Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-11-06
AUSTRIA FORSAKES
THE KAISER; BEGS
SEPARATE PEACE
kurees to Free Government for
the CzeCho- SIovakS.
WILSON'S VIEWS ACCEPTED
Note Declares Austro-Hungary Ac-
cepts All the Conditions the Presl-
dent of the United States Has
Laid Down for Peace.

London, Oct. 2e-The allies will
make separate peace with Austria
upon these conditions:
1. The allied armies now advancing
on the Danube must be given the right
to use the Austrian railway, thus open
ing the door to Germany.
g The Austrian armies released
from the front must not be used
against the revolving peoples of the
dual monarchy.
Berne, via Paris, Oct. 29.-Austria-
Hungary, in note answering Presl-
dent Wilson's last message to her, ac-
cepts all of his conditions for an arm
istice and peace.
She gives appreciation" to the pres
ident's ideas OH the rights of the
peoples of Austria-Hungary, specially
the rights of the CzechO-Slavs and the
Jugo-Slavs," whom she formerly re-
fused to recognize or deal with.
She "begs President Wilson to be
good enough to take the preparatory
steps for an immediate armistice and
peace.
The text of the note as received
here, OmitS for the first time in the
dual mona1chy's history the words
imperial and royal" as a prefix to
government" 1t speaks throughout
of 1.-The Austro-Hungarian govern
ment" The text follows:
Text of Austria's Reply.
Basel, Oct. 29.-The text of the Aus
TRAN reply to President Wilson reads:
'AustrO-Hungary, accepting all the
conditions the president has laid down
for the entry into negotiations for an
armlstice and peace, no obstacle ex-
lists. according to our judgment of the
Austro-Hungarian government to the
beginning of these negotiations.
The AustrO-Hungarian government
declares itself ready, in consequence.
without awaiting the result of other
negotiations, to enter into negotia
lions upon peace between AustrO-Hun-
gary and the states in the opposing
group and for an immediate armistice
upon all AuStrO-Hungarian fronts.
1T asks President Wilson TO be so
kind as to begin overtures on this sub
ject"
The AustrO-Hungarian foreign min
lister instructed the Austro- Hungarian
minister at Stockholm to ask the
Swedish government to send the fol-
lowing note to the Washington gov
ernment:
I'm reply to the note of President
Wilson of the 18th 09th) of this
month. addressed to the Austro-Hun-
garian government and giving the de-
cisiOn of the president to speak d.
rectly with the Austro-Hungarian gov
eminent on the question of an armis-
tice and of peace, the AuStrO-Hungari-
an government has the honor to do
clare that equally with the preceding
proclamationS of the president, it ad-
heres also TO the same point of view
contained in the last note upon the
rights of the Austro-Hungarian peo-
pies. specially those of The Czecho-
SlovakS ana the Jugo-Slavs.
Consequently, Austria-Hungary ac-
cepts all the conditions"
What Wilson Said.
In his reply 20 Austria Hungary Octo-
Der 10 President Wilson said that events
of utmost import ance had altered the at
titude and responsibility of the United
States since his speech of January s. the
fourteen points of which were accepted
by Austria. rhe president added that
in the interim the United States had rec
agnized the Czecho-Slovaks as a belig-
erent. and had recognized the aspirations
NJ ha
He continued:
THE president is therefore no longer at
liberty to accept the mere autonomy of
these peoples as a basis of peace but is
obliged TO insist that they and not he
shall he the judges of what action on the
part of the Austro- Hungarian govern
ment will satisfy their aspirations and
their conception of their rights and des-
tiny as members of the family of ma
tons
In the last few days IT has been report
ed that the Czechs were in complete con-
troll in Bohemia 1t also has been re-
ported that the Jugo-Slav nations have
taken steps to throw off the yoke of Aus
tria and establish a free state
czechs Get Food Control.
Austria has handed over entire con-
troll of food supply and distribution to
the Czech authorities In Bohemia. a
Vienna dispatch to the Vossische Zei-
tung of Berlin says, with the result
that 100 carloads of potatoes are on
their way to the furnishing Austrian
capital.
French Press Comment
Paris. Oct. 29.-This being the first
allied capital to receive the Austro-
Hungarian note to President Wilson
the unofficial text came via Swift
erland-the Paris press was quick to
comment upon it. LIntransigeant
says:
Austria accepts ACKNOWLEDGMENT"
La Liberte: Austria no longer ex-
fists. Hungary is breaking up. Whom
does Count AndrasSy representa-