The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-01
AUSTRIA IS SWEPT
WITH DISORDERS


for a republic ana the soldiers are re.
placing their imperial cockades by revo-
lutionary colors Revolutionary troops,
It is added. govern the whole city.
The Berlin correspondent of the
Copenhagen National Tfdendc says that
on tho Hungarian Croatian frontier
thousands OF deserters are committing
outrages Railway trains are being at
tackled and robbed. In Slavonia several
castles are atire and towns are burning.
Another despatch says that Austro-Hun-
garian soldiers are deserving into Siberia.
During demonstrations at Prague
American flags were unfurled and
dlminutive reproductions of the Statue
of Liberty were displayed. President
Wilson was repeatedly cheered.
Conditions in the interior virtually
preclude continuance Of fighting, ac-
cording to news reaching London this
evening. The railways necessary for the
maintenance OF the military forces Of
the Dual Monarchy have become utterly
disorganized. ....
-. ,BerTin-ytennn Railroad Cut.
Communication between Agram and
Fiume and Budapest and Vienna has
been totally interrupted. The Czecho-
Slovaks have cut the railroad between
Berlin and Vienna near Bodenbach and
German trains can go only as far as
Schnadau. according to "a Zurich des-
patch to the Paris Journal '~r'
The city Of Fiume has been aban-
dored by the Austrians 10 the Croatan
troops and the town has been bedecked
with the Italian colors.
The comman1er OF the garrison Mt
Fiutue initiated the abandonment by
informing the Governor that 1t was i'm
- -
attack The Governor thereupon de-
handed instructions from Vienna. He
was told to leave the town TO the Croa-
tlan soldiers. which was done. and the
town was soon beflagged with Italian
bunting.
Sanguinary fighting Is going on at
Agram, the capital OF Croatia -Slavonia,
according to a private message received
at Amsterdam and forwarded here by
the Central News Agency correspondent.
Some OF the soldiers at Agram did not
join the revolutionaries.
Fiume is the principal seaport OF Hun
gary. Agram 10 the capital OF Croatia
and SIavonia and is situated near the
Save River, seventy-fve miles inland
Bodenbach. were the railroad between
Berlin and Vienna has been cut Is a
town In Bohemia near the Saxon from
Diet Breaks Relations.
The Hungarian Diet at joint meet
ing yesterday adopted a motion declar-
ing that the constitutional relations be-
tween Hungary and Dalmatia, Siovenia
and Fiume had ceased to exist. accord
ing to the Hungarian Correspondence
Bureau.
The motion also declared that the re-
| lations between Croatia and Austria had
| been severed. The constitution of a
| new independent state Gin Hungary?)
will be determined by constituent as.
sembly
The German bohemian members OF
the Reichsrath have formed n provisional
/ constitution and selected Reichenberg a
the seat of government dispatches froT
| Vienna announce.
1t is also reported that DR.. Karl kra
MARI will be Premier and Prof. T. G.
| Masaryk Foreign Minister of the new
| CZecho-Slovak State. and that the new
! Government WIN proceed to Prague a:
soon as an armlstice Is concluded.
The Croatian Parliament at Agran
! has voted for total separation OF
! Croatia. Slavpnla and Dalmatia from
! Hungary, according TO a Geneva des
patch to the Paris MGhn. The despatch
! says that Agram is decked In nationa
! colors and that TIE people are cele
brating the passage OF the resolution.