Nebraska Newspapers

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THE SEMIAVEEKLV TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
PHONE RATES REVISED
Rallwny Commission's Ruling Affects
Eighty Thousand Nebraskans
i ToJI Increase In Effect.
The Stato lli.llway commiHlon's or
der granting the Nebraska Telephone
company permission to Increase Its
toll charges 2fl pur cont mill rental
TlmrgoH 10 per cent, nfTocln .ipproxl
niRtoly eighty thousand subscribers
north of tho Plnlto river. The rniso
will give the company nn additional
rotunue of frliW.OOO per annum -and
was granted s nn emergency measure
for n in-riod of six months. Thu toll
Increase went Into effect on Nov. 1.
Tlio rental Increase will bo come ef
fective Dee. 1.
Tha Nebraska Federation of Wom
en'! Club will hold Its twenty-third
statu convention In Lincoln, Nov. IDS'-',
guests of the. following women'H
clubs of Lincoln: Lincoln Womun's
Club, Century Club, Tuesday Bcvlew
Club, Outlook Club, Sorosls, Fort
nightly Club and W. P. It. C. The
convention wns originally scheduled
for Fnlrbury, Oct. 15-18, but waa
called off on account of tlio quar
antine. In urging Nebraskans to eat more
potatoes, Miss Esther Ord, state uni
versity homo economist, says when wo
Ftop to consider that ono medium
Klzed bnked potato Is equal In food
value lo ono egg. two slices of bread,
one tablespoon of butter, one lean
Inmb chop, or live-eights of u cup of
milk, flint potatoes nt tho present
prices are one of tho cheapest foods.
Poultry demonstration farms are to
bo established by tho extension serv
ice of the stnto university soon In six
comities: Flocks huvo been selected
In Saunders ami Gugo counties, and
one will soon he designated In Lan
caster, Clay, Saline and Cass counties.
Holidays will be cut at the state uni
versity at Lincoln to make up time
lost by the closing on account of In
lluenzn. Christmas and Thanksgiving
vacations will bo eliminated and tho
spring recess will bo limited to a
week.
The government has been iiBkcd to
Btop all labor recruiting In Nebraskn
because of tho serious shortngo of
help which confronts tho state. It has
x been stated that virtually every In
dustry In Nebraska Is short working
men.
In announcing tho termination of
the stnto-wldo quarantine becauso of
tho Influenza epidemic, tho stnto
board of health has left tho lifting of
tho ban up to local authorities In dif
ferent communities.
Plcdgo cards nro to bo distributed
by the food administration to all food
retailers In tho state, who will bo
asked to pledgo themselves not to sell
goods at exorbitant profit, regardless
of market conditions.
' Kood Administrator Wattles has
nsked all school teachers In tho stato
to tcacli. food conservation In flip
schools. Ho has named a committee
to draft a consorvatlon course for uso
In tho schools.
Tho first draft from men In tho big
manpower registration In September
will call 8,1(50 Nebraskans to tho col
ors In November and December, Slnto
Provost Marshul Anderson has an
nounced. Tho hoard of control reports that In
tho Beatrice Institute for tho feeble
minded, 1.17 of tho COO Inmates aro 111
with Influenza, In nddltlon to n num
ber of members of tho staff and as
sistants. Tho state a scrum plant
at Lincoln Is Into shape as
rapidly as pi,. the manufac
ture of scrum. Dr. A. S. Alford has
taken up his duties at tho plant.
Tho proposed Nebraska-North west
ern football game, scheduled for
Omahn November 2ft, proceeds of
which wero to go to tho Bod Cross,
has been abandoned.
The Nebraska board of health esti
mate! thcro nro fewer Influenza cases
In tho stato at tho present than at
any tlmo slnco tho disease became
prevalent.
Treasurer Andrew Andersen of
Gago county lias announced that his
county Is now out of debt and that It
will be run hereafter on n cash basis.
Tho Influenza' quarantine was lifted
at Fort Omaha Nor. 2, tho sumo tlmo
the ban was taken off throughout the
state.
Tho Dunbar Rovlow was forced to
suspend publication temporarily when
the editor, Klraor Smith, and bis en
tire family contracted Intluenza.
Tlio Madison Chnpter of Bed Cross,
vfelch Includes the cities of Madison,
Bnoln and Warnervllle, will flnnnco
two overseas canteen workers. This
Will cost tbe chapter $2,500.
Madison county boasts of having
two majors In tho U. S. nrmy, both
of whom aro not yet 2,1 years old. Tlio
mn aro Major Frank Warner and
Major Fred Inglls, both of Norfolk.
Tho Burllugton employees In Itox
Butte county bought moro than
$75,000 worth of Fourth Liberty Loan
bonds.
So far the state asylum for tho In
no at Hastings has not had a case of
tat "flu," due, It Is said, to tho strin
gent regulations Imposed by Superin
tendent Fast.
Scootts Bluff county won first prize
for tho bent county exhibit, best col
lection of cereals, and best collection
of fruit ami vegetables shown by a
county at tho International Soli Prod
ucts Inhibition at Kansas City.
A total of KO food shows n- In M
In conjunction wlfh the county fairs
In Nebmskn this year, with an aver-
ago dally attendance ot 2,000, and
ftfi 1,000 conservation pnmphlcK deal
Ing with consorvatlon, preserving and
drying, economical use of sugar and
Hour substitutes wero distributed to
the peoplo of tho state, according to
C. W. Pugsley of tho Nebraska Uni
versity, who had charge of the exhlb
Its.
Tho Burlington's plan to work a big
economy In handling freight out of
Omaha to norlbenst Nebraska and
Iowa points was smashed to smither
eens last week when tho mllroad ad
ministration ordered the removal of
mils and material already laid over a
stretch of ton mires of tho Clialco-
Yulnn cutoff", near Ashland, on the
ground that the steel Ik needed else
where. Tlio cut ltlf, covering twelve
miles, would have saved a forty-mil"
haul. '
Tho Burlington railroad has al
ready moved over 800 carloads of po
tatoes from the Nrth I'latto valley
and tho Ileiulngforl district and the
Northwestern has hauled several hun
dred louds from Gordon, Chndroii, Hay
Springs nnd other points. It Is esti
mated that about onc-tlilrd of tho
stuto's potato crop has been moved.
Tlio state food administration has
announced that hereafter householders
may have an additional pound of su
gar per person each month, and may;
buy a month's supply at mo tlmo.
Ono rensoiu for Increasing the allot
ment, the food controller says, Is the
patriotic conservation by the peoplo
during tho past few months.
Tho price of hogs havo ndvnnced
somewhat on tho South Omaha mnr
ket as a result of tho food administra
tion's announcement of a minimum
price of $17.f0 per hundred for hogs
during November. During October the
price Went below $17, despite tho food
administration's efforts to keep It up.
Thp army wants 2G0 Nebraskans nt
onco to enter tho new Infantry offi
cers' training school to open Decem
ber 1, nt Camp Fremont, Cnl. Any
drafted man is eligible unless placed
In deferred classification on Industrial
or agricultural claims.
Sidney went through tho Influenza
epidemic without! a death from tlio
malady. Precautions taken by tho
city board of health when tho disease
first becamo prevalent In tho stnto
aro believed to bo responsible for tho
good record.
Seven thousand Nebraska men,
drafted In October and November,
will leave the stato for training enmps
during tho coming week. Tho order
prohibiting the cntralnniont of draft
ees during tho inilucnza epidemic lias
been rescinded.
Lincoln health authorities refused
to lift tho "llu" ban at tho tlmo the
statc-wldo quarnntlno was lifted and
as n result, tho' Nebraska-Notro Dame
football gnmu scheduled for tlio Cap
ital City hist Saturday, was can
celled. The stato railway commission has
inado known that It will not Insist that
Nobrnska telephone companies violate
Director General Burleson's order pro
viding there shall bo no phono con
struction except for war emergencies.
Tho Lincoln school board has or
dered salaries paid to all school teach
ors of tho city for tho tlmo lost dur
ing tho Influenza epidemic, as much
of tho lost tlmo will bo made up dur
ing tho holiday and spring vacations.
Word has reached Fremont of the
arrival of tho 100th Signal battalion,
composed of Fremont and Schuyler
hoys, In Frnnce. The battalion lias
been stationed at Camp Cody for sev
eral months past.
Tho Christian Endeavor stato con
vention, scheduled to bo held nt York
Nov. 7 to 10, and postponed on
account of tho quarantine, will be
hold In that city December 5 to 8.
Geneva and vicinity was swept by
the worst sleet storm In, years the
other evening, which resulted in con
siderable damage to proper! v In the
district.
According to Instructions reaching
U. S. Bevenuo Agent Glllln at Omaha.
It Is not unlawful to make honie-mado
wlno or home-made beer In dry states.
Former Governor F. C. Lowdeu of
Illinois win deliver an address during
tho Stute Bar Association annual con
volition at Omuha, Dec. 2d.
The Nebruskn-Notre Dame football
gamo which was to huvo been played
at Omaha Nov. 28, will he played at
Lincoln Thanksgiving Day.
The newly formod J Farmers' Union
Potato Growers' association ot Shert
dan county Is making big shipments
of spuds from Gordon, Hay Springs,
Bushvlllc, Clinton and Sedan und at
each point has storugo facilities for
15 or 20 cars.
A bank Is not required to pay a cor
tlflcato of deposit until the time .ex
pires for which tho doposlt was made,
according to tin opinion by Attorney
General Ueed nuulo In answer to an
inquiry from the American Stato bunk
of Sutherland.
Tlio largo potato flour mill which is
being built at Gordon Is expected to
uso up all undergrade potatoes raised
In Sheridan und adjoining counties,
December 51 to 5 are tho dates set
for tho twenty-fourth unntial conven
tion of tho county ofllcers of Nebras
ka. The convention will be held at
Hastings.
With 05 per cent of .Nebraska's win-'
ter wheat planted end benefiting from
present ruins, the stato should raise
its banner crop noxt year, according to
Professor W. W, Burr, soil expert for
University of Nebraska.
1 American Infantry advancing
ontnnglements In a Belgian marsh to
tho Plave front where the Austrlans
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE GREAT WAR
Turkey Is Granted an Armistice
on Terms That Mean Her
1 Absolute Surrender.
GERMANY IS IN SAME FIX
Inter-Allied War Council Determines
Conditions on Which She May
Cease Fighting Austria, Bad
ly Whipped on the Plave
Front, Begs for Peace.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
Turkey has given up.
Not waiting for the result of unfits
ttcc and peace proposals made to the
entente allies through President Wil
son, she made peace proposals to tho
British government early In tho week
which wero considered In London as
tantamount to unconditional surren
der. The armistice went Into effect at
noon Thursday.
The request for an armistice was
carried to Admiral Calthorpo at Mu
dros by General Townshend, released
by tho Turks for the purpose Regu
larly accredited plenipotentiaries fol
lowed, and after three days' parleys
the nrmlstlce was signed. It Is both
military and naval In character, and
while tho terms were not at onco made
public, It was known that they Includ
ed freo passage of the allied fleeti"
through the Dardanelles, occupation of
the Bosporus nnd tho Dardanelles
forts, the Immediate release and re
turn of nil allied prisoners of wnr,
and concessions that glvo the allies
completo mllltnry domination 6ver
Turkey. Tho opening up of the Dar
danelles leads to tho expectation of
an early lmttlo between, the allied
fleets and tlio German Black seu fleet.
The latter Includes a number of pow
erful vessels of various types stolen
from Itusslu.
Turkey could not do much else than
surrender. She had fought her tight
nnd was really all done. General Al
lonby's great victories In Palestine nnd
the recent big advancesof the British
expedition In Mesopotamia, together
with the collapse of Bulgaria which
Isolated her from her allies left her no
other course than complete submis
sion. The Greeks wero on edge to be
permitted to march on Constantinople,
and the Bulgarians wanted to Join In
such nn enterprise, and there was riot
ing and threats of revolution In tbe
Turkish capital.
Latest news from Mesopotamia tells
of the capture of tho entlro Turkish
army on tho Tigris.
The United States was not at war
with Turkey and so nominally lias no
part In the peace negotiations ; but It
has been taken for granted that this
country will at least bo consulted in
tho matter. Probably Colonel House,
now personally representing the presi
dent at tho councils at Versailles,
knows what Mr, Wilson thinks 'about
Turkey, as well as about the rest of
the world, and can tell the reprosonttu
tlvcs of tho entente governments. It
may be that In this matter the senate
will have no voice, as It Intends to
have In making peace treaties with the
nations with which America is at war.
Tho German government having sig
nified Its full acceptance of the allied
terms as a basis of arrangements for a
cessation of hostilities, the Inter-allled
supreme war council In Versailles
spent most of tho week settling upon
the terms of armistice that should bo
Imposed oil the Huns, It was agreed
that these would bo exceedingly dras
tic. There was not the slightest dispo
sition to leave to tho Germans any
means of renewing hostilities If tho
subsequent peace negotiations should
fall through. It was believed that tho
terms would Include evacuation of all
Invaded territory within a fixed
period ; surrender of all ordnance and
nmmunltlon; wlthdrnwul of German
forces beyond tho lthlne, and their de
mobilization ; surrender of the frontier
fortresses; release of all allied prison
ers of war, Gorman prisoners being
held to help In restoration of dc.vns
lated territory'; surrender of at least
a number of U-boats.
to the firing line through a wood In Alsace. 2 Pioneers cutting Gcrmnn wire
permit nn Infantry advance, a Italian sentry post high In the mountains on
have been signally defeated. ,
In effect, all this would menn tho
absolute surrender of Germany, and
the allies would bo In n position to dic
tate and enforce any peace arrange
ments they saw fit to moke. It Is the
Intention of the nllled governments,
and the ardent dcslro of the nllled
armies nnd peoples, that nothing less
than this shall bo demanded of Ger
many. Whether the Huns have yet
been brought to a condition where
they will accept such terms was n ques
tion. Many ;nllltary authorities be
lieve they will elect to fight for a
while longer before submitting so ab
jectly, and millions of the soldlerst and
civilians of tho nllled nations fervent
ly hope this will be tho case. Oth
erwise, they feel, Germany would es
cape too easily from suffering some of
those horrors of wnr which her armed
forces have ruthlessly Inflicted on oth
ers and over which her people have
gloated witii savage glee. Of course
no such deliberate inhumanities as the
Gcrmnn "soldiers have practiced could
or would be practiced by tlio troops of
the allies, but the German cities nnd
towns could be made to feel the ter
rible hardships that accompany occu
pation by an invading enemy, nnd the
Inhabitants could be taught a lesson
that would go far toward deterring
them from ever supporting a war of
aggression, even if their rulers were
left with the power to start such a
conlllct. Tho allies are not vindictive,
but they Intend that stern Justice shall
be meted out to Germany; nnd In this
tlio American soldiers who have seen
what has been done to Belgium and
northern Franco are, if possible, more
determined Bum the soldiers of any
other nation. They, and all right-minded
Americans at home, feel that
sloppy sentimentality of the "forgive-your-enemy"
order has no plnce In
dealings with the nuns.
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If Germany accepts the terms of the
armistice and begins to carry them
out In. apparent good fnitli, the great
war may be considered as virtually
ended. This, however, does not mean
that peace will be negotiated with the
present government of Gcrmnny.
Prince Max, tho chancellor, sought
again last week to reassure President
Wilson as to tho genuineness of the
German reforms by which the people
are supposed to have come into con
trol of the government. But Mr. Wil
son, as well as (he governments of
Great Britain and France, Is more
than skeptical. It Is true that the com
mon people of Germany are being nl
lowed to speak and even to act as
never before, but It Is far from cer
tain that the powers of government
apparently granted to them cannot be
wiped out In a moment by the kaiser
and his masters, the Junkers, when
they have attained their ends. The
whole matter of German governmental
laws and methods Is too complicated
for discussion in these columns, but It
will repay careful study by those who
wish to keep abreast of the cunvnt of
events.
Despite repeated demands, In the
press and public speeches, that he ab
dicate, the kaiser refuses to socrlllce
himself for tho good of Ills country.
Ho Is reported to have said ho would
bo willing to become tho "hereditary
presideut" of Germany, and also that
when he considers the right moment
has come, he will step down from his
throne. The Socialist papers, especial
ly, have been denouncing him and his
associates bitterly, and the fact that
this has gone unpunished, shows that
the autocracy Is losing ground fast.
Tho resignation of Gen. Erich Lu
dendorff, first quartermaster general
and considered the "brains" of the
German nrmy, had a marked effect In
Germany, being taken to signify the
downfall of militarism. ,He quit, It
was supposed, because the control of
mllltnry matters was put In the hands
of the civil authorities. It wus report
ed that Von Hindenburg would order
the court-martial of Ludendorff. Who
will. Inter order the court-martial of
"Hlndy" was npt stated.
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Genlmny now stands abandoned by
her allies, for Austria-Hungary was
urging quick action on her plea for a
separate armistice and peace. The
disintegration of Austria-Hungary,
noted last week, mnde rapid progress.
The Croatian parliament at Agnun de
creed the total separation of Croatia,
Slavonln and Dalmatta from Hungary.
Tho Czecho-Slovnks got Into action
nnd cut the railroad between Berlin
and Vienna near Bodenbnch, so the.t j
German trains could go only as far as
Schnndau. At the' same time all com
munication was severed between
Agrnm and Flume nnd Budapest and
Vienna, and the great seaport of Flume
was handed over to the Croatian na
tional council.
It was no wonder that Count An
drossy, tho Austro-IIungnrlan foreign
minister, was Insistent on nn armis
tice, for the armies of Emperor
Charles were having a very bnd time
of It. The, Italian front, comparative
ly quiet for many weeks, blazed out In
a great attack by tho allies, and with
in a week tho Austrlans had been
driven back all the way between the
Brenta and Zenson bend. The Ital
ians began the offensive nnd were
speedily aided by the British, French
and American contingents. The cross
ing of the Plnve by these enormous
forces was sold to be a 'wonderful
sight. Sweeping Irresistibly north
nnd enst of the river, they drove a
great wedge Into the enemy's lines
that speedily gave them possession of
the big Austrian base of Vlttoria.
Then tlud action became general along
tho entire line. The British on the left
wing entered Aslngo,- and In tlio cen
ter reached tho Llvenzn river, and the
Italians occupied the city of Oderzo.
Below the Zenson bend the Italians
forced a crossing of the Plave and
inado swift progress on the plains that
border the Gulf of Venice. Most start
ling of all was the news that between
tho Plave and tho Brenta the allies
had trapped 15 Austrian divisions
180,000 men by capturing thd moun
tain pass of Vadal. At the tlmo of
writing tho fnte of these divisions was
unknown. Alrendy the allies had
taken about (50,000 prisoners and great
stores of material. The announcement
from Vienna, that Austria-Hungary
was withdrawing her troops from Italy
because of her desire for peace, sound
ed rather ridiculous. On Thursdny the
Austrian commnnder asked General
DIazv for an armistice.
Ha
The week was almost as disastrous
for tho Austrian forces In Serbia and
Montenegro. They were driven head
long nortlnvnrd and before tho end of
the week the allies were on tlfe Dan
ube opposite Hungnrlan territory and
bnd nearly reached their own city of
Belgrade. In Montenegro .Tugo-Slav
units operated with the allies with
marked success. Budapest was re
ported to be alarmed by the sugges
tion that the .Tugo-Slavs would cross
the Croatian frontier nnd nttuck that
city In conjunction with the allies.
Ha
The breaking up of his empire nnd
the numerous nniC serious riots in
Vienna and elsewhere are said do have
so frightened Emperor Chnrles that he
has taken refuge In one of his cnstlcs
far from the capital and sent his chil
dren to another stronghold. Presuma
bly he will still be permitted to remain
tho ruler of Austria, for he is not per
sonally unpopular, but whut the future
has In store for him and his dynasty
Is uncertain..
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By desperate fighting the Germans
lns"t week slowed up the advance of
the allies In Belgium nnd France, but
It cost them dear In casualties, for
Foch's artillery did tremendous exe
cution. In their resistance the Huns
were aided by the fact that the allies
needed tlmo to establish their com
munications between their bases and
their advanced lines. Moreover, they
did not give the enemy any reul rest,
hut kept hammering nt hlm'perslstent
ly, making valuable If not extensive
gains. Tho best of these were in the
region of Valenciennes, whero the
British reached the borders of Mormnl
forest.; In tho Olse-Serre sector, where
the French forced the enemy buck to
the gntes of GuIsp despite violent re
sistance; and on the Champagne front
nnd the Meuse valley. In the lntter
region tho Americans fought all week
long without let-up, the Second nrmy
going Into nctlon In the Woevre. After
long and continuous fighting, the Ynn
kees gained complete control of the
Bols Belleu enst of the Meuse and
held It against powerful counter-attacks.
West of the river there were
lively actions north of Grand Pre.
' The artillery of both Germans und
Americans wns especially active all
week. The Yankees displayed n
marked superiority in this arm, and
their heavier guns said to be lS-incli
naval guns on mobile mountings,
shelled Louguyou and other Hun Imsc
with decided effett.
AUSTRIA 6IVES IIP
ARMISTICE GRANTED BY ITALV
IAN GENERAL.
ROMANS IN TRENT AND TRIES!
More Than 100,000 Prisoners Taken by
General Diaz's Forces Scrb3
Take Belgrade.
London, Nov. 5. An nrmlstlce with
Austria was signed Saturday by Gen
eral Diaz, tho Italian eommander-ln-cliief.
and became effective Monday,
according to an ollldal announcements
Just previous to the signing of tho
armistice it was ofiiclally announcedi
at llonn that Italian and nllled forces,
In their drive In northern Italy, havo
captured 100,000 Austro-Hungarlnns
and more than tt.000 guns.
Deserted by her Inst ally, Germany
fights alone n battle which means ulti
mate defeat or object surrender.
After days of pleading tho armistice
was granted Austria-Hungary, whose
badly defeated armies In tho Italian
theater havo been staggering homc
wnrd (or the past ten dnys under the
violence of the blows of the entente
troops.
Trent, which the Italians always
have claimed as their own, has been,
captured by them. Trlcsjt, over which
there has been such bitter fighting,
now flies tho Italian flag, and Bel
grade,, capital of Serbia, has beon oc
cupied by Serbians.
News Reaches Washington.
Washington, D. C, Nov. C Of
ficial announcement thnt an nrmlstlce
had been signed between Itnly nnd
Austrin readied the state department
Sunday.
The generally accepted view In of
ficial circles here as to the delaying
of the stopping of hostilities -18 hours
after tho armistice wns signed, seem
ed to bo that it was desired to have
virtually all Italian soil freed of enemy
troops before the Italian armies wero
committed to end their attacks upon
the routed Austrian forces.
Military men here said the terms
which the supreme war council had"
prepared would make it impossible
for tlio Austrlans to renew hostilities,
probably Including the disarming or
the enemy troops and tho occupation
of strategic points as well. Some or
these, namely, Trent nnd Trieste, al
rendy have been occupied by the Ital
ian and nllled forces.
Republic Proclaimed In Hungary.
Berne, Switzerland, Nov. C. Countr
Karolyl, after obtaining a release from
his oath of fealty to the ejnperor, pro
claimed a republic In ITungnry, ac
cording to a dispatch to tho Bund from
Vienna, quoting the Vienna newspaper
Do Zelt.
Preparing for Brussels Drive.
London, Nov. 5. French and Amer
ican troops along the Scheldt' nre
opening tho way for a drive on Brus
sels, now thirty ,niiles distant. They
are also Hanking Ghent from the
south.
Tho British attack which enveloped
Valenciennes is breaking down tlic
Germnn defenses on tho road to Mons
nnd Mnuheuge. Canadian troops are
twelve miles from Maubeuge.
The two drives have created a
pocket ten miles deep and thirty miles
across, with Tournal at its western
apex. The Scheldt river, western
boundary of the pocket, Is the last
good natural defense line before
Brussels. Calls 290,000 Men.
Washington, Nov. 5. Proof that
peace rumors are in no way slowing
up America's war program was fur
nished when a call for more than
200,000 men for general military
service was issued by Provost Mar
shal General Crowder.
Because of the Spanish inlluenzn
epidemic, more thnn 1-10,000 men nro
awaiting their call for service. These
are Included in tlio quotas asked for.
The call is nationwide in its scope.
Tlio white men will entrain from
November 11 to l.r, nnd the colored
men, approximately 37,000, from No
vember 10 to 21.
Fear March Through Austria.
Copenhagen, Nov. o. Austro-Hun.
garlan troops are being withdrawn
from tho western front and the Ger
mans, fearing the allies will inarch
through Austria, are digging trenches
nnd erecting fortifications along the
Bavarian frontier, according to n
Vienna dispatch to tho Polltlkcn.
To Stick With Germany.
Amsterdam, Nov. fj. The German
Austrian stute council has Issued a
proclamation, according to n dispatch
from Vienna, announcing that It has
assumed the government of German
Aufjtrla and that It will conclude
peace in accord with tho German em
pire. The Germnn-Bohon'ilan deputies
of tho Belchsrnth after proclaiming
the establishment of the stato of Ger
mnn-Bohemin, entered Into negntia.
tlons with the Berlin government with
a view to Joining German-Austria to
Germany.