THE CENTRAL POWERS

Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13888, 14 October 1918, Page 5

THE CENTRAL POWERS

DISRUPTION OF AUSTRIAHUNGARY. REVOLFTIOKARY CHANGES PROCEEDING. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received October 14, 9.1.3 a.m LONDON; October 12. The Daily Telegraph's Milan correspondent says that revolutionary changes are quietly occurring, and 'he Austria-Hungary Governments look on passively. The various parties havfcv formed committees, who apparently work in most complete harmony. Th© committees propose the institution of four independent States, including; Czechoslavak, Jugo-Slav and German. All parties concur in the plan in principle. The discusions relate to details. The Austrian Socialists, who .re conducting the discissions tor the German State, propose to adopt the present boundaries, but the Austrian; Czecho.Slovaks and the Jugoslavs declare their intention of j.reclaiming the sovereignty fi rs t, and then arranging the boundaries with their neighbours, in the hi pe that the peat* conference will ratify the decisions. Tlie German deputies have summoned a German convocation to safeguard German Nationalist idms. Every party ignoiVs the Reiehsrath. AUSTRIA-HUNGARY'S POSITION. { HURRYING TO (CATASTROPHIC DESTRUCTION. LAST OFFER WITH GERMANY. MIST SECURE EARLY PEACE. TO SAVE INTERNAL SITUATION. (Australian ane" NT.Z. Cable Assn.) Received October 14, 8.4j a.m. LONDON, u, Lober 2. The Daily News' Zurich crnspontlonl says: "it may he definitely asserted that Austria-Hungary has made her last peace offer in (''injunction with Germany. If peace does n>d result quickly she will offer a separate unconditional peace. i can state ■],- linitely that Oermany kn>iws lint her ally is on! of th" war niilii.cily ami is hurryins? I" rlcstruclinn. !>.i !v immediate peace on avert a <■ ! istcophie end." The ,-e •■ ■ ■ -i■ -n■ 1 • ti' cor..'i> i.-k l'\<a statement reparilsnjr ne^nti.e, jnns for tiie dissolution of the 'Empire into auf'inoinous States, and ; lis that th,; Emperor will she-!';- pi-o-lMm i 'ngo- <|;; ~ • ~, ~;.,.., HUNGARIAN PREtfIEF; RISiCNS. (Renter's Telegrams.) Received ncfn]».T l i, !r> :'0 ■< m. BERNE. " •<<>'.. •• IP,. Advices from Vienna • ■ i!i - : ' It.-. ".Vcki rV, <!•. Hun.-Ml'i. <■■ V-. :, •■• !; is re-icned.