Italy:--The Allies advance rapidly against the yielding Austrians from the Brenta Valley to the sea; Lord Cavan's army forces the passage of the Monticano north of Oderzo; the Allies enter Asiago. Mesopotamian Front:--General Marshall attacks and routs the Turks five miles north of Kalat Shergat. Oct. 30 (Wed.) A Czecho-Slovak State is proclaimed at Prague. Mesopotamian Front:--The remaining Turkish forces on the Tigris surrender to General Marshall; the number of prisoners captured, including those taken in the last seven days' fighting, exceeds 11,000. This ends the Tigris campaign. Oct. 31 (Thur.) An Armistice (signed on the previous day) comes into force between the Entente Powers and Turkey. (Appendix VI. (ii).) Count Tisza is assassinated. The Hungarian National Government at Budapest assumes power and proclaims Hungary a Republic; this ends the Dual Monarchy. Italy:--In the plains, the Austrian disorderly retreat becomes a rout; the Italians approach the Tagliamento in pursuit; in the Trentino, the Italians also advance rapidly against the disorganised enemy. The Austrian dreadnought and flagship _Viribus Unitis_ is sunk at Pola by an Italian naval motor boat. Nov. 1 (Fri.) The Battle of the Sambre begins (see Nov. 11); the British attack south of Valenciennes, force the passage of the Rhonelle, capture Maresches, Aulnoy, and other villages, and reach the southern outskirts of Valenciennes. In Belgium, British, French, and American troops advance and reach the Scheldt in the neighbourhood of Gavere, ten miles south of Ghent. Between the Aisne and the Meuse American and French troops attack and advance. Italy:--The Austrian rout continues along the whole line from the Venetian Alps to the sea. Serbia:--Belgrade is reoccupied by the Serbians. Nov. 2 (Sat.) The British complete the capture of Valenciennes. The French capture Semuy and the south bank of the Canal des Ardennes from Semuy to Neuville; the Argonne Forest is completely cleared of the enemy; the Americans advance rapidly in the Meuse sector. Nov. 3 (Sun.) The sailors of the German Fleet at Kiel mutiny. The Belgians advance south of the Dutch frontier and capture Baasvelde and Steydinge. Between the Upper Aisne and the Meuse the Americans and French advance rapidly on a front of thirty miles. Italian troops enter Trent and Udine; Italian military and naval forces occupy Trieste. Mesopotamian Front:--The British occupy Mosul. Nov. 4 (Mon.) An Armistice (signed on the previous day) comes into force between the Entente Powers and Austria (see Appendix VI. (iii)). Revolution spreads in Germany. The British 1st, 3rd, and 4th Armies, in conjunction with General Débeney's Army on their right, attack on a front of over thirty miles, from east of Valenciennes to Guise: the British force the passage of the Sambre-Oise Canal; they capture Landrecies, the Forest of Mormal, and Le Quesnoy with its garrison; the French make equally rapid progress.