The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-01
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O'Clock in the morning until foul
o'clock in the afternoon. From 81,
o'clock until seven o'clock they viii
| clear up under supervision. Smoking
is strictly prohibited during the work
and also are conversation with civil
ans or other comrades Of the regi
ment. All privates from Alsace-l or
raine will be deprived of all their
privileges as soldiers. Any mention OF
these measures made in letters or 9TH
erwise will be regarded as an offense
against. the law dealing with the pres
ervation of service secrets and most
severely punished.
| (Signed) won BIBRA,
Colonel and commander"
| That Germany has resorted to the
mailed fist in putting an end to dis
| turbances is regarded by ofnclals
! here with tremendous interest. Tne
real test of strength of the labor up
rising will soon de known, it IS be-
lieved, if the gauntlet is thrown down
between labor and the military.
While it has been known for some
time that assertions from the AustEo-
German armies-parttoulariy Austro-
Hungarian troops-were 1ncreaslns,
the concern OF the Teuton officers was
quoted above, found its way through
diplomatic channels to this govern
rs enE'<,, s'.s,>
Confinement at hard labor of the
AlsaceL orrainers on the west front,
follows on the heels of reported I'M
prisonment of a complete regiments
of Gees in the Austrian army, VINO
were regarded as unreliable"
1t is the Gees, largely, who are To-
menting unrest in AuStria-Hungary.
Starving Strikers Out.
COPENHAGEN, Feb. Hunger is
the latest weapon turned against
the German strikers to force them
into submission, it is believed here.
Trades union leaders in that coun-
try. bowling to the will of the mill
tarists, are said to have turned
against the strikers-withholding
strike benefits in the hope of starv-
ing the protesting workers INTO ac-
acknowledgement of defeat.
This information was contained ID
dispatches received here today.
II was further stated that while
there are no riots in Berlin, many
disturbances continue in the suburbs.
Bad on the Army.
ROTTERDAM, Feb. 1.-The Boil
sheyik agitation in Germany is rem
dering our army defenseless and pro-
ducing anarchy, according to the Rus
sian pattern, with its accompanying
symptoms of terrorism, declared
the newspaper Nachrichten of Duseel-
dorf, copies of which were received
here today.
"Agitators and wire pullers are
preparing the strike. We know it
will increase the obstinancy OF the
Bolshevik peace delegates.
The Cologne Volks Zeitung says:
THE social democratic party be-
neves the time has come to trans
late into action a program conclud-
ing peace, satisfying its political de-
mands. II these folk wish to gain
the title Of organizers OF Germany's
defeat let them continue. Then, on
Germany's tombstone, write not con-
quered by enemies; deserted by
friends
No Public Meetings.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. AL public
today by order of the superior COM
mand, in an effort to suppress the
general strike, according to dis
patches from Berlin.
The official proclamation read:
Having introduced more drastic
state of siege regulations, we intend
to suppress every attempt to disturb
peace or order by all means at our
disposal We therefore warn every
orderly citizen not to participate in
any Duhiic meetings
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