The New York herald., 1921-10-25
H0rthy Hopes to Turn Him
Over to British for New
st. Helena
200 CARLISTS KILLED
The Hungarian MOnarchists
Outnumbered by Army
of NatiOnalists.
EX = RULERS IN CASTLE
Zita Faints, Charles Weeps on
Seeing Field Where They
Lost Victory.
EX RULERS IN CASTLE

BUDAPEST. Oct. 24 (Associate!
Press ).-Ex-Emperor Charles and ex.
Empress Zita were captured TO-DAY
near Komorn, fifty miles northeast Of
Budapest.
Zita pleaded piteously TO be allowed
to go back to her children, but her
plea was politely but firmly refused.
The former royal couple we're taken
tC the mansion of Count Esterhazy aS
Tata Tovaros, where they are being
carefully guarded until the Powers
decide what is to be done with them.
Col. Oestenburg's troops, coverin:
the retreat of the former rulers. wera
forced to surrender and are prisoners.
The surrender followed the defeat
of the monarchist troops, who at.
tempted to open the way for the en-.
try of Charles to the Hungarian
capital. The Government troops
drove them back this morning IL
hand to hand fighting, in whici
grensdes nTere used, near Tata Tova.
ros. about thirty-flve miles froni
Budapest. The monarchists lost 2GJ
killed and about 1000 wounded.
Chnrlcs's Men Dispersed.
After further fighting the Carls.
forces dispersed. abandoning Charles
to the Government troops, according
to the information. He was handel
over with every mark of considers.
ton to Colonel Faivy, commander o.
the national army.
The Carlist Premier. Rahovsky, and
Count Andrassy were captured at the
same time as former King Charles
and Queen Zita near komorn.
The former Emperor this morning
sent Gen. Hegedus to ask for truce.
Admiral Horthy agreed to call a
truce upon the condition that the
rcyalist troops be disarmed that
Major Oesteuburg, leader OF the
troops. be arrested, and that Stephan
Rakovsky and Count Andrassy. lead
ers of Charles's provisional Cabinet,
DC interncd. Gen. Hegedus left With
out accepting these conditions, where
upon Admiral Horthy's forces were
ordered to attack.
The Carlists also were attacked
from the rear near Raab by Baron
Fronay at the head OF the West
Hungarian insurgents, who had hur.
ried to the Governments aid.
The Government handed the FOL.
lowing terms to Charles's emissaries,
who sought to negotiate truce:
First. the laying down of arms
unconditionalIy by the royalists:
second. the Kings military advisers
to be court-martialed: third, tho
troops to be disarmed and granted
amnesty; fourth. definite abdlcation
by the King; fifth. Charles to remain
interned in Hungary until the ques.
ton OF his eytradition is settled:
sixth, definite residence for Charles
and arrangements for his departure
to be fixed by the great Powers:
seventh, the Kings political advisers
to be prosecuted.
Ultimntum Unanswered.
These conditions were handed 70
DR.. Gratz, the former Hungarian
Minister OF Finance, who undertook
to transmit them TO Charles and rec-
ommend their acceptance. No an.
swer was received, and the military
operations were. therefore. contin-
ued. These resulted in the precin;.
tate retreat of Charles's troops.
Earlier to-day the Carlists had
progressed as far as Bicske, between
Tata-Tovaros and Budapest and
about twenty miles west of the Hun.
garian capital. 1t was here that tho
royallst army was encircled and its
capture appeared imminent until the
troops we're able to break through
and retreat.
The Budapest Government wa8
confident OF ultimate victory over thu
Carlists. The constitutionalist force,
numbered about 10000 AGAINST ap.
pi oximately 10000 followers OF tho
former monarch. Admiral Hcrthy
said he was determined to capture
Charles and deliver him to the Brit.
ish Military Commission. who woul!
find suitable isle OF St Helena"
for him.
In Sundays action around Tor.
bagy Admiral Horthy personally lei
his troops. driving the royalists
back 10 Bicske. Both sides rested
on their arms from mid-afternoon,