Evening star., 1921-10-25
By the Associated Press.

BUDAPEST, October 25.-Former
establish himself upon the Magyar
throne met with dismal failure yester-
day. attempted to commit suicide by
shooting following his arrest near Ko-
morn. Former Empress Zita saw him
preparing to shoot himself and prevent
ed him from carrying out his intention.
The former emperor and empress are
now prisoners In the Esterhazy castle
at Tata Tovaros. and Thomas Beau
mont Hopler, British high commits
sioner in Hungary. is hurrying there,
with the representatives OF other ma
tions, to insure the safety of the pris-
oners.
Troop Orders Spell Doom.
Orders sent to the rebellious troops
supporting Charles by Admiral Hor-
thy, the Hungarian regent, spelled the
doom Of Charles attempt to regain at
least a part Of his former empire. The
regent reminded the soldiers Of their
oath Of allegiance to him, and de-
manded their unconditional obedience.
adding that the success Of their un-
dertaking would mean the ruin of the
country. The firm standing of Ad-
miral Horthy had its effect and the
vanish into thin air. Latest advices
from the section of country around
Komorn indicated the government
troops continued their pursuit of the
royalists and that the Karlist premier,
M. Rakovsky. and Count Andrassy
were among the supporters of the for
mer monarch captured by the loyal
troops.
VIII Await Allied Action.
Charles plan to return to the Hun
garian throne having failed, the Hun
garian government will probably
! await action by the allied powers re-
garding his future place Of residence
1t is known that Switzerland will not
again give him refuge, and it is pos
sible that he will be removed to some
place where he will be virtually q
prisoner Of the allied powers.
The followers of the former en-
peror are reported to have lost half
their number in attempting to retreat
from Bicske to Tato Tovatos. The
railroad line had been cut, and they
were forced to abandon their trains.
When they attempted to march across
the country, peasants cut of their
retreat toward the south. The cap
lister OF foreign affairs, who was in
| volved in the attempt of the former
emperor to regain the throne, Is re-
ported.
Third Attempt Unlikely.
The second attempt Of Charles to
re. establish himself IN the throne Of
Hungary was no more Of success
than the first. There is not likely to
be q third attempt, for Charles now
awaits the pleasure Of the allied pow
ers as to his fate.
The episode moved SO rapidly that
the full details have not yet reached
the, capital. As far as is known at
the present time Charles managed to
push a trainload Of troops to Budar.
q short distance from Budapest
At first he held his own against the
forces Of Regent Horthy, but when
the Horthy troops were reinforced
Charles was compelled to beat q re-
treat at S o'clock Sunday afternoon,
closely followed by the Horthy forces
to Herceghalom.
Retreat Gains Speed.
The retreat gained speed when it
was learned that Col. Hejjas was
marching to take the Karlists in the
rear. and by dawn Of Monday the
army of Charles had melted away
40 fast that the Horthy forces lost
All touch with them.
When he realized that the fortunes
Of war were geing against him
| Charles sent plenipotentiaries to
! Budapest in an endeavor to obtain
| terms. His efforts were without
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