The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-29
HUNGARY REv0L TS--T TURKEY ASKS FOR PEACE
United Press
War Summary

West Front-AmerIcans smashing
the Meuse. French cross Lys river on
wide front In Belgium.
Italian front-AIiied troops break
through Austrians' line on the Piave
and advance ten miles beyond river.
Battle RACES over fifty mile front.
Mesopotamian front-Britsh cap
treating Turks
France--inter-aIlIed council meets
to formulate armisticc demands to bo
made on Germany, Austria and Tur.
key.
Turkey-constantino proposes
separate peace for Turkey.
Austro-Hunsaria-In new note to
Wilson, dual monarchy asks immed-
late armistIce with separate peace
for Turkey.
and sets up Independent state In con-
junction with Gees and jugo-SIavs.
Montenearo-ClvIia aided by
Albanian soldiers, revolt and seize
cettinje, capital Of Montenegro and
other cities. -. -.
Gern,any-Sociallst press demands
that kaiser abdicate.
Hungary has revoIted and set up
an Independent state, In conjunction
with the czecs and Jugo-Slavs.
Tho Montenegrins, aided by A.
banIan soldiers, have started revo-
luton, seizlng cettlnji, capital Of
M Montenegro, and Scutari, principal
city Of northern Albania.
The German socialist press and
members of the reichstag continue to
demand abdication Of the kaiser.
German newspapers declare the
German armies will retire behind tho
Rhine and that preparations ae
under way to establish headquarters
in Dusseldorf. Civilians are fleeing
the lower Rhine provinces.
The Austrian lines have been
broken on the Plave front where
the Italians and British arc across
tho river on an unbroken line OF
thirty nniies.
The Americans are locked with the
Germans in desperate battle along
the important heights on both sides
Of the Meuse.
American long range guns are bom-
harding the Mesleres-Sedan-Mon
Medy-Longuyon railway, ten or
twenty miles behind the German
lines.
The French have advanced across
the Lys on a seven mile front, reach
Ing the railway between Deynze and
Waereghem. They have also Improved
their positions between the OIse and
the Serre and along the Aisne. The
quiet.
H. Del <kA 1%aI havA
occupied Alessio, twenty miles south
east of Scutari. The Serbs have cap
tured kraguJevatz, flfty-two miles
southeast Of Belgrade, In addition to
occupying Japodina, Colemines,
GewIe, Ravanareka and Bespotovace.
The British In Mesopotamia have
captured kurkuk and are driving the
Turks toward Altunkopri, twenty
miles to the northwest. Along tho
TiarIa they have driven the Turks
northward twelve miles, occupying
positions three miles south Of kaIaat
Shergat, only fifty miles south Of the
great base of MosuI.
Austria Is Crumbling.
[By J. w. T. Mason, United Press War
Expert
NEW 1Otth, CCt. 1ue Austro
Hungarian army is beginning to
crumble before the British and Ital-
ian attacks along the Piave. suggest
ing that If the Hapsburg plea for an
armistice Is not granted, an uncondi-
tional surrender in the field may be
the result
The allied advance across the
Piave has carried the Anglo-Italians
half way to the Livenza river. The
stream forms the midway Austro-Hun-
garian defense toward the famous
positions. Beyond these
there is clear sweep to the Italian
frontier.
If Austria-Hungary remains in the
war but little longer, it should re-
quire no insuperable effort on the
part of the allies to push the battle
line well into the enemy's country
once more.
It is difficult to see how the Vienna
government can count any longer on
the loyalty of a large part Of the
troops facing the British and Italians.
While so many of the states forming
the Hapsburg's empire are themselves
partly or wholly Independent, it
would require only slight urging to
start a mutinous movement In the
army.
Thereafter Italy, might refuse to
consider any terms of surrender at all
but would dictate her own peace on
SOIL
This possible development un-
doubtedly is strongly influencing the
Vienna statesmen to plead with Presi-
dent Wilson for an immediate arrnis-
tice.
This means that Austro-Hpngary
wants American intercession to save
the Hapsburg empire from utter de-
struction. If America declines, the
end is not far distant.