Show at a I l READY ft ft'S S S a M UIT Q l I Il r New Chancellor Of Germany One OneTo OneTo To Offer Truce Austria f Declared l Ready heal eHly to Accept 1 t President PicSI tic tilt I Wilson's Wilsons Terms Terms- Washington 5 l 1011 Du Dubious ious of Olive Branch Tender By Associated Press Paris Paris- Oct 5 Germany 5 Germany Austria Hungry and Turkey have resolved simultaneously to ask President Wilson to make r representations presentations jn in their in interest interest interest in- in terest for a general armistice and negotiations for a general pe peace l e according according according accord accord- ing to a Berne dispatch to the Havas Agency By Associated Press Amsterdam Oct 5 5 The The new peace note of Baron Burian Hun Austro-Hun- garian foreign n minister will vail declare that all of President Wilsons Wilson's 8 terms havo been accepted according to a Vienna dispatch to the Frankfort Zei- Zei tung which is qu quoted ted in the Dutch press The note will be bo published imme imme- By Dj Associated Press PressA A A r Oct 5 The 5 The immediate atc suspension o or of iia been proposed eq by the imperial German chancellor Prince iii the tho reichstag ag accord according r l t to i the t the Bern Berlin correspondent n ent of the t yd d The e en entente tente allies are areto to be asked f Jo o st state tc their ten terms lg f 1 The chancellors fro also the thc dispatch ch o proposal Osal embraced o plenipotentiaries plenipotentiaries plenipotentiaries to a 11 neutral place to discuss the qu question question-of oil of a a league e for for- national arbitration and disarmament The plenipotentiaries arc are further to be empowered to discuss the creation creation creation crea crea- tion of a federal Austria the rj right ht of self-determination self for Russian frontier frontier frontier fron fron- tier states the restoration an and indemnification of Belgium um autonomy for Lorraine Alsace and the return of the German Gorman colonies The rhe terms of the entente allies will be bc asked at the same time with the object of forming a basis for the consideration of these important quest questions ons Willingness ness to join a league ue of nations on a basis of equal rights was declared b by Chancellor Maximilian in his actress adress lie He also proposed coma com complete rl te rehabilitation of Bel Belgium and immediate establishment of popular I representative c bodies in iii the Baltic provinces prO of Lithuania and aud Poland PRINCE MAX FOR PEACE IN INAUGURAL Universal Service Amster Amsterdam am Oct 5 Germany German Germany through her new chancellor Prince Max blat of Baden 5 offered ed an armistice and peace to the allies today The proposal al was ma made e by the prince in his inaugural speech before tho the reichstag reichstag- News of it reached here through a dispatch to the newspaper t from its Berlin BerJin correspondent The prince offered immediate suspension on of hostilities and suggested that all belligerents send envoys os to u n neutral place to discuss pea peace e. e Ho Ile asked the allies to state their terms Further the prince proposed ed that a league of nations arbitration and anti disarmament be among the fundamental subjects of discussion at the peace conference I He de offered restoration and indemnification of Belgium Belgium the tho first German Germany German has offered to in indemnify the outraged little kingdom Further principal pr proposals made ma e b by the prince in his peace offer were 1 Autonomy for Alsace Lorraine 2 The peace en en o s to be empowered powered to discuss the creation of a a. federal fed fed- eral oral state of Austria 3 Self-determination Self of the Russian frontier stales 4 Return to Germany of all her colonies Throughout hout the day reports and rumors of a Gen German peace bid had bad been coming ming thick and ami fast Berlin norlin 1 dispatches told of the assembling of the reichstag reichstag- for fot a special plenary session session fhe The Ba Baden en prince was to make hake his inaugural sleet speech lm and in it iL announce his 1 policy olio J In hi his hip capacity as foreign minister which m he hc couples with his duties as chancellor he was to cover coer the international field Tho fhe v first definite hint that a sensational announcement was c expected came in inv ina a B Berlin telegram to the effect that the entire press of Germany and anti the of the war plat Austria regarded c today's event us as the turning point While the circumstances s prece preceding ingo and surrounding the tho peace bid are as asyet yet et unreported at the thc hour of cabling a strong impression prevails that forced Austria the move was virtually by hy The fhe dual monarchy in Vienna and Berlin Herlin according to dispatches early today was reported h in inthe the throes of excitement bordering bordering- on panic Revolt olt Baron Hussarek had resigned ned as premier was said to be he threatening von on r and with him his hi's whole cabinet went out I Austria Firm in Decision to E End d Hostilities Ie I rr like the Baden Uallen prince a reputed repute pacifist t was as slated to take the time premiership l and his first fiat step was s said to be to send a a. message to President Wilson lson setting setting- g forth Austria Hungary's 5 conception of the tho American executives executive's fourteen peace principles principle prine a. In n short everything everything- indicated that Austria would not budge on nn inch in her determination to brin bring about JJ peace j German threats and promises had been unavailing una Afraid t to repeat her blunder in the case of Bulgaria whose threats sho she had taken f for a n bluff Germany it is believed decided upon the inevitable course Coarse b by taking g the lead in offering pe peace ce before she would he bu entirely cle deserted by y her allies and be he isolated isolate a n besic besieged ed fortress with inescapable inescapable able disaster staring her in the face By acting as spokesman of the central alliance reduced by Bulgaria's Bulgaria 8 defection to the triple entente whoso whose two IMO other members w were rc bent upon peace peace because of military defeats and ir irresistible home pressure German Germany it itis itis r is b thought b by hy well informed ob observers elers here attempts to rescue what prestige she can and save sac above all alJ her lien leadership for central Europe at the peace I table Last but hut by no means least her het endless defeats in the west served as mI A ft I compelling motive motie actuating the peace offer On the tho face of all nil reports the decision was taken J practically over over- Iu sight It was a n. about 1 face on the llie part of the time kaiser an and llinden- llinden bars 1 g who sought o to form forin a a. basis for discussing all nIl Baden princes prince's urgings It off offensive j for an nn immediate ace pi peace I The fhe kaiser kniser himself was quoted us as declaring declaring- tho time Austrian peace plea pIca the time time not for such I ha had definitely demonstrated was ripe a n move lien d' d cn b t IrM an and are ure represented as ass having havin n a n 9 te 11 r g J. J i r cout Continued 1 oll Paso Pau Q J ry d. d J I i 1 I to t fr c vv I r. r If NEW HUN hiM CHANCELLOR OffERS TRUCE TRE Continued from page pigo 1 1 em emperor ever and tho the new nets chancellor that the situation in the west grave as ns 1 it t was wasas was as by no means menDS hopeless 1 Maxs Max's ia 5 plan pIan was defeated at the council and a new race lace began between t the Ic militarists and tho the pacifists the former concentrating g all nil their pt plans an and energies upon averting n a n real break through on the western 1 front bc- bc foro Toro winter would compel a I halt hall in the fighting But from Vienna and at Berlin Bedin through the Austrian A ambassador the Iho insistent voice voice o of peace kept buzzing in iii the tho German chieftains chieftain h s car Finally the ultimatum came surrender Peace or we Hurriedly l the kaiser wen went into conference with Prince Max I x and tai the me Austrian envoy Whether hether was WIS as present at that meeting i is is s not Hot clear The impression sion is that satisfied the shining sword JJ was t to o have hae another chance chanco he was heading back toward his bis headquarters on all th the e N front Meanwhile the situation in Austria Hungary Au trin was as assuming a more an and d more threatening b g aspect Hungary's leaders began to prepare fo for r separate action The Thu plan to break away awny from front Austria became to be openly discussed Secession was tuns the watchword in the inner circles circles of of the Hungarian r government government govern go ment particularly among g the Slav elements The vcr very thought electrified d tho Hungarian ian population Emperor Charles haunted by br the tape spectre of rebellion and his empire o once more menaced by invasion the fact of the northward moving SerbIans Serbians Serb Serb- ians tans redoubled his pressure on Berlin In tho lie Austrian chamber veritable riots were staged staved Slav S1 members shouted Down with Germany First fights ensued marked by mutual accusations of the gravest grayest sort Peace was the pervading all urge Through the the streets of Vienna hungry mobs marched singing the parse laise and for bread and nn yelling an peace SWEDISH GOVERNMENT ASKED TO BE MEDIATOR By Ih Associated ted Press Paris Oct 5 The 5 The Austro Hungarian minister at Stockholm holm has bee been n charged to request the Swedish government go to transmit to President Wilson Wilsona It n a pr proposal to 10 conclude immediately with ith him lain and his allies a general armistice armIstice armis armIs- armistice tice an and to start without dela delay negotiations for peace This announcement is made mode in iii a Berne Derne dispatch to the lla ac agency The text of tho the proposal follows The The Hungarian Austro-Hungarian monarchy which has made defensive e only war war- va r- r fare and has hns borne witness several se times to its desire to put an nn end to th the re l e bloodshed shed and mill conclude an honorable peace proposes propose by uy presentation to t o President ident Wilson to conclude e immediately with him and his allies a gener general g al arm armistice on oil land and in the air on ou sea and ana start without delay negotiations negotiation i s for peace These negotiations will be he based on the fourteen points in President Preside nt Wilsons Wilson's message of January 8 and the four points of h his s speech of oC February ary 12 Feb Feu 11 ii OIS and those those equally of September 27 1918 In transmitting this dispatch the thc Borne correspondent of the Ilav Havas agency says Germany an must roust take the same step as ns Austria Meanwhile ei eit the tho semiofficial news agency at Berlin withholds s the news l e evidently await awai t- t ing hug the meeting of the thc reichstag which will ill ill be bc held beld this afternoon The imperial chancellor Prince Maximilian certainly n lv will make a an n important announcement in the lie re reichstag which has assem assembled led four days as a's i in n advance ad of the regular time The action of the tha Austrian government o has hns been een preceded precede by a nu num m her ber of conferences with representatives of Bellin Beilin and Hungary Hungar both oth civil ci il and military and representatives from the states of the German r- r On September 11 14 the government go g invited all the bel he 1 governments go to lo enter into discussions at some neutral Al Als meeting meeting- place with a n view to bringing pence peace Two days later President Pres Pre s- s ident i cut Wilson rejected tho the proposal declaring that the American government ha had bad mn made e its position an and purpose so plain g having repeatedly stated th the l e terms upon peace would 1 be hc considered that it would entertain no proposal for such a n. conference Baron Burian tho the Austro Hungarian foreign minister in announcing g that he lie was not surprised at the reception of his peace note nole declared th that at it had already produced 1 remarkable phenomena and would do clo so still nub rc in ill the near future Rumors have been prevalent pre in Vienna political circles circle s that the tho foreign minister would soon send a n. second note to the belligerents belligerent w which ich would contain more precise statement 0 |