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Show 11TE AGREES WITH iEKI Answer Rejecting Austrian Peace Offer Is Called "Good Stuff by Senators. WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 Tho president's pres-ident's note rejecting the Austrian peace offer was read to members of the senate military committee today as they left their weekly conference at the war department. Sonator Hitchcock, chairman of the foreign relations, re-lations, committee, one of tho group, said, "that is good stuff," and others nodded their agreement-Senator agreement-Senator Hitchcock made this statement: state-ment: "It seems lo mo to fill tho bill exactly. ex-actly. It lives up to the letter and spirit in our relations with these subject sub-ject nationalities of Austria, whom we have encouraged to seek Independence." Indepen-dence." President Wilson's reply to tho Austrian Aus-trian note was read in the house and applauded vigorously by the fifty .members who were in their seats. Hungary Demands Independence AMSTERDAM, Oct, IS "Hungary must return to its autonomy and complete com-plete independence," declared tho draft of an address to Emperor Charles which was read at the conclusion of the sitting of the lower house of the Hungarian parliament, says a Budapest Buda-pest dispatch. "Hungary is In harmony with the International In-ternational currents based on the noble principles of President Wilson's points," tho address adds. AMSTERDAM. Oct 19 President Wilson's reply to Germany's proposals has been received and an agreement has been reached in principle cities regarding the reply, the Frankfort Gazette Ga-zette states, v The foreign affairs committee, the newspaper adds, has been made acquainted ac-quainted with the definite terras of tho reply, which it is understood will bo handed to the Swiss minister at Berlin Ber-lin Saturday afternoon orcevcning. |