Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-02-04
Supreme Council ShoveS theI
Recent Speeches of theI
Central Powers Foreign
Minister Into Discard,
AMERICAN SECTOR is
ATTACKED BY ENEMY
Germans Begin a 'Strafing' Of
the Positions Held by Persh-
ing'S Men in Lorraine Re-
turn Shot for Shot,
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The war is to be prosecuted vigor-
ously by the entente allies and the
United States until peace based on
the pdinciples of freedom, justice
and respect for international law is
obtained
This is the decision of the supreme
war council of the countries in arms
against the Teutonic allies.
The high-sounding phrases in the
recent speeches of the imperial Ger
man chancellor and the Austro- Hug
aran foreign minister were entirely
thrown into the discard by the coun-
ell at its session at Versailles, and 1t
| was decided that the war would be
vigorously prosecuted until that time
comes when there is justification for
| the hope that peace may be realized
| IN accord with the policies laid down
by President Wilson and David Lloyd
George. the British premier.
! The Germans, apparently in earn
est, began a "strafing' of the Ameri-
can sector in Lorraine Saturday.
Late in the afternoon they let down
| O. barrage on the American line on a
front of several kilometers, the heavi-
est in many days but at last accounts
General Pershings men were answer
| ing them shot for shot.
The casualties among the Ameri-
/ cans We're slight when the report was
sent and their craftsmanship had
been so effective that several German
dugouts had been made untenable
Strike is Diminishing.
Under the strong repressive meas
ures of the military authorities in Ger
many the general strike continues to
diminish in importance. and, accord
lin, the trouble is expected to cease in
the early week.
Already, probably spurred by the
threats of the military authorities of
drastic action against them, many
workmen throughout the empire, and
especially in the province of Braden-
burg, in which Berlin is situated, again
have returned to their duties, and
even the recalcitrant ones are expect
|
without further loss of time.
In Bradenburg the order of the mill
itary commander telling the dissatis-
fled Workmen that they must resume
their duties was terse and sharp and
evidently was intended to convey to
the strikers the intimation that the
government at the present moment re-
duires the full efforts of workers for
the further prosecution of the war.
Courtmartial for Strikers.
Employees failing to resume work, -
said the order "wil be tried by court
martial, which is authorized to inn
pose sentence of death. execution to
take place within "a hours of the time
the sentence is imposed"
Notwithstanding the fact that the
shipyard workers in Hamburg in
ties. the latest reports are to the eff
feet that the dissatisfaction was so
great that they were again to have
been called out saturday. The lack
OF information from German sources,
however, leaves impossible of verifica-
ton whether these men again threw
down their tools.
The social unrest now has spread to
Trieste, Austria's principal seaboard
on the Adriatic sea, Here also a strike
among the shipyard and other work
ers was declared, the main point of in
sistence by the men, as in Germany,
being for peace and better food. On
being referred 10 the premiers recent
speech, in which Austria's S desire for
a cessation of hostilities was empha-
sized, the strikers resumed work.
Chaos in Helsingfors.
In Finland. the white guard, which
is backing the new government, is still
reported to be making progress in put
ting down the disaffection among the
revolutionares headed by the red
guard, although in Helsingfors seri-
GUS situation continues to exist. Here
the red guard, which controls the cap
ital, aided by Russians. is reported to
be carrying out reign of terror, MUIR
dering and plundering.
Apparently the peace conference al
Brest-Litovsk has not as yet again APP
, preached the point at which the Rus.
slams and the Teutonic ALLIES were re-
ported to have reached an mpasse AT
the previous session,