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Show Former Hungarian Premier Pre-mier Shot Down by a Soldier. NEW REVOLUTION Emperor Charles Counsels Coun-sels the Authorities . . to Yields . '-- COPENHAGEN, Nov. 1. Count Tisza, the former Hungarian premier, has been killed by a soldier, according accord-ing to a Budapest telegram today. The count fell victim to a revolver shot while he was out walking. One of Four War Instigators. I Count Tisza, whose life is reported ended by assassination, has long beenj one of the storm centers of Hungarian politics. It has been charged that Count Tisza was one of four men responsible re-sponsible for the war and tho accusation accusa-tion has been made that he Instigated the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand. Ferdi-nand. A Magyar and Hungarian to the core, Count Tisza was pro -German and; aimed constantly at the supremacy of Hungary over Austria within tho dual monarchy. He was born In 1861, the son of Count Kalmant Tisza, a leading lead-ing Hungarian statesman who gave Hungary a consolidated government. Center of Riotous Scenes. Count Tisza was twice premier of Hungary from 1903 to 1905 and from Juno 6, 1913 to May 23, 1917. He was the center of many riotous scenes in J the Hungarian parliament during his I leadership and in 1913 fought at least ' three duels with political opponents. In I January of that year he wounded Count Michael Karolyi, a life-long and bitter opponent in a duel at Budapest. I Up to his retirement from the premiership prem-iership ho was opposed to the pacifists in Hungary. Within the last year, however, he has urged peace and in a speech October Oc-tober 19, declared he no longer had hopes for an Austro-German victory. An unsuccessful attempt was made to assassinate Count Tizsa in October ( 1915. His assailant at that time was arrested. Revolution In Budapest. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 1. A successful success-ful revolution has taken place in Budapest, Buda-pest, The national council has taken over the government, according to a message sent by Count Michael Karolyi Karo-lyi to the Berlin Tageblatt The message from Count Karolyi who is head of the Hungarian independent inde-pendent parly reads: "Revolution In Budapest and national nation-al council took over government. Military Mili-tary and police acknowledge national council completely. Inhabitants rejoicing. re-joicing. (Signed) "KAROYLI, "President National Council." Emperor Orders Conflict be Avoided. LONDON, Nov. 1. After tho proclamation proc-lamation in Budapest, Archduko Joseph, Jo-seph, the representative of the emperor, emper-or, left the city, according to an Exchange Ex-change Telegraph dispatch from Zur-1 Ich. Emperor Charles, the dispatch adds, before leaving Vienna, personally gave orders that all conflict with the population popu-lation be avoided. He instructed tho authorities to yield without resistance to the new power. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 1. (By the Associated Press.) The organization of the new Czecho-Slovak state is proceeding pro-ceeding in an orderly manner, according accord-ing to reports from Prague received here by ykvv of Berlin. Thc national council lr3 appointed new railway, telegraph and postal officials. There have been no special acts of violence- |