The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-30
Emperor Charles Wants To
Save a Little Bit.
Germany's Ally Seems AbsO-
lutely Broken Down.
URGES PEACE ON ALL ALLIES
Notes to Capitals Ask He'll
Towards Quick Peace.
Latest Note Asks Lansing To
Hurry Wilson Up.

Washington, Oct 30.-Altho Off
cials here regard the Austro-H Hungar-
ian situation as far from clarified and
are inclined to question how far the
government at Vienna now is quail
fled to speak for any one, the under
standing is that they are to be dealt
with on the theory that, as in the case
of the Germans, acceptance of armis-
tice terms amounting to surrender in
the field will be the best guarantee of
faithful performance. OF any promises.
Straight to Italy.
Copenhagen, Oct. 30.-Count An
drassy, new Austro-Hungarian foreign
minister, has decided to begin direct
negotiations with Italy, according to
advices received here today
To the Czechs, Too.
Basel. Oct. 3O.-Count Andrassy, the
Austro- Hungarian foreign minister,
has entered into diplomatic relations
with members of the Czecho-Slovak
government in Paris. according to the
Hungarian newspaper, Norody Listy
Reply to Last Ono.
Washington, Oct S0.-As word of
the new German move came it was
learned that President Wilson was
working today on a reply to the last
note from Vienna in which the Aus
trian government accepted all prin-
cipIes and conditions of the president
and asked for armistice and peace
proposals.
The reply. which probably will be
made public before night, is expected
to inform the authorities at Vienna
that on the basis of acceptance of al
! conditions, including actual inde-
pendence and not mere autonomy fol
subject nationalities, their request has
been referred to the governments with
which the United States is associated
For Separate Peace.
Washington, Oct. 30.-With arrnis.
tice terms about ready for presenta.
ton to Germany, her broken ally
to get a separate peace, before the
complete crash comes.
Her latest reported note-an ap.
peal to Secretary Lansing to use in.
fluence upon President Wilson fol
such a peace-had not been received
but it was expected to follow closely
on her peace answer, which was be
fore President Wilson and the secre
| tary today That the allies and the
United States are ready to make
terms Oh the basis of surrender o.
Austria is considered likely Bu
/ the entente, it was learned authentic
ally, will stipulate that Bohemia anG
future operations against German.
before an armistice will be allowed
| Austria. Austria is regarded as in thu
position of having to take PRACTICAL.
any terms the entente and Americ;
| present.
Her supplementary appeal from
| Count Andrassy. the new foreigl
minister to Lansing is unusual. Dip
| lomatic procedure ordinarily woul'
| require that she ask a neutral to aid
rather than ask an enemy secretar.
! of state briefly for his good office.
| Feeble Try for Cover.
| The semi official Austrian explana
ton to the press that her appeal neu
not imply she was asking for "A sepa
| rate peace. apart from Germany. wa
| interpreted here merely as n feebl
| effort to show that Germany and Aus
| tria are still united. However, the ex
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