Le MeschaceÌbeÌ. [volume] ([Lucy] La.) 1853-1942, 1918-02-09
ALLIED NAT(
STRIKE VIGOR
SUPREME WAR COUNCIL
TO CONTINUE vIGoRou
EcUTloN OF THE v
The AMERICAN S
German Government Has lssa 1Falss.
tic Orders to Striking WcF sss
Threatening Immediate
sution for Failure TO Wof

The war is to be prosecut
ously by the entente allies
United States until peace %
] the principles of freedom, justic ll4
respect for International aEs
dered.
This is the decision of the supr
war council of the countries In
against the Teutonic allies.
The high-sounding phrases tbs
recent speeches of the imperial Ger
man chancellor and the Austrd Hun
garian foreign minister were LhEown
into the discard by the council Al its
session at Versailles, France, ana It
was decided that the war would DO
vigorously prosecuted until there u
justification for the hope that q peace
may be realized in accord with the
policies laid down by Preside4t vii
SON and David Lloyd George, tie Brit
| ish premier.
/ The Germans, apparently in Earnest
begar a "strafing" of the American
sector in Lorraine Saturday.
Late in the afternoon they let down
a barrage on the American line on
front of several kilometers, the sheay-
lest in many days, but at last accounts
General Pershings men were answer
ing them shot for shot.
The casualties among the AmeEk
cans were slight when the report was
sent, and their craftsmanship had
been so effective that several Ger
man dugouts had been made unten-
able.
Under the strong repressive meas.
ures of the military authorities in Ger
many, the general strike continues to
diminish in Importance, and, aecord-
ing to semi-official advices from Ber-
lin, the trouble is expected to cease
this 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 Branden-
burg, in which Berlin is situated.
again have returned to their duties.
In Brandenburg the order of the
military command 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
4 quires the full efforts of workers for
the further prosecution of the war.
Employees failing to resume work,
said the order, will be tried by court
martial, which is authorized to impose
sentence of death, execution to take
place within twenty-four hours OF the
i time the sentence is imposed.
The social unrest has spread to
Trieste, Austrias principal seaport on
the Adriatic sea- Here also strike
among the shipyard and other workers
was declared. the main points of in
sistence, as in German, being for
peace and better food. On being re
ferred to the premier's recent speech,
in which Austria's desire for cessa-
tfon of hostilities was emphasized, the
strikers resumed work.
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
| revolutionaries headed by the Red
Guard, although at Helsingfors Sc
rious situation continues to exist.
Here the Red Guard, which controls
the capital, aided by the Russians, is
reported to be carrying out reign of
terror, numbering and plundering.
Apparently the peace conference at
Brest-Litoysk has not again approach
ed the point at which the Russians
and the Teutonic allies were reported
to have reached an impasse at the
| previous session. Last accounts of
the deliberations show that the dele
| gates were engaged mainly in dis
| cussion of the statue of the Ukrainian
and Finnish representatives, concern
ing whose right 10 participation in the
pourparlers some doubt exists among
the Russians and the spokesmen of
the central powers.
An American position on a certain
section of the French front was raided
during heavy fog shortly after day
light Thursday The attack was pre-
1 ceded by violent artillery barrage.
Two Americans we're killed and four
wounded One soldier is missing and
is believed TO have been captured by
the enemy.
Casualties have been occurring al.
most daily for seveAal days on this
sector. 1t is now per bitted TO disclose
that all the recent casualties given
out from Washington occurred in this
sector The deaths were caused by
shell fire, mostly shrapnel.