Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-27 | Page 14 | Turkish Rumor not Confirmed

TURKISH RUMOR NOT CONFIRMED Washington Has Been Momentarily Mo-mentarily Expecting Offer Of-fer From Sultan. "WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. There is no official information here to confirm any of the various interesting rumors coming com-ing out of European countries regarding developments in Austria-Hungary and Turkey. An offer of surrender from Constantinople Con-stantinople has been expected momentarily mo-mentarily for days but no notice of a new proposal had reached the state department de-partment tonight. Likewise the' department depart-ment heard only through press dispatches Of reports that Vienna newspapers were Publishing announcements of preparation for Austrian demobilization and rumors that Emperor Charles was leaving the country preparatory to abdication. LONDON", Oct. 26. The Turkish minister min-ister to Switzerland has handed the British and French ministers to that country an offer of peace virtually amounting to surrender, according to a Berne dispatch to the Daily Mail. ZURICH, Oct 26. Prince Frederick Lobkowitz and Baron Nadherny who represent the strongest anti-German tendencies ten-dencies at Vienna have left that city for Switzerland charged with a mission about which no details are given, according to Ule Neuste Journal of Vienna. LONDON. Oct- 26. The German government gov-ernment is not contemplating at the present pres-ent time any further note to President Wilson, says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch dis-patch from Copenhagen. It is probable that the government will make a declaration declara-tion in the reichstag to the effect that Germany Ls awaiting peace conditions of the allies.