Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-02-01
Reports Reaching Neutral
Countries Announce Martial
Law in Hamburg; War In
duStrieS Are Hampered,
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
ARE KILLED IN ACTION
Four Others Wounded in En-
gagenent at Point That Has
Been Under Fire of Germans
for Several Days. #
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The strikes in Germany apparently
are growing in magnitude. In Ber-
lin alone, according to press dis
patches reaching neutral countries
from Germany, 100000 men and wom-
en- have ceased work. while in Kiel, in
towns along the Rhine, in the Vest
phalian coal regions and other dis
tricts in the empire, including Ba-
varia, the situation is serious.
1t is asserted that martial law has
been declared in Hamburg and other
centers and that in Hamburg the MILL
tary commander has ordered cessa-
ton of the strike and given the added
order that further demonstrations be
avoided. ....
War Workers OUT.
Additional socialist leaders In Ger
man towns have been arrested because
of their activities in fomenting strikes
or by reason of their hostile attitude
toward the policy of the militaristic
elements with regard to peace and
franchise reforms.
Numerous industries necessary 10
the prosecution of the war have head.
quarters in towns where strikes are
in progress. Notable among these In
dustries are the great shipbuilding
yards Kiel, the military airplane and
balloon plants at Aldershof, the large
arsenals and ammunition works at
spandau and the great coal and iron
mines and foundries In the West
phalia region.
Americans Arc Killed.
On the fighting fronts the most i'm
portant event has been another at
tack by the Germans on a small Amer
lcan post in which two Americans
were killed and four wounded.
Another soldiers is believed, to have
been captured by the enemy. This
position on the French front daily has
peen searched out by shells from the
Germans for several days past, but
wednesday morning aided by a heavy
fog and covered by violent artillery
parrage, the Germans decided to at
tack. 1t is believed that the German
casualties were greater or as great
as those of the Americans, whose
cannon and rifle fire was played un-
stintingly on the marauders.
Italians Report Gains. -
sun further gains have been made
py the Italians against the Austrians
In the northern sector of the italian
battle front. on the Asiago plateau.
In an attack Wednesday the Italians
again were able slightly to advance
their front northeast of Col Del Rosso.
In France and Belgium the fighting
continues to be carried out mainly by
the artillery wings of the belligerents
farls, for the first time since last
year. has been subjected to a German
AIR raid. Wednesday night a number
OF enemy machines flew over the
French capital dropping bombs-four.l ,
teeh tons OF them, according to the
beriin war office. Considerable MAJ
terial damage was done and, some
twenty persons were killed and fifty
wounded. one of the raiding ma
chimes was brought down.
Bavaria i'm Peace Farley. t45
Ihe peace conference at Brest-Li-
toVsk again is in session, but no de-
tails of the proceedings have vet
come through. Bavaria now has n
representative among the delegates.
Reports have 1t that King Ludwig of
Bavaria is in favor of security
peace"
In Finland the revolution goes OF,
with Fighting between the white
guard, representing the government,
ana the red guard, the revolutionists.
Unofficial advices, coming through
stockholm, report successes every
wPere for the white guard. In Rus
sla the Bolsheviki troops investing
hleVe have forced the Ukranian de-
tenders of the city to capitulate.
Ihe losses to British shipping last
week by mines or submarines were
nine large and six small vessels.
which, in the aggregate, is seven ves-
sells more than the losses in each of
the two preceding weeks.