ABOUT THE ENEMY.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16359, 2 November 1918, Page 10

ABOUT THE ENEMY.

REFORMS IX GERMANY. (By Cable.—Pr«s§ Association.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) BERNE. October 31. The Bundesrat has approved the constitutional changes. The vote of the Reichstag was taken on Saturday. The reforms only new! th«> Kaiser's and the Chancellor's signatures.. CROATIAN PARLIAMENT VOTES FOR INDEPENDENCE. BERLIN-VIENNA RAILWAY CUT. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) NEW YORK, October 31. The Croatian Parliament has voted for independence. The Jugo-Slavs and Czcelio-Slovaks hare cut the Berlin-Vienna railway. THE HUNGARIAN MINISTRY. (Reuter's Telegrams.) AMSTERDAM, October 31. The "Weser Zeitung" says: Advices from Budapest state that Count Karolyi and Count Andrassy have reached an understanding, ipder which Count Andrassy will be joint Foreign Minister temporarily, Count Karolyi afterwards becoming Hungarian Foreign Minister, and thns completing the separation of Hungary from Austria. BERNE, October 31. Count Hadik has been appointed Hungarian Premier. BUDAPEST ARMS DEPOT PLUNDERED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) BERNE, October 31. Workmen plundered the arms depot at Budapest. AUSTRIAN EMPEROR'S AUTHORITY VANISHING. EVACUATION OF POLAND. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) ' BERNE, October 31. The latest news from Austria-Hun-gary shows that the supporters of the Eniperor Karl arc making desperate efforts to preserve the remnant of Lis authority, but the subject Nationalism are winning everywhere. Count Karolyi agrees with the Czech National Committee's demand that Hungary shall cede the four counties of Kurocz, Arva, Neutra, and Tresonin to the new Czecho-Slovak State. Austria has informed the Polish Government that all the Austro-Hungarian troops have been ordered to evacuate Poland and to hand the civil and military administration over to Polish officials. bub asks the Poles to grant Austro-Hungary a certain quantity of coal and food, to help. to« mitigate the economic stress. The "Neue Freie Presso" says: An Austrian moratorium will shortly be decreed. The public are in a state of panic, and are besieging the banks. LTTDENDORFFS" SUCCESSOR. Uy Cable.—Pr«ss A«ioci»*ion.—Copyright.) (Received November Ist, 8.50 p.m.) LONDON, October 31. General Groener. not General Groper, succeeds Lndenddrff. CHAOS AND "CONFUSION IN AUSTRIA-HUNGARY. (United Serriee.) (Recoived November Ist, 8.50 p.m.) LONDON, October 31. The "Daily News" German correspondent, writing on Wednesday, states: — Chaos and confusion prevail in Austrian Hungary •in Court circles. The Emperor's flight from Budapest occurred in a moment of weakness and intense mental depression. He has now returned to Vienna determined to face events. The Empress, in the fading light of Imperial glory, makes a brave and dignified figure. The storm centre is still Budapest, where the fate of the Hapsburgs is being decided. There are disorders and street fighting daily. Ma-chine-guns sweep the streets and many are killed and wounded. It is difficult to know whether the Imperialists, the Karolyians, or the unruly workers are getting the mastery.

REVIVAL "OF THE MILITARIST SPIRIT. ("Tb© Timet.") LONDON, October 81. A Hague correspondent writes: —Addressing a demonstration at Frankfurt Herr Haase said that the greatest insanity might yet become a reality if the hopeless war continued. Then it would be the proletariats' work to resist. The correspondent adds that no doubt movements of desperate national defence are being organised by. pan-Germans and other parties. There are indications of the. blazing up of the militarist spirit with every species of excess and wild submarining before militarism, which is scotched, is definitely killed. BITTERNESS AGATNST AUSTRIAHUNGARY. ' AMSTERDAM, October 31. The German Press is bitter against Austria-Hungary. The "Tages Zeitung*' declares that a shameless breach of faith has been sl*>wn by. the Emperor Karl, who wants to purchase a merciful peace with a kick at the dying lion. The "Frankfurter Zeitung" says: — The Austria-Hungarian Governments exist only o'n paper. The power rests with the peoples through whom the Gk>r-mano-Austrians will- bo able to assert) their strength at the German-Austrian' Council appointed by the Foreign Minister to conduct relations with the Aus-tria-Hungarian Government.

THE RISING IN CROATIA. THE NEW REPUBLIC. I (United Service.) (Received November Ist 8.50 p.m.) MUNICH, October 31. Reports state that the garrison, at A gram, including the officers, sided with the Croation Council. Prague telegrams describe the joyous demonstrations when the Czechs' Coun--1 cil took over the administration. The Archduke Joseph continues to refuse to recognise Count Karolyi's authority. The Archduke Joseph hag decreed that Hungary shall have full control of foreign affairs and the army. INDICATIONS "OF A GENERAL . . REVOLUTION. (Heater's Telegrams.) (Received November Ist, 7.45 p.m.) COPENHAGEN, October 31. Great demonstrations in Vienna and Budapest indicate a general revolution". The army is breaking up. The soldiers at Budapest have proclaimed a republic. KAISER" SUMMONS ALSACELORRAINE DIET. (Beuter'a Telegrams,) (Received November Ist, 7.45 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, October 31. The Kaiser has summoned the AlsaceLorraine Diet to meet on October I 31st*

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A HINDENBURG DENIAL. (Renter's Telegrams.) (Received November Ist, 7.45 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, October 31. Hindenburg denies the report of his saying, that the German armies could only resist for a short time. He declares this to be untrue, and says the German Army and Fleet want capturing. BERLIN-VIENNA RAILWAY CUT. VIOLENT ANTI-GERMAN-OUTBREAKS. (United Service.) (Received November Ist, 7.45 p.m.) BERNE, October 31. Communication between A gram, Fiume, Budapest, and Vienna is completely interrupted. The Czecho-Slovaks have cut. the railways connecting Berlin and Vienna through Oderburg and Bodenbach. German trains are held up at Schandau. Violent anti-German outbreaks have resulted in pillage and incendiarism in Slavonia and Croatia, The German quarter of Pozega (Hungary) is in flames. Esseg and Pacrak (Hungary) have been destroyed.

ANTI-GERMAN FEELING EN FINLAND. GERMANY'S NINTH WAR LOAN. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received November Ist. 7.45 p.m.) AMSTERDAM, October 31. Public opinion in Finland is becoming anti-German. The Social Democrat Party's programme demands . the departure of German troope and negotiations with the Entente and America for tho immediate importation of food-, stuffs. Hamburg papers • state that radical class hatred is seriously affecting Germany's ninth war loan. Some persons are selling old war stock.