Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-31
BB associated Press

TrHnscondlnE Ia interest even the
great victory OF tho Italians over the
Ausirinns ON the northern Italian bat
tie front IL the political and economic
situation In Germany
Here apparently larRe part OF the
country is IN tho throes OF great
labor upheayat due 20 dissatisfaction
by the working classes over the prog
ress Of the peace negotiations aud over
internal political conditions generally
Turnout the country thousands upon
thousands OF the working classes
both men and women---havc struck
and many OF the great mAnufnc tories
and industries arc affected
Half Million out In Berlin.
In Berlin alone nearly half a million
persons are reported on Btrike. and
hourly those who have quit work are
receiving rcinforcements. Likewise In
kiel, the great shipynrd center, at the
Hamburg Iron works and la the
itheinsh Westphalian mine region
workers have thrown down Sheir tools
and left their jobs,
Leaders OF the socialsts--bcth Of
the Independent and the majority fac.
tiopss-evidently are In control OF the
movement, and for their pains num-
bor OF the independents have been Or
dercd imprisoned. Hugo liaase of the
Independents and Phillip Scheide-
mann, the majority Socialist leader in
the reichstag, are heading their re-
spective followers.
UItimntum Delivered
Advioes received by way OF Switzer-
land are to the eject that the Social
lists have delivered an ultlmatum to
the government dema nding the con-
clusion OF "A general peace without In
IDENTITIES or annexationH, participa-
tion by the workmen In peace discus
sions, amelioration OF the food sltua-
tion, the right OF public assembly. the
Ielease Of all political prisoners aud
tho introduction OF equal electoral suf-
frngc Ivy direct secret ballot News
concerning internal conditions In Aus
tria IN still scant owing to the strict
censorship The latest information
received from Vienna In that there has
been great conflagration In the grain
warehouses there and that revolution
aries are suspected OF having started
II.
In Finland the trouble between gov
| ernment forces and revOlutionisis con-
| tinues to grow In extent The revo-
| lutlonists are declared to have formed
government OF their own, All south
ern Finland is said TO he In the hands
| OF the red guard, while the govern
ment forces In the north are asserted
/
revolutionarlea at various places and
| TO have started southwark 10 give bat
tle TO the elements OF disatfection
| there
The Socialists have taken hand In
the trouble. having issued manifesto
declaring that the Finnish govern-
ment desires TO rule the proletariat.
Appeal to Sweden.
Altho Finland has appealed to
Sweden for military aid. such aid is
not likely to be rendered, ON the
contrary sweden apparently has
shown its desire 20 keep aloOf from
the controversy by closing the frontier
| To prevent the red guard from obtain
/ inr weapons.
The Italian success against the Aus
| nlnns in the mountain region OF
J northern Italy has been extended by
! the capture ~ Monte al Val Beila, an
other dominating height on the Asingo
! plateau, An intensive artillery duel IN
now In progress along the entire front,
! tn, AuHtrians omharding the Italians
! In their new positions and the italians
/ pouring ~ avalnche of shells on posi-
, tlons behind the enemy's line Two
/ Austrian divisions were almost COM
plctcly wiped ont during the fighting
/ Tor the heights position and more
! than 2 500 prisoners. slN guns and one
| hundred machine guns fell into the
| hands ~ the Italians.
Mutual bombardments and small
rn ding encounters continue TO feature
/ the fighting on the other fronts.