Vienna Presses Wilson for Early Armistice and Reforms
Reports from Vienna Basel and Athens indicate Count Andrassy urged Secretary Lansing to press President Wilson for an immediate armistice. Austria-Hungary says reforms await armistice while threatening separate peace terms if negotiations proceed alone. Rioting in Constantinople and Smyrna targets Germans amid broader calls for Hungarian autonomy and a push to dissolve German alliance.
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Athens
Constantinople
Austria-Hungary
Turkey
Smyrna
Mytilene
Wilson
Arbeiter Zeitung
Vienna
Germany
Basel
Michael Karolyi
Hungarian Independent Party
Hungary
Smuts Plans Independent State Move In United Front
Washington, Oct. 30. General Jan C. Smuts announces a plan to establish an independent state. The feature notes a push for self rule alongside World War efforts and diplomatic reforms.
Allied Forces Break Through Piave River Advance
Italian American and British troops push past the Piave in northern Italy. Ohio units crossed the river and joined the offensive with Italian and British forces. About 100 towns liberated and 20 000 prisoners taken as Austrian resistance weakens under Allied pressure.
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Armistice Terms Foremost in Allied View of Austria Note
Paris dispatch notes that Count Andrassy’s letter to President Wilson is seen as requiring ally-set conditions for any armistice. Editors warn against hidden Austrian terms while predicting the effect on Germany and the broader war posture. London reports Austria’s reply as an unconditional surrender signaling Hapsburg collapse.
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Austria
Julius Andrassy
Wilson
Maurice Barres
Echo de Paris
Germany
Alfred Capus
The
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Austria- Hungary
Entente
London
Hapsburg
British Army Captures 5600 Prisoners in Austro-Italian Front
British forces report capturing more than 5,600 prisoners and 29 guns including six nine inch howitzers as of Sunday night on the Austro-Hungarian front. The British Tenth Army resumed attacks on the Irian front, with the operation described as proceeding satisfactorily.
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War Office
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Allies Break Through On 40 Mile Piave Front
Allied forces led by British French and Italians with American reserves push east of the Piave river routing Austrians along a 40 mile front. Prisoners reported at 25,000 with heavy material captures as Monticano and Montello sectors see advances.
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French Protest Over Laon Civilians Seizure
Paris protests to Germany over the forcible removal of Laon civilians. France warns that repatriation of German civilians from France will halt until the Laon residents are returned to French custody.
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Germany
Laon
France
American aircraft boom on Western Front with De Haviland and Liberty motor
U S reports say the De Haviland plane and Liberty motor are the year s sensation on the Western Front. American air power is credited with timely contribution, focusing on a two seated fighting plane and an adaptable Liberty engine for Europe and America.
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Note From Germany Reaches Wilson In Washington
A new German communication arrived in Washington on October 30. It supplements the earlier brief message and says the armistice terms were awaited by citing. German government evidence suggests the Kaiser has been deprived of his former power.
Eagle No. 1 Completes Commission for Ford Sub Chaser
Washington reports Eagle No. 1, Henry Ford submarine chaser, placed in commission in Detroit. The vessel, first of its type, is expected to combat U boats and will be brought to the Atlantic via the St Lawrence or Erie Canal system.
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Washington
Navy Department
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St. Lawrence
Erie Canal
Allies Seek German Fleet Surrender After Armistice
London reports that allied leaders will demand surrender of the German fleet and all submarines as part of armistice terms. They favor occupation of Rhine fortresses and plan a postwar League of Nations machinery. The Interallied committee urges independent air force and joint industrial control for future peace.
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Evening News
Rhine
Interallied
Society of Nations
Baron Beaverbrook Resigns as British Chancellor
Baron Beaverbrook, head of the propaganda department and chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, resigns per official announcement. The reason given is illness.
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Baron Beavervrook
London
Austria Seeks Armistice Terms in New Note to Wilson
Vienna and Berlin are seen as acting in harmony over a new Austrian peace note received via Sweden. The note seeks armistice terms and conditions, with Vienna and Berlin reportedly aware of each other’s moves and intent on avoiding harsh terms. German agents spread word of a Bolshevik uprising to deter severe settlements.
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Berlin
Entente
Teutons
Bermain
Austria
Charles
Lwee
Germany
State Department
Switzerland
Holland
Knox Attacks Wilson On Peace Terms In Senate
Senator Knox of Pennsylvania criticizes any peace terms dictated by President Wilson alone saying they do not reflect American public opinion without Senate approval. Democratic senators plan to respond, signaling a wide discussion of peace and war tied to partisan politics.
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Knox
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Wilson
Pennsylvania
Russians to Seek Allied Backing Against Germany
From Omsk word arrives that the all Russian government will send a note to President Wilson seeking allied support for Russia in the war against Germany.
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