Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
6ROW|NG ACTIVITY
bN WESTERN FRONT
fanoeuvres Now in Progress In.
dicate Important Trying
out Processes.
GERMANS MAKE RAID.
latin Footing in Advanced French
Some Fighting in All SECTORS.

With the reported amelioration in
he political unrest in Austria Hun
AIRY and continuation of silence as
egards the Internal situation in Ger
hany, the notable feature in the world
al is the apparent resumption, and
II a somewhat large scale of the mill
AIRY operations on the western front
France and Belgium.
Although for the moment these
perations. viewed from the cold facts
announced by the various war of
ices. do not transcend in Importance
he usual small operations by raiding
Ind reconnoitering parties which have
beer in progress since the severe
fintry weather began. reading be-
ween the lines of the communications
is not difficult to see that the
nanoeuvres now in progress on var
bus sectors are In the nature or try
hg out processes Of a marked char
cter.
From the North sea to the Swiss frontier
he lessening in the rigors of winter has
Permitted the belligerents again to send
orth their men in enterprises which
eeminxly forecast the intention shortly
resume fighting activity more extern
lively.
For weeks the big guns along the entire
|attle front have been roaring In intensive
luels on numerous sectors. but the IN
|antry has lain idle owing to the deer
nows and later to the morasses whlcf
ormed as a result Of the thaw.
On their extreme right in northern Bel
ium the Germans have carried out ar
important raid" and gained a footing II
French advanced trenches east OF Nieu
ort. while along nearly all of the IRON
h Flanders the artilleries have increased
he volume of their fire.
To the south, around Lens. Arras art
st. Quentin. the fighting. although Still
BY comparatively small forces. daily II
krowing in strength. while eastward
long the Chemn Des Danes. past Yer
Pun and thence to the Swiss border th'
French and Germans are continuously en-
ragged on various sectors In artillery nght
ng and infantry activities considerable!
bove the normal as compared with tn
early days Of the year.
On the front in Italy the change il
he high command evidently has not ye
.esulted in any betterment Of tn
Strategic position of the Austro-Germai
armies. From the Asiago plateau east
ward to the Piave river and thence
kOuthWard to the AQrlatlc sea tne itdi
ans again have been victorious at numer
bus points. even though in minor opera
ions. against the enemy forces, raidinl
positions and bringing back prisoners
ma chine guns and materials or holdin
n their tracks Austro-German element
which were endeavoring to launch at
acks.
The greater portion of the strikin
vorkmen in Austria are said to hav
returned to work, but the situatio
poth in Austria and Hungary is de
elared still to be acute owing to tn
hesire of the people for peace. In Ger
many some trepidation is being evince
by newspapers of Pan-German leaning
,.e,. th>, situation in Austria and til
possibility of the peace move ther
working at tangent from the object
,ppermost in the minds of the leader
BIZ the German militaristic party. tn
kocialist newspaper Vorwaerts of Bel
in has announced the solidarity of tn
serman proletariat with Austrian labf
n the peace struggle. and for it's pair
again has been suppressed.
British labor in conference agai
has upheld the war aims set forth b
President Wilson and Premier Lloy
George of Great Britain and re asser
ed that IL Germany will not acccl
krem British labo" must fight on"