THE COLLAPSE OF AUSTRIA.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16360, 4 November 1918, Page 8

THE COLLAPSE OF AUSTRIA.

A DECISIVE STEP COMPULSORY. II s ASSASSINATION op count tisza. (By Cable.—Pre«s Association.—Copyrights LONDON, November I. Berlin papers reveal that Austria,, a iong time ago, assured Germany that Austria could only wage war for a cer\ain period. The Emperor Karl, on October 2Gth, in a friendly telegram to the Kaiser, stated: "Austria is now obliged to take a decisive step." He added that the decision was irrevocable. Au official message from Vienna states that Count Tisza has been assassinated. SHOT BY~ASOLDIER. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received November 3rd. 0.0 p.m.) COPENHAGEN, November 2. A soldier c-hot Count Tisza, who was walking with a friend. He died immediately. Ihe "riend was wounded:. DEMONSTRATIONS IN VIENNA AND BUDAPEST. INDICATIONS OF A GENERAL REVOLUTION. (Australian and N. 4. Cable Association.) COPENHAGEN, November 1. Telegrams from Germany state that thero aro colossal demonstrations in Vienna and Budapest, indicating a general revolution. Thousands of Viennese workmen are crowding the streets and crying, "Down with Hapsburgs!" A Provisional "Workmen's Council has been formed. The army is breaking up and soldiers are returning with red banners. In Budapest the situation is worse. The soldiers have occupied all the Government buildings' and proclaimed a republic. There was serious street rioting. A mob of many thousands marched to the Hofburg Palace. The police and militaiy attempted to break up the crowd, and desperate fighting ensued. Barricades were thrown up. Many people were killed and hundreds were wounded. A general strike is expected. FLIGHT OP THE .EMPEROR KARL. REPUBLICAN GOVERNMENT FORMED. (United Seme*.) LONDON, November 1. There is supreme disorder in Vienna. Mobs are plundering the city. A Soviiet has been formed, and also a Republican Government. The Emperor Karl has fled to Godello Castle. The mobs are endeavouring to release Adler, the assassin of Count Steurgkb, formerly Prime Minister of Austria. THE AUSTRIAN FLEET. (Australian and N.Z. C&bie Association-) NEW YORK, November 1. It is reported that the Austrian Fleet has surrendered. The Slavic Council has taken over the Austrian Fleet. THE REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT. NATIONAL COUNCIL MEETS IN VIENNA. THE EMPEROR LEAVES. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Associativa.) (Received November 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) COPENHAGEN, November 2. Count Karolyi has telegraphed to the "Berliner Tageblatt" that there is a revolution in Budapest, and that the National Council has taken over the Government. The garrison and police have acknowledged the Council. The population is jubilating. Hie National Council met in Vienna on Wednesday afternoon, the crowd! outside waving red banners. The Council passed a law declaring a Constituent) Assembly, without a monarch, to govern, the new State. Thousands of officers and soldiers formed a procession in the streets and marched to the building where the Council was sitting. Delegations from the Council and the soldiers decided to form provisionally a Workmen's and Soldiers' Council. There were serious riots at night. The restaurants were plundered. The Emperor Karl, before leaving Vienna, ordered the authorities to avoid conflicts with the population and. yieldl • to the new powers. He also telegraphed similarly to the Archduke Joseph at Budapest, who left .the city after the Republic was proclaimed. The Emperor Carl took money and the Crown jewels to Grodmolli Castle; also eighteen railway waggons full of food and furniture. | AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR LEAVING I BERLIN. I (Australian and N.&. Cable Association) ' (Received November 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) I AMSTERDAM, November 2. j The "Berliner Tageblatt" states that the Austrian Ambassador and his staff are clearing out of Berlin: j •THE AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN NAVY, j (Australian and N./>. Cable Association.) J (Renter*! Telegram*.) (Received November 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, November 2. An Imperial proclamation at Vienna announces that the Austro-Hungarian. Navy has been handed over to the ' Southern Slav National Council.

THE REPUBLICAN MOVEMENT IN AUSTRIA. RESIGNATION OF COUNT ANDRASSY. (Australian acd N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received November 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) • AMSTERDAM, November 2. A peasant named Stambuleneki with an army of 40,C00 is heading; the republican movement. | | Count Andrassy has resigned. CONDITIONS IN GERMANY. PARALLEL WITH RUSSLiN BEFORE REVOLUTION. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) (Received November 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, November 2. The <{ iluenchner Post" states that the Socialists demand that all generals receiving money from Krupps shall be prosecuted. Practically all high officers writing in pan-German papers are on Krupps' salary list. Mr Ransome, writing from Stockholm, says a neutral traveller states that the conditions in Germany are an exact parallel of those in Russia before the March revolution. Use Scheidemaan party is thoroughly discredited. Huge quantities of Socialist leaflets are being circulated, demanding the formation of Soviets. The desertions from the army are only comparable with those in Russia in 1917. Vienna telegrams state that the internal situation in Austro-Hungary is even more chaotic. The proclamation of a republic in Vienna is hourly expected, while the Czech National Council has proclaimed a republic at Prague. Street fighting continues in Budapest. It is still doubtful whether Count Karolyi or the Bolsheviks are gaining the upper hand. Though Count Karolyi claims that the Hungarian National Council is now controlling the country, thousands of troops ; are flocking from the front, entirely uncontrollable. Large bands of soldiers are going into the country, pillaging in all directions. AUSTRIAN MILITARY SITUATION HOPELESS. OUTBREAKS AGAINST THE GERMANS. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) BERNE, November 2. Viennese newspapers state that the Austrian military situation is hopeless. Twenty-three divisions, composed! of various nationalities, have mutinied and left the Italian front, . fighting among themselves. The deserters have formed the socalled Green Guards, iney. have already reached Klagenfurt and Veldes. It is feared, that the. Entente will soon occupy German Austria," even Vienna. Throughout Slavonia audi Croatia there are violent outbreaks I against the Germans and ' Magyars, ' whose property is being pillaged. The German quarter of P<Jziga is aflame, while Esseg aiid Pocrak are almost destroyed. The Czechs at Prague compelled German businesses and banks to display French colours. A NEW STATE. GERMAN BOHEMIA. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Aeseciatiea.) AMSTERDAM, November 2. The Deputies to the Austrian Reichsrath of German race have proclaimed i the new State of German Bohemia, and j are negotiating for union with Germany. 1 German newspapeis assert that Germany has recognised the new; State. i .