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DETAILS CHANGES IN GERMANY Will Be Forwarded to Paris for Consideration of Supreme War Council Claims Kaiser Has Been Deprived of Power of Making War and Negotiating Peace, and Power is Held by Reichstag Council at Versailles Believed to Have Completed Terms for Armistice and for Final Peace. WILSON TO ANSWER AUSTRIAN NOTE TODAY

(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 Another note from the German government reached Washington today. It supplements the last brief communication saying armistice terms were awaited, by reciting in detail governmental changes which have taken place in Germany as evidence that the kaiser ha3 been deprived of all power of making war and negotiating peace. It reiterates that the actual power and responsibility of the government, has been transferred to the reichstag and describes the progress of the necessary constitutional changes.

This time the Germans do not address President Wilson personally but send the information for the American government apparently recognizing that the stage of personal appeal has passed with the transmission of the armistice and peace plea to the allies. Forwarded to Paris. The note probably will be forwarded Immediately to Paris, where the supreme war council already is reported to have formulated terms upon which the United States and the allies might permit a cessation of hostilities. As word of the new German move came, it was learned that President Wilson was working today on a reply to the last note from Vienna in which tho Austrian government accepted all the principals and conditions of the president and asked for armistice, and peace proposal. -i. v,--, , v The reply, which probably will be made public before night, is expected to inform the authorities at Vienna that on the basis of acceptance of all conditions including actual independence and not mere autonomy for subject nationalities, their, request has been referred to the governments with which the U. S. is associated. Armistice Terms Drastic. The armistice program said to have Keen nrcnnrpil hv th Riinrpmfi war council had not been reported on J early today by the American representatives. The government, however, is known to favor terms equally as drastic as those described in pre33 dispatches as agreed upon at Versailles. Frederick 'Oderlin, the Swiss charge, received the German note and appeared at the state department shortly before noon to deliver it. It was stated later that the new communication made no change in the situation. The next stfcp is expected ft to be an announcement from one or all of the capitals of the cobelliger-! ents of armistice terms. Austria Appeals to Allies. A report from Vienna received today, said that the Austro-Hungarlan government had transmitted to London, Paris, Rome and Toklo copies of its latest note to President Wilson begging the approval and support of the allied governments for its new plea for an armistice on all fronts and peace negotiations. These moves by the Austro-Hungnr-ian government and its new foreicn secretary were wholly unexpected and ' were viewed in some quarters as em- , phasizing the seriousness of the sitnation confronting F.raperor Charles at tioine. Unquestionably, this rather unusual diplomatic procedure was expected to cause exchanges between Washington and the entente chancellories before a final decision is made by .ne president. In the light of these moves and the Austrian ncte to the president, diplomatic observers found it difficult to understand the purpose of the semiofficial note, as reported In cable dispatches last niRht from Vienna assorting that the note to the president does ct necessarily signify that Austria f seeks a separate peace. There were some who regarded this as designed for the conservative elements at home and for the German people. Formulating Peace Terms. Interest in official circles today, however, was not altogether centered in tho Austrian peace efforts. Whatever the decision as to the Austrian peace, the final outcome of all peace discussions lll hinge on the pronouncements of the supreme war council at Versailles, which reports from Londan ay, already has agreed upon the terms cf an armistice and presented them to the military advisers.

Such speedy action by the council was accepted generally as lndlca'ing the unanimity of the views of the allied ,and American governments. Whether Col. E. M. House, the president's adviser, who was sent to France with credentials as "the spec'al representative of the United States government to the European governments" is sitting as a member of the - council, has not been made clear, but I at any event there is no doubt that he Is taking part in the deliberations, transmitting the views of the American government on questions connected with the armistice and peace. Decision of the war council, as re

ported in London, to submit to Germany the final peace terms at the same time that the terms of an armistice are transmitted would cause little surprise here. Such action would make clear not only to Germany but to all the world, the peace aims of the nat'ons opposing the central powers and would leave no doubt as to the exact terms upon which the world war will be terminated. BELIEVE AUSTRIA DESPERATE. PARIS, Oct 30 The second note of Count Julius Andrassy, the AustroHungarian. foreign minister, to President Wilson is interpreted as evidence that Austria Is In a desperate piinght and has exhausted her, powers of resistance. ; " - "The Danublan monarchy seeks an Issue all the more promptly because it knows .af..tbs aoer Aroused cross the Rhine by the defection and the desire of vengeance which Inspires the Berlin cabinet," says the Petit Parislen and other newspapers. Other writers strike a note of caution. . "It Is essential th'at entente troops

have every latitude in occupying re gions tho inhabitants of which expect from us the fulfillment of solemn promises. It is also essential that In the event of Germany not accepting our conditions for an armistice, the territory of the monarchy shall not constitute an obstacle to our military operations." says the Matin. Lieut. Col. De Thomason, in the Petit Journal, says: "Proposals for an armistice, pre sented separately by Germany and Austra-Hungary place the allied governments in the presence of a delicate problem. We must decide to which of the two powers we shall first state our conditions. The solution which is adopted will evidently not modify the issue of the war, but may have the effect of lengthening hostilities." Conscientious Objector Gets Year in Prison (By Associated Press) NEW YORK. Oct. 30. Roger Nash Baldwin, director of an organization called the National CiVic Liberty Bureau, with headquarters here, and an officer of the American anti-militarist union in Washington, D. C, pleaded guilty in the federal court to violating the draft law by failing to submit himself for physical examination. After making the plea Baldwin read to Judge Mayer a long prepared state ment in which he gave his reason for refusing to obey the law. He said he was a conscientious objector and stood ready to take full punishment for his action. He was sentenced to serve a year in the penitentiary, less twenty days he has been in the Tombs prison. Financial Panic Seems Imminent in Germany By Associated Press) ZURICH, Oct. 30. The German Reichsbank has issued bank notes to the amount of 2,000,000,000 marks during the past four weeks, according to the Neueste Nachrichten of Munich. The newspaper says that this was laused by the boarding of bank notes by the people and points out that if the Germans do not give up their present "craze," a financial catastrophe is inevitable. Indiana Union Traction Company Gets Increase , (By Associated Press) . WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. Permission to Increase rates not to exceed 25 percent nor in excess of existing rates on competing steam carriers was granted by the interstate commerce commission today to the Union Traction company of. Indiana, to apply between points on Its lines and con necting lines in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky. Michigan and Ohio.

While The Kaiser's Busy Seeking Peace : U. S. Boys Hurl More Hot Ones at Fritz

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Gun crew in Rainbow division In action. The American boys at the front aren't discussing peace feelers with the Germans. Our fighters are keeping up a steady hail of lead at the Boches and steadily forcing them back out of France and Belgium. The photo shows a gun crew in the famous Rainbow division hurling hot ones at Fritz on a sector on the Moselle river. . -

KNOLL IN REGIMENT CITED FOR BRAVERY .The regiment to which Private Gol die Kn'OTT. son ofTMr.-and Mrs.1 William A. Knoll, 11 Southwest Fifth street, belongs, was cited for bravery while In action July 18 to 22, according to a letter to his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Knoll had received no word from their son since August and today received a letter enclosing the citation which he had written Oct. S from a hospital in France. He was wounded in action in August. The citation, according to the document, was "for distinguished conduct In advancing rapidly, capturing and holding promptly and surely all objectives assigned to it, while sustaining heavy losses during the advance from July 18 to 22 inclusive, throughout the battle of the Marne salient July 18 to 22, 1918. The 18th infantry was always the leading regiment and on the night of July 22 and 23 this regiment, when relieved, left its line further advanced into hostile territory than any regiment on its rignt or leu. For those qualities which keep and have kept the 18th infantry ever to the fore, the regimental commander cites the following men Private Goldie Knoll, etc." The paper is signed by Col. Parker. Mr. and Mrs. Knoll have another son, Paul, who is in France and at present is in a hospital as a result of being gassed on July 22. Goldie Knoll has been in France since June. Three I). S. Regiments Served in Champagne NEW YORK, Oct. 30. The artillery attack of the second American divi- ' cion, which bore the brunt of the sefiehtins' in the Champagne and I capture of St. Etienne, consisted of ! the 15th, 17 and 19tn regiments. A cable dispatch dated October 9 said the 16th regiment, instead of the 17th was serving in this division. GERMAN PREDICTS KAISER WILL QUIT (By Associated Press) BASEL. Switzerland, Oct. 30. Deputy Richard Kalknof declared at a recent meeting of the Centrist party that ho wn ablfi tn affirm that Emperor ! William could not cling to the crown 'but would abdicate for the good of Tageblatt. The Weather For Indiana by the United States Weather Bureau Fair and cooler tonight with-e avy frost. Thursday fair. Today's Temperature. Noon .. 56 Yesterday. Maximum 61 Minimum 36 FIRE CAUSES SLIGHT DAMAGE. Slight damage was done to the car'penter shop and paint shop on South Eleventh street occupied by Levi N. Jones and J. C. Stuart, when fire broke out in the building. The cause of the i fire is unknown.

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2 &. ft v Gerard Says Germany Vill Misunderstand ff:y::.Election of G. 0. P. ' ' (By Associated Press' . : WASHINGTON, Oct.. 30.-4-James W. Gerard, former, ambassador to Germany in a statement made public here today by the democratic national campaign committee, said the Germans cannot understand the American political system and that a refusal of the coqntry to sustain President Wilson with a democratic congress will convince Germany America is not with the president. Encouraged by this belief, he added, the military resistance of the people will again stiffen. WAR COUNCIL NEWS STRICTLY CENSORED PARIS, Oct. 30 The meagerness of news during this important period in Paris is due to the strictness of the censorship. The foregoing relates to the proceedings of the United States government and its representatices at the inter allied council at which the terms of the armistice to be submitted to Germany are being formulated. In addition to the strict censorship, dispatches are being held up on account of the congestion of the cable by the change of communications between the United States government and the representatives of the interallies conference. Airplane Report to Be Made Tomorrow (Rv Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. AttorneyGeneral Gregory expects to send to President Wilson late today or earl tomorrow Charles E. Hughes' report on airplane production. In a letter of transmittal the attorney-general may express some views differing from those of Mr. Hughes with whom he has collaborated personally throughcut the Inquiry. Polish War Veterans Honored by New York liy Associated Press,! NEW YORK, Oct. 30. The Polish flag with its red field and white sprend eagle, was unfurled today from a flagstaff on the roof of city hall. The d ig was raised in honor of ten veterans who arrived at an Atlantic port on Tuesday. The Polish veterans will remain In this country several weeks to stimulate the movement to raise a Polish army in the United States. The veterans, each of whom has been ; wounded and decorated with the Croix De Querre, are under command of Lieut. John Chodzke, who has been wounded twenty-three times. Austrian Fleet Is ' Concentrated at Fiume f By Associated Press PARIS, Oct. 30. The Austrian fleet has been hastily concentrated at Fiume, according to a dispatch from Rome to the - Temps under date of i Oct. 27.. A few vessels remain at Pola but all that were at Cattare have left. It is said that the concentration was demanded by Hungary.

PITIFUL STREAM OF WAR VICTIMS CROSSES BORDER . .. s Holland Cares for Thousands of Homeless French Driven Before Retreating Germans. (By Associated Press) AMSTERDAM, Oct 30. When the German retirement in Belgian Flanders began, it was expected that 250,000 refugees would seek safety in Holland. Up till Saturday night, however, only a small fraction of this number had arrived. At that time about seven thousand had passed through the wire gates marking the Dutch-Belgian frontier. On Friday alone, 4,996 arrived. All but thirteen were French people, from the districts of Valenciennes, Douai, Cambrai and Quesnoy. There is no congestion, as in 1914, when the mass of refugees from Belgium threatened to overwhelm the hurriedly organized bands of willing helpers. This time the stream began to trickle in slowly. At first several hundreds arrived each day, but the number now has increased to thousands However, there has been time

tn orzanize at all frontier centers of the Dutch provinces of Brabant and j Limbourg, food depots in charge or committees cooperating with the Dutch Red Cross. Doctors and nurses also were sent to the border and they are being assisted by sisters of mercy from the convents in the southern provinces of Holland. So far there has been two main streams, some thirty miles apart. One point of entry is where the Dutch pro vinces of Brabant ana LimDourg meet and the other is across the Meuse river into Maastricht, the capital of Limbourg province. At these pomw, the fugitives are registered by the military authorities and must undergo a physical examination. Month on Road. The spectacle of the weary, travelstained war victims toiling through the mud and rain was affecting and the sniTerines of the old and infirm men, women and children on the 150 mile tramp were intense. Most of the French civilians had been on the road a month; others six weeks or two months. All the French spoke of the kindness of the Belgian people who shared their food with them. The fatigues of the journey were too much for some of the travelers. The weaker ones died on the way and a few others succumbed soon after reaching the hospitable soil of Holland. Many of the refugees are suffering from grippe and bronchial affections. The worst cases had been given immediate assistance at the nearest hospitals and convents, but the examining physicians say that the number of sick thus far has been lower than had been anaticipated. Many pathetic incidents occurred during the march. Among the refugees reaching the Dutch border was a young mother with the body of ter six-months-old babe clasped to her breast. The babe had died four days previously, but the mother refused to bury the body in soil held by the enemy. An old woman of Cambrai traveled for three weeks in a chair tied on a cart. Scarcely had she reached neutral soil when the cart overturned and the woman was killed. Plan Repatriation. To distribute the fugitives in Holland the government last week ordered the burgomasters of Deventer, Assen, Zutphen and Arnheim and other provincial towns farther north to arrange to accommodate refugees to the extent -of two percent of the population of the town. To these centers the refugees now are being taken on fourteen special trains carying 1,000 persons. The Dutch villagers on the frontier have rendered efficient first assistance to the refugees, although food is not plentiful as in 1914.- At Maastricht great crowds welcomed the refugees by singing the "Marseillaise" and the "Brafcanconne," and loaded them with fcod and dainties. The French minister at The Hague has been investigating the possibility of repatriating the refugees to France through the liberated section of Belgium, but the plan is nt yet feasible as bridges have been blown up and the railways and tramways are in no condition for use. Meanwhile a scheme for repatriation by sea is being considered. House Surprises Allies by Wide Information on War Conditions PARIS. Oct. 30. Col. E. M. House, special representative of the U. S. government to the European governments, has taken a house in a quiet quarter of Paris on the left bank of the Seine, not far from the French ministry of war. He has already h?d conversations of considerable length with Premier Clemenceau, Field Marshal Haig, Viscount Milner, British secretary of state for war; William Graves Sharp, American ambassador to France; Premier Venizeles of Greece and General Tasker H. Bliss, American representative to the supreme war council. The Information in possession of Col. House relative to- the European situation rather amazes statesmen , on this side of the Atlantic. They have not been aware that Col. House, as head of a bureau at Washington, has been receiving for eight months, the results of study from many sources, of conditions in every belligerent country in Europe. . . ;

Australian People Want Unconditional Surrender Only from German Nation (By Associated Press) MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 30. The people of Australia will not be satisfied unless Germany surrenders unconditionally, it Is declared in a resolution unanimously adopted by the city council of Melbourne. The resolution requests that Great Britain insist on an adequate indemnity for Australia, the British na not to permit the German flag on any ocean until such an Indemnity is paid. .

CZECHOSLOVAKS TAKE CONTROL OF CITY OF PRAGUE Bohemia in Hands of Czechs Capital City to be Named After Wilson. (By Associated Press) COPENHAGEN, Oct. 30 The Czech national committees took over the functions of the local government In Prague, the Bohemian capital on Monday, making the final step in its successful revolution there, according to a telegram from Berlin to the National Tidende. The Austrian imperial symbols were removed from various buildings and material proclamations torn down. The city officials have taken an oath of fidelty to the Czech state. During Monday night the general commanding the Prague garrison and his staff placed the entire armed forces at the city at the disposal of the Czech national committee. PARIS, Oct. 30. The Czecho-Slovak council of state has decided to make Pressburg the capitol of Slovakia, according to the newspapers here. Pressburg is situated on the north bank of the Danube, 34 miles southeast of Vienna. It is beautifully located near the western extremity of the Carpathians and is one of the finest cities in Hungary. Hungarian kings were crowned at the cathedral of St. Martin, at Pressburg for centuries. The population of the city in 1900 was 65,531. It wat announced recently that the Czecho-Slavk council had changed the name of Pressburg to Wilaenstadt In honor of President Wilson. - CANCEL CONTRACTS FOR TROOP SHIPS (By Associated Press) WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 Contracts for construction of a number of troop ships at a cost of $60,000,000 by the Bethlehem Union Ship Yards at Alameda, Cal., have been cancelled by the shipping board. Shipping board officials let It be known today that the action was taken three weeks ago. It is said to have been found that construction of additional ships designed particularly to bring troops home from Europe after the war, was unnecessary, because plans have been perfected for converting large steel freighters into temporary transports. The board also desires to have its present program completed at the end of 1919, and the yards at Alameda would not have been able to turn out the transports within that time. It was stated today that the board is making no contracts at this time that cannot be completed by the end of 1919. This, however, does not mean ending of ship construction then, for contracts will be awarded during 1919 for construction to run through 1920. Allied Naval Chiefs Meet in Conference (By Associated Press.) PARIS, Oct. 30. A naval conference was held at the ministry of maI rine on Monday. Sir Eric Geddes, first lord of the British admiralty pre sided. Admiral Wemyss, first British sea lord, vice Admiral William S. Sims and Admiral William S. Benson, of the United States navy, Vive Admiral Thaon Di Revel, of the Italian navy and Admiral Grassi and Admiral Bon of the French navy, were present. The following ministers and military and naval chiefs of the allies are now in Paris. Premier Lloyd George, foreign minister Balfour, War Secretary Milner, Field Marshal Haig, Sir Eric Geddes, Admiral Wemyss and Gen. Wilson, of Great Britain, Admiral Benson and Vice Admiral Sims, of the United States; Premier Orlando, Vice Admiral Thaon Di Revel, and Foreign Minister Sonnino of Italy. Ukranian Divisions . . Are Sent to Poland (By Associated Press) , PARIS, Oct. 30 General Skoropadski, the Ukrainian hetman, according to a Zurich dispatch to the Journal des Debats. has sent three Ukranian divisians to the Polish frontier with the object of occupying the districts of Cholm and Podlachla, which were given to Ukraine to the prejudice of Poland by the Brest-Litovsk' treaty. The Ukranianf intend to move in Poland whenever the German and Aus trian groups withdraw. The German authorities in the Ukraine, it is added eunnort Gen. Skoronadski. Numerous German soldiers have joined the Uk rainian divisions sent to the Polish frontier. , ' .

20,000 ARE CAPTURED IN ADVANCE ON PIAVE RIVER

Austro-Hungarian Forces Driven Back Over Scene of Former Battles Leave Munitions in Retreating. FRENCH ARE HEAR GUISE (By Associated Press) Results of the victorious advance against the Austrians on the Italian front hourly increases in importance, says an official dispatch today from Rome; More than a hundred villages and towns have been taken. The battle line . is pressing closely upon the heels of the enemy, having reached yesterday the river Livenza, where the Austrians attempted to stand to save their threatened principal lines of retreat. The Austrian army corps on the left wing has retired in disorder, leaving behind war material and several hundred guns. The sixth Austrian army corps is said to be in a rery critical condition engaged in heavy defensive fighting on the hills between Valobbiadene and the Soligio river. Austro-Hungarian forces are retiring in the region east of Conegliano. They are leaving behind them scattered along the road toward Vittorio, many big guna'and munition wagons. General Debeney's first army has gained new successes In the encircling of Guise, according to the official statement at the French war office toaay. An Old Battle Ground. One year ago the Italian armies were streaming westward from the Isonro with a great military disaster !...' Tmr K Italian .-, British and French divisions flghti-g with them and with Americas contingents in reserve, are pouring through what appears to be a breach in the Austrian lines east of the Piave river. Valdobbiadene has been cantured. Conegliano has been occupied and along a line stretching south to the Trpvtzo-Od'-To road, ti allies ne movlg steadily ahead. Prisoners numbering over 'twenty thousand ha'tf Reports from the Piave front seem to indicate that, after the first rush of the allies, the Austrian resistance weakened greatly and there are indications that along the centre of the line the enemy's defense has been crushed. The sweep of the allies eastward appears to have gained momentum during the past day and it seems probable that the next few days may see the whole Austrian army fronting the Piave, in retreat toward the Tagliamento. Americans Advancing. Not only, are the Austrian lines yielding on the Piave front but further north and west, the allies are reported to be advancing. The capture of Conegliano, the key of the Austrian position, is considered a fa'al blow to the enemy's plans to hold north of the line where the allied wedge had been driven deep into the Austrian lines. Bitter fighting has been going on In the Meuse sector during the past day or two. East of the Meuse, the American forces have moved ahead once more and have wrested Important positions from the Germans. West of the Meuse, the Germans have been heavily bombarding the American lines and back areas with gas and high explosive shells. American long-range artillery has been pounding the German supply lines at Conflans. West of Argonne forest, the French have begun an attack which seems to promise the turning of the Aisne line, which is the main obstacle to the French advance immediately west of the Argonne in the region of Vouziers. The new attack was over the front from Quentin-Le-Petit to Herpy, north of the Aisne and progress made !n the first few hours of the onslaught indicated .that important results are within reach. On the Oise-Serre front, the French are slowly tightening their hold on the lines about Guise, while south of that town they are moving ahead la spite of desperate resistance on the part of the enemy. In the neighborhood of Valenciennes the British are apparently checked tor the moment at least, no significant progress having been made there during the past day or two. North of Valenciennes, the French, British and Belgians have improved their lines, but do not appear to have succeeded in breaking through the German defensive lines defending Ghent. RED CROSS AIDS. (Bv Assoclat-d Press.) -ITALIAN HEADQUARTERS ON THE PIAVE, Tuesday, October 29. Austrian forces are retreating under ever-increasing pressure and It Is felt that the attack against the enemy will become overwhelming as soon as the entire allied force can enter the action. . - : : With three successive days of fair weather, an extremely large body of troops with supplies, has crossed the pontoons over the Piave. It is expected that the Austrian munition sup- - (Continued on Pase Tee-J