro and an outlet to the Nd
rtatlc. The -rentlno, Istria and the
rcst OF the prcdomirantly Italian
sp"nk,ng territory CONTIGUOUS To lta'F,
row held by Austria Hungary. will go
to Italy.
4 now Poland. following roughly
the hourdarics of the. old Po'ard which
was divided mp 10y Russia. Prussia and
Ayrtr!a in 1874 Is to he erected, In
addition to an important part Of the
present Aus'r'r- Hungary, the now
Polish state will include a strip ~
East Prussia. the largest city ~ which
Is the port OF DantZic. and Polish Rus
sia. which includes Warsaw.
Austria. which "a now strongly Ger
man in sympathy, will be free or Joined
to what remains OF Germany after the
war. Hungary. shorn Of Pennsylvania,
Croatia. and other oppressed lands,
may either be free or remain Joined to
Austria.
Added To those eventualties group
OF the German members of the Austrian
reichsrath has formed u provisional
government for the purpose of setting
up what they call the German state
OF AUSTRIA. and are seeking recognition
of other countries. This is one more
of the unfailng signs that the once
powerful Hapsburg monarchy is on the
rocks. With Hungary gone, with
Bohemia already granted independence
and the Jugoslavs working toward
that end either by force or the fulfill
ment Of promises, and with the Cor
mans in Austra--of whom there are
many--setting up provisional govern
ment, IL would not be surprising II
Kaiser Karl would be compelled to
pack his grip and join Constantine.
Ferdinand and others of the growing
colony of eviled kings.
With tn, advance of the allies to
the Danube and IT, closing of that
stream to navigation. the lest link
connecting Berlin and Constant!aoplc
has been severed On the opposite hank
"f tl," Dante lies ltU.inali.. ready iC
pu it's SIN IL army in the field against
III" entral powers. the mCntCrs illleG
help arrives. and General MaCkenson,
in command of the forces of the con-
trail powers in the near east, does not
occupy an enviable position. Germany
can not send aid from the western
front, and Austria dares not send troops
out of the country. 1T is doubtful IL
they would go if they were told to d
SO.
against the Austrians prove successful
it is probable that the complete col
lapse Of Austria will be hastened
Turkey is eliminated to all intents and
purposes. and with Austria totterng
Germany soon will be ready for peace
on terms dictated by the allies.