The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-07
SUDDEN END OF.
MAGYAR REGIME
Archduke Joseph Establishes
New Ministry in
Budapest.

Paris, Aug. THE members
of the social democrat E vern-
meat at Budapest, headed by
Premier Juliao Peidl, were ar
rested by the Hungarian police
while holding d cabinet meeting
in the National palace, said a
dispatch reaching the peace con-
ference today from Budapest.
The coup d'etat was carried
out in orderly fashion, and i'm
mediately after the collapse of
the government Archduke Jo-
seph, a reactionary, was pro-
claimed head of the new regime
ard be7an forming ministry.
Advices to the conference stated
that Rumanian forces had crossed
the Danube into the business section
OF Eudarest end were seizing sup
plies, preparing to ship them to Ru-
mania.
Use messages to the conference
regarding the cabinet states that at
$50 pm. yesterday the members of
the social democratic government,
while they were in session at the
national palace, were arrested by
Hungarian police. The coup d'etat
was carried out without disorder.
Arehduke Rules. -.
Budapest, Wednesday, Aug. g.
The entente mission in this city
delegated governmental authority to
Archduke Joseph tonight when the
Peidll government resigned
Fate Of Former Leader.
Berlin, Wednesday, Aug. ga. P.)
1t is expected the entente powers
will demand the surrender of Bella
Kun and other Hungarian soviet
oaders by the Austrian government,
according to dispatches received here
from Vienna. 1t is said it is proba-
ole Austria will be asked to hand
them over to the new Hungarian
government when it is finally con-
jtituted
Budapest, Wednesday, Atg. Sat
o'clock this evening Gen. Schnitzer-
Wolkenbers, theAchief of police; DIR.
Fritz, former secretary of the police
department, and NJ. Schellery, former
departmental chief of the war minis
try, went to the ministry building
where the cabinet was in session. The
deputation called on the ministers to
resign and after a short conference
the cabinet decided to comply with
the demand.
Authority was delegated by the en-
tente mission to Archduke Joseph
who appointed Stephen Frederick
former chief of a department in the
war ministry, to be premier
The foreign ministry was trans
ferred to Gen. Panczos and the war
ministry to Gen. SchnitZer- Wolken-
bers.
Official Statement.
Paris. Aug. 7.-An official statement
regarding the change in the govern
ment OF Hungary was made by the
French government this afternoon. The
statement reads:
Hungarian gendarmes surrounded
the palace in Budapest and arrested
the government at O'Clock yesterday
evening. Archduke Joseph assumed
power with the title OF governor OF the
state and announced he would organ-
ize a coalition cabinet"
II is declared in the Budapest ad-
vices that the Rumanian general in
command had refused to permit the
publication in the Rumanian press of
Premier Clemenceau's telegram of Aug.
to the Hungarian government.
(No mention of this telegram has
been made in dispatches received in
this country.
Budapest Aug. 6-(Delayed)-(Ca
10 the J. N S. and the London Daily
Express )-Premier Clemenceau. of
France. was reported today to have
sent a wireless message TO the COM
mander of the Rumanian army direct
ing him 10 withdraw his forces from
Budapest md retire twenty-five miles
frorl tho citv. There is as yet no sign
OF complying with this request.