DISMEMBERMENT BEGINS,

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 21, 19 October 1918, Page 7

DISMEMBERMENT BEGINS,

HUNGARY'S: INDEPENDENCE I .PROCLAIMED London, October 17. ] The Hungarian Parliament has issued a proclamation declaring Hungary in-dependent.—Aus.-N.Z.'.'CaMe.-Aesn. i POLES PROCLAIM THEIR INDEPENDENCE | CELEBRATIONS AT WARSAW. ■, j . Borne, October-, 17. j Following' upon' conferences between- - 1 deputies from Austrian and Prpswi i Poland, the independence of . Poland .j was proclaimed in Warsaw on.Monday, 'j Work was suspended, flags were die-,', played, and processions*'- wore held.— I Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.". ' -j Amsterdam, October'l7. '•) The Poles, including those of Posen, ; in West Prussia, have demanded com- ;j pletc independence.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable j Assn. ■■..] TURKISH PEACE CABINET FORMED j I (line. October 18, 11.50 p.m.) • j Rome, October 17. .1 A new Turkish Ministry, with Iswet;, Pasha as Grand Vizier, and including;! Djavid Uey, has been formed to bring (' about peace. —United Service. : .! THE ATTEMPT TO OVERAWE THE j „ TURKS : . I GERMAN'S THREATEN TO LOMBARD CONSTANTINOPLE. : New York, October 17. The New York "Times" correspond-,! ent at Washington says that informa- ij tion has reached Constantinople that j] the German fleet.iit,,the'Black Sea ifljj being used to overawe tho Turkish .Gov- ;i ernme.it. Constantinople, .is threatened:j with bombardment at the first sign of j defection.—Aim,-N.Z; Cable 'Assn.' i DUTCH REPORTS PROBABLY AHEAD OF THE FACTS PEACE OR THEHOHENZOLLER.NSP (Rcc. October 18, 7.30 p.m.). . ' : London, "October 17. j The situation remains doubtful; i The ji German balances.- may' swing either j way at any moment, as a severe crisis j. is being fought out iti the innermost councils of. Germany. The British news- ■ papers' think that the Dutch reports , are probably only slightly ahead of the j facts. ' , , .... .... •The ""Manchester' Guardian 7 ; .-■ eays: "The world is on tiptoe awaiting Oer- 'j many's choice between peace and ' the jj ■Hohenzollerns..The astonishing change:', in the Germaiv position'cannot be due 1 to her military defeats alone. There-.| fore, cool students expect an internalj| explosion at any ;■> moment. •Service'..- '. -■;-■'•'= : ' ' j PUNISH THEM! ' j INSISTENT DEMAND FOR RE- j . • ■ • PRISALS; .-■"' • ' ! (Rcc. Octoberlß, 10.55'p.ni.) j London, October 17. 1 ■Public speakers "and letters-in the j newspapers endorse-a widespread popular demand'that the German, prisoners j should be employed hi the coal'mines,!! the publication of the names-'of Ger-j! mans accused of brutalities on sea and,l land, destruction of town for town, (j peace" conditions to include the com- 'j pelling of the German Army, under Al-ji lied guards, to rebuild the destroyed i towns in Flanders and elsewhere, trial ! by Allied courts-martial of Germans ac- i ciised of brutalities since the beginning I of the war, the insistence in every di- j rection upon the'".punishment being \ more-urgent eince 'brutalities have iii- ' creased upon- the German withdrawal, | —Aus.-N : .'Z.- Gal)le Assn. '• GERMANY'S Dpp|ATIC FAILpE j DR. SOLF'S BITTER. COMMENT, j .... (Rec. October 18, 8.30 p.m.)- i London, October 17. i The Berlin correspondent of a Pro-jj German Swedish 'journal describes anlj interview with ; Dr..Solf,.on.October 13,! before the latter-, dispatched the reply j to President Wilson. Dr.- Solf expressed the hope that an honourable! I peace would be obtained, adding: "Wβ].] must admire our soldiers for what they. i have done, but' yie caji.n'otlladjnire our/j diplomats' share;in i