Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-02-02
Bolsheviki Grow Wariike Cap
turing Two Cities and AS
saulting Rumanians.
ITALIANS PUSHING FORWARD
Masterful Stroke Brings Fur
ther Gains and Enormous
Losses to Austrians.
By Associated Press

with the military operations on al
the major battle fronts continuing far
below normal. the internal political
situations In Germany. Russia and
Finland are stili TO the fore in general
interest.
In all three of these countries the
turbulence OF the pnBt days involving
constituted and de facto governments
on the one hand and dissatisfied pop
ulations on the other, Etill prevails.
In Germany althp apparently ml-
merous strikers thruout the emplr,
tirs far have failed 90 return 20 work,
there seemingly has been q !oaaening
ir the tensity Of .he sltuntion: in Rus
ala the interneene strife batween the
Eulshevll and counter revolutionary
factions again has neigh encd white
Inv Finland the struggle between the
white guard representing the new
government. and'tha red guard. which
N opposing II, goes on,
From Hungary CONES Il reiteFation
OF the sincere and carncst desire Of
that country for peace. made before
tho diet by the prime minister.
Papers Iail.to Arrive.
The failure OF German newspapers
TO arrive at the usual neutral points
II ON which news OF conditions In Ger
many n disseminated, leaves a Veil
Of uncertainty over the exact status
of affairs there Such aavlccs ne have
come, however, tend to indicate that
the strike movement has reRchade Its
greatest height.and now II In the pro-
cess Of dwindling. This 'act is as
cribed TO the seeming lukewhrmncsA
OF the labor leaders toward the move
ment and also In great part To the
strong measures adopted by the gov
trnmcnt
Following close upon the action OF
the military commander In Hamburg
declaring martial law, the eomman-
der-in- chief In Brandenburz province,
in which Berlin In situated, has placed
the hard hand of the military upon
the strikers under his Jurl1dictlon.
Arms WIN he Used.
Under more drastic state Of
siege" the commander informs the
public that he viii suppress every at-
tempt at breaches OF the peace with
nll means az his disposal He warns
orderly ,itiYens to take no put In
public meetings and to avoid crowds
and concludes by saying that II arms
have To Ne used mo distinction can
be made between the disturbors of or
der and those who are not taking part
in such disturbances"
In Russia the Bolshevlkl have cap
tLred the important iilack .naper, .s
odessa and also the railroad functions
of Orcnburg, which lies near the AS
iatic frontier. In addition TIE R0lslle-
Vlki Is continuing Its program OF hos
tilities agalns, RnmRnin, the revolu-
tionRry committee of the 9l9ck sea
fleet having confiscated number of
and other vessels In the
Hlack sea In order TO hamper Eumd.
MIA . D mmerce. On The other hand the.
Rumaninns have taken the town Of
Hishiney. capital OF Bossarab'A,
Red Guaris Defeated
In Finland the rod guards overy-
whore is being defeated by .he whlt6
guard or Is voluntarily SIrrendering
and laying down arms. The revolution
lists. however. still hold lIelsinaforv
On the battle fronts the most in1S
put ttant fighting hna taken place In
the northern Italian thcater Here the
Austrians endeavored 10 evict tbs
Italians from new positions on Monte
di Val Bella. In the Asitgo plateau.
sector. but were repulsei before they
could reach this line OF Tho defenders.
Previously the Italians by quick
stroke Easterfully carried out had
pushed further forward their line in
this region to the head OF the Tclago
valley. The Austrian losses In the past
few days lighting not including the
men made prisoners arc estimated be-
tween five thousand and six thousand.
ON the other fronts the fighting
ct rtinucs to he carried ont by small
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