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Show . . . HUiiS PLEAD REFOH -IVIIILE-SURREnDER TERMS BETG DIM Constantinople Declares Negotiations for Peace Are Under Way; Austria's Reply to Be Referred to Allied Council. By United Prase. AMSTERDAM, Oct. 30. CorutantinopU newspapars declara that Turkey already baa begun official negotiationa with tha entente. The Tiarkiah delegate. It U aaid, hare left for the conference. By Aaaeeiated Preae. WASHINGTON. Oct. 30. Another note from the German rovernnient reached Washington today. It supplements the last brief communication, saying armistice terms. were awaited, by reciting recit-ing in detail governmental changes which have taken place In Ger-many Ger-many as evidence that" the kaiser has been deprived of all power of making war and negotiating peace. This time the Germans do not address President Wilson personally, per-sonally, but send the information for the American government, apparently recognizing that the stage of personal appeals has passed, with thy transmission of their armistice and peace plea to the allies. . REICHSTAG CONTROLS. I It reiterates that Uie actual power of responsibility of the Oerman 1 eminent has been transferred to the relchstag and describes the progress of the necessary constitutional changes. The note probably will be forwarded Immediately to I 'aria, where the supreme su-preme war council already ia reported to have formulated terma upon which the United Htatee and the alliee might permit s cessation of host ill tie. REPLY TO AUSTRIA. As word of the new Herman move came It waa learned that Prealdent Wilson was working today on ft re pry to the laat note from Vienna. In which the Austrian government accepted alU principles and, conditions of the preel- dent and asked for armistice and peace proposals. The reply, which probably will be . made public by night, lo expected to ' Inform the authorities at Vienna that on the basis of acceptance of all con-, ditlona. Including actual independence and not mere autonomy for subject nationalities, na-tionalities, their request has been referred re-ferred to the governments with which the United Htates la associated. GUARANTEE REQUIRED. Although officials here regard the A ustro-Hungarian eituatlon as far from clarified and are Inclined to quee-tloa quee-tloa how far the government at Vienna now ia qualified to apeak for anyone, the understanding Is that Vienna la to be dealt with on the theory that acceptance of armistice terms amounting amount-ing to surrender In the field, will be) the beat guarantee of faithful performs perfor-ms nee of any promises. Secretary lousing had not received early today the note reported to bo coming from Count Andraasy, the Austrian Aus-trian foreign minister, asking him to Intervene with President Wilson to hasten an armiatlce and peaco discussions. discus-sions. It Is assumed that this on usual- i procedure was adopted to Impress upon' the people at home the desire of the government to bring about Immediate ' peace. Another communication to tha president himself waa not In order, no reply having been received from tho last. GERMAN NOTE HERE. . Frederick Ocderlln, tho Rwlea eharge . d'affaires, received the -Oerman note and appeared at tho slate department i shortly before noon to deliver It. I It waa stated later that the new communication made no change In the situation. The next etep is expected to be an announcement from one or all the capitals of the cobel liferents of ar mistlce terms. Italians Doubt Faith of Huns By Ualtsd Press. HOMK, Oct. io Germany's latest re- ' ply to President Wilson Is not reepon -sive to his conditions. It was offlclall declared here today. "We must Insist on adequate guarantees guaran-tees of an armistice that will render-renewal render-renewal of the war impossible. said Italians high In authority. Australia Wants Complete Surrender By Ass eclated Preea. l K LTftOL' RNE, Australia. Octo So Via Montreal). The people of Australia Aus-tralia will not he satisfied unlese Germany Ger-many eu rr enders unconditionally. It to declared In a resolution unanimously adopted by the city council at Melbourne. Mel-bourne. The resolution requests that (ireat Britain Insist on an adequate indemnity for Australia, the British navy not to permit the German flag on anv ocean until such indemnity l paid. . |