THE AUSTRIAN PEACE NOTE.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16324, 23 September 1918, Page 7

THE AUSTRIAN PEACE NOTE.

A HINDENBURG PROCLAMATION. (By Cable.—Pre" Association.—Copyright) (Australian and NCabla Aviation.) AMSTERDAM, September 20. Von Hindenburg has issued a proclamation to tho Army on the Austrian Pcaoe Note. Ho says: "We are naturally ready for peace, but not sucn jv iKvaco as tho enemy wants. Since 1916, the Kaiser offered peace, tho Gorman Government haa lewt no opportunity to show the world that it i.s ready for poaco> tn© answer 5R ai» r ays mockery and spite. Thus wo have continued a defensive war. Our Army has now mado another offer, but tho 'fight has not stopped. We must continue. Tho German Army in the past four years lias victoriously proved that it cannot be conquered. We shall see whether tho enemy is this time ready to make peace, or whether we shall have to buy peace on terms destroying enr future." Tlio President of the Reichstag, speaking at Ravensburt;, said that despite the enemy's war howling, it was not impossible for an armistice to be arranged before the winter. FRENCH FOREIGN MINISTER'S REPLY. PARTS, September 20. Replying to tho Austrian Note, M. the Foreign Minister, sent the Swiss Minister a copy of M. Clemencoau's speech, saying that it summed tip Franco's attitude towards the Vienna Cabinet. JOINT REPLY UNLIKELY. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received September 22nd, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, September 21. Reuter's Agency learns that it is unlikely that, the Allies will jointly reply to tie Austrian Peace Note. THE REJECTION ACKNOWLEDGED. AMSTERDAM, September 21. A Vienna official message acknow/ledges the rejection of the Austro-Hun-garian peace suggestion. After criticising Mr Balfour's speech in that connexion, the message laconically concludes that the Austro-Hungarian offer is still opefa. GERMANY'S ATTITUIEE. (Australian* and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received September 22nd, 5.5 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, September 21. The German reply to Austria's Note, handed to Vienna yesterday, expresses tho German Government's hope tha**< the 3tep will meet with success. Though, the reception of previous attempts is not encouraging, Germany is ready to take part in the proposed exchange of views. RUSSIAN AFFAIRS. ALLIES' SUCCESSES. (Dy Cable.—Prase Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Reuter's Telegram*.) LONDON, September 20. A British North. Russia official message says:— . . "On the Dwina the largest eneny armoured steamer haß been captured. General Karelin's troops severely defeated German-led forces at Ukhtinkaya, forty miles eastward of the Finnish frontier. They pursued the enemy r who suffered heavily." REPORTED RUSSIAN-GERMAN AGREEMENT. (Australian and K.Z. Cable A—unhlicnQ STOCKHOLM, September 20. It is reported that the Russians and Germans have signed an agreement stipulating for the # German evacuation of occupied Russian tern* tory. The report is not confirmed. BRITISH REPRESENTATIVES REQUESTED TO LEAVE. AMSTERDAM, September 20. The "Weser ZeitungV' Berlin correspondent states: The Soviet Government has requested the British representatives to leave Russia forthwith. ALLIES' MINISTERS ARRESTED. LONDON, September 20. Essen newspapers report that tlra Bolsheviks have arrested the British, French, Italian, and American Ministers at Jassy, a town in Roumania. They were proceeding homeward through Russia. THE ROYAL FAMILY. EX-CZARINA AND DAUGHTERS BURNED TO DEATH. (Australian 1 and N.Z, C&blo Association.) (Received September 22nd, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, September 20. A message to the "New York World" from London 'sayslt is reported thab the ex-Czarina, three of her daughters, and two Grand Duchesses have been to death by the local Soviet near Ekaterinburg. The Central Soviet ordered the local Soviet to shoot the Czar, but hold, tiie family; the women, however, wero brutally murdered at the same time as the Czar was shot. Court/ servants identified the charred remains of the Czarina, her daughters, and the* Grand Duchesses by the jewels found in/ tuo ruins of the burned house in which. the family had lived. "■ TWO ENEMY SHIPS'SUNK. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Reuter's Telegrams.) ( (Received September 22nd, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, September 21. A British North Russian official message states: — "Successful operations by naval units and Allied troops on September 16th17th on tho Dwina, river resulted in sinking two enemy ships, the capture of three guns, and the infliction a{ heavy losses.